Thanks, Bob. I should have explained that this was not my line -- I just wanted to pass the info along to those who wanted it. Have scanned it and will send to those who are interested. It does tell about his Rev. War service, land grants, and pension application, etc. Peggy > Peggy, This John is the son of either Robert or Ishmael Rains, Can't > remember which but somewhere I have read about it and probably still have > that information some where. He was called Capt. John and came to Randolph > with his father. He served in the War from Randolph then returned to > Virginia where he married and then went to Tennessee. He never established > his own residence in Randolph so you will probably find no information from > there. Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Wayne & Peggy Horton <wphor@ccape.net> > To: <RAINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 9:10 PM > Subject: [RAINS] JOHN RAINS, b. August 2, 1759, VA., d. January 28, 1835, > Bledsoe Co., TN. > > > > > I have a copy of an article from TENNESSEE GENEALOGY AND HISTORY, Vol. > 2, No. 2, on John RAINS, b. August 2, 1759, near Fredericksburg, VA.,