Josiah Haines (abt. 1729 - 1789)

Born about 1729 in Burlington Township, Burlington, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Ridgeway) Haines — married 28 Apr 1760 in Monmouth County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1789 at about age 60 in Burlington, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Josiah was a Friend (Quaker)

Josiah Haines was born in Burlington County, New Jersey. He was the son of Caleb Haines and Sarah Burr.^[1][2] Josiah's exact birth date is unknown. His parents married in 1719. FamilySearch and FAG guesstimate his birth date as 1729. His father's Will names Josiah last in a list of his children, which might indicate that he was the youngest child. Since his sister, Mary, is known to be born in 1732, it's possible Josiah's birth year was later than 1732.

Josiah was a farmer in Burlington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. His father, Caleb, bequeathed the bulk of his land to Josiah, however, the exact acreage is not indicated.^[3] In 1778-9, Josiah worked as a tax collector, and from 1780 to 1789, he was a Chosen Freeholder, an elected position similar to a county commissioner. Josiah was also an incorporator of the Library Company of Bridgetown (Mt. Holly).^[4]

In 1760, Josiah married Abigail Ridgeway, the daughter of Joseph Ridgeway and Hannah Allen, in Monmouth, New Jersey. Abigail "condemned her marriage contrary to discipline" at the Burlington Monthly Meeting on 9 mo. 7, 1761,^[5] which since they were both Quakers, I believe simply meant that they were not married at a Quaker Meeting. However in 1780, Josiah and six of his children requested to "come under Friends' care" at Mt. Holly Monthly Meeting, indicating that, until that point, they had not been practicing members of the Society of Friends. They were received at Mt. Holly MM on February 7, 1781.

The children of Josiah and Abigail were:

• Caleb Haines (b. 1761), m. Mary Eldridge;
• Hannah Haines (b. 1762), m. Thomas Bispham;
• Sarah Haines, m. Benjamin Satterthwaite;
• Abigail Haines, m. John Earl;
• Mary Haines (b. 1772), m. Amos Ellis; and
• Catharine Haines (b. 1777), m. Christian Plants.

According to Richard Haines and His Descendants, Josiah married a second time, after his readmission to the Society of Friends in 1781, to a women named Mary. The profile of Mary Hulme has been attached as Josiah's 2nd wife. However, the only source given for this person and her connection to Josiah is a genealogy of the Palmer family. I have been unable to access this genealogy and cannot confirm the connection. Since Mary Hulme was not from New Jersey and there were many Josiah Haineses, I am skeptical that Mary Hulme was the wife of the Josiah Haines represented by this profile. Nevertheless, I have left Mary Hulme connected for the time being.

Josiah and Mary had one child, of whom nothing more is known:

• Elizabeth Haines.

Josiah died in Burlington County, New Jersey on December 5, 1789. His will was probated on December 12, 1789. According to the records of the Mt. Holly Monthly Meeting, Josiah was buried at Mount Holly Friends' Cemetery "on the north side of his wife."

Sources

1. ↑ Haines Vol. I, Page 83.
2. ↑ Haines, George, M.D. and Richard Haines. Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickitt, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton and Engle Families. Camden, N.J. : Sinnickson, Chew & Sons Co., printers, 1902, p. 25.
3. ↑ Haines, George, M.D. and Richard Haines. Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickitt, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton and Engle Families. Camden, N.J. : Sinnickson, Chew & Sons Co., printers, 1902, p. 25.
4. ↑ Haines Vol. I, Page 173.
5. ↑ Haines Vol. I, Page 173.

• Haines, John Wesley (comp.) Richard Haines and His Descendants: a Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey Since 1682. (Boyce, Virginia: Carr Pub. Co., 1961-1966), Vol I, pp. 83, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177.
• Haines, George, M.D. and Richard Haines. Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickitt, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton and Engle Families. Camden, N.J. : Sinnickson, Chew & Sons Co., printers, 1902, p. 25.
• Hinshaw, American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 227.
• Hutchinson, Elmer T., editor, Documents Relating to The Colonial, Revolutionary, and Post-Revolutionary History of The State of New Jersey, Vol. XXXVI: Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Vol. VII - 1786-1790., Page 95.
• Woodward, E.M. and Hageman, J.F. History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey. Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883. Pages 126, 127, 203.
• Mt. Holly Monthly Meeting. Minutes. pp. 43, 45.
• Fell, Sarah Moore, “Genealogy of the Palmer Family in America, descended from John and Christian Palmer, who settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1683” Reproduced by Duopage Process, Micro Photo Division, Bell & Howell Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1902

• Josiah Haines search on Ancestry.com

• Ancestry.com link

1760 - Marriage of Abigail Ridgeway, the daughter of Joseph Ridgeway and Hannah Allen, in Monouth, New Jersey:

• "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKX-GZQ : 20 January 2020), Josiah Haines, 1760.
• "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKM6-LVV : 4 April 2020), Josiah Haines and Abigail Ridgeway, 28 Apr 1760; citing Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 802,943.

1789 - Death on 5 December 1789, and burial at Mt. Holly Friends' Cemetery, Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245905146/josiah-haines: accessed 17 May 2023), memorial page for Josiah Haines (1729–5 Dec 1789), Find a Grave Memorial ID 245905146, citing Mount Holly Friends Cemetery, Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Zelda (contributor 47502021).