Thomas was born about 1521 in England, the son of unknown parents.
He died on 11 JUL 1577 in Odd Rode, Cheshire, England.
His wife was Elizabeth Hill. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.
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!Source: Thomas Rhodes https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rhodes-6553
Born about 1521 [uncertain] in England
Died before 11 Jul 1577 before about age 56 in Odd Rode, Cheshire, England
Thomas Rhodes aka Rode edit
Son of Thomas Rode and [mother unknown] edit
[brothers or sisters?]
Husband of Alice Rhodes — married 1556 in Chester, Cheshire, England map icon
Husband of Elizabeth Rhode — married before 1561 [location unknown] add/edit spouses
Father of Randoll Rhode, Thomas Rhodes, Elizabeth Rhodes and John Rhodes add/edit children
Biography
His parents were Jane and Thomas Rode .[1]
Thomas Rode or Rhodes was born about 1521.
By about 1550 Thomas had married Alice Moreton [2]
Thomas appears to have had three wives. By the first, Alice Moreton, he had one son, Randoll [3]. He was already married to his second, Elizabeth Hall Barker, by 1561 [4]. His widow, named in 1577, was Eleanor, and was likely the mother of the son James named in his Will below.
Thomas' children included
Randoll Rode
James Rode
and possibly Elizabeth Rode, though she is not mentioned in the Will.
Will was proved July 11, 1577. "Thomas Rode of Odd rode, 1577. March 5, 9 Elizabeth [1576]. The Will of Thomas Rode of Odde rode, in the county of Chester, Esquire. To be buried "at Astbury in the old Chancell where my auncestors lye." He mentions, "my eldest son Rondulfe" and "Thomas Rode his son," "my son Jamyes Rode," "my wife Helenor Rode." "My wife and Robert Brynkhyll, gent., to be executors."Proved, July 11, 1577.[5]
Research Notes
This profile was adopted 10May24 and is in the process of being researched. Please make changes only with verifiable sources.
Valid sources are needed because there is much conflicting info on modern family trees ...
- Born 1520 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England ?
- Born 1521 in Chester, Cheshire, England ?
- Was he baptized at Bledington, England ?
Check these possible sources for specific citations ...
- West Yorkshire Parish records 1512-1812
- Crossley's Index of parish register available at Calderdale Library.
Sources
↑ Visitation of Cheshire [1]
↑ History of the County Palatine and City of Chester: Compiled from Original Evidences in Public Offices p30 by George Ormerod and published in 1819 by Lackington, Hughes, Mavor and Jones of London, England; citing Thomas Rode of Rode m: Alice Moreton.
↑ Visitation of Cheshire, 1580 [2]
↑ See Will of probated 1561 of Elizabeth's brother Sir Rowland Hall
↑ Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine ...,Volume 3 By Church of England. Diocese of Chester, George John Piccope, p. 227
Little Moreton Hall by Craig Thornber citing "History of Cheshire" by George Ormerod; with family line at bottom of web page showing end of MORETON male line.
Ancestral File #9SMD-V2 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1998
Ancestry.com Public Trees including Earl Osbourne's Ancestors tree, Jeffrey Brown, Gross and Moretti, Conrad Wheeler, etc.