William RAWLINS S1713 West Tenn. #22076 $20.78/year issued 1 Oct. 1833.
14 Dec. 1832 Bedford County, Tenn. Mrs. Jamima LIGHT, aged 58 next 28 Nov., states she was born in Louisa County Va., and raised in Caroline County, Va. She has heard her uncles Walter and John BRAME state that William RAWLINS served with them in the Revolutionary War Rev. Melchizedick BRAME, aged 60 next 20 April stated he was born and raised in Caroline County, Va. He heard his father and his uncles Walter and John BRAME state they served in the same Company as RAWLINS. He has also heard Paul CARRINGTON Jr., a Judge of Virginia District Court, refer to William RAWLINS’ service.
16 Jan. 1833 Franklin County, William RAWLINS states he was born in Caroline County, Va., according to the record his father kept in a large family Bible. he has no record of his own. He entered the service under Capt. Joseph RICHERSON of the Caroline County militia just after turning 16. About 1 March 1781 he was appointed 2nd Sergeant in Capt. Charles WOODFOLK’S company of the militia, and participated in the evacuation of Richmond after the British took Manchester and burned the public warehouses and tobacco. (Note: further details of service are provided.) He submits the testimony of Rev. Mechozendick BRAME and his sister Jamima LIGHT. He lived in Caroline County until the age of 39, and about 1803 removed to Halifax County, Va, where he lived in Meadsville and at the Court house five years. In 1808 he removed to Pittsylvania, Virginia, for two years, After that he resided in Rawlinsburg , Rockingham County, Virginia. From there he moved to Tenn. and has resided in Franklin County for about ten years.
29 May 1833 Franklin County William RAWLINS clarifies details of service and mentions returning to his father’s home in Caroline County during the war. Francis RAWLINS states she will be 62 years old next 20 Sept. She was born in King William County, Va., where she lived until age 12 Her father , Capt. Giles RAINS, then moved to Caroline County in the area where William RAWLINS then lived. She often heard her husband George RAWLINS, say that he and William RAWLINS served together under Col. MATTHEWS.
3 March 1834 Franklin County, William RAWLINS states further that he, when little more than 17 years of age, rode between midnight and daybrake through the American lines and carried dispatches to Gen. LAFAYETTE. He was hailed by LAFAYETTE’S life guard and held at bayonet point until the messages were red. He continued in the express service until the end of his tour.
20 June 1833 Bedford, County Tenn. Benjamine GAMBRILL, J.P. states he has been acquainted with Rev. M. BRAME for 10 years or more and with his sister, Mrs. Jamima LIGHT, for six or seven years.
17 April 1834 Winchester, Tenn. William RAWLINS submitted his pension certificate for renewal.
1936 Inquiry of Mamie MCCANN of Lexington, Kentucky.