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Robert Wright Rea

Also Known As: "Robin", "Right"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Londonderry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Death: November 04, 1852 (90)
Madison Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States
Place of Burial: Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Rea and Martha Rea (McCrary)
Husband of Agnes Jane Rea
Father of Abigail Durfey; James Harris Rea; Samuel Leander Rea; Margaret Houston Patton; Silas Elliot Rea and 6 others
Brother of Rachel Grayham; David Farmer Rea; John Rea; Andrew Rea; Thomas Newton Lewis and 4 others

Occupation: Farmer, Wheelwright, Presbyterian Elder
Managed by: Private User
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About Robert Wright Rea

Robert "Robin" Right Rea was a Presbyterian elder for 50 years. He was home educated, and had an apprenticeship under James Harris to be a wheelwright. He also served in the Revolutionary War under Harris, and named his first son after him.

He enlisted Nov 1778 served 6 weeks in Capt James Harri's NC Company,then served 3 months in Capt Wiley's Co. and was in an engagement on the Catawba River. Finally, he enlisted again in Apr 1781 in Capt Thomas Shelby's Co and was involved in "Snipes Defeat at the Horseshoe" . He was Sergeant, Capt. and Colonel at the end of the War. Abt 1816 he sold all his property , including slaves, and moved to Indiana. From Daughters of American Revolution vol 68 page 86 Robert Rea (1761-1852) served, 1777-81, as a private from North Carolina under Captains James Harris, Wiley, Thomas Shelby, William Hutchinson, and Samuel Martin, Colonels Henderson and William Polk. He was placed on the pension roll, 1833, North Carolina. He was born in Pennsylvania, removed to North Carolina, and died in Madison, Ind.

He grew up in Mecklenburg County, NC in Providence Township (now renamed Matthews, NC.) He then moved to Buncombe County, NC, then to Ripley County, IN (near New Marion), and finally to Madison (Jefferson Co.), Indiana.

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Robert Wright Rea's Timeline

1762
June 22, 1762
Birth of Robert Wright Rea
Londonderry, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
1786
December 23, 1786
Birth of James Harris Rea
Buncombe County, North Carolina
1788
June 6, 1788
Birth of Nancy Jane Rea
1790
February 19, 1790
Birth of Samuel Leander Rea
Virginia, United States
1792
February 7, 1792
Birth of Margaret Houston Patton
North Carolina, United States
1792
Birth of Abigail Durfey
1794
January 20, 1794
Birth of Silas Elliot Rea
1796
February 20, 1796
Birth of Matthew Patton Rea
Swanona, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1798
January 12, 1798
Birth of John McCrary Rea
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