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John Henry Raines 1685–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: Aug 1767

Death Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States

Father: William RAINES

Mother: Sarah Raney

Spouse(s): Esther Chapman

Children(s): Henry RAINES, Ambrose Raines, Ignatious Raines

John Henry Raines was born in 1685 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Anderson Raines And Sarah Raney. John Henry Raines married Esther Chapman, and had children including Ambrose Raines, Henry Raines, Ignatious Raines. John Henry Raines passed away in 1767 in Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Henry Raines was born in 1685 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Anderson Raines And Sarah Raney.
  • John Henry Raines married Esther Chapman, and had children including Ambrose Raines, Henry Raines, Ignatious Raines.
  • John Henry Raines passed away in 1767 in Caroline, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William RAINES
1659–1726
Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
WR
Sarah Raney
1694–1726
Birth Location: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, United States
SR

Spouses(s)

Esther Chapman
1694–1785
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
EC

Children(s)

Henry RAINES
1730–1772
Birth Location: Carolina, Virginia, United States
HR
Ambrose Raines
1713–
Birth Location: Of, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
AR
Ignatious Raines
1722–1799
Birth Location: Of, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
IR

John Raines's Ancestors

Self
John Raines
1685–1767
Birth Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William Anderson RAINES
1659–1726
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Sarah Raney
1694–1726
Brandon, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Raines's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry) Raines (1685–Aug 1767) m. Esther Chapman (1694–1785)
  1. 1. Henry RAINES 1730–1772 m. Mary (Catherine) Raines 1730–1760
    1. 1. Lawrence (Wesley) Rains 1752–1817 m. Ann McManus 1759–1821
      1. 1. Lawrence (Wesley) Rains 1790–1863 m. Hannah Dixon 1788–1839
        1. 1. George (Zion) Rains 1805–1870 m. Temperance (Thompson) Rains 1807–1882
      2. 2. Isaac Rains 1781–1836 m. Sarah DIXON 1791–1850
    2. 2. Ishmael Rains 1748–1794
    3. 3. Larkin Rains 1759–1834
    4. 4. Capitan (John) Rains 1759–1834
  2. 2. Ambrose Raines 1713–
  3. 3. Ignatious Raines 1722–1799 m. ? (Nancy Ann "Nanny") McWilliams 1736–1816

John Raines's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of John Henry Raines in Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
1767
Aug 1767
Age 82
Death of John Henry Raines in Caroline, Virginia, United States
Caroline, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1767
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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