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James Taylor Gaines 1742–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Culpeper County, Province of Virginia

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Groseclose Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Gaines

Mother: Isabella Pendleton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Strother, Margaret White

Children(s): Elizabeth Gaines, Agnes Gaines, Edmund Gaines, Dr. Strother-Gaines, James Gaines, Behethland Gaines, Martha Washington-Gaines, Nancy Gaines, Francis Gaines, Margaret Gaines, Lucy Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Susannah Gaines, Frances Gaines

James Taylor Gaines was born in 1742 in Culpeper County, Province of Virginia, the child of William Henry Gaines And Isabella Pendleton. James Taylor Gaines married Elizabeth Strother, Margaret White, and had children including Agnes Gaines, Behethland Gaines, Dr George Strother Gaines, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Frances Gaines, Francis Henry Gaines, James Taylor Gaines, Lucy Gaines, Margaret Frances Gaines, Martha Patsy Washington Gaines, Nancy Ann Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Susannah Dabney Gaines. James Taylor Gaines passed away in 1829 in Groseclose Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James Taylor Gaines was born in 1742 in Culpeper County, Province of Virginia, the child of William Henry Gaines And Isabella Pendleton.
  • James Taylor Gaines married Elizabeth Strother, Margaret White, and had children including Agnes Gaines, Behethland Gaines, Dr George Strother Gaines, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Frances Gaines, Francis Henry Gaines, James Taylor Gaines, Lucy Gaines, Margaret Frances Gaines, Martha Patsy Washington Gaines, Nancy Ann Gaines, Sarah Gaines, Susannah Dabney Gaines.
  • James Taylor Gaines passed away in 1829 in Groseclose Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gaines's Ancestors

Self
James Gaines
1742–1829
Birth Place: Culpeper County, Province of Virginia
Parents
William Henry Gaines
1704–1796
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790
New Kent, Virginia
Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1686–1755
New Kent, Old Rappohannock, Virginia, USA
Catherine Madison
1693–1760
Rappahannock,,Virginia,USA
Henry (Pendleton) III
1683–1721
Old Rapahannock, Colonial Virginia, North America, Virginia, USA
Mary (Bishop) Taylor
1688–1770
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Private Gaines
1629–1705
Jane Lawson
1638–1694
Philip Pendleton
1654–1721
Isabella Hurt
1654–1723
James Taylor
1627–1666
Mary Gregory
1665–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Gaines
1583–1641
Blanche Kemis
1590–1634
Henry Pendleton
1614–1682
Elizabeth Douglas-Pettus
1623–1708
William Sr.
1628–1701
Margaret Glover
1635–1704
Capt. III
1607–1653
Elizabeth Horton
1610–1659
John Gregory
1623–1676
Elizabeth Gregory
1625–1676

James Gaines's Descendants

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James (Taylor) Gaines (1742–1829) m. Elizabeth Strother (22 Apr 1738–3 AUG 1845) m. Margaret White (1747–20 Oct 1762)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gaines 1769–1820
  2. 2. Agnes Gaines 1780–1816
  3. 3. Edmund (Pendleton) Gaines 1777–1849 m. Barbara (Grainger) Blount 1792–1836 m. Myra Clark 1806–1885 m. Frances Toulman 1788–1804
    1. 1. Silas Gaines 1796–1838
    2. 2. Nathaniel Gaines 1798–1878
    3. 3. Joseph Gaines 1804–1848
    4. 4. William (Wallace) Gaines 1835–1881
    5. 5. Rhoda (Jane Gaines) Christmas 1833–1879
    6. 6. Rhoda Gaines 1838–1878
    7. 7. Baby Gaines 1840–1840
    8. 8. Henry (Toulman) Gaines 1811–1876
    9. 9. Frances (Matilda) Gaines 1804–1863
    10. 10. John (Broaddus) Gaines 1792–1865
    11. 11. Edmund (Pendleton) Gaines 1821–1893
  4. 4. Dr. (George) Strother-Gaines 1784–1873 m. Ann (Lawrence) Gaines 1788–1868
    1. 1. Jonathan (Emanuel) Gaines 1835–
    2. 2. George (Washington) Gaines 1815–1853
    3. 3. Henry (Lawrence) Gaines 1827–
    4. 4. Abner (Strother) Gaines 1833–1905
    5. 5. Mary (Amelia) Gaines 1823–1893
    6. 6. James (J.) Gaines 1821–1876
    7. 7. Helen (Elizabeth) Gaines 1819–1897
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Ervin) Gaines 1813–1813
    9. 9. Francis (Young) Gaines 1825–1873
  5. 5. James (Taylor) Gaines 1775–1821
  6. 6. Behethland Gaines 1778–1865 m. James Lyon 1778–1858
    1. 1. Francis (Strother) Lyon 1800–1882
    2. 2. William (Henry) Lyon 1802–1867
    3. 3. James (Gaines) Lyon 1795–1849
    4. 4. Edmond (Pendleton) Lyon 1805–1822
    5. 5. Elizabeth Lyon 1805–1850
    6. 6. Sarah (Ware) Lyon 1809–1865
    7. 7. Nancy (Behethland) Lyon 1817–1858 m. William (Martin) Moore 1814–1898
      1. 1. Francis (Lyon) Moore 1847–1928
      2. 2. Mary (Behethland) Moore 1842–1918
    8. 8. Christina (Harmon "Kittie") Lyon 1798–1847
  7. 7. Martha ((Patsy)) Washington-Gaines 1787–1851
  8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Gaines 1782–1824
  9. 9. Francis (Henry) Gaines 1773–1824
  10. 10. Margaret (Frances) Gaines 1762–1805
  11. 11. Lucy Gaines 1771–1834
  12. 12. Sarah Gaines 1789–1870
  13. 13. Susannah (Dabney) Gaines 1767–1830
  14. 14. Frances Gaines 1770–1787

James Gaines's Timeline

4 Records

1742
Jan 1742
Birth of James Taylor Gaines in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
1742
1742
Birth of James Taylor Gaines in Culpeper County, Province of Virginia
Culpeper County, Province of Virginia
1829
1829
Age 87
Death of James Taylor Gaines in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1830
1830
Age 88
Death of James Taylor Gaines in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1742
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Province of Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Laurus crawfurdiana : memorials of that branch of the Crawford family which comprises the descendan
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT 1762
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Address: Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter, Beat 1, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
    Age:
    About 19-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Laurus crawfurdiana : memorials of that branch of the Crawford family which comprises the descendan
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Age:
    87-88

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groseclose Cemetery, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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