Rodney family of Delaware (original) (raw)
The Rodney family of Delaware was a prominent family of farmers and politicians in Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware. It includes a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a member of the Continental Congress, three Governors of Delaware, a United States Senator, and two United States Representatives.
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| dbo:abstract | The Rodney family of Delaware was a prominent family of farmers and politicians in Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware. It includes a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a member of the Continental Congress, three Governors of Delaware, a United States Senator, and two United States Representatives. William Rodney (or Rodeney) came to Philadelphia soon after William Penn and having settled at St. Jones Hundred, near what later became Dover, Delaware, was foreman of a Kent County jury in December 1681. The eldest of six children, he was baptized in Bristol, England on December 14, 1660. His father worked as a Royal prosecutor and surveyor of customs in New York, dying on Long Island Sound in 1679, while returning from the West Indies. * William Rodney m. 1) Mary Hollyman * William Rodney, m. Ruth Curtis * John Rodney, m. Ruth Hunn * John * Thomas * Daniel Rodney (1764–1846), Governor of Delaware, m. Sarah Fisher (daughter of Henry Fisher) * Hannah (1794–1828), m. Dr. John White * George B. Rodney (1803–1883), U. S. Representative from Delaware * George B. Rodney, Jr. (1842-1927) * John * William * Henry Fisher (1800–1869), m. Mary Burton * Nicholas * Susan * Mary * Caleb Rodney (1767–1840), Governor of Delaware, m. Elizabeth West (1771–1812) * Hannah (1807–1889), m. Laban L. Lyons * Hester, m. Dr. Henry Fisher Hall * Penelope, m. Caleb S. Layton * Eliza, m. Landreth * Daniel * William Rodney m. 2) Sarah Jones * Caesar Rodney (1707–1745) m. Elizabeth Crawford (daughter of the Rev. Thomas Crawford) * Caesar Rodney (1728–1784), Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Continental Congressman, and President of Delaware * Thomas Rodney (1744–1811), U. S. Representative from Delaware, m. Elizabeth Fisher * Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772–1824), U.S. Senator from Delaware, m. Susan Hunn (daughter of Capt. John Hunn) * Lavinia * William Rodney, m. ? * Letitia (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Rodney family of Delaware was a prominent family of farmers and politicians in Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware. It includes a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a member of the Continental Congress, three Governors of Delaware, a United States Senator, and two United States Representatives. (en) |
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