Settlers here, 1778, included Henry Prather and James and John Ray. After marriage of Lloyd Ray and Nancy Wickliffe in 1811, town known as Raywick. Gov. J. Proctor Knott was born nearby. His grandfather, Thos. P. Knott, came in 1796 and taught first school in area. His father, Joseph P., was surveyor of Marion County. State legislature established Raywick in 1838.