Richard ROLLINS, Sr.

1771 - 1838  (66 years)

• Name	Richard ROLLINS  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	15 Sep 1771  [2]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Richard Rollings deeded the Rollings Meeting House to the Charleston Baptist Association on 13 Oct 1828 to be known as the Lake Swamp Baptist Church. Four of his sons entered the Baptist Ministry. They were Gregory, William, Richard, and John. Richard came to South Carolina in the year 1800 from Prince George County, Virginia.  [3]
  _UID	8CA91AFFF95E45E28C4B386778053D423ECB
  Death	14 May/16 Jul 1838	on his plantation, Darlington County, South Carolina   [3]
  Burial	on his plantation, Darlington County, South Carolina   [3]
  Person ID	I89536	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2003

  
  

  Father	Richard /RAWLINGS ROLLINGS   d. 1795
  Mother	Mary   d. Aft 1810, South Carolina
  _UID	52EB1924C0194C2AAE65890F4330574A88E4
  _UID	52EB1924C0194C2AAE65890F4330574A88E4
  Family ID	F57292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary WEAVER
  Marriage	7 Dec 1791	recorded in Sussex County, Virginia   [3]
  _UID	1AC931CEBD0942798367BB851F43EFDCBA82
  _UID	1AC931CEBD0942798367BB851F43EFDCBA82
  Children	1. Reverend Gregory /ROLLINGS ROLLINS,   b. 1793, Sussex County, Virginia d. 18 Apr 1871, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 78 years)   2. Polly ROLLINGS   3. Lewis (Lawrence) Whittington ROLLINGS   d. 1826   4. Martha ROLLINS   5. William T. ROLLINS   d. Bef 18 Mar 1837
  Family ID	F62141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2002

  
  

  Family 2	Ann SANSBURY,   b. Abt 1785, Darlington County, South Carolina d. Abt 1860, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1814  [4]
  _UID	7DCA2BA12E8847808C331D07B93751CC8000
  _UID	7DCA2BA12E8847808C331D07B93751CC8000
  Children	1. Richard S. ROLLINS,   b. 1815   d. 9 Nov 1864, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 49 years)   2. Reverend John LaFayette ROLLINS,   b. 6 Jun 1824, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 27 Apr 1895, Williamsburg County, South Carolina (Age 70 years)   3. Caroline ROLLINGS   d. died young   4. Adelaide (?) ROLLINGS   5. Emily ROLLINGS   6. Ann ROLLINS
  Family ID	F62144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2003

  
  

  Family 3	Martha HOLT
  _UID	DC0A74BFAF2C400895EFEDE155982A7A1F4F
  _UID	DC0A74BFAF2C400895EFEDE155982A7A1F4F
  Family ID	F62532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He was executor of his father’s estate in Sussex County, Virginia in 1794 Richard bought land consisting of 654 acres in Darlington County, South Carolina on 11 Mar 1799. Before Richard moved to South Carolina, he began to spell his name Rollings instead of Rawlings. Later the “G” was dropped. In his Will of 18 Mar 1837, in Darlington, South Carolina, he mentions surviving children by his wife Ann. His will is recorded in Will Book 8, page 555, Darlington County Court House, Darlington, South Carolina of Cheraw District, South Carolina His will was presented for probate on 26 Jul 1838. The will of Richard Rollins, Sr. was proven on July 16, 1838. It was appraised on August 1 of that year by John Sansbury (“one of the justices of the Quorum assigned to keep the peace in said District”), Jesse Keith, Martin Morris, and William Sansbury. [3, 5, 6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2006] page 3. [S2048] Richard D. Rollins, page 11. [S2006] . [S2048] Richard D. Rollins, page 17. [S2048] Richard D. Rollins, page 19. [S2102] Jeff Doles jvdoles@gte.net, page 3.