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William Henry GAINES 1754–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1754

Birth Location: Culpeper, VA, AMERICA

Death Date: 22 Jun 1818

Death Location: Prince William, VA USA

Father: Richard GAINES

Mother: Ann CORNELIUS

Spouse(s): Jenny BOTTS

Children(s): Edmund GAINES, Seth GAINES, Mary GAINES, Cornelius GAINES, Nathaniel GAINES, Richard GAINES, William GAINES, Elizabeth GAINES

William Henry GAINES was born in 1754 in Culpeper, VA, AMERICA, the child of Richard Gaines And Ann Nancy Cornelius. William Henry GAINES married Jenny Jane Botts, and had children including Cornelius Gaines, Edmund Augustine Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Mary Gaines, Nathaniel Gaines, Richard Henry Gaines, Seth Gaines, William Pendleton Gaines. William Henry GAINES passed away in 1818 in Prince William, VA USA.

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Biography

  • William Henry GAINES was born in 1754 in Culpeper, VA, AMERICA, the child of Richard Gaines And Ann Nancy Cornelius.
  • William Henry GAINES married Jenny Jane Botts, and had children including Cornelius Gaines, Edmund Augustine Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines, Mary Gaines, Nathaniel Gaines, Richard Henry Gaines, Seth Gaines, William Pendleton Gaines.
  • William Henry GAINES passed away in 1818 in Prince William, VA USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William GAINES's Ancestors

Self
William GAINES
1754–1818
Birth Place: Culpeper, VA, AMERICA
Parents
Richard GAINES
1731–1804
Culpeper, Culpeper, VA, AMERICA
Ann (Nancy) CORNELIUS
1736–1758
Amelia, VA, AMERICA
Grandparents
William (Henry) GAINES
1705–1796
King Queen, VA AMERICA
Isabella PENDLETON
1712–1790
Norwich, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Rowland (CORNELIUS) III
1698–1765
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, VA AMERICA
Rebekah PECK
1702–1770
Culpeper, Culpeper, VA, AMERICA
Great-Grandparents
Richard GAINES
1686–1755
Catherine MADISON
1693–1760
Henry PENDLETON
1683–1721
Mary TAYLOR
1688–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip PENDLETON
1654–1721
Isabella HURT
1654–1724

William GAINES's Descendants

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William (Henry) GAINES (13 Mar 1754–22 Jun 1818) m. Jenny (Jane) BOTTS (08 Jan 1757–1826)
  1. 1. Edmund (Augustine) GAINES 1781–1822 m. Nancy (Anne) BRAWNER 1785–1853
    1. 1. Albert (Galantine) GAINES 1811–1850 m. Susan BOTTS 1816–1900
      1. 1. Virginia (Mason) GAINES 1846–1929 m. James (William) CARR 1842–1908
        1. 1. William (Gaines) CARR 1871–1962 m. Catherine (Virginia) ENTWISLE 1869–
        2. 2. Henry (J) CARR 1888–
        3. 3. Albert (Botts Minor) CARR 1877–
    2. 2. Edwin (Ruthven) GAINES 1817–
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) GAINES 1820–1854
    4. 4. Flora (A) GAINES 1809–
    5. 5. Sarah (Anne) GAINES 1816–
    6. 6. Susan GAINES 1816–
    7. 7. Thomas (Brawner) GAINES 1807–1856
    8. 8. Pendleton (M) GAINES 1814–
  2. 2. Seth GAINES 1800–1834
  3. 3. Mary GAINES 1794–1850
  4. 4. Cornelius GAINES 1779–1847
  5. 5. Nathaniel GAINES 1798–
  6. 6. Richard (Henry) GAINES 1788–1854
  7. 7. William (Pendleton) GAINES 1791–1857
  8. 8. Elizabeth GAINES 1789–

William GAINES's Timeline

2 Records

1754
13 Mar 1754
Birth of William Henry GAINES in Culpeper, VA, AMERICA
Culpeper, VA, AMERICA
1818
22 Jun 1818
Age 64
Death of William Henry GAINES in Prince William, VA USA
Prince William, VA USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1754
    Event Place: Culpeper, VA, AMERICA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, VA USA
    Record Source: Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1818
    Event Place: Prince William, VA USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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