John Raines (1726 - aft. 1787)

Born 5 Jul 1726 in Prince George, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna Mitchell — married 3 Aug 1754 in Goochland County, Virginia

Husband of Amy (Goodwyn) Raines — married 5 Oct 1762 in Sussex County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 26 May 1787 after age 60 in Sussex, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Captain John Raines served with Prince George County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Raines is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A093541.

Captain John Raines was born July 5, 1726, in Prince George's county, Virginia. He is honored by the Daughters of the American Revolutionary War for his Patriotic Service. ^[1] John was a Captain in the Prince George's county Militia, during the American Revolutionary War, and he served as a member of the Committee of Intelligence on May 8, 1775. ^[2]

John's parents were Thomas Henry (1705-) and Elizabeth SISSION Raines(1710-1773. He married Amy GOODWYN Raines January 14, 1762, in Sussex County, VA. They had five known children and they were:

• Robert Stewart Raines, "RWS" married Sara(h) Thweatt Hamilton

• Cadwallader Raines (m. Lucretia Parham),

• Thomas Raines, "RWS" II married Sarah "Sally" Abercrombie, in 1786

• Amy Goodwyn Raines married Robert Stewart

• John Russell Raines

Captain John is on the 1790 census in Greenville County, South Carolina and the 1810 census in Giles County,VA. Some researchers believe he died in 1788, however, DAR records indicate that he died post 1790. DAR records also indicate that he lived at one time in Georgia. According to his Find A Grave Memorial, he is buried in the Wakefield Cemetery, in Sussex county, Virginia. ^[3]

Parents:

Thomas Henry Raines (1705 - ____)

Elizabeth Edith Sisson Raines (1710 - 1773)

Spouse:

Amy Goodwyn Raines (1732 - 1773)

Children:

Thomas Raines (1763 - 1836)*

William dit Raines Raine (1770 - 1835)*

John Russell Raines (1785 - ____)*

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestor #A093541
2. ↑ VA MAG OF HIST & BIO, VOL 13, P 17; WM & MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY, VOL 5, JUL 1896, P 251
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=161488623

• Find A Grave: Memorial #161488623
• Burial: Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia, USA

• Hardy, Stella Pickett. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America, 2nd. edition, p. 440. Baltimore Southern Book Company, 1958. Accessed 09 July 2017, amb

Born 5 JUL 1726. Virginia, Died 1790 Alabama, United States.

Virginia Births and Christenings - Name John Rhaynes Gender Male Christening Date 02 Oct 1726 Christening Place BRISTOL PARISH,PRINCE GEORGE,VIRGINIA Birth Date 05 Jul 1726 Father's Name Thom. Rhaynes Mother's Name Eliza. Citing this Record - "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR5Y-KYG : 5 December 2014), Thom. Rhaynes in entry for John Rhaynes, 05 Jul 1726; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1036590 IT 2.