It was Newton on the printed lists from "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky" Vol 1 pg339"where it lists Wm Rainwater,Sr,Pvt enlisted 1 Jan 1814 for service till 30 Jun 1814. This William deserted on 20 Jan. Newton,Edward and William,Jr enlisted for the same term. in Capt William McClellan's Co 7th Reg't US Inf. However, On the Alphabetical Index of Missouri Patentees BLWTs-War of 1812 (GS# 0983163-pg 154) It lists: Edmund Rainwater -Warrant # 19610(On the actual warrant it is Edward,though) NW 10 55 27 John Rainwater-Warrant # 19607- NW 35 55 21 (He was with Hunters Inf.) Newsom Rainwater-Warrant # 19609 SW 21 55 21 William Rainwater-Warrant # 19611 NE 13 54 20 Edward,Newsom and William were with Allens 7the Inf (according to the warrants.) All were registered on 7 June 1819 On Newsom's BLWT he states he was bn in Johnston Co,NC and he was age 35 at the time of his discharge at Pass Christian, Ms on 1 Aug 1815.He enlisted in Rhea Co.,Tn on 18 Jul 1813. (Must have been an extension of his 1st enlistment). Glidie -----Original Message----- From: Susan Chance-Rainwater <scr@ncc.com> To: RAINWATER-L@rootsweb.com <RAINWATER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 12:26 PM Subject: [RAINWATER-L] Edward & Newton Rainwater > >>I noticed you have Newton, Edward and William Rainwater serving in the >>War of 1812 from Kentucky. Do you know anymore about these men, >>especially Newton? I'm anxious to know if Newton is actually Newsome >>Rainwater. Newsome, Edward and William are all closely associated with >>my Mary Ann Rainwater, wife of Burrell Perry, and they did receive >>bounties in Missouri. I think if I can identify Newsome, I'll have a >>better chance of positively identifying my Mary Ann. > >Hi Leila - > >That War of 1812 listing was the first mention I'd ever seen of Edward and >Newton, so sadly, I have no other information. What I can tell you is that Capt. >McClellan's company was based in Pulaski Co., KY. Also, neither >Edward or Newton appear in the 1810 or 1820 Kentucky census. I know >they are not sons of William Rainwater, and had wondered if they might >be the sons of the mysterious Abraham Rainwater who lived in Pulaski and >Russell counties, but he either died with no will, or left Kentucky before >1840. If you find something positive, I'd love to hear about it. > >I am replying via the mailing list because mindspring keeps bouncing >messages to your email address. > >Susan > >Visit my web sites: >http://www.ncc.com/humans/scr/index.html >http://www.chronography.com/index.html > > > >==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== >Approximately 3 people are subscribing/unsubscribing from this >list each week. Periodically submit your family queries to >reach new subscribers. >