R/RFHA Newsletter, June 2000                                   P.16

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Fourth I give all the balance of my estate at my wife's death to the rest of my children, namely: JOHN RAWLINGS, AMBROSE D. RAWLINGS, THOMAS RAWLINGS Jr., EMMICOTHE (EMMA KATE), MELVIRA B. Farris, NANCY Mullins, LUCY B. Head, to be equally divided between them.

Fifth I have given my eight last-named children in advance the following sums, to with: to my son THOMAS Jr., $100; to my son JOHN $100; to my son AMBROSE D. $100; to my daughter MARY S. Calvert, $100; to my daughter EMMOCOTE Calvert $100; to my daughter MALVERIA B. Farris $100; to my daughter NANCY B. Mullins $130; to my daughter LUCY B. Head $180.

Sixth it is my will that each of these last-named children should give an account of the moneys that were advanced to them at the division of my estate so as each might receive equal parts.

Written with my own hand this 28th day of July in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and forty-five A.D. I do appoint my sons THOMAS RAWLINGS Jr. and JOHN RAWLINGS, Executors of this my last will and testament.

Witnessed by: WASHINGTON RAWLINGS, Hardin Coate, F. RAWLINGS

SIGNED

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Another small item is that there is a possibility THOMAS C. RAWLIN(G)S served in the Kentucky Militia during the War of 1812.

This information has been gleaned primarily from Laura Crane, 1906 Dartmouth, Columbia, MO 65203. -

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Another correspondent whose name I have lost, unfortunately, informed us that LEVI, the son who remained in Virginia or was returned to Virginia, was born Feb. 27, 1788 in Virginia, md. Eliza Hansbrough and they had 4 daughters. He died Oct. 29, 1824 in Virginia. He was THOMAS C.'s brother.

Another brother was JOHN C. RAWLINGS, b. 1789 in VA, died 1818 in Missouri. He married Mildred Embree and they had 10 children: OSCAR F., ROBERT G., WILLIAM O., WASHINGTON, NANCY J., MELVINA, SUSAN, FIELDING, JEFFERSON and JOSEPH. Maybe one of our subscribers can furnish more information on these siblings of THOMAS, whose parents were JOHN RAWLINGS and Nancy Holladay RAWLINGS.

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THOMAS RAWLINGS (1703-1767), English musician, was a member of Handel's orchestra, performed at both operas and oratorios, and from 1753 was the organist at Chelsea Hospital, London.

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FRANCIS RAWLINS, son of JOHN and Eleanor (Ridgely) RAWLINS, was the owner of the Inn where many members of the underground Militia held secret rendezvous during the American Revolution...and was commended by Congress for his active support of the patriot cause after the war.