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John Gaines 1559–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1606

Death Location: Newton Manor, Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Father: John 12GG

Mother: Catherine Morgan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gwyn, Elizabeth Vaughn, Wilford Awbrey

Children(s): Thomas Gaines

John Gaines was born in 1559 in Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of John 1535 Thomas Gaines Games 12Gg And Catherine Eleanor Morgan. John Gaines married Elizabeth 1540 Vaughan Vaughn, Elizabeth 1560 Ann Gwyn, Wilford Joane Smyth Awbrey, and had children including Thomas Gaines. John Gaines passed away in 1606 in Newton Manor, Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Gaines was born in 1559 in Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of John 1535 Thomas Gaines Games 12Gg And Catherine Eleanor Morgan.
  • John Gaines married Elizabeth 1540 Vaughan Vaughn, Elizabeth 1560 Ann Gwyn, Wilford Joane Smyth Awbrey, and had children including Thomas Gaines.
  • John Gaines passed away in 1606 in Newton Manor, Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John 12GG
1535–1568
Birth Location: Trallong, Breconshire, Wales
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Catherine Morgan
1536–1568
Birth Location: Pencrug, Llanhenwg, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gwyn
1560–
Birth Location: Buckland Wales
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Elizabeth Vaughn
1540–1601
Birth Location: Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
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Wilford Awbrey
1549–1590
Birth Location: Newton, Breconshire, , Wales,
WA

Children(s)

Thomas Gaines
1585–1640
Birth Location: Powys, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
TG

John Gaines's Ancestors

Self
John Gaines
1559–1606
Birth Place: Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
John (1535) Thomas Gaines \ Games 12GG
1535–1568
Trallong, Breconshire, Wales
Catherine (Eleanor) Morgan
1536–1568
Pencrug, Llanhenwg, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John ((1510) (Games)) Gaines
1510–1606
Aberbran, Brecknockshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Ann (Adelaide) Vaughan
1510–1562
Talgarth, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Morgan) Stradling
1513–1555
St. Donats Castle, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John Vaughn
1470–
Elizabeth Grey
1480–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gaines's Descendants

1.
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John Gaines (1559–1606) m. Elizabeth ((1560) Ann) Gwyn (1560–) m. Elizabeth ((1540) Vaughan \) Vaughn (1540–1601) m. Wilford (Joane Smyth) Awbrey (1549–about 1590)
  1. 1. Thomas Gaines 1585–1640 m. Blanche Kemis 1590–1634
    1. 1. Daniel Gaines 1614–1682
    2. 2. Richard Gaines 1630–
    3. 3. Thomas Gaines 1622–1699
    4. 4. Robert Gaines 1626–1716
    5. 5. Catherine Gaines 1628–1722
    6. 6. Francis ((1624 Wales)) Gaines 1624–1722
    7. 7. James (E) Gaines 1620–1705 m. Eliza (J Lawson) (Gaines) 1628–1694 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Lawson 1638–1694
      1. 1. Richard ((1660))) Gaines 1660–1755 m. Dorothy (Rawlins) (Gaines) 1664–1750
        1. 1. William ((1705)) Gaines 1704–1796 m. Isabella ((1710)) Pendelton 1710–1790
        2. 2. Mary Gaines 1690–1755 m. Christopher Gwyn 1684–1748
        3. 3. Francis ((1707 VA) L) Gaines 1707–1774
        4. 4. John Gaines 1692–
        5. 5. Hiram Gaines –1785
        6. 6. Thomas Gaines –1795
        7. 7. Roger Gaines 1688–
        8. 8. Richard Gaines 1686–1755
        9. 9. James Gaines 1698–
      2. 2. Richard Gaines 1686–1750
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Gaines 1670–1720
    8. 8. James (Thomas Gane Gaines) Gayne 1620–1705 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Lawson 1638–1694
      1. 1. Richard Gaines 1685–1755 m. Jemima\Gemima ((1686)) Pendleton 1686–
    9. 9. Thomas ((1621)) Gaines 1621–1699
    10. 10. Robert Gaines 1616–
    11. 11. Roger Gaines 1632–
    12. 12. Robert Gaines 1626–1711
    13. 13. Daniel Gaines 1623–1684
    14. 14. Margaret Gaines 1630–1717
    15. 15. Daniel Gains 1627–1684

John Gaines's Timeline

11 Records

1559
1559
Birth of John Gaines in Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
1567
1567
Age 8
John Gaines was married
None
1574
1574
Age 15
John Gaines was married in Wales
Wales
1578
1578
Age 19
John Gaines was married in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 21
John Gaines was married in Newton, Breconshire, Wales
Newton, Breconshire, Wales
1580
1580
Age 21
John Gaines was married in Wales
Wales
1583
1583
Age 24
John Gaines was married in Newton, Breconshire, Wales
Newton, Breconshire, Wales
1584
1584
Age 25
John Gaines was married
None
1587
1587
Age 28
John Gaines was married
None
1606
1606
Age 47
Death of John Gaines in Newton Manor, Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Newton Manor, Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
1606
1606
Age 47
Death of John Gaines
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4669
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1567

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Newton, Breconshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Wales

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Newton, Breconshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1584

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1587

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Newton Manor, Newton, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4669
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1606
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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