8th Great Grandparents
Richard Haines
1647 - 1682
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Margaret Leeds
? - 1744
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From England to New Jersey
Richard Haines was the progenitor of the Haines family of Burlington
County, New Jersey. Very little is known about him or his life in
England. The first record of him is found in Parish Records of St.
Michael's Church, Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, when his son Richard was
baptized on August 6, 1665.
Sometime previous to this date he had married his wife Margaret, and
they had had at least one other child, John. These events probably did
not take place in Aynhoe, as no record of them can be found in the
Parish Records. It seems likely that Richard and Margaret located in
Aynhoe shortly before the baptism of their son Richard, and before then
had lived in one of the neighboring parishes. However, they continued to
live in Aynhoe until leaving for America, as is evidenced by the
baptism of two of their sons in 1666 and 1672; by the record of the
birth of their daughter Mary in 1676, Banbury MM, Oxfordshire, when his
residence was given as Aynhoe; and by the deed dated April 21, 1682, in
which his residence was given as Aynhoe.
It is not known what variation of the Haynes-Haines name Richard used in England. The records of St. Michael's church show his name as Hains and Haynes. The records of Banbury MM show his name as Haynes. The deed record shows his name as Haines. Some of the early records in America show the name as Haynes. But these variations in spelling may be due to the persons actually writing the records and might not reflect the spelling of the name as used by Richard. It is significant, though, that all known descendants of Richard have used the spelling Haines, and continue to do so until this day.
Richard and Margaret Haines became members of the Society of Friends sometime during the period 1672-1676. It seems likely that this religious association had some bearing on the decision of Richard Haines, and of John Borton, his fellow townsman, to emigrate from England to America, and undoubtedly it was a contributory factor in deciding where to settle in America.
Richard and Margaret Haines, with their children Richard, Thomas, William and Mary, left Aynhoe of ye Hill in the spring of 1682. They embarked at Gravesend, England, on the 'Amity' — Richard Diamond, Master — and sailed from Downs, England, for West Jersey, on April 23, 1682. The trip was long and tedious, as was common in the days of sailing ships. Richard, the father, sickened and died. After his death, another son, Joseph, was born on the high seas.
John Haines, oldest son of Richard and Margaret Haines, preceded his parents to America. He accompanied John Borton and family, also of Aynhoe, to America in 1679, and was undoubtedly instrumental in deciding his parents to leave England for America.
Margaret Haines and her family arrived in Burlington, N. J., in the fall of 1682. There is no written record of the hardships encountered by this recently widowed woman with a large family in a strange country. In about two and one-half years, on 3 mo. (May) 6, 1685, at Thomas Gardiner's house, Burlington, under the care of Burlington MM, N. J., she married Henry Burcham, of Neshamony, Bucks Co., Pa.
Richard Haines had not made the decision to leave England without making provision for a livelihood in America. West Jersey, through the influence of William Penn and others, was being settled largely by members of the Society of Friends. Richard Haines was a farmer, or "husbandman," and a man of some means, as he was able to purchase land before leaving for America. He purchased 100 acres of land from Edward Byllynge, recorded as follows: "1682 April 21. Deed. Edward Bylling, late of Westminster, gent: to Richard Haines of Anve of ye Hill, Co. of Oxon, husbandman, for 100 acres in West Jersey." [Ref: Richard Haines — Haines Ancestry, p. 8. Mason — Borton and Mason Families, p. 10. Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, England, Parish Register. Hinshaw — American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 202. Calendar of N. J. Records, Archives, p. 484. Banbury MM, England, Records.]
From:
RICHARD HAINES and his descendants.
A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey since 1682.
pp. 46-47
It is not known what variation of the Haynes-Haines name Richard used in England. The records of St. Michael's church show his name as Hains and Haynes. The records of Banbury MM show his name as Haynes. The deed record shows his name as Haines. Some of the early records in America show the name as Haynes. But these variations in spelling may be due to the persons actually writing the records and might not reflect the spelling of the name as used by Richard. It is significant, though, that all known descendants of Richard have used the spelling Haines, and continue to do so until this day.
Richard and Margaret Haines became members of the Society of Friends sometime during the period 1672-1676. It seems likely that this religious association had some bearing on the decision of Richard Haines, and of John Borton, his fellow townsman, to emigrate from England to America, and undoubtedly it was a contributory factor in deciding where to settle in America.
Richard and Margaret Haines, with their children Richard, Thomas, William and Mary, left Aynhoe of ye Hill in the spring of 1682. They embarked at Gravesend, England, on the 'Amity' — Richard Diamond, Master — and sailed from Downs, England, for West Jersey, on April 23, 1682. The trip was long and tedious, as was common in the days of sailing ships. Richard, the father, sickened and died. After his death, another son, Joseph, was born on the high seas.
John Haines, oldest son of Richard and Margaret Haines, preceded his parents to America. He accompanied John Borton and family, also of Aynhoe, to America in 1679, and was undoubtedly instrumental in deciding his parents to leave England for America.
Margaret Haines and her family arrived in Burlington, N. J., in the fall of 1682. There is no written record of the hardships encountered by this recently widowed woman with a large family in a strange country. In about two and one-half years, on 3 mo. (May) 6, 1685, at Thomas Gardiner's house, Burlington, under the care of Burlington MM, N. J., she married Henry Burcham, of Neshamony, Bucks Co., Pa.
Richard Haines had not made the decision to leave England without making provision for a livelihood in America. West Jersey, through the influence of William Penn and others, was being settled largely by members of the Society of Friends. Richard Haines was a farmer, or "husbandman," and a man of some means, as he was able to purchase land before leaving for America. He purchased 100 acres of land from Edward Byllynge, recorded as follows: "1682 April 21. Deed. Edward Bylling, late of Westminster, gent: to Richard Haines of Anve of ye Hill, Co. of Oxon, husbandman, for 100 acres in West Jersey." [Ref: Richard Haines — Haines Ancestry, p. 8. Mason — Borton and Mason Families, p. 10. Aynhoe, Northamptonshire, England, Parish Register. Hinshaw — American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 202. Calendar of N. J. Records, Archives, p. 484. Banbury MM, England, Records.]
From:
RICHARD HAINES and his descendants.
A Quaker Family of Burlington County, New Jersey since 1682.
pp. 46-47
Ayho, Northamptonshire, England
The village of Aynho (formerly Aynhoe) is on a rocky hill 2-3/4 miles east by north from Deddington. It was a
Roman town, and the Roman Portway (a Roman feeder road) runs through the
parish and is (or was) visible at the eastern end of the village.
During the Commonwealth Robert WILD, Presbyterian minister, poet, and
satirist, held forth in St. Michael's, the parish church. He was ejected
from the living in 1662, after the restoration of the Stuart monarchy.
In 1671 Mrs. Mary CARTWRIGHT founded a free school in the village. This is the village our ancestors would have known. (Visit this website for pictures of houses in the village.)
The pages also mention John Borton, also our ancestor.
Their Children
- John Haines - abt 1664 - Nov 1728
married first Esther Borton and had 13 children, married second Hannah Wood Whiteall, no children - Richard Haines - 1665 - 1746
married Mary Carlile (early spelling of Carlisle) and had nine children - Thomas Haines - 1666 - 1753
married Elizabeth Austin, had at nine children - William Haines - 24 Apr 1672 - 29 Apr 1754
married Sarah Payne and had six children - Mary Haines - 1767 - ?
No one really seems to have any information on what happened to Mary - Joseph Haines - 1682 - 12 Sep 1763
married first either Patience ____ or Dorothy ______, (accounts differ) and second Elizabeth Thomas. He had seven children with his first wife and 12 children with his second