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Humphrey Gaines 1718–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1718

Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia

Death Date: 16 Aug 1779

Death Location: Orange Co., Virginia

Father: Henry Gaines

Mother: Sarah Brooke

Spouse(s): Sarah Watts

Children(s): Henry Gaines, William Gaines, Female Gaines, Female Gaines, Catherine Gaines, Frances Gaines, Mary Gaines, Hannah Gaines, Esther Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Anna Gaines

In 1718, Humphrey Gaines entered the world in Culpeper Co., Virginia, born to Henry Gaines And Sarah Brooke. Humphrey Gaines married Sarah Watts, and had children including Anna Gaines, Catherine Gaines, Elizabeth Rebecca Gaines, Esther Gaines, Female Gaines, Frances Gaines, Hannah Gaines, Henry Gaines, Mary Polly Gaines, Sarah Gaines, William Gaines. Humphrey Gaines passed away in 1779 in Orange Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1718, Humphrey Gaines entered the world in Culpeper Co., Virginia, born to Henry Gaines And Sarah Brooke.
  • Humphrey Gaines married Sarah Watts, and had children including Anna Gaines, Catherine Gaines, Elizabeth Rebecca Gaines, Esther Gaines, Female Gaines, Frances Gaines, Hannah Gaines, Henry Gaines, Mary Polly Gaines, Sarah Gaines, William Gaines.
  • Humphrey Gaines passed away in 1779 in Orange Co., Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Gaines
1692–1734
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Brooke
1696–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Watts
1729–1803
Birth Location: Orange Co., Virginia
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Children(s)

Henry Gaines
1755–1778
Birth Location: Overwharton, Stafford Co., Virginia
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William Gaines
1759–1781
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Female Gaines
1763–
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Female Gaines
1774–
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Catherine Gaines
1774–
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Frances Gaines
1753–1819
Birth Location: Overwharton, Stafford Co., Virginia
FG
Mary Gaines
1768–1840
Birth Location: Virginia
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Hannah Gaines
1764–
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Esther Gaines
1761–1821
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Sarah Gaines
1757–
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Elizabeth Gaines
1768–1841
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Anna Gaines
1770–
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Humphrey Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Humphrey Gaines
1718–1779
Birth Place: Culpeper Co., Virginia
Parents
Henry Gaines
1692–1734
Sarah Brooke
1696–
Grandparents
Robert Gaines
1638–1712
Wales
Great-Grandparents
The Games
1590–1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Gaines's Descendants

1.
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Humphrey Gaines (25 Nov 1718–16 Aug 1779) m. Sarah Watts (1729–30 Nov 1803)
  1. 1. Henry Gaines 1755–1778
  2. 2. William Gaines 1759–1781
  3. 3. Female Gaines 1763–
  4. 4. Female Gaines 1774–
  5. 5. Catherine Gaines 1774–
  6. 6. Frances Gaines 1753–1819 m. Thomas Watts 1750–
  7. 7. Mary (" Polly") Gaines 1768–1840 m. William Rumsey 1765– m. William Beck 1760–1810
    1. 1. Asa (W.) Beck 1794–1868 m. Polly (Ann) Williams 1797–1859
      1. 1. Fountain (William) Beck 1820–1903 m. Jane (Clay) McKissick 1827–1909
        1. 1. Martha (Ann " Minerva") Beck 1856–1932 m. Austin (Moore) Pryor 1849–1926
  8. 8. Hannah Gaines 1764– m. Charles Davis 1760–
  9. 9. Esther Gaines 1761–1821 m. Curtis Ballard 1761–1824
    1. 1. Larkin Ballard 1804–
    2. 2. James Ballard 1806–
    3. 3. Phillip Ballard 1803–1868 m. Elizabeth Shumate 1806–1870
      1. 1. Julia (Newton) Ballard 1830–1839
      2. 2. Nancy (Hinson) Ballard 1840–
      3. 3. Lucinda Ballard 1826–1839
      4. 4. Phillip Ballard 1843–
      5. 5. Lydia Ballard 1838–1912
      6. 6. Barbara (Eleanor) Ballard 1832–1885
      7. 7. Sally (Ann) Ballard 1824–
      8. 8. William (Batson) Ballard 1834–1917 m. Mary (Adeline) Pierce 1836–1913
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Ballard 1857–1866
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Ballard 1862–
        3. 3. Isaac (Riley) Ballard 1869–1890
        4. 4. Adelia (Adeline) Ballard 1866–1867
        5. 5. Harriet (Viola) Ballard 1877–
        6. 6. William (Henry) Ballard 1854–1898
        7. 7. Roxy (Ellen) Ballard 1864–1946
        8. 8. George (Phillip) Ballard 1872–
        9. 9. Joseph (White) Ballard 1861– m. Rhoda (Jane) Lake 1866–1890
        10. 10. Julia (Ann Maretta Jane) Ballard 1875–1936
        11. 11. Francis (Marion) Ballard 1859–1927
      9. 9. James (Sullivan) Ballard 1848–1897
      10. 10. Elizabeth (Shumate) Ballard 1837–1920
  10. 10. Sarah Gaines 1757– m. James (C.) Broaddus 1731–
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Gaines 1768–1841 m. Larkin Ballard 1753–1840
    1. 1. Humphrey Ballard 1800–
    2. 2. Nancy Ballard 1786–1874
    3. 3. Henry Ballard 1794–
    4. 4. Howard Ballard 1792–
    5. 5. Rebecca Ballard 1788–
    6. 6. Catherine Ballard 1796–
    7. 7. Hiram Ballard 1790–
    8. 8. Sarah Ballard 1798–
  12. 12. Anna Gaines 1770– m. Joel Boling 1770–1836

Humphrey Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1718
25 Nov 1718
Birth of Humphrey Gaines in Culpeper Co., Virginia
Culpeper Co., Virginia
1779
16 Aug 1779
Age 61
Death of Humphrey Gaines in Orange Co., Virginia
Orange Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1718
    Event Place: Culpeper Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1779
    Event Place: Orange Co., Virginia
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