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 from Piney Creek, Maryland to eastern Tennessee (then part of North Carolina) in 1778 after completing his preparatory studies in 1780. He then attended Princeton College.