J. Hains

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Emmigration: May 1784, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada; from New York aboard sloop Shoulderham

Notes:

Alexander6 Haines (Joseph Hains, #25)615,616 was born in 1733 at Westchester Co., NY.617,618 He married Clarine C. Purdy (see #22), daughter of Caleb Purdy and Hannah Brown, before 1765 at Westchester Co., NY.619,620 He died after 7 Jun 1811 at Weymouth, Digby Township, Nova Scotia, Canada.621,622
He was a farmer in Harrison's Purchase, Westchester County, NY. His property was confiscated by the State of New York because of his loyalty to the King.623 On 13 Apr 1775 in Westchester Co., NY, Alexander Haines Freeholders protest of the New York legislature's support of the Revolution when they pledged loyalty to the King.624 On 4 July 1781, Alexander was captured by a party of forty rebels under the command of Mr. Fitch. The rebels landed from boats and found him sleeping under a tree.625 "Grandfather Haines owned three hundred acres of land on Long Island. The property at the present time would be worth millions of dollars. He was a captain in the British army during the revolutionary war. Captured by the Americans, he was handcuffed and condemned to die, but owing to the smallness of his hands, he was able to throw off the handcuffs and escape to Boston. From there he made his way to Nova Scotia. His lands were confiscated, and his family followed him to Nova Scotia (Haggan Papers).".626,627,628 In jail as he could not pay his debts due to the fact that his property was confiscated in the U.S.629 He and Clarine C. Purdy immigrated to Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, in May 1784 from New York aboard sloop Shoulderham.630,631 Alexander Haines sold property to Rev. John Saxton lot 83 on St. Mary's Bay, 112 acres at Annapolis (later Digby) County, NS, Canada, on 27 Nov 1787. He made a will on 7 Jun 1811 at Digby Township, Nova Scotia, Canada, John Saxton named executor.632
Children of Alexander6 Haines and Clarine C. Purdy (see #22) were as follows:
i. Anna5 Haines633,634,635 was born in 1765 at Westchester Co., NY.636 She died on 20 Sep 1850 at Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.637

ii. Caleb Hains638,639,640 was born in 1766 at Westchester Co., NY.641,642 He married Sarah McConnell before 1828.643 He died on 13 Sep 1828 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.644
He and Sarah McConnell moved in Aug 1828 to Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada, from Yarmouth Nova Scotia via New York, Albany, Erie Canal and Buffalo.645

18 iii. Margaret Haines.

iv. Hannah Hains646,647,648 was born in 1770.649 She died on 10 Sep 1850 at Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.650

v. Elizabeth Hains651,652,653 was born in 1772.654 She married James Russell.655 She died on 9 Dec 1862 at Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada

Alexander married Clarine C Purdy before 1765 in Westchester County, New York. Clarine (daughter of Caleb Purdy and Hannah Brown) was born on 07 Oct 1740 in Westchester County, New York; died after 1785 in Weymouth, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]