Linda - I've always had him tentatively listed there but really can find no reason to put him as the their son - plus I have another problem with it, but again I lack the definitive evidence. Wilford is said to have been born about 1809- 1810 based on his census records. (And the date of his first marriage in 1830 would lend some credence to that.) I have that John Phillip Medley was born about 1802 and while that falls in the range of his siblings, it would certainly make Wilford an improbable child.. The other thing tending to make me believe that Wilford probably belongs to one of the other Medleys is the marriage date of his purported grandparents in 1795. I haven't done as much work on this branch of the Medley family as I probably should have, but this generation has always bothered me. As I have been working up the Rhodes line and documenting them, I keep finding problems with their associated lines. This is one of them. Jackie Linda Reno wrote: > Hi Jackie, > >> From what I see on Ancestry.com, it's claimed that Wilford Medley was >> the > son of Philip Medley, Jr. and Eleanor Neale. Does that agree with > your records? The will of Philip Medley, Jr. doesn't mention a son > named Wilford. > > Linda Reno > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie King" <jking71@gmail.com> > To: "Maryland St. Mary's" <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:11 AM > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Moving William Rhodes > > >> List - >> >> Over the years, a lot has been made of William Rhodes' claim to have >> been born in Washington D.C. and its led many of us to create a first >> unknown wife for Bennett (Benedict) Rhodes to account for the child >> William. >> >> I've decided to delete the unknown wife and move William to what I >> believe for a number of reasons are his proper parents and that would be >> William Rhodes of Washington D.C and Ann Simms, making Bennett his >> uncle. >> >> That leaves me with one problem - who ARE Benedict Rhodes children? I >> can only prove one that survived childhood and that would be Ann >> Victoria who married Wilford Medley. I have read of another alleged >> daughter - Nelly (probably Eleanor) who allegedly died young. While >> that is very probable given her mother's name of Eleanor - I can't prove >> it. And according to the censuses there should be yet another girl in >> the family. >> >> There at one time should have also been at least another couple of male >> children in the household. >> >> Did all of Bennet's children other than Ann die young or was he in the >> habit of taking in the neighborhood and family waif's? >> >> I would appreciate any help with sorting Benedict's family or extended >> "family". >> >> Jackie >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Jackie, Philip Medley, Jr. was b. 1781 and died in SMC on 8/11/1836 married Eleanor Neale, January 19, 1804. Eleanor Neale died in 1863 (she had been married first to Benoni Neale, but her maiden name was Neale as well). They could have been the parents of Wilford. The will of Philip Medley below doesn't mention any sons, but he did have a son named Charles. Will of Philip Medley, SMC, 8/3/1836-9/27/1836. Wife: Eleanora Medley, all of my personal estate during her life. Daughters: Ann Medley, Monica McNiell, Eleanora Medley, Mary Eliza Medley, and Martha Ann Medley, all of my personal estate after the death of my wife equally divided. Exec.: Wife, Eleanora Medley. Wit.: Leonard Neale, John F. McGerry, Charles Medley. (St. Mary's County, Maryland Wills 1836-1857 by Linda Reno). Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie King" <jking71@gmail.com> To: "Linda Reno" <lindareno@comcast.net> Cc: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Moving William Rhodes > Linda - > > I've always had him tentatively listed there but really can find no reason > to put him as the their son - plus I have another problem with it, but > again I lack the definitive evidence. > > Wilford is said to have been born about 1809- 1810 based on his census > records. (And the date of his first marriage in 1830 would lend some > credence to that.) I have that John Phillip Medley was born about 1802 and > while that falls in the range of his siblings, it would certainly make > Wilford an improbable child.. The other thing tending to make me believe > that Wilford probably belongs to one of the other Medleys is the marriage > date of his purported grandparents in 1795. > > I haven't done as much work on this branch of the Medley family as I > probably should have, but this generation has always bothered me. > > As I have been working up the Rhodes line and documenting them, I keep > finding problems with their associated lines. This is one of them. > > Jackie > > Linda Reno wrote: >> Hi Jackie, >> >>> From what I see on Ancestry.com, it's claimed that Wilford Medley was >>> the >> son of Philip Medley, Jr. and Eleanor Neale. Does that agree with your >> records? The will of Philip Medley, Jr. doesn't mention a son named >> Wilford. >> >> Linda Reno >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie King" <jking71@gmail.com> >> To: "Maryland St. Mary's" <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:11 AM >> Subject: [MDSTMARY] Moving William Rhodes >> >> >>> List - >>> >>> Over the years, a lot has been made of William Rhodes' claim to have >>> been born in Washington D.C. and its led many of us to create a first >>> unknown wife for Bennett (Benedict) Rhodes to account for the child >>> William. >>> >>> I've decided to delete the unknown wife and move William to what I >>> believe for a number of reasons are his proper parents and that would be >>> William Rhodes of Washington D.C and Ann Simms, making Bennett his >>> uncle. >>> >>> That leaves me with one problem - who ARE Benedict Rhodes children? I >>> can only prove one that survived childhood and that would be Ann >>> Victoria who married Wilford Medley. I have read of another alleged >>> daughter - Nelly (probably Eleanor) who allegedly died young. While >>> that is very probable given her mother's name of Eleanor - I can't prove >>> it. And according to the censuses there should be yet another girl in >>> the family. >>> >>> There at one time should have also been at least another couple of male >>> children in the household. >>> >>> Did all of Bennet's children other than Ann die young or was he in the >>> habit of taking in the neighborhood and family waif's? >>> >>> I would appreciate any help with sorting Benedict's family or extended >>> "family". >>> >>> Jackie >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >>