Vergil, here is more: I quote: "There were 3 early John Rains in North Carolina. The John Rains who served in the Cont. Line during the Rev. War received Land Grant No. 5 in 1782, for 640 acres on Brown Creek on Cumberland River. By 1790, he was gone from North Carolina. It appears he later settled in West Virginia. There was a Major John Rains who lived in North Carolina on Brush Creek. He was a Tory to the King of England. This John Rains was a follower of David Fanning, a leader of the Tories. . . . . . .on Sept. 12, 1781, Major John Rains was killed during the battle of Hillsboro.. . . . . . .Jarvis, Reuben, Ephriam (heirs), John (heirs), and Anthony Rains received land grants for their Rev. War services. All of these men had served under Capt. Bond." (End of quote.) Again, this may not be of help to you, but one never knows. Eva