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