Thomas (Haynes) Haines (bef. 1666 - bef. 1753)

Born before 22 Dec 1666 in Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Austin) Haines — married 7 Nov 1692 in Evesham Township, Burlington County Monthly Meeting (MM), New Jersey

Descendants

Died before 30 Aug 1753 at about age 86 in Northampton, Burlington, New Jersey

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Biography

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Thomas (Haynes) Haines has English ancestors.

Thomas (Haynes) Haines (son of Richard) farmer, of Northampton Township, Burlington, New Jersey was baptized at St. Michael's Church, Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, England, on 22 Dec 1666.

The Haines Ancestry, and other references, give the date of birth of Thomas Haines as 1674, and show him as the fourth son of Richard and Margaret, instead of the third son. It is believed that he was born in 1666, as shown in the Parish Records of Aynhoe, as there was no record of the death of this Thomas and of the birth of another Thomas. One source of error has probably been the 1709 census of Northampton Twp. In this census Thomas is given as aged 33, and his wife Elizabeth is given as aged 46. Since they had been married for 17 years, it seems improbable that he was only 33, for his sister Mary would have been 33, and the records of Banbury MM do not show the birth of a Thomas, too, in 1676. Furthermore, he purchased his first tract of land in 1688, and the age of 14 years seems rather young for acquiring land, even though his brother William located land at the age of 17 years.

Thomas (Haynes) Haines accompanied his parents to America, and was nearly 16 years of age upon his arrival in 1682. He became the owner of much valuable property. In 1688, he purchased 100 acres of land from Samuel Jennings; in 1688/9 he located 100 acres of land next to his brother John; in 1693, he purchased 85 acres of land from Samuel Jennings; in 1694, he purchased 200 acres of land from Henry Burr; in 1697/8, he purchased one-thirty-second of a share (about 300 acres of land) from Christopher Wetherill; in 1697, he purchased 300 acres of land from Thomas Brian; in 1703, he purchased 100 acres of land from the Indians; in 1703, he purchased 100 acres of land from William Stevenson; in 1720, he purchased 600 acres of land in Hunterdon Co., N.J., from Samuel Furness, and in the same year, he purchased 625 acres of land in Hunterdon Co. from Benjamin Furness.

At the men's Burlington Monthly Meeting held at Thomas Gardener's house on 5th day, 4 month, 1692 (Old Style Date), Thomas Haines and Elizabeth Austin declared their second intentions of marriage and the meeting inquired into the clearness to marriage, nothing was found to obstruct their marriage, they were left at liberty to proceed with their marriage.^[1]

He died in Northampton, Burlington, New Jersey. His will was dated Jan. 17, 1748, and was probated Aug. 30, 1753. An inventory of his personal property, taken Sept. 1, 1753, by Samuel Woolston and James Wills, amounted to 340:8:10 English pounds.

Thomas was the brother-in-law of Francis Austin.^[2]

1748, Jan. 17. Haines, Thomas, of Northampton, Burlington Co., yeoman; will of. Sons-Daniel and Thomas, 5 shillings each; George, plantation where I live; Amos £10. Six children named, viz., Daniel, Thomas, George, Amos, Anne (wife of Thomas Busby). Executor-son George. Witnesses-Abel Shinn, Walker Atkinson, John Burr, Jr. Proved Aug. 30. 1753.
1753, Sept. 1. Inventory, £340.8.10 by Samuel Woolston and James Burl. Wills, 5197 C.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Burlington Monthly Meeting. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Index - New Jersey > Burlington > Burlington Monthly Meeting > Minutes, 1678-1737 (Film) Image
2. ↑ Haines, Richard. Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickitt, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton, and Engle Families. Camden, NJ: Sinnickson Chew and Sons Company. Printers. 1902. Page 9.
3. ↑ Ancestry. New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Image

• Daly, D. H. (2017). Who was Richard Haines, the Quaker emigrant who died at sea in 1682?: Searching for his parents. pp. 1, 71, 99.
• Haines, J. W. (1961). Richard Haines and his descendants: A Quaker family of Burlington County, New Jersey since 1682. Boyce, Va.: Carr Pub. Co., Inc.. pp. 55, 56.
• Haines, Richard. Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickitt, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton, and Engle Families. Camden, NJ: Sinnickson Chew and Sons Company. Printers. 1902. Pages 8, 9, 18.

Additional sources, which need clarification.

• Calendar of N.J. Wills, Vol. III, p. 138.
• Calendar of N.J. Records, pp. 381, 480, 484, 502, 509.
• Northampton Twp., Burlington Co., N.J. Census, 1709.
• Hinshaw, American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 227.
• N.J. Deeds, Bk. AAA, pp. 40, 45; Bk. BB, pp. 249, 269.

Also see-

http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Haines/6000000003659828531