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Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines 1769–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia

Death Date: 09 Oct 1834

Death Location: Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Bedford Co., Tennessee

Father: Henry Gaines

Mother:

Spouse(s): James Bruce

Children(s): William Bruce, Patsy Bruce, David Bruce, John Bruce, Thomas Bruce, George Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Bruce Jr., Robert Bruce

In 1769, Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines entered the world in Culpeper Co., Virginia, born to Henry Gaines And Mariah Wood Stepp. Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines married James Bruce, and had children including Bruce James Jr, David Bruce, Elizabeth Betsey Bruce, George Washington Bruce, John Pennington Bruce, Lucy Bruce, Patsy Bruce, Robert Bruce, Thomas Bruce, William Bruce. Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines passed away in 1834 in Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Bedford Co., Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1769, Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines entered the world in Culpeper Co., Virginia, born to Henry Gaines And Mariah Wood Stepp.
  • Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines married James Bruce, and had children including Bruce James Jr, David Bruce, Elizabeth Betsey Bruce, George Washington Bruce, John Pennington Bruce, Lucy Bruce, Patsy Bruce, Robert Bruce, Thomas Bruce, William Bruce.
  • Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines passed away in 1834 in Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Bedford Co., Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Gaines
1731–1796
Birth Location: Culpeper Co. Virginia
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Spouses(s)

James Bruce
1766–1822
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Children(s)

William Bruce
1794–
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., North Carolina
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Patsy Bruce
1798–
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., North Carolina
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David Bruce
1789–1815
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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John Bruce
1805–1853
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., North Carolina
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Thomas Bruce
1797–1862
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., North Carolina
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George Bruce
1810–1863
Birth Location: Sumner Co., Tennessee
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Elizabeth Bruce
1791–
Birth Location: –
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Bruce Jr.
1790–1845
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Robert Bruce
1788–1855
Birth Location: Culpeper Co., Virginia
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Lucretia Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Lucretia Gaines
1769–1834
Birth Place: Culpeper Co., Virginia
Parents
Henry Gaines
1731–1796
Culpeper Co. Virginia
Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1670–1755
New Kent Co., Virginia.
Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1629–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
The Games
1590–1668

Lucretia Gaines's Descendants

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Lucretia ((Lucy)) Gaines (1769–09 Oct 1834) m. James Bruce (1766–08 Feb 1822)
  1. 1. William Bruce 1794–
  2. 2. Patsy Bruce 1798–
  3. 3. David Bruce 1789–1815
  4. 4. John (Pennington) Bruce 1805–1853 m. Elizabeth Burns 1818–1873
  5. 5. Thomas Bruce 1797–1862 m. Mary (Kemp) Turpin 1797–1891
    1. 1. Thomas (H.) Bruce 1828–
    2. 2. William (K.) Bruce 1836–
    3. 3. Pleasant (N.) Bruce 1832–
    4. 4. John (J.) Bruce 1830–
    5. 5. Ione (Sarah) Bruce 1843–1850
    6. 6. Elizabeth Bruce 1841–1845
    7. 7. David (L.) Bruce 1826–1858
    8. 8. Mary (Irine) Bruce 1841–1893
    9. 9. James (E.) Bruce 1821–
    10. 10. Martha (Ann Jordan) Bruce 1818–1901
    11. 11. Lucy (Gaines) Bruce 1823–
    12. 12. Henry (A.) Bruce 1819–
    13. 13. Eliza (Jane) Bruce 1825–
    14. 14. Bruce (Michael Reynolds) M.D. 1834–1888
  6. 6. George (Washington) Bruce 1810–1863 m. Indiana (Rhio) Atkinson 1813–1883
    1. 1. Martha (Eliza) Bruce 1830–
    2. 2. N.e. Bruce 1833–1866
    3. 3. John (James) Bruce 1834–
    4. 4. William (Wallace) Bruce 1836–1896 m. Delfinia Cypert 1849–1900
      1. 1. Lilia (Lydia) Bruce 1879–
      2. 2. Sarah (Frances) Bruce 1873–
      3. 3. Mary (Louisy Jane) Bruce 1869–
      4. 4. George (Perry) Bruce 1871–
      5. 5. Hattie (Temperance) Bruce 1890–1965 m. Thomas (Walter) Wilson 1888–1963
      6. 6. Della (Maude) Bruce 1881–1957 m. Robert (Edgar) O'Neal 1872–1927
      7. 7. Russell (Franklin) Bruce 1877–1944
      8. 8. Andrew (Allen) Bruce 1885–1915
      9. 9. William (Wallace (Willy)) Bruce 1875–1914 m. Grace (Olive) Richardson 1881–1969
        1. 1. Dorsie (Freeland) Bruce 1905–1960
        2. 2. Alta (Mae) Bruce 1911–1976
  7. 7. Elizabeth ((Betsey)) Bruce 1791– m. Zachariah Minton 1785–
  8. 8. Bruce (James) Jr. 1790–1845 m. Margaret (( Peggy)) Lindsey 1791–1849
    1. 1. Martha (Jane) Bruce 1827–
    2. 2. Isaac (M.) Bruce 1813–1837
    3. 3. Lucretia (Gaines) Bruce 1817–
    4. 4. William (James) Bruce 1822–1847
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Bruce 1814–1842
    6. 6. Sarah (Thompson) Bruce 1825–1893 m. John (Smith) Kirkpatrick 1825–1886
    7. 7. Barbara (Hannah) Bruce 1829–1860 m. Abner (I.) Tuttle 1826–
  9. 9. Robert Bruce 1788–1855 m. Nancy Patterson –1832 m. Nancy Dillard 1801–
    1. 1. John (W.) Bruce 1831–1900
    2. 2. Mary Bruce 1827–
    3. 3. Sarah Bruce 1838–
    4. 4. Female Bruce 1825–
    5. 5. William (P.) Bruce 1824–
    6. 6. Willis Bruce 1820–
    7. 7. Elizabeth (F.) Bruce 1816– m. George (W.) Pool –1864
      1. 1. John (R.) Pool 1850–
      2. 2. Henry (B.) Pool 1847–
      3. 3. Robert (R.) Pool 1843–
      4. 4. William (G.) Pool 1840–
      5. 5. Jabor (B.) Pool 1854–
    8. 8. David Bruce 1818–
    9. 9. Thomas (J.) Bruce 1834–
    10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Bruce 1836–1905 m. Neeta Pollard 1844–

Lucretia Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1769
1769
Birth of Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines in Culpeper Co., Virginia
Culpeper Co., Virginia
1834
09 Oct 1834
Age 65
Death of Lucretia (Lucy) Gaines in Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Bedford Co., Tennessee
Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Bedford Co., Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Culpeper Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Swanson Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Bedford Co., Tennessee
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