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Francis Madison Gaines 1727–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1727

Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 15 Jul 1776

Death Location: Culpepper, , Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Gaines

Mother: Catherine-Madison Rawlins

Spouse(s): Dorothea Boswell

Children(s): Elizabeth Gaines

The story of Francis Madison Gaines began in 1727 in Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America. Francis Madison Gaines married Dorothea Rawlings Dorothy Boswell, and had children including Elizabeth Gaines. Francis Madison Gaines passed away in 1776 in Culpepper, , Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Madison Gaines began in 1727 in Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • Francis Madison Gaines married Dorothea Rawlings Dorothy Boswell, and had children including Elizabeth Gaines.
  • Francis Madison Gaines passed away in 1776 in Culpepper, , Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Gaines
1685–1755
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Catherine-Madison Rawlins
1683–1760
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorothea Boswell
1732–1786
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gaines
1752–1825
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia
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Francis Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Francis Gaines
1727–1776
Birth Place: Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Richard Edward Gaines
1685–1755
New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America
Catherine-Madison Rawlins
1683–1760
Surry County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Thomas Gane Gaines) Gayne
1620–1705
Aberdeen, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Jane) Lawson
1638–1694
Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales
John (Madison Jr Great Grandfather of President James Madison, 4th) Jr
1660–1728
St Stephens, King & Queen, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Scot
1582–1686
John Capt
1625–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Gaines's Descendants

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Francis (Madison) Gaines (9 Feb 1727–15 Jul 1776) m. Dorothea (Rawlings "Dorothy") Boswell (1732–19 Jun 1786)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gaines 1752–1825 m. John Yates 1750–1825
    1. 1. James (Gaines) Yates 1781–1845 m. Mary (Malinda Polly) Browning 1786–1836
      1. 1. Joseph (Arthur) Yates 1812–1856 m. Margaret (Jane) Johnson 1815–1899
        1. 1. James (A) Yates 1853–1931 m. Mollie (Maude) Williams 1856–1939
        2. 2. Mary (Mildred) Yates 1859–1950
        3. 3. Houston (A) Yates 1845–1896
        4. 4. Ellen (K) Yates 1838–1928
        5. 5. John (Andrew) Yates 1847–1888
      2. 2. John (Milton) Yates 1805–1870

Francis Gaines's Timeline

6 Records

1727
9 Feb 1727
Birth of Francis Madison Gaines in Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America
1745
1745
Age 18
Francis Madison Gaines was married in Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America
1747
1747
Age 20
Francis Madison Gaines was married in Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
1750
1750
Age 23
Francis Madison Gaines was married in Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America
1750
1750/1745
Age 23
Francis Madison Gaines was married in Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, United States
1776
15 Jul 1776
Age 49
Death of Francis Madison Gaines in Culpepper, , Virginia, USA
Culpepper, , Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1727
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750/1745
    Event Place: Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1776
    Event Place: Culpepper, , Virginia, USA
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