Aaron
Rawlings
aka Butler
Born in Bromham, Wiltshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Rawlins
and Dorothy (Gee) Rawlins
Brother of
Daniel Rawlins [half], Richard Rawlins [half], Stephen (Rawlins) Rawlings, John Rawlins, Meriam (Rawlins) Knee, Moses Rawlins, Ruth Rawlins, Sarah Rawlins, Mary Rawlins, Mary Rawlins and Daniel (Rawlins) Rawlings
Husband of
Susannah (Jones) Rawlings
— married
1713 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Descendants 
Died
at age 72
in Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Biography
Aaron Rawlings (1668–1741) was an early settler of Anne Arundel, Maryland.[1]
Aaron was born in Bromham, Wiltshire, England on 5 November 1667/8 to Daniel Rawlins alias Butler[2] and his second wife, Dorothy Gee.[3] His parents were devoted Quakers[2] to the extent that, after the passing of his father in February 1669/70,[4] his mother was placed into 'extreme poverty' by a fine imposed for hosting a meeting at her house.[5][6]
Losing his father at the very young age of two,[4] Aaron would most likely have been raised by his mother and his eldest living brother, Stephen, who, by that time, was 23 years old.[7] It is likely that Aaron had good relations with Stephen and his other siblings, as he eventually named three of his sons after them: Moses, Stephen and Jonathan.
The loss of his father[4] and subsequent destitution of his mother[5][6] at such a young age would no doubt have played a role in his eventual decision to leave the village in which his family had resided since at least 1555[8] to Anne Arundel.
Although it is not known precisely when or how Aaron got to Maryland, it is known that he was resident there by at least 1699, when he purchased 'Young's Lot', 300 acres of land in Baltimore County.[9]
By 1705, Aaron had married Susanna Jones, heiress of Dr William Jones.[9] Together, they are said to have had:
- Daniel, born 1695 and died around 1772;
- William, died around 1744;
- Caroline, born around 1704 and died 1795;[10]
- Aaron, born 1706 and died around 1757;
- Moses, born 1708 and died 1741;
- Jonathan, born around 1720 and died 1784;
- Stephen, born around 1721 and died 1783; and
- Ann, died 1762.[9]
Aaron died around 1741 in Anne Arundel, leaving a will on his passing mentioning:
- Susannah Rawlings, his wife;
- William Rawlings, his son and executor;
- Stephen Rawlings, his son;
- Jonathan Rawlings, his son;
- Aaron Rawlings, his son and executor;
- Ann Jones, his daughter;
- Richard Williams Jr, testator;
- Phillip Hall, testator; and
- John Powell, testator.[11]
Research Notes
- Despite being a Quaker, Aaron is known to have owned slaves.[9]
- Aaron is believed to be the son of Daniel and Dorothy Rawlins alias Butler who was born in Bromham on 5 November 1667/8[2] for the following reasons:
- Aaron's probate documents state that he was 74 years old at the time of his passing, yielding a birth year of 1667;[11]
- O Butler, a patrilineal descendant of Daniel through his son, Moses Rawlins alias Butler, and a patrilineal descendant of Aaron through his son Stephen both belong to the Y-DNA haplogroup I-L533;
- Aaron was a Quaker,[9] the same faith as Daniel and Dorothy belonged;[2]
- Aaron named one of his estates, 'Wiltshire';
- Aaron named his sons, 'Daniel', 'Stephen', 'Moses' and 'Johnathan', all names of Daniel's sons; and
- Daniel's son Daniel Rawlings also moved to Maryland, which is confirmed to be the case by his 1700 marriage record which was registered with the Quakers and states that he was of 'Potuxon River', Maryland and was the son of Daniel Rawlings of Bromham, weaver, deceased.[12]
Sources
- ↑ Joshua Dorsey Warfield. 2008. The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A Genealogical and Biographical Review from Wills, Deeds and Church Records. Heritage Books. p. 135. https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Founders_of_Anne_Arundel_and_Howard/eUB5oCNIgJEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Aaron+Rawlings+Anne+Arundel&pg=PA135&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837", database, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 7097 #1047 : accessed 22 December 2023) [requires subscription], Aaron Rawlings, child of Daniell Rawlings, born on 5 November 1667.
- ↑ "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812", database, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 61187 #902104082 : accessed 22 December 2023) [requires subscription], Dorothey Foy married Daniell Ralens on 9 May 1646 in Devizes, St John the Baptist, Wiltshire, England.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 FindMyPast - Wiltshire Memorial Inscription Index. First name(s): Daniel; Last name: Rawlings; Death year: 1669; Death day: 22; Death month: Feb; Place: Quakers in Wiltshire Notes & Queries; County: Wiltshire; Country: England; Notes: alias BUTLER of Bromham bur at Devizes; Reference: 99427. https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FD%2F151170700%2F1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Taylor, Kay S. 2006. “Chalk, Cheese, and Cloth: The Settling of Quaker Communities in Seventeenth-Century Wiltshire.” Quaker Studies 10 (2): 160–84, 170. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1129&context=quakerstudies.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Besse, Joseph. 1753. A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers. Vol. 2. London: Luke Hinde. 43. https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/A_Collection_of_the_Sufferings_of_the_Pe/RaNAAQAAMAAJ.
- ↑ "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812", database, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 61187 #2844468 : accessed 22 December 2023) [requires subscription], Steven Rallings, son of Daniell Rallings, baptised on 28 December 1646 in Bromham, Wiltshire, England.
- ↑ "Indented Lease by Andrew Baynton of Bromham, Wiltshire, to Joan Walker and William Walker," WARD 2/26/94A/17, The National Archives. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4453450.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Peck, C E. 2003. “Aaron Rawlings.” The Rawlings Family of Maryland. July 27, 2003. http://www.mosesrawlings.freeservers.com/aaronrawlings1.html.
- ↑ George Norbury MacKenzie. Colonial Families of the United States of America. New York, The Grafton Press, 1907, 425, Internet Archive. Accessed 23 Dec. 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Maryland, U.S., Calendar of Wills, 1635-1743", database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 3250 #7228 : accessed 22 December 2023) [requires subscription], will of Aaron Rawlings of Anne Arundel, Maryland, British America, probated on 25 April 1741.
- ↑ "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837", database, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 7097 #357233 : accessed 19 January 2024) [requires subscription], Daniell Rawlings, son of Daniell Rawlings, married Ann Nelless on 5 October 1700 in Devonshire House London, England.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aaron by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aaron by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- O Butler
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-FT244014, FTDNA kit #B351374 - Ralph Butler :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-FT244014, FTDNA kit #260226
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~0.78%
David Nelson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T234297 [compare], FTDNA kit #752324
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~0.39%
Ken Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A689688 [compare], Ancestry member kendalnelson
-
~0.39%
Ernestine (Nelson) Blake :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member G_Parriott
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Categories: Bromham, Wiltshire | Butler-Rawlings Family Project
Although Anthony Rawlings Jr and Catherine Beckwith appear as the parents of Aaron on a number of genealogical research sites, I have to date found no actual reliable sources to back up that claim. There are a number of reasons why I believe Aaron's true parents to be Daniel Rawlings and Dorothy Gee of Bromham, including that:
I understand that you share DNA with an individual who is supposed to be related to you through Anthony Rawlings Jr and Catherine Beckwith. I would point out, however, that, because of how distant an ancestor Aaron is to you (given just how long ago he lived), the amount of autosomal DNA you would have inherited from him is likely to be negligible. This does not apply to Y chromosomal DNA due to the fact that it is inherited patrilineally. I would suggest that you may be related to this DNA match through another line, or perhaps multiple lines.
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