R/RFHA Newsletter, September 1996                                     P.31

Extracts from "The Fountain" obviously a genealogical publication, sent to one of our subscribers, Eleanor Peters, 4460 Oak Bay Rd., Port Ludlow, WA 98365 This information had been taken from the book "The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland, by J.D. Warfield, Baltimore, 1905, recently reprinted by Heritage Books, Inc, 1995. Reactions to it have created additional information from descendants, as follows:

Barbara Calvert writes of her concern of some misinformation in this work (1905) and writes to correct same because of further research by herself and others, including our own Beverly Allan and Bob Bockmiller. Quoting Beverly, Barbara writes: This family began with AARON RAWLINGS b. 1667, and Susannah Jones.

The issue was (1) DANIEL, b. AA Co., probably and Mary Rumney; (2) MOSES, b. A.A. Co., and Ruth Clark, no issue; (3) AARON Jr., md. 1725 Susannah Beard; (4) WILLIAM b. A.A. Co., and Elizabeth Warman; (5) JONATHAN, b. ca 1720 A.A. (Do., and Elizabeth Watkins, dtr. of Gassaway Watkins; (6) STEPHEN, b. ca 1721 A.A. Co., and Elizabeth Tyler; (7) ANN, and Simon Jones, no issue, but she had two daughters out of wedlock by Thomas Tucker of the RICHARD RAWLINGS line, which is not the same family as AARON.

Barbara tells us there are many RAWLINGS families in Md, Va and Ky, many - of which are not related. A familiar story, similar to the case, for example of the Welch/Welsh/Walsh line.

STEPHEN RAWLINGS and some of his family moved from Maryland to Kentucky. A son of AARON and Susannah Jones RAWLINGS was named STEPHEN, and he would be a brother to AARON RAWLINGS Jr. who married Susannah Beard. He was an uncle of Col. MOSES RAWLINGS, famous in the Revolutionary War. Col. MOSES moved to Hampshire Co., VA (now West Virginia.)

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Larry Hardin, P.O.Box 144, Slater, MO 65349, sent more information on the RAWLINGS. Ironically Larry descends from AARON RAWLINGS (1667-1741) and his wife Susannah Jones, dtr. of Dr. William Jones. He descends thru AARON and Susannah's son STEPHEN (b. ca 1721) (see above) who was and to Elizabeth Tyler. Both died in Berkeley Co., Va. Their son AARON (d. 1827) and wife Nancy Ann's daughter ABIGAIL RAWLINGS (b. Apr. 6, 1798 - Breckinridge Co., KY, who md. Joel Hardin are closer ancestors.

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From Katherine Koustner 7740 Ashley View Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45227

Hardin Co., KY Taxes (RAWLINGS) 1790-1839)

AARON in Jefferson Co. - 1790

AARON in Nelson Co., 150 acres - 1792

EDWARD in Nelson Co., 240 acres - 1792

STEPHEN in Nelson Co., 209 acres - 1792

Remaining is all Hardin Co.

1794 - STEPHEN 200 acres

AARON

EDWARD

1795 STEPHEN, AARON & EDWARD

1796 - EDWARD

STEPHEN, 200 acres

AARON, 657 acres

REBECCA, 100 acres

1797 - THOMAS & EDWARD AARON, 350 acres

STEPHEN, 340 acres

1798 book missing

1799 EDWARD, STEPHEN, AARON

1800 EDWARD & STEPHEN

1801 same

1802 same plus STEPHEN Jr.

1803 STEPHEN, AARON & EDWARD

1804 same

1805 same plus GORGE

1806 same minus GORGE

1807 1810 same

1811 EDWARD, STEPHEN Sr. & Jr.

1812 same plus AARON

1813 same

1814 same

1815 STEPHEN Jr. & Sr.

EDWARD Jr. & Sr.

WILSON L.

1816 EDWARD, STEPHEN Jr. & Sr.

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