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 1743 - 1829 (86 years)
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| Name |
Moses Haynes |
| Birth |
circa 1743 |
Caroline County, VA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
ante 1829 |
Elbert County, GA |
| Person ID |
I208 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
13 May 2014 |
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| Notes |
- Moses was born in Virginia and moved his family from Virginia to Georgia prior to 1790. He was given a large tract of land in consideration of his services in the war. He also obtained headright titles to other lands, about 1200 acres in all.
- When Holly Spring Baptist Church was organized in 1796, he donated about three acres of land as a site for the (old) church.
- Moses was a member of the first grand jury of Elbert Co. in 1790 and also served as Justice of Peace for many years.
- A VA Government marker was unveiled at his grave and the family history was read by Miss Delrey Adams a g-ggranddaughter. (Marker lost now).
- There is some confusion on the new Church Cemetery?the old one was plowed up and the markers were lost. The VA Marker for Moses Haynes was lost in the old cemetery and a marker was made to replace it.
- Married Sarah Elizabeth Scales date unknown.
- Received land in the 1827 GA Land Lottery as a Revolutionary War Veteran.
- Sources:
GA Rev. Soldiers and Sailors by Arnold
1827 Land Lottery List: HITZ, AUTH LIST OF ALL LAND LOTTERY GRANTS MADE TO VETS OF THE REV WAR BY GA, P 35
Abstracts of Graves of Patriots reported by NSDAR in 1934. D.A.R. Historian Gen. Card File
Daughters of the Am Rev Magazine, March 1970, Pg. 308; Early Cemeteries and Gravestones, Elbert Co., GA Pg. 71
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