Abraham Haines (abt. 1720 - 1760)

Born about 1720 in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Ellis) Cattell — married 28 Dec 1744 (to 1760) in Haddonfield Monthly Meeting (MM), Camden County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died Sep 1760 at about age 40 in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

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Biography

Abraham was a Friend (Quaker)

Abraham Haines was born in Burlington County, New Jersey, probably about 1720. He was the son of Abram Haines and Grace (Hollingshead) Haines who were married in 1719. Thus his birth date is estimated as 1720.^[1]

Abraham was a farmer. He married Sarah Ellis, the daughter of Thomas Ellis and Catherine Collins, in 1744 at the Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, New Jersey. Their intention to marry was posted in February 1744 and probably took place within the following two months.^[2]

Following their marriage, Abraham and Sarah moved to Frederick County, Virginia. They requested a certificate of removal from Haddonfield Monthly Meeting To Opeckon Monthly Meeting (which later became Hopewell Monthly Meeting) on August 12, 1745, and his brother, Joshua, moved to the area about six months later. In 1750, Abraham, his brother Joshua, and George Washington (THE George Washington) purchased 1,122 acres of land on the South Branch of Bullskin Creek. They divided the land. Abraham and Joshua took 700 acres. In 1752, Joshua sold his share to Abraham.^[3][4]

Abraham and Sarah lived in Virginia, attending Hopewell Monthly Meeting, for about sixteen years. Richard Haines and His Descendants, says that the family made a "hurried departure" from Virginia because of fear of attack from the indigenous people. I do not know the source of that information, however they were living in New Jersey when Abraham made his will on May 12, 1758. They were officially received at Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, New Jersey on March 10, 1760.^[5]

Abraham contracted small pox and died in New Jersey in 1760, probably in September. His will was probated on October 1, 1760.

Abraham and Sarah had seven children. They were:^[6]

• Thomas (abt. 1745-?), m. Mary Cattell;
• Abraham (1748-1822), m. Hannah Rakestraw;
• Benjamin (1750-?), m. Mary Smallwood;
• Simeon (1752-1834), m. Hannah Wolfe;
• Nathan (1754-1824), m. Mary McPherson;
• Sarah (abt. 1756-?); and
• Catherine (abt. 1758-1798), m. John Mullin

Sources

1. ↑ Haines, John W., Richard Haines and His Descendants, A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey Since 1682. Boyce, Va., Carr Publishing Company, Inc., 1961., Vol I, pp. 85, 86.
2. ↑ Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, New Jersey. Minutes, Bk I, p. 427.
3. ↑ Haines, John W., Richard Haines and His Descendants. Boyce, Va., Carr Publishing Company, Inc., 1961., Vol I, p. 179.
4. ↑ Frederick County, Virginia Deeds, Bk. 2, pp. 217, 464.
5. ↑ Haines, John W., Richard Haines and His Descendants. Boyce, Va., Carr Publishing Company, Inc., 1961., Vol I, p. 179.
6. ↑ Haines, John W., Richard Haines and His Descendants. Boyce, Va., Carr Publishing Company, Inc., 1961., Vol I, p. 179.

• Cartmell, Thomas Kemp, Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia. Winchester, VA: The Eddy Press Corporation, 1909. Page 454.
• Haines, John W., Richard Haines and His Descendants, A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey Since 1682. Boyce, Va., Carr Publishing Company, Inc., 1961., Vol I, pp. 85, 86, 178, 179, 180, 181.
• Haines, Richard and George Haines, M.D.,Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickitt, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton and Engle families. Camden, NJ: Sinnickson Chew & Sons Company, 1902. pp. 65, 255, 432.
• Hinshaw, American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI, p. 397.
• Honeyman, A. Van Doren (ed.), Calendar of Wills, Administrations, Etc. Volume IV, 1761-1770, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1928, volume 33, page 136.
• Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Vol. III, p. 70.
• Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, New Jersey. Minutes, Bk I, p. 427.
• Evesham Monthly Meeting, New Jersey. Marriages, Bk. 1, p. 35.
• Frederick County, Virginia Deeds, Bk. 2, pp. 217, 464.