Haines and Moore Places in the Families For Generations
\nThe Last of the Indians<\/p>\n

by Egbert T. Bush, Stockton, N.J.
\nPublished April 9, 1931 in the Hunterdon County Democrat<\/p>\n

Less than a mile and a half eastward from Headquarters lies the fine old property long known as the Haines Farm. And well it may be so called, for the property has been in the family name, spelled in various ways, for almost a century and a half. The deed to the first Joseph Hainds, bearing date of April 25, 1786, gives this interesting preamble: \u201a\u00c4\u00faWhereas Thomas Wetherell by deed dated April 18, 1729, conveyed 223 acres and allowance for highways, to Nathan Allen, who by Indenture dated February 28, 1732, did convey the said premises to Henrick Weaver and his son Christian Weaver, and the said Henrick Weaver some time thereafter died intestate, whereon the said premises became vested in the said Christian Weaver, as surviving oldest son and heir at Law, . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What Mr. Bush calls a preamble is actually a recital, in which the deed explains how the grantor acquired legitimate title to the property he or she is selling. And what a recital this was! I am a little disappointed it did not identify how Thomas Wetherell acquired the property, but given the early date, it is quite likely he purchased it from John Dennis\u201a\u00c4\u00f4 estate.<\/p>\n

As a reminder from my earlier articles on the Hart-Taylor Cemetery, here is the John Dennis tract as it was drawn by D. Stanton Hammond:<\/p>\n