Eva, Thanks for posting this will. There are many folks who are stating that John and Anthony are brothers in the Rains family who went to Randolph Co., N.C. I think this does away with that theory because in 1772 the Anthony who went with his family to Randolph was 15 years of age and was from Caroline Co., N.C. So we now have another Anthony and another John. Thank you for this information. Bob Raines ----- Original Message ----- From: <Duckobx159@aol.com> To: <RAINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 4:27 AM Subject: Re: [RAINS] Anthony Rains > Looks as though I didn't fail entirely in sending John R. Rane's will as an > attachment. TuchieP just emailed me that she downloaded it and printed it > out. So, that makes me feel better. > > Eva > > > ==== RAINS Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

I haven't been able to connect the George Rains in this biography to my Ranes family but maybe someone else can. My Ranes is William Ranes, b. ca. 1796 in VA or in what is now WVA. He is found in Allen Co., Ohio by 1834. His wife was Elizabeth Thomas. Sue History of Ross and Highland Co. Ohio" pub. 1880, page 525. "George Rains came, early in life from Randolph County, North Carolina to the State of Tenn. and from there in 1816, to paint Township, where he purchased a large tract of land, including the site of the present town of Rainsborough, for one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. He lived, in the enjoyment of a well earned prosperty, to the good old age of 76 years and left at his death(which occurred Jul 10, 1845) a large family. He was twice married, and had 12 children. Nine by his first and three by his second wife. Of these, the following are still living; Catharine, wife of james Grady, lived near Rainsborough; Sarah, wife of John Cooper; Aaron lives near Marshall; Hannah C., wife of Nelson Taylor; Ishmael, living in Indiana, and Mary, wife of John Marsh."