Richard Gaines

1686 - 1755  (69 years)

• Name	Richard Gaines
  Birth	1686	VA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DB28911766403545BC2F21A870CE68C1E61A
  Death	13 Feb 1755	Culpeper Co., VA
  Person ID	I77838	sorrells
  Last Modified	26 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Enoch Gaines,   b. 1658, VA
  Family ID	F30751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Madison,   b. 1683, Rappahannock Co., VA d. 1760, Culpeper Co., VA (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. William Henry Gaines,   b. 1731, King and Queen Co., VA d. 1796, Ware Shoals, Laurens Co., SC (Age 65 years)   2. Thomas Gaines   d. 1755   3. James Gaines   4. Richard Gaines   5. Edmond Gaines   6. William Gaines   7. Joseph Gaines   8. Mary Gaines   9. Catherine Gaines   10. Isabella Gaines   11. Sara Gaines
  Family ID	F30746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Gemima Pendleton
  Family ID	F30754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024

  
  

• Photos		Richard Gaines tombstone
  		Richard Gaines cemetry plot

  
  

• Notes

  American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Name: Richard Gaines Birth Date: 1750-1759 Birth Place: Virginia, USA Volume: 60 Page number: 100 Reference: Heads of Fams. At the First U.s. Census. Va. By U.s. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (189p.):14, 23, 40, 80, 89, 98 Richard Gaines Birth 1686 Virginia, USA Death 13 Feb 1755 (aged 68–69) Culpeper County, Virginia, USA Cenotaph Locust Hill Cemetery Culpeper County, Virginia, USA Memorial ID 51893594 On the back side of his son Henry's marker in Laurens County, SC, is this inscription: "Richard Gaines 1686-1759. Had Black Boy Servant Pompey. Married Miss Pendleton. Had 2 sons killed in Braddock Defeat about 1755. Buried in Culpeper Co., VA." The marriage information appears to be incorrect unless it was a second or third marriage. Gravesite Details Locust Hill Cemetery is the Gaines Family Cemetery. Either his body lies in an unmarked grave or the headstone has been removed. Family Members Parents James Gaines 1630–1682 Jane Gaines 1638–1694 Spouse Catherine Madison Gaines 1683–1760 Children William Henry Gaines 1704–1796 James Gaines 1709–1785 Thomas Gaines 1725–1795 Henry Gaines 1731–1796