William
Rhodes
II
Born in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Rhodes
and Hannah (Miller) Rhodes
Brother of
Mary Ann (Rhodes) Willingham, John V Rhodes, Christopher Rhodes, James Rhodes, Benjamin Rhodes and Hezekiah Rhodes
Husband of
Mary (Baker) Rhodes
— married
about 1753 in Orange, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Rhodes) Gresham, Hannah (Rhodes) Whatley, Nancy (Rhodes) Gresham, John Rhodes, Mary (Rhodes) Pattishall, Frances (Rhodes) Barbee, Michel (Rhodes) Horn, William Rhodes, Benjamin Baker Rhodes, Amelia (Rhodes) Herndon and Rebecca (Rhodes) Herndon
Died
at age 79
in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
William Rhodes II was born on 3 December 1724 and christened on 3 January 1724 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia.[1] He was the son of William Rhodes and Hannah Miller. His father died in 1744 at Orange County, Virginia.[2] Five sons were named in the will of William Rhodes: Christopher, William, John, Benjamin and Hezekiah. Four of these brothers removed to North Carolina.
William Rhodes sought his fortune in Orange County, North Carolina.[3] He and his brothers Benjamin and Christopher entered their land claims there in 1752. Brother John Rhodes followed shortly after.
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| Rhodes and Barbee on 1752 Tax List |
William Rhodes was married to Mary Baker. People have called her Mary "Baker" because of the son Benjamin Baker Rhodes who was named in the will of William Rhodes, written in 1802 and proved in 1804 at Orange County, North Carolina. Here is an abstract:
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| William Rhodes Will Abstract |
This William Rhodes remained in Orange County until his death in 1804.[4] His will was proved in February of 1804.
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRQ-5Z8), William Roades, Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, 1724.
- ↑ Orange County, Virginia, Will Book I, pp 313-314. Will of William Rhodes of the parish of St Thomas in the County of Orange.
- ↑ Land grants to first settlers in old Orange county, North Carolina, page 12. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/52461/?offset=0#page=12&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= 1752-1753 Tax List for Orange County, North Carolina.
- ↑ "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77T2-VD26?cc=1867501&wc=32L6-6TL%3A169812501%2C170508201 : 21 May 2014), Orange > Wills, 1800-1822, Vol. D > image 160 of 649; county courthouses, North Carolina.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Rawn Rhoades
:
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~1.56%
Samuel Knight :
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~1.56%
James Horn :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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~0.78%
Dick Newman :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Susan Henderson :
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~0.78%
Elise Horn :
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~0.78%
Scott Horn :
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~0.78%
Gary Flynn :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Wilton Baker :
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~0.78%
Donna Hale :
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~0.78%
B Horne :
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~0.78%
Leon Tucker :
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~0.78%
Scott Bingham :
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~0.39%
Andrew Parker :
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+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A920771 [compare], Ancestry member AndrewPaulParker
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~0.39%
~3.12%
James Hilton :
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~0.39%
Diane Wyatt :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Billie (Tindell) Bridges :
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Debi (Moseley) Matlack
Jim Miller
Sally Stovall
Debi (Moseley) Matlack
Rhodes-10576 and Rhodes-814 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, locations and family members are decent matches
posted
by Debi (Moseley) Matlack
Jim Miller
Rhodes-6294 and Rhodes-814 appear to represent the same person because: Same person; Sorry; I did not notice the Henry Rhodes profile you had entered when I entered a duplicate. Jim Miller.
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by Jim Miller
Sally Stovall
Rhodes-3258 and Rhodes-814 appear to represent the same person because: This profile is the same person, same parents, same spouse, death date. Need to research birth date.
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by Sally Stovall
Rejected matches › William Rhodes (1726-1729) › William Rhodes (1725-) › William Rhodes (abt.1725-abt.1792) › William Rhodes Sr. (bef.1723-bef.1788) › Festus M. Rhodes (1872-abt.1951)
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