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David Cain 1749 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA,

Death Date: 1 Oct 1835

Death Location: Speedwell, Union, Tennessee, United States

Father: Nicholas Cain

Mother: Catharina Mann

Spouse(s): Martha Custer

Children(s): Jesse Cain

The story of David Cain began in 1749 in Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA,. David Cain married Martha (Polly) Custer, and had children including Jesse Cain. David Cain passed away in 1835 in Speedwell, Union, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of David Cain began in 1749 in Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA,.
  • David Cain married Martha (Polly) Custer, and had children including Jesse Cain.
  • David Cain passed away in 1835 in Speedwell, Union, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Cain
1714 – 1787
Birth Location: Cowles, Kirk Michael, Isle of Mann, England
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Catharina Mann
1717 – 1785
Birth Location: Siegelsbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Martha Custer
1755 – 1845
Birth Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee Territory
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Children(s)

Jesse Cain
1781 – 1863
Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, USA
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David Cain's Ancestors

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David Cain
1749 – 1835
Birth Place: Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA,
Parents
Nicholas Francois Keene Caanee Caine Cain
1714 – 1787
Cowles, Kirk Michael, Isle of Mann, England
Catharina (Margaretha) Mann
1717 – 1785
Siegelsbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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David Cain's Descendants

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David Cain (1749 – 1 Oct 1835) m. Martha ((Polly)) Custer (February 1755 – 10 Sep 1845)
  1. 1. Jesse Cain (19 Oct 1781 – 19 May 1863) m. Sarah (Ausmus) Osborne (8 Jan 1784 – 18 Dec 1852)
    1. 1. Susannah Cain (2 Feb 1802 – 16 Aug 1867)
    2. 2. Martha (Ann "Patsy") Cain (15 Dec 1805 – 15 Jan 1859)
    3. 3. David Cain (10 Mar 1807 – 10 Jul 1882)
    4. 4. Mahaley Cain (1810 – 15 Jan 1859)
    5. 5. Catherine Cain (1811 – 1870)
    6. 6. Mary ("Polly") Cain (Abt. 1812 – Aft 1880 before 1900) m. Jesse McCarty (Mar 1815 – Nov 1904)
      1. 1. William McCarty (abt 1840 – )
      2. 2. James McCarty (abt 1843 – 05 Aug 1927)
      3. 3. Fred McCarty (19 SEP 1844 – 8 FEB 1927) m. Mary Johnson (14 JUL 1849 – 23 November 1916) m. Emilissa Owen (27 Sep 1857 – 6 September 1934)
        1. 1. Martha (Mc) Carty (Abt 1868 – )
        2. 2. Luther (Mc) Carty (Abt 1869 – )
        3. 3. Mary (Mc) Carty (Abt 1871 – )
        4. 4. Mollie (Evelyn) Casey (16 Jun 1872 – 21 Feb 1950)
        5. 5. Margaret (Catherine) Reams (15 September 1873 – 7 October 1941)
        6. 6. Fredrick McCarty (8 June 1875 – 11 June 1929)
        7. 7. Hiram (Jesse) McCarty (16 March 1877 – 26 November 1961)
        8. 8. Nancy (Wyatt) Swanner (9 November 1878 – 18 October 1951)
        9. 9. Joseph Owens (13 November 1878 – 14 March 1944)
        10. 10. Pleasant (Mar Abt 1880 – )
        11. 11. Benjamin Owens (abt 1895 – 6 Sep 1960) m. Christine (Johnson) Owens (27 February 1897 – 25 November 1967) m. Mary Owens (30 July 1891 – 10 August 1912)
        12. 12. John Owens (1892 – )
        13. 13. Horace Owens (1896 – 9 November 1932)
        14. 14. Charley Owens (1899 – )
        15. 15. Lucy Owens
      4. 4. Evan McCarty (abt 1850 – )
      5. 5. Luther McCarty (Abt. 1852 – Aug 1857)
      6. 6. Lissa McCarty (02 Apr 1855 – Aug 1857)
      7. 7. Hetty McCarty (abt 1858 – 16 May 1935)
    7. 7. Dicy (Dorton Dunn) Cain (16 Apr 1813 – 16 Sep 1889)
    8. 8. Eli (D) Cain (1817 – 1850)
    9. 9. Mary (Louisa Pernina) Cain (1819 – 17 Dec 1856)
    10. 10. Nathaniel (Davis) Cain (13 Dec 1822 – 10 Aug 1905)
    11. 11. John ((Jehu) Sherman) Cain (5 Mar 1826 – 23 Jul 1903)
    12. 12. Barbara Cain (1828 – 30 Dec 1879)

David Cain's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of David Cain in Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA,
Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA,
1835
1 Oct 1835
Age 86
Death of David Cain in Speedwell, Union, Tennessee, United States
Speedwell, Union, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, USA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Speedwell, Union, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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