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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Hester Rolston: Birth: 1785 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 1827 in Christian County, Kentucky, USA

  2. Anna Rolston: Birth: 27 NOV 1786 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 12 MAY 1812 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

  3. Jesse Rolston: Birth: ABT 1788 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 15 MAR 1870 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

  4. William Rolston: Birth: ABT 1790 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: ABT 1847 in Trigg County, Kentucky, USA

  5. Ruth M. Rolston: Birth: 20 MAY 1793 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 2 OCT 1847 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

  6. John Henton Rolston: Birth: 16 JUL 1794 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 18 JUN 1874 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

  7. Jacob M. Rolston: Birth: ABT 1795 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: ABT 1845 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

  8. Eleanor Rolston: Birth: 11 APR 1798 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 6 SEP 1860 in Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

  9. Silas Henton Rolston: Birth: 20 SEP 1798 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 11 APR 1867 in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, USA

  10. Benjamin Fielding Rolston: Birth: 10 MAY 1802 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 15 JUN 1886 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

  11. David H. Rolston: Birth: 10 MAR 1804 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: 3 APR 1877 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA

  12. Sarah Rolston: Birth: ABT 1806 in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA. Death: BET 1844 AND 1847 in Knox County, Ohio, USA


Sources
1. Source:   Details: Rockingham Co., VA Marriage Register

Notes
a. Note:   Rockingham Co., VA Marriage Register: 18 Jan 1783, David Rolston and Sarah Henton dau. of John (dec.)
  1820 census, Rockingham Co., VA, film 0,193,698: p. 159, Ralston, David 001301-01101-06 and 7 slaves.
  Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files 973 M28g: Rolston, David S7431, says he was born 20 Oct 1760 in Rockingham Co., VA (later Augusta); appl. 17 Sep 1832; always lived there; served in the Revolutionary Army from 1776 to 1781, his last posting at Yorktown
  GRANTEE Rolston, David, Jr. grantee. DATE 8 July 1784. NOTE Location: Rockingham County. NOTE Grantee(s): Hinton, Benjamin and Rolston, David, Jun. NOTE Description: 130 acres. NOTE Source: Land Office Grants M, 1781-1785, p. 296 (Reel 53). NOTE See also the following surname(s): Ralston. downloaded
  WorldConnect has this David Rolston marrying 2nd Susannah Matthews, but Susannah Matthews is more likely connected with the David Rolston (b. 1780-1790) who went to Christian Co., KY. This younger David is likely the son of William Rolston and Mary Hopkins, and therefore is the older David's nephew.



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