R/RFHA Newsletter, September 1995             P.30

Courtesy of Ed Wiessing, the following copies found in the Lewis Historical Library, Vincennes Univ., Vincennes, IN

Knox Co., Indiana Territory: Any judge, Justice of the Peace, or other person authorized by law to solemnize the Bands of Matrimony in the said county of Knox, are hereby licensed to join together as husband wife, ISAAC YEATS and NANCY RAWLINS, widow, both of said county. In testimony whereof, I Robert Buntin, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said county, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21^st day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
(signed and sealed)

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Knox County, Indiana Territory: Wording is the same, clerk of the circuit court is Robert Buntin, but the participants are ALEXANDER BANKS and NANCY RAWLINGS; the date is Oct. 29, 1816.

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Nancy is the widow of ASAHEL RAWLINGS, brother to NATHAN, MOSES, et al. She was Nancy Pendergast before marriage. The NANCY marrying Banks is the daughter of ASAHEL and Nancy (Pendergast) RAWLINGS. There seems to be no further mention of these two women.

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Have you noticed lately how many RAWLIN(G)S and ROLLIN(G)S have been appearing in the news or movies or television series? A detective story series in recent publication and now a movie "Devil in a Blue Dress" has as its hero an African-American named EASY RAWLINS. There is a sheriff in Kittybunk, Mass., named PHILLIP ROLLINS. HOWARD ROLLINS was the co-star of the TV series "In the Heat of the Night". There is a father-and-son combo of RICHARD and JOHN RAWLINS who are cinematographers. There is the JOHN RAWLINS mentioned in a recent newsletter who was a director. Talented people, we R's. 

The above is sent in by Jane Patterson, 2452 N. Cumberland Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46229.