CHRISTOPHER HAINES

From Record of Pension Papers Granted to Revolutionary War Soldiers Who Settled in Allen County in the State of Kentucky

Compiled by Annie Walker Burns Bell © 1935 pg20-22
submitted by Sharon Tabor

 

HAINES or HANES: Christoper & Tallitha Virginia W 8896

Allen County, Ky. 15 Oct.l 1832, in open court, CHRISTOPHER HAINES, age 72, deposes: Entered service as regular soldier July or June 1777 under CAPTAIN SAMUEL GILKERSON in Frederick County, Va. Discharged Spring of 1779. Then went to Rockingham County, Va. to live with his mother and step-father DAVID MAUNGER, when in 1780 he was drafted as militia man for 3 months and served under Capt. JOHN RUSH. In 1781 again drafted and served under Capt. JOHN ROGAN for 3 months. Was in no battles and after the war he moved to Russel Co., Va., then to Ky. Was born Winchester, Va. 8 June 1760.

MARY BERRY swears on oath that in Rockingham Co, VA, she lived about 3 more mile from DAVID MAUNGER'sa, CHRISTOPHER HAINES' step-father, in 1781 and well remembers the marching of Cap. ROGEN with his company for Richmond and that Haines was a soldier in said company. CHRISTOPHER HAINES was married to my sister in Rockingham a short time before he was said to have been drafted in 1781.

JESSE L. HICKMAN and ZADOCK B. THACKSTON, Clergyman, testify to age and character of CHRISTOPHER HAINES

Washington Co, TN. Sept 29, 1832, GEORGE HAINES swears on oath that in 1777 he knew of CHRISTOPHER HAINES enlisting for 2 years. He saw him depart with the troops from Winchester. Witness himself was in the Southern Calvalry and Christopher was in the infantry in the north

Allen Co, KY. 7 June 1847. TALLITHAH HAINES, aged 87, deposes; That she is the widow of CHRISTOPHER HAINES. That she married him 14 July 1782, and he died 9 Sept 1846. The were married by Rev. ANDERSON MURPHY after the publication of banns.

WILLIAM H. ASHFORD and SAMUEL HAINES swear on oath that they were well acquainted with CHRISTOPHER HAINES and his wife TALITHA and they have examined the Bible record which is in the handwriting of CHRISTOPHER HAINS, and have taken from it the Bible and submit it as part of the record.

Allen Co KY. 7 June 1847. HARDEN CELCER, aged 60, deposes: He has known CHRISTOPHER and TALLITAH HAINES from his earliest infant recollection and when he was a very small boy he was at their house and that they were living only together as man and wife. That he, Celcer, moved to Ky in 1800 and CHRISTOPHER HAINES and his wife in 1810.

EPHRIAM BERRY of Allen Co. deposes he is 60 years old, and he was born within one mile of Christopher and Tallitha Hains in VA and that he has known them as man and wife for nearly 60 years. Sworn 7 June 1847 before J.J. Cockerill, J.P.

HAINS FAMILY BIBLE ( from the Pension papers of Christopher Haines)
It is old, torn, and faded and well-nigh illegible.
Christopher Hains -----(torn)
Tallitha Hains--(torn)--1760 ---28 June (The year is clear, but not the day and month)
Mary Hains, born Dec 28, illegible because worn
Milly Hains, born Jan 16, --- (torn)
Ninsee (?) born 25, March 1789
Sary, born 12 June 1791
Betty, born 1 Aug 1793
Christopher, born 4, July 179- (torn)
Tallitha born 8 Nov 1797
Martha, born 13, March 1800
Samuel Hains, born 2 April 1802
John Hains, born 8 (or 5) March 18-- (torn)
Chrissey, born 7 Aug 180- (torn)

Covering Jacket: 5802--------------- Kentucky. Christopher Haines Allen Co, Private Co of Capt Ragan Regiment of Col. Harrison. VA Line 2 years. Inscribed on KY Roll at $80 per year to begin 4 March 1831. Certificate of pension issued on 18 Feb 1833.

Tallitha Haines inscribe on Ky. Roll at $80 per year to begin 9 Sept.1846. Certificate of Pension issued 9 Oct. 1848