The rodeback lines
The Rodeback line branches off of the Crafts line. I thought that I would dedicate a page to the Rodeback line because I have some notable histories that I can offer here.
I'm not sure who compiled this history, but it is the history of David King Crafts and his wife Phebe Ann Rodeback:
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Here are to histories that is provided in this one file of Phebe Ann Rodeback. The first part is written by Marjorie Crafts (Herndon), granddaughter of Phebe and the second part is written by Charlottie Julia Black, also a granddaughter of Phebe Ann Rodeback:
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In the file above, it gives the accounts of Joseph Smith meeting the Rodeback family in Pennsylvania and how Joseph was instrumental in the conversion of Rodeback family. The histories state that Phebe Ann, as a child, sat on Joseph Smith's lap and that he told her that she had eye's like his wife Emma. And that, when Phebe Ann grew a little bit older, in Nauvoo, Illinois, she helped babysit the children of Joseph and Emma in the Smith's home. And that, Phebe Ann's father, James Rodeback, became one of the bodyguards of Joseph Smith. There was also a claim that this Rodeback line connects directly to the American Princess Pocahontas; however, I have not yet proven this nor have I found any relatives that have proof to this claim either. These histories do contain much more things that may be of interest. Please check them out.
Here is a brief history of the Rodeback line:
Phebe Ann Rodeback was born in Chester Pennsylvania on 2 Nov 1835. Phebe Ann married David King Crafts on 10 Apr 1856 in Cedar Fort, Utah. She died on 4 May 1903 in Cedar Fort, Utah. Phebe and her husband, David, had ten children together; David Edward, Henry Crafts, James Lorenzo, Phebe Rebecca, Mary Matilda, William Franklin, Bayard Percy, Olive Winnfred, Mabel, and Elmer.
Phebe Ann Rodeback's parents were James Rodeback and Phoebe Beagle. James Rodeback was born on 22 May 1807 in Newlin, Pennsylvania. He married Phoebe Beagle on 24 May 1835 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Phoebe Beagle was born on 25 Jun 1811. Phoebe's parents were Abraham Beagle and Margaret Evans. James Rodeback died on 23 May 1875 in Cedar Fort, Utah and his wife, Phoebe Beagle Rodeback, died on 17 Sep 1898 in Cedar Fort, Utah. Both Phoebe and James Rodeback had ten children; Edward Hunter, Phebe Ann, Margaret, John Lorenzo, Lorenzo Barns, Rebecca H, Catherine Angeline, James, Sarah Jane, and John.
James Rodeback immigrated to and settled in Cedar Fort, Utah from Chester Pennsylvania. He traveled along the Morman Trail with 16th Company Capt. Uriah Cartis (Curtis??). Arrived in Pleasant Grove, Utah on December 31, 1852. He was a wheelwright and a carpenter. He served as postmaster of Cedar Valley and was the Cedar County Assessor for a time.
If you go back three more generation from James Rodeback, and stay on the Rodeback line, you will end at Christopher Rodeback; which is where the research ended. Christopher Rodeback was born in 1730 in Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. He married Elizabeth Clayton who was born in 1732 in Towamencin Twp, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Clayton's parents were John Clayton (born in Wales) and Elizabeth (born in Pennsylvania). Christopher Rodeback died in Germantown, Delaware, Pennsylvania and his wife Elizabeth (Clayton) died in 1781 in Germantown, Delaware, Pennsylvania.
The following are two histories of Christopher Rodeback that I found on Ancestry.com:
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Here is a short history of the Claytons in Pennsylvania; found on Ancestry.com:
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Here is another history titled "Clayton Family History"; found on Ancestry.com:
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Here is a will of Susanna Clayton Edwards; found on Ancestry.com:
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