In a message dated 5/7/2001 6:27 AM CDT, RAINS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Does anybody know who this William is? I am very interested. Cleve, do you know when this Henry Jr. and this William was born? Thanks for any information. Mary masdal@graceba.net **************************************************************************** "Rains researcher, Gary Raines, made a statement several years ago that Henry Rains, Sr. of Caroline Co. had another son, William. However William was not mentioned in the will. The pension application of William Rains, R-8561, reportedly identifies William as a brother to Henry Rains, Jr. of Hardin Co., Kentucky, born in Caroline Co., Va." >> Hello Mary, I do not know the age of either. I only know they were old enough to have fought in the Revolution. On the maximum age end, Henry Rains, Sr. was old enough to be buying land in 1716. So either could have been born roughly from 1716 to 1767. I have never seen this petition but I it may very well have given William's age. Cleve