James Rains (1757 - 1846)

Born Mar 1757 in Fauquier, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Owens) Rains — married 4 Jul 1784 in Lincoln County, KY

Descendants

Died Mar 1846 at about age 89 in Mason County, Kentucky

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Biography

Born about March 1757; served in the Virginia line as a private in the company of Capt. Grant of the Regiment commanded by Col. William Grayson for a term of 3 years, from 1777 -1780, died in Boyle County on March 20, 1846.

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Rootsweb [4]

1784

James Rains, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," [5]

James Rains, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," [6]

Dodd, Jordan, Comp.. Kentucky Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky. [7]

• Name: James Rains
• Marriage Date: 4 Jul 1784
• Marriage Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
• Spouse: Nancy Owens

1800

Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005. [8]

• Name: James Rains
• Residence County: Mercer
• Residence Year: 1800

1829

Rev War Soldier - Mercer County, Kentucky Minute books, 1789-1904 Image Only

1830

United States Senate.The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992. [9] [10]

• Name: James Rains
• Rank: Private
• Age: 76
• Birth Year: abt 1754
• Pension Enrollment Date: 17 Dec 1830
• Residence Place: Mercer, Kentucky, USA
• Service Description: Virginia line

1833

The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 5 [11]

• Name James Rains
• Year range 1833-1849
• Pension Office Place Kentucky, USA

1840

Year: 1840; Census Place: Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 119; Page: 143; Family History Library Film: 0007830 [12]

• Name: James Rains
• Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Mercer, Kentucky
• Birth Year: abt 1758
• Age: 82
• Military Service: Veteran

1846

Author: Boyle County (Kentucky). Clerk of the County Court; Probate Place: Boyle, Kentucky [13]

• Name: James Rains
• Probate Date: 28 Mar 1845 (date will signed by James Rains)
• Probate Place: Boyle, Kentucky, USA
• Inferred Death Place: Kentucky, USA
• (Will recorded in books 20 April 1846) FREE IMAGE

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• Name James Rains
• Birth Date 14 Feb 1758
• Birth Place Virginia, United States of America
• Death Date 1846
• Death Place Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America
• Cemetery Rains Cemetery
• Burial or Cremation Place Needmore, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America