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Permalink Reply by Katrina Haney on July 12, 2009 at 7:07pm

Richard Haines - Progenitor of the Haines Family in NJ

Richard Haines was the progenitor of the Haines family of Burlington County, New Jersey. Very little is known about him or his life in England. The first record of him is found in Parish Records of St. Michael's Church, Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, when his son Richard was baptized on August 6, 1665.

Sometime previous to this date he had married his wife Margaret, and they had had at least one other child, John. These events probably did not take place in Aynhoe, as no record of them can be found in the Parish Records. It seems likely that Richard and Margaret located in Aynhoe shortly before the baptism of their son Richard, and before then had lived in one of the neighboring parishes. However, they continued to live in Aynhoe until leaving for America, as is evidenced by the baptism of two of their sons in 1666 and 1672; by the record of the birth of their daughter Mary in 1676, Banbury MM, Oxfordshire, when his residence was given as Aynhoe; and by the deed dated April 21, 1682, in which his residence was given as Aynhoe.

It is not known what variation of the Haynes-Haines name Richard used in England. The records of St. Michael's church show his name as Hains and Haynes. The records of Banbury MM show his name as Haynes. The deed record shows his name as Haines. Some of the early records in America show the name as Haynes. But these variations in spelling may be due to the persons actually writing the records and might not reflect the spelling of the name as used by Richard. It is significant, though, that all known descendants of Richard have used the spelling Haines, and continue to do so until this day.

Richard and Margaret Haines became members of the Society of Friends sometime during the period 1672-1676. It seems likely that this religious association had some bearing on the decision of Richard Haines, and of John Borton, his fellow townsman, to emigrate from England to America, and undoubtedly it was a contributory factor in deciding where to settle in America.

Richard and Margaret Haines, with their children Richard, Thomas, William and Mary, left Aynhoe of ye Hill in the spring of 1682. They embarked at Gravesend, England, on the 'Amity' — Richard Diamond, Master — and sailed from Downs, England, for West Jersey, on April 23, 1682. The trip was long and tedious, as was common in the days of sailing ships. Richard, the father, sickened and died. After his death, another son, Joseph, was born on the high seas.

John Haines, oldest son of Richard and Margaret Haines, preceded his parents to America. He accompanied John Borton and family, also of Aynhoe, to America in 1679, and was undoubtedly instrumental in deciding his parents to leave England for America.

Margaret Haines and her family arrived in Burlington, N. J., in the fall of 1682. There is no written record of the hardships encountered by this recently widowed woman with a large family in a strange country. In about two and one-half years, on 3 mo. (May) 6, 1685, at Thomas Gardiner's house, Burlington, under the care of Burlington MM, N. J., she married Henry Burcham, of Neshamony, Bucks Co., Pa.

Richard Haines had not made the decision to leave England without making provision for a livelihood in America. West Jersey, through the influence of William Penn and others, was being settled largely by members of the Society of Friends. Richard Haines was a farmer, or "husbandman," and a man of some means, as he was able to purchase land before leaving for America. He purchased 100 acres of land from Edward Byllynge, recorded as follows: "1682 April 21. Deed. Edward Bylling, late of Westminster, gent: to Richard Haines of Anve of ye Hill, Co. of Oxon, husbandman, for 100 acres in West Jersey." [Ref: Richard Haines — Haines Ancestry, p. 8. Mason — Borton and Mason Families, p. 10. Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, England, Parish Register. Hinshaw — American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 202. Calendar of N. J. Records, Archives, p. 484. Banbury MM, England, Records.]

From:

RICHARD HAINES and his descendants.
A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey since 1682.
pp. 46-47

Permalink Reply by AJ on June 29, 2011 at 11:29am

Hi Kat,

My great uncle (Captn) John Haines published a book on the Haines geneology although I've been told it was mostly from another book written much earlier by a Haines who was an MD out of Philadelphia - would that be the book you cited? My grandfather, RT Haines was raised Quaker he used to tell us stories about the piney families that they were friends with (decendants of the Tories that took refuge in the pine barrens in the 1700s). The family farm was in Tabernacle, NJ/Burlington Co., 100+ acres & the barn was built with pegs. Does anyone know where the original farm in Burlington Co. was? One family member told me the house had been used as part of the underground railroad as well during the civil war, can't find any documentation on that. I do have some old photos that must have been taken around my grandfather's childhood, late 1800's if this is of interest.

AJ

Permalink Reply by Earline Hines Bradt on August 15, 2009 at 6:59am

My 4th Greatgrandfather - Joseph Haines, Sr, U.E.L.

United Empire Loyalists, Part II
The Evidence.
988. Claim of
Name: Jos. Hanes , late of
Locality: Tryon Co.

Claimt. says he was at
Le Chine in Fall
Date: '83 & the ensuing Winter.

Is a Nat. of
Locality: Germ. Came to
Locality: America 23 years ago. Lived at
Johnstown on the
Mohawk . Came into
Canada in
Date: '81 . Three sons joined Sir
John Johnson , 1 was killed; two others served till end of the War.

Came into Canada because the Rebels persecuted him. They would have taken his life if he had not came away.


Lives 4 miles from
Locality: Montreal , but has land in 4 Township.

Had a Lease from Sir
Name: Wm. Johnston of 100 acres, Lease forever, paying Rent £6 pr. ann. Cleared 50 acres.


Built house, Barn, &c., planted an orchard.


Lost his utensils, furniture, 3 Horses, 3 Cows, 24 sheep, grain, 300 Boards. The Rebels took some, but his wife disposed of some & brought some to
Locality: Canada .


Name: Caleb Peck , Wits.:

Knew Claimt. He had 3 sons in the King's Army. Claimt. was always Loyal. He came in long before the War was over.

Knew his Farm. He had between 30 & 40 acres clear. He had 3 Horses & Cows & Sheep & a Wagon

Permalink Reply by James C. Haynes Jr. on August 17, 2011 at 7:55pm

My aunt is a Mormon so shes super genealogy buff and has access to a lot of resources through her church. She had good research that Im in the process of getting at the moment. The research I've done goes hand and hand with hers (to the best of my memory but it's been years since I've seen it).. Recently she's claiming she traced the Haynes family all the way back to Noah.. Noah and the arc.. Im a (skeptical) Christian or possibly agnostic (I just want REAL proof).. but there is NO proof of Noah and the arc and I don't see where she's getting these records from.. Maybe one name and linking it with the bible. So, that made me doubt her research all together and start the search myself and see what I can find on my own in my own way.. Im a professional punk rock musician in Jacksonville Florida and I travel the world.. Im also good at hacking and getting any information I want from a computer.. Now when Im in Europe I have other things to do than socialize and perform. For example one of my ideas is I want to go on a physical quest to find Hayne Castle or possibly use my connections with friends and do a dig. Im thinking about writing a book or maybe even a documentary.. Im not sure the specifics yet.. I literally just started my research a few weeks ago.. but after a few hours stuck on one name I've been on standstill til I get my aunts records. Im glad she went out of her way to do the research and was right (thus far) but Im also glad I doubted her and am doing this for myself.. Im not just finding birthdays and death days like her genealogy printouts from her church... I've got books.. old news.. Letters.. Im actually getting to know my ancestors and I am making personal connections with them and some I feel are just like me and my family but in a different time period..

Im willing to help anyone out who might need my assistance or who might have questions other than dates and names.

My research will move forward soon.. But at the moment Im on tour in Australia and it's hard to get time on the computer with my bandmates obsessing over their facebooks.

 

Here's my hold up.. The Haynes name gets funny before/after/around the time of Conn. Gov. John Haynes. and the (John) Richard Haines that I think you guys are referring to on this site... It is on records as Hanes, Hayne, Hines, Ines etc. 

 

Let me give you my basic tree.. Maybe someone knows who Richard Haynes (Rechird Ines) from around the 1490s father is.. That might help me get a little further.. Everything before John Richard Haines  1639 (1647?) Im not 100% sure about.. Everything from him on I can easily trace and prove.

 

 

Richard Haines (Thomasine) 1490 northmamptonshire england married on 26 Nov 1547 —Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Nicholas Haines (HAyne) 1520 northmamptonshire england.. The Coat of Arms or seal was conferred upon Nicholas Haynes of Hackney in 1578.

John Haynes Sr. (Mary Mitchell) Cocidicot, County of Hertford, England 1550.. I found english records that have him as the father of Governor John Haynes. but from this point my info starts to get vague.. For all I know there could have been several John Haynes' and this one just made the most sense.. As for him being the governor's father.. Dates and names matched up.. but I could be following a different family or different branch of the haynes tree at this point.

Governor John Haynes (Mary Thorton) 1594 (hertford, box grove, sussex, england).. There's plenty of info on this guy.. He's kinda a scar on our history.. Apparently he left his family in England and took all their money to get rich in America and start his political career in America with John Hooker.

John richard Haines (elizabeth stanford) Aug 24 1614 Boxgrove, Sussex, England, and died 03 May 1639 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. Married May 3rd 1639... He was Gov. John Haynes' oldest son and left with his dead mother's parents..

John Richard Haines  1639 (1647?) (Margaret) aynhow northamptonshire england.. Died coming to america.

John Haines 12-10-1664 (ester borden) Aynhoe Northamptonshire England John was a settler as early as 1683 in Lumberton, NJ.. He lived in a cave til he settled and sent for his father..

John Haines (elizabeth satterwaite) 12-14-1685 in evesham NJ died gloucester nj

David Haines 3-13-1710 in goshen chester county (Mary Bostock).. First haynes to migrate to the south where Im currently stuck and trying to get away from.

Evan Haines (Charity Enyart) 7-17-1756 wife born 4/25/1770 married march 19 1788 born in Chester county PA to wilkes county georgia

David Haines 1804 or 3/1/1802 wife unknown? Maybe martha or Mary but nothing to confirm..

Elisha W Haynes (Raina/Rose E./Rowena) 1865.. Put the "Y" in Haynes.. Also.. based on letters and census forms.. I don't think Elisha was much of a speller or maybe he was a genius and knows more than I think.

Carl B. Haynes Sr (Anne) 1894 * Had a twin sister Bernice?

James N. Haynes (Erma)  1925

James C. Haynes Sr (Gwen) 1960

James C. Haynes Jr 1985