Benjamin Haines (1725 - 1800)

Born 3 Oct 1725 in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Roberts) Haines — married about 1752 (to 6 Aug 1769) in Haddonfield Monthly Meeting (MM), Camden County, New Jersey

Husband of Margery (Belangee) Haines — married about 1772 (to about 1773) in Little Egg Harbor Townshilp, Monthly Meeting (MM), Ocean County, New Jersey

Husband of Sarah (Butcher) Haines — married about 1776 in Chesterfield Township Monthly Meeting (MM), Burlington County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died Jan 1800 at age 74 in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was a Friend (Quaker)

Benjamin Haines was born in Burlington County, New Jersey in 1725. He was the son of Abram Haines and Grace (Hollingshead) Haines.

"Benjamin [4] Haines (Abram [3], Richard [2], Richard [1]) farmer and shoemaker, of Evesham Twp., Burlington Co., N.J., b. 8 mo. (Oct.) 3, 1725; d. 1 mo. 1801;

m. 1st, under the care of Haddonfield MM, N.J., 1752, Elizabeth Roberts, b. 4 mo. (June) 12, 1733; d. 6 mo. 6, 1769; daughter of John and Mary (Elkinton) Roberts. First intentions of marriage were declared Haddonfield MM during 4 mo. 1752 and the marriage probably took place less than two months later. Both are buried FBG Evesham, near Mt. Laurel, Burlington Co. Benjamin Haines acquired land in Frederick Co., Va. in 1762 and 1765, and sold land there in 1784. His will was dated Sept. 9, 1800, and was probated Feb. 4, 1801. An inventory of his personal property was taken on Jan. 31, 1801."

"Benjamin Haines m. 2d under the care of Little Egg Harbor MM, N.J., 1772, Margery Belangee, b. 12 mo. (Feb.) 4, 1739/40; d. 3 mo. 2, 1773; bur. FBG Evesham, near Mt. Laurel, Burlington Co., N.J., dau. of James and Margery (Smith) Belangee. He was granted a certificate, Evesham MM, N.J., 6 mo. 4, 1772, to Little Egg Harbor MM in order to marry."

"Benjamin Haines, m. 3d, under the care of Chesterfield MM, N.J., 1776, Sarah Butcher, dau. of John and Mary Butcher. First intentions of marriage were declared Chesterfield MM 10 mo. 3, 1776, and the marriage probably took place less than two months later." Haines, John W., "Richard Haines and his descendants. A Quaker Family of Burlington County, N.J. Since 1682." Carr Publishing Company, Inc., Boyce, Va., 1961. Vol. I, pp. 186-188.

Benjamin Haines is the son of Abram and Grace (Hollinshead) Haines. Benjamin was born October 3, 1725 and died in 1801. He was a farmer, tanner and shoemaker in Evesham Twp., Burlington Co., N.J.

Benjamin married three times. The first (our ancestress) was Elizabeth Roberts, b. June 12, 1733 - d. 1769. She was the daughter of John and Mary (Elkinton) Roberts. Benjamin and Elizabeth married "under the care of Haddonfield MM, N.J." in 1752.

Benjamin and Elizabeth's children were:

1. Abraham, b.1/25/1753 - d. 5/16/1816; m. Deliverance Haines on 4/25/1810

2. John b. 10/27/1754; m. Mary Middleton

3. Mary, b. 4/10/1757 - d. 8/20/1823; m. Caleb Crispin on 1/21/1779

4. William, b. 10/20/1759; m. Agnes Lippincott

5. Job, b. 1/24/1763; m. Sarah Carr

6. Benjamin, b. 6/18/1765; m. Elizabeth Kirby

Benjamin's second wife was Margery Belangee, and their children were:

1. James, b. 2/25/1773 - d. 2/26/1773

2. Elizabeth, b. 2/25/1773 - d. 2/26/1773 :-(

Next, Benjamin married Sarah Butcher, and their children were:

1. Charles, b. 3/10/1778 - d. 1800

2. Clayton, b. 2/28/1779 - d. young

3. Clayton, b. 5/20/1780; m. Rebecca Wills

4. Rebecca, b. 3/24/1782 - d. abt. 1804

Sources

• Blackman, "History of Little Egg Harbor Twp., Burlington Co., N.J.", pp. 202, 204.
• Haines, John W., Richard Haines and His Descendants; a Quaker family of Burlington County, New Jersey, since 1682., Carr Publishing Company, Inc., Boyce, Va., 1961, Vol I, pp 186-188.
• Haines, Richard. Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickett, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton and Engle Families. Camden, NJ: Sinnickson Chew and Sons Company, Printers, 1902. Pages 34, 67. (https://archive.org/details/ancestryofhaines00hain/page/67/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater : accessed 19 September, 2021).
• Calendar of N.J. Wills, Vol. X, p. 188.
• Evesham MM, N.J., Births and Deaths, Bk. 2, p. 48.
• Evesham MM, N.J. Minutes, Bk. 1, p. 254.
• Genealogical Magazine of N.J., Vol. III, p. 112.
• Frederick Co., Va. Deeds Bk. 8, p. 18; Bk. 10, p. 122; Bk. 21, p. 34.
• Chesterfield MM, N.J. Minutes, Bk. 2, p. 117.
• Little Egg Harbor MM, N.J. Births, p. 16.
• Little Egg Harbor MM, N.J. Men's Minutes, p. 22.
• Cox, "Genealogical Notes", p. 7

See Also

Following is a link to Benjamin Haines's Find a Grave memorial. However, a headstone photograph is not included, and Benjamin's birth date is not correctly stated. Find a Grave gives Benjamin's birth date as 3 Aug 1725, but that date is a misinterpretation of the Quaker date notation 8 mo. 3, 1725. Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, the year began in March. Therefore, 8 mo. is October, not August. Richard Haines and His Descendants gives Benjamin's birthdate as October.

• https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/pages.suddenlink.net/www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=157194233

19 Sep 2021: Find a Grave corrected Benjamin's birth date.

Acknowledgments

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