Sloan, The Duplin ROD has a number of grants to him from the state of NC. Book B p 187, 1786, 400 acres Cape Fear. Book B, p 211, 1785, 140 acres Limstone Swamp Book B, p 226, 1785, 360 acres limestone Swamp Book G, p 158, 1794, 13 1/2 Muddy creek Book G, p 158, 1794, 400 acres Limestone Swamp Book G, p 159, 1799, 200 acres Stafford Swamp Book G, p 160, 1794, 345 acres Limestone Swamp Book G, p 161, no date, 200 acres, Muddy Creek. It's all I have. Stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [NCDUPLIN] General Joseph T. Rhodes > Stephen, > > Thanks so much, I do have his will and a little more info on him. > I wonder why there are no records of his military career, bounty land > warrants etc? > > Maybe I just have not looked enough. > > sloan > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "StephenPearsall" <[email protected]> >> Sloan, >> >> You are welcome. I will see what else I can come up with. I know he >> left >> will in Duplin as did his father, Benjamin Rhodes. Mentioned in his will >> are: wife or housekeeper, Mary Williams ; son, James Thomas; niece, >> Elizabeth Bostick; brother, John Felix; nephew, Joseph; grandson, Joseph >> T.; >> nephews, Joseph Newkirk, Joseph Powell and Joseph Rhodes; brother, Jacob >> R. >> >> He was elected to the House of Commons from Duplin along with my ancestor >> James Pearsall in Sep 1793. Apparently, he was in the House of Commons a >> number of years and the Senate. Another source reflects that he was a >> Lieutenant in the Eight NC Regiment and Captain in the Tenth Regiment of >> the >> Regular Army. Service in the Battle of Eutaw Springs, 8 Sep 1781. >> >> Stephen >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 9:35 AM >> Subject: Re: [NCDUPLIN] General Joseph T. Rhodes >> >> >> > Stephen, >> > >> > Thanks so much for finding this article. I have never been able to find >> > any military records, bounty land grants or anything concerning General >> > Joseph T. Rhodes, even though he is mentioned numerous times in Rev. >> > history and other men's service records. >> > >> > Do you have anything else on him? >> > >> > Sloan Mason >> > >> > -------------- Original message -------------- >> > From: "StephenPearsall" <[email protected]> >> > >> >> DIED >> >> At his residence in Duplin county, North Carolina on the 23d ult. >> >> General >> >> Joseph T. Rhodes, in the 66th year of his age. General Rhodes was one >> >> of >> >> those >> >> who, as an officer, signalized himself in the service of his country, >> >> during our >> >> Revolutionary contest, and whose services since merit the love and >> >> approbation >> >> of every American whose heart glows with sentiments of liberty and >> >> patriotism. >> >> Source: National Messenger, Washington, DC, June 14, 1820, page 3. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> >> quotes in >> >> the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >