Rhoda CUNNINGHAM[1, 2, 3]

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Name Rhoda CUNNINGHAM Born 15 Aug 1763 Maryland or Pennsylvania [2, 4, 5]
- 15 Oct 1763, Maryland -> Asheville and Buncombe County
15 Oct 1763, Pennsylvania -> Western North Carolina
15 Oct 1763; Lancaster Co, PA -> DAR app 416655
Gender Female Residence Abt 1776 , York, South Carolina [3, 4]
- *She "removed to South Carolina before her marriage." -> Asheville and Buncombe County
*"the family moved to South Carolina in the York District where they were living when Humphrey saw service in the American Revolution." -> Heritage of Old Buncombe
Residence Abt 1783 Bee Tree, Buncombe, North Carolina Address:
the old Alexander PlaceResidence Abt 1785 , Rowan, North Carolina [3]
- "After the War, he moved to Rowan County and probably, later in life, came into Old Buncombe County with his children Rhoda Alexander and his son George Cunningham." -> Old Buncombe Heritage
Military From 1844 to 1848 Buncombe County, North Carolina [4]
- She received a widow's pension on her husband's service in the Revolutionary War from the time of his death in 1844 to hers in 1848. -> Asheville and Buncombe County
Will 18 Feb 1844 Buncombe County, North Carolina [6]
- Received a bequest in James Alexander's will -> Will Abstracts of Buncombe County
Buried 1848 Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina Died 29 Jan 1848 Buncombe County, North Carolina [2, 7]
- 29 Jan 1848, Buncombe County, NC -> Asheville and Buncombe County
29 Jan 1848; DAR app 416655
Notes - Name:
Rhoda (Cunningham) Alexander -> History of South Carolina
Rhoda Cunningham -> DAR app 416655
Connection to parents:
*She is named as a daughter of Humphrey Cunningham in History of South Carolina.
*She is named as a daughter of Humphrey Cunningham -> Heritage of Old Buncombe County
Person ID I1604 Kendrick-Hemphill Last Modified 27 Dec 2012
Father Humphrey CUNNINGHAM, b. 1730, , , Ireland , d. 10 Mar 1806, Buncombe County, North Carolina
(Age 76 years)
Mother Rhoda Ervin SUMMERVILLE, b. Mar 1733, Donigal, , , Ireland , d. Jan 1831, Wartrace, Bedford County, Tennessee
(Age ~ 97 years)
Family ID F52 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family James ALEXANDER, Sr., b. 23 Dec 1756, Buffalo Creek, Rowan, North Carolina , d. 28 Jun 1844, Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina
(Age 87 years)
Married 19 Mar 1782 Allison Creek, York, South Carolina [2, 4, 6]
- *19 Mar 1782; York District, SC -> Asheville and Buncombe County
*19 Mar 1782 -> DAR app 416655
*James names Rhoda as his wife in his will. -> Buncombe County Will Abstracts
Children 1. John C. ALEXANDER, b. 22 Mar 1783, d. Bef 5 Feb 1857, Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina (Age 73 years)
2. Rhoda C. ALEXANDER, b. 6 Nov 1785, d. Sep 1881 (Age 95 years) + 3. George C. ALEXANDER, b. 10 Sep 1790, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 3 Oct 1880, Buncombe County, North Carolina
(Age 90 years)
+ 4. Colonel James Mitchell ALEXANDER, b. 22 May 1793, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 11 Jun 1858, Montrealla, Buncombe, North Carolina
(Age 65 years)
+ 5. Robert S. ALEXANDER, b. 2 Sep 1795, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 1 Jul 1868 (Age 72 years)
6. Rachel ALEXANDER, b. 30 Dec 1797 + 7. William Davidson ALEXANDER, b. 10 Dec 1800, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 12 Nov 1872, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
(Age 71 years)
8. Newton Humphrey ALEXANDER, b. 11 Jun 1803, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 12 Dec 1847 (Age 44 years)
+ 9. Elizabeth A. ALEXANDER, b. 10 Apr 1806, Buncombe County, North Carolina , d. 14 Sep 1848, Murray County, Georgia
(Age 42 years)
Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 Family ID F51 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 15 Oct 1763, Maryland -> Asheville and Buncombe County
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Sources - [S358] History of South Carolina, vol. 4, accessed; 11 May 2011; 257; this book was co-authored by a historian, but does not include source citations (Reliability: 2).
- [S371] DAR Applications, Membership application; Margaret Kathlene Ledbetter Ragaz; National no. 416655; on James Alexander (1756-1844, North Carolina), approved 1952 (Reliability: 2).
- [S509] Heritage of Old Buncombe County - Humphrey and Rhoda (Summerville) Cunningham (301), p. 188 (Reliability: 2).
- [S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 151; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2).
- [S360] Western North Carolina: a history, accessed; 11 May 2011; 153; this book includes footnotes, but none are offered for this item (Reliability: 2).
- [S524] Buncombe County Will Abstracts, p. 34 (Reliability: 3).
- [S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 151-152; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2).
- [S358] History of South Carolina, vol. 4, accessed; 11 May 2011; 257; this book was co-authored by a historian, but does not include source citations (Reliability: 2).