R/RFHA Newsletter, June 1998                                               P.15

From Art Rollins, 4116 Huntington Drive, Hermitage, TN 37076-2705

He has been told by a relative of a ROLLINS graveyard on White Oak Creek, Earbacon, Webster Co., WV. There are 12 adults and 1 child. There is only one marker standing, that of Ada Armenta ROLLINS. The graveyard is near the old ROLLINS home of the 1800's.

ADA ARMENTA ROLLINS must have died unmarried. She was the daughter of ROBERT W. ROLLINS and his wife Frances J. Westfall. ROBERT was the son of ROBERT F. ROLLINS and Martha Munroe. Frances was the daughter of Ethalbert Westfall and his wife Eliza Yerkey. Ethalbert's parents were Joel Westfall Jr. and PRISCILLA ROLLINS. Going back to ROBERT F. ROLLINS, his father may have been JOHN ROLLINS. PRISCILLA married Joel Westfall Sept. 23, 1821 in Lewis Co., now West Virginia. They had six children. JOEL and PRISCILLA were Art's g-g-g-grandparents.

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From Ron Bourassa, 305 Discovery Ct., Colorado Springs, CO 80919

(e-mail addressmailto:ron@pegastar.net current as of 09/19/2004)

Copy of the Will of JOHN RAWLINS of Charlotte Co., VA. He was md. to Neff Terrell. Will Bk 2, p.261b. Written 1802, probated Dec. 5, 1803.

In the name of God, amen, I, JOHN RAWLINS, of the county of Charlotte, being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, do make (unreadable) and establish this my last Will and Testament.

First, I lend unto my beloved wife all my estates, real and personal, during her natural life or widowhood. Secondly, I decree and direct that my children; PEGGY RAWLINS, POLLY RAWLINS, WILLIAM RAWLINS, JOHN RAWLINS, NANCY RAWLINS and JUDAH RAWLINS to be maintained and educated out of my estate until they marry or come of age. Thirdly, I give to my two sons WILLIAM RAWLINS and JOHN RAWLINS after the death of my beloved wife, all my landed estates, to them and their heirs forever, to be equally divided between them. Fourthly I desire that all my personal estate be equally divided after my beloved wife's death between all my children: SALLY James, LETTY Fulks, PEGGY RAWLINS, POLLY RAWLINS, WILLIAM RAWLINS, JOHN RAWLINS, NANCY RAWLINS and JUDAH RAWLINS, except her feather beds, which I give to my daughters PEGGY RAWLINS and POLLY RAWLINS. Fifthly and lastly I appoint my friends Langston (unreadable) (unreadable - perhaps Robert) McCargo, and Edward Almond, executors to this my last Will and testament, to witness my hand and seal this __ day of ____ 1802.

(signed JOHN RAWLINS (his mark)   Witnesses: Robert McCargo, John McCargo, Wm. Milen

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From Nancy Bier, 4021 Via Picaposte, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

In the Lloyd's Register of Ships, London, England, is found the names of three ship captains named RAWLIN(G)S:

JAMES MOSES RAWLINGS b. Kent - 1820. He captained the "Three Sisters", the "Garibaldi" and the "Seven Sisters" in the years 1860, 1861 & 1862.

RICHARD BREWER RAWLINGS, b. Padstow, 1821. He captained the "Jane and Sarah" 1856-58, the "Vesper" 1859 and 1860, the "Eagle" in 1860, the "Alice Jane" from 1861-64, the "James Duckett" 1865, the"W.I." in 1865, and the "Bessie" in 1868.

EDWARD JAMES RAWLINS, b. Lancashire in 1805. He captained the "General Coddington" 1856, the "Countess of Lonsdale" 1863-1865, the "City of Hamburg" 1865, the "Pioneer" in 1866, and the "Eider" in 1866&67.

Residence: Dallas Co., TX