Descendants of Anthony Roth of York Co., PA as prepared by Brent L. Rodes on 5_5_2016

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Descendants of Anthony Roth of York Co., PA as prepared by Brent L.
Rodes on 5/5/2016
Generation 1
1. ANTHONY1ROTHwasbornin1729inSwabia,Wurttemberg,Germany.Hediedon29Dec1784in
Manchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.Hemarried(1)(?)(?)ETTINGER,daughterofJohann
MichaelEdinger,before1748.Hemarried(2)MAGDALENABURKHOLDER,daughterofHans
BurkholderandAnnaHerr,about1752.Shewasbornin1730inPennsylvania,USA.Shediedin
1799inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
NotesforAnthonyRoth:
Immigrated in1752totheportofPhiladelphiaonship
"Neptune"withfriendsJohannLudwigLeibandJohannJacob
Wolff
SeenotesinBurialsectiononAnthonyRoth
ArrivedtoAmericawithaPhilipJacobRoth. Presumedto
havebeenhisbrotherbymany. However, NOEVIDENCEEXISTSto
supportthisconclusion.
CircumstantialevidenceseemstoindicatethatAnthonymayhavehadtwowives. Thefirstwould
havebeenthemotherofHenry--ifhewastrulybornin1748. Thesecondappearstohavebeen
MagdalenaBurkholder. EvidenceforMagdalenabeingaBurkholderisthewillofAnthonyand
Magdalena'ssonAnthony. AnthonyRoth(1765-1806),hadthat$100.00bedirectedtohisCousin
ChristianBurkholder. ThisChristianBurkholderwould havebeenanephewofMagdalena. This
ChristianwasfurtherinRockinghamCounty/AugustaCountyatthattime. Therefore,itisa
plausiblesupposition.
Eventhoughtheexistenceofafirstwifeisunclear,IhavelistedherasthemotherofHenryand
retainthespeculationthatshemayhavebeenanEttinger. Anthonydidnotarriveonaship
carryingotherMennonites(thisisatypicalforMennoniteimmigration). Assumingthereissome
connectiontoPhilipJacob,PhilipJacobwasnotaMennonite.TheEttingerfamilyalsowasnot
Mennonite
AsMagdalenaBurkholder’sfamilywasMennonite,itwould makesensethathebecamea
MennoniteuponhismarriagetoMagdalenaBurkholder. Tomeitseemsclearthattherehadto
havebeentwospouses,thefirstbeingNon-Mennonite(Ettinger?)andsecondbeingMennonite
(Burkholder).THISISENTIRELYSPECULATION!!!
Notesfor(?)(?)Ettinger:
FatherislistedasJohannMichaelEdingerper
www.my-ged.com/krol/ originallylistedasJohanPhillip
Edinger
HernameislistedasMagdalenaJohannapersamesource
PleasebeadvisedthattheevidencefortheexistenceofafirstwifetoAnthonyiscircumstantial.
AsAnthonysharedlandownershipwithPhilipEttinger,ithasbeenassumedthatAnthonymarried
adaughterofPhilip. ThisappearsevenmoresuspectasevidenceseemstoindicatethatPhilip
would havebeenaBrothernotaFathertothisspeculatedfirstwife. Manyassumedthatthewife
wasMagdalenathemotherofallorallbutone(Henry)ofAnthony'schildren. Evidenceisstronger
tosupportthatMagdalenawasaBurkholderthananEttinger.
Anthony Roth and ( ? ) ( ?) Ettinger had the following child:
2. i. HENRY"HEINRICH"(ROTH)2RHODESwasbornon02Nov1748.Hediedon18Mar
1827inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedElizabethBrenneman,daughterof
MelchiorBrennemanJr.andAnnaGood,in1778inPennsylvania,USA.Shewas
bornon15Apr1758inLancaster,Pennsylvania,USA.Shediedon18Jan1835in
Rockingham,Virginia,USA.
NotesforMagdalenaBurkholder:
EvidenceforMagdalenabeingaBurkholderisthewillofAnthonyandMagdalena'ssonAnthony.
Generation 1 (con't)
Magdalenabeing Anthony Magdalena's Anthony.
AnthonyRoth(ca.1761-1806),hadthat$100.00bedirectedtohisCousinChristianBurkholder.
ThisChristianBurkholderwould havebeenanephewofMagdalena. ThisChristianwasfurtherin
RockinghamCounty/AugustaCountyatthattime. Therefore,itisaplausiblesupposition. Thefact
thatMagdalenalivedwithandwasburiedwithFrederickandnotHenryinherlateryears couldbe
arguedasfurthersupportofherconnectiontoFrederickandnotHenry.
OtherthanthewillofAnthonyRothof1765,myprimarysourceforMagdalenabeingaBurkholder
isRichardWarrenDavisatmennosearch.com. HehasprovidedmewiththeBurkholder
connection.
Anthony Roth and Magdalena Burkholder had the following children:
3. ii. MAGDALENERHODESwasbornin1753.Shediedin1844inMahoning,Ohio,USA.
ShemarriedMICHAELCULP.Hewasbornin1755inGermany.Hediedin1828in
Mahoning,Ohio,USA.
4. iii. FRAINIERHODESwasbornin1756inPennsylvania,USA.Shediedbefore1806.
ShemarriedDAVIDBRENNEMAN.Hewasbornin1754inVirginia,USA.Hediedin
1820inE.Huntington,WestmorelandCo.,PA.
5. iv. ANNA(RHODE)RHODESwasbornin1756inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.
Shediedin1833inAntrim,Franklin,Pennsylvania,USA.ShemarriedHENRY
STRICKLER.Hewasbornin1750inHempfieldTwp., LancasterCo.,PA.Hediedin
1816inClayhill, FranklinCo.,PA.
6. v. JOHNROTHwasbornon04Nov1756inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.He
diedon14Mar1835inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.Hemarried
CatherineEstherLeib,daughterofChristianLeibandMary Grever,in1778.She
wasbornon15Aug1756.Shediedon07Jun1832.
vi. CHRISTIANROTHwasbornin1757.Hediedin1826.HemarriedELIZABETHBEYER.
vii. ANTHONY(ROTH)RODEwasbornin1765.HediedinFeb1806inRockingham,
Virginia,USA.
NotesforAnthony(Roth)Rode:
ExcerptsofwillcanbefoundinWayland's"VirginiaValleyRecords"onpage427.
Theexcerptisasfollows:
"Rode,Anthony;Jan.2,1806
ToAnthonyRode. Henry-------- toAnthonyRode(JohnRodesson)-------- -------
--------
(......daughter)toAnnGermantoElizabethGermantoJohnBranamantoDavid
Branamanand
tomycousinChristianBurkholder. AndtoAnthonyRode(FrederickRhodesson)to
Anthony
Showalter(JohnShowalter'sson). MillandsawmillinAugustaCo.tobe
advertisedinoneof
theGazettsinRichmondandoneinStaunton. Two lotsinWaynesborough. My
brothers
HenryRodeandFrederickRodeexrs. Witnesses,DavidBirer,SolomonHoffman,
JohnBierer,
DanielBranaman. ProvedMarch1806."
7. viii. FREDERICK(RODE)RODESwasbornon13Jun1769inYork,Pennsylvania,USA.He
diedon21Jun1847inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedMagdalena
Breneman,daughterofAbrahamBrenemanandMarieReiff,in1787in
Rockingham,Virginia,USA.Shewasbornon06Dec1770inEdom,Rockingham
Co.,VA.Shediedon20Aug1851inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
8. ix. ELIZABETHROTHwasbornafter1769.ShemarriedJohnShowalter,sonof
Valentine(Felty) ShowalterandAnnaFunk,on28Dec1791.Hewasbornin1767.
Hediedin1814.
Generation 2
2. HENRY"HEINRICH"(ROTH)2RHODES(Anthony1Roth)wasbornon02Nov1748.Hediedon18Mar
Generation 2 (con't)
1827inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedElizabethBrenneman,daughterofMelchior
BrennemanJr.andAnnaGood,in1778inPennsylvania,USA.Shewasbornon15Apr1758in
Lancaster,Pennsylvania,USA.Shediedon18Jan1835inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
Henry "Heinrich" (Roth) Rhodes and Elizabeth Brenneman had the following children:
9. i. CHRISTIAN(ROTH)3RHODES. Hediedin1809.HemarriedMary Showalter,daughter
ofUlrichShowalterandSusannahWaterson,in1793.
10. ii. ANN(ROTH)RHODESwasbornon23Oct1780inPennsylvania,USA.Shediedon
06Feb1853.ShemarriedJosephShowalter,sonofDanielShowalterand
Margaret Saunders,on18Feb1799inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Hewasbornon
22Feb1776.Hediedon20Jul1838inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
11. iii. HENRY(ROTH)RHODESwasbornin1781inPennsylvania,USA.Hediedon14Jun
1855inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedElizabethGood,daughterofJacob
GoodandFrances"Feronica"Groh,in1808inRockingham,Virginia,USA.She
wasbornon10Jan1789inPennsylvania,USA.Shediedon23Aug1880in
Rockingham,Virginia,USA.
12. iv. ELIZABETH(ROTH)RHODESwasbornon25Feb1784.Shediedon07Feb1814.
ShemarriedJosephFunk,sonofHenryFunkandBarbaraShowalter,on25Dec
1804inSingersGlen,Rockingham,Virginia,USA.Hewasbornon06Apr1778.He
diedon24Dec1862.
v. MARIARHODESwasbornin1787.Shediedin1808.
13. vi. ANTHONY(ROTH)RHODESwasbornon21Mar1789.Hediedon04May1876in
Rockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedAnnaGood,daughterofPeterGoodand
AnnaHorning,on07Mar1816.Shewasbornon14Oct1794.Shediedon26Dec
1870inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
vii. JOHANESRHODESwasbornin1792.Hediedin1814.
viii. JACOB(ROTH)RHODESwasbornin1795.Hediedon21Feb1862.
NotesforJacob(Roth)Rhodes:
Diedatageof66. Hewasinsane
R26-1862-9-1JacobRodes,Sr.;white; male;February21,
1862;nearMuddyCreek;insanity;66-8-x;Henry&Elizabeth
Rodes;RockinghamCo.;farmer,unmarried;Christian
Showalter;friend
Fromhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~varockin/deaths1860.htm
14. ix. SAMUELRHODESwasbornon03Jun1797inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Hedied
on06Jun1832inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedCatherineBowman,
daughterofDavidBowman andCatherineFrantz,on15May1825inRockingham,
Virginia,USA.Shewasbornon21Nov1806.Shediedin1889.
x. JOSEPHRHODESwasbornin1799.Hediedin1819.
3. MAGDALENE2RHODES(Anthony1Roth)wasbornin1753.Shediedin1844inMahoning,Ohio,
USA.ShemarriedMICHAELCULP.Hewasbornin1755inGermany.Hediedin1828inMahoning,
Ohio,USA.
NotesforMichaelCulp:
MichealandHenryCulparespeculatedtobethesonsofJohann. Circumstantialevidenceonly!
Michael Culp and Magdalene Rhodes had the following children:
i. MAGDALENE3CULPwasbornin1784.Shediedin1823.ShemarriedPhilipKronk,
sonofJohannesKrankandBarbaryBroadbeck,in1808.Hewasbornabout1784
inShenandoah,Virginia,USA.Hediedin1870.
15. ii. HENRYCULPwasbornon14Jan1786.Hediedon02Sep1868.Hemarried
ElizabethClapperon21May1807.Shewasbornon08Jan1783.Shediedon22
Sep1870.
16. iii. ELIZABETHCULPwasbornon01Feb1788.Shediedon14Dec1878.Shemarried
JosephBixlerin1805.Hewasbornon21Jul1778.Hediedon20Jun1862.
Generation 2 (con't)
iv. CATHERINECULPwasbornin1790.Shediedin1881.ShemarriedJOHNKRONK.He
wasbornabout1786inShenandoah,Virginia,USA.
v. ANTHONYCULPwasbornin1797.Hediedin1824.HemarriedNancy
Schellenbergeron01May1817.
vi. ANNACULPwasbornin1798.Shediedon22Aug1873.ShemarriedJACOB
MOORE.
vii. BARBARACULPwasbornon20Dec1799.Shediedon20Nov1875.Shemarried
JohannesFrederickRooseon15Nov1817.Hewasbornin1795.Hediedon16
May1851.
viii. JOHNCULPwasbornon07Jun1804.Hediedon27Jan1900.Hemarried(1)
ELIZABETH(?)CULPafter1857.Shewasbornon08Oct1814.Shediedin1887.
Hemarried(2)CHRISTINEBARE,daughterofJohnBareandMary Wenger,on21
Jun1825.Shewasbornon15Jan1803.Shediedon21Jun1857.
ix. VERONICA"SOPHRONIAORFANNIE"CULPwasbornin1805.Shediedin1834.She
marriedREUBENGRIMES.
x. SARAHCULPwasbornon03Jul1806.Shediedon30Apr1882.ShemarriedJohn
Grimes on21Apr1825.Hediedin1858.
4. FRAINIE2RHODES(Anthony1Roth)wasbornin1756inPennsylvania,USA.Shediedbefore1806.
ShemarriedDAVIDBRENNEMAN.Hewasbornin1754inVirginia,USA.Hediedin1820inE.
Huntington,WestmorelandCo.,PA.
NotesforDavidBrenneman:
Informationonthisfamilyprimarilyfromtherootswebdatabasenamed,DienerandDorweis
AncestorsandRelativesbyNancyD.Regan([email protected])-
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stewandnancy&id=I1147
David Brenneman and Frainie Rhodes had the following children:
i. ANNA3BRENNEMANwasborninVirginia,USA.Shediedon03Jul1848in
Cumberland,Kentucky,USA.ShemarriedJohnGarman,sonof(?)Garman,on
25Oct1802inAugusta,Virginia,USA.Hediedon08Mar1845inCumberland,
Kentucky,USA.
NotesforAnnaBrenneman:
ListedinwillofUncleAnthonyRodein1806
ii. ELIZABETHBRENNEMANwasbornbetween1774-1775inVirginia,USA.Shedied
after1850.ShemarriedISAACGARMAN.Hewasbornbetween1768-1769.Hedied
after1850.
NotesforElizabethBrenneman:
ListedinwillofUncleAnthonyRodein1806
iii. MAGDALENABRENNEMANwasbornon25Aug1780.Shediedin1840inRockcastle,
Kentucky,USA.ShemarriedJamesProctoron20Jun1799inAlbemarle,Virginia,
USA.Hewasbornon04May1774.Hediedon14Aug1858inRockcastle,
Kentucky,USA.
iv. JOHNBRENNEMANwasbornbetween1787-1788inVirginia,USA.Hediedafter
1860.HemarriedElizabethSterneron25Dec1817.Shewasbornbetween
1799-1800.Shediedafter1870.
NotesforJohnBrenneman:
ListedinwillofUncleAnthonyRodein1806
v. DAVIDBRENNEMANwasbornabout1788.Hediedin1846.HemarriedMary
Haldemanabout1819.Shewasbornbetween1797-1798inVirginia,USA.She
diedin1870.
NotesforDavidBrenneman:
ListedinwillofUncleAnthonyRodein1806
vi. ABRAHAMBRENNEMANwasbornbetween1794-1795inPennsylvania,USA.Hedied
Generation 2 (con't)
after1860inRockcastle,Kentucky,USA.Hemarried(1)ELIZABETHPUTT.Shedied
between1828-1836.Hemarried(2)MARYANNCARPENTERabout1836.Shewas
bornbetween1813-1814.Shediedafter1880.
5. ANNA(RHODE)2RHODES(Anthony1Roth)wasbornin1756inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,
USA.Shediedin1833inAntrim,Franklin,Pennsylvania,USA.ShemarriedHENRYSTRICKLER.He
wasbornin1750inHempfieldTwp., LancasterCo.,PA.Hediedin1816inClayhill, FranklinCo.,
PA.
Henry Strickler and Anna (Rhode) Rhodes had the following children:
17. i. MARTHAMAGDALENE3STRICKLERwasbornon27Jan1780.Shediedon12Jun
1831.ShemarriedJACOBS.ENGLE.Hewasbornon09Jul1773.Hediedon24
Jan1841.
ii. ELIZABETHSTRICKLERwasbornon01Feb1785.Shediedon22Sep1850.She
marriedJosephNegleyin1814.Hewasbornon11Nov1781.Hediedon15May
1864.
iii. HENRYSTRICKLERwasbornon11Mar1789.Hediedon30Dec1876.Hemarried
Mary Pricein1814.Shewasbornon02Aug1792.Shediedon08Jul1873.
iv. JOSEPHSTRICKLERwasbornin1793.Hediedon04Oct1841.HemarriedMary
Snively,daughterofPeterSnivelyandElizabethHollinger,on15Jan1829.She
wasbornon20Mar1807.Shediedon30Oct1881.
v. BARBARASTRICKLERwasbornin1796.Shediedon29Sep1837inMassillon,
Stark,Ohio,USA.ShemarriedVALENTINEBOHN.Hewasbornon05Sep1793.He
diedon01Apr1854.
vi. SUSANNAHSTRICKLERwasbornin1801.Shediedin1867.ShemarriedGEORGE
WASHINGTONSHADE.HewasborninOct1801.Hediedin1872.
vii. MARYSTRICKLERwasbornon21Dec1803.Shediedon02Oct1897inIverson,
GrundyCo.,IA.ShemarriedJacobStrickler,sonofJosephStricklerandElizabeth
Neiswanger,on10May1821.Hewasbornon28May1803.Hediedon01Sep
1891.
viii. SARAHSTRICKLERwasbornon13Dec1806.ShemarriedDAVIDSTITZEL.
6. JOHN2ROTH(Anthony1)wasbornon04Nov1756inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.He
diedon14Mar1835inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.HemarriedCatherineEstherLeib,
daughterofChristianLeibandMary Grever,in1778.Shewasbornon15Aug1756.Shediedon
07Jun1832.
NotesforJohnRoth:
Listedin1783YorkTwp., YorkCo.,PA Appearedon1790,
1800,1810and1830CensusinManchesterTwp., YorkCo.,PA
EstateprobabedonNovember3,1835inYorkCo.,PA.
Administrators: ChristianSnyderandJohnBrillinger.
Heirs: HenryRode,HenryMiller, EveRodeguardianof
AbrahamRoth'sminors,GeorgeBauer,JacobRode,Daniel
Rode,JohnRode,ChristianRodeandJohannesSchrall,
guardianofAbrahamRoth. (Thisinformationprovidedby
BarbaraKrol).
TheAbrahamRoth(thesonofAbraham)listedasbeing
GuardedbyJohannesSchrall(inJohnRoth'swill) isthesonof
AbrahamandGrandsonofJohn. Thefactthat
Abraham(theson)wasassignedtoadifferentguardian--
-(likelybecauseAbraham(thefather)atthe
timeofhisdeathwasmarriedsecondlyEveMohr.)
ThusEvewasnotmotherofAbraham(theson)andlikelyassignedtoa
differentguardianbeingJohannesSchrall. Thisprobablyledtothe
beliefthatJohnhadanotherdaughterwho marriedJohannesSchroll(Schrall).
AsaresultofinformationindicatingthatJohnhadonlytwo
daughters,thedaughterpreviouslyattributedbyDashiellto
Generation 2 (con't)
Schrollhasbeenremoved.
ThelikelihoodoftwochildrennamedDanielisstillvery
muchinquestion. TheexistenceofDanielwho wasaliveat
timeofhisfatherdeathisnotatissue. Theexistenceof
achildDanielwho diedatyoungageisverymuchinquestion.
PaulA.Bearmanuscriptpage712indicatesthatJohnand
Catherinehad8sonsandtwodaughters. Page713indicates
thatheservedinRevolutionaryWarwithbrothersHenryand
Anthony
NotesforCatherineEstherLeib:
NotcertainthatMary GreverwasthemotherofCatherineorabouthermiddlenamebeingEsther.
John Roth and Catherine Esther Leib had the following children:
18. i. CHRISTIAN3RODEwasbornon24Jun1780inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,
USA.Hediedon05Jan1838.HemarriedSusannahBauer,daughterofChristian
BauerandCatherine(?)Bauer,on13Aug1805inYork,York,Pennsylvania,
USA.Shewasbornon04Aug1787.Shediedon24Jun1860.
19. ii. ANNROTHwasbornon16Jul1781inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.She
diedon02Feb1845inYork,Pennsylvania,USA.ShemarriedGeorgeBauer,son
ofChristianBauerandCatherine(?)Bauer,between1804-1805inYork,York,
Pennsylvania,USA.Hewasbornon21Apr1781.Hediedon31Mar1842.
iii. CATHARINE?ROTHwasbornin1782.ShemarriedHENRYMILLER.
NotesforCatharine?Roth:
FirstNameprobablyCatharine. CatharineRothmarriedHenryMilleron2/20/1823
atZionGermanLutheranChurchinDauphinCo.,PA. WitnesswasPhillipEtter
Dateofbirthseemsquestionable. Possiblycloserto1795iftheHenryMillerfound
inthe1830nexttoJohnRothisherhusband. Shewaslikelyborninthe1790'sper
census.
NotesforHenryMiller:
Listedin1830CensusofYorkCo.,PAnexttoJacob,HenryandJohnRothand
JacobGinter. 7othermembersofthehousehold. Assumingwifeand6children.
20. iv. HENRYRODEwasbornon08Jun1784inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.
Hediedon23Jun1841inYork,Pennsylvania,USA.HemarriedMARY(?)RODE.
Shewasbornon22Apr1793inEngland.Shediedon02Oct1861.
21. v. JOHNHENRYRHODESwasbornin1786inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.
Hediedon02Apr1835inErie,NewYork,USA.HemarriedMARIAFRICK.Shewas
bornon20Aug1797inPennsylvania,USA.Shediedon11Jan1882inErie,New
York,USA.
22. vi. ANTHONY(ROTH)RHODESwasbornin1787inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,
USA.Hediedon08Jan1872inClarenceCenter,Erie,NewYork,USA.He
marriedAnnaGood,daughterofPeterGoodandSusannahStehman,on10Jan
1810inYork,Pennsylvania,USA.Shewasbornon20Jan1789.Shediedin1871
inClarenceCenter,Erie,NewYork,USA.
23. vii. JACOBROTHwasbornin1787inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.Hediedin
1837.
24. viii. ABRAHAMRODEwasbornin1789inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.Hedied
on14Mar1826.Hemarried(1)LEAHSTIER,daughterof(?)StierandChristiana(
?)Stier,in1817.Shediedin1820.Hemarried(2)EVEMOHRin1820.Shewas
bornon13Feb1800.Shediedon16Jun1868.
ix. DANIELROTHwasbornin1789inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.Hediedin
1808inYork,Pennsylvania,USA.
Generation 2 (con't)
NotesforDanielRoth:
Legitimacyofexistenceofthisindividualseemstobein
question.
SupposedtobeatwintoAbraham
x. DAVIDROTHwasbornin1793inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.Hediedin
1832inYork,Pennsylvania,USA.
NotesforDavidRoth:
BurialplotatManchesterMennoniteMeetinghouseCemetary.
ListedasVeteran1812-1814
xi. DANIELIIROTHwasbornin1796inManchester,York,Pennsylvania,USA.Hedied
after1835.
NotesforDanielIIRoth:
ThisDanielappearstohavehadasonAbrahamwho married
ChristianaSchroll,adaughterCarolinewho married
DeWeaseWarnerandadaughterCatherinewho marriedPeter
Hoffstat. Abraham'sdescendentscanbeascertained.
FamilyburiedinManchesterUnionCemetery.
SomealsoindicatethathemayhavehadadaugtherAnnwho
marriedJacobGinter.(seeBearManuscriptpage835and
956)--aJohnGinterwho mayhavebeenasonisburiedin
Rode-BowerCemetery(8/11/1833-4/11/1834)
ADanielRodeisfoundin1840YorkCo.,PACensusnextto
JacobGinterandGeorgeBower.
7. FREDERICK(RODE)2RODES(Anthony1Roth)wasbornon13Jun1769inYork,Pennsylvania,USA.
Hediedon21Jun1847inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedMagdalenaBreneman,
daughterofAbrahamBrenemanandMarieReiff,in1787inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Shewas
bornon06Dec1770inEdom,RockinghamCo.,VA.Shediedon20Aug1851inRockingham,
Virginia,USA.
NotesforFrederick(Rode)Rodes:
ThisauthorspeculatesthatFrederickandMagdalenahadtwo
otherchildrenthatdiedatayoungage. Thechildren
speculatedarebasedontwoRhodes'buriedintheFrederick
lineatEarlyCemeterythatareunconfirmedastofamilyconnection. These
individualsareasfollows:
1. Abraham,died9/6/1804,buriedatEarly
CemeteryinRockinghamCo.,VA. BesideGrandmother
MagdalenaandAnnaRodes(1791-1824). Itis
speculatedthatAbrahamwasthefirstorsecondbornmalein
thefamily namedafterFrederick'swife'sfather-Abraham
Breneman
2. Anne(born2/17/1791,died11/28/1824)buried
atEarlyCemeteryinRockinghamCo.,VAbeside
AbrahamandSamuel(1806-1841). Likelythefirst
childborninthefamily.
FrederickwaslistedasFrederickRoadsonpage133,#259of
theRockinghamCo.,VACensusof1810. Thoselistedinthe
householdwereasfollows:
OneMaleunder10 (sonSamuel)
Two Males10-15 (sonsAnthonyandJohn)
OneMale26-44 (Frederick-head)
OneFemaleunder10 (daughterFrances?)
Two Females16-25 (daughtersElizabeth&Anne?)
OneFemale26-44(Magdalena-wife)
FrederickwaslistedasFredericRoadsonpage158,#1452of
theRockinghamCo.,VaCensusof1820. Thoselistedinthe
Generation 2 (con't)
householdwereasfollows:
OneMaleunder10 (sonFrederick)
Two Males10-15 (sonSamueland???)
OneMale18-25 (sonJohn)
OneMaleover45 (Frederick-head)
OneFemale10-15 (daughterFrances?)
OneFemale25-45 (possiblyunprovendaughter
Anne)
OneFemaleover45 (Magdalena-wife)
____________________________________________________________________________
Frederickpurchased100acresbydeedfromMichealandSusannahWiseon9/27/1790forone
hundredandninetypounds. Thislandwould havebeenonwhatwasthenknownasCurtisCreek
(nowPleasantRun). Thistractof100acres wastheoriginalportionofatotaltractwhich
expandedtoatleast166acresonbothsidesofCurtisCreek(PleasantRun)inPleasantValley,
Rockingham,VAby1847. SonsJohn(366acresincludingoriginal166)andSamuelowned(91
acres)457acresin1850.
___________________________________________________________________
The1790deedfromMichaelWiseJr.toFrederickRodesof100acresappearstohavehada
previousownershipchainasfollows:
OriginalPatent3/10/1756byWilliamLogan
SoldtoSamuelGibsonandwifeElizabethbetween8/19/1771and11/1775
SoldbySamuelGibsonandwifeElizabethtosonRoberton8/19/1777
SoldbyRobertGibsontoPeterRollerbetween8/19/1777and5/22/1780
SoldbyPeterRollertoMichaelWise(ie.JohnMichaelWiseorMichealWiseSr.)andwifeBarbara
on5/22/1780
SoldbyMichaelWiseSr.andwifeAnnaBarbaratoMichaelWiseJr.on4/23/1787
SoldbyMichaelWiseJr.andwifeSusannahtoFrederickRodeson9/27/1790
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TheFollowing isalsofoundinChalkleyVolIII,Page270-279
Page360.--28thNovember,1749.WilliamLogan,blacksmith,toSilas
Hart,mason,JohnSmith'sland.RobertBrackenridge,Elizabeth,wifeof
William,400acresonNorthRiver,Shannadore.Cornerlandformerly
JohnSmith's;nowSilasHart's.PatentedtoRobertBreckenridge,1st
December,1740,andconveyedbyhimtoWilliamLogan,22ndJuly, 1745.
Teste:JamesBrown,RobertRenick,WilliamAnderson,JamesSayers.
(This400acreswaspatentedbyRobertBrekenridgein1740andappearstohavebeensoldto
WilliamandhiswifeElizabethin1745andthensoldtoSilasHartin1749. NotsureofwhereJohn
Smith{possiblyandlikelyCaptainJohnSmith}fallsintothistransaction). Ibelievethislandtobe
onPleasantRunandlocatedSouthofthe100acrespurchasedbyFrederickfromWise.
Frederick (Rode) Rodes and Magdalena Breneman had the following children:
i. ABRAHAM3RODESwasborninRockingham,Virginia,USA.Hediedon06Sep1804
inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
NotesforAbrahamRodes:
SpeculatedchildofFrederickandMagdalenaBrennemanRodesbasedonlocation
ofburialplotinFrederickRodeslineatEarlyCemetery. Namedlikelyafter
MagdalenaBreneman'sfatherAbraham.
ii. ANNARODESwasbornon17Feb1791inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Shediedon
28Nov1824inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
NotesforAnnaRodes:
SpeculatedChildofFrederickandMagdalenaBrenemanRodesasaresultof
locationofburialplotinEarlyCemeteryandanalysis ofboththe1810and1820
RockinghamCo.,VACensus
25. iii. ELIZABETHRHODESwasbornon17Dec1792inRockingham,Virginia,USA.She
diedon14Jan1875.ShemarriedSamuelWeaver,sonofSamuelWeberand
AnnaHeatwole,in1818.Hewasbornon12Sep1790.Hediedon13Mar1857.
Generation 2 (con't)
26. iv. ANTHONYRHODESwasbornon06Feb1795inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Hedied
on18Dec1864inBotetourt,Virginia,USA.HemarriedELIZABETHSHOWALTER.She
wasbornon20Apr1800.Shediedon02Apr1883.
27. v. JOHNRODESwasbornon02Feb1800inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Hediedon
31May1870inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedFrances"Franie"Bowman,
daughterofDavidBowman andCatherineFrantz,on19Nov1829inRockingham,
Virginia,USA.Shewasbornon16Mar1811inRockingham,Virginia,USA.She
diedon23Jun1894inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
28. vi. SAMUELRHODESwasbornon02Aug1805inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Hedied
on06May1841inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedAnnaRhodes,daughter
ofHenry(Roth)RhodesandElizabethGood,on18Mar1829inRockingham,
Virginia,USA.Shewasbornon11Nov1811inRockingham,Virginia,USA.She
diedon21Oct1861inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
29. vii. FRANCESRHODESwasbornabout28Aug1808inRockingham,Virginia,USA.She
diedabout18Jun1845.ShemarriedJosephFryon30Mar1830.Hewasbornon
05Feb1804inBaden-Württemberg,Germany.Hediedon03Nov1877.
30. viii. FREDERICKRHODESwasbornin1811inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HediedinJul
1845inRockingham,Virginia,USA.HemarriedCatherine'Kate"Stover,daughter
ofSimonStoverandCatherineWyant,on07Sep1835inMt.Sidney,AugustaCo.,
VA.Shewasbornon18Aug1813.Shediedon16May1884inAugusta,Virginia,
USA.
8. ELIZABETH2ROTH(Anthony1)wasbornafter1769.ShemarriedJohnShowalter,sonofValentine
(Felty) ShowalterandAnnaFunk,on28Dec1791.Hewasbornin1767.Hediedin1814.
John Showalter and Elizabeth Roth had the following children:
31. i. SUSANNAH3SHOWALTER. ShemarriedJohnWhitmore,sonofJacobWhitmoreand
Mary "Polly"Cupp,on18Mar1833.Hewasbornon10Apr1806.
ii. WILLIAMSHOWALTER. HemarriedSusanWhitmore,daughterofJacobWhitmore
andMary "Polly"Cupp,on24Apr1834.Shediedon10May1871.
iii. ANDREWSHOWALTER. HemarriedCatherineBoyerson07Oct1837.
iv. MARTINSHOWALTER. HemarriedMARGARETKYGER.
v. SAMUELSHOWALTER. HemarriedSUSAN(?)SHOWALTER.Shewasbornin1808.
Shediedon25Mar1858.
NotesforSamuelShowalter:
GrandsonofAnthonyRothandMagdalenaBurkholder. Heandhis
wifeSusanareburiedinEarlyCemeterytwoplotsfrom
Samuel'sgrandmotherMagdalenaBurkholder.
NotesforSusan(?)Showalter:
DeathdatefromJohnW.Wayland's1928surveyofEarly
Cemetery
vi. ANTHONYSHOWALTERwasbornin1793.Hediedin1830.HemarriedSUSANNA
LONG.
32. vii. JOHNSHOWALTERwasbornon02Dec1795.Hediedon12Mar1875.Hemarried
SusannahShank,daughterofJacobShankandCatherineWise,on01Apr1819.
Shewasbornon20Mar1797inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Shediedon17Mar
1854inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
viii. NANCYSHOWALTERwasbornafter1795.ShemarriedRichardBittleon29Aug
1818.
33. ix. SARAH"SALLIE"SHOWALTERwasbornon24Sep1803.Shediedon02Apr1891.
ShemarriedHenryEarly,sonofJacobS.EarlyandMagdalenaH.Wenger,on18
Aug1825.Hewasbornon27Oct1804.Hediedon01Feb1883.
x. ELIZABETHSHOWALTERwasbornafter1803.ShemarriedJacobDinkleon16Jan
1824.
Generation 2 (con't)
xi. CATHERINESHOWALTERwasbornon21Mar1806.Shediedon30Sep1881.She
marriedSamuelHiseron19Jul1823.
xii. GEORGESHOWALTERwasbornon21Jan1807.Hediedon18Jan1887.He
marriedMARGARETGANGWARE.
xiii. REBECCASHOWALTERwasbornafter1807.
xiv. JEREMIAHSHOWALTERwasbornon27Jun1812.Hediedon06Dec1884.He
marriedMARGARET(CATHERINE?)BOWMAN.
Generation 3
9. CHRISTIAN(ROTH)3RHODES(Henry"Heinrich"(Roth)2,Anthony1Roth). Hediedin1809.He
marriedMary Showalter,daughterofUlrichShowalterandSusannahWaterson,in1793.
Christian (Roth) Rhodes and Mary Showalter had the following children:
i. FRAINEY(ROTH)4RHODES.
ii. ELIZABETH(ROTH)RHODESwasbornin1800.Shediedin1883.
NotesforElizabeth(Roth)Rhodes:
ProbablytheindividuallistedintheHeraldofTruth
obituaryofMay1,1883
RHODES.-April2nd,nearMountClinton,Rockinghamcounty,
Va.,ElizabethRhodesattheadvancedageof82years,11
monthsand13days.Shewasburiedonthe4thattheBank
Church,wherealargeconcourseofrelativesandfriends
wereassembledtopaytheirlastrespectstothedeceased.
Shehasforanumberofyears beenaconsistentmemberof
theMennoniteChurch.ServicewereheldbyD.H.Landes,John
Geil,andG.D.Heatwole.
10. ANN(ROTH)3RHODES(Henry"Heinrich"(Roth)2,Anthony1Roth)wasbornon23Oct1780in
Pennsylvania,USA.Shediedon06Feb1853.ShemarriedJosephShowalter,sonofDaniel
ShowalterandMargaret Saunders,on18Feb1799inRockingham,Virginia,USA.Hewasbornon
22Feb1776.Hediedon20Jul1838inRockingham,Virginia,USA.
Joseph Showalter and Ann (Roth) Rhodes had the following children:
34. i. ELIZABETH4SHOWALTERwasbornon20Apr1800.Shediedon02Apr1883.She
marriedANTHONYRHODES.Hewasbornon06Feb1795inRockingham,Virginia,
USA.Hediedon18Dec1864inBotetourt,Virginia,USA.
35. ii. DANIELSHOWALTERwasbornon01Jan1802.Hediedon01Jun1889.Hemarried
NancyMiller, daughterofMichaelMillerandElizabethBreneman,in1824.Shewas
bornon30Jul1803.Shediedon17Jul1867.
iii. HENRYSHOWALTERwasbornon15Jan1804.Hediedon23Jun1874.Hemarried
BarbaraGowl,daughterofWilliamGowl,on13Oct1842.Shewasbornon30Jan
1806.Shediedon07Jan1895.
NotesforBarbaraGowl:
SurnameGawlorsomethingclosetothat.
iv. JOHNSHOWALTERwasbornon04Mar1806.Hediedon10Nov1878.Hemarried
SusannaBowman,daughterofDavidBowman andCatherineFrantz,on07Dec
1829.Shewasbornon04Dec1808.
36. v. MARGARETSHOWALTERwasbornon14Apr1808.Shediedon20Nov1898.She
marriedJONATHANBRANNER.Hewasbornon09Feb1811.Hediedon13Jun
1887.
37. vi. LYDIASHOWALTERwasbornon20Apr1810.Shediedon14Feb1884.Shemarried
MICHAELBRANNER.Hewasbornon08Sep1807.Hediedon05May1881.
vii. MARYSHOWALTERwasbornon23Dec1812.Shediedon05May1855.She
marriedGEORGEMOORE.
viii. JOSEPHSHOWALTERwasbornon10Jan1816.Hediedon28May1879.He