Richard Haines (1635 - 1682)

Born 20 Mar 1635 in Swerford, Oxfordshire, England

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Died 1682 at about age 46 in at sea - aboard ship Amity

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Biography

Richard Haines was a part of William Penn's Pennsylvania Settlers community.

Richard was born Swerford, Oxfordshire, England on 20 Mar 1635.(1)

In 1682 Richard, wife Margaret, children Richard, Thomas, William, and Mary, sail from Downs, England on the Amity.

Richard dies at sea Son, Joseph born at sea Amity arrived in New Jersey the fall of 1682.

Richard Haines was the progenitor of the Haines family of Burlington County, New Jersey. John Wesley Haines said that he knew very little of Richard’s life in England. Though he was styled “Husbandman” in deeds of “West Jersey land grants,” he was descended from an ancient family of Haynes which had made “illustrious marriage connections,” but who had increased so rapidly in numbers that all its members at the date of said deeds, occupy the high estate of its ancestors. The armorial design runs back to 607. There are some four or five coats of arms.

Richard and Margaret Haines were Quakers, they became members of the Society of Friends sometime during the period 1672-1676. (This compiler found Richard Haines signing marriage certificates at Banbury MM in 1673, 74, 75, 76, 78, and 1679. Margaret Haines only signed one marriage certificate, in 1679.) It seems likely that this religious association had some bearing on the decision of Richard Haines to emigrate from England to America, and undoubtedly it was a contributory factor in deciding where to settle in America.

According to the Universal Standard Encyclopedia, Quakerism is a way of life which concerns itself primarily with living according to Christian principles rather than with preparation for an afterlife. The Friends were persecuted from their inception as a group. They interpreted the words of Christ literally: "Swear not at all" (Matt 5:34), "Resist not evil" (Matt 5:39), and "Judge not, that ye be not judged" (Matt 7:1). Thus, they refused to take oaths, preached against war, and rejected all authoritarianism of church or State.

Information taken from the book Richard Haines and his Descendants, a Burlington Co. NJ family since 1682, by John Wesley Haines, describes Quaker Meetings as being held Yearly, Quarterly and Monthly. The records of Monthly Meetings are the principal sources of current information since records of births, deaths and marriages were entered in the minutes of these Monthly Meetings. The Society of Friends had certain rules of behavior and conduct which were expected to be obeyed by the members, and members were regularly and formally queried at meetings on their adherence to Quaker principles. These queries related to such matters as proper education of children, avoidance of intoxicants and care of the needy. When an infraction occurred, that member was reported to the meeting. Testimony against that person was prepared, read, approved and delivered. If the conduct was condemned by the member, and if the acknowledgment received was approved, that member was restored to good standing. If no acknowledgment was made, the testimony was read publicly, and the member was deemed to be no longer a member of the Society of Friends -- in other words, "disowned". This seems somewhat harsh in view of Quaker principles, which called for racial and religious tolerance and the treatment of all offenders with a spirit of love rather than of punishment. Since the rules enforced were rather strict, and some offenses were very minor, no doubt many members testified against felt that no wrong had been done, and would not make the proper acknowledgment. Accordingly, many worthy persons severed their connections with the Society of Friends.

John W. Haines, the New Jersey historian, says the first record of Richard is found in Parish Records of St. Michael's Church, Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, where his son Richard was baptised on Aug 6, 1665. Sometime previous to this date he had married his wife, Margaret, and they had at least one other child, John. No mention of the marriage or the birth of John can be found in the church records. It seems likely that Richard and Margaret had located in Aynhoe shortly before the baptism of their son Richard, and had lived in one of the neighboring parishes before that. They lived in Aynhoe until leaving for America, as evidenced by the baptism of Richard in 1665, Thomas on Dec 22, 1666, William on April 24, 1672 and a daughter, Mary, in 1676; and by the deed dated April 21, 1682, on which his residence was given as Aynhoe.

It is not known what variation of the Haynes-Haines name Richard used in England. The record at St. Michael's church shows his name as Hains and Haynes. The records of Banbury MM show his name as Haynes. The deed record shows Haines, and some of the early records in America show his name as Haynes. Variations in spelling may be due to the persons actually writing the records and might not reflect the spelling 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, 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. During the long, hard voyage, Richard, the father, sickened and died. He was buried at sea, and another son, Joseph, was born in mid-ocean. Margaret and the now five children finally arrived in Burlington, NJ in the fall of 1682 where they were joined by John, the eldest son, who had preceded his parents to America two years earlier.

There is no written record of the hardships encountered by this recently widowed woman and her large family in a strange country, but since she was a member of the Society of Friends, a religious sect known for their good works and caring for others, she probably managed well enough. In about two and one-half years, on May 6, 1685, she married at Thomas Gardiner's house, Burlington, under the care of Burlington Monthly Meeting, Henry Burcham of Neshamony, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.

The youngest of the children, Joseph, moved in the course of time and settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania. But the four older sons, John, Richard, Thomas and William remained in New Jersey where they became extensive landowners. From these five sons have sprung these in the United States now bearing the surname Haines in contradistinction to those spelled Haynes, who came to New England at other times, but from some parts of England.

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 100 acres in West Jersey from Edward Bylling before leaving England for America. He apparently acquired the means to purchase that property and emigrate when he was left money and property in Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, England by his brother, John, who died in 1681.

After Richard's death, another son, Joseph Haines, was born at high sea. Margaret Haines and her family arrived in Burlington, NJ in the fall of 1682, and about three years later, she married Henry Burcham, of Neshamony, Bucks Co., Pa. Richard Haines made provisions for a livelihood in America before leaving England, through the influence of William Penn, and the 'Society of Friends. Richard was a man of some means and was able to purchase land before leaving for America. (Information from other researcher) From another source: "the original name of the family was Hayne and is said to be of Saxon origin. The guess is that the family was among the followers of Hengest and Horsa and were in Eng. before Wm the Conqueror. They were well established before his arrival in the So. of Britain. They were probably followers of the Saxon Conquest. The old Saxon landmarks are Hayne river, Hayne Tower, Hayne of Stowford, near Tamar on the border of Cornwall. A modern castle still claims the name from the ancient ruins of Hayne Castle, nearby. They Hayne river runs Tavy and a tower of Dartmoor is called Hayne Tower. The family was an important one even in that early day."^[1] "The first Haines we are reliably sure of is Richard Haines. Very little is known about the first Richard. We know that he lived in Aynho, Northamptonshire, England, or to be more exact, we know that he had his son, Richard, baptized at St. Michael’s Church, Anyho on August 6, 1665. Aynho (Old English for spring grove or hill) is a small village near Oxford. We also know that Richard and his wife, Margaret, became members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) sometime between 1672-1676. It seems probable that this religious affiliation was the reason they decided to emigrate to America. The Haines emigrated to West Jersey aboard the ship, “Amity” in 1682. Richard Haines died on the voyage. John W. Haines, author of Richard Haines and His Descendants, says: “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." “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 May 6, 1685, she married Richard Burcham, of Neshamony, Bucks Co., Pa.” I have found more than one reference saying that John Haines lived in a cave in the Burlington area when he first arrived in America. John Haines married a Borton, and it seems likely to me that the Bortons first made the decision to emigrate. The children of Richard and Margaret Haines were:

1. John, baptized 7/24/1663, m. Ester Borton and Hannah Whitall Wood
2. Richard, baptized 06/06/1665, m. Mary Carlile
3. Thomas, baptized 10/22/1667, m. Elizabeth Austin
4. William, baptized 02/24/1672, m. Sarah Paine
5. Mary, b. 06/30/1676
6. Joseph, b. 1682, m. Dorothy ____ and Elizabeth Thomas

1682 Journey to America

This is the story of Richard Haines and his family sailing to America aboard the Amity in 1682. The story was recorded in Joseph Haines Bible which was passed down in the Haines family for five generations to Dr. A. H. Stubbs in New Jersey

"Thus, from out of the yellowed pages, comes a story of heartaches, pathos and sadness - a tale that vividly depicts the harrowing circumstances that confronted the pioneers who braved wildernesses, oceans and savages in order to establish a home in the new world.

When Richard Haines sailed from England with his family in 1682 his hopes were bright and he looked forward with eagerness to the day when he would first behold the shores of America. That day never came, however, for he died during the voyage. His son, Joseph, born while his father was dying, lived to establish a long line of Haineses in the new world. Today his descendants are numerous in Lancaster county.

Like many other stories of colonial times, the adventure which ended so tragically for the elder Haines, was closely linked with romance. His oldest son, John, then a youth of about twenty years of age, was ardently in love with Ester Borton, whose father, John Borton, was among earlier emigrants who came to America with their families in 1679.

The Haineses and Bortons lived in the little village of Aynhoe-On-The-Hill, County of Northampton, England, and neither John or Ester dreamed that their romance was shortly to be tragically interrupted. Ester's father, however, was determined to seek his fortune in the new world and Richard Haines signed his certificate of removal despite his son's pleading. The parting between the lovers was pathetic and before the final words of farewell were spoken, John promised to follow her to the new world as soon as circumstances permitted.

John Borton settled in America three years after West Jersey was assigned to William Penn and others for the benefit of the creditors of Edward Bylling, who, with John Fenwick, had purchased the interests of Lord Berkeley. Sir George Cartoret retained the eastern part of the province which was known as East Jersey while that held by Penn was known as West Jersey.

Life from then on was an endless dream to Ester Borton who went about her daily tasks with a sorrowful heart-wishing and hoping for the day when her lover would sail the seas and they could be together again. A year went past before John left England. During those long, tortuous months, many exciting incidents happened in the little colony.

The Quaker proprietors gave the settlers a remarkable liberal constitution of government and soon many emigrants from England and from other provinces, notably Long Island flocked to West Jersey to find repose and peace. Many, like Borton, came with the purpose of building a new home and acquiring ultimate financial gain in the new world but they encountered difficulties by reason of the detested methods employed by the viceroy Andros. They found that the peace and repose they had anticipated was not to be enjoyed by lovers of freedom "anywhere under royal rule." They also were impressed with the injunction "Put not your trust in princes" for King James of England failed to keep the promises made by the Duke of York and they were compelled to submit to the tyranny of Andros.

These were the conditions which confronted John Haines when, in 1680 he finally reached America and joined his sweetheart, Ester Borton. Life in the new world was full of promise, however, despite the many happenings that marred the otherwise happy existence of the early settlers.

Within a short time the elder Haines received letters containing glowing accounts of his son's new home and the wonderful future the country held for those who were willing to labor in search of it. Finally, in 1682, his father, inspired by the information contained in the letters, determined to cast lots with his son and sailed from Gravesend with his wife and four children on the ship "Amity."

Prior to his leaving England, Richard Haines had obtained two grants of land in West Jersey, presumably in the same county, Burlington, wherein his son resided.

The "Amity" was a slow-moving sailing vessel of the type then prevalent. Her captain was Richard Diamond, a veteran, whose father had been a captain before him. In her hold, the "Amity" carried various commodities which were assured of a ready sale in America-dried beef, silks and satins, rum and tea.

No premonition of impending tragedy presented itself as the ship, her sails billowing to the breeze, slowly moved away from the dock, while friends of those on board shouted their last farewells and wished the travelers "bon Voyage."

Sailing ships in those days, were at the mercy of the elements and shortly after leaving England a storm of great intensity swept from the west and engulfed the ship. As the night wore on the waves mounted to gigantic proportions and soon the ship was completely off her course.

After weeks, during which the "Amity" valiantly fought her way across the ocean, provisions ran low. The women and children were given preference in the matter of the little remaining food while the water, much of which had become fetid and germ ladened, was rigidly apportioned so that it would last until land was reached.

Then, when all danger seemed to have been averted and hopes had again taken the place of despair in the minds of the voyagers, Richard Haines was suddenly stricken. His wife, Margaret, was unable to assist him and he lay for days in a stupor. His children, crowding about him, prayed that he might get well but Fate decreed otherwise and he died while the ship was still many miles from the coast.

Saddened by his death, certain of the passengers, staid by the bedside of his wife, while the ship lurched in the troughs of waves seemed intent upon adding to the misery and suffering the circumstances had produced. A few hours later her child was born.

A few days before the ship made port the baby was christened Joseph in the presence of the passengers and members of the crew. Even during those trying days, when only a little food remained, the Christian spirit of those hardy pioneers was manifested by the intensity of their prayers and the deeply religious spirit portrayed during the christening.

The ship finally reached the shores of America and Mrs. Haines, with her four children and new-born babe, hastened to the home of her son, John, where she lived for some years. Here her son Joseph grew to manhood.

Here in an environment where sturdiness and courage were demanded at every turn, he received the rudiments of learning which were all the place afforded. His mother taught him in her spare moments, but these were few and far between.

Conditions in the little Jersey colony were not of the best. Winters were long and caused much suffering. A few years before Mrs. Haines reached America Sir George Cartoret died and the trustees of his estate offered East Jersey for sale. It was bought in 1682, the year Joseph was born, by William Penn and others, among them the Earl of Perth, the friend of Robert Barclay, whom the proprietors appointed governor of the domain for life. Barclay was an eminent young man whose writings have been held in high estimation by his sect, especially his "Apology for the true Christian Divinity." The purchase was made not in the interest of religion or liberty, but as a land speculation which was not in accord with the wishes of many of the settlers.

The "viceroy" Andros, especially made himself hated by the Jersey pioneers and when that detested individual was driven from the country in 1689 the domain was left without a regular civil government for many years.

Wearied with the contentions with the people of the provinces and with the government in England and annoyed by losses in unprofitable speculations, the proprietors of the Jerseys finally surrendered them to the crown in 1702 when Queen Anne was the reigning British monarch.

The government of the domain was then confided to Sir Edward Hyde, whose instructions constituted the supreme law of the land. He was then governor of New York and possessed almost absolute legislative and executive control within the jurisdiction of his authority.

In New Jersey the people had no voice in the judiciary or in the making and executing of laws other than recommendatory. Liberty of conscience was granted to all but those of the Catholic faith, but the bigoted governor always showed conspicuous favors to the members of Church of England. Under his rule the people of New Jersey were slaves. Printing was prohibited in the province except by royal permission and the traffic of Negro slaves was especially encouraged.

The province of New Jersey remained a dependency of New York, with a distinct legislative assembly of its own until the year 1738 when through the efforts of Lewis Morris, its chief justice, it was made an independent colony and so continued until the Revolutionary war.

It was amid such conditions that the youthful Joseph Haines passed the early years of his life, conditions that brought out his innate spirit of adventure. Eventually he became restless and wishing to strike out for himself, he left his home in New Jersey and journeyed westward through the primeval wilderness of colonial Pennsylvania and settled in Nottingham township, Chester County.^[2]

Notes

"..1682 Apr 21 DEED Edward Bylling, late of Westminster Gent. to Richard Haines of Anye of ye Hill of Oxon, husbandman, for 100 acres in West Jersey. Richard Haines (first generation) of Burlington County, New Jersey was the forefather or first generation of Haines family in America. Very little is recorded about him or his life in England. The first record of he or his family was first found in parish records at St. Michael's Church, Aynhoe, Northhamptonshire, England when his son Richard was baptized on August 6, 1665. Since no other records were found of Richard or Margaret Haines in this area of England before this or of his first born - John, it seems likely that Richard and Margaret Haines located to Aynhoe shortly before the baptism of their second son Richard and before then lived in one of the neighboring parishes." ^[3]

Richard Haines, progenitor of American immigration. Parish records in England spelled the name Hains and Haynes. The family embarked from Graves end, England on the "Amity" with Richard Diamond as Master. They sailed from Downs, England for West Jersey on the 23rd of April 1682. Richard died at sea and his son Joseph was born at sea. His wife and children settled near Rancocas Creek in Burlington Co., NJ.^[4]

This is the story of Richard Haines and his family sailing to America aboard the Amity in 1682. The story was recorded in Joseph Haines Bible which was passed down in the Haines family for five generations to Dr. A. H. Stubbs in New Jersey.

Richard and his wife with their three sons and one daughter left England, embarked from Gravesend, Eng. in the spring of 1682 and sailed for west NJ from Downs on the ship Amity, Richard Dymond, Master. The sailing date was April 23, 1682. His son Joseph, born as Richard was dying, lived to establish a long line of descendents (19 ch by 2 wives).

Richard Haines and His Descendants, author JW Haines, pg 11, states "The parentage of Richard Haines, of Anyhoe, has not be established. Therefore, his descendants do not have the right to use any coat-of-arms."

Sources

1. ↑ Haines, J. Wesley. (19611966). Richard Haines and his descendants: a Quaker family of Burlington County, New Jersey since 1682. [Medford Lakes? N.J.: J.W. Haines.
2. ↑ recorded in Joseph Haines Bible which was passed down in the Haines family for five generations to Dr. A. H. Stubbs in New Jersey
3. ↑ Haines, John W.
4. ↑ Society of Genealogists, Chaucer House, Malet Street, London

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See also:

• West Jersey History Project