List: I am looking for any information about William Rhodes, proprietor and namesake of the Rhodes Tavern when Federal City became Washington D.C., and the subsequent owner, Joseph Semmes. In his book "At Peace With All Their Neighbors: Catholics & Catholicism in the National Capital, 1783-1860" William W. Warner delves a bit into Rhodes ownership of the Tavern and makes mention of his subsequent ownership of Lovell's Hotel. He also makes mention of a Rhodes marriage to "Sally Semmes" sometime between 1800 and 1805 at St. Patrick's. This is the first I have seen of a marriage between Rhodes and Semmes. Is Sally the daughter of Joseph Semmes, who died abt 1832? Joseph is described as the ggg grandson of Marmaduke Semmes. Does anyone know anything about William Rhodes background - and exactly how this Joseph is related to Marmaduke? I believe both men had connections to St. Mary's County, but have not been able to make the exact connection. While I can find much on the Rhodes Tavern, I find little on its namesake. Thanks for any help. Jackie King

Jackie, There were many Josephs and many Marmadukes, and I'm not sure which ones you are referring to. So I looked up Rhodes in my files. I have an Anne Simms b. 1754 whose second marriage was to "Unknown Rhodes." She was the d/o Joseph Simms 1733-1791 and Catherine Culver. That Joseph was s/o Electius Simms, s/o Anthony I Simms who was s/o Marmaduke Semmes, Sr. 1635-Abt. Mar 1692/93 St. Mary's Co., MD. Could this Anne be the same person as your Sally, and the Unknown Rhodes be William? FYI, the Semmes are in my files because my husband is a descendant of Marmaduke Jr. 1674-1717 and spouse Elizabeth Clarkson. Their daughter Elizabeth b. 1717 Bryantownhundred, Charles Co., MD married Abel Carrico who d. 1790 Grayson Co., VA. Sue Dotson ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie King To: WASHINGTONDC@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 12:48 PM Subject: [WashDC] RHODES, SEMMES List: I am looking for any information about William Rhodes, proprietor and namesake of the Rhodes Tavern when Federal City became Washington D.C., and the subsequent owner, Joseph Semmes. In his book "At Peace With All Their Neighbors: Catholics & Catholicism in the National Capital, 1783-1860" William W. Warner delves a bit into Rhodes ownership of the Tavern and makes mention of his subsequent ownership of Lovell's Hotel. He also makes mention of a Rhodes marriage to "Sally Semmes" sometime between 1800 and 1805 at St. Patrick's. This is the first I have seen of a marriage between Rhodes and Semmes. Is Sally the daughter of Joseph Semmes, who died abt 1832? Joseph is described as the ggg grandson of Marmaduke Semmes. Does anyone know anything about William Rhodes background - and exactly how this Joseph is related to Marmaduke? I believe both men had connections to St. Mary's County, but have not been able to make the exact connection. While I can find much on the Rhodes Tavern, I find little on its namesake. Thanks for any help. Jackie King ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message