Posted on: Johnston Co. NC Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Johnston/12221 Surname: RAINS, RAINES ------------------------- Oops!! After rechecking notes written by deceased uncle and checking with my sister, the story about ancestor coming and working to pay for passage may NOT be accurate. However, if true, it probably was a ggrandfather or gggrandfather, or more, and may have been on the maternal side of JOHN RAINS.