... Matthew Rodes succeeded to his fathers place. He was appointed a magistrate in 1816. By becoming Security, he was involved in financial difficulties and his property was sold to pay his debts, it was however redeemed by his son David Rodes. He died in 1834. His wife was Nancy Blackwell and his children were
David,
Mary,
Robert,
Henrietta, the wife of Clement P. McKennie,
Gilly, the wife of Robert Guy,
Ann, the wife of Daniel Fishburne,
Elizabeth, the second wife of Nathaniel Massie,
Mildred, and
Judith. ...