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Caesar Rodney, the eldest son of Caesar and grandson of William Rodney, was born in St. Jones' Neck, near Dover, in Kent county, Delaware, in 1728. Left an orphan at the age of seventeen, he selected Nicholas Ridgely, Esquire, to be his guardian at an Orphans' Court held in Dover on February 27, 1745- This early step had a most fortunate influence upon his moral and intellectual training, for he was brought into the family and under the influence of an intelligent, honorable and upright man who wisely nursed his estate, carefully supervised his education and took an affectionate interest in his welfare.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Proceedings_on_Unveiling_the_Monument_to/7qUCAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA14 PA13 Proceedings on Unveiling the Monument to Caesar Rodney]</ref>