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James Gaines 1710 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 January 1710

Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia

Death Date: 10 March 1785

Death Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Gaines

Mother: Catherine Madison

Spouse(s): Mary Pendleton

Children(s): Thomas Gaines, James Gaines, James Gaines, Catherine Gaines, William Gaines, Susanna Gaines, Henry Gaines, Sarah Gaines, James Gaines, Mary Gaines, Edmund Gaines, Richard Gaines, James Gaines, Joseph Gaines, William Gaines, Francis Gaines, Thomas Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Isabella Gaines, Catherine Gaines, Edmund Gaines, Edmund Gaines

The story of James Gaines began in 1710 in Culpeper, Virginia. James Gaines married Mary Pendleton, and had children including Thomas Gaines, James Gaines, James Gaines, Catherine Gaines, William Henry Gaines, Susanna Gaines, Henry (Rev) Gaines, Sarah Gaines, James Gaines, Mary Ann Gaines, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Richard Edward Gaines, James Gaines, Joseph Gaines, William Gaines, Francis Gaines, Thomas Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Isabella Gaines, Catherine Gaines, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Edmund Gaines. James Gaines passed away in 1785 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gaines began in 1710 in Culpeper, Virginia.
  • James Gaines married Mary Pendleton, and had children including Thomas Gaines, James Gaines, James Gaines, Catherine Gaines, William Henry Gaines, Susanna Gaines, Henry (Rev) Gaines, Sarah Gaines, James Gaines, Mary Ann Gaines, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Richard Edward Gaines, James Gaines, Joseph Gaines, William Gaines, Francis Gaines, Thomas Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Isabella Gaines, Catherine Gaines, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Edmund Gaines.
  • James Gaines passed away in 1785 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Gaines
1686 – 1758
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Madison
1693 – 1760
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pendleton
1717 – 1803
Birth Location: King and Queen County, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Gaines
1732 – 1781
Birth Location: –
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James Gaines
1733 – 1788
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia
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James Gaines
1733 – 1750
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Gaines
1735 – 1781
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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William Gaines
1735 – 1811
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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Susanna Gaines
1736 – 1820
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Henry Gaines
1737 – 1830
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Gaines
1736 – 1803
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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James Gaines
1739 – 1788
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Mary Gaines
1742 – 1829
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Edmund Gaines
1743 – 1803
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Richard Gaines
1743 – 1807
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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James Gaines
1745 – 1819
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Gaines
1747 – 1803
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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William Gaines
1749 – 1780
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia
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Francis Gaines
1752 – 1800
Birth Location: Culpeper , Virginia
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Thomas Gaines
1754 – 1800
Birth Location: Culpepper, VA, USA
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Sarah Gaines
1757 – 1758
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Gaines
1757 – 1803
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Isabella Gaines
1759 – 1787
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., VA Colony
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Catherine Gaines
1760 – 1781
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., VA Colony
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Edmund Gaines
1777 – 1816
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Edmund Gaines
– 1803
Birth Location: –
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James Gaines's Ancestors

Self
James Gaines
1710 – 1785
Birth Place: Culpeper, Virginia
Parents
Richard Gaines
1686 – 1758
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Catherine Madison
1693 – 1760
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gaines's Descendants

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James Gaines (18 January 1710 – 10 March 1785) m. Mary Pendleton (1717 – 7 Mar 1803)
  1. 1. Thomas Gaines (1732 – 1781)
  2. 2. James Gaines (1733 – 1788)
  3. 3. James Gaines (1733 – 1750)
  4. 4. Catherine Gaines (1735 – 24 May 1781)
  5. 5. William (Henry) Gaines (1735 – 27 Jun 1811)
  6. 6. Susanna Gaines (28 Oct 1736 – 19 Jun 1820)
  7. 7. Henry ((Rev)) Gaines (1737 – 25 Jul 1830) m. Martha (Ann) George (18 March 1735 – 1801) m. Mrs (Ann Moore Widow Rev James) Moore ( – 1830) m. Isabella Pendleton (1737 – 1803)
    1. 1. Nancy Gaines (ABT 1753 – BET 1771 AND 1865)
    2. 2. Richard (H) Gaines (1755 – 7 Sep 1824)
    3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Gaines (1757 – 1835)
    4. 4. Thomas Gaines (1757 – 1811)
    5. 5. Catherine (Catey) GAINES (1758 – 1818)
    6. 6. Augustine Gaines (1759 – 1835)
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth (Polly)) Gains (1759 – 1788)
    8. 8. Pendelton Gaines (14 Oct 1760 – 7 Oct 1790)
    9. 9. Lucy Gaines (1761 – 6 Aug 1788)
    10. 10. Gabriel Gaines (1762 – 1758)
    11. 11. James Gaines (14 Apr 1762 – 4 Dec 1854)
    12. 12. Jonadab Gaines (1763 – 5 Jul 1828)
    13. 13. Reuben Gaines (13 May 1765 – 5 Mar 1847)
    14. 14. Fannie Gaines (1766 – )
    15. 15. Dorcas Gaines (4 June 1766 – 25 April 1839)
    16. 16. George Gaines (29 Oct 1766 – 26 Jun 1839)
    17. 17. Edmund (Pendleton) Gaines (1767 – 6 Nov 1809)
    18. 18. Mary Gaines (1768 – 8 Feb 1842)
    19. 19. Henry (Mayo) Gaines (1769 – 1833) m. Susannah Featherstone (1777 – after 1850)
      1. 1. Frances (Pendleton) Gaines (15 Dec 1798 – 07 Jul 1866) m. James (Richard) Barfield (18 Feb 1780 – 27 Aug 1843) m. Obediah (Lynch) Cann (1813 – 1889)
        1. 1. Frederick Barfield (8 Apr 1818 – 19 Nov 1875) m. Mary (Ann Benton) Edney (26 February 1825 – 23 May 1904)
        2. 2. Henry (Pendleton) Barfield (04 Sep 1819 – 08 Dec 1887) m. Lucinda Pitts (15 January 1822 – 19 February 1878)
        3. 3. William (D.) Barfield (02 Dec 1821 – 10 Jan 1895) m. Virginia (Elizabeth) Lankford (May 1832 – 10 December 1921)
        4. 4. James Barfield (05 Feb 1824 – 13 Jun 1832)
        5. 5. Alex (S) Barfield (1826 – 19 Oct 1836)
        6. 6. Robert (Boyd) Barfield (19 Aug 1826 – 05 Feb 1848)
        7. 7. Ira (G.) Barfield (09 Nov 1828 – 09 Oct 1864)
        8. 8. Susannah ("Susan" W.) Barfield (1831 – 19 Jan 1883)
        9. 9. John (W.) Barfield (24 Jul 1833 – Bef. 1900)
        10. 10. Alexander (S.) Barfield (28 Jan 1836 – 10 Oct 1836)
        11. 11. Mary (Frances) Barfield (1838 – Bef. 1910)
        12. 12. Needham (Bryan) Barfield (26 Feb 1840 – 1898)
        13. 13. Frank Barfield
        14. 14. Jeremiah Barfield
      2. 2. Ira (Mayo) Gaines (21 Jul 1801 – 29 May 1861)
      3. 3. Ira (Mayo) Gaines (21 Jul 1801 – 29 May 1861)
      4. 4. Female Gaines (1804 – )
      5. 5. Tabitha (Hill) Gaines (08 Oct 1806 – 14 Mar 1888)
      6. 6. Richard (Featherstone) Gaines (1809 – 17 Jan 1885)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Gaines (25 Jan 1812 – 1851)
    20. 20. William (H) Gaines (31 Jan 1770 – 21 Nov 1826)
    21. 21. Mary Gaines (1771 – 6 Aug 1788)
    22. 22. Nancy Gaines (1771 – )
    23. 23. Lucy Gaines (1773 – 1828)
    24. 24. Nancy Gaines (1775 – 1828)
    25. 25. Mary Gaines (1775 – )
    26. 26. Rev. (Robert) Gaines (25 Sep 1776 – 20 May 1864)
    27. 27. William (Larkin) Gaines (17 May 1778 – 4 Jun 1854)
    28. 28. Churchill Gaines (1782 – 14 Aug 1833)
  8. 8. Sarah Gaines (1736 – 1803)
  9. 9. James Gaines (1739 – 25 Nov 1788)
  10. 10. Mary (Ann) Gaines (10 May 1742 – 15 Jun 1829)
  11. 11. Edmund (Pendleton) Gaines (1743 – 1803)
  12. 12. Richard (Edward) Gaines (1743 – 16 Feb 1807)
  13. 13. James Gaines (1745 – 22 Oct 1819)
  14. 14. Joseph Gaines (1747 – 1803)
  15. 15. William Gaines (1749 – 1780)
  16. 16. Francis Gaines (1752 – Dec 1800)
  17. 17. Thomas Gaines (1754 – December 1800)
  18. 18. Sarah Gaines (1757 – 1758)
  19. 19. Sarah Gaines (1757 – 1803)
  20. 20. Isabella Gaines (1759 – 1787)
  21. 21. Catherine Gaines (1760 – 1781)
  22. 22. Edmund (Pendleton) Gaines (20 Mar 1777 – 1816)
  23. 23. Edmund Gaines ( – 1803)

James Gaines's Timeline

8 Records

1710
18 January 1710
Birth of James Gaines in King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
1710
18 January 1710
Birth of James Gaines in Culpeper, Virginia
Culpeper, Virginia
1719
18 January 1719
Age 9
Birth of James Gaines in King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
1780
1780
Age 70
James Gaines resided here in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
1782
1782
Age 72
James Gaines resided here in 07 02, Orange County, VA
07 02, Orange County, VA
1785
10 March 1785
Age 75
Death of James Gaines in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
1785
10 March 1785
Age 75
Death of James Gaines in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
1786
20 Mar 1786
Age 76
Death of James Gaines in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 January 1710
    Event Place: King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1710; Birth city: of; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1710; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 88.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MTM
    [6] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4669

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 January 1719
    Event Place: King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 January 1710
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782 [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024443; Page Number: 38; Family Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: 07 02, Orange County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia
    Record Source: Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Some Prominent Virginia Families, Vol. 1-4

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1786
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1710; Birth city: of; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1710; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1785
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1785
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madison County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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