Rhoda CUNNINGHAM^{[1, 2, 3]}

1763 - 1848  (84 years)

• 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 Place
  Residence	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

  
  

• 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).