Our ancestors first settled in Pennsylvania where land had become scarce. Many settled there and as soon as possible, they moved on to other locations. Another reason was that the border between Penn. and Maryland had never been surveyed and settlers were receiving grants from William Penn and from Lord Baltimore for the same tracts of land. These disputes were finally resolved with a survey that established the borders and became known as the MASON-DIXON line. Jacob Rein and his wife Elizabeth Glatfelder were living in that strip of land before coming to N.C. As the Backwoods of N.C. (as it was called) began to open up large tract of land were available. Many people from Penn. moved there to settle. One was Wyrich Rudisill, who had lived in the West Manchester area of York county. There his daughter married Martin Rhein, a brother of Jacob REIN. Wyrich Rudisill moved to N.C.about 1754,with son Phillip and Daughter Johanna.
Phillip acquired a large tract of land, part of which he later (about 1762) allowed Jacob Rhyne to settle upon. We conclude that they had made some form of agreement that Jacob was to buy part of Phillip`s land. Some time later in 1764 he made a deed to Jacob Rein for part of the land. The following day he wrote his will. And the following month the will was probated. This suggest that Phillip was very sick or on his death bed and wanted to make sure that Jacob Rein got the land He had been promised.

John Martin Rhein, older brother of Jacob Rein, Married Elizabeth Rudisill in 1744 and settled in Manchester area of York County, here he died in 1758 leaving his wife a widow with four young children: THOMAS,age 13, JACOB, age 12, MARTIN, age 6(who later died in 1764) and DORETHEA, age 21/2. Son Thomas was bound to a saddle maker in Baltimore,and Jacob was bound to a Tailor in York, Pa.
After Thomas and Jacob finished their apprentice-ship
widow ELIZABETH RUDISILL RINE her three children came to what is now Gaston County, N.C. and settled near her Brother in Law Jacob Rein on a tract of 600 acres granted to her in 1768 by Wm. Tryon, Gov. Several Years later the names Rein,Rine,Rhein and Rhine became RHYNE. It is from JACOB RHYNE and from the Children of His brother JOHN MARTIN RHEIN, that all the North Carolina RHYNE Family descend.( see Biography of JACOB RHYNE 1726-1795) and (Boigraphy of HANS MARTIN RHEIN (1718-1758)

OTHER PIONEER FAMILIES THAT MARRIED INTO THE RHYNE FAMILY

Maria Eliz. Best daughter of Sebastian Best married Jacob Rhyne 2nd.
---- Best, son of Sebastian married Eve Rhyne dau of Jacob Rhyne 1st
Wills, Hoyle, Hovis, Cloninger, etc