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Richard Gaines 1685–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1685

Birth Location: Old Rappahannock, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 February 1755

Death Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Gayne

Mother: Elizabeth Lawson

Spouse(s): Jemima\Gemima Pendleton

Children(s): William Gaines

The story of Richard Gaines began in 1685 in Old Rappahannock, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA. Richard Gaines married Jemima Gemima 1686 Pendleton, Rebecca Gatewood Barrett, and had children including William 1705 Gaines. Richard Gaines passed away in 1755 in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Gaines began in 1685 in Old Rappahannock, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Gaines married Jemima Gemima 1686 Pendleton, Rebecca Gatewood Barrett, and had children including William 1705 Gaines.
  • Richard Gaines passed away in 1755 in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gayne
1620–1705
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Lawson
1638–1694
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Jemima\Gemima Pendleton
1686–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Gaines
1704–1796
Birth Location: King and Queen County, Virginia
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Richard Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gaines
1685–1755
Birth Place: Old Rappahannock, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Thomas Gane Gaines Gayne
1620–1705
Aberdeen, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Jane) Lawson
1638–1694
Aberdeen, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Gaines
1585–1640
Powys, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Richard Lawson
1590–1658
Northumberland, England
Elizabeth ((1603) (Lawson)) Allen
1600–
Great-Grandparents
John Gaines
1559–1606
Elizabeth Vaughn
1540–1601
John Lawson
1575–1655
Sarah Rowland
1582–1667
WILLIAM ALLEN
1580–1624
Maria Allen
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 12GG
1535–1568
Catherine Morgan
1536–1568

Richard Gaines's Descendants

1.
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Richard Gaines (18 May 1685–13 February 1755) m. Jemima\Gemima ((1686)) Pendleton (1686–)
  1. 1. William ((1705)) Gaines 1704–1796 m. Isabella ((1710)) Pendelton 1710–1790
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Gaines 1742–1784 m. Lieut. (Samuel Prentice) Brown 1739–1808
      1. 1. Samuel Brown 1766–1843 m. Frances Cooper 1763–1853
        1. 1. William (M) Brown 1782–1843 m. Mary (B (Polly)) Woods 1790–
        2. 2. Mary (Brown) (Tolson) 1806–1853
        3. 3. Nancy (Brown) (Fugitt) 1800–1852
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Brown) (Hoy) 1778–1856
        5. 5. Samuel (Abbott Brown) (1790) 1791–1866 m. Frances Cooper 1763–1853 m. Susannah Woods 1800–
    2. 2. Thomas (William) Gaines 1738–1811 m. Susannah (Dabney) Strother 1745–1811
      1. 1. Frances ((1782) Henry) Gaines 1782–1860
      2. 2. Henry ((1779) Pendleton) Gaines 1779–1865
      3. 3. James ((1769) Strother) Gaines 1769–1823
      4. 4. William (Dabney) Gaines 1774–1858
      5. 5. Phillip (Pendleton) Gaines 1768–1816
      6. 6. Francis ((1789 NC) Thornton) Gaines 1789–1841
      7. 7. George (Washington) Gaines 1787–1862
      8. 8. Richard (Thomas) Gaines 1776–1856
      9. 9. Elizabeth ((1771) Strother) Gaines 1771–1830
      10. 10. Susannah (Dabney) Gaines 1785–1860
    3. 3. Frances ((1750) Ann) Gaines 1750–1817
    4. 4. Phillip Gaines 1724–1730
    5. 5. Robert ((1734)) Gaines 1734–1805
    6. 6. Henry Gaines 1731–1756
    7. 7. Henry ((1733)) Gaines 1733–1811
    8. 8. Isabella Gaines 1737–1744
    9. 9. Benjamin ((1735) Pendleton) Gaines 1735–1818
    10. 10. William (Nathaniel) Gaines 1738–1827
    11. 11. Richard Gaines 1731–1804 m. Jemima\Germina Pendleton 1733–1805
      1. 1. Judith (Pendleton) Gaines 1770–1825 m. Thomas (Cooper) Chancellor 1745–1823
        1. 1. Richard Chancellor 1790–1812
        2. 2. William Chancellor 1799–
        3. 3. Thomas Chancellor 1805–1872
        4. 4. John (Cooper) Chancellor 1803–1865
        5. 5. Benjamin Chancellor 1809–1870
        6. 6. Rebecca Chancellor 1797–1797
        7. 7. James Chancellor 1791–1812
        8. 8. Cooper Chancellor 1793–1793
      2. 2. Elizabeth ((1777)) Gaines 1777–1855
    12. 12. Phillip Gaines 1747–
    13. 13. James (Taylor) Gaines 1742–1830
    14. 14. Reuben Gaines 1748–
    15. 15. Robert ((1740)) Gaines 1740–1832

Richard Gaines's Timeline

7 Records

1685
18 May 1685
Birth of Richard Gaines in Old Rappahannock, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Old Rappahannock, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1700
1700-1704
Age 15
Richard Gaines was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1709
1709
Age 24
Richard Gaines was married in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1724
abt 1724
Age 39
Richard Gaines was married in ,,Virginia,USA
,,Virginia,USA
1730
1730
Age 45
Richard Gaines was married in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1755
13 February 1755
Age 70
Death of Richard Gaines in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
1814
14 Aug 1814
Age 129
Richard Gaines was baptized in Winchfield, Hampshire, England
Winchfield, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1685
    Event Place: Old Rappahannock, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 93.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MTM
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1814
    Event Place: Winchfield, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1700-1704
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1724
    Event Place: ,,Virginia,USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1690; Page Number: 345

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1755
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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