Biography of John RODES/RHODES (d. 1701); Delaware County, PA

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JOHN RODES, or Rhodes, of Winegreaves, Derbyshire, England, and 
Elizabeth his wife, had children, Adam, b. 1660, Mary, John,
Elizabeth, Jacob, Abraham, Sarah, Hannah and Joseph. Of these 
Adam and John came to Pennsylvania in 1684, and the father, with 
Jacob and Joseph, some years later.

John Rodes, senior, died in Darby Twp. 8-27-1701.

JOSEPH RODES, or Rhoads, of Marple, son of John and Elizabeth, 
was born in Derbyshire, 2-5-1680; m. 7-2-1702, Abigail, dau. of 
Richard and Mary Bonsall, of Darby, and died in 1732. His widow,
d. 11-9-1750. They owned 400 acres of land in Marple. Their 
children were John, Mary (m.Robert Powell), Elizabeth, Abigail,
Rebecca (m. Mordecai Massey), Joseph, Jane, Benjamin (m.Katharine 
Pugh) and James (m.Elizabeth Owen). 

JOHN RHOADS, son of Joseph, m. 2-15-1731, at Goshen Meeting,
Elizabeth Malin, dau. of Isaac and Elizabeth (Jones) Malin, of 
Whiteland Twp. They resided in Marple, where John d. 1751, and 
she in 1789. They had children John, Joseph, Isaac, Elizabeth 
(m.Thomas Smedley), and Mary.


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