Descendants of Roger Rawlings

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1. ROGER1 RAWLINGS was born Abt. 1634 in England, and died Bet. September 19, 1694 - March 05, 1694/95 in Surry Co., VA1. He married (1) ALICE NEWSOM Bef. January 04, 1669/70, daughter of WILLIAM NEWSOM and ELIZABETH WILSON. He married (2) ELIZABETH SKINNER Abt. 1675 in Isle of Wight Co., VA2, daughter of RICHARD SKINNER and ELIZABETH.

 

Notes for ROGER RAWLINGS:

Roger came from England to VA in 1654.

 

Roger was 26 in 1660 when he gave a deposition. VA Genealogies.

 

Roger and his wife Alice lived on 50 acre "between ye college place to phillip Clarkes" on 4 Jan 1669. Wit: George Lee.

 

Roger named father-in-law Richard Skinner Power of Atty in 1675.

 

During Bacon's Rebellion, Roger was accused of helping the rebels to cross the James river. He said he did it at gunpoint and was acquitted.

 

This family could have had surviving sons not mentioned in the will. Perhaps son Wm was given his part earlier.

 

Also what happened to Roger's brother William? Did he have sons? What is the source for this William?

 

VIRGINIA 1704 Rent Rolls

 

Rollings Peter King & Queen County, 1704

Rowling Jno Surry County, 1704

Rohings Wm Surry County, 1704

Rolling George Surry County, 1704

Rollings Peter King & Queen County, 1704

 

Note there is a grown Wm Rohings in Surry in 1704. I will bet that is Rodger Rawlings' son Wm.

 

Roger Rawlings

 

Surry Co., Va. WB 5, pg 40

 

In the name of God Amen I Roger Rawlins being sick of body but of perfect sense & memory do make this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following:

Item I bequeath my soul to Almighty God my beloved Savior and Redemor & my body to be decently buried in the Earth in hopes of a glorious resurrection at the last day. Item I do give & bequeath to my loving Daughter Eliza. Petway one yeo & lamb. Item To William Pettway four Sons I give each of them a yeo. Item To my daughter Mary Rawlins I give one feather bed & boulsler one Rugg & blkett with two pewter dishes. Item To my daughter Eliza. Rawlins I give one feather bed and bolsler one Rugg & blkett with two pewter dishes. Item To my daughter Eliza. I leave unto her after her mother's deceased one brass kettle & one bellwaffle spice maker. Item To my daughter Eliza. after her mother's decease ye Drugoff (?) Curtains. Item To Sarah Hickman one yeo lamb to be (- ?) next year.

I do hereby Nominate & Constitute & Appoint my Welbeloved wife Eliza. Rawlins to be whole Extrx of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby make void and disanull all other former Wills by me made and do declare this to be my last Will and Testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seale this 19th day of September 1694

 

Roger Rawlins Seale

his mark - RR -

Signed, Sealed in ye presence

of us Rich. Harding

Marcy Hickman

Mary Phillips

 

 

WB 5, pg. 47, Probate requested 5 Mar 1694/5, recorded 21st day of April 1695

 

 

Notes for ALICE NEWSOM:

"Southside Virginia Families Volume II" John Bennett Boddie Page 153

 

HART OF SURRY

"Thomas Hart was listed among the Tithables of Surry, June 10, 1668, but he was dead one year later by June 10, 1669, when the "Widow Hart" only was listed. Mrs. Hart married secondly, William Newson, between June 10, 1669 and Jan. 4, 1669/70, when as the wife of William Newson, she deeded land to their sister Alice Rawlings."

 

Children of ROGER RAWLINGS and ALICE NEWSOM are:

i. WILLIAM2 RAWLINGS, b. Bet. 1670 - 1676.

 

Notes for WILLIAM RAWLINGS:

VIRGINIA 1704 Rent Rolls

 

Rollings Peter King & Queen County, 1704

Rowling Jno Surry County, 1704

Rohings Wm Surry County, 1704

Rolling George Surry County, 1704

Rollings Peter King & Queen County, 1704

 

Note there is a grown Wm Rohings in Surry in 1704. I will bet that is Rodger Rawlings' son Wm. I also think the "George" is "Gregory".

 

 

ii. ELIZABETH RAWLINGS, b. Bet. 1670 - 1676; m. (1) WILLIAM PETTAWAY, Bef. 1695; m. (2) JOHN DAVIS, Bef. April 29, 1705.

iii. MARY RAWLINGS, b. Bet. 1670 - 1676.

Children of ROGER RAWLINGS and ELIZABETH SKINNER are:

iv. SARAH ?2 RAWLINGS, b. Abt. 1676; m. HICKMAN, Bef. 1695.

 

Notes for SARAH ? RAWLINGS:

Sarah Hickman is mentioned in will but it doesn't say she's a daughter.

 

There is a Nathaniel and Sarah Hickman in Edgecombe Co NC in 1749.

 

Edgecombe Co NC DB 3 pg 337. NATHANIEL HICKMAN of E. to JOHN JONES 13 May 1749 100 acres on ns of Tar river joining Andrew Smith, Indian creek and the river. the land sd. HICKMAN purchased of Christopher Guin. Wit: j. Howell, Thomas Dixon, Bartholomew Redman. May Ct. 1749.

 

Edgecombe Co NC DB 3 pg 338. NATHANIEL HICKMAN and SARAH HICKMAN of E. to PETER MITCHELL of Va. 13 May 1749 100 pounds lawfull money of England 200 acres on the south side of Tar river, joing Doctor Chancey, the river and the fork of a branch next to the house where the sd. HICKMAN lives part of a patent for 640 acres to WILLIAM WILLIAMS 11 July 1739. Wit: j. Howell, Thomas Dixon, Bartholomew Redman. May Ct. 1749.

 

 

v. SKINNER RAWLINGS, b. 1676, Surry Co., VA; d. Bef. 1794.

 

Notes for SKINNER RAWLINGS:

Skinner Rawlings is not mentioned in Roger's will in 1694, but is mentioned as a grandson of Richard Skinner in his will of 1677.

 

 

vi. ELIZABETH RAWLINGS, b. Abt. 1681; m. SAMUEL DAVIS.

 

Notes for ELIZABETH RAWLINGS:

It is strange that Roger seems to have had two Elizabeths, one from each wife. They both md Davises (2nd marriage for the other Elizabeth).

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1. Surry Co Wills, Bk 5 pg 40.

2. Isle of Wight Marriage Records, By Blanche Adams Chapman pg 39.