Caesar Rodney Sr. (abt. 1707 - abt. 1745)

Born about 12 Oct 1707 in Dover, Kent, Delaware Colony

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Descendants

Died about 3 May 1745 at about age 37 in Dover, Kent, Delaware Colony

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Biography

Birth

Caesar, the youngest of the children of William Rodney and Sarah Jones,^[1] was born in Kent County, Delaware in 1707.^[2]

Early Life

Caesar inherited his father’s entire estate and continued to increase the family’s reputation through farming and other ventures.^[2]

Marriage

Caesar married Elizabeth Crawford,^[1] the daughter of an Episcopal missionary from England, in about 1727. Elizabeth was a cultured woman who encouraged intellectual pursuits among her children.

Children

Caesar and Elizabeth had seven children:

• Caesar, was born 7 Oct 1728, died unmarried, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence^[1]
• Elizabeth, b. 16 Sep 1730, dsp 1765^[1]
• George, b. 2 Mar 1731/2, d. 1750^[1]
• Sarah, b. Mar 1733/4, d. 1734^[1]
• Mary, b. 30 Oct 1735, d. 1782, married ____ Gordon and had issue^[1]
• William, b. 19 July 1738, d. 10 Sep 1787, married Lydia Paradee and had issue^[1]
• Daniel, b. 22 July 1741. d. 1764, m. Meriam ____ and had a daughter^[1]
• Thomas, b. 4 June 1744, d. 2 Jan 1811, married Elizabeth Fisher and had issue^[1]

Death and Burial

Caesar died 3 May 1745.^[1] Following his death, Elizabeth Crawford Rodney married Thomas Wilson and produced two more children, one daughter and one son.^[2]

Died 3 MAY 1745. Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA. Map: Latitude: N39.1582. Longitude: W75.5244. ^{[3] [4] [5]} 3 MAY 1745. East Dover Hundred, Kent, Delaware, British Colonial America. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 3 MAY 1745

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External Files

• File M1579 File: C:\Program Files\Family Tree Maker 2019\ryan_masters_compiled Media\U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970(39).jpg Format: jpg. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Volume: 282.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} McCracken, George E. The Welcome Claimants Proved, Disproved and Doubtful with an Account of Some of Their Descendants. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1970) pages 457-9 (not available online)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Rodney Family Papers 1773 - 1941, Newark, Delaware. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library. Accessed at: https://library.udel.edu/special/findaids/view?docId=pdf/mss0321.pdf;query=;brand=default
3. ↑ Source: S1134 Volume: 282 File @M1579@
4. ↑ Source: S1169
5. ↑ Source: S324 File @M400@

• Calendar of Kent County, Delaware probate records, 1680-1800, page 107. Database and images at Ancestry.com Image accessed 27 Sept 2021.

RODENEY, CAESAR. Admin. of, to Elizabeth Rodeney, widow. June 8, 1745. Reg. of Wills, Liber I, folio 111.

• Source: S1134 Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; NOTESons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

• Source: S1169 Ancestry.com Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; NOTEGenealogieOnline

• Source: S2 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;

• Source: S324 Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;