This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rains, Raines, Reins, Ranes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kUB.2ACE/627.675 Message Board Post: I have been searching for information on Mary Rains (b:1764 North Carolina, d: aft 1860 Morgan County, Alabama) who married Richard David Prince (b: 1765, d: 26 Apr 1856 Morgan County, AL) 9 Aug 1791 in Johnston County, North Carolina. I have found a number of Rains who names match up the Rains for whom you are looking. I believe that my Mary Rains is a daughter of Cpt. Henry Rains - though some believe her father is Oliver Rains. You probably have the following information, but I wanted to post it for others benefit. I have also created tables of all the Rains in Johnston County from 1784-1860 that I can email to anyone interested. 1784 Johnston County, North Carolina Early Tax Index Ambrose Rains Frederick Rains Henry Rains Oliver Rains 1787 Johnston County, North Carolina Early Census Index Ambrose - Talton Company, Johnston County Ambrus – Johnston Company, Johnston County Ann – Johnston Company, Johnston County (poss. Henry's widow) Frederick - Talton Company, Johnston County 1790 Federal Census, Johnston County, North Carolina Ambrose Rains Ann Rains Frederick Raines Oliver Rains 1800 Federal Census, Johnston County, North Carolina Ambrus Rains Oliver Rains 1810 Federal Census, Johnston County, North Carolina Ambrus Reins Henry Rains John Ranes John Reins Oliver Reins Oliver Reins 1812 NC 1812-1814 Muster Rolls Hervey Sen Raines - Eighth Company, Johnston County Regiment, North Carolina Oliver Rains, Jr. Rains - Eighth Company, Johnston County Regiment, North Carolina