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William Dabney Gaines 1774–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1774

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

Death Date: 25 October 1858

Death Location: Rocky Springs, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Thomas Gaines

Mother: Susannah Strother

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The story of William Dabney Gaines began in 1774 in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America. William Dabney Gaines passed away in 1858 in Rocky Springs, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dabney Gaines began in 1774 in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • William Dabney Gaines passed away in 1858 in Rocky Springs, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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William Gaines's Ancestors

Self
William Gaines
1774–1858
Birth Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas William Gaines
1738–1811
Orange, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Dabney) Strother
1745–1811
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William ((1705)) Gaines
1704–1796
King and Queen County, Virginia
Isabella ((1710)) Pendelton
1710–1790
King and Queen County, Virginia
William Strother
1702–1752
King George County, VA, Virginia, USA
Susannah Dabney
1698–1752
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Gaines
1685–1755
Jemima\Gemima Pendleton
1686–
Henry Pendleton
1683–1721
Mary Taylor
1688–1770
John Dabney
1665–1699
Sarah Jennings
1684–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gayne
1620–1705
Elizabeth Lawson
1638–1694
Isabella Minor
1663–1706
Philip Pendleton
1654–1721
Isabella (Hart)
1654–1724
James Taylor
1635–1698
Cornelius (d'Aubigné)
1640–1694
Edith Morrison
1631–1686
John Jones
1640–1678

William Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1774
28 February 1774
Birth of William Dabney Gaines in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
1858
25 October 1858
Age 84
Death of William Dabney Gaines in Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1774
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1858
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Springs, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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