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Capt. James Taylor Gaines 1742–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Culpeper County, VA

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Gaines

Mother: Isabella Pendleton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Behethland Gaines

Capt. James Taylor Gaines was born in 1742 in Culpeper County, VA, the child of William Henry Gaines And Isabella Pendleton. Capt. James Taylor Gaines had children including Behethland Hettie Hetty Gaines. Capt. James Taylor Gaines passed away in 1830 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt. James Taylor Gaines was born in 1742 in Culpeper County, VA, the child of William Henry Gaines And Isabella Pendleton.
  • Capt. James Taylor Gaines had children including Behethland Hettie Hetty Gaines.
  • Capt. James Taylor Gaines passed away in 1830 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gaines
1704–1796
Birth Location: King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
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Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Behethland Gaines
1778–1865
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Capt. Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Gaines
1742–1830
Birth Place: Culpeper County, VA
Parents
William Henry Gaines
1704–1796
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790
Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1686–1755
Catherine Madison
1683–1760
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Henry Pendleton
1683–1721
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Bishop) Taylor
1688–1770
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1630–1682
Jane Lawson
1638–1694
John II
1660–1728
Isabella Minor
1663–1728
Phillip Pendleton
1654–1721
James Taylor
1635–1698
Mary Gregory
1665–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gaines
1585–1686
Blanche Kemis
1590–1634
Richard Lawson
1590–1658
Elizabeth Allen
1600–1676
John Madison
1625–1683
Marie Ambrose
1632–1680
John Gregory
1623–1697
Mary Bishop
1630–1680

Capt. Gaines's Descendants

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Capt. (James Taylor) Gaines (1742–1830)
  1. 1. Behethland ("Hettie", "Hetty") Gaines 1778–1865 m. James Lyon 1778–1858
    1. 1. Christina (Harmon) Lyon 1798–1847 m. Joseph Martin 1791–1877
      1. 1. Myra (Christina) Martin 1839–1926 m. William (Harrison) Nunn 1833–1895
        1. 1. Nannie (Christina) Nunn 1866–1940 m. Drury ('Drue' William) Smith 1849–1915
        2. 2. James (Richard) Nunn 1881–1960 m. Mattie (Lelia) Nunn 1901–1996 m. Lilla (Green) Nunn 1881–1924

Capt. Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Capt. James Taylor Gaines in Culpeper County, VA
Culpeper County, VA
1830
1830
Age 88
Death of Capt. James Taylor Gaines in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Culpeper County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
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