William Jesse Rawlins

Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM J. *RAWLINS was born Bet. 1760 - 1770, and died Before 1850 in Scioto, Ohio. He married NANCY MARSHALL Before 1800 in Washington, Pennsylvania, daughter of SAMUEL MARSHALL and FANNIE HAZELRIGG. She was born October 21, 1773 in Pennsylvania, and died September 9, 1869 in South Webster, Scioto, Ohio. The Hazelrigg Family has been documented back to before 1713. (*RAWLINS and ROLLINS are used interchangeably)

"To all so whom these presents shall come whereas on the twenty third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty William RAWLINS (Jr.) of Lawrence County State of Ohio filed his certain petition on the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Scioto and State of Ohio against Nancy RAWLINS (his mother) of Scioto Widow of William J. RAWLINS, deceased…"

Among the heirs of William J. RAWLINS per this court document; "Benjamin BENNET & Mary his wife and Samuel RAWLINS of said Scioto County; John RAWLINS of Lawrence County, Ohio; Jesse RAWLINS of Scioto County, Ohio; Alexander McCREARY and Nancy his wife of Logan County, Ohio; Amos RAWLINS, Dillard RAWLINS, Mary RAWLINS, Bird RAWLINS, Jefferson RAWLINS, John RAWLINS and Elijah RAWLINS of Lawrence County, Ohio; Nancy RAWLINS of the State of Virginia; Bazil CABLE and Solomon CABLE of Illinois; Elijah CABLE of Gallia County Ohio;  Parmenus WASHBURN and David WASHBURN of Scioto County, Ohio, William WASHBURN of Lawrence County, Ohio; Nancy Jane FARRIS of Missouri; Eli RAWLINS of Scioto County, Ohio; Caroline RAWLINS, Jesse M RAWLINS, Henderson RAWLINS, Worthington RAWLINS, Harrison RAWLINS, Nancy Jane RAWLINS of Virginia  and Jesse M. RAWLINS and Parmenus of Jackson County, Ohio…"

The above heirs, "demanding partition of certain Real Estate herein after described The Sheriff of Scioto County was ordered to sell said Real Estate at public auction…did on the 24th day of May AD 1852 in said Scioto County sell said Real Estate at public auction subject the dower of Nancy RAWLINS " Property sold to, "Joseph JACKSON for the sum of two thousand and twenty dollars, he being the highest and best bidder that sum being appraised of two thirds of the appraisal value of said premises…"

Description of Land: "being the South half of section No. Eighteen (18) Township No. four (4) of Range No. Eighteen (18) of the Lands directed to be sold at Chillicothe Ohio containing two hundred and Eighty Acres more or less…"

William RAWLINS originally purchased the acreage on November 30, 1813. It was part of the Congressional Lands.

Source for document: Photo-copy of the original court document possession of R. Franklin. See also, "Selected Abstracts From Common Pleas and Chancery, Complete Records Scioto County, Ohio (1810-1875) by Caryn R. Shoemaker (1975). Additional reference, "A Listing of Entryman on Lands East of the Scioto River in Scioto Co., Ohio" by L. Richard Kocher (1995).

William RAWLINS Jr. filed in the Scioto County Court of Common Pleas the following petition for a 1/10 share of 280 acres claimed by the heirs of his father, William J. RAWLINS. Case filed 23 Jan 1850. I have cited it already regarding the Rawlins heirs. Of note, is that William RAWLINS Jr the petitioner was a resident of Lawrence Co. In the 1850 census at Washington Twp, Lawrence Co. the following ROLLINS family was enumerated: William (56 b. OH);*Leatha(39); Catherine (15); Nancy (13); Darius (16); Samuel J. (7); Mary (5); HenryC. (3); and Emily (6 mos.). Also living next door per 1850 was Frank Border 22 and Firelda 16; and Hamilton R. ROLLINS 18. Lawrenece Co. (Leatha and Letha are used interchangeably. I have correct all instantous to read Leatha to avoid confusion.)

Among the heirs of William J. RAWLINS & Nancy MARSHALL was a daughter, Cynthia RAWLINS who m. a Lemuel WASHBURN. She was deceased at the time of her fathers probate in Scioto Co., ca 1850.
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Children of WILLIAM RAWLINS and NANCY MARSHALL are: i. ELIJAH RAWLINS, m. MATILDA CABLE, November 26, 1824, Scioto, Ohio4.

ii. MARY RAWLINS, b. Abt. 1793, Pennsylvania4; d. Aft. 1850; m. BENJAMIN BENNETT, November 8, 1814, Scioto, Ohio.

iii. CHARLES RAWLINS, b. Abt. 1799; d. Bef. 1850.

iv. WILLIAM RAWLINS, b. 1799, Ohio; d. October 10, 1875, Saline Co, Illinois.

v. CYNTHIA RAWLINS, b. Abt. 1800, Ohio; d. Bef. 1850.

XXvi. JOHN RAWLINS, b. Abt. 1801, Scioto, Ohio; d. Bef. 1850; m. REBECCA PILES, January 1, 1824.

vii. ELIZABETH RAWLINS, b. Abt. 1803; d. Bef. 1850; m. MICHAEL CABLE, July 9, 1821, Scioto, Ohio.

viii. DAVID RAWLINS, b. Abt. 1809, Scioto, Ohio; d. Bef. 1850; m. SUSANNAH KITCHIE, January 29, 1846.

ix. SAMUEL RAWLINS, b. Abt. 1810, Scioto, Ohio; d. December 16, 1873, Saline Co, Illinois.

x. JESSE MARSHALL RAWLINS, b. Abt. 1811, Scioto, Ohio; d. Bef. 1850; m. LUCY BROWNING, January 9, 1842, Jackson, Ohio.