Annie, No one has posted much, if any info on Moses that I can recall and I have no concrete facts to support a listing of Mose's children, but based on census records in NC and proximity of counties, I believe in the possibility that a listing of Moses's descendants could have included the following: Mathew RAINWATER b: Aft 1774 Moses RAINWATER b: Aft 1774 John RAINWATER b: Bef 1775 Locations of these men were as follows: 1810 - Richmond co, NC - John 1820 - Richmond co, NC - Mathew and Moses(Jr) 1830 - Jefferson co, TN - Mathew Sevier co, TN - Moses(Jr) 1840 - Sevier co, TN - Moses(Jr) I also believe that it's possible that the John I listed above was in the Hendersonville District, Granville co, NC in 1790. I agree with your assessment on missing details about Moses. For some time, I have pondered the possibility that Moses may hold a key to many Rainwater lines that have hit a dead end, including my own.Could some of the Rainwaters that were in Spartanburg co, SC come from this line? I represent the above not as facts, but simply as points to consider, with additional research required to change some or all of these beliefs into facts. I wish you good luck in your Rainwater hunting. Dan Bruce At 09:52 AM 4/2/99 PST, Annie wrote: >Does anyone know the names of Moses' children? He appears on the 1787 NC state census with 1 male 21-60; 6 males under 21 or over 60; 4 females of all ages and no slaves. Quoting Robert Albert (p.8 July 1995 Rainwater Researcher) "this Rainwater has obviously been married for some time as he has 9 children....in 1787 Moses apprentices Williams Rainwater age 13 to Mr. Robert Burch. It is highly likely that he was apprenticing his own son....named after his father. Moses also witnessed the will of Robert Burch in 1788." > If we knew more about this Moses, he could possibly provide a lot of missing links. > Annie > >Johnston is just a few counties SE of Surry and Surry isn't far from Sevier Co., TN. > > >==== RAINWATER Mailing List ==== >RootsWeb has many subjects and surname newsgroups for your enjoyment. >Point your browser to www.rootsweb.com/ >and be prepared to stay awhile. The facilities are immense. > > Dan