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William Nathaniel Gaines 1738–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1738

Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 7 March 1827

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

Father: Richard Gaines

Mother: Dorothy Rawlings

Spouse(s): Ann Strother, Susannah Strother

Children(s): Robert Gaines

William Nathaniel Gaines was born in 1738 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Gaines And Dorothy Dorrity Rawlings. William Nathaniel Gaines married Ann Sarah Strother, Susannah Strother, and had children including Robert Gaines. William Nathaniel Gaines passed away in 1827 in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Nathaniel Gaines was born in 1738 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Gaines And Dorothy Dorrity Rawlings.
  • William Nathaniel Gaines married Ann Sarah Strother, Susannah Strother, and had children including Robert Gaines.
  • William Nathaniel Gaines passed away in 1827 in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Gaines
1686–1755
Birth Location: New Kent Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Dorothy Rawlings
1686–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ann Strother
1745–1820
Birth Location: Virginia
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Susannah Strother
1745–1820
Birth Location: Wakefield Culpepper, Virginia
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Children(s)

Robert Gaines
1765–1833
Birth Location: , , Virginia Colony
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William Gaines's Ancestors

Self
William Gaines
1738–1827
Birth Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Gaines
1686–1755
New Kent Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Dorothy (Dorrity) Rawlings
1686–
Grandparents
James (Thomas Gane Gaines) Gayne
1620–1705
Aberdeen, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Jane) Lawson
1638–1694
Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Scot
1582–1686
Blanche Kemis
1590–1634
Richard Lawson
1590–1658
ELIZABETH HRH
1600–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gynes
1559–1606
Wilford AWBREY
1549–1590
John Kemis
1560–1593
Maud Lewis
1562–
WILLIAM ENGLAND
1580–

William Gaines's Descendants

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William (Nathaniel) Gaines (3 March 1738–7 March 1827) m. Ann (Sarah) Strother (January 1745–4 Nov 1820) m. Susannah Strother (1745–4 November 1820)
  1. 1. Robert Gaines 1765–1833 m. Ann Jenkins 1762–1842
    1. 1. James Gaines 1801–1852 m. Rebecca ((john peter brown jr sister)) Brown 1801–1879
      1. 1. Elizabeth Gaines 1836–1862 m. John (Michael) Brown 1828–1911
        1. 1. Michael (Newton aka Newt) Brown 1862–1951 m. Lillian (G.) Hammenstaffer 1872–1932 m. Eva (Della) Brown 1872–1932
      2. 2. Catherine (Kat) Gaines 1839–1911
      3. 3. Mary Gaines 1833–1905

William Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1738
3 March 1738
Birth of William Nathaniel Gaines in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
1827
7 March 1827
Age 89
Death of William Nathaniel Gaines in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1738
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1827
    Event Place: Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America
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