• General Notes

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  See Historical Document.
  
  The Kenner Family History, compiled by Lois Colleen Hindman Kenner.\CURRY DESCENDANTS
  by Judge Noble K. Littell pp27 ref#1704.\The Wickenkamp-Thorn(e) Connect
  ion by Floyd W. Wickenkamp.\A SEATON-ZENOR FAMILY HISTORY 2nd ed.1983 pp 116.\
  The FOX Family Bible.\Col. Rodham served as a member of the House of Burgesses
  in the year 1697 from\the County of Northumberland.  The following letter shows
  that he was a\Burgess early in the year 1697:  The letter is dated 26 Apr 1697
  \Worthy Sir, \This Pms I take to inform you that I have had bread on the side
  of my neck a\Verry grate impostn and it is lately break'd, so that now is a Hol
  e in my Neck\that a man may put in three of his fingers. The docter tells me th
  at it will\be verry daingerous to goe soe much as about the plantation, soe I a
  m affraide\I shall not be able to appeare on the day perfixt, at towne; I there
  fore\humbly request that you will please to inform the house of Burgesses of th
  e\occasion of my absence from ye sd House, and that they may ashuredly Conclude
  \that as soone as Ever shall please God to make me able, shall give my true\at
  tendance on the House, the Contrary I hope will neither by you nor them be\supp
  osed.  Sr, ye ffavour herein will oblige Sr. yr Humble Svt, RODHAM KENNER\To Mr
  Robt Carter, Speaker of the House of Burgesses att James City, these.\He was S
  heriff of County in 1692 and 1699 also Justice in 1699.  He died in\Aug 1706(An
  other Death Date is 26 Jul 1706).  His will was proved Aug 1706 and\was as foll
  ows:\In the name of God AMEN:   I Rodham Kenner of the Parish of St. Stephens i
  n\the county of Northumberland.  Gentl Being sick and weak in body but of\perf
  ect sense and memory praised be the almighty God therefore and calling to\remem
  berance the uncertain Estase of this Transitory life and that all flesh\must ye
  ild undo death when it shall please God to call, do make Ordain and\declare thi
  s to be my last will and testament in manner of form and following\hereby revok
  ing all other amd former will and wills testement and testements\by me made thi
  s and only to be taken for mt last will and testement.  First I\bequeath my sou
  l to Almighty God my maker in sure and certaine hope of an ever\blessed and imm
  ortal Salvation throught the merritts of my blessed Savior\Christ Jesus, my bod
  y to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of\my Exors here after n
  amed, and for what Estate God in his great Mercy hath\been pleased to bestowe o
  n me.  I give and dispose there as the followeth.\Imprimis, I give to my daught
  er Elizabeth all my land situated in the county\of Westmoreland between lower M
  achodig River and Nomaine River in the neck\commonly called Machodig neck, To h
  er and the heirs of her body, lawfully\begotten forever, and for want of such i
  ssue to the heirs att law of said\Elizabeth forever.\Item.  I give and devise
  all my lands situated in this county near the head of\the Yocomoco River to my
  daughter Hannah and the heirs of her body lawfully\begotten and for want of suc
  h to the next heirs at law the said Hannah forever.\Item.  I give and devise to
  each of my said daughters Elizabeth and Hannah\the sum of one hundred pounds o
  f sterl money and four thousand pounds of\tobacco.  To be paid to each of the r
  espectively upon demand after they and\each of them arrive to the age of eighte
  en years (that is to say) so much to\be paid to my daughter Elizabeth upon dema
  nd after she arrives to the\aforesaid and so much to my daughter Hannah upon de
  mand after she arrived to\the foresaid.\Item.  I appoint and ordain my loving
  brother Capt. Francis Kenner amd my\loving cozen Capt. Christopher Neale my who
  le and sole exors of this my last\will and testement to recieve and pay my debt
  s and to manage what Estate my\children shall have to the best advantage for my
  said children and to see my\children well educated end brought up.  And in con
  dideration of this care and\trouble aforesaid.\From VA Genealogies (Hayden) H4
  14, p118 b: per Wm & Mary Qtly, vol 18, p131\(1909-1910)\Member, House of Burg
  esses from Northumberland Co. in 1697 He was also Justice\& Sherrif of Northumb
  erland Co.\w: wp 21 Aug 1706; Genealogies of VA Families, vol III, He->M, (Wm &
  Mary\Qtly), G326, p253, p262\Rodham was member of the House of Burgess in 169
  6. (Genealogies of Virginia\Families", pge 256.\Rodham's will was probated 21
  Aug 1706; Colonial Abstracts, Northumberland\Collectanea, 1645-1720, A-L, pg 55
  9.\To dau Elizabeth land in Westmoreland, Co betw Lower Machotig River and\Nom
  aine River in the Neck called Matchotig Neck.  She under 18.  To dau Hannah.\Sh
  e under 18.  Brother Capt Francis Kenner and 'Couzen' Christopher Neale,\exors.
  To Brother John Kenner.  To Brother Matthew Kenner.  To son Richd\Kenner.  Wit
  : Wm Harcum, Danl McCarty, Elizabeth Kenner, Hannah Neale. Proven\by Capt Chris
  topher Meale and Capt Francis Kenner, exeors, 15 Aug 1711.\Colonel Rodham Kenne
  r (Richard2, Richard1) was born in St Stephen's Parish,\Northumberland, VA 23 M
  AR 1671. Colonel died before 21 AUG 1706 in\Northumberland, VA, at approximatel
  y 35 years of age. \He married Hannah Fox in Lancaster, VA, 1690. Hannah was bo
  rn 25 JUL 1671.\Hannah was the daughter of David Fox and Hannah Ball. Cottrell:
  cource for\Family of Rodham and Hannah "Fox" Kenner is: T R Peterson, Houston,
  TX. \Colonel Rodham Kenner and Hannah Fox had the following children: \+ 11 i
  . Richard4 Kenner I so Col Rodham & Hannah Fox was born CA 1691. \12 ii. Elizab
  eth Kenner do Col Rodham & Hannah Fox was born CA 1693. She\married three times
  . She married Richard Bushrod. Richard was born CA 1688.\Richard was the son of
  Thomas Bushrod. She married Robert Vaulz. Robert was\born CA 1688. She married
  Rev Lawrence De Butts. Lawrence was born CA 1688. \13 iii. Hannah Kenner do Co
  l Rodham & Hannah Fox was born 31 AUG 1695. She\married four times. She married
  Richard Hull. Richard was born CA 1690. She\married John Harriis. John was bor
  n CA 1690. She married Thomas Cralle. Thomas\was born CA 1690. She married John
  Cralle. John was born CA 1690.\Richard4 Kenner I so Col Rodham & Hannah Fox (C
  olonel Rodham3, Richard2,\Richard1) was born CA 1691. Richard died 02 FEB 1725
  in St Stephen's Parish,\Northumberland, VA, at 33 years of age. \He married El
  izabeth <----->. Elizabeth was born CA 1696. \Richard Kenner I so Col Rodham &
  Hannah Fox and Elizabeth <-----> had the\following children: \27 i. Hannah5 Ke
  nner do Richard was born CA 1715. She married William Ball\10 JAN 1742. William
  was born CA 1710. \+ 28 ii. Rodham Kenner so Richard I so Col Rodham was born
  02 JAN 1717. \29 iii. Richard Kenner II gso Col Rodham & Hannah Fox was born CA
  1719.\Richard died 12 FEB 1729 at 9 years of age.\

Details of Rodham Sr's family with Hannah FOX