Search for the Source of a Tradition

Search for the Source of a Tradition DORIS WATTERS HOLLANDER I T HAS BEEN A TRADITION in the Haines [Hayns, Haynes] family that Richard Hayns, with his wife Margaret and children, embarked from England on the ship Amity, Richard Diamond, Master, 23 April 1682. The tradition has also been that Richard Hayns died during the voyage. In February 1682, two ships were being freighted in London with goods destined for Delaware. One of these was the Amity which sailed from Downs on 23 April, and arrived on the Delaware on 3 August.' The following evidence has been obtained to show that the tradition that Richard Hayns embarked on the Amity, and died during the voyage, does indeed have a basis in fact. We find that Richard Haynes and his wife Margaret had become members of the Society of Friends sometime prior to 30, 4mo., 1676, when the birth of a daughter, Mary, was recorded in the English Friends Records. Their place of residence is given as Aynoe, and their Meeting as Banbury Monthly Meeting., Herein lies proof of Richard having a wife Margaret, as well as proof of Richard and Margaret Haynes being members of the Society of Friends. It is noted that on 5, 3mo., 1679, Richard Haines signed the Certificate for John Borton of Aynoe, belonging to Banbury Meeting, county of Oxon, with Ann his wife and family, for their removal from England to New Jersey., This fact not only places Richard Haines in the county of Oxon at this later date, but it is also noteworthy because John Haines, the son of Richard and Margaret Haynes, later married Esther Borton [Bourton], daughter of John and Ann Borton. 'Marion Balerson, "William Penn's Twenty-Three Ships", The Pennsylvania Gene- alogical Magazine, XXIII, (1963), 34. 2 , Digested Copies of Births, Quarterly Meeting of Berkshire & Oxfordshire, England, copied to 1725 by Gilbert Cope. Burlington Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey. Certificates Received, 16751750, 7, in The Friends' Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. 178 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 179 The Letter Book of James Claypoole, 1681-1683,4 covering business transactions, such as bills of lading etc., prior to the departure of Penn's ships, is extant. James Claypoole notes in his letter of 21, Imo., 1681/2 to Francis & George Rogers, that payment for their account of 125 has been received from Richard Hayns. In his letter of 8, 2mo., 1682 to Samuel Clarridge, he notes another business procedure with Richard Hayns. His letter of 18, 2mo., 1682 to Samuel Clarridge, makes note that his eldest son [John] is departing from Gravesend this week and going to Pennsylvania with Thomas Holme to assist him in surveying. He again makes note of his son's departure in his letter of 19, 2mo., 1682 to Joseph Grove wherein he states, "My eldest sonne is going away this week on the Amity Richard Diamond for Pennsylvania to be assistant to Wm Penn's surveyor." William Francis Cregar reports in a letter to George Haines Esq. that, "I very fortunately discovered the original deeds for 100 acres each from Edward Byllings to Richard Haines. They are dated Apl 20 & 21, 1682 A.D. and endorsed 'For Richard Hayns an Oxfordshire friend at Gravesend or on Board Richard Diamond's Ship.' Richard Diamond's ship was the Amity which sailed from the Downs Apl. 23 1682 A.D. Among the passengers were William Penn's surveyor and J. Claypoole — as will be seen by examining the Claypoole LetterBook in the possession of The Pennsylvania Historical Society." In Ancestry of William Shipley Haines, by William Francis Cregar, the author repeats this statement. He writes that he saw the original deeds in the possession of one of his [Richard Hayns] descendants., When considering evidence of a witness who is no longer available, the question arises as to the competence of that witness. In this case there is no question of the competence of the witness. William Francis Cregar was an eminent genealogist, he was a contemporary of Gilbert Cope,' with whom he corresponded pertaining to genealogical problems. Repeated efforts to find the two original deeds have been unsuccessful to date. Both deeds from Edward Byllings to Richard Haines for 100 acres each in New Jersey are recorded, and are to be found 4Jarnes Claypoole's Letter Book, 177, 178, 187, 190, 191, in the Manuscript Department, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 6 Reuben Haines, Esquire, of Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 6 William Francis Cregar: The Ancestry of William Shipley Haines, (Philadelphia, 1887). The personal copy of Gilbert Cope, with his annotations. 180 Search for the Source of a Tradition in the Archives & History Bureau, New Jersey State Library, Trenton, New Jersey. Margaret Haynes signed the marriage certificate for her son John Haynes and Esther Bourton, 10, 10mo., 1684, Burlington Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey., Margaret Haynes signature follows the signatures of the bride and groom, and is directly under the signature of the father of the bride, John Bourton. The fact that Richard Haynes' signature is not on the certificate, is of course most significant. Margaret Hayns [widow] of Burlington married Henry Burchum, Hoghanemas Creek, Bucks County, at Burlington Meeting, New Jersey, 6, Smo., 1685.8 Final proof that Margaret Haynes was indeed a widow. Documentary evidence has pointed the way to the source of a tradition . . truth. tBurlington Monthly Meeting, Burlington County, New Jersey, 1677-1885, 4. In The Friends' Historical Library. Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. Mid., 191. ZUBLIN FAMILY 1740-1828 The National Gazette, Philadelphia, 6 October 1828, page 4, column 2 prints a Second Notice to the Heirs of David Zilblin: "At the request of the Orphan Chamber of the City of St. Gall, and by order of the Circuit Court of the said city, public notice is hereby given to the heirs and descendants of David Ziiblin, (son of Ambrosius,) deceased in the year 1740, and namely to those of his two sons, David and Jacob Ziiblin, formerly living in Pennsylvania and Carolina, and from whom, since thirtyeight years, nothing has been heard ... to appear ... with creditable proof .. to enable the Orphan Chamber to distribute the remaining property of the above mentioned deceased . . . St. Gall, Switzerland, 11th July 1828." (Notice submitted by H. C. de Rham, Swiss Consul for the Northern States of the U.S. of America.) Francis James Dallett, F.A.S.G., F.G.S.P.