Re: Introducing John Rollins
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clro...@bellsouth.net
Apr 19, 2007, 10:10:43 AM4/19/07
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Hi Steve,
I can't quible wth any of this. I have a lot more info on Buwell I can provide if I can find it in my very unorganized stuff. There is also a Chatham record of John Sr. buying slaves c. 1798. I'll have to check. I'm also going to check on Amy's maiden name. For some reason, I thought it was something else. Gregory and Sarah were right there in your area. I'd sure like to see what we could dig up on them. Got to cut this short 'cause this computer is not too user friendly. Thanks for a great start on John Sr. !!!
Laney
>
> From: Steven Weaver <sgw...@yahoo.com>
> Date: 2007/04/17 Tue AM 08:54:07 EDT
> To: "Rollins Family of Chatham County, North Carolina" <rollins-family-of-chath...@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: Introducing John Rollins
>
>
> Here is what little I can say about John Rollins without straining.
> Can anyone contribute further information?
>
> PARENTAGE
>
> John Rollins was a likely native of Virginia and possibly a son of
> Gregory and Sarah (Holt) Rawlings of the Sussex or Surry region.
> However, further research is necessary to confirm this.
>
> BIRTH
>
> John Rollins' birth date is unknown and unfortunately census records
> are not very helpful in answering this question. The 1790 and 1820
> federal censuses only indicate that he was born before 1775; the
> 1800-10 censuses suggest he was born circa 1756-74 and 1766-84,
> respectively. Considering his wife's age and the approximate birth
> dates of his children, a birth date falling roughly in the middle or
> latter 1750s appears most likely.
>
> MARRIAGE
>
> John Rollins likely married during the second half of the 1770s.
> Unfortunately the North Carolina State Archives does not have a
> marriage bond for this union.
>
> His wife's given name was Amy but her surname is uncertain. James M.
> Rollins recalled in his 1910 booklet memorializing his deceased
> daughter Gladys that Frederick Rollins' wife's maiden name was Goodwin
> but there is some primary evidence to suggest that it was actually
> Booker. Perhaps James M. Rollins misremembered and it was actually
> his great-grandmother, not his grandmother, who was a Goodwin.
>
> MIGRATION
>
> The date and circumstances of John Rollins' removal to North Carolina
> are currently unknown.
>
> CENSUS
>
> John Rollins appears as a Chatham County, North Carolina head of
> household in census records for the years 1790-1820. He was the only
> Rollins head of household recorded in Chatham County in 1790 and 1800,
> making him the likely progenitor of the Rollins family in that county.
>
> In 1790 the John "Rolins" household consisted of himself and Amy, five
> boys 0-15 years of age, and one additional female. The five boys
> likely include sons Young, William, Burwell, and Frederick; the fifth
> boy might correspond to son Jesse or be an as yet unidentified male
> who died young or left the household before 1800. The second female
> is almost certainly daughter Elizabeth.
>
> In 1800 the John Rollins household consisted of himself and Amy (both
> 26-44 years of age), four boys 10-15 years of age, one girl 10-15-
> years of age, four boys 0-9 years of age, and one girl 0-9 years of
> age. The children born circa 1785-90 probably correspond to sons
> Young, William, Burwell, and Frederick and daughter Elizabeth. The
> children born circa 1791-1800 probably correspond to sons Jesse,
> Thomas, James, and Henry and daughter Salley.
>
> In 1810 the John "Rolland" household consisted of himself (26-44 years
> of age) and Amy (45+ years of age), three males 16-25 years of age,
> one female 16-25 years of age, one boy 10-15 years of age, one girl
> 10-15 years of age, and one girl 0-9 years of age. The three males
> born circa 1785-94 likely correspond to sons Jesse, Thomas, and
> James. The female born circa 1785-94 corresponds to daughter
> Elizabeth. The children born circa 1795-1800 correspond to son Henry
> and daughter Salley. The girl born circa 1801-10 corresponds to
> daughter Nancey. Son Young headed his own household in 1810; sons
> William, Burwell, and Frederick remain unaccounted for.
>
> In 1820 the John Rollins household consisted of himself and Amy (both
> 45+ years of age) two females 16-25 years of age, and one male 16-25
> years of age. The three people born circa 1795-1804 likely correspond
> to daughters Salley and Nancey and son Henry.
>
> PROPERTY
>
> John Rollins purchased property in Chatham County from one John Sexton
> in February 1793. In November 1802 he sold property to one Edmund
> Cox.
>
> WILL
>
> John "Rollings" prepared his last will and testament on 27 July 1820.
> In it he named his wife Amy and three children (Henry, Salley, and
> Nancey) as legatees and Burwell "Rollings" (relationship unstated) as
> executor. Guilford Carpenter and Solomon Carpenter witnessed the
> will. In it he loaned the 80-acre tract of property on which he lived
> to his wife Amy during her life or widowhood, after which it was to
> pass to his son Henry. Henry, Nancey, and Salley each received a
> feather bed. The remainder of his property he loaned to his wife Amy
> during her life or widowhood, after which he directed that that
> property be equally divided between "all my children."
>
> DEATH
>
> John Rollins date of death, like his birth date is uncertain. We know
> that his will was probated in August 1821 so it seems likely that he
> died during the spring or early summer of that year. His burial place
> is also unknown.
>
> CHILDREN
>
> As noted, John Rollins identified as children only Henry, Nancey, and
> Salley by name in his will. Since John Rollins was the only Rollins
> head of household in Chatham County in 1790 and 1800, younger male
> Rollins heads of household who begin appearing in census records from
> 1810 and forward are presumed to be his children (e.g., Jesse,
> Burwell, Frederick, and James). Burwell was the executor of John
> Rollins' will; James M. Rollins identifies Frederick Rollins as a son
> of John Rollins in his 1910 booklet memorializing his deceased
> daughter Gladys.
>
> A name resembling Young Rollins appears as a Chatham County head of
> household in the 1810 census and is possibly also a son of John
> Rollins (the original is almost illegible). I wonder if he may not
> also be the John Rollins who appears in Chatham County deed records in
> 1826 some five years after John Rollins' death, i.e., "Young John
> Rollins."
>
> Elizabeth Blackmon's headstone at Brown's Cemetery in Madison County,
> Tennessee reportedly identifies her as the "daughter of John and Amy
> Rollins." Also buried in this cemetery is a Thomas Rollins
> (1792-1860) who is likely her brother. An online list of interments
> is available at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/madison/cemeteries/brown.txt.
>
> 01. YOUNG ROLLINS born before 1784
> 02. Unidentified Male Rollins born circa 1785-90; possibly died young
> 03. WILLIAM ROLLINS born circa 1786; died circa 1866; married MARY <?>
> 04. ELIZABETH ROLLINS born circa 1786; died 10 November 1854; married
> FORDHAM BLACKMON
> 05. BURWELL ROLLINS born circa 1790; died circa 1865; married
> ELIZABETH RAGLAND
> 06. FREDERICK ROLLINS born circa 1790; died 1843; married REBECCA
> BOOKER?
> 07. JESSE ROLLINS born circa 1791; died before 1870; married MARY <?>
> 08. THOMAS ROLLINS born 11 October 1792; died 16 March 1860; married
> REBECCA <?>
> 09. JAMES ROLLINS born circa 1795; died before 1860; married SUSAN
> DENNIS
> 10. HENRY ROLLINS born circa 1795: died before 1870; married <?>
> 11. SALLEY ROLLINS born circa 1795-1800
> 12. NANCEY ROLLINS born circa 1805; died circa 1876; never married
>
> SOURCES
>
> 1790 Federal Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 196
>
> 1800 Federal Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 207
>
> 1810 Federal Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 195
>
> 1815 Tax List, Chatham County, North Carolina, Capt. Partridge's
> District, accessible online via http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/partrtax.html
>
> 1820 Federal Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 57
>
> Deed of Sale from John Rollings to Edmund Cox, November 1802, Chatham
> County, North Carolina Deed Book M, page 169, listed in the Index to
> Deeds, Mortgages, and Real Estate Conveyances, Chatham County, N.C.,
> Grantors at http://www.chathamncrod.org/
>
> Deed of Sale from John Sexton to John Rawlings, February 1793, Chatham
> County, North Carolina Deed Book G, page 18, listed in the Index to
> Deeds, Mortgages, and Real Estate Conveyances, Chatham County, N.C.,
> Grantees at http://www.chathamncrod.org/
>
> Rollins, James M. Gladys Mays Rollins, Born May 29, 1891 - Died July
> 22, 1907, Aged Sixteen Years - Musing of a Father on the Nineteenth
> Anniversary of the Birth of his Daughter; and the Third Year After her
> Death.
>
> Will of John Rollings, dated 27 July 1820, proved August 1821, Chatham
> County, North Carolina, Will Book B, page 37, copy obtained from
> Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives & History,
> Archives & Records Section, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC
>
> FURTHER RESEARCH
>
> 01. Chatham County deeds, tax lists, county court minutes
>
>
> >
I can't quible wth any of this. I have a lot more info on Buwell I can provide if I can find it in my very unorganized stuff. There is also a Chatham record of John Sr. buying slaves c. 1798. I'll have to check. I'm also going to check on Amy's maiden name. For some reason, I thought it was something else. Gregory and Sarah were right there in your area. I'd sure like to see what we could dig up on them. Got to cut this short 'cause this computer is not too user friendly. Thanks for a great start on John Sr. !!!
Laney
>
> From: Steven Weaver <sgw...@yahoo.com>
> Date: 2007/04/17 Tue AM 08:54:07 EDT
> To: "Rollins Family of Chatham County, North Carolina" <rollins-family-of-chath...@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: Introducing John Rollins
>
>
> Here is what little I can say about John Rollins without straining.
> Can anyone contribute further information?
>
> PARENTAGE
>
> John Rollins was a likely native of Virginia and possibly a son of
> Gregory and Sarah (Holt) Rawlings of the Sussex or Surry region.
> However, further research is necessary to confirm this.
>
> BIRTH
>
> John Rollins' birth date is unknown and unfortunately census records
> are not very helpful in answering this question. The 1790 and 1820
> federal censuses only indicate that he was born before 1775; the
> 1800-10 censuses suggest he was born circa 1756-74 and 1766-84,
> respectively. Considering his wife's age and the approximate birth
> dates of his children, a birth date falling roughly in the middle or
> latter 1750s appears most likely.
>
> MARRIAGE
>
> John Rollins likely married during the second half of the 1770s.
> Unfortunately the North Carolina State Archives does not have a
> marriage bond for this union.
>
> His wife's given name was Amy but her surname is uncertain. James M.
> Rollins recalled in his 1910 booklet memorializing his deceased
> daughter Gladys that Frederick Rollins' wife's maiden name was Goodwin
> but there is some primary evidence to suggest that it was actually
> Booker. Perhaps James M. Rollins misremembered and it was actually
> his great-grandmother, not his grandmother, who was a Goodwin.
>
> MIGRATION
>
> The date and circumstances of John Rollins' removal to North Carolina
> are currently unknown.
>
> CENSUS
>
> John Rollins appears as a Chatham County, North Carolina head of
> household in census records for the years 1790-1820. He was the only
> Rollins head of household recorded in Chatham County in 1790 and 1800,
> making him the likely progenitor of the Rollins family in that county.
>
> In 1790 the John "Rolins" household consisted of himself and Amy, five
> boys 0-15 years of age, and one additional female. The five boys
> likely include sons Young, William, Burwell, and Frederick; the fifth
> boy might correspond to son Jesse or be an as yet unidentified male
> who died young or left the household before 1800. The second female
> is almost certainly daughter Elizabeth.
>
> In 1800 the John Rollins household consisted of himself and Amy (both
> 26-44 years of age), four boys 10-15 years of age, one girl 10-15-
> years of age, four boys 0-9 years of age, and one girl 0-9 years of
> age. The children born circa 1785-90 probably correspond to sons
> Young, William, Burwell, and Frederick and daughter Elizabeth. The
> children born circa 1791-1800 probably correspond to sons Jesse,
> Thomas, James, and Henry and daughter Salley.
>
> In 1810 the John "Rolland" household consisted of himself (26-44 years
> of age) and Amy (45+ years of age), three males 16-25 years of age,
> one female 16-25 years of age, one boy 10-15 years of age, one girl
> 10-15 years of age, and one girl 0-9 years of age. The three males
> born circa 1785-94 likely correspond to sons Jesse, Thomas, and
> James. The female born circa 1785-94 corresponds to daughter
> Elizabeth. The children born circa 1795-1800 correspond to son Henry
> and daughter Salley. The girl born circa 1801-10 corresponds to
> daughter Nancey. Son Young headed his own household in 1810; sons
> William, Burwell, and Frederick remain unaccounted for.
>
> In 1820 the John Rollins household consisted of himself and Amy (both
> 45+ years of age) two females 16-25 years of age, and one male 16-25
> years of age. The three people born circa 1795-1804 likely correspond
> to daughters Salley and Nancey and son Henry.
>
> PROPERTY
>
> John Rollins purchased property in Chatham County from one John Sexton
> in February 1793. In November 1802 he sold property to one Edmund
> Cox.
>
> WILL
>
> John "Rollings" prepared his last will and testament on 27 July 1820.
> In it he named his wife Amy and three children (Henry, Salley, and
> Nancey) as legatees and Burwell "Rollings" (relationship unstated) as
> executor. Guilford Carpenter and Solomon Carpenter witnessed the
> will. In it he loaned the 80-acre tract of property on which he lived
> to his wife Amy during her life or widowhood, after which it was to
> pass to his son Henry. Henry, Nancey, and Salley each received a
> feather bed. The remainder of his property he loaned to his wife Amy
> during her life or widowhood, after which he directed that that
> property be equally divided between "all my children."
>
> DEATH
>
> John Rollins date of death, like his birth date is uncertain. We know
> that his will was probated in August 1821 so it seems likely that he
> died during the spring or early summer of that year. His burial place
> is also unknown.
>
> CHILDREN
>
> As noted, John Rollins identified as children only Henry, Nancey, and
> Salley by name in his will. Since John Rollins was the only Rollins
> head of household in Chatham County in 1790 and 1800, younger male
> Rollins heads of household who begin appearing in census records from
> 1810 and forward are presumed to be his children (e.g., Jesse,
> Burwell, Frederick, and James). Burwell was the executor of John
> Rollins' will; James M. Rollins identifies Frederick Rollins as a son
> of John Rollins in his 1910 booklet memorializing his deceased
> daughter Gladys.
>
> A name resembling Young Rollins appears as a Chatham County head of
> household in the 1810 census and is possibly also a son of John
> Rollins (the original is almost illegible). I wonder if he may not
> also be the John Rollins who appears in Chatham County deed records in
> 1826 some five years after John Rollins' death, i.e., "Young John
> Rollins."
>
> Elizabeth Blackmon's headstone at Brown's Cemetery in Madison County,
> Tennessee reportedly identifies her as the "daughter of John and Amy
> Rollins." Also buried in this cemetery is a Thomas Rollins
> (1792-1860) who is likely her brother. An online list of interments
> is available at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/madison/cemeteries/brown.txt.
>
> 01. YOUNG ROLLINS born before 1784
> 02. Unidentified Male Rollins born circa 1785-90; possibly died young
> 03. WILLIAM ROLLINS born circa 1786; died circa 1866; married MARY <?>
> 04. ELIZABETH ROLLINS born circa 1786; died 10 November 1854; married
> FORDHAM BLACKMON
> 05. BURWELL ROLLINS born circa 1790; died circa 1865; married
> ELIZABETH RAGLAND
> 06. FREDERICK ROLLINS born circa 1790; died 1843; married REBECCA
> BOOKER?
> 07. JESSE ROLLINS born circa 1791; died before 1870; married MARY <?>
> 08. THOMAS ROLLINS born 11 October 1792; died 16 March 1860; married
> REBECCA <?>
> 09. JAMES ROLLINS born circa 1795; died before 1860; married SUSAN
> DENNIS
> 10. HENRY ROLLINS born circa 1795: died before 1870; married <?>
> 11. SALLEY ROLLINS born circa 1795-1800
> 12. NANCEY ROLLINS born circa 1805; died circa 1876; never married
>
> SOURCES
>
> 1790 Federal Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 196
>
> 1800 Federal Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 207
>
> 1810 Federal Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 195
>
> 1815 Tax List, Chatham County, North Carolina, Capt. Partridge's
> District, accessible online via http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/partrtax.html
>
> 1820 Federal Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, page 57
>
> Deed of Sale from John Rollings to Edmund Cox, November 1802, Chatham
> County, North Carolina Deed Book M, page 169, listed in the Index to
> Deeds, Mortgages, and Real Estate Conveyances, Chatham County, N.C.,
> Grantors at http://www.chathamncrod.org/
>
> Deed of Sale from John Sexton to John Rawlings, February 1793, Chatham
> County, North Carolina Deed Book G, page 18, listed in the Index to
> Deeds, Mortgages, and Real Estate Conveyances, Chatham County, N.C.,
> Grantees at http://www.chathamncrod.org/
>
> Rollins, James M. Gladys Mays Rollins, Born May 29, 1891 - Died July
> 22, 1907, Aged Sixteen Years - Musing of a Father on the Nineteenth
> Anniversary of the Birth of his Daughter; and the Third Year After her
> Death.
>
> Will of John Rollings, dated 27 July 1820, proved August 1821, Chatham
> County, North Carolina, Will Book B, page 37, copy obtained from
> Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives & History,
> Archives & Records Section, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC
>
> FURTHER RESEARCH
>
> 01. Chatham County deeds, tax lists, county court minutes
>
>
> >
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