Hello all, I am looking for any information on the family of JOSIAH RAWLS, SR. of BERTIE county, NORTH CAROLINA and his wife FRUSSANAH. JOSIAH was the son of WILLIAM RAWLS & REBECCA DUNNING? and was named in his fathers will from 1772. it appears that WILLIAM was the son or brother of ABSALOM RAWLS although this not proven. ABSALOM RAWLS appears to have been a son of WILLIAM RAWLS son of JOHN RAWLS of NANSEMOND county, VIRGINIA. WILLIAM RAWLS left his will which was probated in September court 1772. He left 1/3 of his estate to his wife REBECCA and the rest as follows: son LEVY RAWLS plantation I bought of HENERY DAWSON, Son JOSIAH RAWLS remaining part od said tract, I have sold to PHILLIP RAWLS part of a parcel of land I bought of JOHN BAKER to the reedy ground. I give to my son JONAH RAWLS the remaing part of this land from JESSE DUNNING'S line to my DAWSON line. son JOAB RAWLS my manor plantation. wife REBECCA my perishable estate, but if she marries she will recieve 1/3 and the other 2/3 shall be paid to my daughter DRUSILER RAWLS and my son HOSEA RAWLS Executors brother PHILLIP RAWLS, Wife REBECCA RAWLS Wit" SAMUEL DUNING, JOHN COOK HENRY RAWLS , brother to WILLIAM, SILAS, MORIAH & PHILLIP RAWLS died between 1772-1780 leaving these children: MARY RAWLS aged 10, ALICE RAWLS aged 8, JAMES RAWLS & EDEY RAWLS aged 6, PHILLIP RAWLS aged 5 and HENRY RAWLS aged 4. it is obvious to me that this HENRY'S wife was named CHARITY and is the sister listed in the will of PHILLIP RAWLS {brother to HENRY & WILLIAM RAWLS} dated 1794 where he left his property - half my land where I now live also cow and calf to JONES RAWLS- son of HENREY RAWLS-mare, bed, cattle, etc. to PHILLIP RAWLS the other half of my land, also cow yearling etc. to ALICE RAWLS cattle, lonning wheel, pewter basin, to my SISTER CHARITY RAWLS- bed, cattle, linning wheel for her lifetime with reversion at her death to EDAH RAWLS. Remaining estate to HENREY RAWLS Executors HENREY RAWLS and PHILIP RAWLS Wit: JOB UMPHLET, WILLIAM MORRIS, JOSIAH RAWLS On the 1790 census there were these RALLS listed REBECCA RALLS 2-0-3-0-0 {widow of WILLIAM} JONAS RALLS 1-2-2-0-0 {son of WILLIAM} JOSIAH RALLS 1-1-2-0-0 {son of WILLIAM?} JOSIAH RALLS 1-4-4-0-0 {Maybe the son of JOSIAH?} JOB RALLS 1-0-0-0-1 {son of WILLIAM} HENRY RALLS 1-2-4-0-0 { Son of HENRY & CHARITY RALLS} JONAS RALLS 1-0-0-0-0 {son of HENRY & CHARITY RALLS} PHILIP RALLS 1-0-4-0-0 { son of HENRY & CHARITY RALLS} LEVY RALLS 1-0-3-0-2 {son of WILLIAM RALLS} REBECCA RALLS 0-3-7-0-0 {Widow of WILLIAM RAWLS?} My question is WHICH JOSIAH RAWLS married FRUSANNAH ? FRUSANNAH RAWLS was living with her son JOSIAH RAWLS in 1850, her age was 89 {born about 1761} her son JOSIAH RAWLS was listed as age 50 {born circa 1800} and her daughter SILVIA HARMON {listed next door with husband PARKER HARMON was age 59 {born circa 1790} In FRUSANNAH'S will proved in NAY term 1858 listed her LIVING children JOSIAH RAWLS, JONAS RAWLS & SILVIA HARMON. Also from HERTFORD county estate records JAMES RAWLS, JONAS RAWLS, JR., JOSIAH RAWLS, JACKSON RAWLS, RANDOLP RAWLS JEREMIAH RAWLS, ABISHA RAWLS, JOHN L. RAWLS, & URIAH RAWLS were mentioned in VARIOUS records in the early 1800's I have info. on these people but some are unidentified. ABISHA RAWLS, JOHN L. RAWLS, JACKSON RAWLS need to be put in the right family group. URIAH RAWLS was from NANSEMOND county as was most likely JEREMIAH RAWLS. JAMES RAWLS married RACHEL BAKER, was he the son of JOSIAH RAWLS, SR? RANDOLPH RAWLS married CRETIA and I have a copy of his will but no children were named. who were his children? he had sons because he left his shotguns to them. any info. is truly appreciated. BOBBY RAWLS BIG SPRING, TEXAS