R/RFHA Newsletter, December 2000                          P.45

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Before me, D. Gilleland, Esq., Register for the probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and for said county, personally appeared Henry Kennedy, who on his solemn oath did depose and say that on the 4th day of December 1841, he did put up six copies of the foregoing notices, at six public places in the county, to give notice to all persons interested therein; one at the Monongahela Bridge, one at the corner of Fourth & Grant Streets, one at the corner of Demona (.sp) Alley and Grant Street, one at the office in the front of the New Courthouse, one at the Old Courthouse, and one at Daniel Haugheys on Liberty Street...and that the said copies were duly fastened in conspicuous situations.

Signed and sworn and subscribed by Henry Kennedy, before me, this 9th day of December, 1841.

Signed - D. Gilleland, Registrar Henry Kennedy

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A further note states that as of January 3, 1842, the Administration, etc. of ANTHONY W. ROLLINS' estate was confirmed NISI by the Circuit Judge C. L. Millican

There is a two-page list of items and bills paid by the Administrator to various persons, one is interesting in that Funeral Expenses were paid out of this estate for a HENRY ROLLINS. Other ROLLINS names were R.R. ROLLINS and JOHN W. ROLLINS, no relationship stated.

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A HENRY ROLLINS, his wife and family, along with 4 brothers, came to Pennsylvania from what is now Northern Ireland, in the 1760's, it is believed. HENRY's brothers were JAMES, ANTHONY, GEORGE and BENJAMIN. GEORGE & BENJAMIN seemed to have disappeared but HENRY, JAMES and ANTHONY remained in Pennsylvania, the latter two settling in Westmoreland and HENRY in Washington County. JAMES was killed by a falling tree but ANTHONY lived to a great age, but both had no children. HENRY had 7 children; SARAH, JOHN, MARY, SAMUEL, JANE, JAMES and ANTHONY.

The ANTHONY mentioned above was HENRY's brother. JOHN, JAMES and ANTHONY, the sons of HENRY, went to Transylvania University in Kentucky. JAMES and ANTHONY became lawyers, and JOHN became a doctor.

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From Anza Bast, 1720 Rachel Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34744 {Refer to her Query in the June 2000 Newsletter)

From a copy of a 1903 Application for a widow's pension by REBECCA H. (RAWLINGS) Gibbs, wife of Joseph F. Gibbs, Confederate Soldier. It was filled out by her April 18, 1903, and finally approved March 28,1904. In it she states that Joseph died December 20, 1891, chronic rheumatism contracted during service in the War Between the States, which attached his heart at the time of death. His middle name was Freeman. She stated she was living with her youngest daughter, M.V. Browder, in