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Richard Thomas (James) Gaines 1776–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1776

Birth Location: culpeper Co., Virginia

Death Date: 12 NOV 1856

Death Location: Oakland, California

Father: Thomas Gaines

Mother: Susannah Strother

Spouse(s): Isabella Christian, Katherine Gaines, Susannah Norris

Children(s): Louise Gaines, John Gaines, Richard Gaines, John Gaines, Louisa Gaines, John Gaines, Sarah Gaines, William Gaines, Edmund Gaines, Susannah Gaines

The story of Richard Thomas (James) Gaines began in 1776 in culpeper Co., Virginia. Richard Thomas (James) Gaines married Isabella Christian, Katherine J Vincent Gaines, Susannah Norris, and had children including Edmund Pendleton Gaines, John Baptist Gaines, John Strother Gaines, John Vincent Strother Gaines, Louisa Gaines, Louise Gaines, Richard Thomas Gaines, Sarah Ann Gaines, Susannah S Gaines, William Dabney Gaines. Richard Thomas (James) Gaines passed away in 1856 in Oakland, California.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Richard Thomas (James) Gaines began in 1776 in culpeper Co., Virginia.
  • Richard Thomas (James) Gaines married Isabella Christian, Katherine J Vincent Gaines, Susannah Norris, and had children including Edmund Pendleton Gaines, John Baptist Gaines, John Strother Gaines, John Vincent Strother Gaines, Louisa Gaines, Louise Gaines, Richard Thomas Gaines, Sarah Ann Gaines, Susannah S Gaines, William Dabney Gaines.
  • Richard Thomas (James) Gaines passed away in 1856 in Oakland, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gaines
1738–1811
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia
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Susannah Strother
1745–1811
Birth Location: Wakefiled, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Christian
1776–1785
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Katherine Gaines
1785–1842
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Susannah Norris
1798–1851
Birth Location: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
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Children(s)

Louise Gaines
1799–
Birth Location: –
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John Gaines
1807–1882
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, USA
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Richard Gaines
1809–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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John Gaines
1818–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Louisa Gaines
1799–
Birth Location: –
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John Gaines
1826–1867
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Sarah Gaines
1831–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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William Gaines
1835–1853
Birth Location: Texas, USA
WG
Edmund Gaines
1808–1900
Birth Location: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Susannah Gaines
1841–
Birth Location: –
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Richard Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gaines
1776–1856
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

Richard Gaines's Descendants

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Richard (Thomas (James)) Gaines (14 Nov 1776–12 NOV 1856) m. Isabella Christian (1776–1785) m. Katherine (J. Vincent) Gaines (22 JUN 1785–24 APR 1842) m. Susannah Norris (1798–1851)
  1. 1. Louise Gaines 1799–
  2. 2. John (Vincent Strother) Gaines 1807–1882
  3. 3. Richard (Thomas) Gaines 1809–
  4. 4. John (Baptist) Gaines 1818– m. Nancy (Hardin) McMahon 1824–1897
    1. 1. Virginia (Mellisa) Gaines 1841–1903
    2. 2. Phebe (Amanda Vermille) Gaines 1846–1926
    3. 3. Susanna (Louisa) Gaines 1843–
    4. 4. Johnnie (Margaret) Gaines 1849–1905
    5. 5. Mary (E.) Gaines 1853–1921
    6. 6. C (W) Gaines 1857–
  5. 5. Louisa Gaines 1799–
  6. 6. John (Strother) Gaines 1826–1867
  7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Gaines 1831–
  8. 8. William (Dabney) Gaines 1835–1853
  9. 9. Edmund (Pendleton) Gaines 1808–1900
  10. 10. Susannah (S.) Gaines 1841–

Richard Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1776
14 Nov 1776
Birth of Richard Thomas (James) Gaines in culpeper Co., Virginia
culpeper Co., Virginia
1856
12 NOV 1856
Age 80
Death of Richard Thomas (James) Gaines in Oakland, California
Oakland, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1776
    Event Place: culpeper Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1806
    Event Place: Dearborn, Indiana
    Record Source: Age:
    29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1856
    Event Place: Oakland, California
    Record Source: Age:
    79
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