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HERITAGE NOTES (continued) R/RFHA P.5

SARAH RAWLINGS (DAUGHTER OF JOHN)

Sarah Rawlings married Obadiah King and had two children; John, born ca. 1690, and Obadiah who died in 1735. The records are very clear that John and Obadiah King were the grandchildren of Philadelphia Rawlings.

MARGARET RAWLINGS (DAUGHTER OF JOHN)

Margaret Rawlings married Charles Thompson (ca. 1675-1756) and had at least one child, Margaret. Charles Thompson's age is a good indicator of the approximate ages of the children of John and Philadelphia Rawlings.

ANTHONY RAWLINGS, SR. (OF JOHN)

Anthony Rawlings, Sr., married Katherine and had at least four children: John, Anthony Jr., Mary and Margaret. Anthony, Sr., moved to Kent County, Delaware, about 1730, and apparently died there.

JOHN RAWLINGS (OF ANTHONY SR.)

In 1726, John Rawlings married Elizabeth Fookes in Dorchester County. John's marriage date is a good indicator of his approximate date of birth and the birth dates of his brother and sisters. The records seem to indicate that John Rawlings moved to Kent County, Delaware, about the same time as his father, Anthony Sr. John died there in 1735 and was probably the father of the Anthony Rawlings who died in Kent County in 1762, and consequently the grandfather of Mary Rawlins Taylor.

ANTHONY RAWLINGS JR. (OF ANTHONY SR.)

Anthony Rawlings, Jr., died in 1728 in Dorchester County, a young single man with no children. He definitely was not the son of the Anthony Rawlings who died in 1651 as some have said. Actually, he was the greatgrandson of the first Anthony.

MARY RAWLINGS (DAUGHTER OF ANTHONY SR.)

Some have said that Mary Rawlings, daughter of Anthony, Sr., was married to a man named Daughty. However, the records don't prove this. The Daughty cousin mentioned in the will of Anthony Rawlings, Jr., could have been cousins on his mother's side.

MARGARET RAWLINGS (DAUGHTER OF ANTHONY SR.)

Margaret Rawlings, daughter of Anthony, Sr., married James Hailes and had one son, James Jr. James Hailes, Jr., married Ann and had three sons, James, Weightman and Ezekiel:

CONCLUSION

About 1636 or 1637, Anthony Rawlings ( -1651) and John Rawlings settled in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Anthony and John were probably brothers. The evidence indicates that Anthony's descendants took up land in Calvert County and later removed to Dorchester County on the Eastern Shore. John Rawlings could have died young, returned to England, or just lived a quiet life in Maryland.

According to the records, the next generation of Rawlings, Aaron and Richard of Anne Arundel County, and Daniel of Calvert County, whose lineages can be traced up to the present time, were not direct descendants of Anthony. It seems possible that their ancestor was John Rawlings.

Robert Rawlings Bockmiller - 1987

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