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William Robert Rains 1753–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1753

Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States

Death Date: abt 1794

Death Location: Randolph, North Carolina, United States

Father: John II

Mother: Mary Hammer

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The story of William Robert Rains began in 1753 in Caroline, Virginia, United States. William Robert Rains passed away in 1794 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Robert Rains began in 1753 in Caroline, Virginia, United States.
  • William Robert Rains passed away in 1794 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States.

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William Rains's Ancestors

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William Rains
1753–1794
Birth Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Henry Rains II
1730–1785
Redericksburg, Caroline, Virginia, United Colonies
Mary (Catherine) Hammer
1730–1760
Horningsham, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John (Henry (ATP) Immigrant Rains) Sr.
1689–1768
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Esther (Selden) Chapman
1694–1785
Isle of Wight, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Phillip (Raines) (Adopted?)
1700–1775
Horningsham, Wiltshire, England
MARGARET (ELIZABETH) SIDBURY
1700–1777
Horningsham, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lewes Hamett
1680–1747
Mary (hammer\Hammett)
1680–1724
John Sidbury
1675–1706
Sarah Leamon
1679–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hammer)
1640–1747
Hammet Tremayne
1640–1700
Nicholas Stanton
1629–1698
Mary (Byrd)
1629–1683
Thomas Sidbury
1650–1747
Mary Sidbury
1655–1738
Thomas Lemon
–1696
Barbara Leamon
–1687

William Rains's Timeline

2 Records

1753
abt 1753
Birth of William Robert Rains in Caroline, Virginia, United States
Caroline, Virginia, United States
1794
abt 1794
Age 41
Death of William Robert Rains in Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Randolph, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1753
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1794
    Event Place: Randolph, North Carolina, United States

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