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John Haynes was born in 1754. About 1773, he moved to Bute County, North Carolina.
His first marriage was in 1773 in Bute County but it is not known to whom he was married.
However, from this marriage came seven children. They are listed as follows:

John Haynes, Jr. Born 1775

Joseph Haynes

Abraham Haynes Born April 17, 1780; Died September 15, 1838

Mary (Polly) Haynes Born 1782

Henrietta Haynes Born 1784

Rachel Haynes Born 1786

Nancy Haynes Born 1792

John was a Private CL in the Revolutionary War (North Carolina Roster #1810) serving
under Armstrong's Company, First Regiment from Warren County, North Carolina. He
served 30 months and was granted 228 acres (lying and being in Davidson lying on the
waters of Mill Creek) for his service. He was discharged in June 1778.

After the death of John's first wife (after 1810 in Sampson County, North Carolina), he
married Susannah Creel in 1812 in Sampson County, North Carolina. From this union came
five children.

Polly Ann Haynes

Lucy Haynes

Charles Haynes Born 1813

Everette Haynes Born October 09, 1814

Ivy John Creel Haynes Born May 19, 1816

John later purchased another 150 acres from Robert Warren for forty-five pounds, in hand
paid, for "land lying in Duplin County on the north side of Goshen Swamp and the plantation
which he (John) lived, beginning at a light wood stick and his upper line on the roadside and
so up his line grant-Haines branch down said branch to Nathanial Killard's line to the road-
date April 19, 1778. He received another grant from the State on March 10, 1800 for 130
acres of land in Sampson County, North Carolina on the Head of Goshen near his own land
between M. C. Cullen's and Robert Wallis' lands.

All of the first set of children came to Rutherford County, Tennessee. Charles Haynes settled
in Kentucky but died in Arkansas. Everett and his wife Mary Jane moved to Arkansas where
he farmed and died. Ivy John Creel came to Rutherford County, Tennessee as well and had
a merchandising store.

John died January 17, 1825 in Sampson County, North Carolina. Deed Book 26, Page 403
of Sampson County, North Carolina (Clinton) shows the second set of heirs (children of John
and Susannah Creel Haynes) as heirs to Susannah's half of the John Haynes property.