Hello Mabrey, I have looked at the Caroline Co. Rainses pretty closely and have found no other Ignatius Rainses there or elsewhere in this era, other than the one in Amherst County. So I agree that it is highly probable that they are the same person. I think it is better to continue to make this identification in terms of probabilities for the time being. I agree that Nanny Rains, Ann Rains would both appear to be the same person as and Nancy Rains who gave consent for Olivia's marriage especially since Olivia (Rains) Gatewood named a son Ignatius Rains Gatewood. However, does the mother giving consent suggest to you that the father may have already been dead and that the Ignatius Rains and wife Ann selling land in Amherst County in 1790 and the Ignatius of Georgia in 1795 may have been Ignatius Rains, Jr.? Thanks, Cleve