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Major William Dabney Gaines 1774–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1774

Birth Location: culpeper Co., Virginia

Death Date: 25 OCT 1858

Death Location: Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama

Father: Thomas Gaines

Mother: Susannah Strother

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Major William Dabney Gaines was born in 1774 in culpeper Co., Virginia, the child of Thomas William Gaines And Susannah Dabney Susan Strother. Major William Dabney Gaines passed away in 1858 in Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama.

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Biography

  • Major William Dabney Gaines was born in 1774 in culpeper Co., Virginia, the child of Thomas William Gaines And Susannah Dabney Susan Strother.
  • Major William Dabney Gaines passed away in 1858 in Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama.

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Major Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Major Gaines
1774–1858
Birth Place: culpeper Co., Virginia
Parents
Thomas William Gaines
1738–1811
Culpeper, Virginia
Susannah (Dabney "Susan") Strother
1745–1811
Wakefiled, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Henry) Gaines
1704–1796
King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Isabella Pendleton
1712–1790
New Kent, Virginia
Francis (Thornton Strother) Sr
1700–1752
King George, Virginia, USA
Susannah Dabney
1700–1752
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1686–1755
Catherine Madison
1693–1760
Henry III
1683–1721
Mary Taylor
1688–1770
William Strother
1665–1726
Margaret Thornton
1678–1727
Isaac Winston
1680–1760
Sarah Jennings
1676–1760
2nd-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
William Strother
1630–1702
Dorothy Savage
1635–1716
Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Anthony Winston
1673–1725
Sarah Dabney
1658–1719
Charles Jennings
1662–1777
Mary Hill
1662–1684

Major Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1774
28 Feb 1774
Birth of Major William Dabney Gaines in culpeper Co., Virginia
culpeper Co., Virginia
1858
25 OCT 1858
Age 84
Death of Major William Dabney Gaines in Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama
Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1774
    Event Place: culpeper Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1858
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama
    Record Source: Age:
    84

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