Charles Rodes Jr (1760 - bef. 1840)

Born 1760 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Hopkins) Rodes — married 15 Feb 1785 in Goochland, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died before 27 Jan 1840 before age 80 in Avon, Nelson, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Charles was born in 1760. He was the son of Charles Rodes and Amy Duke. He passed away bef 1840.

Sources

• Mentioned in father's will:

At a court held for Amherst County the 17th day of June 1805:
http://www.rhodesfamily.org/WILL_of_CHARLES_RODES.php, Charles Rodes, Amherst County, VA, 1805 Will: The Back Rhodes of Our Genealogy "Charles Rodes of Amherst County & state of Virginia ... Secondly it is my will & desire that my beloved wife Amy Rodes... equally divided between my daughters Mary Martin, Jane Garland & my son Charles Rodes & my daughter Anna Martin & my son David Rodes. ... my daughter Lucy when she married Azariah Martin."

• The Will of Charles Rhodes, Sr 1835 Nelson County, Virginia - proven 27 Jan 1840 <http://art-rageous.net/Rodes-Charles-Senior-Will-1835-NelsonCo-VA.html>
  • Item the eighth – I bequeath & devise & specially direct that all my slaves which I now own and are attached to my plantation and their future increases (to wit all my slaves except those which I have given to my children as aforementioned – be sold at publick sale by my Executors, and also my stock and all my perishable property of every description – be sold as aforesaid – and the proceeds of such sale be divided into nine equal shares – the one half of the ninth share, I give and devise unto my Granddaughter Emily Jane Knight, but the said one half share I leave to my said son Charles P. Rodes, whom I constitute and appoint trustee for her until she attains lawfull age, and who is to appropriate said money as trustee for her benefit, and account to her for the same upon her coming of age – and I specially and particularly direct that her father William L. Knight shall have no control whatsoever over said money – and the remaining eight and a half shares of the proceeds of said sale – I give and devise unto my said six sons, to wit John, James, Thomas, Franklin, Henry & Greenberry, and my two daughters Polly Dettor and Amy Lobban – to be divided between them by having reference to the estimate of the personal property and money hereto given and advanced to them, in such a manner that my said six sons, and two daughters, shall each have an equal amount of the said eight & a half shares of the proceeds of said sale – and the property & money heretofore advanced to them – that is, the estimate of said property, and the said eight and an half shares added together, with the money in one dividend, by the property & money advanced, and now referred to as constituting with the said eight & an half shares, said dividend is meant only the personal property advanced to my said sons and daughters, shall each have an equal amount of the said eight & an half shares. I said personal property & money, my meaning and intention is that my said six sons and my daughter Polly Dettor shall have their shares as their own absolute property, but that my said daughter Amy shall not have any part thereof as her own absolute property, but only as follows, that is I leave her said share to my son John H. Rodes, whom I constitute and appoint trustee for that purpose, and who I specially devise and direct shall employ and use the said share for the separate use and benefit of my said daughter Amy Lobban – and I specially devise and direct that her husband Thomas Lobban shall have no control over the same, an no interest therein, but that the same shall be used by the said Trustee for the benefit of my said daughter during her life, and at her death to be equally divided amongst her children to them & their heirs forever.