{\rtf1\ansi \deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\fmodern Courier New;}{\f16\froman Times New Roman;}}{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;\red0\green255\blue255;\red0\green255\blue0;\red255\green0\blue255;\red255\green0\blue0;\red255\green255\blue0;\red128\green128\blue128;\red255\green255\blue255;\red0\green0\blue128;\red0\green128\blue128;\red0\green128\blue0;\red128\green0\blue128;\red128\green0\blue0;\red192\green192\blue192;\red0\green0\blue0;}\ftnbj \sectd\footery1080\pard \plain\f16 RAINS RESEARCH GROUP share number 3\par Misc. Research typed October-Nov 1997\par \par \qc \plain\f16\fs32 Rains Research Collection\plain\f16 \par \ql \par \tab This started off as a collection of research in my notebooks.  But because so many of you sent me information, it now contains contributions from other Rains researchers who shared information between the last week of Sept 1997 to November.  This collection of misc. data is organized by geographical location, following major water courses since that is primarily the way that our early ancestors moved about.  \par \tab A special thanks to all of you for the work you are doing.  Maybe someday we can piece together all the Rains families who once lived in Virginia.  --Melva Wheelwright\par \par \par \qc \plain\f16\fs28\ul Index\plain\f16   \par \ql \plain\f16\ul Section 1\plain\f16  - Misc.\par AIS Search II\par War of 1812 Pensioners\par Rev War, brief list\par Baptisms in Barbados Records\par Immigration\par Index to Volunteer soldiers in Indian Wars 1815-1853\par \par \plain\f16\ul Section 2 - West Virginia\plain\f16 \par Monroe County\par \tab 1.  Monroe Will Book 1849+\par \tab 2.  Monroe Will Book 1819\par \tab 3.  Monroe County Will Book 7 1857-63\par \tab 4.  Monroe county 1820 census \par \tab 5.  VA Revolutionary War Land Grant Claims 1783-1850 (Rejected) \par \tab 6.  Monroe County School Records (Poor Children)\par Kanawha County\par \tab 1.  Kanawha County, WVA "Marriages of 1794 to 1826" and  "1826-1855"\par \tab 2.  Kanawha 1840 Census \par Fayette County\par \tab 1.  Fayette 1840 Census \par \tab 2.\plain\f16\fs28   \plain\f16 Fayette Death Records 1866-1899  \par Logan County\par \tab 1.  Logan County Census 1840\par \tab 2.  Logan County WVA Marriages 1892-1913 \par Boone County\par \tab 1.  Boone County, West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1931\par Greenbrier County\par \tab 1.  Greenbrier, WVA Marriages 1782-1900\par Lewis  \par \tab 1.  Lewis County Marriages\par Pendleton\par Hardy\par West Virginia General\par \par \plain\f16\ul Section 3 - Virginia and Adjoining Areas\par \plain\f16 I .  Virginia General\par II.  Chesapeake Bay Counties\par \tab Accomack, Lancaster, Middlesex, Mattapony, Gloucester, York, Elizabeth City, \tab Warwick, Norfolk, Princess Anne\par III.  James/Appomattox River Counties\par \tab Warrick, James City, Nansemond, Isle of Wight, E.  Surry/Sussex, F.  Prince \tab George, Dinwiddie, Petersburg, Charles City, Henrico, Chesterfield, Goochland, \tab Powhatton, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Buck,  Amelia, Prince Edward, \tab Appomattox, \par \tab T.  Albemarle\par \tab \tab 1.  Will Abstracts of Albemarle, Va  \par \tab \tab 2.  Births and Deaths from Albemarle Parish Register \par \tab U.  Amherst, V.  Nelson\par IV.  Roanoke/Staunton River Counties\par \tab Brunswick, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Charlotte, Halifax, Pitt, Campbell, Bedford, Franklin\par V.  York/Pamunky/Anna River Counties\par \tab Gloucester, York, King & Queen, King William, James City, New Kent, Hanover, \tab Caroline, Spotsylvania, Louisa\par VI.  Rappahannock/Rapid Ann River Counties\par \tab Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond, Essex, King George, Stafford, Caroline, \tab Spotsylvania, \par \tab I.  Orange\par \tab \tab 1.  Orange county VA Families\tab \par \tab \tab 2.  Pamunky Neighbors of Orange Co VA \par \tab \tab 3.  The Octonia Grant \par \tab \tab 4.  Orange county Land Patents \par \tab \tab 5.  History and People of Clark Mountain, Orange Co Va \par \tab \tab 6.  The First Settlers of Orange Co, VA \par \tab \tab 7.  \plain\f16\ul Index\plain\f16  to Orange County Land Transactions \par \tab \tab 8.  Orange as related to counties in the Virginia Valley\par \tab \tab 9.  Marriages of Orange Co 1747-1810 \par \tab \tab 10.  Orange County Tithables  \par \tab \tab 11.  Orange County Road Orders 1734-49, 1750-1800\par \tab \tab 12.  Deeds of Orange, VA 1743-1759\par \tab J. Madison, \par \tab K.  Culpeper\par \tab \tab 1.  The relationship of James Rains to Robert Lines/Lyons/Loyns\par \tab \tab 2.  Will Abstracts of Culpeper VA 1791-1803 \par \tab L.  Rappahannock, Fauquier, Chester\par \par VII.  Potomac River Settlements\par \tab A.  Maryland \par \tab B.  Pennsylvania\par \tab C.   Westmoreland, King George, Stafford, Prince William, \tab Fairfax, Loudon\par VIII  The Virginia Valley\par \tab Jefferson, Clark, Frederick, Warren, Shenendoah, Page, \par \tab G.  Rockingham \par \tab \tab 1.  "\plain\i\f16 Revolutionary Soldiers, Rockingham Co., VA".  \plain\f16 \par \tab \tab 2.  James Rains & Sarah of Rockingham (Research by Worth S. Anderson)\par \tab \plain\i\f16 \tab 3.  Rockingham Minute Book Abstracts 1778-92  \plain\f16 \par \tab \tab 4.  Observations:  Smith to Rains connections\par \tab \tab 5.  Smiths in Court Records of Rockingham\par \tab \tab 6.  Wills of Rockingham in Va Valley Records\par \tab \tab 7.  Rockingham Virginia Deeds 1778-93\par \tab \tab 8.  Smiths in the Virginia Valley \par \tab \tab 9.  The Anthony Foster connection to Raines\par \tab \tab 10.  1810 Census for Rockingham \par \tab \tab 11.  \plain\i\f16 Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files \plain\f16 --John Harvey\par \tab \tab 12.  Roanoke River Settlement  \par \tab H.  Augusta  \par \tab \tab 1.  Some historical background\plain\f16\fs32  \plain\f16 \par \tab \tab 2.  Scotch-Irish Settlements of Virginia by Chaulkey\par \tab I.  Highland, Bath, Rockbridge, Allegheny, \par \tab M.  Botetourt\par \tab \tab 1.  Smiths on the Botetourt tax lists\par \tab N.  Craig, O.  Roanoke \par \tab P.  Montgomery \par \tab \tab 1.  Montgomery Virginia Early Settlers 1810-50\par \tab \tab 2.  Montgomery Co Marriage bonds 1831-54 \par \tab \tab 3.  Montgomery Co Will Book 1 1786-1809\par \tab \tab 4.  Montg Deed Book A 1773-89 \par \tab \tab 5.  Montgomery County first Hundred Years \par \tab \tab 6.  Some early Montgomery background and historical events \par \tab Q.  Giles  \par \tab \tab 1.  Giles County 1806-50 Marriage bonds\par \tab R.  Pulaski \par \tab \tab 1.  Deaths of Pulaski, VA 1853-71 \par \tab \tab 2.  Births of Pulaski VA \par \tab \tab 3.  Marriages of Pulaski 1839-1900 \par \tab \tab 4.  Pulaski Will Book 1840-71  \par \tab \tab 5.  Register of the Pres. Church of Drapers Valley \par \tab S.  Wythe\tab \par \tab \tab 1.  Early Wythe Settlers \par \tab \tab 2.  Lost Children of Wythe Co, VA \par \tab \tab 3.  Wythe Co Va Will Book 1790-1822\par \tab T.  Bland\par IX.  North Carolina\par \tab General:\par \tab Wilkes\par \tab Anson\par \tab Randolph\par \par Section 4 - The States with lands awarded because of the Revolutionary War\par I. Tennessee\par \tab Davidson\par \tab Cocke\par II. Kentucky\par III. Ohio/Indiana/Iowa\par IV. Arkansas/Missouri\par \par Section 5 - Over Seas Connections\par --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 Section 1\plain\f16 \par \par AIS Search II  Raines, any spelling (a partial extraction) Given name, county/area\par \par Fielding  Orange VA 1830\par James Rockingham  VA 1830\par James Ross OH 1830 Springfd.\par James McNairy TN  Purdy area 1830, 1832\par James Sevier, TN Purdy 1830, 1832\par James Whitely KY 1830, 1840\par James Christian KY\par James Boone KY\par James W. Knox KY 1830, 32\par Jane Warren Tn 1830, 1832\par John Brown OH Huntington area 1830\par John  Bledso TN 1830, 32\par John  Blount, TN 1830, 32\par John  Wilson TN 1830, 32\par John  Carter TN 1830, 32\par John H. Gibson TN 1830, 32\par Larkin Rockingham VA 1830\par Laurence Warren Indiana 1830\par Louellan McNairy TN  Purdy area 1830 32\par William Franklin Tn 1830, 32\par William McNairy TN Purdy 1832\par Wm. Harlan KY 1830\par Wm Whitely KY 1830\par Wm Brown OH Huntington area 1830\par Wm Ross OH Springfd 1830\par Wm Rockingham VA 1830\par Geo Rockingham Va 1840\par Geo Ross Ohio 1840\par Henry Rockingham 1840\par James G. H. Rockingham 1840\par * no Richard Raines in AIS USA 1840\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 War of 1812 Pensioners\plain\f16 \par \par Allen Raines served in Cpt McAffee's Compny, KY militia (private)\par Allen Rains in Cpt Wm Harvey's Company of GA militia from 12 Dec 1814 to 8 Mar 1815\par Asahel Rains, wife Elizabeth, he served as Capt of a company in the TN militia\par Benjamin Raynes Cpt Grey's Co 1st US Rifles, private\par Fielding Rains, wife Elizabeth, in Capt Dade's comopany of VA militia\par George Raines, Cpt Johnsons' company, VA militia, private\par Isaac Rains, wife Catharine A or H, in Cpt Geo Hamilton's VA militia\par James Raynes in Cpt Madison's Co US Infantry, private\par John Rains, wife Sarah, Cpt Cabel Odle's Company, OH militia\par John Rains, wife Lucinda, Cpt John Campbell's Company, OH militia\par John Rains, wife Sallie, Cpt A. Carlton's NC militia, private\par Lewis Rains, wife Elizabeth in Cpt Lawrence's Co MD militia\par Nathaniel Raynes, wife Harriet, Cpt Pratt's Co 5th US Inf as Musician\par Robert Rains, wife Martha, in Cpt M. Sturges' company 24th US Infantry as Cpl\par Rowland J. Rains in Cpt W. Lavall's Company of 3rd US Infantry\par Simon Rains, wife Elizabeth in Cpt J. Ford's Co KY militia\par William G Raines in Cpt Lane's Company of GA militia, private\par William Rains in Cpt Jacob Elliston's company, KY militia\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 Revolutionary War Records of Virginia\plain\f16  by G. M. Brumbaugh\par A brief mention of Rains soldiers in the war:\par p. 265  Bailey Raines\par p 24 Henry served with 1st Reg of VA aboard ship Muskito, taken prisoner by British \par \tab Their capture published in VA 27 Nov 1778\par p. 263 James and Henry Raines, infantry soldiers\par p. 489  John  Warrant #1454 A-B of Dist. of Ohio, soldier 3 yrs, Continental Line\par p. 559  William Rains of Anderson KY, originally from Culpepper, age 76 on 13 Jan 1840\par p. 264  Nathaniel Raines, infantry soldier, Thomas Raines sergeant, infantry\par p. 492  Robert # 3746 soldier from Ohio\par \par  \plain\i\f16\fs32 Baptisms in Barbados Records 1637-1800\plain\f16 \par 1663 Margaret d/o Denis Rayne bap 12 Feb\par 1652 Amy Rein d/o Richard  3 Mar\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 Filby--Passengers & Immigration\plain\f16 \par Passengers to Virginia 1634 on the "Bonaventure   Nicholas Harvey age 30\par Passengers aboard the Hopewell going to Barbados, Feb 17, 1634\par \tab Wm Gibson 18 and Wm. Ranse 27\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 New World Immigrants\plain\f16  Vol I ed Michael Tepper GPC Balt 1979 (So Co Lib)\par p. 423 John Rann sailed on the "Henry & Francis" died at sea  1685\par \tab John Harvie 1685 (*letter of protest) " "\par *These were religious protesters who were confined in Tolbooth of Leith.  This ship chartered at Newcastle carried these prisoners to Perth Ambay, NJ; sailed 5 Sep 1685, landed Dec 1685.  The protesters stayed at the village of Woodridge and then spread into NJ, PA, NY, Connect, etc.\par Vol II \par p. 166 Maria Reyn among people who were Saxon Gothan Settlers of German/ Swiss \tab origin, German Reformed Church.\par p. 342 John Rein 1811, Irish passenger\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 The Original Scots Colonists of Early America\plain\f16  1612-1783 by David Dobson GPC 1989 (So Co Lib)\par p. 275 John Rain b. 1739 laborer res. Kirkcudbright left May 1774 from Kirkcudbright to NY aboard the Adventure.  wife Elizabeth McWhimmie (?) ch Thomas (from London Pub\par Rec Office)\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America\plain\f16  1625-1825 by David Dobson Vol I, 1984 GPC (So Co Lib)  No Rains\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 Index to Volunteer Soldiers in Indian Wars and Disturbances\plain\f16  1815-1853 Vol II L-Z by Virgil D. White.  \plain\f16\fs20 The National History Publ. Co. Waynesboro TN 1994\par \qc pp 1155-1156 (Sonoma County Library)\par \par \ql \plain\f16 Cornelius Rain 2 Lt srv in Bird's Co of Warren's lst Mtd Militia in the FLorida War 1839-\tab 40, served in Tracy's Co of Floyds GA mtd Mil. in Fl War as 1sts Lt.\par John Rain pvt in Rountree's Co of IA Mtd Vols in the Black Hawk War\par Joseph P. Rain 1st Sgt srv Harris Co of Smith's AL Mtd Vols in the Creek War\par Henry Raine pvt srv in Cpt Bailey's Vol Co of Charleston Ancient Arty in the SC MIL\par \tab in the Fl War\par Banister Raines pvt srv in Gautt's Co of AL Mil in Fl War\par Edward/Edmond W. Raines pvt srv 1st TN Mtd Mil in the Seminole (FL) War\par George Raines, Cpl, Boyd's Co of 1st TN inf Cherokee War\par Grey A. M. Raines pvt in Johnston's Co of Fl Mtd Vols in Seminole War\par James Raines pvt in Warren's 1st Regt Fl Mil Fl War 1836\par "\tab \tab pvt Neely's Co 3rd Battn TN Inf Cherokee War\par John Raines pvt Gentry's Co IA Mtd Vols Black Hawk War\par Josiah Rains pvt Hardin's Co of Porters 1st GA Inf Creek War\par Mathew Rains pvt Johnstons Co Fl Mtd Vols Seminole War\par Rowland Rains sgt in Jones Co AL Mil Seminole War 1817-18\par Thos Rains pvt Fry's Co Al Mtd Vols Creek War\par Wm Rains cpl srv Co. D Snodgrass North AL Mtd Vol Fl War\par Caswell Rains Sconces Co 1st Reg MO Mtd Vols Fl War\par Edmond/Edward W. Rains Babers Co & NC Staff of 1st TN Mtd Mil Seminole Fl War\par Elnathan Rains pvt Richburgs Co Denson's Al Inf Creek War\par George Rains pvt Philpott's Co 4th AL Mtd Vols of McMillions 1st Battn Creek Wr\par George Rains cpl Boyds Co 1st TN Inf Cherokee War\par Isaac Rains pvt Feazell's Co 1st TN Inf Cherokee War\par Isaac Rains pvt Rogers Co, Mountain Blues TN Mtd Vols protected Sabine Frontier 1836\par John Rains pvt Snodgrass North AL Mtd Vols Fl War\par John Rains Pvt Gordan's Co blair's Bttn AL Mil Creek War\par John Rains pvt Rogers Co Mt Blues TN Mtd Vols Sabine Frontier\par Jno W. Rains pvt Bynes Co Alfords Bttn GA Mt Vols Creek War\par Mather Rains pvt Johnstons Co FL Mt Vols Seminole War\par Mathew Rains Pvt McLeods 1st Fl Mtd Vols Seminole War\par Robert A. pvt Harrisons Co Ross Bttn GA Mil Fl War\par Wesley Rains pvt Bishops Co Nelsons Bttn GA Mtd Vols Fl War 1836\par \par \par \par \plain\f16\fs32\ul Section 2.  West Virginia\plain\f16\fs28\ul \par \par \plain\f16\fs28 A.  Monroe County \plain\f16\ul  \par \plain\f16 Lineage:  These Rains are descendants, as far as we can discern, of either Wm Rains listed below or John Raines, private, enlisted 1776 Culpeper under Cpt David Lard\par in 10th VA Regiment on VA line, age 77 in Monroe 1 Aug 1820\par \tab \tab \plain\f16\ul Source:  \plain\i\f16 (See VA Revol. War Land Grant Claims of 1783-1850 Rejected, by Wm L. Hopkins 1988 975.5  R2hw SLC )\par \plain\f16\ul \par \plain\f16 1.  Based on Monroe County Will Book Vol 5 1849-53 (the original) p. 125\par \par \plain\i\f16 Analysis of the people attending the estate sale of\plain\f16 :\par \tab William Rains (Eliz Smith, md in Rockingham)  dec., estate sale 27 Jan 1848\par \par Those in attendance:  Rudolph Ballard [who md Nancy Rains of James as wife #2]\par \tab William Chambers [who married Laxey Ballard of Wm Ballard]\par \tab Henry Wiseman [second wife was Nancy Wikel--md 1834]\par \tab John Miller [don't know him but has inlaws of Smith]\par \tab Geo. Loudermilk md Mary Walker d/o Andrew that Anderson cared for \par \tab \tab G. Loudermilk had a loan out to Floyd Rains\par \tab Joseph Ramsey [s/o David, wife is Juliann Pine, some cousins went to Kanawha \tab \tab w/John Rains]\par \tab *David Pence [md Mary R. Clark of John who had md Susanna Ballard]\par \tab John Copeland [wife is Mary Rains d/o Wm, dec]\par \tab John Clark [father in law of David Pence]\par \tab George Wikle [md Lucinda Smith--is she sister to Eliz Smith?  A Geo. Wikle was \tab \tab grandson of Wm who md. Agness Clark of Robert Clark & Eliz]\par \tab Wilson Kessinger [md Sarah Ann Bean,  family is related to Ballards]\par \tab Lewis Bostic\par \tab Richard Halbert\par \tab John Rains [who married Nancy Rains]\par \tab Elizabeth Rains [wife of dec.]\par \tab Westley Atha [wife is Francis Rains]\par \par Note:  Geo Loudermilk bought land from Floyd Rains for $230 and gave it to Abraham and Jacob Smith.  Floyd had been given the land by the heirs of John Smith, dec. 1806.\par John Smith married Fanny Rains who is related.  John Smith got the land from Jacob\par Smith who got it from John Handley.  Thomas Rains went with the Handley family\par to Ohio, then on to Indiana after 1808.\par *A John Pence of Rockingham was the leader of a militia company in which Lawrence Rains of Rockingham served in his second tour of duty (Rev War).\par \par 2.  Monroe County Will Book, Volume 2 1819-29 (the original book not an extraction)\par \par John Smith dec.  1806.   On this date, smudged but around 1808 William Smith is listing his property.  Next is entry of property purchased by\par \tab Wm. Mann\par \tab Thomas Smith\par \tab William Cummings\par \tab Isaac Foster\par \tab Daniel Miller\par \tab John Rains (bought a dish)\par \tab James Marshall\par \tab Bartholomew Ramsey\par \par The above B. Ramsey moved with his children to Kanawha where St. Clair Rains moved as did Wm G. Ramsey who md. Mary Polly Rains.\tab   Dau. Letitia Ramsey md Geo Wikel of Monroe.  Sarah Rains md Jacob Wikle.  \par \par 3.  Monroe County Will Book 7 1857-63\par \tab William Broyles, dec bef 24 May 1859\par \tab \tab Items sold to John Broyles, Thompson Broyles, Augustus Broyles, Granville Smith, Anderson Broyles, Mary I. Broyles, John Swope, *William Ramsey, Aram Smith [Abraham?], \plain\b\f16 John Rains\plain\f16  [bought a trundle bed] , L. J. Mann, L. I. Mann, Nancy Cummins, I. W. Long, Green Broyles, \plain\b\f16 Anderson Raines\plain\f16 , Anderson Broyles, Jesse Copeland, Mary J. Broyles (widow), Augustus \par \par above will book, entries done by date\par \par \plain\b\f16 Jackson Rains\plain\f16  estate is appraised 2 Dec 1859.  John Ballard is appraiser.\par bureau, bed & furniture, candlestand, wool wheel, clevis, 3 old axes, 4 hoes, bull tongue, corn, bull calf, pen shuck, corn fodder, still, apple mill, haystack, fish net, note due\par 1858 for $20 involving D. Spangler, Madison Foster, & Wm Mongoll.  \plain\b\f16 Peter Rains\plain\f16 \par bought the hoes. Widow bought the axes, tong, wool wheel, furniture.\par Simeon bought corn and fodder, still, haystack.  John Ballard bought pen shucks.  John Tiffany, a net.  Lewis Ballard 2 tubs of steel.  James Sweeny apple mill, Andrew Broyles calf.  Total raised, $50.\par \par 4.  Monroe county 1820 census -10,10-16,16-18,16-26,26-45,45+\par John Reayns 010201 01001\par Robert Rayens 210010 22010\par William Ryeans 300101 02010\par \par 5.  VA Revolutionary War Land Grant Claims 1783-1850 (Rejected) by Wm. L. Hopkins 1988 975.5 R2hw\par John Rains, age 77, of Monroe, West Virginia on 1 Aug 1820 enlisted in 1776 in Culpeper.  Served under Cpt David Lard, 10th VA regiment on the VA Line.  p. 180\par pp. 148-49  "List of Revolutionary Soldiers who may be elligible for Bounty Land:"\par 25 Oct 1821:  Thomas Athy, John Ballard, Thomas Foster, Reuben George, Elijah Humphrey, John Rains, James A. Smith, John Smith [these men have roots in Monroe]\par \par 6.  Film 0239237-40 Monroe County School Records (Poor Children)\par \plain\f16\ul Date       Parent          Child\plain\f16 \par 1829 John Rains:  Clarissa 9 days\par no parent:  Anderson Rains, William Rains & Floyd Rains 81 days\par Elizabeth Rains:  Elizabeth 15, Elender 9 [Eleanor]\par no parent [See Rbt Rains]:  Daniel I Reigns, Elender Reigns 60 Days (above)\par 2nd record:  John Rains:  Clarissa age 8\par 1830  Fanny Raines Smith (widow):  Jonathan, Polly\par William Rains, SR:  Anderson\par Elizabeth Rains:  Elly age 11, Simeon 9\par 1834--William Rains Sr:  Floyd age 14\par 1835 Jacob Wikel(wife Sarah Rains):  James 15 George 12, Elizabeth 10 \par Wesley Athey/Atha:  Lorenzo 9 [md (2) Frances Rains]\par Fanny Smith:  Arabel 9\par 1837--Elizabeth Rains:  Simeon 15\par 1838--John Rains:  Caleb 12, Cyrus 10\par 1838-39--John Rains:  Landon 9\par 1839--James Rains:  Araminta 9\par John Rains:  Caleb, Cyrus, Thomas (no ages)\par 1840--John Rains:  Landon age 11\par John Rains:  Elizabeth 11, Robert 9\par 1841--Wesley Athey:  Lorenzo 11, Eliz 9, James 8\par John Rains:  Caleb 14, Cyrus 12, Thomas 10\par John Rains:  Robert 9, Elizabeth 14\par Cornelius McMahan:  Angela 12, Lewis M. 10, Andrew J. 8\par Jackson Rains [wife Eliz. Abbott]:  Jane Abbot 12, Balinda Abbot 14 \par 1851--Jonathan & Nancy Rains:  Margaret, Isaac\par 1856:  John Rains:  William 13, Rebecca 10\par Floyd Rains:  Alexander 11, John 9\par 1857:  John Rains:  Margaret 16, Isaac 13\par 1858--Floyd Rains:  Malinda 13, Harriet E. 10, Louis P. 9\par Westley Atha:  Isaac Newton 11\par William Rains:  Mary 14\par John Rains:  Nancy 15, Elizabeth 13, Joseph 9\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 B.  Kanawha County\par \plain\f16 1.  Kanawha County, WVA 975.437 V29z  Kanawha Valley Gen Soc \par "Marriages of 1794 to 1826" and  "1826-1855"\par \par 1841  Elizabeth Raines to C. P. Ellis on 1 June\par 1841  Franklin Raines to Patsy H. Wilson d/o Robert on 2 Dec\par 1846  Margaret Raines to William Russell on 5 Feb\par 1847  Mary Raines to James Petine on 24 May\par 1848  Alexander Raines to Margaret Keller on 30 Nov\par 1849  Fanny F. Raines to William Skyles on 23 Aug\par 1852  Joseph Raines to Lydia Harper on 25 Apr\par 1853  Rufus V. Raines to Jane McGraw d/o Elizabeth Raines on 16 Aug\par 1853  Nancy Raines to Squire Nix on 2 Sep 1853\par 1855 Thomas Raines to Catherine Ann Smith 5 Apr 1855\par \par     "Marriages of 1855-1867"\par 1855  Louisa Raines d/o Wm. md Charles Clark on 22 Dec\par 1856  Virginia Raines d/o Benjamin md James P. Dixon age 26 on 23 Dec\par 1861 Mrs Mary Raines, widow age 35, md Barnett Coplin age 51  17 June\par 1863 Valentine Rains age 39 md Annestatia Crank age 28  11 Oct\par 1863 Eliza Raines age 18 md john B. Matney age 24 December\par 1866 James D. Rains age 22 md Mary D. Thomas age 23  2 May\par \par 2.  Kanawha 1840 Census Vol 9\par \par Jonathan Rains 0201001 111001\par Include former Monroe people:  James Harvey, Jno Harvey, Jno M. Foster, Jno Harvey, Lewis Harvey, Noah Foster, Thos McGhee, Robert Foster\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 C.  Fayette County\plain\f16 \par 1.  Fayette 1840 Census p. 13 5, 5-10,10-15,15-20,20-30,30-40,40-50,50-60etc.\par # 8 St. Clair Rains 0011001   112001\par #9 John Rains 1 male 40-50, one 90-100, female 70-80\par "John Reinz is age 96 having served in the military." \par  Both St. Clair and John listed as farming.\par Also in this census are former Monroe families:\par Turley Foster, Alex Foster, Presley Foster, Richard Ramsey, John Lively, Margaret Ramsey, John W. Ramsey, Wm Ramsey, Abner Ramsey, Joel Ramsey\par \par 2.\plain\f16\fs28   \plain\f16 Fayette Death Records 1866-1899  \par 1885 Nov 10 Rebecca Raines 15 months old of Brownstown, d/o Wm & Catherine\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 D.  Logan County\plain\f16 \par 1.  Logan County Census 1840\par John Rains 00112001 0002001\par Former Monroe residents:  Joshua Harvey, Chapman Ballard\par \par 2.  Logan County WVA Marriages 1892-1913 pp. 57, 248,80, 270, 164  \par 1905 , 9 Nov  Harrie M. Raines of George and Vanilla age 18 to C. E. Cobely age 20\par 1913, May 31 Cynthia Raines 20 d/o George & Vanilla to Isaac Workman age 24 of \tab James & E. Carter Workman (all of Logan)\par 1915 Feb 7, Cynthia Rains 21 of George & Vanilla to Art Chambers (merchant) 26 s/o\par \tab J. L. and S. A. (Mitchell) Chambers of Logan County\par 1915, Feb 17, Blanch Raines age 17 d/o George and Venilla (Jeffrey) Raines of Logan \tab County to Allen Miles 24 of Laurence KY s/o Ben and Sally (Pauley) Miles\par 1922, Dec 27 Gladys Raines 21 of George 7 Venila Jeffry Raines to R. W. Godbey 25 w/o \tab H. S. & Mary (Lowe) Godbey) of Chapmanville WVA\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 E.  Boone County\plain\f16 \par 1.  Boone County, West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1931\par 1887, 16 Nov George Rains 22 to Venelia Jeffrey 17.  (see Logan County above)\par 1910, Oct 19 George S. Raynes 21 of Putnam Co, to Phebey E. Epling 21\par 1911, Feb 1 Rufus Raynes 43 of Raleigh Co, to Maggie Doss 29 d/o Roland\par 1926 Sep 16:  Frank Raines 30 of Roane Co w/o J. W. to Gusta Nelson 19 of Owens \tab Nelson\par 1927 Aug 24, Cecil Preston Raines 23 (Montgomery Co) w/o M.C. to Minnie Ball 21 of \tab Joe Ball\par 1928 Jan 17 Obie Rains 24 of Raleigh Co s/o Wade to Lura Workman 24 d/o Jim\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 F.  Greenbrier County\par \plain\f16 1.  Greenbrier, WVA Marriages 1782-1900\par 1851 July 24 Cyrus Raines to Sarah Dyche\par 1857 Sep 17 Caleb Raines to Mary Jane Collins\par 1863 Sep 19 William Raines age 20 to Eliza Jane Morgan age 17\par 1873 Jul 17 Mariah F. Raines 18 of Grbr to Thomas A. Cook 23 of same\par 1874 Mar 10 \plain\f16\ul David\plain\f16  Raines to Sallie Ann Morgan\par 1874 Mar 14 \plain\f16\ul Derritt\plain\f16  Raines 23 of Monroe to Sallie A. Morgan 17 of Gnbr\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 G.  \plain\f16\fs28\ul Lewis County WVA\plain\f16\fs32  \par \plain\f16 \tab \tab \tab  (descendants are from John Raines of Rev War, Culpeper)\par \tab \tab \tab He was enlisted 1776 Culpeper, under Cpt John Gillson\par \tab \tab \tab was in Va 10th Regiment, on VA line\par \tab \tab \tab was age 77 as Pensioner from Lewis Co 7 Jun 1832\par \plain\i\f16 (See VA Revol. War Land Grant Claims of 1783-1850 Rejected, by Wm L. Hopkins 1988 975.5  R2hw SLC )  At National Archives, Burlingame Branch:  This John was in the siege of Yorktown and became an invalid.  \par \plain\f16 \par 1.  Lewis County Marriages, extraction by Wes Cochran 975.461 V2ew\par \tab \tab pp 6,10,11,11,11,15,15,19,34\par 1823 William Rains to Dorothy Macom 25 Dec\par 1827  John Rains to Polly Hinzman on 19 Dec\par 1829  Fanny Raines to William Starcher on 25 June\par 1829  Frances to John Albert on 18 May, bond John Rains\par 1830  Anna Rains to Nicholas Bonnett on 4 Mar 1830\par 1834  Susanna Rains to Robert H. Clark on 31 July \par 1834  Charlotte Rains to Robert Wilson on 4 Sep \par 1838  Frances M. to Aaron Bennett on 9 Aug\par 1849  Henry to Susan Mick on 25 Oct\par \par *These same records are also found in "Marriage Bonds and Records of Lewis County West Virginia 1816-1865" by Rbt Smith 975.461 v28x\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 H.  Pendleton\plain\f16 \par \par \plain\f16\fs28 I.  Hardy\plain\f16 \par   VA Northern Neck Land Grants Vol 2 Gertrude E. Gray 1742-75 GPC 1993--no \tab Rains\par Volume III:  1775-1800 (These lands are in county next to Rockingham)\par p. 213 Robert Raines 200 acres granted 2 Mar 1795 in Hardy County Big Rg. including     \tab Bear Wallow 28 Nov 1796 from Bk X- 447 Treasury Warrant 615: 13 Sep 1794\par p. 224 Robert Rain X-621 Treas Warrant 18006 22 July 1783:  he is assignee of Ephraim\par \tab Crook, 100 acres 10 Jan 1795 Hardy Co on Slate Run of Lost River adj Thomas \tab Elswick, 30 Oct 1797, delivered Mr. Welton 21 Feb 1798\par Vol IV--no Rains\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 J.  West Virginia General\plain\f16 \par \tab 1.  Genealogies of WVA families 975.4 D2g WVA Hist Magazine 1901-5\par  \tab  no Raines\par \par \qc \plain\f16\fs32\ul Section 3\plain\f16\fs32 \par \ql I.  Virginia General\plain\f16 \par \par 1.  Jamestown Population changes\par \tab 1616 population was 400\par \tab 1623  population 183\par \tab 1634 = 5,119\par \tab 1649 = 15,000\par \tab 1665 = 40,000\par \tab 1681 = 70,000\par \tab 1715 = 95,000\par 2.  \plain\i\f16 Early Virginia Immigrants:\plain\f16   SLC FHC 975.5 D2gg\par \tab 1636 Rowland Raine head rights:   Accomack/New Norfolk\par \tab 1652 Robert Rayne head rights:  Lancaster\par \tab 1655 Robert Ranes head rights:  Warrick ( same person as above?)\par \tab 1656 Andrew Raine head rights:  Westmoreland\par 3.   Virginia Colonial Abstracts p 190, 183, 100,168\par \tab 1655-58  Charles City court orders named Robert Wynn Raines\par \tab ca. 1657 Importation of Andrew Reyne\par \tab 1657 William Reines owes Thomas Rogers 492 pounds \par \tab 1658-9  William Reines estate located near Bailey's Creek\par \tab 1659 Wm pays tithing on tobacco assessed to his estate.\par \tab 1660 Wm Reynes is too old to pay tax\par \tab * in English Duplicates  Wm Raynes land in 1702 was on Blackwater of Chas. City\par \tab Thomas Rains also had land on Blackwater of Charles City. (see Orange #13)\par 4.   Apprentices of VA 1621-1800 US Can 975.5 V2g by Harold B Gill jr\par \tab no Raines\par 5.  VA Legis. Petitions 1776-82 975.5 p33c by Randolph W. Church, Richmond VA\par   \tab no Raines\par 6.  Quit Rents of VA 1704  No Raines\par 7.  VA Bible Records  no Raines\par 8.  Turff & Twigg, Vol I "The French Lands" by Priscilla Harris Cabell, Richmond 1988--\tab no Rains, only Wrenn\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 II.  Chesapeake Bay Counties\plain\f16 \par \par A.  Accomack\par \plain\f16\fs28 B.  Lancaster \plain\f16 (includes Rappahannock River)\plain\f16\fs28 \par \plain\f16 \tab 1.  From Daryl Mathews--"Lancaster Marriage Bonds 1652-1850"\par \tab Dec-21-1723 Samuel Rain and Hagar Davis dau. of John Davis\par \tab Dec-31-1821 William D. Rains and Nancy M. Morris\par \tab Sep-24-1791 Rawleigh Rains and Peggy Reveer\par \par \tab 2.  From Daryl Mathews--"Virginia Will & Administration 1632-1800"\par \tab \tab Lancaster County:  John Rains 1781  Inventory\par \tab \par C.  Middlesex\par D.  Mattapony\par E.  Glocester\par F.  York\par G.  Elizabeth City\par H.  Warwick\par \tab Virginia Rev. Publick Claims:  Goodwyn & Wynne claimants\par I.  Norfolk\par \tab 1. 1810 Census:  Norfolk (no Raines) \par \tab 2.  VA Rev Publick Claims:  William Ingram claimant\par J.  Princess Anne\par \plain\f16\fs28\ul K.  Hanover\par \plain\f16 1.  1738 Joseph Reins made purchase at a store in Hanover, VA in May no day given\par \tab see Va Gen Mag vol 24\par 2.\plain\f16\fs20   \plain\f16 Va Rev Publick Claims 1781 p. 463:  Wm Crawford, Mary Walker, Thomas Alderson Quarter Master, Anthony Foster, James Meredith , Giles Rains Lt. certified an order of corn from Wm Beal.  John Ingram made wagon trips from Newcastle to Williamsburg\plain\f16\fs20 ,\par a flatload ordered by Giles Rains Lt from June to July, 27 days.\par \plain\f16 \par F.  Caroline (see Rappahannock counties)\par \tab \par G.  Spotsylvania \par H.  Louisa  \par \par \plain\f16\fs32 III.  James/Appomattox River Counties\par \plain\f16 A.  Warrick, B.  James City, C.  Nansemond, D.  Isle of Wight\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 E.  Surry/Sussex\plain\f16 \par \tab 1.  From Daryl Mathews--"Virginia Will Records" \par \tab \tab Surry County Will & Deed Book 1730-39 John Raines,  - Will\par \tab 2.  From Daryl Mathews--Sussex County Wills\par \tab \tab 1825 Raines, Chas. B.  Will K 265\par \tab \tab 1817 Raines, Mary H.   Will A 127\par \tab \tab 1818 Raines, Polly     Will H 93\par \tab 3.  "Virginia Will & Administration 1632-1800"\par \tab \tab Sussex County--Robt. Wynne Rains 1773 Inventory\par \tab 4.  Virginia Revol. Publick Claims 1783-85\par \tab \tab Richard & Sterling Hartwell\par \tab \tab 1783 Nathaniel Raines 9 barrels\par \tab \tab July 1785 Nathaniel Rives driven beef & hogs for 9 days\par \plain\f16\fs28 F.  \plain\f16\fs28\ul Prince George\plain\f16\fs32\ul  \par \plain\f16 \tab 1.  1756 Frederick Raines son of Richard of Pr. Geo married Frances Wyche d/o \tab \tab James, \tab dec. 3 May  wit. was Nathaniel Raines (\plain\i\f16 Some Marriages in the \tab \tab Burned Counties of VA\plain\f16  975.5 V2s FHL pub by Va Gen Society No 4\par \tab 2.  1711 Richard\plain\f16\fs20  \plain\f16 Raines in Westover Parish of Pr Geo \par \par G.  Dinwiddie  \par \tab 1.  1810 Census:  Dinwiddie (No Rains, just Raney, Rives)\par \tab 2.  VA Rev. Publick Claims 1785 p. 322:  John Raines claimant, Peterson \tab \tab \tab Goodwyn justice, Robert Wyn and Joseph Goodwyn also claimed\par H. Petersburg City\par \tab 1810 Census:  Petersburg (not indexed or alphabetized)\par \par I.  Charles City  J.  Henrico  \par K.  Chesterfield  \par \tab 1810 Census Chesterfield (not alphabetized) \par L.  Goochland   \par \tab 1.  The Douglas Register of Goochland Wills, index\par \tab \tab 1754 John Rain married Susannah Mitchel\par \tab \tab \tab Elizabeth b. 26 oct 1755\par \tab \tab \tab son Nathaniel b 4 Dec 1757\par \tab \tab \tab dau Mary b 21 May 1760\par \tab \tab 1758 John Rain mar Eliz Whitlow\par \tab \tab \tab son b. 26 Apr 1758 Louisa Co\par \tab \tab 1779 Nathaniel Rain mar. Judith Blackwell on 7 Apr 1783 Louisa Co VA\par \tab \tab \tab dau Elizabeth Blackwell b. 7 Ap 1783\par \tab \tab 1783 Mary Ann Raine to Humphrey Paris of Goochland 16 Sept.\par \tab 2.  Twelve Virginia Counties Where the Western Migration Began by Gwathmey \tab \tab 1937 F226 G83:  In Feb 1781 Nathaniel Raine is commissioned 2nd Lt.\par \par M.  Powhattan\plain\f16\fs20 \par \plain\f16\fs28 N.  Cumberland\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \tab 1.  From Daryl Mathews\plain\f16\fs20 --\plain\f16 "William & Mary Quarterly" Volume XV Series 1\par \tab \tab Page 247:  \tab John Venable married Elizabeth Raine, daughter of Captain \tab \tab John Raine of Cumberland County.\par \tab 2.  VA Rev. Publick Claims1780-81 p. 292, (dup on 287)\par Wm Meredith, John Meador, John Raine jr. quartermaster in militia to Tuckers Regiment\par O.  Fluvanna  \par P.  Buckingham\par \tab 1.  1792 John Rains Buckingham Co  \par \plain\f16\fs28 Q.  Amelia\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \tab 1.  from Daryl Mathews--Volume XVI Series 1 "William & Mary Quarterly" p. \tab 279 Amelia County marriage bonds:  Nov-6-1806 James Rains and Sally Noble\par \tab 2.  1748 Wm Raine 400 aces in Amelia on Seller Creek 30 July (land records)\par \tab 3.  VA Rev. Publick Claims p. 57\par \tab \tab Robt. Boling, Isaac Ingram, james Henderson, Thomas Jefferson\par \plain\f16\fs28 R.  Prince Edward\plain\f16   \par \tab 1.  1819 John Raine, dec in Pr Edward, son Richard named\par \tab 2.  Virginia Revolution Publick Claims:  Calims against the publick 29 Sep 1782-3\par p. 796  John Rains for 1 horse to convey provisions to Gen. Green  35 pounds\par pp. 799-804  Hartwell Raines as Justice in Court 22 April 1782\par \tab Nathaniel Raines 36 gal of brandy  Pounds14-5-8\par \tab Wm. Rives 33 3/4 gal brandy & 190 # beef\par \tab John Rives 31 Gal brandy\par \tab Timo. Rives 300 # fodder, 8 bu corn\par \tab Hartwell Rains 1 oats, 288# beef\par \tab Wm Robertson 1 horse, 33 bu corn, etc.\par \tab Wm Smith cartage, 5 gal brandy, 40 bu oats\par \tab Nathaniel Raines & Hartwell serve as justices 19 May 1782\par \tab Nathaniel Raines, Edmond Bland, & Wm Robertson 9 Oct 1782 ""\par \tab Timothy Rives acting for P. Williams.\par \tab Nathaniel Raines and Peter Williams Justices 14 Jan 1783 w/Cocke,Bland,\par \tab Nathaniel Raines justice 10 May 1785\par \tab John Raines 5 bu corn\par \tab 3.    Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, "Finding Mary's Lost Identity"\par \tab p. 83 gives information found in Bible record of Wright family:\par \tab Archibald Wright Sr. born 13 Sep 1754 & died 3 Jun 1810 age 56th year \par \tab Archibald Wright b. 9 May 1789 died 31 jul 1819 age 30\par \tab Archibald D. Wright married \plain\f16\ul Polly Raine\plain\f16  18 may 1813\par \tab Archibald D. Wright married Martha Isbell 19 Oct 1818\par \tab p. 89  I  Archibald D. Wright of Prince Edward County being of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner and form following....\par I will two hundred dollars of the Legacy coming to me from the \plain\f16\ul Estate of John Raine\plain\f16  deed to Richard Raine son of said John Raine.\par \par S. Appomattox  \par \plain\f16\fs28 T. Albemarle\plain\f16   \par \plain\f16\fs28 \tab \plain\f16 1.  Will Abstracts of Albemarle, Va  film  01421873\par 1751 Joseph Smith 12 May will proved.\par 1755 Henry Martin will   wit. John Raine\par 1762 Larkin Smith 16 Dec wife mary, child: Jos, Parks, Wiliam, Martha, Thos, Gene\par 1764 11 Feb John Foster-12 Apr 1764 wife Avillah\par \tab Children Henry, Harken, Sarah Garnet Foster, Simon Weit Berry Foster, Rachel, \par \tab Joel, Edward, Philadelphia, Anthony, Mary.\par 1783 Thomas Smith sr. Nov, children: Thos, John, Laurence,Sarah Crawford, Susannah, \tab Lizey Coffey, Ann Grayson, Mary Burster, grd sons John & david Burster\par 1794 Henry Foster 8 Oct wife Eliz.  children Joel, John Davis, Simpson W. & Anthony.\par \par \tab 2.  Births and Deaths from Albemarle Parish Register 975.55 V2b p. 115 \par Family of William and Angelica Raines\par 1736 Jean b. 26 August\par 1739 son Robert Wynne b 25 June\par 1740 Richard b 2 Mar \par 1744 Jefferson b 20 Nov\par 1746 Anna b 22 July\par 1748 Nathanial 21 Mar (wit Amy Raines)\par 1749 Theodosia 10 Dec \par \par Family of John and Amy Rains (widow of Mitchell) md 5 Oct 1762\par 1763 Thomas 27 June\par 1773 Amy 10 Feb\par \par Family of Robert Wynne Raines and Jane\par 1760 Peter Green 28 Aug\par 1762 William 10 Feb\par 1766 Littleton 26 Jan (Benjamin Owen wit)\par Above also found in VA Colonial Abstracts with additional:\par 1756 Frederick Raines married Frances Wyche d/o James dec 3 May\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 U.  Amherst\plain\f16  \par \tab 1.  Virginia Valley Records:  land owners:  Ignatious Raines of Amhurst 1783 \par \tab 2.  VA Revol. Publick Claims: 1780-82\par \tab \tab 1782:  Joseph Lively several claims for beef\par \tab \tab \tab Ignatious Raines 275 # beef\par others:  Richard Harvie 30# bacon etc., Samuel Ayres, Samuel Meredith, John Montgomery, Richard Taliaferro, Martha Harvey, Daniel Harvie, Samuel McGehee 1780 a gun and taking prisoners, John Henderson guarded prisoners in Augusta, Robert Boling, Abraham Ingram\par \par V.  Nelson\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 IV.  Roanoke/Staunton River Counties\par \plain\f16 A.  Brunswick\par \tab 1.  \plain\i\f16 Virginia 1740--A Reconstructed Census\plain\f16 \par \tab \tab Brunswick County Order Book 1737-49 lists Elizabeth Raines 014 \tab \tab \tab Brunswick County Order Book 1737-49 lists Suzanna Raines 014\par \tab 2.  VA Rev. Publick Claims 1780-83 p. 146\par (Mentions that many claimants served under the Spotsylvania militia)\par Among the several claimants are Wm Meredith, David Meredith, Richard Taliaferro, several Winne men, John Ingram, Moses Ingram, Wm Mosely, Thomas Gholson, Jacob Lanier, Richard Hartwell.\par \par B.  Mecklenburg   \par C.  Lunenburg\par \tab 1.  VA Rev Publick Claims:  Joseph Winn, Peter Winn, Robert Ingram claimants\par \par Charlotte  Halifax    Pitt    Campbell  \par \plain\f16\fs28 G.  Bedford\plain\f16   (see also Virginia Valley)\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par \plain\i\f16  \plain\f16 1.  Nathaniel Raine, soldier who enlisted Feb 1776 in Bedford (Rev War) and who later moved to Bourbon KY \plain\i\f16 [see also KY\plain\f16 ] gave personal witness for Isham Talbert on 13 Apr 1824.  He was in Cpt Morton's Company of the 4th VA Regiment and discharged at Valley Forge on 1778.  He also witnessed for Moses Sharp on 23 Nov 1819. \plain\i\f16\fs20 (See VA Revol. War Land Grant Claims of 1783-1850 Rejected, by Wm L. Hopkins 1988 975.5  R2hw SLC ) p. 180, 199\plain\f16\fs20 \par * about war records:  In book, Pension Lists 1792-95 by Clark:  Fires at the War Department and\par Treasury destroyed many of the pre-1800 records.\par \plain\f16 \par 2.  1810 Bedford Census lists a Rayns (?) very blurry\par 3.  Va Rev. Publick Claims 22 April 1782:  Ambrose Raynes 300# beef \par 4.  Abstracts of Bedford Will Book 2 1788-1803\par p. 24 1792 Cornelius Dabney will 23 May:  40 acres on line with Newman Reins.\par \tab wit Kesiah Reins, Chas Dabney, Ruth Hurt\par H.  Franklin\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 V.  York/Pamunky/Anna River Counties\plain\f16 \par A.  Gloucester\plain\f16\fs28 , \plain\f16 B.  York\plain\f16\fs28\ul \par \par C.  King and Queen\plain\f16\fs32\ul \par \plain\f16 \tab 1.  1751 John Rains listed in Merchants list of customers. Magazine of VA Gen 29 \tab \tab 1991 \tab p. 255\par \tab 2.  John Powell Rains was imported,  land as pay to sponsor was on Burgis River \par \tab 3.  John Powell Rains 1732 adopts orphan, see also Essex records. \par \tab \tab a Powell Rains listed in Norfolk in 1787 Heads (tax) 0-6-11-1-12\par  ----Ignatious Rains on Pamunky River (see Amhearst) Notebook 1-B\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 D.  King William\plain\f16 \par  \tab 1.  from Daryl Mathews Volume VI series 2 -\plain\f16\fs20 --\plain\f16 "William & Mary Quarterly" Page \tab \tab 237--Land Taxed in King William County 1782 John Rains, 100\par \tab 2.  King William Vestry Book 1707-50  Antoine Raine named in vestry\par \tab 3.  VA Rev Publick Claims, 1780-82 \par p. 569-70 Giles Reins flathire order to Wm White\par \tab above to Elizabeth Claiborne\par p. 584 Samuel Meredith, John Reins for a carriage\par p. 579 John Hill to Giles Reins 30 bu corn\par p. 576 Henry Shakleford claimant (see Orange, Rockingham land sale to John Rains)\par \par E.  James City, \par \plain\f16\fs28 F.  New Kent\plain\f16   \par \tab 1.  The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peter's Parish. p. 415\par \tab \tab Catherine Renn married Michael Nash Sep (not year given in a list of\par \tab marriages 1700-1760)\par \tab Edward Renn to Catherine Chappell 1 Apr 1711\par \par G.Hanover \par Caroline (see VI) Spotsylvania (See VI), Louisa\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 VI.  Rappahannock/Rapid Ann River Counties\plain\f16 \par A.  Lancaster, \par B.  Middlesex (see also Orange)\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\i\f16 \tab 1.  The First Settlers of Orange Co VA 1700-76\plain\f16    mentions that John Robinson \tab and his brother, Christopher of Middlesex had 5059 acres on the line next to \tab Spotswood's grant.  They didn't want to use it so it was taken over by John's son , \tab John jr.  \par \par C.  Richmond, Essex, King George, \par F.  Stafford\par \tab 1.  St. Pauls Parish 1715-1798 Stafford County, VA has no Rains names \par G.  Caroline  \par \tab 1.  Caroline County 1810 census (National Archives film 67, alphabetical)\par \tab \tab Jesse Raines 11-1-  3--1--  1\par \tab \tab Dorothy Raines 2-----  1---1  12\par \tab \tab Ann Raines  1--1-  3-1   1\par \tab \tab James Raines -111-    1-1   4\par \tab 2.  \plain\i\f16 Virginia 1740--A Reconstructed Census\plain\f16 --Caroline County Order Book \par \tab \tab 1732-40 lists Anthony Raines 015\par \tab 3.  Caroline County\par Henry Rains:  p. 272 Henry Rains, Rev War, aboard ship Mosquito, Smallpox breaks out \tab \tab and they must \tab find a port with vaccine.\par \tab \tab p. 306  1729 he has 686 acres on the Mattapony & Rappahannock near the \tab \tab Spotsylvania County Line.\par \tab \tab p. 321  1732 & p. 325 1749--his servant runs away\par \tab \tab p. 354  serves jury duty 1732-45\par \tab \tab p. 361 1732 serves as constable\par \tab \tab p. 378  1778 becomes ill with smallpox\par \tab \tab p. 471  serves with Buchner, Lomax, Powell, Durham, & Bell\par \tab \tab \tab to settle estate of Wm. Bunion's father\par \tab \tab p. 480  1767, Henry died;  adm. Holloway, Dillard, Todd, Buckner\par James Rains:  p. 375  is a Rev War soldier\par \tab \tab p. 447  apprenticed to Joseph de Jarnette 1764 (8)--8 years??\par Robert Rains:  p. 406  a joiner and carpenter in 1736 is given 1st permit to trade\par \tab \tab p. 444 1736 is an apprentice to Edmond Graves, carpenter\par Elizabeth Rains:  Is whipped because she had a bastard child in 1738.\par \tab \tab St. Mary's Parish 1761:  Welfare ordered for children of\par \tab \tab Elizabeth Rains.\par 4.  VA Rev. Publick Claims 1780's:  Carr McGeehee, Samuel McKee, John Gibson, \tab \tab Robert Taliaferro, Joseph McGehee\par 5.  People, Post Offices and Communities in Caroline County, VA 1727-1969 \par \tab by Ralph Fall\par (a) John Athey & Bro. Robt were orphans, Irish, possibly from MD, raised by Uncle.\par       Grandsons of Geo Athy, immigrant of MD 1674\par (b) Town of Bagby had residents with surname of Gouldins in 1924\par (c) Town of Bowling Green\par \tab Archibald Rains died age 44 in Tippicanoe, OH (b. in Bowling Gr)\par \tab 1906 Wm Rains owned a drug store, mentioned until 1960s\par p. 30 1737 "The Rains Home"  This lovely frame 2 1/2 story home with 15 rooms is located in the heart of town on Main Street.  It was erected c. 1737 by the Dickinson family."  Purchased 8 Sep 1902 by Dr. Wm. Winston Roper, then dau Sally Roper Rains owned it.  \par A principal farmer in this town was J. J. Rains (see "f" below)\par (d) Moss Neck 1888 J. J. Rains was principal farmer\par (e)  Port Royal--postsmaster 1869-71 Lois Ranis\par (f) p. 314  Mount Eerin was a two story fram house with 7 rooms built c. 1815 abt 2 1/2 miles west of the Post Office on Fort A. P. Hill property.  Owners were Stanfield Jones and wife Eliza Raines Jones who received it from her father, Isaac Rains who married in 1815.  John J. Rains, a relative, got it in 1899.  Isaac Rains owned a needle case dated 1790 and an old powder horn dated 1817.--in area of Rappahannock Academy\par \par 6.  Caroline County Virginia Court Records 1742-1833 and Marriages 1787-1810\par \tab Nancy Rains to James Harris 20 Sep 1798 p. 224\par \tab Jesse Ranes to Matty Dodd (not date) p. 234\par \tab Giles Rains dec, 10 Dec 1808.  Dec. wife Ann named.  wit Dorothy Raines p. 25\par \tab Ann Rains married _______Proper 16 Dec 1797 p. 182  ??\par \tab Austin Rains adm. for sister Susan C. who is an infant--18 Dec 1823, also 1826 p. \tab \tab 168.  Text seems to imply mother is Dorothy.\par \tab Henry Y. Rains and Austin Rains vs. Susan.  Their father is Giles.\par \tab 18 June 1808  estate of Cpt Giles Rains  mentioned\par \tab Giles Ranes married Dorothy Austin on 10 Jan 1799.\par \tab \par \plain\f16\fs28 H.  Spotsylvania\plain\f16 \par \par \plain\i\f16 1.  National Archives, Burlingame CA branch\plain\f16 \par William Rains enlisted in Caroline County where he had been living.  He served on the Virginia Line.  He married Anna "Nancy" Williams.  A Wm Williams signed the bond on 5 Jan 1792 in Spotsylvania.  William Rains died March 1810 in Spotsylvania.  Widow applied 3 Aug 1843 in Spotsylvania at age 76.  The widows sister was Sucky Williams of Fredericksburg VA.  She signed in 1843 age 75.  On 2 Aug 1846 a Caroline Hagans age 74 and Elizabeth Rains age going on 73 made aff'dts on 2 Aug 1846 in Spotsylvania that William had served with his brother Henry Rains and that Elizabeth's father was William's uncle.\par 2.  St Mark's Parish Book and Levies of Virginia 1730-1785  by Rosalie Davis 1983 975.5392 K2d\plain\f16\fs20  pp 10,62-3,84,91,96,98\par \li720 \par \li0 \plain\f16 (see also Tome)  James Rain's health, Mary Grady kept by William Rains\par 1748  Mr. Haddock, assignee of William Raines\par 1751  Zimmerman, assignee of William Raines\par 1773  William Raines keeps Sarah Reed, a poor woman-- paid for one year\plain\f16\fs20 \par \pard\tx2250 \plain\f16 1768  John Smith pd for upkeep of the church\plain\f16\fs20  p. 84 (note Smith connections to Rains in Rockingham)\par \pard \plain\f16 \par \plain\f16\fs28 I.  Orange Co, Virginia\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par 1.  Orange county VA Families, Vol II 975.5  D2ba, p. 1\par \par 1755  John Rains listed in militia under John Williams, he is not there in 1758\par 1746  John Raney is imported from Great Britain in May (no County is mentioned)\par Smiths:  Vol III military commissions:  John 1739, Jeremy 1742, Wm 1744, Joseph 1768, Wm 1777, George 1778, Absolom 1786\par Vol II Smiths:  Owen 1753, 42, 58 in military\par Military Service ranks:  John Smith 1742 Commission\par John Smith 1742 Captain\par Jeremiah Smith 1742 Captain\par William Smith 1744 Captain\par Joseph Smith 1768 Ensign\par William Smith 1777 Lt.\par George Smith 1778 Cpt\par Absolom Smith 1786 Cpt.\par Absolom Smith 1790 Lt.\par \par Importations of Orange County citizens:  Thomas Dooling May 1752 from Ireland\par John Dulling Feb 1746 of Ireland\par John Smith 1736\par William Smith and wife Eliz Feb 1738 of England\par 1740 June: John Smith and wife Margaret with children Abraham, Henry,\par \tab  Daniel, John, Joseph \par 1746 May:  John Raney of Great Br.\par 1740 July:  Wm Smith, wife Jean, children Mary, Margaret, John of Ireland\par 1755 June:  Thomas Smith of Gr. Br. \par \par Marriages:  \par 1774 Samuel Smith to Dorcas Douglas 24 June\par 1774 John Smith to Jane Smith 14 Sep\par 1775 James Smith to Patty Cleaveland 7 Nov\par 1777 Robert Smith of Spotsylvania to Ann Comer 15 July\par 1779 Thomas Ballard to Elizabeth Smith 8 Mar\par 1783 Wm. Smith to Lucinda Smith d/o Joseph 2 June\par 1785 John Smith to Elizabeth Warren 24 Mar\par \par 2.  Pamunky Neighbors of Orange Co VA by Sparacio pp. 43,61,67,82\par \par 1744 Henry Rains bond for orphans of James Stevens and Guardian Owin Thomas\par \tab Caroline Co 16 Nov 1744\par 1752 John Raney wit will of Honorias Powell, div by James Lindsay Caroline Co 14 May\par 1755 Allan Rains, Jacob Lindsay pays him for acting as wit Orange Co 16 July\par 1759 John Rains in group ordered to clear road from Wilderness to Germanna\par \tab of Orange Co.  The group are residents of Robinson's Quarter. (see map)\par 1817 Owen Smith 11 October appoint attorney to handle estate of Thomas R. Jameson.\par \tab Owen's wife is Dolly Jameson Smith (married 1 July 1815 in Orange).  They \tab moved to Christian Co, KY\par \par 3.  The Octonia Grant 975.537 R2g\par \tab On 7 Sep 1721 there was an expedition into the Rapidan River area and 24,000 acres were selected for this grant described as going from the head of the valley below the mouth of Laurell Run NW of the town or Orange and extending to the Blue ridge and then to South River just NW of Stanardsville. [It's a long skinny section on the south side of\par the river on the Madison Co line on it's northern tip and extending thru Greene Co to Orange.  Original owners were Beverlys and Robinsons.]  Original residents:  Smiths were Abraham, Elizabeth, Beverly, Joseph, Robert, Samuel.  Several Ballards.\par \par 4.  Orange county Land Patents by Joyner 1985\par \tab 1732 was the first St. Marks Parish.  The Beverlys (tract?) in 1731.  The Alexandria tract 1728 included Germanna:  it covered 40,000 acres to originals:\par Robinson, Jones and Corbin.  These sold to [name, lot number, date, acres]\par (see photo copies of lots and maps)\par Thos Smith 208 1728 400ac\par Haskew Foster 200 1793 42\par John Boling 167 500 ac\par Uriah Garten 166 1794 400\par Rbt Ballard 163 1728 1000\par John Smith 148 1736 4000\par John Robinson 106 1728 5059\par John Smith 101 1725 164\par Anthony Gholsen 1728 1000\par same 1728 1000\par William Smith 1728 1000\par Samuel Smith 1728 1000\par William Smith jr. 1728 1000\par \par 5.  History and People of Clark Mountain, Orange Co Va by Hurst\par Gives a map which shows the area as part of Spotswood 40,000 grant\par Top of map is Rapidann River with forks on  south called "Possum Hollow"\par This extends down to Fredericksberg Road.  John Smith Jr. and John Grigsby\par lived here.  [wonder if the Rains borrowed the Possum Hollow  name?]\par \par 6.  The First Settlers of Orange Co, VA 1700-76 by Joyner\par \par     Covers same land as found in above item 4.   Mentions John Robinson and brother Christopher of Middlesex had 5059 acres adjoining Gov Spotswoods grant.  His son,\par John Robinson jr. received it in Orange.  Compare Early Immigration Section of Rains Family Tree Report 1662 John Rains arriving with Richard Robinson.  See Rains-18\par by Cleve Weathers for more complete details on early Rains.\par \par 7.  \plain\f16\ul Index\plain\f16  to Orange County Land Transactions film 0033009 1734-1800\par 1735 William Smith sells land.  Wit Joseph & John Smith\par 1736 William Smith buys 204 acres St. Marks Parish, Rappahannock\par 1736 Anthony Foster sells to Wm Kethey (Cathey) St Geo Parish, Rappahannock River\par 1753 27 Sep John Harvey buys 282 acres from John Hammock from patent formerly \tab granted to John Smith 27 Sep (St Thomas Parish\par 1772 Anthony Foster\par 1771  James Maddy and James Stodghill (early founders of Monroe County WVA)\par 1794 Willam Chishoms transfers land to James Raines\par Smiths named in index are:  Augustine, Benj., Chars., Edw, Absolom, Geo, Henry, Joseph, James, John, Isaac, Michael, Mary, Mathias, Jarvis, Robert, Wm\par \par 8.  Orange as related to counties in the Virginia Valley.\par When the first explorers entered the Virginia Valley [which is the area just west of the Blue Ridge Mountain range running from the PA border to the NC border], they referred to it as part of Orange Co VA (1734).  Not long after it became Augusta on the north (1738) and Roanoke on the south (Independent City).  Because of difficulty getting to the courthouse in Augusta, other counties were formed in the Virginia Valley.  Some of the early ones included  from north to south, Rockingham 1778, Rockbridge 1778, Botetourt 1769, Fincastle (1772, discontinued 1777), Montgomery 1776 [Greenbrier 1777], and Wythe 1789.  At one point Montgomery covered 12,000 square miles, all the way to the Ohio River and Fincastle went all the way to the Mississippi.  (see Augusta & Montgomery County).  Fincastle's courthouse was in Austinville (now Wythe).  A second court was held at Fort Pitt (see Pittsburg PA).  Some land claims for KY are found in the\par early court records in 1774 (although no settlers were there yet).\tab \par \par 9.  Marriages of Orange Co 1747-1810 975.5372 V2k\par note:  see other Rains Research reports.  on the marriage of George Quick to Mildred Raines.  Reuben gave his consent so she may be under age.  (Bond 1809, marriage 22 Mar.)\par \par 10.  Orange County Tithables  pp 83, 75, 93, 37, 43, 59, 65\par 1753 John Rains \par 1756 John Rains 1 (also Owen Smith)\par 1759 John Rains 1\par 1762 John Rains 1\par 1764 James Rains 1\par 1766 James Reins -\par 1768 James Rains 1\par \par 11.  Orange County Road Orders 1734-49, 1750-1800\par 1743 John Rains, 24 Feb. to work on road that meets Courthouse Road\par 1743 William Rains 24 Feb 1743, to work on same as above p.95\par 1744 Henry Dewly to find a way from the Shenendoah River to the Rappahannock Falls\par \tab [This Henry later moved south and was active in the Bedford/Roanoke area]\par Interesting that the overseer of Road thru Swift Run Gap was Thomas Doolen, replaced 27 Aug 1767.  A second note regarding his replacement made 22 June 1769. pp92,106,117  There were two Thomas Dooleys in this area.  One was son of Henry,\par the other was older, perhaps the age of Henry.  Younger Thomas Dooley moved\par south and eventually the older Thomas Dooley, according to relatives, moved\par to N. Carolina.\par 1750 John Rains 26 July to work on road from Mountain Run p. 7 of 1750-1800\par 1759 John Rains included in order to those living at "Robinsons Quarter" are to clear\par \tab land to Germania.\par \par 12.  Deeds of Orange, VA 1743-1759\par 1740 25 January, Simeon Raine acts as a witness at St. Marks Parish p. 39\par \tab  [are Simeon and Simon the same person?]\par 1740 Simon Rayne mentioned 26 Sep, Edward Spencer to adm for Simon p. 27\par 1761 Thomas Dooley is paid from estate of Wm Pearce p. 63\par 1772 Thomas Dulin owes money  11 Nov p. 97\par   1743-44 (Book 9)\par 1732 Samuel Smith will to son George, dau was Sarah\par \tab also listed Noblet Smith in St. Thomas parish of Orange\par \tab Charles, s/o Samuel was known as Noblet.  He lived in Louisa, St Martins Parish\par \tab Will was stolen from possessiion of Stephen I. K. smith  Phillimon Hawkins  &\par \tab wife Sarah named in will (of Spotsylvania)\par 1744 Michael Smith jr of St. marks Parish\par 1743 John Smith jr is sitness.\par 1745 Benjamin Smith of St. Thomas parish and Isaac Smith (wife is Margaret)\par \tab sett 10 ac at Great Mountain of Stanton River [Staunton??]\par 1746 John Smith, carpenter bound to H. Downs for 100 pounds, 28 June\par \tab for debt to Thornton.  John has son John who is in debtor's prison.  Father John sells 564 acres where he lives.  Later John jr is released from prison for 5 shillings.\par John sr. gets back the 564 acres.\par 1754 400 acres sold that were part of 800 acre patent to John Smith jr. &\par \tab bounded by Wm Smith line.\par 1753 George and Joseph Smith witness a sale.\par 1753 Stephen Smith and Stephen IK Smith are witness.\par 1753 Wm Anderson & Sarah sell 1/2 of 564 acres of John Smith, deceased.\par \tab wit are John Smith and George Smith 18 August.\par 1758 Mr. Rice sells to Joseph Smith 470 acres 24 Jan.  wit. Francis Smith\par 1759 John Smith witness for sale of James Madison.\par 1746 Charles Smith of Louisa and wife Susannah selll property in Orange.\par 1748 John Foster & Isaac Smith are witnesses.\par 1746 Isaac Smith and A. Foster wit.\par 1759 975 acres below Mt. Run adj to Augustine Smith is a proposed\par \tab mill site.  Wit Thomas Foster & George Smith\par 1748 John Smith of St. Thomas Parish sells 564 acres on Swift Mountain Run to George \tab Anderson  witness John Harvey.\par 1753 John Harvey buys 282 acres formerly belonging to John Smith, deceased.  sold to \tab George Anderson.  \par 1756 Wm Anderson of St Thomas Parish & Sarah, his wife, and John Harvey and wife \tab Mary sell to Wm Strother 564 acres once part of John Smith patent.\par \par 13.  English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records  1958 by Louis des Cognet, Sr\par 1702 William Rains--land on Blackwater of Charles City p. 72\par 1702 Thomas Rains--land on Blackwater of Charles City p. 72\par ------Henry Raynes 464 acres;  King and Queen p. 107\par 1717 William Raynes 22 Jan , Surry County p. 110\par 1717  Shanes Raines , Prince George 22 Jan p. 110\par 1735 John Rains 400 acres in the Great Fork; Oct, then Sep 18, \par p. 118 A list of Patents granted in the Forks of Rappahanock River and\par Westwood of Sherrando River since Oct 1735.\par \par 14.  Orange County Order Book 1734-36 by Little 975.5372 p2L\par 1734 Court order, Commissioner of Peace:  Augustine Smith, John Smith\par 1735 John Harvey\par \par 15.  Patriots of the Up Country by Thomas 975.5372 H2t\par After the Revolutionary War, entire congregations moved to Kentucky (early 1780s).\par Military personnel of Orange 1774-83\par Smith:  Benj Lt., Geo Cpt, John, Joseph, Samuel Lt., Stephen I.K, Wm 2nd Lt.\par \par 16.  History of Old Rappahannock 1656-1692  975.5395 by T. H. Warner 1965\par No Rains in index.\par \par 17.  Virginia Valley Records--Landowners:  Richard Raines of Orange 1782, 1785\par 18.  \plain\i\f16 Virginia 1740--A Reconstructed Census\plain\f16 \par \tab Deed Book 1738-41 Orange County lists Simon Raines 085\par \tab Deed Book 1735-43 Orange County lists Simon Raines 086\par 19.  VA Rev Publick Claims 1781:  Laurence Taliafero, Henry Shackleford, Edmond \tab Shackleford.\par J.  Madison\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 K.  \plain\f16\fs28\ul Culpeper, Virginia\plain\f16\fs32\ul \par \plain\f16 \par 1.  Notice the relationship of James Rains to Robert Lines/Lyons/Loyns\par    See Dorman Culpeper Will Book A and also Culpepper City Vol I Deeds\par James is wit signed on March 22 of 1750  for Rbt Lyons to Wm Green \par and acted as wit to Robt Lines will in 1749 (\plain\i\f16 the above may be a sale resulting from the decease of Robert Lyons). No Rains in deeds in vol 2,3,4\par \par \plain\f16 2.  Will Abstracts of Culpeper VA 1791-1803 1988   975.5392 P2s\par 1793  21 Jan   Francis Reigns, Grandson of Robert Robuck and Mary Ann p. 24\par 1798  15 Oct   Edmund Raines at estate sale of Wm Waddle\par 1801  1 Dec    Robert Raines at estate settlement of Henry Field, jr.\par no Rains in abstracts for 1803-9\par \par 3.  Deeds of Culpeper City, Vol I by Dorman 975.5392 R2d\par 1754 Allin Raines wit. to Isaac Smith and wife Margaret of Brumfield Parish\par \tab 935 acres on 26 Apr; also 16 May\par Deed Book II had no Raines (1753-57)\par \par 4.  Culpeper VA Births, Deaths Vol III K-R--no Raines\par \par 5.  Culpepper Will Book A 1749-70 Dorman\par p.3   James Rains wit to will of Robert Lines (notice the Lyons above)\par 15 Mar 1749       [future research of Robert Lyons/Lines might yield a family\par relationship]\par p. 14 Wm Rains wit to will of Saml Ball 22 Nov 1751 proved by Wm Raines\par p. 71 estate of Rbt Daniel pays Allan Reins 17 Nov 1761\par p. 127 Wm Edgar will 14 Feb 1763 gives to nephew (sic) Sarah Ranes w/o\par     Allen Ranes one negro boy named Sam.\par \par Thos Brown estate paid Owen Smith 1759\par \par **Several Gaines families in this book.\par Will Book B,C,G, p. 70  will of John Peter Fox 24 Dec 1787 proved 16 June 1788\par         has dau Mary Rains, wife was Mary Ann\par \par 6.  Genealogical & Historical Notes on Culpepper by R. T. Green: 975.5392 D2q 1978\par No Raines listed in wills or Marriages in this book.\par \tab St. Thomas parish came from St. Marks in 1740 and was built on Taiferro land in Orange.  Gov. Spotswood built the first iron furnace in America in Culpeper.  St. Marks Register goes back to 1730.  In 1634 the Colony of Virginia was divided into 8 counties or shires.  In 1692 Old Rappahannock was ended.  They created Richmond on the north\par side of the river and Essex on the south.  There were no roads in the early days so people settled along the rivers.  By the early 1700's the settlements had passed the falls of the Rappahannock and had reached the Rapi Ann where the Germans had settled.  \par \tab The first record in Culpeper was in 1748.  The author mentions that many Culpeper residents owned land in Madison County KY which they got "in the last war."\par [Rev War]  Many of the people had ties to Caroline and King George Counties as well.\par \par 7.  Culpeper County Virginia Deeds 1755-62, 1762-69 etc. to 1786 Vols 1-7 by Dorman--\tab No Rains listed in index\par 8.  VA Rev. Publick Claims 1780 p. 270\par \tab Allen Raines 2 1/4 gal brandy, Wm Robertson\par 9.  Revolutionary War Records, Virginia, "Virginia State Troops, State Line" p. 559\par \tab By Brumbaugh\par "John A. Piper  (A.G. 50,132), Lieut. in Col. Gibson's 1st Va Regt.  Served in the early part of the Rev. War as a Midshipman on a man-of-war.  He enlisted in the spring of 1777 and served to the end of the war; m after the war Mildred thomas, who d about 1834.  Piper, who resided in Culpeper Co., Va, at the time of the war, removed afterward to Wilks Co., Ga., where he was located in 1795; then removed to Mercer Co., Ky., near Danville, and d May 21, 1815.  May 28, 1795 a warrant for 2,666 acres of land was issued to him.  Amos Yantis m his daughter, Sarah Piper, and was the admr. of his property.  affidavits were made in 1840 as follows:  Samuel Butt of Anderson Co., Ky., age 74, stated that Capt. John Strother m Piper's sister, "Elen," "a very handsome woman."\par Hellen Strother, sister of John Piper was 72 years old when she made affidavit Feb. 20, 1840; and Churchill Gibbs of Madison Co., Va., was 82 at that time."  \par \tab "William Rains of Anderson Co., Ky., Jan 13, 1840, stated that he was 76 years old, lived in Culpeper Co. at the time of the revolution and was a neighbor of Edward Atkins, Samuel Butt and John Piper.  His oldest Bro. John Rains served under Piper."\par (see also KY below)\par 10.  Virginia Marriages:  Elizabeth Rain to John Smith 23 Jan 1787\par \par Rappahannock\par Fauquier\par \tab 1.  Fauquier:  Minute Book of 1775-79, Antient Press McLean VA \par    \tab \tab  no Raines\par \tab \tab Joseph Smith and wife, Ann, to John Smith, another entry to Rowley Smith\par \tab \tab Richard Henry Lee and James Winn knew each other\par \par Chester\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par \par \plain\f16\fs32 VIII The Virginia Valley\plain\f16 \par \par \plain\f16\fs28 A.   Rockingham, VA\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par 1.  "\plain\i\f16 Revolutionary Soldiers, Rockingham Co., VA".  Harrisonburg:  Rockingham Historical Society, 1976 (pg. number did not photocopy-list is alphabetical\plain\f16 ), 4a\par "\plain\b\f16 Raynes, Lawrence\plain\f16  -\par Pension No. R8623.  Born Culpeper (sic), about 72 years old in 1832; died July 7, 1837.  Drafted from Orange County, Virginia under Captain George Waugh and Colonel Thomas Basborn, not in any engagement.  Second tour, three months under Capt. John Rush of Rockingham, served near Richmond on Bacon Branch, served with Thomas Lewis and John Pence.  Third term, three months under Captain George Huston at Williamsburg, fought at Hot Water and Jamestown.  Served first under Colonel John Willis and second under Marquis LaFayette, Mr. Thomas Lewis, an officer, and William Davis, a Lieutenant.\par Volunteered under Captain Richard Reagan and served at the siege of York.  Served in place of brother Richard Raynes, who was in bad health, served with Chris Ammon, James Meadows, John Taylor, John Pence, Colonel Rush; affadavit by Thomas Lewis, Sr.  Declared Minute Book, July 18, 1837 by widow, Mary Knight Raynes, page 32."  \par \par There is another Lawrence/Laurence Rains \par Note:  \plain\i\f16 Federal Land Series, Vol I\plain\f16 .  Laurence Rains is granted land with following code:\par 1123 19 Mar 1810 A/4/116   19-9-19+  In volume 2 it says 100 acres were paid privates,\par 150 for ensigns, 200 Lt's, 300 for Cpts, 400 for Majors, etc.  Virginia officials paid in land for service on the Continental Line.  Warrants 1-272 were in 1803; 273-2119 in 1806.\par This land was in central Ohio.  See also by M. Mullins, \plain\i\f16 Grass Roots of America\plain\f16  which indexes all private land claims, 9 volumes.\par \par Information shared by Robert G. Raines of Arizona:\par Lawrence Rains b. 24 Dec 1752 in VA di 20 Nov 1823 Ross Co OH\par Wife:  Ann McManus, d/o Lawrence McManus and Catherine Cottral McManus\par \tab Ann b. 13 Nov 1759 di 10 Aug 1822\par \tab children:  Isaac, Hannah, Ruth, Catherine, Lawrence Jr., John, Elizabeth Ann, \par \tab \tab Rebecca, Nathan, Benjamin\par This Lawrence has a brother, Ishmael (named in Ishmael's will).\par Ishmael had a son George according to probate records, county history, marriage records, etc. although there is one letter that says George is son of Lawrence.\par George and Lawrence were administrators on Ishmael's will.  George married Amy McManus and (2) Nancy Overman.\par \par From National Archives, California Branch, Burlingame, CA\par \plain\i\f16 Archives contains microfilm copies of the original documents including envelopes used with the documents\plain\f16 .\par Richard Rains of Fountain County, Indiana written 10 Nov 1834, age 78, Pension Application.\par Synopsis:  He was "drafted" as a militia man on the Virginia line from the County of Rockingham in August of 1777.  He started his official tour at Jamestown and was marched to the Ohio River and was first stationed at Ft Jait (? very hard to read this word)\par They built Ft. McReutosh, then continued down river to the F W Caraway (? )\par state of Ohio, then built Fort Maroke.  Then they were marched back to Ft McIntorish (spelled this way this time) and discharged on 1 Jan after 6 months of service.  This application was rejected.\par He added that he also defended Fort Richmond in Virginia under Cpt Slaughter of Rockingham.  He participated at the Battle of Black Mountain, though not in the fighting.\par He was assigned to guard the cattle during battle.\par \par Lawrence Raines and wife, Mary [Knight], married Sep 1782\par \plain\i\f16 Abstracts of Rev War Pension Files by Virgil D. White (alphabetical)\plain\f16 \par Lawrence died 18 Jul 1837, widow applied for pension 16 Aug 1839 in Rockingham Va, age 73.  Lawrence's application was dated 15 Oct 1832. He is 72 yrs and living in Augusta, VA.  Later heirs of dec'd widow apply 7 Dec 1852.  The oldest son is 56 or 57 on that date.  Letter of witness by James Meadows.\par \par \plain\i\f16 Pension File at National Archive Branch in California\plain\f16 \par Misc not covered above:  Lawrence place of death is not given.  He was an active member of the Methodist faith, according to his pastor who sent in a letter of support.   Date in the\par file on Mary's paper says 30 Aug 1839, age 73.  One paper mentioned that Mary died in 1843, but this was on a support letter from a friend and was not a death record.  When Lawrence applied as a "resident of Augusta" for his pension, he went to Rockingham Courthouse to do it.  Date on this document was 7 Jun 1832 with Lawrence saying he is 72.\par \tab "I was born (according to my parents) for not being able to read or write, they had a written family record) in the County of Culpeper, Virginia.  I lived in Orange County when I entered military service.  I was drafted in the first call that was made for Orange County militia.  I served in Williamburg area for 3 months.  I was not in any engagement with the enemy.  I have not been in Orange County for 20 years or more."\par \tab Second tour they camped on Bacon Bank above Richmond.  He served with John Pence of Rockingham.  In the third tour he was again in Williamsburg.  He was involved in two actions against the British.  The second was at Jamestown.  He also served as a guard to take the Hessian prisoners from Harrisburg to Wincester.  His last tour was under William Smith of Tygert's Valley in which he fought in Monogahalia against the Indians "in place of my brother, Richard Raines, in this incident."  "I am scarcely able to walk from a very bad rupture."\par \par 2.  \plain\b\f16 James Rains & Sarah of Rockingham\plain\f16  (please see Cleve Weather's research report\par for research done by Worth S. Anderson  wsa@hermesnet.net \par \par 3.  \plain\i\f16 Court Cases that need further research.  Source: Rockingham Minute Book Abstracts 1778-92  Need to look at actual court records, not abstracts.\par \plain\b\f16\ul James Rains\plain\i\f16 :\par \plain\f16 Aug 27, 1782\plain\i\f16  \plain\f16 [Thomas] Berry vs [James] Rains; Barlow vs Rains\par 25 Mar 1783 Conrad vs Rains\par 27 Oct 1783 Berry vs James Rains*, continued proceedings on 23 Mar 1784\par 25 May 1784 Frederick K. Michael vs Rains & Allstotts\par 23 May 1785 Thomas Berry vs James Rains with a jury, continued 27 June 1785, \par \tab 23 Aug 1785, and 26 Sept 1785, 27 & 28 Mar 1786\par 1785 22 Aug William Davis vs James Raines; same day is Wm Davis vs Jonathan Raines\par \tab continues 27 Mar 1786\par *Dooley, Thomas in court on same day:  Thomas Dooley to Felix Gilbert, deed of lease & \par \tab release.  (wit) John Harvey, 25 Aug 1783\plain\f16\fs18 . Margaret Dooley, d/o Thomas md. John Raines\par \plain\b\f16\ul Jonathan Rains\plain\f16 \par 1785  above Davis vs Rains, see also 26 Sep 1785, 28 Mar 1786 (judged as per account)\par 1783 Thomas Berry vs John Rains, 24 August 1784, 26 Oct 1784 (found not guilty)\par \plain\b\f16\ul Lawrence (Laurence) Rains\par \plain\f16 1784  Lawrence Raines vs Reuben Robert 25 May,  case dismissed \par \plain\b\f16\ul Thomas Dooley\plain\f16 , see above under James Raines.\par \plain\b\f16\ul Dooley\plain\f16 , no first name given.  \par 1778 26 May Nickles, administrator, vs Dooley (debt), 22 June 1778, 24 Aug 1778\par 1779 23 Mar McComb vs Dooley, 28 Feb 1780 (bond fees)\par 1780 28 Mar Maiden vs Dooley, dismissed 23 May 1780\par \plain\i\f16 \par \plain\f16 4.  Observations:  Smith to Rains connections:\par 1786 Abraham Smith married Lucy Raines, d/o James Raines (in Brunswick)  [see Cleve Weather's Tome for complete details]\par \plain\f16\fs18 Brunswick formed in 1732.  Located on N.C Virginia border near Tidewater VA area.\plain\f16\fs16   Culpeper & Rockingham adj.\plain\f16 \par 1787 John Smith married  Elizabeth Raines. in Culpeper Co \par 1795 ., a Wm. Rains married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of a John Smith in Rockingham \par 1806  SMITH, John Jr. marr Fannie RAINS  10Aug1806 Union, Monroe, West Virginia\par \plain\f16\fs20     John jr. born 3Jul1785  died 10Sep1821 Monroe, West Virginia.  Wife Fannie born ABT 1789 , Rockingham, Virginia ; died 1860 Monroe, West Virginia\plain\f16  \par Importation proven in Orange Co 1740 by John Smith for himself, wife Margaret, sons Abraham, Henry, Daniel, John, Joseph, and also Robert McDowell who came with them.\par (\plain\i\f16 Chaulkeys Abstracts of Records of Augusta\plain\f16 )\plain\f16\fs18 \par \plain\i\fs16 \par \plain\f16 5.  Smiths in Court Records of Rockingham:  \plain\i\f16 Rockingham Minute Book 1778-92 abstraction\plain\f16 .  \plain\f16\fs22 Looking at full court records may yield relationships between Smiths and Rains\plain\f16 .\par 1778 Daniel Smith was a Judge.  Abraham Smith was the sheriff.  Jno was on grand jury.\par 1778 24 Aug Jno Smith guardian of Margaret Spiker/Spikeard d/o Julias\par 1779 Jno Smith buys land from Mr. Johnson.\par 1779 27 Apr John Smith jr. gets land from Geo Erwin(e)\par 1779 27 Apr Joseph Smith made militia Lt. (Jno Smith, Lt in Cpt John Smiths Rangers.\par \tab Killed at Fort Vause.\par 1779, 22 Nov.  Will of John Smith.  Exec. Margaret Smith, Robert Smith & James Davis\par \tab Care of Mary Spikehard to be given to someone else. 27 Nov 1780 will inventory\par 1779, 23 Nov  Smith vs Copeland "abates plts death"\par 1779  Abraham Smith sells to Joseph and Mary Smith land which his brother, Jno (dec)\par \tab owned under "King of Britain 1763".\par 1781 26 May  Henderson Smith sold to Abraham Smith by oath of Joseph and Benj Smith\par 1781 26 May Wm Pickering 37 pounds 10, "Jno Smith garnishee has 25c of hemp o. sale\par \tab and that he be paid 10 shillings for wintering a heifer."\par 1781 26 Nov  Will of Daniel Smith.  Exec's Jane Smith, Robert Smith, Benj. Smith\par 1781 26 Nov  John Smith to appraise Shipman estate\par 1782 27 Mar  John Smith, Lt of militia in Frederick County, paid for 7 days wagoning \par \tab British prisoners to Shenendoah\par 1783  26 May  John Smith exempt from tax due to age\par 1784  John Smith, sale by, approved:  Richard Smith\par 1785  Jury:   Wm Hinds, Wm Smith, Benj. Smith, Benj, Smith with Jacob Smith, witness--this is the Berry vs Rains court case.\par \par 6.  \plain\i\f16 Virginia Valley Records\plain\f16 , 9a\par \tab Wills of Rockingham\par 1848 Daniel Smith will dated 10 Mar.  son Daniel under 21, dau Margaret Craig, dau Francis E. Biernes, son Luceius, dau maria Antonette Toms, son John, younger son W. G.\par 1822 December  will of Dorothea Smith  dau Reash..., unreadable for a line or two\par \tab then son Joseph, dau Elizabeth Stockel, son George\par 1834 John Smith 4 June to wife Barbary, son John, Wm, Autin, dau Polly Mills w/o John\par \tab dau Rebecca Newman w/o Michael\par 1806 William Smith 3 October wife Dianna, son Edward\par \tab Tithables\par 1788 Cpt John Peter's Company:  John Smith 1 tithable 3 horses, Mary Smith 2 horses, Brutin Smith 1 tichable, 3 horses, Jacob Maggart 16+ with Brutin Smith\par Jacob Smith 1 tithable 3 horses, John Harvey 1 tithable 2 horses, Micajah Smith 1 tithable 2 horses, John Rains 1 tithable, Reuben over 16 1 horse, James 1 tithable\par Landowners of 1789  No Rains, Smiths are John, Benj, Wm, Henry, Joseph, Abr., Jacob, Benj, Margaret, David, Jane, Benj, Jane, Daniel, William, Valentine\par \par 7.  Rockingham Virginia Deeds 1778-93, Burnt Records, Deed Bk O\par \tab Film 0033455, Melva's 4a\par 1778 Daniel Smith indenture 3 Nov.  Wife Jean/Jane (spelled both ways in same record)\par \tab sells 1000 ac on Head Branch of Lincoln Creek. p. 18\par 1779  Abraham Smith buys 130 ac from patent dated 1769 on North Mountain, Ivy (?) \par \tab River.  wit. John & Joseph Smith  22 Mar p. 65\par 1780 Daniel Smith & Jean to Joseph Smith Mar 1780.  Joseph pays 100 pounds for 100 \par \tab acres on the Day (?) River.  Daniel held the first patent.\par 1780 Abraham Smith pays 5 shillings for 50 acres from original patent of 615 acres on \par \tab Beaver Creek adj to Smith property.  wit Jos, Benj, & Mary Smith.  27 Oct\par 1785 John Harvey buys land on "The Hawks Bill" (WVA?) 26 Nov 1785 wit John \par \tab Smith\par 1787  John Harvey and Lucy (see above) sell "The Hawks Bill" land .  John Rans (Rains)\par \tab is witness--\plain\f16\ul who can't write his name\plain\f16 !  2 Oct\par        *\plain\f16\fs20 John Harvey married Lucy Estes 19 Apr 1778 in Orange County (Mg Bonds\plain\f16 )\par 1788 James Smith of Hampshire County sell to Wm Craven land 23 Sept, patent formerly\par \tab lying in Augusta, now Rockingham.\par 1790  Moses Cummings and Mary Ann selll for 50 pounds on East side of \plain\b\f16 Smith's\plain\f16  Creek \tab on James Branch--has houses, orchards and waterways.  Oct 13\par 1791 Henry Shackleford of Orange Co VA to John Rains of Rockingham, 30 pounds paid \tab in full for 93 acres straddling Pelgo or Gelgo Run which was patented 1784 \tab lying between lands of Mr. Davis and Mr. \plain\f16\ul Williams\plain\f16 .  wit James Rains, *Anthony \tab Foster jr. & Daniel Baugher  1 Nov. & Proved 23 Jan 1792\plain\f16\ul \par \plain\f16   \tab \plain\f16\ul Note:  Williams vs Rains was a court case above\plain\f16 .\par 1892  Benj. Smith gets 460 ac from Jeremiah Cravens 8 Feb.\par 1793 Valentine Smith and wife Mary of Shenendoah sell their land in Rockingham 22 Jun\par *see item 9 below\par \par   Rockingham Deed Index film 0033454 (needs to be looked into)  Not completed\par 1827 27 Sep Bennett Rains\par 1823 Nov    Bennett Rains\par 1834  Bennett Rains ?\par \par 8.  Smiths in the Virginia Valley (Chaulkey's Abstracts of Records of Augusta, 3 vols)\par These grants were recorded both in Augusta and Orange Counties\par 1740 John Smith & others granted survey of 100,000 acres on Roanoke & James Rivers\par 1742 Wm Smith 999acres 7 Sep (location, left blank)\par 1747 grant was renews for 50,000 to John Smith Owned land on "the Great Lick on \tab Roanoke" near Looney's Ferry in 1755 where he built a fort.\par 1750 John Smith 200 acres on James River\par 1750 James Patton asks John Smith to survey another large grant.\par 1754 Abraham Smith 21 Mar 86 Ac foks of Mulberry Bottom of upper James\par 1751 Cpt John Smith 28 Nov 195 ac Craigs Creek (\plain\i\f16 notice proximity to Sinking Creek\plain\f16 )\par 1753 17 May 213 more acres on Craigs Creek to John Smith (Cpt)\par 1753 30 Jan  230 more acres on James River to John Smith\par 1759 26 Sep 100 ac S. side of James River to John Smith\par \par 9.  Since Anthony Foster signed the deed for John Raines, his Rev War Pension Application was studied.  The movements of Mr. Foster are interesting when compared to other Raines men who also moved from these counties to NC and to other locations.  His account of the war is also interesting as it explains why people might go to North Carolina, then leave, and then come back again or go on into the greater Ohio basin.  (\plain\i\f16 Pension found in the National Archives, California Branch, Burlingame\plain\f16 ,\par \plain\i\f16 paragraphing added for easier reading\plain\f16 )\par \tab "On this the 7th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court ... now sitting, Anthony Foster, a resident of the County of Wilkes, State of North Carolina, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.\par \tab "That he was born in the County of Orange, state of Virginia, on the 23rd day of December 1758, the record of which was entered in his father's family bible, but which he believes has been lost or destroyed for many years so that it is not now within his reach.  He continued to reside in the said County of Orange until he entered the service of the United States in the month of July 1777 as a volunteer in a company of minute men commanded by Capt. Joseph Spencer, who had volunteered for twelve months, and held themselves in readyness at a minutes warning.  As soon as the company was organized, they rendezvoused at Culpepper Court House in the said state, where they joined the regiment commanded by Colonels Stevens and Toliver or Tiaferro and soon after marched to Williamsburg where they were stationed a considerable time to defend that place against Lord Dunmore, who at that time was committing great depredations on the Eastern Coast of Virginia.  After Lord Dunmore had evacuated Virginia, it was deemed unnecessary to detain the troops at Williamsburg any longer in service.  They were accordingly discharged and returned home.  In this tour this deponent believes he served at least four months.  \par \tab "After remaining in Orange County until the spring of the year 1780, this deponent removed to and settled in Wilkes County, North Carolina in the month of March of that year.  Soon after his settlement in North Carolina, the Tories became very troublesome when orders were issued [crossed out words] by Colo Benjamin Cleveland for the Whig Militia to turn out and suppress them.  This deponent accordingly turned out and joined the company commanded by Lieutenant Barnet Owens, the (Captain being then abroad) and rendezvoused at Wilkes CH [Courthouse] where they joined the other troops that had been ordered out, the whole being under the command of Col Cleveland.  They set out in a short time in pursuit of the Tories, having understood that they were embodying themselves in various places through the country, and after traversing the country for some time, and putting the Tories to flight in various places, until they finally collected together in one body and took protection in Kridin Fort in Burke County, under the command of one Captain John Roberts (a celebrated Tory Captain).  After the Tories forted themselves, Col Cleveland took the precaution to ascertain if possible their number, which he learned to be about seven hundred and considering that his own force was entirely too small to attack them, (it not amounting to half that number) he concluded to discharge his men and wait for more favorable auspices to subdue them.  His men were accordingly discharged and this deponent returned home having served during this tour at least two weeks.  This deponent also performed several other short tours during the summer of 1780 against the tories, but the precise length of each, nor the particular circumstances under which they were performed cannot now be recollected--he must therefore decline an attempt to specify them and __ also to set up any claim to compensation for them.  \par \tab "About the latter part of August or first of September 1780, Col Benjamin Cleveland received information of the approach of Colo Ferguson with a large body of British and Tories from South Carolina, and immediately issued orders for all the Whig militia in the County of Wilkes to turn out and march to appose them.  This deponent accordingly turned out and rendezvoused at Wilkes CH where he joined the company of militia commanded by Capt John Robbins and marched forthwith to apoose the advance of Col Ferguson, the main army under Colonels Clevelent and Campbell, having preceeded a little the company to which this deponent belongs.  They pursued the route of the main army however, with all possible speed until they approached near to KingMountain, when that portion of the army who had horses or could procure them, had advanced and attacked Ferguson on Kings Mountain, defeated him, and took a large number of prisoners and had proceeded a short distance on their return before the company to which this deponent belonged was able to join them.  \par \tab "After joining the main army, this deponent continued with it, and assisted in guarding the prisoners until they proceeded on their march to the old Sacory (Sawry?) Tavern in the County of Stokes, a distance of near two hundred miles, where they were stationed guarding the said prisoners for a considerable time, and until they were relieved by the militia from Surry County, when all the militia from Wilkes was discharged and returned home.  In this expedition this deponent served at least six weeks.\par \tab "Shortly after this time, this deponent removed back to the County of Orange, State of Virginia, and was very soon thereafter enrolled in the company of militia commanded by Captain George Waugh, which was attached to the eighth regiment of Virginia Militia.  The troops in that section of country being at that time arranged in classes for serving given periods.  It soon fell to the lot of the class or company to which this deponent belonged to turn out for a tour of four months.  They accordingly set out upon their march toward Little York, and when within a short distance of that place, they joined the balance of their regiment under the command of Major Thomas Carey (the Colonel being sick) and was soon thereafter attached to the troops under the command of General Woodin (Weedin?).  They were employed principally in scouting and foraging parlies until the siege of York commenced, during which time, however, nothing material or important occurred.  After the siege of Yok commenced, the troops to which this deponent belonged, were stationed near the river and were under the immediate command of Count de Rochambeau, (the whole being under the command of General Washington), until after the capture of Lord Cornwallis, on the 19th day of October 1787.  After the capture of Lord Cornwallis, and the necessary and proper disposition of the prisoners taken was made, this deponent was discharged by Capt Waugh and returned home with others of his company.\par \tab "In this tour this deponent acted as an orderly Sergeant and served the full period of his engagement, towit, four months.  This deponent continued to reside in Orange county for about five years after the close of the war, when he again removed to Wilkes Count NC where he has resided ever since.  He further states that he has no recollection of ever having received a written discharge from the swervice nor has he any documentary evidence of any kind to prove it, nor does he know of any person living who served with him by whom he could prove it except for Martin Jones of West Tennessee, but who resides at so great a distance that he conceives it would be impossible for him to procure his testimony as he is old and infirm and poor.  He refers however to the Reverent Thomas Fletcher and General Edmund Jones as persons to whom he is well known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.\par \tab "He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State."\par \tab Signed by by Anthony Foster and County Clerk R. Martin [Robert Martin] \par \par 10.  1810 Census for Rockingham (National Archives, Burlingame, CA) film 67\par this film was badly damaged and very difficult to read so this data is sketchy:\par James Rains ----2  22-1-  -\par John Pence, Henry, and Jacob Pence are included (see Lawrence Rains Rev War Report)\par Larkin Rains --1--  1-3\par William Rains ---1- -----\par Other names with connections to Rockingham & Monroe County are Andrew Shanklin, Robert Foster, 3 John Smiths, Samuel Harvey, Daniel Smith, Lucy Smith, Joseph Lively, John Smith jr., Dorothy Smith, George Smith, Caesar Smith and Benjamin Smith\par \par 11.  \plain\f16\ul\cf1 Rockingham County, Virginia\plain\f16\cf1  \plain\i\f16\cf1 Microfilm SLC 0033451 unindexed handwritten\plain\f16\cf1 \par *Rains were associated with Smiths in this county so they are included here\par 1782:  \plain\b\f16\cf1 Bruton \plain\f16\cf1 and \plain\b\f16\cf1 Jacob Smith \plain\f16\cf1 who later moved to Monroe County.\par           \plain\b\f16\cf1 Lawrence Rains \plain\f16\cf1 married Mary Knight in September.\par 1783:  Bruton (then 3 houses), Isaac (+10), and \plain\b\f16\cf1 John Smith\plain\f16\cf1  (+12), Nicholas Harvey, Sr. \tab and John Dunn (+3), John Harvey.  These names were prominent in Monroe Co, \tab \tab \tab WVA in the early 1800's.\par 1784:  John Harvey (+2), \plain\b\f16\cf1 John Smith\plain\f16\cf1  (+7), \plain\b\f16\cf1 James Rains jr.\plain\f16\cf1  (an adult), \plain\b\f16\cf1 John Rains,\plain\f16\cf1  \plain\b\f16\cf1 \tab Reuben\plain\f16\cf1  \plain\b\f16\cf1 Rains,\plain\f16\cf1  (+1), Bruton Smith.  John Smith, John Rains, and Bruton Smith \tab moved to Monroe Co, WVA.\par \plain\b\f16\cf1 \tab Lawrence Rains\plain\f16\cf1  in court vs. Reuben Roberts 25 May.\par 1785:  Bruton Smith, (then 6 houses), Jacob Smith (plus 4), John Harvey ( plus 7), \plain\b\f16\cf1 \tab Reuben\plain\f16\cf1  \plain\b\f16\cf1 Rains\plain\f16\cf1 ( who was age 16-20), Mary Smith (plus 2), Isaac Smith,\plain\b\f16\cf1  John \tab Smith\plain\f16\cf1  (plus 3), Macijah Smith, \plain\b\f16\cf1 Lawrence Rains, and John Rains\plain\f16\cf1 .  Of this group \tab Bruton and Jacob Smith, John Harvey, and John Rains moved to Monroe County, \tab West Virginia.  A John Smith also went but there are too many Johns to discern \tab which one moved.\par 1785  \plain\b\f16\cf1 John Rains married Margaret Dooley\plain\f16\cf1  .\tab \par 1786:  This list is the last time the names appear in "procession".  John, Conrad and David \tab Smith spaced very far apart from John Harvey, Mr. Wm., John Smith, Catherine \tab Lively, Nathan Claber, \plain\b\f16\cf1 James Raines\plain\f16\cf1  (Ranes),\plain\b\f16\cf1  John Raines,\plain\f16\cf1  Berry, Miller, Jacob \tab Smith, Bruton Smith (+4), Isaac Smith.  Further down the list are three more Johns \tab and one Joseph Smith .  By the following years the Harvey's and Lively's are in \tab Monroe.\par 1787:  These lists are alphabetized but the recorder included the date by each name as the \tab information was taken.  Reuben Raines (Ranes), James Raines, and John Raines \tab (all 24 April).  Lawrence Rains May 1.  The Smiths are Bruton, Jacob, Isaac, and \tab John April 5 and Micajah and Wm. May 1.  Another John was done April 27.  \tab Joseph by a different procession ,1 May.\par 1788:  John, Reuben, and James (April 9) Rains; Smiths were April 9 John, Mary, Bruton, \tab Jacob, Micajah, Isaac, and William.  Joseph on Apr 7 and by a separate record \tab taker.  \par \plain\b\f16\cf1 \tab Reuben Rains\plain\f16\cf1  \plain\b\f16\cf1 married Suckey Knight, daughter of Mathew and had John \tab Smith as witness.\plain\f16\cf1    \par 1788:  A different record sent to me by Robert Reynes of South Carolina gives the \tab following:\par \tab Richard 1 horse, John 3 horses, \plain\b\f16\cf1 William \plain\f16\cf1 1 horse, James none, and Lawreance 1 \tab horse.\par 1789:  James, John and Reuben Rains on March 31.  The Smiths were March 24 John, \tab \tab Bruton March 30, and Micajah, Wm., Jacob, and Mary (SR.) on March 31.\par 1789:   There is another version of these records (F33451) that is in very blurry \tab handwriting and difficult to read.  However there is additional information included \tab in this copy that was not in the above:   John Smith, +4, John Rains over 21 with \tab one horse, 3 Meadows (who went to Monroe), Baker (went to Monroe), \tab Meadows, +2, then James Rains over 21 listed along with William \plain\b\f16\cf1 who is between \tab age 16 and 20. \plain\f16\cf1  Ten houses later is Benjamin Harvey, the prominent Monroe \tab County pioneer and land holder.  \par \tab \tab William Rain's age is not indicated in the previous record, but in this rough \tab record (which appears to be the notes taken by the door-to-door captain)  the \tab location hints that William is the son of James.\par 1790:  James and John Rains on June 5.  John, Micajah, Jacob, William , Bruton Smith on \tab June 5.\par 1790:  June 5 \plain\b\f16\cf1 John Rain\plain\f16\cf1 s person number 13 listed with \plain\b\f16\cf1 James Rains\plain\f16\cf1  (#13) who is \tab between 16 and 20.  Other prominent Monroe surnames appear on this list:  \tab Mathias Mann, John Buckland, Thomas Buckland, Schultz, George, Jacob, John, \tab and Peter Mann, George Foster, and John Humphrey.\tab \par 1791:  William Rains, James SR, on June 2, John and James on May 19.  Bruton, Wm., \tab Micajah, and John Smith were June 2.  \par 1791 On 1 Nov. Henry Shackleford of Orange Co, VA sold \tab to John Rains of Rockingham \tab Co., 93 acres of land straddling the Pelgo or Gelgo Run.  John paid for it in full \tab with 30 pounds.  Witnesses were James Rains, Anthony \plain\b\f16\cf1 Foster \plain\f16\cf1 and Daniel Foster.\par 1791:  In a list taken by Henry Miller we find \plain\b\f16\cf1 James Rains \plain\f16\cf1 jr. now over 21 with \plain\b\f16\cf1 John \tab Raines\plain\f16\cf1 , May 19.  On June 2 \plain\b\f16\cf1 James Rains Sr\plain\f16\cf1 . is listed as well as \plain\b\f16\cf1 William Rains \tab (age 16-20\plain\f16\cf1 ).  In this second listing William is not listed next to James but after 6 \tab other people.\tab \par 1792:  Bruton, Jacob, Wm., Mary, Micajah, and John were Aug. 21.  Richard Rains was \tab also Aug. 21.  James Rains, James Sr. and John were June 30.\par 1793  Bruton, Jacob, Wm., Micajah, Mary, and John Smith were June 12.  Richard Rains, \tab John, William, James, and Lawrence were June 12.  \par \plain\b\f16\cf1 \tab Lawrence \plain\f16\cf1 is mentioned in the History of Monroe County by Morton--named in \tab financial settlement of Conrad's Mill on Indian Creek, 1793.  This mill was begun \tab by George & Katherine Miller approved 1784.\par 1794:  Bruton, Wm., Jacob, Kaid, and John Smith on June 25.  \plain\b\f16\cf1 John Rain\plain\f16\cf1 s on June 25.  \plain\b\f16\cf1 \tab Wm., James Sr., James Jr. and Laurence \plain\f16\cf1 were June 21.\plain\b\f16\cf1   James Rains \plain\f16\cf1 signed a \tab petition to build a road over the Swift Run Gap (Blue Ridge Mountains).\par 1795 Micajah, Bruton, Jacob, Wm. and John Smith on May 19.  James, Laurence, James, \tab Wm., and John Rains on June 19. \plain\b\f16\cf1  \plain\f16\cf1 \par \plain\b\f16\cf1 \tab William married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Jonathan Smith.\plain\f16\cf1 \par 1796:  One list has only the date May 2 and includes Wm., Jacob, Brutin, John, and \tab Macijah Smith plus James, Lawrence, James Sr. , John, and Wm.  Rains plus Wm. \tab and John Rains of no date and John and Jacob of Maggart who moved to Monroe.  \tab John Rennes was included on April 28 along with Peter, Benjamin, and Abraham \tab Swope and Jacob Wickle (Whickle) some of whom moved to Monroe.\par [A Jacob Wickle married Sarah Rains in 1819, John Rains bond (Monroe)]\par \tab \plain\i\f16\cf1 from Oren F. Morten's, A History of Monroe County, West Virginia p. 33\plain\f16\cf1 :\par "One of the very earliest settlers of Monroe was Joseph Swope, who visited this region about 1751.  Instead of following the Indian trail down Indian Creek, he turned to the right and studied the landscape from the knobs which have since borne his name [\plain\i\f16\cf1 Swope's Knobs, 1 mile west of Union\plain\f16\cf1 ].  In the valley of Wolf Creek he was observed by Indians, and being suspicious of their intentions he concealed himself in a hollow poplar.  This tree stood until 1860.  The inroads of decay having rendered it unsafe it was cut down.  A year or two after this visit, Swope returned with his wife and infant son, and built a cabin not far from the tree."\par \tab  Of interest is that John's Revolutionary pension application is witnessed by a John Smith.  Note that there are John Smiths who witness the children's marriages in Monroe County between 1800 and 1830.  Also When John Harvey bought land in Rockingham on "The Hawks Bill" 26 Nov 1785 his witness was John Smith.  Later when John Harvey & wife Lucy sold it 2 Oct 1787 they used John Ranes as their witness (who couldn't write his name--this one couldn't).\par \par 1810 Larkin Rains --tax list\par --Melva Wheelwright, Herbert Dawson, Susie Eckerson, Les Carey, Marilee, Phyllis Gibbs \tab \tab Zentgraf, Kevin L. Priddy\par \plain\f16\fs20 \par \plain\f16 \par 11.  \plain\i\f16 Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files by Virgil S White p. 1549\plain\f16 \par John Harvey.  Noting that there is a John Harvey in the above records, I include this here to point out interesting movement with these early settlers:  John Harvey was born in Orange County Va 7 Dec 1758 but had moved to Rowan NC at time of enlistment.  After the war he lifed in Surry NC until 1788, then moved to Davidson County TN where he lived for 6 years.  Of note is that the John Harvey of Rockingham and later Monroe was\par from a family from Orange County VA.\par \par 12.  From Daryl Mathews--"Rocking County, Virginia 1795-1825"\par \par James Rains married Zuriah Davis Sep-30-1802\par James Beesley married Sarah Rains Nov-19-1805\par Larkin Rains married Hannah Martin Jan-31-1809\par James Banks married Delila Rains Dec-16-1812\par Patrick Rains Married Sally _____ Mar 9-1815\par Jacob May married Elizabeth Rains Jan-1825\par \par "Vouchers" in the Several Militia Companies of Rockingham County in\par 1788 (all above 16 years old) John Raines, 1 Tithable Reuben Raines, 1horse James Raines, 1 Tithable\plain\f16\fs20 \par --Daryl Mathews\par \plain\f16 \par 12.  Roanoke River Settlement (from Chaulkey's Abstracts of Records of Augusta above)\par 1742 Cpt Geo Robinson's Military Company lived on old Evans place on Great Lick \tab (s.side of river)\par          John Smith owned "Great Lick Tract" on Smith Creek opposite Glade Creek\par \tab Robert Harvey established iron works and plantation at the junction where the \tab Trader's Path to the Carolinas and the old Indian Trail meet.\par 1746  Phillip Smith worked on North Fork of Roanoke\par 1742 First survey of Roanoke Grant made for John Smith et al recorded in Augusta\par 1757  Abraham Smith as executor of John Smith jr., eldest son & heir of John Smith,\par \tab "prisoner of the French Indian War" 18 Nov  His estate: owed money to Patton \tab (1754)  He is now referred to as Major John Smith.  Abraham lived at\par \tab Craigs Creek. and Mulberry Bottom\par States that John Smith, son of John was killed at Fort Vause June 1726 who "owned land on the North Branch of the Shenandoah River.  He gave this plantation to his nephew, John Smith, son of the deceased brother, Daniel.  During the attack on the New River\par settlements 21 people were killed, 9 taken prisoner.  Major Smith had taken over after\par Col Patton died, leading the Augusta Rangers.\par Brief History of the Indian Skirmish:\par \tab Captain Smith marched a company of men to Reed Creek where Robert Looney had been killed.  Heavy rains came.  His horse, being overloaded, was damaged.  By the time they arrived at a coal area in the mountains, they were out of food.  The horses wandered off.  The River was deep and the canyons were narrow.  They were forced to cross and recross the river until men and horses were nearly dead.  Cpt Smith lost 4 hoses.  His men deserted.  He tried to reach Ft Frederick on the New River.  He went up the Catauba and down the N. Fork of the Roanoke.  Built a fort at the mouth of Craig's Creek.  Cpt Smith stayed on until captured on June 26.  Someone accused John Smith of cuasing the desertions.  he gathered witnesses and redeemed himself.  Major Lewis had taken half of the soldiers of Ft. Vause to build a new fort in Cherokee country.  There were only 4-5 men at Fort Vause when it was captured.  Joseph Smith and Cpt John were\par taken prisoner.  Lt John was Killed.  Joseph died 24 June 1756.  John sr., the captive, was carried off to Canada where he was traded to England and awarded an honor by the House of Burgess.  He lost 3 sons in battles with the Indians.  He returned in 1758.\par \tab \par Other Land Grants:  (from Chaulkey above)\par Greenbrier River Tract 1751-2 remained unsettled until 1769 (Indian Territory)\par Southern Branch of the Potomac 1747--was a John Smith in this group\par The Great Fall of the New River was called Foster Falls\par Augusta Territory Leaders 1742 under Col. Patton:  John Smith is one.  \par Vestryman John Smith, when captured, placed taken by son Mathew\par \par VA Rev. Publick claims--Rockingham County 29 Aug 1782\par \tab Wm Evans 1 horse for 13 days, John Boyd, John Smith, Wm Marshall, Daniel Smith, Wm Smith, Abr. Smith, Joseph Smith 1 horse for 12 days, also John Pence, Wm Pence, Andrew Shanklin\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 B. Augusta, VA\plain\f16\fs32 \par \tab \plain\f16 1.  Some historical background\plain\f16\fs32  \plain\f16 (see also Orange & Montgomery)\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \tab \tab In 1769 Augusta was divided and Botetourt covered the southern section \tab \tab of the Virginia Valley.  Prior to that time, Augusta went from the Blue \tab \tab Ridge to the Mississippi and from parts of today's PA down to include \tab \tab parts of today's N. Carolina.\par \tab 2.  Scotch-Irish Settments of Virginia by Chaulkey Vols 1-3 [6a] \par \tab \tab 1747 "where Wm Smith's line crosses Christian Creek\par \tab \tab 1754 Land on Bratton Run of Calf Pasture (Little River) 6 Mar "below \tab \tab \tab Wm Smiths"\par \tab \tab 1754 Will of Wm Smith (farmer), child yet unborn, to wife's son--Thos \tab \tab \tab Steel, Stepdau Jannet Steel, Stepson Robert Steel, Stepson Thomas \tab \tab \tab Steel appr 1756, 17 May\par \tab \tab 1755 Robert Bratton 19 Mar sells 361 ac of Beverly Manor (old 14 Oct \tab \tab \tab 1748 Patent) on Brown Hill to William Smith.\par \tab \tab 1755  200 acres at foot of Brown Hill near Smith Creek mentioned\par \tab \tab 1756 John Smith will 22 Jan to John Smith, son of my brother Daniel\plain\f16\fs32  \plain\f16 the\plain\f16\fs32  \plain\f16 \tab \tab \tab plantation on the North River of the Shenendoah--to brothers \tab \tab \tab Daniel, Abraham, and Henry.  proved Aug 1756 (see Rockingham)\par \tab \tab 1763 Wm Smith and Mary sell to Jonathan Davis 170 acres on Hawksbill, \tab \tab \tab N. side, top of \tab Blue Ridge 16 Nov.\tab (Hawksbill named in \tab \tab \tab \tab Rockingham sale by John Harvey)\par \tab \tab 1768 John Smith and Mary sold to andrew Lockridge 100 acres on Little \tab \tab \tab Creek of Calf \tab Pasture (1/2 of William Smith grant where he \tab \tab \tab formerly lived)\par \tab \tab 1773 Thomas Dooley tax delinquent reported in  Augusta Courts.\par \tab \tab \tab [1774 Cpt Thomas Dooley of Bedford was murdered.]\par \tab \tab \tab Thomas Dooley as defendant.  Case transferred to Rockingham \tab \tab 1784 Valentine Dooley married Elizabeth Bell 29 Jan Rockbridge\par \tab \tab 1785  will of Thomas Adam of calfpasture 14 Oct:  to William Smith son of \tab \tab \tab my  highly esteemed and much lamented nephew William Smith, \tab \tab \tab (dec) of Essex)\par \tab \tab 1824 Pressley Raines filed his Rev War declaration 27 Jan (\plain\i\f16 In National \tab \tab \tab Archive Record this further information is found\plain\f16 :  He enlisted May \tab \tab \tab 1779 at Bowling Green of Caroline County Virginia.  He was \tab \tab \tab discharged after the siege of York.  One of his letters of \tab \tab \tab \tab documentation says that Pressley Raines is "a very poor and very \tab \tab \tab respectable old man."  He had descendants living in Staunton in \tab \tab \tab 1924.\par Volume II\par 1799 Smith vs Smith.  Daniel Smith, adm of Jacob Smith, adm of George and Christiana Cathey, Jacob Hale and Eve 1 Oct 1798\par \tab Christophel Smith made will in Rockingham leaving widow and 6 children:  Jacob, Daniel, Christiana (oratrix)[Cathey], Eve (ora), Mary (who married Martin Buck)  Widow is Lavinia.  Henry died 20 years ago intestate, under age (brother of Daniel)  Christophel is dead, unmarried. \par (Lists children again:  Eve, Christiana, Mary, Christophel, Henry, Jacob, John, Daniel.\par Volume III\par 1639 Mr. Wheatley to sit in stocks for abusing Rowland Raine and his wife.\par 1732 John Powell Rains found in Essex Court Will Book 5 p. 101 (he is of King & Q)\par 1831 mentions Rev War declaration of Richard Rains 17 Aug 1832 age 76 in Sep 18, enlisted 1775 Culpepper under Capt Jones--found in Augusta County Court records.\plain\f16\fs32  \par \plain\f16 1809 Larkin Raines married Hannah Martin d/o John & Rebecca Martin in Rockingham.  \tab 31 January.  Her mother, Rebecca, is d/o Jacob Holman who died abt 1783 leaving \tab will in Shenandoah Co.\par 2.  Virginia Rev Publick Claims:  1783 p. 87\par \tab Robert Givens, Charles Ramsey, Abraham Ingram (see Amherst), Alex. Hamiliton, Jno Humphrey, Thomas Hughes.\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 K.  Rockbridge, VA\plain\f16 \par \par 1. 1850 Census p. 54 Nancy Raine age 29 (black)\par 2.  Rockbridge County Marriages 1851-85 \tab No Rains surnames\par 3.  Va Rev Publick Claims 1782\par \tab names were Cummins, Grigsby, Lapsely, McCown, Thompson, McKee, \tab McCampbell, Walker, McClung, Wm Gibson, Wm Graham 1 ppot hook, McKee, \tab Ramsey, Walker, Adair\par 4.  Rockbridge Deeds 1788-1793    No Rains surnames\par 5.  Rockbridge VA Abstsracts of Land Grant Surveys 1761-01 by Kaylor\par \tab James Raigh 200 ac Calf Pasture 8 Sep 1769\par \tab William Raigh 125 Ac Calf Rasture adj Alex. Crockett 9 Sep 1769\par \tab Joseph Smith 114 ac Dry River 14 May 1780 and had neighbor Uriah Garten\par \tab Benjamin Smith adj to Joseph 1791\par \tab ...fork of the James River adj to Samuel McClure 1765\par \tab \par \plain\f16\fs28 M.  Botetourt, VA\plain\f16 \par \par 1.  \plain\b\f16 Smiths on the Botetourt tax lists.  \par \plain\f16 On the 1770 list there is a Thomas Smith, James Smith, and (S)samuel? Smith.  On the 1771 list there is a James Smith.  (By the way, that 1771 lists looks to me as if a page is missing from it.)  The 1772 list for New River & Sinking Creek shows a James, Mathew, Jacob, [John Cloyd, Smith (sic)], and Thomas Smith.  (I'm looking at the published abstracts - not the originals.)--Joy\par \par 2.  1850 Census Botetourt County VA\par \tab William Raines (wagon maker) b. VA age 40\par \tab \par \par \plain\f16\fs28 P.  Montgomery, VA\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par 1.  Montgomery Virginia Early Settlers 1810-50 by Douthat\par 1850 Census:\par James Wygal 45, Sarah 45, Chas 16, John 15, Joseph 13, Julia 11, James D. 9, Sarah 7, \tab Wm F. 5\par 1830:  Sebastian 000001001-000010001 [see above for meaning]\par \tab James 0120102-1002001\par \tab John Sr. 0101201-11001\par \tab John jr. 110001-211001\par \tab Wm 20001-10001\par \tab Meredith Raines 0000001001-000001001 [he is 70-80]\par 1820 John Wigal 03001-0001\par \tab James Wigal 20001-2101\par \tab Sebastian Wigal 001121-00201\par \tab Meredith Raines 010121-00221\par 1810  Sebastian Wygal 11201-12101\par \tab John Wigal 30110-00100\par \tab Meredith 00301-03111\par \par 2.  Montgomery Co Marriage bonds 1831-54 (See Cleve's Report for Raines marriages)\par 1837 Birdine Wygal to Margaret K Brown 30 Jan\par 1843 Sebastian Wygal to Rachel Wilson 31 Oct d/o Samuel K.\par 1832 Sebastian Wygal Jr. to Cynthia Gutherie d/o Richard 27 mar\par 1833 Birdine Wygal to Malinda Gutherie d/o Richard January 7\par \par 3.  Montgomery Co will Book 1 1786-1809\par ----David Crouch estate sale:  Meredith Raines and Adam Wygal\par 1802  Work on road to Fort Chiswell, meet at Boston Wygal's house--Aaron Ingram\par \tab Meredith Raines who has 195 Acres\par 1805 Heavener (will) witness John & Adam Wygal\par 1805 Adam Wygal guardian of orphans of Wm Lockhard\par \par 4.  Montg Deed Bok A 1773-89 no Raines or Wygal\par \par 5.  Montgomery County First Hundred Years by Judge C. W. Crush pp 50, 58, 59, \tab \tab \tab 78,79,94, 119, 137\par 1777 12 Dec John Rains in McCorkle's Co\par 1777 Cpt McCorkle's Militia:  Meredith & John Raines 22 Dec\par 1777 Adam Wygal swears loyalty to militia under Joseph Cloyd December\par 1781 Militia:  Adam Wigal, Bawson (Boston) Wigal \par 1781 Militia: Meredith and Richard Reigns\par 1787 Giles Reins, Lt & Rev War Vet in military list p. 137\par 1861 John Wygal killed at Williamsburg, Co F VA Cavalry on 5 May\par 1861 Joseph Wygal in same cavalry group above\par 1874 Cpt Israel Lorton's Co court marshall of George Reins\par \par 6.  Some early Montgomery background and historical events occurring within the boundaries of old Montgomery (this area was often called West Augusta). 5a\par \par The old boundaries included rivers that flowed to the Atlantic and to the Gulf.\par In 1744 some explorers of the Virginia Valley were still searching for India.\par Settlers had to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains which rise 1000 feet above the valley floor.  At this time Montgomery was a plateau of fertile grassland.  \par \tab The New River was first called Woods Rivery by Abraham Wood who lived at the falls of the Appomattox (Petersburg).  This river flows west thus aiding the westward expansion of settlements.  \par \tab Morgan Morgan built the first house west of the Blue Ridge.  Individuals began to settle along the New River.  Dunkards Bottom was founded by a religious group who lived in an area which is now Claytor Lake.  Draper's Meadows was settlement in the area of today's Blacksburg (all killed during an Indian raid).  Ft. Vaux or Vause was located near today's Shawsville.  It was burned in 1756 during Indian raid.  Ingles Ferry was a settlement 2 miles SW of Radford.  Hans Meadow was located where Christianberg is today.  In the early days there were several passes that allowed people into the area and also over the Allegheny Mountain Range.  \par \tab After the Indian raids wiped out so many settlers, George Washington ordered new forts built which would be closer together (20 miles apart), enabling people to warn each other of attack.  These forts were built along the immigration routes to protect the passes.  Cpt Peter Hogg rebuilt Ft Vaux.  Some of these forts were Waddy Wall, Tom's Creek, Smithfield (near Blacksburg), McDonald's Mill, Second one further up Tom's Creek, (Ft Lewis was near Salem).  In the Tom's Creek valley there were mills for manufacturing gunpowder.\par \tab George Washington inspected the forts.  The route he took was traveling along the Roanoke River, then crossing the river at South Fork (near Shawsville).  There were two roads into Ft. Vaux, one over the mountains and one on the lowlands--they were one mile apart.  \par \tab In 1774 (October) when a fort was completed at the mouth of the Kanawha River (Pt. Pleasant) near the Ohio River the Indian raids into the New River Virginia Valley settlements ended.  By 1776 thousands poured west.  The counties of Ohio, Monongalia and Yohogania were formed (West Virginia) to handle the number of land claims.  Fincastle was divided to form Kentucky and also Washington and Montgomery Counties.\par The Northern line was Hardy's Ford on the Staunton River and westward to Lewisberg and up to the Gauley Bridge on the New River (West Virginia) and down the New River to the Ohio to where KY joins West Virginia.  This large area of 12,000 square miles\par was carved into 32 counties as time went on.  Some of these were 1778 Greenbrier, 1789, Kanawha, 1790 Wythe, 1793 Grayson, 1799 Monroe, 1804 Mason, 1806 Giles.\par \tab At Fort Chiswell on the Cripple Creek of the New River they had a lead mine.  \par Rains people who were honored for defending the area were Richard Reigns, awarded 1780, and Meredith Reign.  The name Richard appears twice in this section.  Revolutionary War vets of the area include Gile Reins.  --\plain\i\f16 Records of the District of\par West Augusta, Ohio, and Yohogania\plain\f16  by Loveless.\par \par 6.  From \plain\i\f16 Great Valley Patriots\plain\f16  whose author was not listed on cover or inside of book\par p. 217\tab (Book in Family History Center, Oakland, CA)\par Chapter IX--The Disaffected  Item 2. Personnel Lists\par \tab A.  Men charged with being disaffected, Montgomery County Court, May 1779:\par \plain\b\f16 John Reins, James Ingram\plain\f16 , Adam Runner, Philip Dutton, Frederick Stamp, Jinkin Williams, John Vault, David Vault, Peter Kinder, Henry Willis, etc.\tab \par \tab B.  Men charged with being disaffected, Montgomery County court August 1779:  \plain\b\f16 William Ingram,\plain\f16  John Fillips (Phillips), James Blevins, John Blevins, Edward Sysmore, Edward Sysmore (2), David Smith, \plain\b\f16 Thomas Rennex\plain\f16 , James Green.\par \tab C.  Return of Loyalist Officers, Montgomery County, Va., 1780 (Probably the list supplied by John Wyatt):  [surnames were McDaniel, Wyley, Grisson, Terry, Heavin, Read, Heavin, Polson, Spain, Coppley]\par \tab D.  Tories convicted in Montgomery County, 1780 (Partial record in Preston Papers, 5QQ, DMCW):  [list includes \plain\b\f16 Samuel Ingram\plain\f16 ]\par 7.  VA Rev Publick Claims 1783 p. 575:  names of Wm Wynn & Wm Lestley claimants\par 8.  A History of Middle New River Settlements by David E. Johnston\par \tab This did not have an index list for looking at Rains\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 Q.  Giles, VA\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par 1.  Giles County 1806-50 Marriage bonds\par 1820 William Wikel to Jane Crawford 22 Aug bond Geo Wikel, moved to Monroe\par John Rains to Nancy Jones 11 Sep 1819 d/o Jeremiah\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 R. Pulaski, VA\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par \tab 1.  Deaths of Pulaski, VA 1853-71 \par 1854 18 Dec Lucy A, d/o John Rains died of a cold. b. Bedford.  No age given\par 1855 18 June Barbara Miller of Richard & Jane Rains di of Palsy age 42, husband reports\par 1855 5 June  Susan m. Vermillion, d/o J & M Wygal age 27.  Husband (no name) reported \tab          her death caused by Consumption.\par 1855 21 Nov  John H. Vermillion s/o R. & A, age 31, died tremor delirium\par 1858 5 Feb female age 5 di cholera d/o Joseph 7 Mary S. Wygal\par 1859 May 30 daughter of Joseph & Louisa W Wygal died whooping cough b. 21 May \par 1860 3 June  Mary Wygal of T & N Cecil age 75, husband James Wygal & dau Mary \tab \tab Trolinger [W. H. Trolinger is named in one of these records]\par 1866 13 Feb  John Wygal of S. M. Wygal, consumption age 73 b. Montg Co\par \tab w. Mildred A, son G. B.\par 1870  Mildred A. Wygal age 74, heart disease.  Husb John, son J.S.\par 1870 19 May Sebastian of John & Polly, sonsumption 62 b. Montg. wife Cynthia\par \tab friend J. H. Cecil.\par \par \tab 2.  Births of Pulaski VA (found in same source above)\par 1853 6 May  George Raines of Meredith & Elsy \par 1853 14 Dec  Sallie Wygal of Gordan & Martha\par 1854 24 Oct Nancy Wygal d/o Thomas & Sarah (Wagonmakers)\par 1856 25 Feb Robert Dlay Raines s/o Meredith 7 Allace\par 1856 9 July John Wygal to Thos and Sarah (Carpenter) Wygal\par * is this same?  1857 July John J. Wygal of Thos C or G and Sarah (merchant)\par 1857 26 Dec  daughter, no name, of Joseph & Mary Wygal\par 1858 31 May Nancy Raine of Martin and Eliz Raine\par 1858 9 Aug Sarah E. Wygal of Thomas C or G. and Sarah\par 1858 13 Dec Mary L. of Joseph Wygal and Mary S.\par 1861 9 Oct dau unnamed of Joseph B. and Margaret L.\par 1866 23 July John J. of J. B. and Mary L. Wygal\par \par \tab 3.  Marriages of Pulaski 1839-1900 by Morgan, and List C 1845-99\par \par 1839 Mary Wygal to John Trollinger 3 Oct\par 1840 Nancy E. Wygal to James L. Yost 27 Oct\par 1840 Margaret Rains to Andrew Clark 1 June\par 1847 Gordan Wygal to Martha Simpkins 25 Aug\par 1852 Mary E. Rains to John M. Fano 15 June\par 1853 Ann Wygal to Newton S. Barger 28 July\par 1854 Keeziah Wygal 21 b. Montg. of John & Catherine md 21 Sept\par \tab Wm Shufflebarger age 22 of Montg Co s/o Jacob & Phebe\par 1857 Martha G. age 18 TN d/o James & Matilda Raines 23 Dec md Henry Cook (Pulaski) \tab age 28 s/o Henry & Mary\par 1857 Susan age 39 (Pul) d/o John & Barbary Raines md 8 June 1857 \par \tab Russell Patton 46 widower b. Giles Co of Rich'd & Jane\par 1862 Rhoda Wygal to James Early 11 Feb\par 1862 Letitia Wygal to Henry T. Hooper 6 Oct\par 1867 Mary Fletcher Wygal 19 of JG & Martha (Pul) 30 Jan to T. J. Matthews of WVA\par \tab age 34 s/o J & JD\par 1871 Nannie M. Wygal 17 (Pul) d/o thos & Sarah md 11 Oct to W. D. Ratcliff\par \tab age 23 Pula s/o John R. and Dorcus\par 1873 Sallie Wygal age 20 of I.G.&M Pulaski, md 30 Nov to Geo. W. Carter age 30\par \tab Pulaski s/o W & N\par 1875 Cynthia C. d/o J & Letitia Raines, age 21 m 21 Oct   L. W. Dickerson b. Floyd Co \tab of  E & Susan Dickerson, age 28\par 1876 Bettie J. Raines d/o Jno age 19 Pul. m 17 Jan Edmund Rupe 23 of Pul, Lewis & Jane \tab Rupe\par 1877 Bettie F. Wygal age 19 (Pul) of James G. & Martha md 6 Feb\par \tab Wm H. Barrow age 34 of Franklin Co of John & Bettie\par 1878 Sallie Wygal age 21 of T & W. b. Pul. md 30 July Samuel A. Vickers of H. Vickers\par 1880 Maggie A. age 21 of J G & M Pulaski md 23 Sep Henry L. Dudley age 28\par \tab s/o Wyndham & Virginia Dudley\par 1884 Amanda Wygal to Jno McFarland 24 May\par 1884 J.A. of _&L Raines age 16 md 20 Aug E. Daniel NC s/o E & M\par 1887 A. M. Wygal age 35 of S & R md 25 May \par \tab Wm McFarland 30 yrs (Montg) of J & A\par 1895 Emma of J. & L Raines age 25 md J. M Ring 22 of Grayson Co, s/o Alex & Maggie \tab 20 Apr\par \par \tab 4.  Pulaski Will Book 1840-71  Wills of:\par \par 1832 John Trollinger ,wife Eliz date 28 Sep wit Jno & John Wygal Jr.\par 1841 John Trollinger's estate holds bonds on John Trollinger jr, John Wygal Sr, \par \tab James Wygal Jr., Sebastian Wygal jr, Meredith Raines, John Raines, George \tab Raines  3 January\par 1841 Meredith Rains 7 Jan, inventory of estate\par 1840 Thos Baker, administrator of estate, Meredith Rains, appraisal by A. Rains 10 Dec \tab 1839; buyers 5 Nov 1840 meredith Raines, Birdine Wygal\par 1842 Giles Gordan estate sale:  buyer Bird Wygal 6 Oct\par 1844 John Wygal jr inventory 8 Mar, settled 1850\par 1844 John Wygal, 8 Nov to wife Catherine, sons Birdine, James, Sebastian, Jefferson,\par \tab Abraham, Jackson, daughters Ann, Sarah, Keziah, & Mary E. 5 Dec presented\par 1845 James Adair estate sale:  attending:  Byrd Wygal, Meredith Raines 30 April\par 1847 James Adair estate 1 Jan names Sebastian, John, and Birdine Wygal\par 1845 John Wygal estate settled 31 Dec by Birdine Wygal\par 1844 Henry Wysor names Jno Wygal 8 Feb\par 1849 Henry Patton names Catherine Wygal \par 1846 T. Richard Gutherie names wife Elizabeth, daus Eliz. Stone, Cassandra Graham\par \tab Eliza Mensey, Hetty Muncy, Cunthy Wygal, sons James G, John & Wm 18 Mar\par 1851 Elizabeth Guthery estate sale 7 Aug, son Wm, dau Cynthia Wygal\par 1852 Phillip Eversole estate names Sebastian & Gordan Wygal Feb\par 1854 James Wygal 24 Feb names wife Mary, sons James G., Thos C, Daus Rhoda, Mary\par \tab [Trollinger], Nancy [Yost]\par 1854 James Wygal appraisal & sale June:  attending--Gordan, Thos, Benj. T. & Jefferson \tab Wygal; John Rains, furthered in July: Sebastian Wygal\par 1855 John Swope will 7 May names\par \tab  bro Henry's (dec) children: John, Henry, Peter, Geo, Catherine\par \tab bro Geo (dec) children: Henry, Geo, Catherin Patterson, Sarah Sweet\par \tab bro Peter: Susannah Huffman, Rosana Smith, Esther Shirley (dec)\par \tab \tab Eliz Shuts, Catharine Pauls, Geo & John Smith s/o Rosanna\par 1856 Geo W. Baskerville:  attending sale, Sebastian Wygal\par 1859 Wm A. Goss inventory:  CH Keffer, M. Raines, John C. Wygal\par 1859 Henry Wysor sale:  James G. Wygal\par 1856 Michael Brown will 14 Mar names w. Catherine, sons: James, Abraham A., John, \par \tab Wm H. H., Samuel, Robert C.; daus Agness Lucas, Jane Straley, Margaret R. \tab Wygal (dec) to her 8 children\par 1866 John Wygal appraisal 10 Mar; sale:  Thos B. Wygal, U. Vermillion, Wm Miller, \tab Joseph B. Wygal 7 Feb\par 1869  James B. Wygal, guardian of John M. Vermillion 10 Aug--settlement\par 1869 Sebastian Wygal 16 Jan wife Cynthia, bro Birdine's son Sebastian, niece Cynthia \tab Jane Wygal, nephew John H. Cecil appraised 1870, sale June 24 to Chas. \tab Vermillion, W. A. Raines, W. L. Raines\par \par 5.  Register of the Pres. Church of Drapers Valley show no Rains or Wygal\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 S.  Wythe, VA\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par 1.  Early Wythe Settlers by Douthat 1810-50\par 1810 no Rains or Wygal\par 1820 Richard 121201-23110   [1-10, 10-16,16-18,18-26,26-45]\par 1830 Richard 0010310001-00113001  [0-5,5-10,10-15,15-20,20-30,30-40,40-50,50-\tab 60,60-0,70-80,80-90,90-100,100+] makes Richard 70-80 yrs old in 1830\par 1840 no Rains\par 1850 No Rains\par \par 2.  Lost Children of Wythe Co, VA by Kegley 1995\par p. 70 Hiram Rains age 11 8 Mar 1848\par \tab John Rains age 9  reported by their teacher, Geo W. Scott\par \tab children of Jourdan J. Raines, says could be also Maines\par \par 3.  Wythe Co Va Will Book 1790-1822\par 1818 James Montgomery estate sale:  Meredith Raines\par \par 4.  Wythe Co Marriage Records 1790-1850\par \tab Margaret Raines to Daniel McAuley 1 Apr 1806 d/o Meredith\par \tab Barbara Raines to William Miller 28 Apr 1836\par \tab Richard Raines to Polly Miller 9 Aug 1832\par \par \par \plain\f16\fs32 VII.  Potomac River Settlements\plain\f16 \par \par \plain\f16\fs28\ul Maryland\plain\f16\fs36\ul \par \plain\f16\ul \par \plain\f16 Maryland Will Index\plain\f16\ul  \plain\f16 item 24,199\par \tab Matthew Raines 1746 of Som. in Engl., also Abigail Rains 1740 (of Kent) #22,485\par \par \plain\f16\fs28\ul New Jersey\plain\f16 \par New Jersey Patents and Deeds 1664-1703 by Wm. Nelson Vol XXI Paterson NJ 1899 (So Co Lib)\par The name Reus or Rens appears p. 178-9 Alse Rens/Reus in will of Simon Reus/Rens 2 \tab Sep 1683.\par \par New Jersey Marriage Records 1665-1800 by Wm Nelson GPC 1967\par 1729 Dec 25 - Rbt Raines of Salem to Christian Chandler of Salem\par 1735 Sep 8 - John Rains of Gloucester to Mary Woniman \par 1780, July 13 - Peter Renne of Bergen to Caterine Tice\par \par \pard\tx2160 \plain\f16\fs28\ul Pennsylvania\plain\f16\fs28 \par \pard \plain\f16 \par Emmigrants to PA \par p. 213  Nathaniel Raine, s/o Samuel, came to Philadelphia 1772, clockmaker\par p. 23 Thomas Raine, came on ship, \plain\i\f16 Carpenter\plain\f16  1772\par \par Frederick, VA\par 1.  Frederick County, VA History Series, Upper Back Creek Valley, Vol 1\par \tab (no Raines)\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 IX.\plain\f16   \plain\f16\fs32\ul North Carolina\plain\f16 \par \par 1.  found by Vernon Rorie\par Marriage:  Johnston Co, NC abt 1772  Mary Ingram, widow of John Rains, d/o Richard Ingram married Thomas Lee (Cpt and widower) abt 1772 \par \par the contributors to the file are:\par Jeff Amason <efa7@delphi.com>\par Elizabeth Harris <chlamy@acpub.duke.edu>\par Barbara Alverson Morris <wamorris@ruf.rice.edu>\par Judith Manley <jmanley@svpal.org>\par <jpgen@aol.com>\par Kathleen Much <kathleen@casbs.standford.edu>\par Joel M. Pate <patej@freenet.scri.fsu.edu>\par Joe Price <price@physics.isu.edu> \par \par 2.  North Carolina Marriages to 1800\par Elizabeth Rains to James Lee 6 July 1785 Johnston Co\par Molley Rains to Richard Prince 9 Aug 1791 Johnston Co\par Sarah Rains to Elias George 4 jan 1779 Johnston Co\par Gabriel M. Rains to Esther Ambrose 1 Mar 1800 Craven Co\par Sally Reins to Thomas W. Machen 22 Aug 1800 Craven Co\par Willie Rains to Nancy Lee 8 Jan 1799 Wake Co\par Rebecah Rains to William Parham 4 Dec 1800 Warren Co\par \par 3.  North Carolina Wills:  A Testator Index 1665-1900\par County 81:  Ishmael Rains 1790, Mary Rains 1847, Robert Rains 1794, Robert Rains 1829, William Rains 1864\par County 84:  R. K. Raine 1869\par \par 4.  North Carolina Heads of Families 1790, Bureau of Census p. 267\par Anthony Raines 40, Christopher Raines 40, Frederick Raines 141, Stephen Raines 36\par Ambrose Rains 140, Ann Rains 140, Daniel Rains 192, Enoch Rains 104, Oliver Rains 140\par \par 5.  Abstracts of NC Wills by J. Bryan Grimes GPc 1967 -- no Rains\par 6.  NC Wills and Inventories by J. Bryan Grimes 1965--no Rains\par 7.  NC Marriages and Deaths 1799-1825 by Carrie L. Broughton GPC--no Raines\par 8.  Index of NC Ancesters, NC Genealogical Society 1981\par \tab Judith Raines md John Weatherford b 1797 NC di 1866 TN\par \tab Anthony Rains md Nancy Grimes b abt 1755 md abt 1775\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 North Carolina, Wilkes County\plain\f16 \par \par \plain\i\f16 National Archives Rev War Pension applications, Burlingame, CA\plain\f16 \par 1.  Please see Anthony Raines under Rockingham above.\par 2.  John Rains b April 1755 in Caroline County.  Family moved to Culpeper where he was living at the beginning of the war.  He enlisted in Spotsylvania County 1777.  After the war he moved to Wilkes Co NC where he married Nancy Edwards on 14 Aug 1827.  His bond was signed by Joshua Mitchell.  He applied for pension on 13 Aug 1833 in Carter County, TN.  and died there 22 Nov 1848.  His widow lived for a time in Sullivan, IN\par but later returned to Carter's Furnace, Carter County, TN.  She was living there in 1888 age 96.\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 North Carolina:  Anson\par \plain\f16 \par From Vernon Rorie:  William  RORIE Will 1808\par \par  Worthy friends Hezekiah Rains an Jackson  Sinclain or Sinclain Executor\par \par  I do give to my two grandsons Reube ( Reuben ) Rains  and James Autry to be divided between them  and Reube Rains to have Dwelling house  and part of land round it to poscess it after  death of my wife Judah Rorie \par ----------------\par   there's a part that cannot be read--says Vernon\par  Millory ( RAINS ) Sinclain or Sinclair\par \par  ---------Anson county Original Wills\par     William  RORIE 1808 and a daughter Ann RORIE;  both name Mary (RORIE ) RAINS\par ----------\par  I'am trying to tie somethings to gather here with  the land and where its at in ANSON county when I  get it checked may have some more--------\par            another JOHN RAINS  in Granville county the Parish of ST John \par  16 may 1760 shows JOHN RAINS scc: chain carrier  with Surveyor. \par    \par Lineage:  Mary ( RORIE ) RAINS b. abt 1761 md ?? RAINS  in  ANSON NC area\par  Children Reube (Reuben ) RAINS b 178? NC\par           Millory        RAINS b.178 ? NC  --Vernon Rorie\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 North Carolina, Randolph\plain\f16 \par \par 1.  \plain\i\f16 National Archives, Burlingame, CA branch\plain\f16 \par Anthony Rains b. 13 oct 1757 in Caroline, VA and died 25 Mar 1837 in Randolph.  He married Nancy Graham b. 10 July 1761 on 2 Mar 1787 in Randolph.  Widow applied for pension from Perry County TN 13 Oct 1840.  Other papers in his folder were listed as issued from Nashville, TN.\par \tab children were John b. 8 Dec \plain\f16\ul 1787\plain\f16 \par \tab Isaac b. 6 June \plain\f16\ul 1787\plain\f16  \par \tab Elizabeth b 20 Sep 1789\par \tab Rebekah 12 Jan 1792\par \tab Jean b 31 Mar 1794\par \tab Mary b 14 Jun 1796\par \tab Hannah b 27 Dec 1798 & di 16 Sep 1829\par \tab Baalam 17 Sep 1801\par \tab William b 15 Aug 1806\par 2.  \plain\i\f16 National Archives, Burlingame, CA branch\plain\f16 \par John Raines b. 2 Aug 1759 near Fredericksburg in Caroline County VA.  Moved with his father to Randolph (as a boy).  He married Letitia ________ in Virginia.  Fought on NC line.  (see Sevier TN)\par 3.  Randolph Co, NC 1815 Tax List "taxable property" pp 15-16, 25-26\par Part 1:\par \tab (a)Moffitts District description of lands--names in area include Jacob Cox, William Cox, Peter Lawrence, John Loudermilk, David Moffitt\par Anthony Rains 75 475  1   4 who is adj to Thomas Matthews\par \tab (b) The people of district in order--John Moon, Aaron Moffitt, Ezekiel Masy, John Poe, Thomas Parker, Anthony Rains, Adam Record, William Reece, Robert Rains, Roberts Rains, Ishmael Rains, John Rains, Isaac Rains, George Rustin, John Smith adj to John Alred.\par \tab (c) Land description:  \par Anthony Raines 388 acres adj Thomas Matthews valued at $500, no white or black poll\tab given in this record.\par Robert Raines 300 ac adj Rbt Barker $450 1 white 1 black\par Robert Rains 100 acres adj Thomas Parker $150 1 white\par Ishmael Rains 1 white\par John Rains  1 white\par Isaac Rains 1 white\par Part 2:  Cpt Spink's District pp 25-26\par Lewallin Rains 1 white\par John Rains 75 ac. adj. Samuel Redfern $251 1 white\par Arthur Reed\par Ambrose Rains for the estate of John Rustin 25 ac $20 adj John Bray\par William Rains 75 acres adj. Samuel Redfern $250 1 white\par *John Needham 200 acres adj Pierce, 20 acres adj Brady, 15 ac adj Wm Rains\par \par \par \pard\tx2250 \plain\f16\fs28\ul Section 4 - States with lands awarded because of the Revolutionary War\plain\f16\fs28 \par \par \pard \plain\f16 1.  Passports of South East Pioneers 1770-1823 by Polter\par p. 1888 Georgia:  1 March 1801 James Rains receives passport to go among the Cherokee \tab Nation.  Mentions Jackson County and also John Hubard of Franklin Co GA\par \tab (spelling as in the handwritten passport):\par \par \tab \tab Sept 18th 1809\par \tab Whareas the bearer Mr. John Rains being minded to travel to the Western Country we the subscribers do recommend him as a young man brought up under vary honourable reputable parants and he himself has ever mereted the Charecter of an honest sober industrous young man given under our hands the above date\par \tab \tab John Smith J.P.\par \tab \tab John Rabb\par \tab \tab Moses Wooton\par \par \tab Recommendation in favor of John Rains of Fairfield district South Carolina\par \tab Order taken 30th September 1809\par \par p. 47.  Cpt John Rains applies for a passport to go into TN which was also known\par in those days as Spanish and British West Florida:  \par From deposition of Daniel Huay 1770 to The Earl of Hillsborough and copies to Governor of the Province of West Florida under the British Cominion 1770-1781:\par \par     \tab Daniel Huay of the Province of North Carolina being duely sworn deposeth and sayeth; that some time in the month of April last being then at a place called the Muskingham River which runs into the Ohio, on his return from the Illinois or Fort-Chartres to Fort Pitt, he this deponent found there a Considerable Number of English Families, Men Women and Children, who told this deponenet, and some of them he knew came from Red Stone Creek in Pensylvania by the way of Fort Pitt and were on their Rout to the Natchez on the Mississippi in the Province of West Forida where they proposed to make a settlement, or on Lands Contiguous thereto which should be granted to them....\par \par \tab According to Mr. Huay, this party consisted of 79 "men, women and Children and Eighteen Negroes...."\par \par \tab Directly under this entry p. 47 is the following:\par \tab \tab A Company of over 20 men from North Carolina, and from Rockbridge county, and the valley of New river in virginia - John Rains, Kasper Mansco, Abraham Bledsoe, John Baker, Joseph Drake, Obadiah Terrell, uriah Stone, Henry Smith, Edward Cowan, Thomas gordon, Humphrey Hogan, Cassius Brooks, Robert Crockett, and others - each with one or more horses, left Reedy creek, a branch of New river, in June, 1769, coming by what is now Abingdon and Powell's valley to Cumberland Gap; thence to Flat Lick, 6 miles from Cumberland river, down which they traveled....  Some of the company returned home on June 6, 1770 while ten of them - including Mansco, Stone, Baker, Gordon, Hogan, and Brooks - built two boats and two trapping canoes, laded them with furs and bear meat, and started down the Cumberland and Mississippi rivers to the Franch Fort Natchez, and thence home....\par \par \plain\f16\fs32\ul I.  Tennessee\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par \pard\tx2250 \plain\f16\fs28 A.  General\plain\f16 \par \pard 1.  Tennessee Cousins by Worth S. Ray\par 1554 Agness Rayne md Ralph Harrison 17 Oct (Accomack?) p. 506\par 1686 Andrew Harrison died; he of Westmoreland Va who md Thomasin Raine of \tab Culpeper & Amherst p. 501\par 1637 Rowland Raine and Thomasins in New Norfolk & Accomack p. 506\par 1639-40 Rowland estate Inventory, son Andrew was in Hungar Parish\par 1769    p. 615 Describes the Long Hunters company gathered from NC, Rockbridge, and \tab New River.  Says Cpt John Rains discovered Stone River.  He planned to explored and settle in KY but met Gen. James Robertson of Watauga.  They joined.  They went to the Bluffs of the Lower Cumberland (see Whitley Station & Dick's River)\par 1839  Ann Rains md Thos J. Southward 12 Jan, James Rains security, Montg TN\par 1820 Perry County TN First Officials:  John A. Rains, Register Jan 1820 Lick Cr\par 1823-4 Gibson Co TN:  1st Grand Jury John R. Rains, Chairman\par ------Warren Co, TN:  Col. E. W. Rains of Brunswick and John Rayne of York to Warren\par \par 2.  The Tenn Riflemen Periodical\par \par --Jackson Co TN had prominent Raines families in Gainesboro area\par \par 3.  General Abstracts from TN Newspapers 1791-1808  976.8 D2e\par 1801  John Rains non payment of taxes on 640 acares in Sumner, Smith & Wilson TN\par 1803  Cpt John Raines (Davidson Co) letter not picked up 13 July\par 1804  Cpt John (of Nashville) "I forewarn all persons from cutting timber or firewood on my tract of land 2 1/2 mi from Nashville, May 30 (vol 4 # 27 p. 76)\par 1808 John Rains sr. advertized his finding of a horse on Browns Creek worth $40\par 1808  John Rains jr. buys lot in Columbia, Maury Co TN 1 Sep 702 acres\par 1793  Mero District Military Service, SW Territory of Washing & Hamilton\par \tab Capt. John Rains service from 14 Apr to 14 June\par \par 4.  Washington County, TN marriage Deeds 1787-1840, Lathe May 1992 976.897 G751\par 1830 William Rains mar. 5 Jan.  to Nancy Melvin\par \par 5.  Phillip Merida Rains moved to Crawford County, Arkansas, from Tennessee, in 1870 or 1871.  Please see research by David Carey Raines, Arkansas Item 3 below\par \par 6.  Tennessee Ancestry's Cumberland Captains and their Kin 976.855 D2M vol 1\par \tab no Rains surname\par \par \pard\tx2250 \plain\f16\fs28\ul B  Davidson Co, TN\plain\f16\fs32\ul  \plain\f16\ul (see  alsoTN general)\plain\f16\fs32 \par \pard \plain\f16 \par 1.  Land Deed Genealogy of Davidson TN 1797-1803 Vol 1-3\par \par 1784  Pleasant Henderson of NC has land at John Rains Corner survey of Anthony Foster\par \tab (see Cleve's Report for more information)\par 1784 John Rains of NC No. 96 31 March paid 10 pounds per 100 ac for 640 acres on So \tab side of Cumberland River on Brown's Creek.  Warrant 201 located 29 jan 1784, \tab entered 17 April 1786, last entry 1788\par 1789 Anthony Foster of NC 22 Oct.  On 9 Oct 1789 David Hay, high sheriff conveyed to \tab Anthony Foster parcel 75 which was sold by order obtained by John Rains against \tab Henry Lanier October 1789.\par **See Orange County Henry Shackleford's sale to John Rains wit Anthony Foster\par 1790 John Rains ; Trustees of Nashville convey to John-- Plot 105 in town of Nashville, 6 \tab Aug 1790, finalized 2 May 1792\par 1791  Elijah Robertson 8 Feb of NC No. 1093.  Charles Rains, private on Continental Line \tab received this land for "bravery and zeal."  He grated it to Robertson 640 acres on \tab North side of Cumberland.\par ** notice the North Carolina people who connect to both Charles and Cpt John\par 1791 John Rains wit. for John Boyd\par \par 1795 William Rains 18 Nov; "This indenture 16 Oct 1795 from John Rains Sr. to Wm \tab Rains 200 ac @ Side cumberland adj John Rains, part of land granted in warrant \tab No 211 29  Jan 1784 to John Rains\par 1795 Wm Raines corner near Elk River & Richland Creek\par 1796 James White of NC grant mentions John Rains line\par 1798  John Tilly conveys tract to John Rains 137 Acres on Mill Creek 14 Nov p. 102\par 1800  Deed mentions land onf south of cumberland River adj to John Rains line.\par 1801  Mentions Nashville being on road leading from North at John Rains line to Franklin\par 1802 John Rains jr. wit. of land on Mill Creek to John Tilly\par 1802 John Rains line again named as on road from Nashville to Franklin\par \par 2.  Tombstone Inscriptions of Nashville\par \par 1796-1879  Rev John Rains (Methodist) b. Mason KY 27 May, di 4 July\par \tab wife Lucinda Cartwright b 4 Oct 1804 GA di 23 Jul 1887\par \tab married 26 aug 1824, 15 children, 4 survived\par 1829-1837  Sarah Eveline Raines 24 Oct 1829-11 Apr 1837 \par 1863 Gen. James E. Raines, Confederate soldier, di at Murfriesboro 8 Jan\par 1883  Douglas Rains 8  bu. 17 Mar s/o Douglas H. & Ella W., died of brain fever\par \par 3.  Please see John Harvey under Rockingham item 11.\par \par 4.  Nashville Census 1850 pp. 86, 136\par \tab #690 John Rains age 53 b. KY Lucinda age 45 b. GA\par \tab \tab John C. 22 (TN) \tab Henry A. 14 \tab \tab Ellen 9\par \tab \tab Thos B. 19\tab \tab Martha 13\tab \tab Sarah 6\tab \tab \tab \tab James E 18\tab \tab Revia (f) 11\tab \tab Hezekiah 2\tab \par \tab #1102 W. W. Berry 37 (druggest) MD   John D. Berry 28 of MD\tab \tab \tab \tab Thomas B. Rains 19, clerk b. TN\par 5.  Marriages from Early TN Newspapers 1794-1851 Rev Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Southern Historical Press 1978\par A.  National Banner 7 Nashville Whig Sat Feb 3 1827\par \tab Christiana Rain married Edmund Hyde\par B.  National Banner & Nashville Daily Advertiser Monday Dec 31 1832\par \tab John Raines of Davidson to Margaret Sikes d/o Jessie Sikes md in Rutherford \tab County at the home of Sikes on Tuesday afternoon.\tab \par C.  Nashville Daily Gazette\par \tab Rolla P. Raines married in Franklin County on 3 August to Elizabeth B. Eames\par Saturday Jan 19, 1828:  Mary Rains to Preston N. Thompson\par \tab Nancy B. Rains to Lemuel Swearinggean\par \tab Polly Rains to Thomas Massey\par \tab Ursula Rains to Wilford B. Gowin\par \tab \tab \tab \par \plain\f16\fs28\ul C.  Cocke Co, TN\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \par 1.  The Raines of Cocke Co, TN by Fredna Raines Threatt of Dallas, TX 929.273  R135t\par \par 1809  John Raines 111 1/4 ac on Big Pigeon Rv of French Broad and Holston--TN State \tab Libr. Land Grants No 879  \par 1809 Isaac Raines 49 1/4 ac, location same as above John Raines--No 1017 .\par 1814  Joel Raines b in NC abt 1785-95 fought in the Creek Indian War in January\par \tab see Newport, Cocke, TN\par 1821  John Raines signed a petition\par 1821 Sept.  John wit. the divorce of Nath'l Maddux & wife, Anny "who left with Phillip \tab Raines and hasn't been seen since 1821."\par 1829  John Raines divorces his wife, jane, who was living in Warren County.  Separated\par \tab for 9 years.  She had been ill.  they had 6 children and came from Randolph NC.  \par \tab They married in 1805.\par 1830 Census--John 40-50 wife 20-30 sone 10-15, dau under 5, dau 5-10, 2 dau 10-15\par 1830 Census--Joel 40-50, wife 40-50, 2 sons under 5 2 sons 5-10, son 10-15, son 15-20\par \tab \tab 2 dau under 5, dau 5-10\par 1839 Tax List  Joel 111 acres.  John not there.\par 1839  Tax list:  William & James Raines\par 1840  County population was 6992\par \tab Joel 50-60, wife Nancy 40-50, sons [9] 3 under 5, 2 5-10, 10-15, 3 15-20\par \tab \tab 2 dau 5-10, 1 10-15\par \tab John 50-60, wife 50-60, dau under 5\par \tab William 20-30, wife Nancy 20-30, 2 sons under 5, 1 dau under 5\par \tab [Wm md Nancy Melvin in Washing Co 5 Jan 1830]\par \tab James 20-30, 1st wife 20-30, son under 5, son 5-10\par Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Records\par \tab 1843  15 July names Joel, Nancy, and James Raines\par \tab 1843 26 Aug names Abagail, wife of Isaac\par \tab 1844 James is on a committee\par \tab 1846 A member drove Bro. William Raines yearling home\par \tab 1848 22 July  Joel Raines to attend meeting regarding his fight with Willard \tab \tab Williams\par \tab 1850 3 Feb  Joel Raines charged with gambling\par 1850 Census Dist 11\par \tab Joel 65 b. NC  [ died bef 1860] Nancy 57 B. NC  children all b. TN\par \tab \tab Thomas 24, Eliza 20, Allen 15, Hiram 13, Alfred 11, Gilbert 8, John 7 \par \tab William age 45 born TN  Nancy [Melvin] 43 B. TN\par \tab \tab Reuben 17, Rhoda 14, Allen 11, John 9, Isaac 6\par \tab Isaac age 31, Abagail age 28  all born TN\par \tab \tab Nancy 9, Eliza 7, Joel 5, William 3, Thomas 1, ELIZA MULHITE 70\par \tab \tab \tab *tracing Mulhites would help connect this family to origins\par \tab Joel 24, Lucy 21 all of TN w Leticia Hicks 26 under them\par \tab \tab Note by author about next entry:  John Raines md Margaret Sutton 10 Oct \tab \tab 1843 in Roane Co:\par \tab Margaret Raines age 32 b. MO\par \tab \tab William 13, John 11, Balaam 6, Carter Alfred 4\par \tab Joel 41, Elizabeth 36 both of NC, Children of TN\par \tab \tab Pricella 13, John W 11, Rebecca 8, Jacob 6, Joel 4, Wm 7 mo\par \tab \tab Priscella Raines age 75 [probably mother of Joel]\par \tab Mary Raines [Mary Jones Simmons, w/o James] 40 b. NC\par \tab \tab Simmons children:  Martha 17, Franklin 13 (NC) Harriett 8, \par \tab \tab Raines:  James W. 7, Thos 2, Amanda 6 mo (who md an Edwards)\par \tab \tab also Nanch Harper b. 1852 with son George 5 mo\par 1860 Census\par \tab William Raines 54  Margaret E (Ginn) Raines 21 (wife 2)\par \tab \tab (1) Allen 18, Isaac 15 (2): Nancy 3, Rebecca 1\par \tab Isaac & Abagail\par \tab \tab Joel 14, Wm 12, Thos 10, Calvin 8, Martha 5, Mary 3\par \tab \tab \tab Older woman now called Eliza White or Mulhite\par \tab Thomas 34 Minerva (Blanton McMahan, a widow) age 33\par \tab \tab McMahan:  Theodocia 13, Margaret 12, McKinney 10\par \tab \tab Raines:  Joel B. 5, Martha 3, Nancy A 1\par \tab Allen 25, Catherine 28\par \tab \tab Marilon 4, Harrison 2\par \tab Gilbert 21, Rebecca 18\par \tab John 37 TN, Rhoda 32 NC\par \tab \tab Joel F 17, Nancy 15, Thos M. 13, John C. 11, Carsander 6, \par \tab \tab Abagail 3, Rhoda 2   Jane Mathews 65 of NC\par \tab James 52 TN  Sarah Mary 50 NC\par \tab \tab james 17, Thos 10, Amanda 8, Nancy 6  Mary Stafford 20 TN\par Confederate Soldiers Named Raines\par \tab Gilbert, Hiram, Isaac, James, John, Joel Jr., Joel Sr., Thomas\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 D.  Bledsoe, TN\plain\f16 \par \par 1.  National Archives, Burlingham CA branch:  \par John (b. 2 Aug 1759 in VA) and Letitia Rains of Randolph NC were married 8 Mar 1787 in Virginia after the war (see NC above).  They went to TN and lived in Sevier County, TN for 21 or 22 years.  He lived 3 years in Overton TN after that.  In 1812 he moved to Bledsoe County where he applied for his pension 13 Nov 1832.  He died 28 Jan 1835 in Bledsoe.  His widow applied in Bledso 3 Jun 1839 age 70. \par His son, Samuel S. Rains, signed with the above, 1839.  A clergyman, John Dalton, wrote letter of reference.  [Perhaps there might be a congregation related to Dalton which might have other records of this family.]\par \tab He enlisted 1 Dec 1779 under Cpt James Robertson.  Wm Rainey was ensign.  There was also a Wm Arnott.  In 1781 he was captured by Tories and marched nearly to Wilmington before he made his escape.  He served in the counties of Randolph, Chatham, Cumberland, and Moore.  He said prior to that he had been living at home with his father.\par He also served on the MD line.  \par  \par \plain\f16\fs32 II.  Kentucky\par \par \plain\f16\fs28\ul A.  Bourbon\plain\f16\fs28  County\plain\f16 \par \plain\i\f16 1.  National Archives, Burlingame, CA branch\plain\f16 --Rev War Pension applications\par (a) Nathaniel Raine who enlisted in Cumberland, Virginia applied for his Rev War pension in Bourbon, KY 22 Nov 1819.  He served in the Continental army.  As a result of the war, he is an invalid.  Wife is alive as of this date.  No name given.\par He played the horn during his service and used it for support afterwards.\par    An ancestor of Nathaniel has a letter included in his file.  This letter is dated 1912 and comes from Mrs. J. I Wright who states that she is a descendent of both Nathaniel and Richard, the later who enlisted in 1777.  (see Richard above)  She says that Nathaniel was originally from Prince George/Brunswick.\par (another version of this found in \plain\i\f16 VA Rev War Land Grant Claims 1783-1850 (Rejected\plain\f16 )\par by Wm. L. Hopkins of Richmond VA 1988:  says Nathaniel Raine of Bourbon KY\par enlisted in Bedford; was in Morton's Company 4th Va Reg in Feb 1776, discharged at Valley Forge 1778--this information in a letter of witness for Moses Sharp written 23 Nov 1819.)\par (b) William Rains b. 23 Nov 1764 in Fauquier VA.  Fought as Rev War Soldier on VA Line.  Lived in Fauquier until 1784, then moved to KY where he married wife Jane Edwards 23 Oct 1787 in Bourbon County.  In 1796 moved to Brown county OH, applied for pension 29 Apr 1833 in OH.  After his death his widow gave his death dates on two\par documents as follows:  20 Jan 1836 and 30 Jan 1837.  She applied for pension in \par Brown County OH 13 Aug 1855\par \par 2.  Kentucky Records--Early Wills and Marriages, Old Bible Records, and Tombstone Inscriptions by Mrs. Wm. Breckenridge Ardery 1981 (So Co Lib)\par \par p 16 - John B Raine of Bourbon county, executor for Wm Allenthorp, Will BK J p. 160 \par \tab April 26 1833 date on will\par p. 17 - Thos Arnold had farm bought from John B. Raine, land purchased from Miller \tab heirs,  stated in will Nov 10 1839.\par Vol 2 p. 21 - John Raine Will Bk C, 81 names son Henry, dau Polly, Grn Dau is Katy\par \tab Sep 29, 1804 - Mar 1806.  Daniel Irvin, John Sites, John Walls (wits)\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 B.  Hardin County\par \plain\f16 Henry Rains once lived in Spotsylvaia where he enlisted.  Served on the VA line in Rev War (\plain\i\f16 National Archives\plain\f16 )  Henry had a letter of certification from Louisville and one from Jefferson County.\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 C.  Mercer County\par \plain\f16 James Rains Rev War Vet who applied from Sevier County AR in 1829 but moved to Mercer 1830.  (see AR below)\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 D.  Trimble County, KY\plain\f16 \par \plain\i\f16 Abstracts of Rev War Pension Files by Virgil D. White\plain\f16  p. 991\par Henry Rains is listed as grandson of Anna and Thomas Dodd on an aff'dt 20 Jul 1843.  Thomas Dodd fought on VA line and was from Caroline Co, VA.  Anna was born in Stafford County as Anna Dillon or Dellon and married 27 Oct 1768 in Caroline and was age 18 when she married.  In 1809 they moved to Jefferson County KY and in 1826 she moved to Trimble County KY which had been part of Henry and Oldham Counties.\par The children were named but the copy which the abstractor saw was illegible and torn.\par Perhaps looking at another copy would help.  \par \par \plain\f16\fs28 E.  Anderson Co., KY\plain\f16 \par William Rains 76 in 1840 lived in Culpeper befo Rev.  Has older Bro John Rains who\par served under Piper.\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 F.  Mason Co. KY\par \plain\f16 Kentucky Records--Early Wills and Marriages, Old Bible Records, and Tombstone Inscriptions by Mrs. Wm. Breckenridge Ardery 1981 (So Co Lib)\par p. 99 Jacob Edwards, Will Bk A p. 10, Will proved 28 July 1791\par \tab (wit) John Raine\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 G.  General\plain\f16 \par (i)Allen Raines served in Cpt McAffee's Company of the KY militia \plain\f16\fs32  \plain\i\f16 Index to War of 1812 Pensioners by Virgil S. White p. 1461\par \par \plain\f16 (ii) Kentucky Land Grants\plain\f16\fs32  \plain\f16 by Williard Rouse Jillson Sc. D.\plain\f16\fs32 \par \plain\f16 \tab Part I VA--no rains\plain\f16\fs32 ; \plain\f16 2 KY no rains, 3 south of Green Rv no rains\plain\f16\fs32 , \par \plain\f16 \tab Part 4 Land Warrants p. 693\par Grantee\tab Acres\tab Book\tab page\tab Date survey\tab County\tab Watercourse\par John Rains\tab 50\tab B\tab 661\tab 1-22-1817\tab Knox\tab Cumberland River\par David Rains\tab 75\tab E\tab 68\tab 11-2-1818\tab Cumb.\tab None\par Daniel Rains\tab 50\tab E\tab 69\tab 11-3-1818\tab "\tab Crocus Creek\par William Rains\tab 50\tab J\tab 205\tab 12-18-1821\tab Harlan\tab Fk Yellow Cr\par "\tab \tab "\tab "\tab 206\tab 12-10-1821\tab "\tab "\par Henry Rains\tab 50\tab M\tab 256\tab 7-1-1822\tab Harlan\tab Yellow Creek\par John Ranes\tab 50\tab S\tab 444\tab 4-7-1824\tab Whitley  Cumberland River\tab \par Henry Rains\tab 40\tab W\tab 412\tab 12-20-1827\tab Harlan\tab Yellow Creek\par Benjamin Raines 190\tab A-2\tab 27\tab 5-25-1830\tab Wayne\tab Otter Cr\par Wm Raines\tab 50\tab A-2\tab 38\tab 8-30-1831\tab "\tab "\par "\tab \tab 150\tab A-2\tab 38\tab 9-1-1831\tab "\tab "\par Uriah Rains\tab 50\tab B-2\tab 41\tab 5-21-1830\tab "\tab "\par Robert Rains\tab 50\tab H-2\tab 63\tab 6-24-1835\tab Whitley  Patterson Cr\par Rodes G. Ranes 50\tab K-2\tab 24\tab 2-11-1836\tab Wayne\tab Otter Cr\par Wm Ranis\tab 50\tab K-2\tab 67\tab 5-21-1830\tab Wayne Gap Cr\par Wm Rains\tab 50\tab K-2\tab 68\tab 5-21-1830\tab Wayne\tab Otter Cr\par Stephen Rains  75\tab N-2\tab 79\tab 3-28-1838\tab "\tab "\par Isaac Rains\tab 50\tab P-2\tab 492\tab 3-16-1844\tab Whitley  Cumberland River\par Jno Rains\tab 35\tab R-2\tab 157\tab 4-20-1850\tab "\tab "\par \par Grants South of Walker's Line: \par p. 934 Madison Raines 100 acres Bk 8 p. 210 Nov 4 1882 Claiborne KY Little Yellow Cr\par \par Volume II:  Grants in County Court Orders\par James Raines\tab 50\tab 1\tab 67\tab 9-22-1835\tab Hopkins\tab Elk Cr\par Wm Rains\tab 75\tab 3\tab 105\tab 6-5-1837\tab Harlan\tab \tab Dunlaps\par Henry Rains\tab 75\tab 3\tab 105\tab 6-5-1837\tab "\tab \tab "\par Green Rains\tab 200\tab 6\tab 170\tab 1-29-1839\tab Whitley\tab Browns Cr\par Jno Rains\tab 50\tab 9\tab 435\tab 2-20-1841\tab "\tab \tab Cumberland R\par Rbt Raines\tab 50\tab 14\tab 61\tab 2-14-1844\tab "\tab \tab "\par Thos Rains\tab 50\tab 14\tab 63\tab 3-15-1844\tab "\tab \tab "\par Robt Rains\tab 100\tab 15\tab 898\tab 3-14-1844\tab "\tab \tab "\par Nancy Rains\tab 50\tab 16\tab 412\tab 9-7-1837\tab "\tab \tab none\par Nelson Rains\tab 50\tab 20\tab 170\tab 11-5-1845\tab Knox\tab \tab Stephens Br\par Isaac Rains\tab 100\tab 29\tab 76\tab 3-15-1848\tab Whitley\tab Cumberland R\par Thos Rains\tab 100\tab 29\tab 77\tab 3-39-1849\tab Whitley\tab "\par Robt Rains\tab 100\tab 29\tab 307\tab 3-18-1848\tab "\tab \tab Reeces Cr\par Green Rains\tab 200\tab 29\tab 308\tab 3-16-1848\tab Whitley\tab Cottons Cr\par Rodes Raines\tab 53\tab 33\tab 313\tab 5-4-1848\tab Wayne\tab \tab Otter Cr\par Green Raines\tab 50\tab 52\tab 164\tab 3-14-1858\tab Whitley\tab Rhodes BR\par "\tab \tab "\tab "\tab 165\tab 3-17-1858\tab "\tab     Cottons Cr & Potter Br\par Levi Rains\tab 30\tab 81\tab 459\tab 2-17-1869\tab Wayne\tab \tab Otter Cr\par Wm Rains\tab 25\tab 100\tab 107\tab 2-29-1871\tab Bell\tab \tab Big Yellow Cr\par Mort Raines\tab 50\tab 100\tab 111\tab 3-17-1881\tab Bell\tab \tab "\par Wm Rains\tab 75\tab 101\tab 389\tab 9-29-1881\tab Bell\tab \tab "\par G. B. Rains\tab 200\tab 101\tab 415\tab 9-12-1881\tab Whitley\tab Pine Mt\par Jackson Raines Sr 200  101\tab 477\tab 3-21-1881\tab "\tab \tab Wolf Cr\par Robt Rains\tab 200\tab 101\tab 478\tab 3-19-1881\tab "\tab \tab "\par Martin Rains\tab 50\tab 101\tab 479\tab 3-22-1881\tab "\tab \tab "\par "\tab \tab 100\tab 101\tab 480\tab 3-18-1881\tab "\tab \tab "\par Simeon Rains\tab 200\tab 101\tab 578\tab 3-22-1881\tab "\tab \tab "\par M.E. Raines\tab 100\tab 105\tab 293\tab 6-30-1882\tab "\tab \tab Indian Cr\par Wm V. Raines\tab 50\tab 105\tab 294\tab 7-1-1882\tab "\tab \tab "\par "\tab \tab 80\tab 105\tab 295\tab 7-1-1882\tab "\tab \tab "\par Martin Rains\tab 18\tab 106\tab 70\tab 2-23-1883\tab "\tab \tab Wolf Cr\par W.R. Rains\tab 100\tab 107\tab 66\tab 5-6-1882\tab Bell\tab \tab Big Yellow Cr\par Green P. & Wm Rains\par \tab \tab 100\tab 108\tab 269\tab 3-10-1886\tab "\tab \tab Beans Fk\par Wm H. Rains\tab 25\tab 109\tab 432\tab 8-24-1887\tab "\tab \tab 4 Mile Cr\par Eliza E. Rains\tab 200\tab 109\tab 433\tab 8-23-1887\tab "\tab \tab "\par Wm H. Rains\tab 100\tab 110\tab 117\tab 5-25-1887\tab "\tab \tab Stephens Br\par W.R. & G.P Rains\tab 9, 114\tab 526\tab 9-17-1890\tab "\tab \tab Big Yellow Cr\par John Raynes\tab 100\tab 62\tab 312\tab 12-2-1858\tab Pike\tab \tab Racoon Cr\par Martin Raynes\tab 50\tab 68\tab 249\tab 1-18-1866\tab Whitley\tab Wolf Cr\par Greenberry Raynes 50  74\tab 54\tab 19-22-1866\tab "\tab \tab Big Br Cumberland\par \par (iii) Kentucky Records--Early Wills and Marriages, Old Bible Records, and Tombstone Inscriptions by Mrs. Wm. Breckenridge Ardery Vol II, 1981 (So Co Lib)\par \plain\f16\ul p. 194-5 James Curtis Family Bible\plain\f16 :\par James Curtis md Sary Emily Edwards Dec 1 1796.\par dau Elizabeth Curtis md Henry Rains 18 Sep 1817\par James A.E. Curtis married florence Rains Nov 7, 1883\par Sary Ann Rains was born Nov 23 1818\par Elizabeth C. Rains born Feb 21 1821\par James H. Rains b March 22 1823\par John M. Rains b 12 June 1825\par John M. Rains died June 20 1825\par Elizabeth C. Rains died April 15, 1823\par Elizabeth Rains died Nov 1839\par \par \par (iv) Index to KY Wills to 1851 (Testators) Ronald V. Jackson et al editors, Bountiful UT 1977 (Sonoma Co Library)\par p. 66 John Raine Bourbon Co KY 081 Bk C 1804\par James Rains Boyle Co KY 058 Bk 1 1846\par James Ranse Boyle Co KY 058 Bk 1 1846\par \par (v) Kentucky Obits 1787-1854 by G. Glenn Clift, Baltimore 1977 (So.Co.Lib)\par p. 175 Bettie Raine d/o John B. Raine of Paris died Vicksburg, Miss. Nov 6 or 18, 1848\par \par (vi) Early KY Tax Records from Register of KY Historical Society, Baltimore GPC 1987\par (So Co Lib)\par p 190 Wm Raines 1 horse   \par p. 180 James Rins 4 horses, 7 cattle\par \par (vii) Talley's KY Papers by Wm M. Talley, Fort Worth 1966  no Rains\par \par (viii) Early KY Landholders 1787-1811 by James F. Sutherland GPC 1986\par no Rains, there are Swopes and Riffes\par \par (ix) Certificate Book of the Virginia Land Commission 1779-1780 vol 21; Register of the KY State Hist. Soc. 1923\par \tab Surname Cox:  Benjamin, David, Gabriel, Isaac, James, Jno, Joseph, Robert, \tab \tab \tab Samuel\par p. 19 William Jennings assignee of John Ingram not entitled to land in this county as said \tab Ingram was under age at time of making improvement on land Oct 17, 1779.  \tab Present was Edmund Lyne (found under disputed land)* see also Culpeper section 1\par Petition for Town at Beach Fork of Salt River signed by Anthony Foster Oct 20 1787\par \tab (see Davidson TN connection and Rockingham section re Anthony Foster)\par p. 356 James Raine Oct 24 1789, petition for tobacco warehouse on North side of Beech \tab Fork on Stewart's Creek in Nelson County 1 miles from "Bairdstown".\par p. 352 Joseph Rane of Nelson County 1787-89 "Bairdstown".  He settled on a lot and \tab made improvements, then asked for title.\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 III.  Ohio/Indiana/Iowa\plain\f16 \par \par A.  Information from Bruce Paulson:\par \par Here is the obituary of \plain\b\f16\ul Laurence Rains\plain\f16  from the CLARKSVILLE STAR, \par Clarksville, Butler Co, Iowa.  Jan 2, 1917.   LAURENCE RAINS   \par   \par Laurence Rains was born in Mexico, Indiana on April 21, 1838 and died at his home in Clarksville, IA on December 28 1916 at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 6 day.    When a young man he came to Butler County and began work as a carpenter and stone mason.  On March 13, 1858 he was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Weaver of Janesville, Wisconsin. (Should be Milton, Rock Co, WI) To this union seven children were born, Edward dying in infancy and Bernie passed away at the age of four years.  All the remaining children were able to attend the last services and are as follows:\par Delbert with whom he made his home, Mrs. George Keller, Clarksville, Mrs. F. M. Igou, La Porte City, Mrs. Wm. London, Hopkins, Mo. and Mrs. C. F. Forbes, Oelwein.  There are a number of grandchildren.\par \par For the past two years he has been a great sufferer from cancer on his face which increased with serverity till relief came in death  last Thursday.  He was of a kindly disposition and until of recent months he was able to be about and mingle with his friends whom he numbered by his aquaintances.  His greatest delight was in the homecoming visits of his children.  His children hear him did all that loving hands could do to \par make his last days pleasant until death laid it's icy finger on his brow and he went to sleep. \par \tab  Services were held from the late home at 1 p.m. Saturday, conducted by George Moyer and the body laid to rest in beautiful Lynwood  beside his wife who died on May 6, 1883.      (End of obituary)                                                                                                                                                           \par \par Have visited Clarksville, IA and spent hours looking through "beautiful Lynwood" but never found their graves marked.  Caretaker who was there mowing the lawn said that he didn't remember seeing any graves with that surname.    Since no minister is mentioned in either his or his wife's obit. I suspecting that they were involved with the "spiritualist" movement like his wife's parents and their relatives and didn't mark their graves because they would be in contact with family and loved ones at seances. \par \tab  Did advertise a few times in the Clarksville and Butler Co, papers with no success or response from relatives, but one man wrote that when he was a child growing up there \par at the turn of the century there was a developmentally handicapped Rains boy he would see in town.  Also remembered his father and grandfather talking about "old man Rains" playing the fiddle for dances, but this could have been Laurence's father.  Will have to check the Butler Co, census for 1860 and 1870 the next time I can make a trip to Madison, 180 miles from here, to see if his father was there as well. --  Bruce Paulson\par \par B.  \plain\f16\fs28 Ohio, Butler County\plain\f16  Rains Connection\plain\f16\fs20 :  Butler County is on the border next to Indiana and not far from Kentucky which is divided from Ohio by the Ohio River\plain\f16 \par \par 1809  Thomas Rains  \plain\i\f16 Monroe WVA marriage bonds\plain\f16 , \plain\i\f16 1806\plain\f16  to Peggy George, d/o\par \tab Reuben and Anna 21 Apr 1806.  Some descendants claim that this is incorrect\par \tab and that her name was Peggy Handley.  The Handleys also traveled to\par \tab Butler Co Ohio.  Thomas Rains left for Butler Co in 1809.  See Handley \par \tab and George at <http://www.sonic.net/~melvaw> see also Handley Webpage\par \tab Descendants of Thomas & Peggy:  Thomas, William (1816), Jno 9 May 1820\par \tab St. Clair 12 Dec 1822, Elizabeth 1828, Handley.  Thomas & Peggy reportedly\par \tab died in Caroll Co. Indiana.\par 1814  Reuben George and wife Ann of Butler County, formerly of Monroe Co WVa grant\par \tab power of attorney to John Miller in Monroe County Court at Union.  wit Grigsby \par \tab Foster.  \plain\i\f16 Monroe County Deed Book 1811-15 Film 0589463\plain\f16 \par \par \plain\f16\fs28 C.  Brown County OHio\plain\f16 :  see William Rains above under Bourbon KY.\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 D.  Ross County, Ohio\plain\f16 \par \tab \tab \par (1) Information shared by Robert G. Raines of Arizona:\par Lawrence Rains b. 24 Dec 1752 in VA di 20 Nov 1823 Ross Co OH\par Wife:  Ann McManus, d/o Lawrence McManus and Catherine Cottral McManus\par \tab Ann b. 13 Nov 1759 di 10 Aug 1822\par \tab children:  Isaac, Hannah, Ruth, Catherine, Lawrence Jr., John, Elizabeth Ann, \par \tab \tab Rebecca, Nathan, Benjamin\par This Lawrence has a brother, Ishmael (named in Ishmael's will).\par Ishmael had a son George according to probate records, county history, marriage records, etc. although there is one letter that says George is son of Lawrence.\par George and Lawrence were administrators on Ishmael's will.  George married Amy McManus and (2) Nancy Overman.\par \par (2) Ross County OH Families Vol II, Ross Co Historical Society 1979 pp 2, 44-6, 54, 63, 95, 272, 435, 533, 552 (Sonoma County Library)\par \par Lawrence Rains Jr. b 16 Jan 1790 NC, son of Lawrence Rains Sr. and Ann McManus?\par m. Hannah Dixon b 17 May 1788 d/o Jesse Dixon and Lydia Winter of Ross Co.\par Jesse Dixon b 22 Nov 1748 Kennett Mtg PA di 1810 Ross, OH m 1772 Guilford NC\par Lydia Winter b 1740.\par Children:  \par \tab Nathan b 2 Jan 1809, di 10 Jul 1848, m (1) Lydia Troth \par \tab Jesse b 18 Sep 1810\par \tab Lawrence III b 23 Mar 1812 OH, m 20 Jan 1839 to Mary Troth\par \tab Ann b 21 Jan 1813 OH m 1 Aug 1841 Nathan Endicott\par \tab Liddy b 10 Feb 1815 OH\par \tab John b 20 Dec 1816 OH, m 27 May 1838 Sarah Troth\par \tab Hannah b 27 Jan 1819 OH m George Clark\par \tab Mary b 4 apr 1821\par \tab Isaac b 22 May 1823 OH m 17 Apr 1842 Martha Jane Richardson\par \tab Ruth b 28 Oct 1825 OH m 17 apr 1842 John Darby\par \tab Halah b 19 Nov 1829\par wife (2) Rachel _________ \par \tab James Wesley b 16 May 1843\par \tab Benjamin R. b 13 Apr 1845\par \tab Rachel elizabeth b 3 Mar 1847\par submitted to publication by J. Floyd Bullock of Camden AR 71701\par \par Nathan Rains b 2 Jan 1809 OH died 10 Jul 1848 Mexican War, s/o Lawrence above\par m. (1) Lydia Troth b 4 Apr 1813 OH d/o Isaac Troth (s/o Wm Troth b 26 Sep 1762 di 9 Dec 1838 Highland Co OH and wife Elizabeth Phillips b 21 Jul 1769 di 19 Feb 1850 Highland Co OH)) and Hannah Darby\par children:\par \tab Isaac b 26 Dec 1834 MO di 6 Jan 1907 KS m 20 Sep 1854 IA to\par \tab   Mary Ann Williams b 1 Nov 1828 KY, di 22 Dec 1914 KS (8 ch)\par \tab Hannah b abt 1834\par \tab Sarah b abt 1836\par \tab Lawrence (twin) b abt 1839 m 5 Jun 1859 to Rachel Messer\par \tab Mary (twin) b abt 1839 m 5 Jun 1859 William Vanderford\par wife (2) Elizabeth Ann Human m. 7 Jul 1840\par \tab Calvin b abt 1846\par \tab Nathan b abt 1848\par Information by J. Floyd Bullock, Camden AR 71701\par \par John Rains, farmer, b abt 1797 JN di 1850 Highland,,OH m Eleanor Cooper b abt 1795 Knoxville TN di abt 1870 Wayne,,IA d/o Jacob Coper and Nancy ________.\par children all b. Ross County\par \tab Isaac b 1825 di abt 1877 IA m 1859 IA Milcha baker b 1842 di 1929 Larimer Co, \tab \tab CO (2 ch:  ellen Jane, John Willis)\par \tab Benjamin b 18 apr 1827 di 22 Jan 1891 IA m 18 Aug 1853 Highland,,OH \par \tab \tab Rebecca Riddle b 27 Aug 1827 OH di 14 Aug 1892\par \tab Maria b 15 Nov 1829, di 12 Dec 1905 IA, m. abt 1875 IA to \par \tab \tab Enoch Hutchinson b OH di IA no children\par \tab John Wesley b 26 Feb 1835 di 27 Jun 1921 durango CO m 14 Dec 1865 IA\par \tab \tab Nancy Margret Baker b 5 Apr 1844 PA di 3 Mar 1926 Durango CO \par \tab \tab (2 ch)\par \tab Mary b abt 1833 m to Allen Garton (ch: Charles, Willis, Emma)\par \tab George W. b abt 1838 di IA, m 1861 IA Fredricka Lentz b OH di 8 Mar 1914\par \tab \tab (7 ch)\par \tab Jacob b abt 1841 di Racine WI\par Information from Lola McElwain 4118 Georgia St Vallejo CA 94590\par \par John Wesley Rains, farmer b 26 Feb 1835 Ross,,OH di 27 Jun 1921 (bu Greenlawn Cem, Durango CO) s/o John Rains above.  Married 14 Dec 1865 Woodland Decatur IA to Nancy Margret Baker b 5 Apr 1844 Mercer, PA ei 3 Mar 1926 Durango CO, d/o John Baker & Elizabeth Smith.\par children b. Decatur,,IA\par \tab Mary Emma b 22 Dec 1866, di 30 Dec 1935 CO, m 20 Sep 1892 CO Mathew \tab   \tab \tab Fredrick Mayn b 3 Feb 1869 Greenwood KS di 27 Apr 1925 Co (6 ch)\par \tab Columbus Wellings b 18 Dec 1874 di 2 apr 1902 Bayfield CO\par information Lola McElwain above\par \par George Rains, farmer, b abt 1838 Ross, OH di Decatur,,IA s/o John & Eleanor above m.\par Fredrica Lentz b abt 1843 d/o Erhard Lentz and Fredrica_______\par children b. IA\par \tab Elizabeth b Mar 1863 di aft 1921 IA m \par \tab \tab Hugh T. Smith b 1862 IA di 1942 IA (7 ch)\par \tab Ida L. b 1867, di 1919 m John Farver\par \tab Etta Jane b 8 Nov 1868 di 5 dec 1947 m \par \tab \tab Elver Alexander Smith b 6 Oct 1866, di 21 May 1914 (7 ch)\par \tab Edwin E. b 1871 m Nellie Konklin\par \tab Clara M. b 1878 m Norman F. Smith\par \tab Ava A. b 1879 m Clell Bremer\par \tab Charles b 1878 di 30 Jun 1880\par \tab *Elver and Norman Smith are brothers.  Hugh T. Smith cousin of Nancy M. Baker wife of John Wesley Rains.  --Lola McElwain\par \par Mathew Fredrick Mayn, farmer-merchant-hotel keeper, b 3 Feb 1869 Greenwood,,KS, di 27 apr 1925 (Greenlawn Cem, Durango CO) s/o Elisha Mayn and Elizabeth Barrow; m 20 Sep 1892 durango CO to \plain\f16\ul Mary Emma Rains\plain\f16  b. 22 Dec 1866 Decatur IA di 30 Dec 1935 Woodlake CA (bu Greenlawn Cem Durango CO) d/o John Wesley Rains above.\par children Mayn:\par \tab Marion Evert b 29 Jul 1893 Co, di 17 Oct 1918 WA nm\par \tab Clarence Wesley b 4 Jul 1895 CO m (1) Kathryn Blatnik (2 ch: Bonnie, Bobbie)\par \tab \tab (2) Mable Frame\par \tab Emery Elmer b 28 Oct 1897 m 27 Sep 1919 Co to Opal Rose-Crans b 15 Nov \tab \tab 1897 Welston OK (ch: Lola, Blendena, Winona, emery, Daphne, Ione)\par \tab Sylvia Hester b 5 Jan 1900 m George Kinslow b KY di 1950 (ch Gladys, Rich'd)\par \tab male unnamed: b 2 oct 1903 di 28 Oct 1903\par \tab Clora Margret b 8 Dec 1904 m 20 Feb 1924 Robert Grubbs b 20 Jul 1900\par \tab \tab (ch: Mary Alice, Robert)\par \tab \tab (2) m 25 Aug 1938 Wayne Alexander b 20 Apr 1907 (ch Margaret Ann)\par \tab ---Lola McElwain above\par \par Elver Alexander Smith, farmer, b 6 Oct 1866 Decatur IA, di 21 May 1914 IA (bur Lentz Cem, Decatur IA) s/o Joseph Devilla Smith and Lydia Ann Berry; m 16 Feb 1888 IA to Etta Jane Rains b 2 Nov 1868 Woodland Decatur IA, di 5 Dec 1947 Wayne,IA (Lentz Cem) d/o of Geo W and Frericka above.\par children Smith:\par \tab William Elver b 10 Dec 1888 di 8 May 1961\par \tab George Franklin b 9 Jul 1890 di 16 Feb 1966\par \tab Earl Alexander b 28 Jul 1892 di Sep 1946\par \tab Alma\par \tab Charles\par \tab Carl Leslie b 8 May 1901 di sep 1976\par \tab Velva Marie b 27 Mar 1909 m 13 Feb 1930 Eldon Bell b 6 Sep 1897 (son Rbt)\par \tab --Lola McElwain above\par \par John Monroe Thornton b 23 Aug 1853 Gallia,OH di 1 Aug 1914 ,Ross,OH White Church Cem and wife Isadora Montgomery b 9 Dec 1854 Ross,OH di 21 Oct 1910\par son #5 Pearl Edwin thornton b 25 Jun 1881 di 23 Mar 1960 md 19 Mar 1906 \par Florence Raines b 9 May 1885 di 2 Oct 1971 (2 ch)\par \par John Ratcliff IV b 9 Mar 1781 Siler City NC di 2 Aug 1846 Ross OH md 19 Jan 1804\par in Chatham NC to Rachel Ray b 20 Aug 1785 Chatham NC di 8 Aug 1873 Vinton OH\par son Thomas b 28 Feb 1806 di 24 Sep 1829 md 19 July 1826 Rebecca Raines b 1808\par (2 ch)\par \par Joseph Dixon 25 Aug 1801 NC di 12 Dec 1854 wife (2) 16 Feb 1843 Ross OH Rebecca Ann Cox b 1819 OH di 14 June 1888 Pottowattomie KS d/o Jacob Cox and Elizabeth Rains.\par \par Thomas Jefferson Schooley, farmer, b 10 July 1848 Warren co OH di 11 Dec 1882 Ross (bu Springbank Cem) m 21 Nov 1870 Ross Co OH to Sarah Raines b 26 Dec 1849 Ross Co, di 2 Feb 197 Ross OH (bu same) d/o William Raines and Mildred Elliot.\par children b. Ross County, OH, SCHOOLEY\par \tab Lucy b 6 Jul 1871, di 2 Nov 1949 m 8 Dec 1890 Joseph Ritchart (4 ch)\par \tab Anna b 2 Jun 1873, di 11 Nov 1937, m 28 Jun 1899 Charles Heiss b 3 Jan 1871 di \tab \tab 22 Nov 1951 (2 ch)\par \tab Troy b 30 Aug 1875, di 19 apr 1936, m 27 Jan 1897 Ella Richards di 29 Sep 1945 \tab \tab Columbus OH (5 ch)\par \tab Herbert b 8 Dec 1878, di 12 Jan 1898 nm\par \tab Lewis b 28 Jan 1880, di Columbus OH m Nellie May Deney b 1883, di 21 Feb \tab \tab 1965 Columbus OH, (2ch)\par \tab Beatrice b 21 Mar 1883 di 7 Jan 1969 m 28 May 1899 Edward Burlile b 30 Oct \tab \tab 1877 di 21 Dec 1958 (3 ch)\par *ch 1,2,3,5 married Ross County  --Dena Goff     Chillicothe OH\par \par William Rain(e)s b 3 Jul 1827 OH di 11 oc 1881 Dayton OH m 21 Jul 1849 Oss Co to mildren Ann Elliot(t) b 25 Nov 1832 Albemarle VA di 30 Aug 1901 Ross Co d/o Martin Elliott and Patience Hennis\par ch b Ross County:\par \tab Sara C. b 26 Dec 1849 di 2 Feb 1937 m 21 Nov 1870 Thomas Jefferson Schooley \par \tab Mary b 1854 m 11 Dec 1877 John A Murray\par \tab William M. b 2 Jan 1857 di 27 Feb 1935 m 26 Feb 1879 Nettie Fullerton b 10 mar \tab \tab 1861, di 18 Sep 1932 Ross C (2 ch)\par \tab James Alexander b 20 Nov 1861 di 27 Apr 1936\par \tab Douglas b 1865 di 3 Aug 1934 m 29 Aug 1887 Mary Erwin\par \tab Phoebe Elizabeth b 6 May 1870 di 28 Jul 1940 m Jan 1894 Isaac Sherman Finley b \tab \tab 3 Aug 1874 Ross County di 13 Nov 1899 (2 ch)\par \tab Frank Augustus b 30 Jun 1873 ross Co\par *ch 1,3,5,6 died Ross Co.  all mar. there--Dena Goff & Mrs. Carrie I Purtell Leesburg OH\par \par \plain\f16\fs28 E.  Franklin County, Ohio\plain\f16 \par Ohio Marriages extracted for the Old New World Genealogy Quarterly by Marjory Smith 1980 GPC\par p. 263 Leah Reans 15 June 1819 married Wm Whettimore\par \par F.  \plain\f16\fs28 Indiana Rains Connection\plain\f16 \par \par (1)Thomas Raines & Peggy's (Peggy George) family moved to Caroll County Ind before they died.  Caroll County is in the northern part of the state (north and slightly west of Indianapolis)\par \par \plain\f16\ul (2)1820 Indiana Census Index\par \plain\f16   \plain\f16\fs20 males under 10, 10-15,16-18,16-25,26-44,45+, foreigners, Agriculture, commerce, Manuf'ing\par \plain\f16 Thomas Raines Delaware Co 010101-00001 0100 \par William Raines Delaware Co 000100 ------- 0100\par James Rains Wayne Co 200100 00100 0100\par Joab Rains Wayne 321110 20010 0500\par \plain\f16\fs20 Wayne County is first county west of state line from Caroll Ohio, Delaware was at its NW corner\plain\f16  \plain\f16\fs20 1820 \par \plain\f16 Jonathan Rains   Monroe 211101 41010 0200  (southern portion, near center of state)\par Robert Rainy Floyd 200010 20011 0100 (By Louisville KY on OHIO RV)\par \par \plain\f16\ul 1830\plain\f16 \par Joab Rain\tab Wayne\par George Rains\tab Fayette  (below Wayne)\par John Rains\tab Henry (adj to Wayne on west)\par \par Thomas Rain\tab Fountain (on Wabash River West line with Ill, near Danville)\par Thomas Rains\tab Fountain\par Gallant Rains\tab Fountain\par Isaac Rains\tab Warren\par Lawrence Rains Warren\par Richard Rains\tab Tippicanoe\par Samuel Rains\tab Tippicanoe\par Elisha Rains\tab Tippicanoe\par Rainey,  Wm \tab Tippicano\par \par Moses Ran\tab Cass (next to Carroll)\par \par James Raines\tab Marion  (Indianapolis)\par John Raines\tab Bartholomew (Colombus)\par \par Jonathan Rains\tab Monroe (southern area, center)\par \par Thomas Ran\tab Ripley (near Cincinattii)\par \par \plain\f16\ul 1840  Census Index\plain\f16 \par \par Elias Rains \tab Kosciusko (Northern central near Michigan)\par \par Allen Rains\tab Madison (Central section)\par George Rains\tab Madison\par Zail Rains\tab Madison\par James Raines\tab Hamilton\par John Raines\tab Hamilton\par Robert Raines\tab Hamilton\par James Rains\tab Marion (Indianapolis area)\par Aaron Rains\tab Morgan (south central area)\par Baley Ranes\tab Brown\par DJ Rain  \tab Bartholomew (Columbus) (just s of center)\par Ira Rains\tab Bartholomew\par \par John Raines\tab Lawrence  (south central area)\par William Raines\tab Lawrence\par James Ranes\tab Washington\par John Raines\tab Washington (Salem)\par \par Richard Raines   Dearborn (near Ohio border across from Cincinatti) \par \par Nathan Rains\tab Miami (north central near Carroll)\par \par Wm Rains\tab Clinton (s. of Carroll line, east of Tippicanoe)\par Archibald Rains  Tippicanoe (Illinois side, n. central)\par James Rains\tab Tippicanoe\par Elisha Raines\tab Fountain (Shawnee) (Ill. state line n.centraol)\par Wm Rains\tab Sullivan (Illinois state line, central southern area)\par Allen Rains\tab Sullivan\par \par Joab Rains\tab Wayne (On Ohio State line)\par Joab Rains\tab Randolph (n border of Wayne)\par John Rains\tab Henry (west of Wayne)\par \par \plain\f16\ul Indiana 1850 Census Index\par \plain\f16 Margarett Raines\tab Pulaski (Northern area)\par \par Nathan Raines\tab Miami (Northern area in middle of state )\par John Rain\tab \tab Howard (below Miami)\par Catherine Rain\tab \tab Tippicanoe (Northern section near Illinois state line)\par Margaret\tab Tippicanoe\par William Raines\tab Sullivan (Illinois state line, northern section)\par Allen Rains\tab Sullivan\par Cornelius Rains\tab Sullivan\par Robert Rains\tab Sullivan\par \par George Raines\tab Delaware (near Ohio state line, central Ind)\par Henry Raines\tab \tab Henry (Near Ohio state line below Delaware)\par Martha Raines\tab Henry\par Milton Rains\tab Henry\par George W. Rains \tab Randolph  (on Ohio state line)\par Joab Rains\tab Randolph\par \par George Rains\tab Marion (central Ind, includes Indianapolis)\par Sarah C. Rains\tab Marion\par James Rains\tab Marion\par Benjamin T. Raines\tab Hancock (central area east of Marion)\par Aaron Rains\tab Morgan (S. Central area)\par Jothmuel Rains\tab Hendricks (above Morgan)\par James Rains\tab Putnam (west of Hendricks)\par Robert R. Rains\tab Johnson (east of Morgan)\par Robert Rains\tab Shelby (east of Johnson)\par Isaac Rains\tab Hamilton  (Central Section)\par Robert R. Raines\tab Hamilton\par Anisted Raines\tab Hamilton\par George Rains\tab Madison (east of Hamilton)\par Lahael Rains\tab Madison\par Ruben C. Rains\tab Madison\par Wm D. rains\tab Madison\par \par Joel S. Rains\tab Lawrence (south IND in middle of state)\par John Rains\tab Lawrence\par Wm Rains\tab Lawrence\par Wylie Raines\tab Monroe (north of Lawrence)\par \par Frederick Raign\tab Posey (SW corner of the state)\par \par Mathew Rain\tab Jefferson (on Kentucky state line, southern area)\par Richard Rain\tab Jefferson\par Thomas Rain\tab Clark (below Jefferson on KY state line)\par Elizabeth Rain\tab \tab Clark\par Elizabeth Raines\tab Floyd (below Clark on KY line)\par \par Jane P/R\tab F Cu (no idea where this is)\par \par   See also John Rains and wife Nancy Edwards under Wilkes County NC above.  She lived for a time in Sullivan County, Indiana.\par \par (3) Index to Indiana Wills, Phase 1:  1850 by Franklin (So Co Lib)\par \tab Isaac Rains (Barth. County) 1836 BK 1 p. 147\par (4) Biographical Abstracts of Fountain County, Indiana by Lowell m. Volkel, Heritage House 1968 - no Rains  (this is where Richard Rains filed pension from)\par Phase 2:  1850-1880 by Chas. M. Franklin 1987\par John Raines 1869 Lawrence Co Bk A p. 318\par Jane Rains 1877 Lawrence Co Bk B p. 31\par Joab Rains 1856 Henry Co Bk C p. 191\par William Rayn 1872 Jay Co Bk B p. 93\par Surnames of Reus and Rean also there\par \par (5) Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana by Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne GPC 1968--no Rains (No Richard Rains who filed in Indiana)\par \par (6)  Indiana Tax Lists Vol 1 by Jane E. Darlington C.G.R.S. 1990\par p. 271 Aaron Rains, Morgan County 1 poll 1840\par p. 128 Jac. W. Rayne, Posey Township, Fayett County--entry is crossed out 1842\par p. 39 James Raines, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew Co 1843\par \par (7) Year Book of the Society of Indiana Pioneers 1974--no Rains\par (h) Indiana Source Book "The Hoosier Genealogist" Vol I 1977 Ind Hist Soc (So Co lib)\par p. 58 Zail Rains Married Mary Elliott 22 Sep 1836 Henry County\par Vol II:  The Vernal Baptist church of Monroe County, Ind.\par \tab Wiley Reins was received 2 July 1842, dismissal 9 Aug 1843\par James Rains of Wayne, Marion county, Indiana 1840 \par Fayette County Taxpayers 1829 George, Jacob, and Waller Rains\par Indiana Residents on 1835 Pension Rolls--no Rains\par Shelby County Marriages 1830-36--John Rains to Sarah Ann Knight May 1 1836\par \tab William M. Rains to Elizabeth Ann Findley May 19 1836\par Brown County 1840 Census:  Rolly Ranes in Washington 372\par \par (8) Abstracts of Obits in the western Christian Advocate 1834-50 by Margaret R. Waters & others Ind Hist Soc 1988 (Methodists listed only)  No Rains\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 IV  Arkansas/Missouri\plain\f16 \par \par 1.  Information from Paul C. Filean:\par \par Looking for information about one Mahaley Rains (widow) who shows in 1860\par Carrol Co AR census with a group of children named Cary.  I don't believe\par they are her children.  Their mother is reputed to be Cherokee.  Why is she\par caring for them?  Is she related to their mother or just a sympathetic\par neighbor?  As I can't seem to be able (yet) to trace the mother will I get\par lucky tracing Mahaley?\par Mahaley appears to have been born in TN but I have not found her in an AR\par census listed with a husband, so I can't get a line on her that way.  She\par appears to be in Marion Co AR in 1870 but that is as far as I have found her\par (and that was blind luck).  There are other Rains listed in Carroll Co AR in\par 1840 with one (Jonathan age 50-60) living near the parents of the Cary\par children mentioned above. \par >From tax lists the Johnathan Rains seems to hav arrived in Ar about 1835 the\par same time as Joseph Cary.\par Others Rains listed 1840 are Thomas (age 30-40), Samuel age 30-40) and Robert\par (age 30-40)  But I haven't found any connection between any of these and the\par Mahaley and have not tried to trace any of them further.\par \par 2.  James Rains applied for Rev War pension for service on VA line, applied in Sevier County, AR 1 Sep 1829.  By 1830 had moved to Mercer County KY and gave age as 72, wife 66, daughters 45 and 43.  No names included in his papers.\par \par 3.  Research by David Carey Rains:  Dayton Co, TN (adj Roane, Bledsoe, McMinn):\par \par \pard\qc\tx360 \plain\b\i\f16\fs28 Descendants of Phillip Merida Rains\plain\f16\fs28 \par \plain\i\f16 Generation No. 1\plain\f16 \par \par \ql\tx360 \plain\b\f16 1.\plain\f16   P\plain\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16\fs16\up5 2\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\i\f16   (P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 1\plain\i\f16 )\plain\f16  was born April 19, 1850, and died January 13, 1932 in Crawford County, Arkansas.  He married M\plain\f16\fs16 ARTHA\plain\f16  J\plain\f16\fs16 ANE\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16  May 01, 1870 in Dayton, Tennessee, daughter of J\plain\f16\fs16 IM\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16  and P\plain\f16\fs16 EGGY\plain\f16  A\plain\f16\fs16 NN\plain\f16 .\par \par Notes for P\plain\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16 :\par Phillip Merida Rains moved to Crawford County, Arkansas, from Tennessee, in 1870 or 1871.  He owned the ferry service across the Arkansas River between Van Buren and Fort Smith for a time and also owned a farm in Cedarville, where he died.\par \par More About P\plain\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16 :\par Fact 1: July 12, 1997, Information concerning dates taken from bible of Harry C. Rains\par \par More About M\plain\f16\fs16 ARTHA\plain\f16  J\plain\f16\fs16 ANE\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16 :\par Fact 1: July 12, 1997, Information concerning dates taken from bible of Harry C. Rains\par \par Marriage Notes for P\plain\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and M\plain\f16\fs16 ARTHA\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16 :\par 07/12/1996-  Information contained in the family bible of Harry C. Rains indicates that his father and mother, Phillip and Martha, were married in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, on 05/01/1870.  Nancy Cole researched marriage records for me for all of Rhea County and could find no record of the marriage.\par \par \tab Children of P\plain\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and M\plain\f16\fs16 ARTHA\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16  are:\par \pard\li1140\fi-1140\tx960\tx1140 \plain\f16\fs18 2.\tab i.\tab H\plain\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\f16\fs18  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16\fs18 3 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. November 11, 1886, Cedarville, Arkansas; d. July 13, 1967, Fort Smith, Arkansas.\par \tab ii.\tab E\plain\f16\fs16 LECTA\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. February 06, 1871, Crawford County, Arkansas; d. August 14, 1935, Crawford County, Arkansas; m. W\plain\f16\fs16 ILLIAM\plain\f16\fs18  E\plain\f16\fs16 LZA\plain\f16\fs18  N\plain\f16\fs16 EAL\plain\f16\fs18 , December 15, 1893, Crawford County, Arkansas.\par \tab iii.\tab N\plain\f16\fs16 ANCY\plain\f16\fs18  A\plain\f16\fs16 NN "\plain\f16\fs18 A\plain\f16\fs16 NNIE"\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. March 12, 1875, Crawford County, Arkansas; d. 1944; m. B\plain\f16\fs16 ANAUGH\plain\f16\fs18  W\plain\f16\fs16 ATTS\plain\f16\fs18 , March 08, 1893, Crawford County, Arkansas.\par 3.\tab iv.\tab J\plain\f16\fs16 AMES\plain\f16\fs18  W\plain\f16\fs16 IILIAM "\plain\f16\fs18 W\plain\f16\fs16 ILL"\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. September 11, 1877, Crawford County, Arkansas; d. November 01, 1933, Crawford County, Arkansas.\par \tab v.\tab O\plain\f16\fs16 RA\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. January 25, 1880, Crawford County, Arkansas; d. January 14, 1881, Crawford County, Arkansas.\par \par \par \pard\qc\tx360 \plain\i\f16 Generation No. 2\plain\f16 \par \par \ql\tx360 \plain\b\f16 2.\plain\f16   H\plain\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 3 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\i\f16  (P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 2\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 1\plain\i\f16 )\plain\f16  was born November 11, 1886 in Cedarville, Arkansas, and died July 13, 1967 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  He married E\plain\f16\fs16 LLA\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16  December 07, 1905 in Crawford County, Arkansas, daughter of I\plain\f16\fs16 SAAC\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16  and C\plain\f16\fs16 ARLANNA\plain\f16  Y\plain\f16\fs16 OUNG\plain\f16 .\par \par Notes for H\plain\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16 :\par Harry Cleveland Rains, the youngest child of Phillip Merida Rains and Martha Jane Campbell Rains, was born and raised in Crawford County, Arkansas, and lived almost his entire life there.\par \par He was a businessman, lawyer, and abstractor who was a well-known personage in the county.  He was also considered one of the best quail hunters in the county for forty years.\par \par His wife, Ella Campbell Rains, was not related in any way to Harry's mother, Martha Jane Campbell.  Ella's family was from Crawford County and Martha was from eastern Tennessee.\par \par More About H\plain\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16 :\par Fact 1: See Notes, lineage, medical\par Fact 2: Buried in Forest Park Cemetary, Fort Smith, Arkansas\par Cause of Death: Diabetes caused by refusal to eat\par \par More About E\plain\f16\fs16 LLA\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16 :\par Fact 1: See Medical\par Fact 2: Buried Forest Park Cemetary, Fort Smith, Arkansas\par Cause of Death: Stroke\par \par \tab Children of H\plain\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and E\plain\f16\fs16 LLA\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16  are:\par \pard\li1140\fi-1140\tx960\tx1140 \plain\f16\fs18 4.\tab i.\tab D\plain\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\f16\fs18  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16\fs18 4 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. September 06, 1919, Van Buren , Arkansas.\par 5.\tab ii.\tab H\plain\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\f16\fs18  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. October 23, 1909, Van Buren, Arkansas; d. November 12, 1975, Van Buren , Arkansas.\par \tab iii.\tab L\plain\f16\fs16 OUISE\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. December 23, 1914, Van Buren, Arkansas; d. 1916, Van Buren, Arkansas.\par \par \pard\tx360 \plain\b\f16 3.\plain\f16   J\plain\f16\fs16 AMES\plain\f16  W\plain\f16\fs16 IILIAM "\plain\f16 W\plain\f16\fs16 ILL"\plain\f16 3 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\i\f16  (P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 2\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 1\plain\i\f16 )\plain\f16  was born September 11, 1877 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died November 01, 1933 in Crawford County, Arkansas.  He married I\plain\f16\fs16 DA\plain\f16  K\plain\f16\fs16 NIGHT\plain\f16  September 30, 1900 in Van Buren, Arkansas.\par \par More About J\plain\f16\fs16 AMES\plain\f16  W\plain\f16\fs16 IILIAM "\plain\f16 W\plain\f16\fs16 ILL"\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16 :\par Fact 1: Buried Forest Park Cemetary, Fort Smith, Arkansas\par Fact 2: See Medical, Lineage\par Cause of Death: "Acute Indigestion"\par \par \tab Children of J\plain\f16\fs16 AMES\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and I\plain\f16\fs16 DA\plain\f16  K\plain\f16\fs16 NIGHT\plain\f16  are:\par \pard\li1140\fi-1140\tx960\tx1140 \plain\f16\fs18 \tab i.\tab M\plain\f16\fs16 AY\plain\f16\fs18 4 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 .\par \tab ii.\tab H\plain\f16\fs16 AZEL\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 .\par \par \par \pard\qc\tx360 \plain\i\f16 Generation No. 3\plain\f16 \par \par \ql\tx360 \plain\b\f16 4.\plain\f16   D\plain\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 4 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\i\f16  (H\plain\i\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\i\f16  C\plain\i\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 3\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 2\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 1\plain\i\f16 )\plain\f16  was born September 06, 1919 in Van Buren , Arkansas.  He married M\plain\f16\fs16 ARILYN\plain\f16  D\plain\f16\fs16 OLORES\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 ILSTEAD\plain\f16  September 06, 1942 in Coffeyville, Kansas, daughter of J\plain\f16\fs16 AMES\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 ILSTEAD\plain\f16  and V\plain\f16\fs16 ERNA\plain\f16  B\plain\f16\fs16 OATRIGHT\plain\f16 .\par \par More About D\plain\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16 :\par Fact 1: See notes, lineage, medical\par \par \tab Children of D\plain\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and M\plain\f16\fs16 ARILYN\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 ILSTEAD\plain\f16  are:\par \pard\li1140\fi-1140\tx960\tx1140 \plain\f16\fs18 6.\tab i.\tab D\plain\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\f16\fs18  C\plain\f16\fs16 ARY\plain\f16\fs18 5 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. October 25, 1945, Fort Smith, Arkansas.\par 7.\tab ii.\tab R\plain\f16\fs16 EBECCA\plain\f16\fs18  J\plain\f16\fs16 ANE\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. August 28, 1952, Lawrence, Kansas.\par \par \pard\tx360 \plain\b\f16 5.\plain\f16   H\plain\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16 4 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\i\f16  (H\plain\i\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\i\f16  C\plain\i\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 3\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 2\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 1\plain\i\f16 )\plain\f16  was born October 23, 1909 in Van Buren, Arkansas, and died November 12, 1975 in Van Buren , Arkansas.  He married O\plain\f16\fs16 PAL\plain\f16  D\plain\f16\fs16 ELTA\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 AGNESS\plain\f16 .\par \par Notes for H\plain\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16 :\par Harold Campbell Rains was born and lived all of his life in Van Buren, Arkansas.  He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and was wounded three times in battle between Normandy and Berlin.  He was an attorney and the Municipal Judge in Van Buren from 1972 until his death.\par \par More About H\plain\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16 :\par Fact 1: See Medical, Notes, Lineage\par Fact 2: Buried Forest Park Cemetary, Fort Smith, Arkansas\par Cause of Death: Aneurysm\par \par Notes for O\plain\f16\fs16 PAL\plain\f16  D\plain\f16\fs16 ELTA\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 AGNESS\plain\f16 :\par Opal Delta Magness Rains was the Chief Nurse at Sparks Memorial Hospital, Fort Smith, Arkansas, for many years.\par \par \tab Child of H\plain\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and O\plain\f16\fs16 PAL\plain\f16  M\plain\f16\fs16 AGNESS\plain\f16  is:\par \pard\li1140\fi-1140\tx960\tx1140 \plain\f16\fs18 8.\tab i.\tab H\plain\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\f16\fs18  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16\fs18 5 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. February 10, 1948, Fort Smith, Arkansas.\par \par \par \pard\qc\tx360 \plain\i\f16 Generation No. 4\plain\f16 \par \par \ql\tx360 \plain\b\f16 6.\plain\f16   D\plain\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 ARY\plain\f16 5 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\i\f16  (D\plain\i\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\i\f16  C\plain\i\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 4\plain\i\f16 , H\plain\i\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\i\f16  C\plain\i\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 3\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 2\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 1\plain\i\f16 )\plain\f16  was born October 25, 1945 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  He married G\plain\f16\fs16 LORIA\plain\f16  A\plain\f16\fs16 NN\plain\f16  D\plain\f16\fs16 YSON\plain\f16  June 14, 1969 in Pineville, Louisiana, daughter of F\plain\f16\fs16 RANK\plain\f16  D\plain\f16\fs16 YSON\plain\f16  and L\plain\f16\fs16 OIS\plain\f16  W\plain\f16\fs16 ILLOUGHBY\plain\f16 .\par \par \par \tab Children of D\plain\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and G\plain\f16\fs16 LORIA\plain\f16  D\plain\f16\fs16 YSON\plain\f16  are:\par \pard\li1140\fi-1140\tx960\tx1140 \plain\f16\fs18 \tab i.\tab C\plain\f16\fs16 ARRIE\plain\f16\fs18  E\plain\f16\fs16 LIZABETH\plain\f16\fs18 6 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. March 19, 1976, Alexandria, Louisiana.\par \tab ii.\tab C\plain\f16\fs16 HRISTI\plain\f16\fs18  A\plain\f16\fs16 NNE\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. January 23, 1979, Alexandria, Louisiana.\par \par \pard\tx360 \plain\b\f16 7.\plain\f16   R\plain\f16\fs16 EBECCA\plain\f16  J\plain\f16\fs16 ANE\plain\f16 5 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\i\f16  (D\plain\i\f16\fs16 AVID\plain\i\f16  C\plain\i\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 4\plain\i\f16 , H\plain\i\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\i\f16  C\plain\i\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 3\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 2\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 1\plain\i\f16 )\plain\f16  was born August 28, 1952 in Lawrence, Kansas.  She married G\plain\f16\fs16 ORDON\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 ARLSON\plain\f16  F\plain\f16\fs16 LOYD\plain\f16  December 27, 1980 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, son of W\plain\f16\fs16 ALLACE\plain\f16  F\plain\f16\fs16 LOYD\plain\f16  and M\plain\f16\fs16 ARY\plain\f16  B\plain\f16\fs16 REMERMAN\plain\f16 .\par \par \par \tab Child of R\plain\f16\fs16 EBECCA\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and G\plain\f16\fs16 ORDON\plain\f16  F\plain\f16\fs16 LOYD\plain\f16  is:\par \pard\li1140\fi-1140\tx960\tx1140 \plain\f16\fs18 \tab i.\tab R\plain\f16\fs16 ACHEL\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 6 F\plain\f16\fs16 LOYD\plain\f16\fs18 , b. April 14, 1987, Little Rock, Arkansas.\par \par \pard\tx360 \plain\b\f16 8.\plain\f16   H\plain\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 5 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\i\f16  (H\plain\i\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\i\f16  C\plain\i\f16\fs16 AMPBELL\plain\f16 4\plain\i\f16 , H\plain\i\f16\fs16 ARRY\plain\i\f16  C\plain\i\f16\fs16 LEVELAND\plain\f16 3\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 2\plain\i\f16 , P\plain\i\f16\fs16 HILLIP\plain\i\f16  M\plain\i\f16\fs16 ERIDA\plain\f16 1\plain\i\f16 )\plain\f16  was born February 10, 1948 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  He married P\plain\f16\fs16 AULA\plain\f16  C\plain\f16\fs16 HRISTINE\plain\f16  P\plain\f16\fs16 ORTA\plain\f16  October 15, 1971 in Van Buren, Arkansas.\par \par \par \tab Children of H\plain\f16\fs16 AROLD\plain\f16  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16  and P\plain\f16\fs16 AULA\plain\f16  P\plain\f16\fs16 ORTA\plain\f16  are:\par \pard\li1140\fi-1140\tx960\tx1140 \plain\f16\fs18 \tab i.\tab R\plain\f16\fs16 YAN\plain\f16\fs18  C\plain\f16\fs16 HRISTOPHER\plain\f16\fs18 6 R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. December 31, 1974, Fort Smith, Arkansas.\par \tab ii.\tab R\plain\f16\fs16 ACHEL\plain\f16\fs18  C\plain\f16\fs16 HRISTINE\plain\f16\fs18  R\plain\f16\fs16 AINS\plain\f16\fs18 , b. February 22, 1976, Fort Smith, Arkansas.\par \pard \plain\f16 \par (4) Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas by Josiah H. Shinn GPC--no Rains\par \par \plain\f16\fs32 British Isles\par \plain\f16 \par 1.  Index to Irish Wills\par No Raines in Vol I Ossory, Lieglin, Ferns, Kildare\par Vol II Cork County\par Anthony Raines 1755\par Joseph Raines 1790\par Thomas Raynes 1702\par \par 2.  Census of Ireland for 1659  bk 941.5 x29c  (SLC FHC)\par Barony of O Whny : 453 people, 61 named Rayne or O'Rayne\tab p. 286\par Limericke, Conagh Barony:  10 Rayne 5 Reigne p. 288\par Tipperary, Owny & Arra: Ryane 9, Rayne 13  p. 324\par  House of Howth, Dublin, Cowlocke Barony:  Peter Wynne p. 388\par Waterford, Deaces Barony Raine 6, Ryane 9 p. 338\par Mostowne Parish, Rahaskertown of Drohida ; Robert Wynne p. 471\par \par 3.  Ulster Emigration to Colonial america 1718-1775 Dickson 941.5 W2dr\par In 1640 100,000 Scot Presbyterians fled William of England.  In that year there were 20,000 British refugees who found in Ulster.  In 1688-89 inexpensive land also brought many Scots into Ireland.  The Presbyterians settled mainly in the northern areas of\par Londonderry, Portrush, Larne, Belfast, Antrim, East Donegal, Northern Downe.  \par \tab In 1715 the British forbid the Irish to export meat or woolens, thus throwing the economy into chaos.  At this same time the rents for land began to rise.  Thus land\par promoters in America found many Ulster folk willing to leave for America.  Most Irish\par immigrants of Ulster left from the ports of Newry in Downe, and Belfast, Larne and Portrush in Antrim.  The section of North East Ireland are only 40 miles from one of these ports.\par \par 4.  Settlers and English Adventurers by Currer-Briggs, 3 vol No 1\par Wills 1484-1789 and Legal Proceedings 1560-1700 relating to early Virginia families\par \tab p. 464  John Rayne:  There was a lease made of the messuage for 5 years to commence from Michaelmas now last passt by Roger bungay to one Wm Champney now or lately Walter Kirby's servant.  \par \tab Thomas Hobart, Gent. late of Little Plumstead, Norfolk, died at Evercrick Somerset.  Sister Mrs. Dorothy Hobart.  To eldest s. of eldest bro. sir Miles Hobart.  To 2nd son unnamed.  To sister Tincham and her son.  To Mr. John Rayne in whose house he died and to his wife.  1 Sep 1653 PCC 198  Brent  Nuncupative\par \tab p. 1043  Bill of complaint 2 June 1614.  Land belonging to Matthew Kirby discribed as "between the land of Robert Raynes, now in occupation of Henry Rowland, on the North, etc.  --Islington, Norfolk.\par ---this was interesting because of the Rowland Raynes who came to America.\par \par 5.  Virginia Gleanings in England by Lothrop Withington (17th and 18th Century english wills and Administrations relating to Virginia.\par \tab p. 532 Thomas Raynes is named\par \li1440 \plain\f16\ul \par \li0 \plain\f16 \par }