SUMMARY OF GROUP 4:

 

These lineages are unmatched at this time.  Most of them are “unmatched” only because no one else from a related line has participated in the testing project. 

 

John RAINEY, VA to Clark Co. KY:

Test kit 7476 traces his lineage to John RAINEY of Clark Co. KY.  He was b ca 1760 in VA, mar ca 1780 wife unknown, d 1820 Clark Co. KY. Six children are specifically named in court papers in 1821:  (1) Thomas RAINEY b 1782, mar Susanna Aldridge 1818 Clark Co. KY, d 1850 Hendricks Co. IN; (2) William RAINEY b 1790-1800; (3) Lewis RAINEY b 1794 mar Mary Aldridge 1815  Clark Co. KY; (4) James RAINEY b ca 1800 mar Mary “Polly” Lowe 1820 Clark Co. KY; (5) John RAINEY Jr. b 1804 mar Judy Lewis 1836 Clark Co. KY, d 1850-60; (6) Polly RAINEY mar ? Harvey.

 

John RANEY, GA to  Claiborne Parish LA:

Test kits 7688 and 23856 trace their lineages to John RAINEY b 1803 probably in Washington Co. GA. He mar 1st in 1823 in Putnam Co. GA to Penelope Robertson. He is on the 1830 census for Putnam Co. GA and 1840 Jones Co. GA census and migrated to Claiborne Parish LA about 1849.  John mar 2nd Catherine McCullock 1863 Claiborne Parish LA. John d after 1880 in Claiborne Parish LA. This John was thought to be son of John F. RANEY b ca 1777, son of Frederick RANEY who was a son of Francis RAINEY of VA.  However, DNA testing did not confirm this John RAINEY b 1803 descendant to be a match of the Francis RAINEY line. DNA testing also did not confirm these two descendants a match with each other.

 

William R. RAINEY, NC to Attala Co. MS:

Test Kit 7770 traces his lineage to William R. RAINEY b 1792/93 NC, mar Mary Duncan, d ca 1859 Attala Co. MS. Land division records at his death plus family records indicate these children: (1) J. David RAINEY b 23 June 1817 mar first ca 1835 to Laura Ann Pace, mar second ca 1850 Elizabeth Russell, d 16 Aug 1878; (2) Peter H. RAINEY b ca 1820; (3) John W. RAINEY b ca 1822, d 1895; (4) Martha A. RAINEY b ca 1824 mar ? Woods; (5) Sarah W. RAINEY b ca 1826, mar ? Pace (6) William Rufus RAINEY b 17 June 1828 in Green Co. AL, mar first 25 Oct 1848 Mary E. Porter, mar second 9 June 1858 to Mary L. W. Elliott, d 11 Nov 1905; (7) Thomas F. RAINEY b ca 1829 mar Nancy E. Sultan; (8) Eli Needham RAINEY b 1830 mar 18 Feb 1855 Margaret Jane Miller Hearn, d 11 Jan 1878; (9) Mary H. RAINEY b 1833 mar John D. Russell; (10) Frances L. “Fannie” RAINEY b 1835 mar ? Weatherly.

 

John RAINEY, VA to GA:

Test kit 8563 traces his lineage to John RAINEY b ca 1770 in VA. He was in Pulaski Co. GA by ca 1809. He had one known sister Charlotte RAINEY  b ca 1789 in SC, mar Eli Swearingen in 1829 Clarke Co. AL, d bet 1850-1854 in Marengo Co. AL. He also had one known brother James RAINEY b bet 1780 and 1790, in Monroe Co. AL in 1830, unmarried, d 1837 Clarke Co. AL with estate in Monroe Co. AL.  John RAINEY mar Sarah ? and died 1826 in Telfair Co. GA. Their ch include: (1) Caswell RAINEY, (2) Seaborn RAINEY b 1802, mar Nancy Selph, d 1845; (3) Benjamin RAINEY b ca 1800, mar Jane Watson, (4) Samuel RAINEY b  ca 1810, mar Nancy Boothe, d bet 1846-1850, (5) Charlotte RAINEY b bet 1810-1815, mar James Rowell, d after 1850; (6) Sarah RAINEY b ca 1805 believed to have mar William Bohannon.

 

Washington RANEY b VA moved to Lauderdale and Limestone Co. AL:

Test kit 9453 traces his lineage to Washington RANEY b 1805 VA who mar Jane Richie 18 Nov 1831 in Lauderdale Co. AL. By 1840 the family had moved to Limestone Co. AL. Washington RANEY d 24 July 1868 in Perry Co. AL and Jane died after 1880 probably in Limestone Co. AL. Their ch were: (1) Martha RANEY b 1832; (2) John W. RANEY b 23 Aug 1833 mar Mary J. Nesbit, d 1895; (3) William K. RANEY b 28 Jan 1835 mar Mary C. ?, d 1891; (4) Stephen C. RANEY b 1836-38, mar Martha M. Weatherford; (5) Minerva T. RANEY b 1840-41 unmarried; (6) Mary A. RANEY b ca 1845, d 1904; (7) Albert RANEY b 1846-47, mar Virginia S.?; (8) Equilla Brooks RANEY b 22 Oct 1849 mar Missouri McQuein, d 31 Mar 1918; (9) Rebecca E.O. Raney b 1853.

 

James P. RAINEY lived Bond Co. IL:

Test kit 10797 traces his lineage to James P. RAINEY b 2 May 1825 who mar Louisa Elizabeth Grigg on 26 July 1858 in Bond Co. IL.  He d 4 Mar 1868 in Bond Co. IL.   His son Samuel Lincoln RAINEY was b 1863, mar Josephine Louise Royer in 1887, and d 1930.

 

John William RAINEY of AL, Jones and Marion Co. MS, and Anderson and San Saba Co. TX:

Test kit 12477 traces his lineage to John William RAINEY b ca 1817 in AL, mar Rebecca Jane Felter in 1847 in Marion Co. MS, and died ca 1871 in TX.  Their ch were: (1) John Calvin RAINEY b Mar 1848 Jones Co. MS, mar Hannah Hartmann 1881, d 12 Feb 1911 San Saba Co. TX; (2) Thomas Franklin RAINEY b 16 Apr 1850 MS, mar Nancy Ann Dennis 1878 San Saba Co. TX, d 3 Mar 1925 Tom Green Co. TX; (3) Elizabeth Narcissa RAINEY b Apr 1852 MS, mar James L. Bomar 1876 in San Saba Co. TX; (4) David Young RAINEY b 16 July 1855 MS, mar Mollie Moriah Young 1893 TX, d 20 Apr 1934 Custer Co. OK; (5) Daniel K. RAINEY b 1858 MS, d IL; (6) Harriet RAINEY b Aug 1859 MS, mar M.R. Brown 1884 San Saba Co. TX, d Mancos CO; (7) James Wesley RAINEY b 16 Feb 1861 Anderson Co. TX, mar first Pauline Weatherford, mar 2nd Mary Weatherford 1898, d 28 May 1936 Custer Co. OK; (8) Sarah J. RAINEY b 1864 TX, mar William K. Beazley 1886 San Saba Co. TX, d AZ; (9) Mary RAINEY b 1865 TX, mar Charles McNiell 1886 San Saba Co. TX, d Engelwood CA.

 

John RAINEY of Pendleton District and Anderson Co. SC:

Test kit 58053 traces his lineage to John RAINEY b ca 1800, d 1842 in Pendleton District SC.  He had only two children, William RAINEY and James Thomas RAINEY b 1830 d 1907. Descendants of William RAINEY still live in Anderson Co. SC.  James Thomas RAINEY mar 1st Phoebe Louisa Jane Casper, mar 2nd  ? White. James Thomas RAINEY moved to Walker Co. GA in 1848 but died on a visit to relatives in Starr in Anderson Co. SC.