• General Notes

  Capt. John Haynie was born about 1624 in colonial Virginia, the son of JOHN and ELIZABETH HAYNEY. There is controversy over Capt. John's place of birth and his parents. Capt. John Haynie married Jane Morris, daughter of Nicholas and Martha (--?--) Morris.
  The Haynie family was a prominent colonial Virginia family that settled in Northumberland County, Virginia in the 1600's and were the neighbors to a number of other prominent colonial Virginia families including the: Ball, Bledsoe, Dameron, Harris, Hopkins, Hudnall, Ingram, Lee, and Morris families.
  
  In July of 1993, the records at the Virginia State Library in Richmond were searched for early records on Capt. John Haynie. The earliest record found was when Capt. John Haynie and others signed an oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth of England on 13 April 1652.8 This record also leads many to believe that Capt. John Haynie and the other signers of the oath had just arrived in the colonies, however, this is not proof. Research shows that this was a troubling time for England because she was without "King or House of Lords" and was primarily interested in ensuring the loyalty of the colonists. As an example, take the case of Nicholas Morris who also signed the oath to the Commonwealth of England on 13 April 1652. The evidence indicates that the Nicholas Morris family moved to Northumberland County, Virginia from Maryland in about 1650. 9 The Nicholas Morris family was another prominent Virginia family and a large land owner. The Morris and Haynie families are connected through the marriage of Jane Morris, daughter of Nicholas, to Capt. John Haynie.
  After considering all of the available records, it is believed that Capt. John Haynie was actually born in Virginia, and that his father was John Hayney who immigrated to Virginia in 1621.

Details of John's family with Jane Morris