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Ezekiel Rhea 1759–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 September 1819

Death Location: Spencer County, Indiana, USA

Father: Moses Ray

Mother: Elizabeth Morris

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pryor

Children(s): William Rhea

Ezekiel Rhea was born in 1759 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of Moses Ray And Elizabeth Morris. In 1783, Ezekiel Rhea resided in Amherst, Virginia. In 1800, Ezekiel Rhea resided in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. Ezekiel Rhea married Elizabeth Betsy Pryor, and had children including William Pryor Rhea. Ezekiel Rhea passed away in 1819 in Spencer County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ezekiel Rhea was born in 1759 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, the child of Moses Ray And Elizabeth Morris.
  • In 1783, Ezekiel Rhea resided in Amherst, Virginia.
  • In 1800, Ezekiel Rhea resided in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States.
  • Ezekiel Rhea married Elizabeth Betsy Pryor, and had children including William Pryor Rhea.
  • Ezekiel Rhea passed away in 1819 in Spencer County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ezekiel Rhea's Ancestors

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Ezekiel Rhea
1759–1819
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Moses Ray
1733–1802
James River, VA
Elizabeth Morris
1743–1805
James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Moses (Wray) I
1701–1780
Shropshire, , England
Mary (Ann) Murphy
1711–1773
St. Lukes (Church England), Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Daniel Morris
1695–1767
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Tabitha Anderson
1713–1788
Croydon, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wray
1663–1754
Grace Hanley
1687–1758
Daniel Jr
1700–1777
Anne Moreton
1700–1784
Lyonel Morris
1675–1725
Abigal Rowe
1677–1706
George Anderson
1687–1731
Tabitha Owen
1698–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wray
1640–1731
Mary Braithwaite
1640–1700
Richard Hanley
1641–1730
Ellin Rothill
1660–1698
Edmund Murphy
1649–1712
Rachel Clements
1671–1732
John Moreton
1680–1758
Elizabeth Corne
1672–1757
Eleazer Morris
1648–1710
Anna Osborn
1663–1726
James Sr
1645–1707
Jane King
1645–
John Owen
1665–1752
Tabithia Owen
1665–

Ezekiel Rhea's Descendants

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Ezekiel Rhea (1759–17 September 1819) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Pryor (1771–1840)
  1. 1. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856 m. Mary (Polly) Whitson 1793–1854
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Rhea 1824–1859 m. John (Calvin Williamson) LINDSEY 1822–1886
      1. 1. William (Pryor) Lindsey 1854–1933 m. Susan (Ann) Clements 1855–1948
        1. 1. Virgil (Paul) Lindsey 1893–1983 m. Marie (F) Blagg 1894–1975

Ezekiel Rhea's Timeline

5 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Ezekiel Rhea in Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
1783
1783
Age 24
Ezekiel Rhea resided here in Amherst, Virginia
Amherst, Virginia
1800
1800
Age 41
Ezekiel Rhea resided here in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
1802
1802
Age 43
Ezekiel Rhea resided here in Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Tennessee, USA
1819
17 September 1819
Age 60
Death of Ezekiel Rhea in Spencer County, Indiana, USA
Spencer County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1819
    Event Place: Spencer County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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