Rodes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Rodes family

The surname Rodes was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Rodes family

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Rodes Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rhode, Rhod, Rhodes, Rhhode, Rhhodes, Rhodese, Rhods, Rode and many more.

Early Notables of the Rodes family

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Rodes migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rodes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Roger Rodes, who arrived in Virginia in 1624 1
Mary Rodes, who landed in Virginia in 1653 1
Francis Rodes, who landed in Maryland in 1679 1
Charles Rodes, who arrived in Virginia in 1695 1

Rodes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

W H Rodes, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
John George Rodes, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1860 1

Rodes migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Rodes Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Rodes, aged 25, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Conflict" in 1874

Rodes migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2

Rodes Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. Thomas Rodes, aged 20 who arrived in St. Kitts (St Christopher) aboard the ship "Amity" in 1635 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Rodes (post 1700) +

W. M. Rodes, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944 3
Mrs. Clifton Rodes, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936 3
Brigadier-General Peter Powell Rodes (1890-1966), American Commandant of War Department Personnel Center Fort Dix (1945-1946) 4
Mr. Nicholas Rodes, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1504 to 1505
Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (1846-1932), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1883-89, 1890-95; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1894-97; Delegate to Arkansas State Constitutional Convention, 1917 5

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2014, March 26) Peter Rodes. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Rodes/Peter_Powell/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 5) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html