R/RFHA, December 2000                                            P.43

From Art Rollins, 4116 Hunting Drive, Hermitage, TN 37076

"History of Gilmer Co, West Virginia" (no other info given)

"Gilmer County has a fascinating history, such as the Pringle Brothers, who lived in a hollow Sycamore Tree. Elizabeth Wallace (White) (Westfall) a member of the English mobility, traveled through the wilderness alone, and lived in the same tree.

A short distance away, in another county, Amos Carpenter, patriarch of the family who was born under a rock cliff during an Indian raid. These people, believe it or not, are part of or related to the ROLLINS family of West Virginia. In fact, almost ALL the people in that county are related or part of the ROLLINS family.

Rachel Pringle md HIRAM ROLLINS P.179

P.213 - Road to be built along E.D. ROLLINS line, to intersect big road near HIRAM ROLLINS

P.214 - DANIEL ROLLINS, assigned to road building, July 25, 1851. He was an early settler in Upshur County.

P.247 - L.D. ROLLINS forming of county.

P.275 - Capers Church stood on land occupied by ABRAM ROLLINS-

P.289 - DANIEL ROLLINS and Sarah (Reese) ROLLINS, voted to form Upshur Co.

P.291 - ISAAC ROLLINS voted on forming of Upshur County

P.308 - A. G. ROLLINS joined Co. E, 6th. WV Cavalry (3rd US Infantry)

P.309 - ABRAM ROLLINS joined 1st WV Light Artillery as a Corporal,

P.452 -- Otto Fletcher, son of G.C. Fletcher, md ELIZABETH ALLEY ROLLINS dtr of Wm-Pringle ROLLINS.

P.508 – Wm. T. Martin md. KATE ROLLINS, d/o LEMUEL & Elizabeth (Reese) ROLLINS, May 1, 1884. LEMUEL Was the son of BARNEY and Catherine (Weatherholt) ROLLINS

P.524 - Emma E. Neff, widow of PHILLIP ROLLINS.

P.525 - Robert Knell Neff, son of Henry & Mary Catherine Reynolds, md- ANGELINE ROLLINS, dtr. of LEMUEL ROLLINS.

P.536 - Wm- T. Martin md dtr. of Lemuel & Sarah ROLLINS May 1, 1884. Wm. Pringle md NELLIE ROLLINS, d/o of BARNEY, & had 15 children. HETTIE who md. a Weatherhold...SIANI who md Christopher Cutright, WEALTHY who md Abraham Crites...Alminy who md Isaac Simons… MAHALIA who m. Jacob Crites… SUSANNAH who md George Cutwright… RACHEL who md. her cousin HIRAM ROLLINS...JOHN who md Rhoda Casto

P.597 - Dorpha Stark Westphal md. HETTIE ROLLINS d/o ALBERT ROLLINS July 2, 1894

There is much more on this family.

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From "King George Co., VA D-V-D. Death Records"

MARTHA C. ROLLINS, aged 12 yrs., died Sent. 20, 1853, dtr- of ABNER W. ROLLINS and wife Susannah.

ROSLIE ROLLINS, aged 17, died Aug. 1855, dtr. of ROBERT & Patsy ROLLINS

WILLIE ROLLINS, 9 months, died in 1855, dtr. of AUSTIN and Elizabeth ROLLINS

BETHLEHEM ROLLINS, aged 73, d. Feb. 3, 1855, no other info.

CAROLINE ROLLINS, aged 60, died in April, 1860

NANCY Carver, dtr. of SAMUEL and Bethlehem ROLLINS, age & dale of death unknown

ANNIE ROLLINS, aged 25, d. Feb. 10, 1871; father JAMES ROLLINS

N.N. ROLLINS, girl aged 1 day, dtr. of HENRY and Minnie ROLLINS

ISABELLA ROLLINS, aged 1 yr, d- Aug. 1, 1877, dtr. of JAMES & Jane ROLLINS

N.N. (means no name) ROLLINS, aged 1 month, dec. Dec. 25, 1880, dtr. of JAMES and Jane ROLLINS

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