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Johnnie Roden Gambel has given me her permission to enclude the following information on my
Web Site from her Book "Rivers Through Time": A Roden and Milwee History.
Johnnie Roden Gambel states that what she has found on the first four or five generations is
subject to further research and need to be proven.   That encludes Ezekiah, William (1) William (11) and
John (1).They are accepted by genealogists but not as yet proven. She found Ezekiah on the manifest
of the "Bona Nova" which arrived in Jamestown in 1619: Margaret Rootes, whom he married, arrived
in Jamestown on the "Warwick" later that same year.
I want to Thank Johnnie Roden Gambel for letting us share this information, I appreciate it very
much.

Ezekiah Roughton (1) b; ca. 1590 in Dorset, Dorsetshire, England, d. 1630 in
Lancaster Co., VA. Married Margaret Rootes, b. 1600 in England, died
March 30, 1659 in Lancaster Co., VA and buried there. They were married in
1620 in Jamestown , VA. They had two children: William Wroughton, SR.,
b. 1624 and Anne Rootes Roughton, b. 1629. Margaret Rootes married
Thomas Attawell in 1630 and Edward Grimes in 1640.

William Wroughton, SR., (2) (Ezekiah Roughton 1) b. 1624 in Jamestown, Lancaster Co., VA and died 1705 in Dorchester Co., MD. He married Joanna Abbey, b. 1630 and died February 18, 1709 in Dorchester Co., MD. (Marriage officiated by
Alexander Littleton). They had 7 children, all dates are ca. (Ca mean's census
age): Elizabeth Wroughton, 1648, Thomas Wroughton, 1656, Isaac Roughton,
1658, Allina Wroughton, 1660, Diana Wroughton 1662, William Wroughton Jr.,
1665 and Margaret Wroughton.

William Wroughton, Jr., (3) (William Wroughton SR., 2, Ezekiah Roughton 1) b. ca. 1665 in Dorchester Co., MD and died 1738 in Dorchester Co., MD. He married Hannah Winman in 1684. They had 6 children: John Rhodin b. 1685, William Wroughton b. 1686, Dorcus Rhodinb. 1690 and Josais Wroughton, b. 1695.

John Rodin (4) (William Wrouthton, Jr 3, William Wroughton Sr 2, Ezekiah Roughton 1) b. 1685 Dorchester Co., MD who d. 04/29/1720 in Calvert Co., MD,m. Elizabeth Winman (b. Calvert Co., MD) in May 1706. They had four children (note difference
in surname spellings from here on): John Rodin, Jr., b.. 03/04/1707, William Roden, Sr., b. 10/11/1710 (William Roden is our direct line);Sarah Rhodin, b. 10/16/1713 and Thomas Winman Roden b. 1716 ( Thomas Winman Roden is Johnnie Roden-Gambel's direct line).

William Roden (5) (John Rodin 4, William Wrougthton Jr 3, William Wroughton Sr 2, Ezekiah Roughton 1 ) b. 10/11/1710 in Calvert Co., MD d. 1770 in VA, who married
Jane Winman. (Johnnie Roden Gambel states she has a lot of information on
this William Roden particularly on his land transactions and the fact that in 1749 he left MD and went to Western VA with his family and this is where he bought and sold land. In 1763 he sold 150 acres of his land and moved his family to SC). They had 4 children: William b. 1783, a daughter b. 1740, Geroge b. 03/25/1743,and John M Roden b. 1745 in SC and died 1831 in Blount Co., AL (no wife found yet).
John M Roden b. 1745 had 8 children: George b. 1771, two daughters, b. 1773
and 1774, Thomas b. 1775, Wright b. 1777, Bazel Sr., b. 1779 and John M Jr.,
b. 1780.

William Roden (6) (William Roden 5, John Rodin 4, William Wroughton Jr 3, William Wroughton Sr 2, Ezekiah Roughton 1) b. 1783 SC and one unknown wife b.
1790. Seven children are listed:
John F Roden (My GG-Grandfather) b. 1816, Bradford b. 1822, four daughters b.
from 1824-1833, and William b. 1835. This William Roden can be found on records in Chester Co., SC, Warren Co., TN and Blount Co., AL.

Note from this writer: I have proof that one of the seven children Johnnie Roden Gambel has listed in her book , "Rivers Through Time", William Roden b. 1835 is the Grandson of William Roden b. 1783 SC and the son of John F Roden b. 1816 SC.



All of the following information from John F Roden Forward, is information I have gleamed from several sources. (see Roden 2)

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