Benjamin Holliday Rawlins (1786 - 1860)

Born 29 Aug 1786 in Goochland, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Miller) Rawlings — married 25 Aug 1810 in Bardstown, Nelson County, KY

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1860 at age 73 in Howard, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Holliday Rawlins was born in 1786 in Goochland County, Virginia to John Rawlins (1762-1820) and Nancy Anne (Holladay) Rawlings (abt.1762-1800).^[1][2][3] He married Sarah Miller on 1 Sep 1810 in Nelson County, Kentucky.^[4][5] He enlisted in the United States Army on 29 Apr 1813, serving for one in 28th Regiment under Colonel George Stockton.^[1] Benjamin lived in Estill County, Kentucky from about 1813 until his death in 1860.^{[1][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]} He died 1860 in Estill County, Kentucky^[1]

Early Census Records

For analysis of Benjamin's household using early census records, please visit Benjamin H. Rawlins: Household and Pre-1850 Census

DNA

Genetic Ancestral Couple Benjamin H. Rawlins and Sarah Miller. This triangulation on Chromosome 6 shows how the DNA segments were passed down through several generations^[15] :

• JH (MyHeritage): 5th cousin (through Benjamin Rawlins and Sarah Miller)^[16]
• WF (FamilyTreeDNA): 2C1R (through Wesley Thomas and Sarah Finney)^[17]
• DB (GEDmatch) 1C1R (through Burl Anderson Thomas and Callie Maines)^[18]

Triangulated Segments on Chromosome 6

Research Needs

• More records from Nelson County, Kentucky
• More DNA testers!

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files", database, Fold3.com, (www.fold3.com), Record Group: 15; Roll: RG15-1812PB-Bx2834. https://www.fold3.com/image/677565543.
2. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Familysearch.org, (www.familysearch.org), Database : 3 September 2020. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-7QZ?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LHGZ-RQ7.
3. ↑ Membership application, National No. 421370, on Benjamin Holliday (1720-1785, Virginia) approved 31 Aug 1953; National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Office of the Registrar General, Washington, D.C., Daughters of the American Revolution; transcription of Bible Records, privately held by applicant.
4. ↑ County Court, Nelson , Kentucky, "Marriage Records, 1785-1913, 1785-191", Bonds, N-Y 1785-1832, Image 402. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-YX94-YM?i=401&cc=1804888&cat=247379.; Margaret I. King Library, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
5. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZD-G97 : 9 March 2021), Benjamin Rawlins and Sarah Miller, 1 Sep 1810; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,669.
6. ↑ Tax Assessor, Estill, Kentucky, Year: 1819, p. 15. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-F2GT?i=213&cat=155154.; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org).
7. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, population schedule, Kentucky, Estill, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Irvine, Estill, Kentucky; Page: 37; NARA Roll: M33_17; Image: 49.; NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 17; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com).
8. ↑ Tax Assessor, Estill, Kentucky, Year: 1825, p. 20. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-FK99?i=393&cat=155154.; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org).
9. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, population schedule, Kentucky, Estill, p. 232; Family History Library Film: 0007814.; NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 35; digital image, Ancestry.com.
10. ↑ Tax Assessor, Estill, Kentucky, Year: 1835, p. 27. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-F2WQ?i=660&cat=155154.; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org).
11. ↑ 1840 U.S. census, population schedule, Kentucky, Estill, Year: 1840; Census Place: Estill, Kentucky; Roll: 109; Page: 45; Family History Library Film: 0007825.; NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 109; digital image, FamilySearch.
12. ↑ Tax Assessor, Estill, Kentucky, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-C56Y?i=54&cat=155154.; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org).
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SQQ-SYB?cc=1401638&wc=95R6-N3V%3A1031325101%2C1031537201%2C1031537202 : 9 April 2016), Kentucky > Estill > Estill county > image 105 of 133; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ County Court, Estill, Kentucky, Will Books, 1808-1928; v. D, p. 256-256. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DP-K8F1?i=161&cc=1875188&cat=423126.; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org).:1:3QS7-99DP-K8F1?i=161&cc=1875188&cat=423126.; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org).
15. ↑ DNA Confirmed, www.dnapainter.com, Chromosome 6, 16.5 cM shared and overlapping segments; Triangulated Group on Chromosome 6 consisting of AK, WT, and JH.
16. ↑ MyHeritage.com (Or Yehuda, Israel), "Autosomal DNA"; atDNA of JH matching with AK; 35.6 cM across 2 segments.
17. ↑ FamilyTreeDNA (Houston, TX, USA), "Autosomal DNA"; atDNA of WTF matching with AK; 92.5cM shared across 5 segments.
18. ↑ GEDmatch (Lake Worth, FL, USA), "Autosomal One-To-One Comparison", prepared for AK, April 28, 2021; atDNA of DB matching with AK; 503.1 cM across 25 segments.

Additional Information

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=smithns&id=I1275

• http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I037077&tree=tree1

• "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-K86K : 24 May 2014), Benjamin H Rawlins, 07 Jan 1813; citing p. 107, volume 021, , , , United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 350,317.

• Page: 138, will of John Rollins; undocumented bible, Family Info: Rawlings, John, Present Owner: Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Location: Columbia, Missouri; Abbrev: CP Rawlings Bible; Publication: 19 Aug 1805

• Title: The Douglas Register; Abbrev: Douglas Register; Author: Compiler: Jones, W. Mac; Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1977; Note:

• Title: undocumented bible, Family Info: Rawlings, John, Present Owner: Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Location: Columbia, Missouri; Abbrev: CP Rawlings Bible; Publication: 19 Aug 1805

• Title: Clark County, Kentucky Marriages 1793-1850 Alphabetical by Brides; Abbrev: Clark Co, Ky Marriages 1793-1850 by Brides