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Captain Thomas Gaines 1583–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1583

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales

Death Date: 1641

Death Location: Falls Church Magisterial District, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Sir Gaines

Mother: Wilford Awbrey

Spouse(s): Blanche Kemis

Children(s): Col. Gaines, Lieutenant Gaines, Thomas Gaines, Robert Gaines, Catherine Gaines, Francis Gaines, Private Gaines, Margaret Gaines, Richard Gaines, Frances Gaines, Samuel I, Roger Games, Thomas II, Edward Games

The story of Captain Thomas Gaines began in 1583 in Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales. Captain Thomas Gaines married Blanche Kemis, and had children including Catherine Gaines, Col Daniel Gaines, Edward Games, Frances Gaines, Francis Gaines, Lieutenant Edward P Gaines, Margaret Gaines, Private James Gaines, Richard Gaines, Robert Gaines, Roger Games, Samuel Gaines I, Thomas Gaines, Thomas Gaines Ii. Captain Thomas Gaines passed away in 1641 in Falls Church Magisterial District, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Thomas Gaines began in 1583 in Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales.
  • Captain Thomas Gaines married Blanche Kemis, and had children including Catherine Gaines, Col Daniel Gaines, Edward Games, Frances Gaines, Francis Gaines, Lieutenant Edward P Gaines, Margaret Gaines, Private James Gaines, Richard Gaines, Robert Gaines, Roger Games, Samuel Gaines I, Thomas Gaines, Thomas Gaines Ii.
  • Captain Thomas Gaines passed away in 1641 in Falls Church Magisterial District, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Captain Gaines
1583–1641
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales
Parents
Sir John Gaines
1559–1606
Brecon, Wales
Wilford (Jone) Awbrey
1549–1590
Newton, Breconshire, , Wales,
Grandparents
Sir (William) Awbrey
1529–1595
Cantreff, Brecknockshire, Wales
Lady (Wilgiford Millicent) Williams
1532–1597
Tainton, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas (Aubrey)
1500–1547
Agnes Vaughn
1505–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hopkin (Aubrey)
1439–1503
Ann Griffith
1462–1562
Thomas Vaughn
1483–1570
Gwenllian Herbet
1485–1505

Captain Gaines's Descendants

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Captain (Thomas) Gaines (1583–1641) m. Blanche Kemis (1590–1634)
  1. 1. Col. (Daniel) Gaines 1614–1682 m. Margaret Bernard 1625–1690
    1. 1. Margaret Gaines 1643–1710 m. Hugh French 1648–1701
      1. 1. Daniel French 1690–1736 m. Elizabeth (Peyton) Dade 1675–1725 m. Margaret French 1722–1778
    2. 2. Bernard Gaines 1650–1747
    3. 3. Mary Gaines 1658–1730
  2. 2. Lieutenant (Edward P) Gaines 1612–1634
  3. 3. Thomas Gaines 1622–1699
  4. 4. Robert Gaines 1613–1711
  5. 5. Catherine Gaines 1628–1705
  6. 6. Francis Gaines 1632–1685
  7. 7. Private (James) Gaines 1629–1705 m. Jane Lawson 1638–1694 m. Jane Mallory 1630–1694
    1. 1. Richard Gaines 1686–1755 m. Catherine Madison 1693–1760
      1. 1. William (Henry) Gaines 1704–1796 m. Isabella Pendleton 1712–1790
        1. 1. James (Taylor) Gaines 1742–1829 m. Elizabeth Strother 1738–1845 m. Margaret White 1747–1762
        2. 2. Henry Gaines 1727–1818
        3. 3. Isabella Gaines 1744–1744
        4. 4. Richard Gaines 1731–1804
        5. 5. William (Henry) Gaines 1737–1830 m. Jane Robinson 1740–1818
        6. 6. Benjamin Gaines 1732–1823
        7. 7. Henry Gaines 1731–1830
        8. 8. Reuben Gaines 1748–
        9. 9. Phillip Gaines 1724–1730
        10. 10. William (Nathaniel) Gaines 1738–1827
        11. 11. Elizabeth (Ann) Gaines 1739–1784
        12. 12. Robert Gaines 1739–1805
        13. 13. Frances Gaines 1750–1817
        14. 14. Richard Gaines 1747–1775
        15. 15. Thomas (William) Gaines 1738–1811 m. Susannah (Dabney "Susan") Strother 1745–1811
        16. 16. Robert Gaines 1734–1763
        17. 17. William Gaines 1754–1819
        18. 18. Frances Gaines 1724–1729
      2. 2. James Gaines 1710–1786
      3. 3. John Gaines 1712–1755
      4. 4. Benjamin Gaines 1706–
      5. 5. Roger Gaines 1707–1713
      6. 6. Mary Gaines 1713–
      7. 7. Francis Gaines 1707–
    2. 2. Thomas Gaines 1699–1699
    3. 3. Henry Gaines 1692–1734
    4. 4. Bernard Gaines 1650–1650
    5. 5. Francis Gaines 1681–1776
    6. 6. Enoch Gaines 1658–1685
    7. 7. Elizabeth Gaines 1670–1730
    8. 8. Mary Gaines 1652–1700
  8. 8. Margaret Gaines 1630–1717
  9. 9. Richard Gaines 1626–1710
  10. 10. Frances Gaines 1628–1656
  11. 11. Samuel (Gaines) I 1621–1705
  12. 12. Roger Games 1632–
  13. 13. Thomas (Gaines) II 1618–1619
  14. 14. Edward Games 1634–1719

Captain Gaines's Timeline

3 Records

1583
1583
Birth of Captain Thomas Gaines in Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales
Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales
1640
1640
Age 57
Death of Captain Thomas Gaines in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
1641
1641
Age 58
Burial of Captain Thomas Gaines in Falls Church Magisterial District, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America
Falls Church Magisterial District, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Falls Church Magisterial District, Fairfax, Virginia, British Colonial America

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