Born in Virginia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William (Roulstone) Ralston
— married
1761 in Augusta, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Ralston, David Ralston, George Ralston, Eleanor Ellen (Ralston) Rutledge, Matthew Ralston, William Ralston and Sarah (Ralston) Herdman
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Feb 2012
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Biography
Rosanna was born in 1740. Rosanna Marlen ... [1]
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia
Volume I AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS. ORDER BOOK No. VI. (cont.) NOVEMBER 16, 1758.
(212) Dal. Smith qualifies admr. of Henry Lawrence, decd. (formerly granted to Jacob Sivers, now decd), it appearing to the Court that Windle Sivers, heir-at-law, refused to take burden of goods not administered. Rosanna Ralston and her husband, Wm. Ralston, being persons of ill-fame--bound to peace.
Volume I
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT RECORDS.
ORDER BOOK No. X.
AUGUST 20, 1766.
(206) Rosanna Marlen complains that Maurice O'Friel and Robert Wallace detain her children, viz: James, Sarah and Margaret Ralston.
Sources
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chalkley/
- Nancy Brown, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Nancy and others.
- ↑ Entered by Nancy Brown, Feb 14, 2012
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rosanna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rosanna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rosanna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rosanna:
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~1.56%
Eileen (Harper) Worthington 
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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4 Nov. 1758 "John Elliot complains, 4 Nov. 1758 he suspects, Rosanna Ralston wife of William Ralston of having stolen from him"
16 Nov. 1758- "Rosanna Ralston and her husband, William Ralston, being person of Ill-fame---bound to peace"
20 Aug. 1766 "Rosanna Marlen complains that Maurice O'Friel and Robert Wallace detain her children viz: James, Sarah andMargaret Ralston" After Richard Marlin's marriage his wife, Rosanna embroiled him in numerous lawsuits with various citizens in Mt. Jackson area.