Joseph Rhea, a Presbyterian minister, moved the family to Piney Creek, Maryland in 1771. They moved again in 1778 to what is now eastern Tennessee (then in North Carolina). Rhea completed his preparatory studies in 1780, and entered Princeton College.
Joseph Rhea, a Presbyterian minister, moved his family to Piney Creek, Maryland in 1771, and later relocated them to eastern Tennessee (then part of North Carolina) in 1778. He completed his preparatory studies in 1780 and enrolled at Princeton College.