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William Henry Gaines 1737–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1737

Birth Location: Middlesex Settlement, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 March 1827

Death Location: Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Richard* Gaines

Mother: Dorothy* Rawlings

Spouse(s): Sarah Strother

Children(s): Mary Gaines

William Henry Gaines was born in 1737 in Middlesex Settlement, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Edward Gaines And Dorothy Rawlings. In 1764, William Henry Gaines resided in Rent Rolls, Culpeper County, VA. In 1780, William Henry Gaines resided in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. William Henry Gaines married Sarah Ann Strother, and had children including Mary Polly Gaines. William Henry Gaines passed away in 1827 in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Henry Gaines was born in 1737 in Middlesex Settlement, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Edward Gaines And Dorothy Rawlings.
  • In 1764, William Henry Gaines resided in Rent Rolls, Culpeper County, VA.
  • In 1780, William Henry Gaines resided in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
  • William Henry Gaines married Sarah Ann Strother, and had children including Mary Polly Gaines.
  • William Henry Gaines passed away in 1827 in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard* Gaines
1685–1755
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Dorothy* Rawlings
1686–1786
Birth Location: Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Strother
1745–1811
Birth Location: Culpeper Township, Culpeper Settlement, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
SS

Children(s)

Mary Gaines
1765–1830
Birth Location: Augusta, Albemarle, VA, USA
MG

William Gaines's Ancestors

Self
William Gaines
1737–1827
Birth Place: Middlesex Settlement, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard* Edward Gaines
1685–1755
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Dorothy* Rawlings
1686–1786
Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gaines's Descendants

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William (Henry) Gaines (3 March 1737–7 March 1827) m. Sarah (Ann) Strother (1 January 1745–6 February 1811)
  1. 1. Mary ((Polly)) Gaines 1765–1830 m. George FINLEY 1743–1809
    1. 1. Lucinda Finley 1793–1874 m. William (Harrison) Pennebaker 1788–1874
      1. 1. John (Hearst Pennebaker) . 1823–1909 m. Mary (Ann) Herrell 1824–1885
        1. 1. D (D) Pennebaker 1860–1915 m. Alice (A (Allie) Hendricks) . 1860–1943

William Gaines's Timeline

8 Records

1737
3 March 1737
Birth of William Henry Gaines in Middlesex Settlement, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Middlesex Settlement, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
1764
1764
Age 27
William Henry Gaines resided here in Rent Rolls, Culpeper County, VA
Rent Rolls, Culpeper County, VA
1780
1780
Age 43
William Henry Gaines resided here in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
1789
1789
Age 52
William Henry Gaines resided here in No Township Listed, Mercer County, KY
No Township Listed, Mercer County, KY
1800
1800
Age 63
William Henry Gaines resided here in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Mercer, Kentucky, United States
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 73
William Henry Gaines resided here in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Mercer, Kentucky, USA
1820
1820
Age 83
William Henry Gaines resided here in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Mercer, Kentucky, United States
1827
7 March 1827
Age 90
Death of William Henry Gaines in Mercer City District Township, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Mercer City District Township, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1737
    Event Place: Middlesex Settlement, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Owen, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Rent Rolls, Culpeper County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782 [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024443; Page Number: 38; Family Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Mercer County, KY
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Mercer, Kentucky; Roll: 7; Page: 314; Image: Kym252_7-0327; FHL Roll: 0181352

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Mercer, Kentucky; Page: 96; NARA Roll: M33_26; Image: 105

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1827
    Event Place: Mercer City District Township, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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