John Haynes

Massachusetts Bay Colony
As a man of some means (Winthrop referred to him as a "man of great estate") in 1634 Haynes was admitted as a freeman and elected to the colony's council of assistants. January 9 1653/4) also sometimes spelled Haines was a colonial magistrate and one of the founders of the Connecticut Colony. Historians have also cited shortages of land and food as a reason for this migration and political competition between Haynes and Winthrop.

Haynes was influential in the drafting of laws and legal frameworks in both Massachusetts and Connecticut. John Haynes (May 1 1594 – c.