RAINY Land Records - Mecklenburg Co., Virginia File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: "Richard A. Rainey" I have gathered notes for several years about land that is now located in Mecklenburg Co. Va. I have attached those notes in hopes they might appear on that page and help someone else - I have gone over and over the Mecklenburg Co., GenWeb Pages without finding reference to these. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES ON POSSIBLE FATHER OF FRANCIS RAINEY/RAINY/RANY, etc. Will of William Ranye, 1722, Prince George Co. Wills & Deeds 1713-1728, P 548. lists sons John, Roger, William, and Richard; and daughters Susannah, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Regecca Lish or Dish. 12 Feb 1721/22 - Will of William Ranye of Martins Brandon Parish. Son John Ranye the land, if no heirs to other children; son Roger; dau Susannah; son William; dau Elizabeth;; dau Sarah; dau Rebecca; son Richard. Signed William Ranye. Witnesses; William Stainback, John Abington, Will Stainback. 10 July 1722 presented to William Ranye, Jr. who was appointed executor. 13 May 1717 - Francis Wynn of Bristol Parish, Prince George Co. to William Stainback of Parish of Westopher, Prince George Co. land in Westopher Parish, 142 ac at mouth of Simsons Gutt next to William Rainey. Signed Francis Wynne. Witnesses: Francis Hardyman and Cornelius Cargill. Will of William Rainey, 7 Jan 1765, Sussex Co., VA (Will Book B 1764-1771, p191) Lists son William Rainey, son Nathaniel Rainey, son Francis Rainey, daughter Mary Baley, Elizabeth Rainey, Amy Rainey, had plantation of 249 acres, Executor son William Rainey. ******************* FROM THE LAND RECORDS FROM THE LAND OFFICE CARD FILES, VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, RICHMOND - as published in vol. 12 (1992) of the Rainey Times. Francis Raney, 6 Apr 1769, Mecklenburg Co., 400 ac, brances of Great Creek joining Malone and Langford. Patent 38 p. 622. Francis Raney, son of Roger Raney, 20 June 1733, Prince George Co., 200 ac on Middele Seller Fork of Deep Creek above Wm. Westbrook's survey. Patent 15, p 13. Peter Raney, 25 July 1746, Prince George Co., 250 ac on both side of Rocky Run adjoining land of Pennison. Patent 24 p 293. "George the 2nd by the grace of God of Great Britain, Frnace & Ireland, King defender of the faith to all to whom these prefer shall come greetings. Know ye that for ___ good ___ and consideration of the sum of 25 shillings of good and lawful money for our review general of our review in this our colony and dominion of Virginia. We have gien, grant and conferred and by these presents for us our heirs and assigns confirmed unto Peter Raney of certain tract of parcel of land containing 250 acres lying in County of Prince George on both sides of Rocky Run and bounded as follows to wit: Pennisoton...." William Raney, 3 Apr 1759, Dinwiddie Co., 250- ac on both sides of Rocky Run. Patent 33, Vol. 2 (1756-61) p. 557. "George the 2nd under the seal of the colony of Virginia, 25th July 1746, granted unto Peter Raney one certain parcel of land containing 25 acres lying in county of Prince George, now Dinwiddie on both side of Rocky Run... which siad tract of parcel of land was granted ____ of payment of quit rents and cultivating and improving as in ___ patent___. Whereas Roger Raney in whom the right of ____land is since become vested has failed to pay quit rents to make cultivation and improvements and William Raney has made humble payment to our Lt. Governor and commander in chief of our said colony and dominion and hath obtained a grant for the same." William Raney Jr., 22 Sept 1766, Brunswick Co., 312 acres on north side of Little Creek. Patents 36 (1764-67), p 1015. James Rany, 25 July 1746, Prince George Co., 250 acres on both sides of Rocky Run adjoining Parson, Williamson, Penniston, & others. Patent 25, p 125. Roger Raney, 30 Sept 1730, Prince George Co., 200 ac on both sides of Rocky run between the lines of Wm. Bobbitt and john Hill. Patent 13, p 524. Roger Rany, 28 Aug 1746, Prince George co., 444 ac beginning at William Bobbitt's corner upon Rocky Run. Pat 25, p 223. Francis Rainey, 1769, paid 40 shillings for 400 acres on branches of Great Creek in Mecklenburg Co., Patent 25, p223. ****************** Surr County: from the book Surry County, Virginia, Wills, Estate Accounts, and Inventories, 1730, 1800 by Lyndon H. Hart III, pp 4-5. Raines, John, will, 18 Aug 1731. Hannah Raines, executrix. Wife: Hannah. Child in Esse. Legacies: Richard Raines, son of Nathaniel. Mentions land in Brunswick Co. Witnesses: James Maclin, John Denton, Edmond Denton and John Maclin. SOMEWHERE IN HERE IS THE ANCESTOR(S) OF FRANCIS RAINEY(RANEY) OF MECKLENBURG CO., VA. MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE ON WHEN COUNTIES WERE MADE OUT OF OTHER COUNTIES AND ON LAND TRANSFEERS - HE IS SOMEWHERE 4/29/97 ****************************************************************************** ****** *****************************HERE IS SOME MORE SPECULATION BY ONE RESEARCHER - MAROLYN MARSHALL. Rainey Times '88 In the Rainey Times Volume 4 we presented a spedcial Feature in the form of a computer printout by Donis Wolfe. Much of the information contered around two families: Francis Rainey/Raney and Stephen Rainey/Raney/Reney. Because the theory about the Rainey/raney Puzzle was mostly Marolyn Marshall's idea, she has written a brief explanation about how she derived the theory. Proof is still needed to establish the facts, especially on the Stephen Rainey. The printout shows Francis Raney mar Ann Rottenberry and had nine children: james, Frederick, Buckner, Williamson, Crecy, Sarah, Dicy, Drucilla, Betsy. Francis Raney may have had a brother (unnamed at this point) who had three children: Isham who mar Betsy Morgan, Stephen, and Possibly Kendrick. It is this Stephen that most of the speculation has concerned. The following is a brief outline of Stephen's "theoretical family". Stephen b ca 1750-55 VA or Ireland; mar 1770-3; d caa 1800 Spartanburgh or Laurens Co. SC. Wife is unknown. Children. 1. Johnson Raney b ca 1774, mar 1801-4 SC; d ca 1860 2.henry Harrison Raney b 1775; mar 1st Polly echols; 2nd Martha?; 3rd Sarah ? , d before 1850 Giles Co. TN 3. Zebulon Raney b 1775 (twin of Henry Harrison): mar 1797 Nancy lloyd; d 1864 Madison or Henderson Co. TN. 4.Samuel S. Raney b 15 aug 1777 SC; mar Margaret Fortenberry; d 1857 Lawrence Co. AR. 5. ______ Rainey b ca 1779-1784; d Baldwin GA 6. _______ Rainey b ca 1782-84; ? 7. ______ Rainey b 1785-88; died young; not on 1790 SC census 8. ______ Rainey b 1787-88: died young; not on 1790 SC census 9. Isaac Raney b 6 Oct 1792; mar 1st Elizabeth Waggoner, 2nd martha Lively; d 1871 St. Clair, IL 10 Sally? Rainey b ca 1795-1800 ???? 11. Wilson C. Rainey b ca 1798 mar Sarah ?, d after 1850 Wayne or Gibson Co., TN ****************************************************************************** ************************ >From the Rainey Times Vol 5, p17, dtd July 1985: >From LDS Archive Records, Salt Lake City, UT: William Rainey b ca 1722, Albermarle Co., VA wife Mary ? b ca 1726, Albermarle Co, VA, d 2 Sep 1774. Children: all born Albermarle Co., VA Anne Rainey, chr 26 jan 1748. William Rainey, Chr 26 Jan 1749, Peter Rainey, chr 1 spet 1754. Peter Rainey, chr 13 Apr 1756. Mary Rainey, chr 11 Oct 1756. ****************************************************************************** *** ********************* >From the 'Rainey Times' Aug 1995, p 68 Contributed by Marcelle Hoskins and Gary Rainey. John Rainey, planter, was b ca 1710 in Princess Anne or Northumberland Co. VA. He mar prob 1730-40 in Northumberland Co. VA. Son John purchased land in Haw Fields, Caswell Co. NC (Orange Co.) 1762, and his son William purchased land in 1782. The family lived near Cain Creek. He d 26 Jan 1782 Casell Co. NC. Children, all probably born Orange Co. NC were: David Rainey b ca 1735, wife Jiney (jane); d 7 June 1800. William Rainey b ca 1737; wife Mary who d 24 july 1797; he d 1802; will mentions brother David; will proved aug 1813 and named son David. John Rainey b ca 1739. James Rainey b ca 1741. Thomas Rainey b ca 1743. page 131 >From Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666 by Greer: Ranes Robert, 1655. bu Capt. Thomas Davis, Warwick Co., VA page 132 >From Registry of St. Paul's Parish (King George Co. VA) Wm.. Jones and Jane Rainey marries 20 April 1752 >From 'THE RAINEY TIMES', Aug, 1993, page 104. SCOTS ON AMERICAN PLANTATIONS Rennie, John. Covenanter. Prisoner at Dunnottar and Leith. Banished to the Plantations at Leith 18 Aug 1685. Transported from Leith to East New Jersey by George Scott of Pitlochie, master Richard Hutton, 05 Sept 1685. (Register of the Privy Council of Scotland). Rennie, Marion. Covenater. Prisoner in Leith. Banished to the Plantations, at Leith, 18 Aug 1685. Transported from Leith to East New Jersey by George Scott of Pitlochie on the Henry and Francis, Master Richard Hutton, 5 Sept 1685. (Register of the Privy Council of Scotland). >From 'The Rainey Times" vol 12 dtd Oct 1992, p56 DINWIDDIE COUNTY RECORDS >From the book Land Records Dinwiddie County, Virginia, 1752-1820 compiled and indexed by Thomas P Hughes Jr. and Jewel B. Standefer. Regal Govt Land grants: William Rainey, 3 Apr 1759, 250 ac, 33/557 William Raines, 27 June 1753, 336 ac, 33/332. from page 74 - same issue: TAX LISTS VIRGINIA: According to the tax lists in Bell's Sunlight on the Southside the earliest Raney household was sometime after the lists for 1752 and before the lists for 1764; bell did not publish the intervening lists. On Edmund Taylor's list for Lunenburg's St. James Parish (which in 1765 became the boundaries for newly formed Mecklenburg Co.), William Raney was counted as one of John Lynch's 5 tithables and Francis Raney was listed elsewhere on the same list with his own total of 4 tithables and 100 acres. In 1810 and 1820 Peter Raney was the only Raney head of household in Lunenburg. In 1830 there were three households; Peter Sr., Peter Jr., and Buckner. ...... ********************************************************** MY NOTES & THOUGHTS - William and Francis could very well be brothers - living in the same county - it might be that their father was William and his father Roger - see above will summaries. It should be noted that Mecklenburg County was formed from Lunenburg Co. in 1764, Lunenburg Co. was fromed from Brunswick in 1745, and Brunswick was fromed from unorgnized lands of Isle of Wight, Surry and what might have been thought Prince George, starting in 1720 and finally orgnized in 1732. ********************************************************* >From 'The Rainey Times', Vol 8, Jul 1988, p58 >From the book 'Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1694-1742' compiled by Gertude Gray, 1987. Introduction: The Northern Neck of VA, that area lying between the Potomac & the Rappahannock Rivers in 1649 was granted to Lord Ralph Horton, Lord Henry Jermyn, Lord John Culpeper, Sir John Berkeley, Sir William Morton, Sir Dudley Wyatt and Thomas Culpeper, Esquire by Charles, the exiled son of executed Charles I, for their support. Lord Thomas Culpeper, son of one of the origional patentees, by 1681 had purchased the rights of the other patentees and became sole proprietor of the Northern Neck. The Northern Neck was re-granted to Culpeper in 1688 and passed to his daughter on his death, then to her son, Lord Thomas Fairfax. It became known as the Fairfax Grant. Until 1690 grants in the Northern Neck area were included in the VA Colony Grant Books. Beginning in 1690 grants in the Northern Neck were issued by agents of the Proprietary and maintained separately from the grants by the Colony. Northern Neck Grant Books 1-5 and A-E contain the Northern Neck grants for the years 1690-1742, with Books 5 & E containing the survey plats for nearly all the grants in those books. Book 2, 1694-1700: p 291. William Reamy, 123 A in Westmoreland Co. adj John Baker, John Duncan, Mr. Thomas Beal, Nich's Rochester. 3 Aug 1698. Book 4, 1710-1712: p 120. Sharshall Grasty of Lancaster Co. 840 A in Richmond & Westmoreland Cos. adj Col. Loyd dec'd, George Brown, Rich'd Sutton, Wm. Robinson, Col. Pierce, Coss Coss Cr., Jacob Reamy. 12 Apr last returned surv. by Edward Barrow. 27 Aug 1712. ****************************************************************************** ****** ****************** >From the Rainey Times, Vol 8, July 1988, p91 >From the book 'Our Southern Ancestors' by Thelma Fay Cain Prince, 1985. pp 160-162: Section entitled "Sanders Family Deeds", records taken from Johnston Co., NC deed abstracts. Book A-1, p35, p49, p141 - shows several court cases from 1759 thru 1761 with a Robert Rainey as CC (court clerk or county clerk) Book Tr-1, p7 and p57 both dated 1763 also indicate the same. ****************************************************************************** **** ******************** >From 'Rainey Times' Vol 5, July 1985, following from page 17. Benjamine Wiscombe of London, Marriner, sells ot John Rayney of Lancaster., Planter 221 acres all the plantation the said John Rayney now liveth on; dated 26 Jan 1662/63. (from Varginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 1, Lancaster Co. Records Book 2, 1654-1666, p. 252. A calf recorded for Will the son of Lill Emberson, dated 10 Jan 1663/64 signed John Raney (same paragraph where Rayney spelling used, yet below the John Raney signature); (from the same source as above, p.277) Jame Moore, deed. Dated Dec 1766. James Moore and his wife Rachel (who releases her dower) deeded lands to John Moore (both of Mecklenburg Co) in consideration of 20 pounds, 137 acres of land on the South side of the Catawba River on the waters of the South Fork of Fishing Creek; bounded by the lands of John Moore. Deed was witnessed by Thomas Rainey, Samuel Rainey, Benjamin Rainey and Ralph Baker. Book 10, pp 386-7 Mecklenburg Co. (These lands were in what is now South Carolina in the present York Co.) (from "The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors" by Worth S. Ray, 1946) ****************************************************************************** * *********************** HERE IS ANOTHER WHO MIGHT BE A RELATIVE >From the 'Rainey Times'Vol 5, July 1985, p95-6. THE DESCENDANTS OF ALEXANDER RANEY of Boydton, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia. This history was furnished by Dr. lewis A. Raney, Dallas, TX. He received it from Mrs. Roy Alexander (Pearl) Raney when station in the Navy 1964-66. This genealogy record was compiled for membership in the DAR. Susanna Heath, born on January 18th, 1788, in Prince George County, Virginia, according to her own Family Bible now in possession of her Grand-daughter, Mrs. Shelton H. Short of 1606 Westover Ave., Walnut Hill, Petersburg, Virginia, her date of death not given. She was married according to the same Family Bible on Dec 10th 1812, to mr. Alexander Raney of Boydton, Meclenburg County, Virginia, He after his marriage being a resident of Prince George County, Virginia, he having died in that County on March 14th, 1837. The had the following children: ---- this goes on to bage 99. this was the oldest date in reference to Rainey's in the account. ****************************************************************************** **** ******************** This information is from "THE RAINEY TIMES". It is a reprint from "The History of Schely County Georgia" and mostly concerns the early times of Schely County the part I feel is relevent is supposed to be from an old family bible"The family came originally from Wales and settled in Westmoreland and Princess Ann Counties, Virginia, in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth Century. ******************* On page 2 of vol 7, (1981) of the Rainey Times is info about early Raineys in VA. ...a John Reyney bought 500 acres in Northampton County in 1655 , a John Renney obtained two Accomack County grants totalling 900 acres in 1663-64 and a John Raney sold 400 acres in the same county in 1660. William Rayney Jr. was granted 250 acres in Sussex County in 1713 and a william Rainey had two grants totalling 290 acres in the same county in 1723/27 . Roger Rayney was granted 144 acres in Prince George County in 1725. " ****************** Rainey Times, 1992, p 53. source Land records from the land office card files, Virginia State Library, Richmond. WilliamRaney Jr. 22 Sept 1766, Brunswick Co., 312 acres on north side of Little Cree. Patents 36 (1764-67), p 1015. *************** Page 65 of Vol 9 of the Rainey Times; Virginia Raines. As early as 1636 a Rowland Raine settled in Accomach Co. VA. He was probably the Rowland Rayne who lived in New Forfolk Co. VA. the following year, but this is not certain. Page 66. Other early imigrants of the name in VA were Robert Taynes who settled in Lancaster Co. VA in 1652 and Andrew Rayne who made his home in Westmoreland Co. VA in 1656. The records of these early emigrants are not complete. Thomas Raines whose ancestry is not certain, but who may have been a descendant of one of those early settlers was living in Bristol Parish in Albermarle Co., VA in 1726. His wife's name was Elizabeth (surname unknown). Their children were John, Alice, and Thomas. - more info in article. **************** -------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES ON FREDRICK RAINEY ******************************* The next three items came form "The Rainey Times" Vol 1, pg 84, dtd Jul 1981. 1. Reuben Morgan in will of 14 June 1781, names wife Mary Morgan, Children: Phillip, John, Benjamin, Sally King, Edith Rainey, Nancy, Betsy, Son-in-law Frederick Rainey, grandson Smith Rainey, Mary Ann Rainey, Sterling under age. Mecklenburg Co., VA. 2. Ruben Wright in will of 23 dJan 1777, names whole sister Mary Ann Rainey, half sisters: Sally Morgan, Edith Morgan, Nancy Morgan,Betsy Morgan, Aunt Elizabeth Morgan, father Reuben Morgan, VA. 3, Elizabeth and Sterling Morgan, minors, had Frederick Rainey appointed as Guardian, Mecklenburg Co., VA., 1786 and 1788 respectively. Frederick Rainey, will recorded in Mecklenburg Co., VA Book 5, p 130, dated 14 Dec 1802. First, I give to my wife mary Ann the land where I now live on Great Creek, three negroes; Bob, Ester, and Jim. I also lend her the use of a boy, Amos, born 25 Mar 1786, until he is 25 then he will go free. I also give her 2 horses, Snip and Nancy, 10 head of cattle, 10 head of sheep, and 4 head of hogs. Second, I give to my children Frederick, Reuben, Betsy, Francis, John, and Phillip one bed and furniture when they come of age. Third, I give to my sons Smith, Frederick, Reuben M., and Frnacis the tract of land beginning along Bozmans path at Thomas Rogers Line, then along this line to Berryman Jones line, then along this line to Stephen Jones line then along this line to Great Creek, then along Great Creek to Rocky Spring Branch, then along Rocky Spring Branch to Thomas Rogers line. Williamson Rainey, Lewis Williams, Thomas Rogers and James Meacham should divide this tract equally among these four sons. Fourth, I lend to my son Smith Rainey the use of a girl, Lucy, born 14 Mar 1788, until she is 25 then she will go free along with her future increases. Fifth, I lend to my son Frederick the use of a boy, Jack, born 1 Jan 1791, until he is 25 then he will go free. Sixth, I lend to my son Reuben M. the use of a boy, Henry, born 2 aFeb 1793, until he is 25 then he will go free. I also give to my son Reuben M. the sum of five pounds. Seventh, I give to my daughter Betsey the tract of land northeast of Presimmon Branch and lend her the use of a girl, Agnes, Born 11 Apr 1795, until she is 25 then she will go free along with her increase. Eight, I lend to my son Francis th use of a boy, Stephen, born 17 Apr 1797, until he is 25 then he will go free. I also give him a colt, Buckskin, the sum of five pounds and five months of schooling. Ninth, I give to my son John the parcel of land on the east side of Great Branch along widow Roberts line to Thomas Rogers line. I also lend him the use of a boy, Isaac, born 3 Apr 1800, until he is 25 then he will go free. I also give him the horse Jolly Fare and five month schooling. Tenth, I give to my son Phillip, at my wifes death or marriage, the tract mentioned in the dower, less Johns tract and the colt, Brittain, and two years schooling. I also lend him the use of a boy, Abraham until he is 25 then he will go free. Eleventh, I appoint my sons Smith and Reuben M. as Executors. Dated 14 Dec 1802. Signed Frederick Rainey. Witnessed by Williamson Rainey. Will proved 12 Dec 18803 with bon set at $10,000/ Rainey Times, Vol 10 pg 10, dtd July 1990. "Virginia: Mecklenburg Co., Deed Book 13, p 270, dated 8 june 1807 --- Smith Rainey on the first part, Buckner Rainey and William Baskerville on the second part and noah Dorch and John Dorch on the third part upon receipt of $1.00 paid by Noah and John Dorch does sell all lands given by the will of lmy late father Frederick Rainey, recorded 12 Dec 1803 and bounded by the lands of Thomas Rogers, George Rogers, Stephen jones, Reuben Rainey and John Rainey together with one other tract of land that Smith Rainey Purchased of his brother Frederick Rainey containing 110 1/4 acres recorded 8 Sept 1806. Buckner Rainey and william Baskerville on 13 Feb 1804 became sureties for Smith Rainey as executor of his father Frederick Rainey's estate with bond of $10,000 and for his bond of $15,000 as guardian of Francis Fainey, John Rainey and Philip Rainey orphans oif said Frederick Rainey. Signed Smith Rainey, Dated 8 June 1807." (on the next page of Rainey Times) "Deed book 13, p 80, dated 8 Sept 1806 -- Frederick Rainey sells to Smith Rainey for $120 a 110 1/4 acre tract of land on the west side of Great Creek Adjacent ot Stephen Jones line and Ruben Rainey's line. Signed Frederick Rainey, dated 8 Sept 1806. Witness by James Harwell, Isham Nance, John Matthews, Thomas Cleaton, and Francis Rainey. Deed book 13, p 150, dated 22 Oct 1806--- Francis Rainey of Mecklenburg Co. sells to George Rogers of the same county for L66-3 a 110 1/4 acre tract of land beginning a Smith Rainey's line then along this line to Stephen Jones line then along this line to Berryman Jones line then along this line to Thomas Rogers line then along this line to the beninning. Signed Frnacis Rainey, witnssed by John Rainey, dated 22 Oct 1806. Deed Book 14, p 186, date 8 Jan 1810 --- John Rainey of the county of Mecklenburg for the sum of 86 pounds, 10 shillings paid by Smith Rainey of the same county dores sell a 86 1/2 acre parcel of land in Mecklenburg Co. described as follows, beginning at Thomas Cleatons survey line then along that line to the corner red oak in George Rogers line then along that line to a pine in Smith Rianey's line then along this line to a new line as my fathers will directs to a corner red oak in Phillip Rainey's line the to the beginning. Signed by John Raney. Witnessed by John Nance, Reuben Booth, and John Webb. Deed book 14, p 224, dated 12 Mar 1810--- Dower release for Permilia Raney To Lewis Parham, Samuel Goode and Presley Hinton, justices of Mecklenburg Co. Whereas John Raney sold on 8 Jan 1810 to Smith Rainey 86 1/2 acres and whereas Permilia Raney, wife of said dJohn cannot conveniently travel to the court of Mecklenburg Co. to relenquish her dower in the said conveyance therefore we do give unto you the power to receive the relenquishment and command you to personally go to the said Permelia and receive her relenquishment privately and apaprt from said john and certify same to the Mecklenburg Co. court. Deed Book 25, p 43, dated 3 Nov 1831 -- John Rainey and Anne Rainey his wife of Mecklenburg Co. sell to Buckner Rainey of the same county for $385 a 111 1/2 acre tract of land bounded on the east by Great Creek, on the north by Williamson Rainey Jr. and on the west by Buckner Rainey. Signed John Rainey, Ann Rainey (he mark) dated 3 Nov 1831." >From Vol 4 Ps 33 & 34, dtd July 1984 " NO SOURCE" given from the Footprints editor. Vol VIII, Fall 1983, No. 2, p. 77 of the "Footprints in Marion County", Marion Co., Illinois official publication Genealogical & Historical Society. submitted by Ralph E. Rainey, 1191 15th St., Carlyle, IL 62231.: " Just a Few Steps Ahead of the Holy Axmen of Pope Urban VIII" Listed below are the names of the first Rainey to come to America. The first eight listed were English-born of Sturat Tudor Rainey and his wife, Julia Tudor Brown Rainey. The whole family had been condemned to death by Pope Urban VIII because of the activities of the father against the Roman Church. This family of ten was personally put abord an English ship at Bristol by King Charles I and they sailed away to the English colonies in the New World. Another Son, Virgille Bartholomew Rainey, was born in Connecticut in 1638, making the orginal Rainey family in America number eleven. Listed below are the names of the nine sons, their birth years and where each migrated: Julius Caesar Rainey Born 1623 Migrated to Conn. & Mass Gaius Augustus Rainey born 1624 migrated to Penn. Francis Bartholomew Rainey born 1625 migrated to NC & Tenn Henry Tudor Rainey born 1627 migrated to GA & Fla Claudius Rex Rainey born 1630 migrated to Miss & LA Titus Sulla Rainey born 1631 migrated to Mo & Ark Charles Stuart Rainey born 1632 migrated to TX Agrippa Windsor Rainey born 1634 migrated to Illinois Virgil Bartholomew Rainey born 1638 migrated to Florida As far as family records show, the edict of death to all Raineys has never been lifted, either by Pope Urban VIII or any of his successors.d" I think the right spelling for this group shoud be RANNEY. RAR >From Rainey Times Vol 8. p. 115 "Virginia Deed Abstracts FRANCIS RAINEY Submitted by Annette Parker, Tehuacana TX John Rottenberry and wife Mary of Lunenburg Co. conveyed to Francis Rainey of Dinwiddie Co., ---cons. 30 pounds --- 100 acres of land on the north side of the Roanoke River, on a fork of the Great Creek. Wit: John Ezell, Jr., Eph marbry, Wm Bartlett Signed: John Rottenberry, Mary Rottenberry Deed Bk 5, p 229; dated 24 Apr 1758; recorded 3 May 1758. Frnacis Rainey of Mecklenburg Co. to his son, Frederick Rainey, of Brunswick Co. -- for love and affection and 5 shillings -- 100 acres beginning at Frederick Rainey's persimmon on the Great Branch (Creek) to said Frederick Rainey's corner -- Wit: John Brown, Stephen Mabry, John Neal Signed: Francis Rainey (FR his mark) Note: Their land is near the Brunswick Co. VA line. No reference recorded, nor date Frederick Rainey (son of Francis Raney) leaves land on Great Creek to his wife and children. Will dated 14 Dec 1802; proved 12 Dec 1803. Recorded in Mecklenburg Co. VA Will Bk 5, pp 30-35. (note from Annette Parker: The above second deed with no date or reference, from Francis Rainey to Son Frederick Rainey was most likely the land Francis received from John & Mary Rottenberry in 1758. Then in 1802 Frederick left it to his wife and children, probably with other property adjoining.)" We think Frederick changed the spelling to Rainey from Raney This information is from material assembled by Inez Raney Waldenmaier, 722 N. Birmingham Pl., Tulsa, Ok 74110 vol 3 no. 4 Apr. 1984. 'VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS FOR VETERANS WITH THE SURNAME OF RANEY, including Phonetic variants. ....Rainey Frederick, dPublic service, furnished supplied, Brunswick Co., 1782. Ggenealogical Publishing Company, "Virginia Military Records"". p. 88. ..... -------------------------------------------------------------------- >From the deed index of Lunenberg Co., VA.. Rottenberry, John 3 May 1758 to Francis Rainey, deed, Bk 5 p 229. this is taken from p 103 of vol 13 of the Rainey Times - 1993 Two families named Rottenberry appear simultaneously in 1720 along the North Carolina border of the Colony of Virginia, in an area heavly populated by recent English immigrants. Both families were communicants of the Church of England, parish registers of which reflect the births and baptisms of their children. One family, headed by John Rottenberry and his wife, Susannah Williamson, had six daughters and no sons. The other family appearing in 1720 was headed by Henry Rottenberry and his wife, Margaret, who had three sons and a daughter. John Rottenberry of Surry County had a family of six daughters. John's second appearance in public record is in the will of John Williamson, dtd 30 Jan 1731, who referred to his daughter, Susannah, as "wife of John Rottenberry." John obtained a patent of 300 acres of land in Surry County in 1732, lying along the Nottoway River... about six miles form Freeman's Bridge on the road to Hick's Ford. Albemarle Parish records reflect births of daughters to John and Susannah in 1737, 1739, 1741, and 1743. John's will was probated in surry Co. in 1751, indicating that he probably died relatively young. None of his five surviving daughters was married at that time. His wife Susannah Williamson Rottenberry, died in Surry County in 1767 and her will indicates that all the children were married by then and some had children of their own. Neither Susannah nor John mentions any boys and the obvious conclusion is that they had none. Their daughters were Elizabeth, Rachel, Susannah (who died young), a second Susannah, Lucy and Mary. Henry's will, dated 27 Nov. 1752, and filed in Lunenburg Co., Virginia, 4 Sep 1753, named, in order, his sons John, Henry, and Richard, his daughter Martha, and his wife Margreat (sic). To each of his children he left 100 acres of land on which they were then living, all the parcels being "part of the same tract" which he had oabtained by "letters patent" from the colonial government. The land patent was not finally recorded until 1756, three years after he died. He devised 'unto my son in law John Nipper one Shilling Sterling to the intent that he may have no more of my estate". John Nipper and his sister Martha Married Henry Rottenberry's children, Martha and Richard. The Nippers were children of John and Ann Nipper of Brunswick Co., VA. The 400-acre land patent which Henry obtained, and on which he lived and died, was in the southeastern corner of what is now Mecklenburg Co., lying along the north bank of the Roanoke River (now called the Staunton River and pronounced "stanton") and split roughly in half by Great Creek. Without moving an inch, that property lay first in Brunswick Co., then Lunenburg Co., and finally in Mecklenburg as the counties were cut into smaller and smaller areas. It is now submerged under the impounded waters of the river in Gaston Lake. It should be noted that Great Creek property was dowager land (apparently) which was willed to Ann and Francis Rainey's oldest child. This means the title to this land went from Henry Rottenberry to son John then to daughter Ann Rottenberry, Great Creek appears as boundry land on a couple of land descriptions for both Francis and his sons. The children of Henry and Margaret Rottenberry, as numerated in his will and other records were: John Rottenberry m Mary ____; Henry Rottenberry Jr.;; Martha Rottenberry b. 1 Sep 1720 in Brunswick Co VA mar bef 1752 John Nipper Jr.,; Richard Rottenberry b 30 June 1724 in Brunswick Co., VA., mar before Oct 1752 Martha Nipper dau of John Niper Sr. and Ann. It seems very possible that John Rottenbery could have been married and had a daughter by 1732. ******************************************************* *********************************************** FOR INFORMATION ONLY FROM AUG 1995 'RAINEY TIMES' P 39. Surry County; from the book Surry County, Virginia, Wills, Estate Accounts, and Inventories, 1730, 1800 by Lyndon H. Harte III, pp4-5 Williamson, John of Southwark Parish, Surry Co., will dated 30 Jan 1731, rec 17 May 1732. Cuthbert Williamson, and Robert Green, executors. Daughters: Elizabeth, wife of Hollom Sturdivant; Susanna Rottenbury, wife of John; Edith Williamson; Hannah, wife of Richard Fox. Son: Cuthbert (not 21). Granddaughter: Sarah. Brother: Cuthbert. Witnesses: Judith Harper and Edward Farrington. 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