John
S.
Rhea
Born in Bath, Augusta County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Rhea
and Elizabeth Summers (Clark) Rhea
Brother of
William Rhea Jr., Archibald Rhea, James Rhea, Alexander Rhea, Robert Rhea and Anna Martha (Rhea) Lockridge
Husband of
Margaret (Turk) Rhea
— married
1774 in Augusta County, Virginia
Husband of
Magdaline Dill
— married
18 Oct 1800 [location unknown]
Husband of
Polly Erwin (Nesmith) Rhea
— married
1 Aug 1814 in Madison County, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ann Rhea, Elizabeth (Rhea) Wright, Ester J Rhea, Hiram Rhea, James Rhea, Jane Rhea, Mary Rhea, Nancy P Rhea, Polly Rhea, William Rhea, John Rhea, Thomas Turk Rhea, Margaret Rhea, Mary Glover (Rhea) Nesmith and Henry Dill Rhea
Died
at about age 56
in Madison County, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2013
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Biography
John was born in 1754 in Bath, Augusta County, Virginia. He was the son of William Rhea and Elizabaeth Summers Clark.
He married Polly Erwin Nesmith on August 13, 1814 in Madison, Alabama. [1]
John died, at the age of about 56, on October 30, 1814 in Madison County, Alabama.
Sources
- ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DQ-1NR3 : 19 February 2021), John Rhea and Polly E Nesmith, 13 Aug 1814; citing Madison, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,034,494.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Tonya Loan
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~1.56%
Wayne Lowen :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Jonathon Lowen :
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~0.78%
Eleanor (Cook) Couch :
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~0.39%
Chelsea (Collins) Stone :
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