Individual Details
Captain Henry RHOADS
(5 Jan 1739 - 6 May 1814)
The Heritage - Vol 17 No. 1 - Jan, Feb, Mar, 1995 Original Muhlenberg Settlers
The following article is part of Chapter XI of "Two Centuries of Brothervalley" by trhe Rev. H. Austin Cooper. It concerns the migration to Muhlenberg county from Pennsylvania of members of the hurch of the Brethren, commonly called the Dunkers. The migration was headed by Captain Henry Roth, Jr., who later changed his name to Rhoads. He became Muhlenberg's fir4st representative in the Kentucky General Assembly and named this county for Gen John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, his commanding general in the Revolutionary War.
The Kentucky Migration: 1785
The terrible winter of 1784-85 all but depleted the hopes of the frontiersmen who had faith in the crops of the spring and summer. The snows began early in October and continued almost without letup until after Easter. This is not uncommon to the area as the storms both in summer and winter come quickly and violently and often last for long periods without diminishing in force and fury. The altitude and the formation of the mountains to the west and east cause the storms to funnel into this area. As related to the former section on Brothers Valley, the area is like an inverted saucer or dish lifted up above the surrounding countryside. Thus the storms beat heavily upon the land and temperature drops quickly and holds on for many weeks sometimes without varying much either way. On Easter Monday when the sun shined warmly, the snow measured 85 inches on the level. This was one of the contributing factors for so many people leaving the area. However, this was only one.
Perhaps the other factors that induced the settlers to seek more pleasant settlement in the southern wilderness were the stories of some of their relatives such as Capt. Henry Roth Jr. and Phillip Aswald who had travgeled extensively in the Kentucky country. They came back with glowing tales about the rich and fertile grasslands of the "bloue grass region." At that early time most of the land was unsettled and there seemed to be room for all to settle in a more temperate climate. No doubt, the determining factor for their departures from Bruedersthal in the summer of 1785 was the dual fact that the State of Virginia offered free land to her soldiers who fought in the Revolution.
Many of the young men who had joined the Brother Valley Militia and followed General George Washington throughout his campaigns against the British, received large land grants in then what was called Western Virginia, which was the Kentucky County.
Capt. Henry Roth, Jr. led more than 100 to Kentucky from Pennsylvanis, Maryoland, Virginia and what is now West Virginia. Several from New Jersey joined the band at New Market, Virginia in the early part of the summer of 1785 and proceeded to the new "promised land."
For the most part the people in the party were listed as heads of families. To be sure, there were many children in the group. It seems that they went by way of Wichester, VA and there met a group from Maryland, especially from Washington and Fredrick counties. It is known that at least a dozen from Pipe Creek country, in what is known as Carroll County,l met them at Winchester and accompanied them to New Market, VA. Here they rested for several weeks before going on to the Roanoke Settlement where many others met the band and proceeded on their way.
The other reason for so many going along with the small band of leaders who received "military grants" were those who were termed later in Kentucky as "squatters" on the land. These people had the approval of those who received the grants. They were the workers and the tillers of the soil for these large landholders. Many of them later bought tracts for their homes and settled permanently in Kentucky. About 1800 there was another movement from Kentucky across the Ohio River into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and into the Black Hawk country of Iowa. Now for the heads of families in Captain Henry's band:
1. Captain Henry Roth, Jr. and wife Wlizabeth Stoner, of Pipe Creek, MD., duaghter of Elder John Stoner. 2. Solomon Rhoth (Rhoads), brother of Henry, later to become a famous Elder of the Church. 3. Elder George Boone, brother of Daniel, eleceted to the eldership of Stony Creek Church in Pennsylvania, 1770; also became active elder in Kentucky and Ohio. 4. Daniel Arnold,.. 5. David Martin ... 6. Jacob Miller, .. 7. Jacob Maugen 8. John Huber, elected to ministry, 1774, Stony Creek Church, ordained 1784; settled in Logan Co., Ohio, first resident Elder of Stony Creek Church, Ohio. 9 Jacob Landis 10. Daniel Leatherman Jr. .. 11. George Stoy... 12. John Garver (Garber) ... 13. John Frazer ... 14. Henry Moore (Mohr) settled in Logan County, Kentucky, thence to Logan, Ohio. 15-48. ... 49. Daniel Roth (brother of Capt. Henry) first wife, Eva Faust, died in Nelson County, Kentucky. Second wife was Elizabeth Newman, married March 10, 1794, daughter of Thomas and Mary Newman. 50-53. ... 54. Solomon Roth (Rhoads) and wife, Racheal, daughter of Elder "Squire" Boone. 55-58. ... 59. John Hunt and family, also near Rocky Mount, VA. 60-66. .... 67. David Rhoads, brother of the famous "Capt. Henry"; David married Elizabeth Vaught Dec 2, 1798. .... 72. Hartman Hunsaker, from Lancaster Co. Pa. and wife, Anna. Children: John Hunsaker, wife, Magdalena Berg (Birg). She was the daughter of Nicholas and Barbara Berg of North Caolina. Children: John Jr., Barbara, Nicholas, Hartman, Jacob, Joseph, Abraham, George, Catherine, Magdalena, Andrew, Samuel (all of these joined the cmopany from North Carolina). Andrew married Mary Rhoads, whose full name was Mary Catherine Rhoads. Samuel married hanna Rhoads, children of Joseph Rhoads, Will recorded 1799, Muhlenberg Co., KY. Other daughters of John Hunsaker married Huber (Hoover), of Virginia, Snyder of Stony Creek, Ohio, Mozier Huffman of Muhlenberg Co., KY. .... 76. Thomas Newman and Mary, and daughter Elizabeth who married Daniel Rhoads (second wife.)
It seems evident that this company must have numbered well over 100 in number. The reader can see that for most part only family heads are listed. THis list has come about through research across 12 years and we have listed neames from many sources where it had been gleamed that these people came along sources where it had been gleamed that these people came along with Capt. Roth to Kentucky. However, it must be said that the first 48 names were given this author by Mrs. W.H. Newmeyer, of Pittsburg, PA on Aug 23, 1952, the day before the celebration at Brotherton, PA of the 190th anniversay of the founding of the congregation.
The Heritage - Vol 16 No. 4 - Oct, Nov, Dec 1994 Browder - A vigorous coal mining town
The first person to settle in what was later to become the Browder community, was Henry Rhoads, who named the county after his commanding officer in the Revolutionary War, General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg.
Rhoads built a house of sturdy yellow poplar near Browder in 1795, which (a part of ) is still standing, making it the oldest existing house in Muhlenberg County. Rhoads died in 1814.
The site at that time was a part of Logan County.
In 1798, a few years after settling in the area, Henry Rhoads became a member of the State Legislature and on December 14, or that year an act was passed creating a new county out of parts of Christian and Logan. It was Henry Rhoads who propsed and secured the name of Muhlenberg for this latest county.
The following article is part of Chapter XI of "Two Centuries of Brothervalley" by trhe Rev. H. Austin Cooper. It concerns the migration to Muhlenberg county from Pennsylvania of members of the hurch of the Brethren, commonly called the Dunkers. The migration was headed by Captain Henry Roth, Jr., who later changed his name to Rhoads. He became Muhlenberg's fir4st representative in the Kentucky General Assembly and named this county for Gen John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, his commanding general in the Revolutionary War.
The Kentucky Migration: 1785
The terrible winter of 1784-85 all but depleted the hopes of the frontiersmen who had faith in the crops of the spring and summer. The snows began early in October and continued almost without letup until after Easter. This is not uncommon to the area as the storms both in summer and winter come quickly and violently and often last for long periods without diminishing in force and fury. The altitude and the formation of the mountains to the west and east cause the storms to funnel into this area. As related to the former section on Brothers Valley, the area is like an inverted saucer or dish lifted up above the surrounding countryside. Thus the storms beat heavily upon the land and temperature drops quickly and holds on for many weeks sometimes without varying much either way. On Easter Monday when the sun shined warmly, the snow measured 85 inches on the level. This was one of the contributing factors for so many people leaving the area. However, this was only one.
Perhaps the other factors that induced the settlers to seek more pleasant settlement in the southern wilderness were the stories of some of their relatives such as Capt. Henry Roth Jr. and Phillip Aswald who had travgeled extensively in the Kentucky country. They came back with glowing tales about the rich and fertile grasslands of the "bloue grass region." At that early time most of the land was unsettled and there seemed to be room for all to settle in a more temperate climate. No doubt, the determining factor for their departures from Bruedersthal in the summer of 1785 was the dual fact that the State of Virginia offered free land to her soldiers who fought in the Revolution.
Many of the young men who had joined the Brother Valley Militia and followed General George Washington throughout his campaigns against the British, received large land grants in then what was called Western Virginia, which was the Kentucky County.
Capt. Henry Roth, Jr. led more than 100 to Kentucky from Pennsylvanis, Maryoland, Virginia and what is now West Virginia. Several from New Jersey joined the band at New Market, Virginia in the early part of the summer of 1785 and proceeded to the new "promised land."
For the most part the people in the party were listed as heads of families. To be sure, there were many children in the group. It seems that they went by way of Wichester, VA and there met a group from Maryland, especially from Washington and Fredrick counties. It is known that at least a dozen from Pipe Creek country, in what is known as Carroll County,l met them at Winchester and accompanied them to New Market, VA. Here they rested for several weeks before going on to the Roanoke Settlement where many others met the band and proceeded on their way.
The other reason for so many going along with the small band of leaders who received "military grants" were those who were termed later in Kentucky as "squatters" on the land. These people had the approval of those who received the grants. They were the workers and the tillers of the soil for these large landholders. Many of them later bought tracts for their homes and settled permanently in Kentucky. About 1800 there was another movement from Kentucky across the Ohio River into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and into the Black Hawk country of Iowa. Now for the heads of families in Captain Henry's band:
1. Captain Henry Roth, Jr. and wife Wlizabeth Stoner, of Pipe Creek, MD., duaghter of Elder John Stoner. 2. Solomon Rhoth (Rhoads), brother of Henry, later to become a famous Elder of the Church. 3. Elder George Boone, brother of Daniel, eleceted to the eldership of Stony Creek Church in Pennsylvania, 1770; also became active elder in Kentucky and Ohio. 4. Daniel Arnold,.. 5. David Martin ... 6. Jacob Miller, .. 7. Jacob Maugen 8. John Huber, elected to ministry, 1774, Stony Creek Church, ordained 1784; settled in Logan Co., Ohio, first resident Elder of Stony Creek Church, Ohio. 9 Jacob Landis 10. Daniel Leatherman Jr. .. 11. George Stoy... 12. John Garver (Garber) ... 13. John Frazer ... 14. Henry Moore (Mohr) settled in Logan County, Kentucky, thence to Logan, Ohio. 15-48. ... 49. Daniel Roth (brother of Capt. Henry) first wife, Eva Faust, died in Nelson County, Kentucky. Second wife was Elizabeth Newman, married March 10, 1794, daughter of Thomas and Mary Newman. 50-53. ... 54. Solomon Roth (Rhoads) and wife, Racheal, daughter of Elder "Squire" Boone. 55-58. ... 59. John Hunt and family, also near Rocky Mount, VA. 60-66. .... 67. David Rhoads, brother of the famous "Capt. Henry"; David married Elizabeth Vaught Dec 2, 1798. .... 72. Hartman Hunsaker, from Lancaster Co. Pa. and wife, Anna. Children: John Hunsaker, wife, Magdalena Berg (Birg). She was the daughter of Nicholas and Barbara Berg of North Caolina. Children: John Jr., Barbara, Nicholas, Hartman, Jacob, Joseph, Abraham, George, Catherine, Magdalena, Andrew, Samuel (all of these joined the cmopany from North Carolina). Andrew married Mary Rhoads, whose full name was Mary Catherine Rhoads. Samuel married hanna Rhoads, children of Joseph Rhoads, Will recorded 1799, Muhlenberg Co., KY. Other daughters of John Hunsaker married Huber (Hoover), of Virginia, Snyder of Stony Creek, Ohio, Mozier Huffman of Muhlenberg Co., KY. .... 76. Thomas Newman and Mary, and daughter Elizabeth who married Daniel Rhoads (second wife.)
It seems evident that this company must have numbered well over 100 in number. The reader can see that for most part only family heads are listed. THis list has come about through research across 12 years and we have listed neames from many sources where it had been gleamed that these people came along sources where it had been gleamed that these people came along with Capt. Roth to Kentucky. However, it must be said that the first 48 names were given this author by Mrs. W.H. Newmeyer, of Pittsburg, PA on Aug 23, 1952, the day before the celebration at Brotherton, PA of the 190th anniversay of the founding of the congregation.
The Heritage - Vol 16 No. 4 - Oct, Nov, Dec 1994 Browder - A vigorous coal mining town
The first person to settle in what was later to become the Browder community, was Henry Rhoads, who named the county after his commanding officer in the Revolutionary War, General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg.
Rhoads built a house of sturdy yellow poplar near Browder in 1795, which (a part of ) is still standing, making it the oldest existing house in Muhlenberg County. Rhoads died in 1814.
The site at that time was a part of Logan County.
In 1798, a few years after settling in the area, Henry Rhoads became a member of the State Legislature and on December 14, or that year an act was passed creating a new county out of parts of Christian and Logan. It was Henry Rhoads who propsed and secured the name of Muhlenberg for this latest county.
Events
| Birth | 5 Jan 1739 | Pioneer Of Muhlenberg, Kentucky | |||
| Marriage | 19 Oct 1760 | , , Pennsylvania, United States - Living | |||
| Migration | 1785 | Henry Rhoads: Leads migration from PA to KY 1785 - Muhlenberg, Kentucky |  | ||
| Military | 1792 | Lieutenant, 40th Regiment SE 17, 1800 - Cornsilk Militia Of Kentucky | |||
| Marriage | 9 Feb 1808 | Russelville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky - Living | |||
| Burial | 8 Mar 1814 | Rhoads Cemetery, Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky | |||
| Death | 6 May 1814 | , Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States | |||
| Ancestral File Number | 19F2-Q2 |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Henry ROTH OR RHOADS (1712 - 1774) |
| Mother | Catherina RINEHART (1710 - 1774) |
| Sibling | Jacob RHOADS (1741 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Barbara RHOADS (1743 - ) |
| Sibling | Solomon RHOADS (1744 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Catherine RHOADS (1745 - ) |
| Sibling | John RHOADS (1747 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Susannah RHOADS (1749 - ) |
| Sibling | Gabriel RHOADS (1751 - 1818) |
| Sibling | Joseph RHOADS (1753 - 1799) |
| Sibling | Daniel RHOADES OR ROTH (1755 - 1839) |
| Sibling | David RHOADS (1758 - 1814) |
Notes
Migration
Henry Rhoads: Leads migration from PA to KY 1785The Kentucky Migration 1785 Added by BarbaraRussell219 on 16 Jun 2008 Kentucky Migration The Kentucky Migration, 1785
The terrible winter of 1784-1785 all but depleted the hopes of the frontiersmen who had faith in the coming crops of the spring and summer. The snows began early in October and continued almost without letup until after Easter. This is not uncommon to the area as the storms both in summer and winter come quickly and violently and often last for long periods without diminishing in force and fury. The altitude and the formation of the mountains to the west and east cause the storms to funnel into this area. As related in the former section on Brothers Valley the area is like an inverted saucer or dish lifted up above the surrounding countryside. Thus the storms beat heavily upon the land and the temperature drops quickly and holds on for many weeks sometimes without varying much either way. On Easter Monday when the sun shined warmly the snow measuring 85 inches on the level. This was one of the contributing factors for so many people leaving the area. However, this was only one.
Perhaps the other factors that induced the settlers to seek more pleasant settlement in the southern wilderness were the stories of some of their relatives such as Captain Henry Roth, Jr. and Phillip Aswald who had traveled extensively in the Kentucky country. They came back with glowing tales about the rich and fertile grasslands of the "blue grass region." At that early time most of the land was unsettled and there seemed to be room for all to settle in a more temperate climate. No doubt, the determining factor for their departure from Bruedersthal in the summer of 1785 was the dual fact that the State of Virginia offered free land to her soldiers who fought in the Revolution. Many of the young men who had joined the Brothers Valley Militia and followed General George Washington throughout his campaigns against the British, received large land grants in what was then called "Western Virginia," which was the Kentucky country. Captain Henry Roth, Jr. led more than one hundred to Kentucky from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and what is now West Virginia. Several from New Jersey joined the band at New Market, Virginia, in the early part of the summer of 1785 and proceeded to the new "promised land."
For the most part the people in the party were listed as heads of families. To be sure, there were many children in the group. It seems that they went by way of Winchester, Virginia, and there met a group from Maryland, especially from Washington and Frederick counties. It is known that at least a dozen from the Pipe Creek country, in what is now Carroll County, met them at Winchester and accompanied them to New Market, Virginia. Here they rested for several weeks before going on to the Roanoke Settlement where many others met the band and proceeded on their way.
The other reason for so many going along with the small band of leaders who received the "military grants" were those who were termed later in Kentucky as "squatters" on the land. These people had the approval of these who received the grants. They were the workers and the tillers of the soil for these large land holders. Many of them later bought tracts for their homes and settled permanently in Kentucky. About 1800 there was another movement from Kentucky across the Ohio River into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and into the Black Hawk country of Iowa. (p. 200)
Captain Henry Rhoads, Jr and Phillip Aswald led a group of over one hundred people to Muhlenberg Co., KY in 1785. Captain Henry Roth/Rhoads fought in the Revolutionary War under General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg and received land grants. He later changed his name to Rhoads. Most of the members of his party were church members of the Church of the Brethren, commonly called Dunkers, set out to find their new "promised land", leaving a total of 85 inches of snow accumulation on the day after Easter. A LIST OF THE HEADS OF FAMILIES WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE MIGRATION PARTY OF CAPTAIN HENRY RHOADS FROM BROTHERSVALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, TO THE GREEN RIVER COUNTRY OF KENTUCKY IN 1785. [From "Two Centuries of Brothersvalley" by H. Austin Cooper, pages 200-204] --Captain Henry Roth, Jr., and wife, Elizabeth Stoner, of Pipe Creek, Maryland, daughter of Elder John Stoner. --Solomon Rhoth (Rhoads) brother of Henry, later to become a famous Elder of the Church. --Elder George Boone, brother of Daniel, elected to the Eldership in Stony Creek Church in Pennsylvania, 1770; also became an active Elder in Kentucky and Ohio. AND MORE. . . . .