page_title: Rodney family of Delaware
hierarchical_section_title: Rodney family of Delaware
context_page_description: The Rodney family of Delaware was a prominent family of farmers and politicians in Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware. It includes a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a member of the Continental Congress, three Governors of Delaware, a United States Senator, and two United States Representatives.
  William Rodney came to Philadelphia soon after William Penn and having settled at St. Jones Hundred, near what later became Dover, Delaware, was foreman of a Kent County jury in December 1681. The eldest of six children, he was baptized in Bristol, England on December 14, 1660. His father worked as a Royal prosecutor and surveyor of customs in New York, dying on Long Island Sound in 1679, while returning from the West Indies.
  William Rodney m. 1 Mary Hollyman
  William Rodney, m. Ruth Curtis
  John Rodney, m. Ruth Hunn
  John
  Thomas
  Daniel Rodney, Governor of Delaware, m. Sarah Fisher
  Hannah, m. Dr. John White
  George B. Rodney, U. S. Representative from Delaware
  George B. Rodney, Jr.
  John
  William
  Henry Fisher, m. Mary Burton
  Nicholas
  Susan
  Mary
  Caleb Rodney, Governor of Delaware, m. Elizabeth West
  Hannah, m. Laban L. Lyons
  Hester, m. Dr. Henry Fisher Hall
  Penelope, m. Caleb S.
context_section_description: The Rodney family of Delaware was a prominent family of farmers and politicians in Kent County and Sussex County, Delaware. It includes a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a member of the Continental Congress, three Governors of Delaware, a United States Senator, and two United States Representatives. 
  William Rodney (or Rodeney) came to Philadelphia soon after William Penn and having settled at St. Jones Hundred, near what later became Dover, Delaware, was foreman of a Kent County jury in December 1681. The eldest of six children, he was baptized in Bristol, England on December 14, 1660. His father worked as a Royal prosecutor and surveyor of customs in New York, dying on Long Island Sound in 1679, while returning from the West Indies.
  William Rodney m. 1) Mary Hollyman
  William Rodney, m. Ruth Curtis
  John Rodney, m. Ruth Hunn
  John
  Thomas
  Daniel Rodney (1764–1846), Governor of Delaware, m. Sarah Fisher (daughter of Henry Fisher)
  Hannah (1794–1828), m. Dr. John White
  George B. Rodney (1803–1883), U. S. Representative from Delaware
  George B. Rodney, Jr. (1842-1927)
  John
  William
  Henry Fisher (1800–1869), m. Mary Burton
  Nicholas
  Susan
  Mary
  Caleb Rodney (1767–1840), Governor of Delaware, m. Elizabeth West (1771–1812)
  Hannah (1807–1889), m. Laban L. Lyons
  Hester, m. Dr. Henry Fisher Hall
  Penelope, m. Caleb S. Layton
  Eliza, m. Landreth
  Daniel
  William Rodney m. 2) Sarah Jones
  Caesar Rodney (1707–1745) m. Elizabeth Crawford (daughter of the Rev. Thomas Crawford)
  Caesar Rodney (1728–1784), Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Continental Congressman, and President of Delaware
  Thomas Rodney (1744–1811), U. S. Representative from Delaware, m. Elizabeth Fisher
  Caesar Augustus Rodney (1772–1824), U.S. Senator from Delaware, m. Susan Hunn (daughter of Capt. John Hunn)
  Lavinia
  William Rodney, m. ?
  Letitia
caption: Rodney Coat of Arms