Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameRichard RAPIER 
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5Birthca 1773, St. Mary's Co., MD
Death1826, Lauderdale Co., AL
FatherCpt. Richard James RAPIER (1744-1817)
MotherMargaret THOMPSON (ca1748-1830)
Misc. Notes
Reported to be over 6’4” and weighing over 200 lbs.
In love with his cousin (est cognito in 2nd gradu) in Maryland, but never married. Left everything to his brother James, and a mulatto boy named John.
Left home around 18-25 yrs. old. Started a river trade business on the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers. One well known vessel was called Rapier’s Barge, which made a round trip journey from Nashville you New Orleans in a record breaking 90 days, a trip which normally took 4 months. He eventually settled in Florence, AL.
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In love with his cousin (est cognito in 2nd gradu) in Maryland, but never married. Left everything to his brother James, and a mulatto boy named John.
Left home around 18-25 yrs. old. Started a river trade business on the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers. One well known vessel was called Rapier’s Barge, which made a round trip journey from Nashville you New Orleans in a record breaking 90 days, a trip which normally took 4 months. He eventually settled in Florence, AL.
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