The Haines Ancestry, and other references, give the date of birth of Thomas Haines as 1674, and show him as the fourth son of Richard and Margaret, instead of the third son. It is believed that he was born in 1666, as shown in the Parish Records of Aynhoe, as there was no record of the death of this Thomas and of the birth of another Thomas. One source of error has probably been the 1709 census of Northampton Twp. In this census Thomas is given as aged 33, and his wife Elizabeth is given as aged 46. Since they had been married for 17 years, it seems improbable that he was only 33, and more likely that he was 43, which would agree with the Parish Records of Aynhoe. Besides, he could not have been 33, for his sister Mary would have been 33, and the records of Banbury MM do not show the birth of a Thomas, too, in 1676. Furthermore, he purchased his first tract of land in 1688, and the age of 14 years seems rather young for acquiring land, even though his brother William located land at the age of 17 years.
Thomas Haines accompanied his parents to America, and was nearly 16 years of age upon his arrival in 1682. He baecame the owner of much valuable property. In 1688 he purchased 100 acres of land from Samuel Jennings; in 1688/9 he located 100 acres of land next to his brother John; in 1693 he purchased 85 acres of land from Samuel Jennings; in 1694 he purchased 200 acres of land from Henry Burr; in 1697/8 he purchased one-thiry-second of a share (about 300 acres of land), from Christopher Wetherill; in 1697 he purchased 300 acres of land from Thomas Brian; in 1703 he purchased 100 acres of land from the Indians; in 1703 he purchased 600 acres of land in Hunterdon Co., N. J., from Samuel Furness, and in the same year he purchased 625 acres of land in Hunterdon Co. from Benjamin Furness.
His will was dated Jan. 17, 1748, and was probated Aug. 30, 1753. An inventory of his personal property, taken Sept. 1, 1753, by Samuel Woolston and James Wills, amounted to (pounds)340:8:10.
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Children -- HAINES
i.... Daniel, b. 1694; m. Elizabeth Brian
ii... Ann b. 1696; m Tt. Holly MH, under the care of the Burlington MM, N.J., 9 mo. (Nov.) 28, 1717, John Sharp.
Thomas Haines (Richard) farmer, of Northampton Twp., Burlington Co., N. J. bapt. St. Michael's Church, Aynhoe, Northamptionshire, England. Dec 22, 1666; d 1753; m. 1692, under the care of Burlington MM, N.J., Elizabeth Austin, b abt 1663; sister of Francis Austin, the progenitor of the Austin Family of Burlington Co., N. J. Thomas Haines was at liberty to marry on 9 mon. (Nov) 7, 1672, and it is likely that the marriage tok place soon thereafter.
Richard Haines -- Haines ancestry, pp. 8, 9, 18.
Calendar of N.J. Wills, Vol. III, p138.
Calendar of N. J. Records, pp. 381, 480, 484, 502, 509.
Northampton Twp., Burlington Co., N. J. Census, 1709.
Hinshaw -- American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II, p. 227.
N. J. Deeds, Bk. AAA, pp. 40, 45; Bk BB, pp. 249, 269]