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Thomas William Gaines[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1755 - 1811  (55 years)


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  • Name Thomas William Gaines 
    Birth Jan 1738  Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born Jun 12, 1755  Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Gender Male 
    Will Jan 08, 1811  Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Jan 30, 1811  Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried
    • in same grave as wife
    Notes 
    • The Will of Thomas W. Gaines of Stokes County, NC.
      "In the name of God, Amen.  I, Thomas Gaines of Stokes County and State of North Carolina, being in low state of health, but of sound mind and memory, do this day, being the eighth day of January and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Eleven, do make, ordain and constitute this to be my last will and testament, in form and substance as follows, To wit:
      And first I recommend my soul to God, who gave it through Jesus Christ, Amen.  And second, do leave my worldly estate in the following manner viz: - I give to my beloved wife, Susannah Gaines (in case she survives me) the whole of my estate, real and personal, during her natural life, or so much thereof as she shall choose for her support, if she shall make choice of the former mode, my desire is that my Executors, immediately after her death, prove to appoint three fit men in order to allot off my Estate as I shall hereafter describe, otherwise if she shall make choice of the latter mode that is, only a part of my Estate, my desire is that my Executors proceed without delay.  So soon as such choice shall be made, to make the necessary arrangements agreeable to the mode already pointed out for dividing the balance of my estate in the following manner and first my will and desire is that my son, Phillip Gaines, have no part of my estate for the following reasons, I wish it understood that I have as much real love and affection for him as any of the rest of my children, but having at his first out done more for him then the others and as he has since told me that he was satisfied, without having part of my estate, real or personal.  As it has been a long time since I have seen my son Richard Gaines, and as I know not whether he is dead or alive, my will and desire is that he shall have no part of my Estate either real or personal, but I give and bequeath to his daughter Louisa Gaines, one horse and saddle worth Eighty dollars and two hundred dollars in money: The balance of my estate I desire to be equally divided between my following children, to wit: James S. Gaines, Elizabeth Bohannon, William D. Gaines, Henry P. Gaines, Fanny Cardwell, Susannah Smith, George W. Gaines and Francis T. Gaines - except two hundred and fifty dollars, which I wish to be deducted out of Elizabeth Bohannon's part on account of a bargain which I gave Philemon Bohannon in a tract of land I sold him on Reedy Creek, and except one hundred dollars to be deducted out of Susannah Smith's figure.
      And further my will and desire is that such of my children as have been last mentioned which have not been fixed off with a bed and some other necessaries for house keeping shall be made up equal with the rest.  Whenever my estate shall be laid off into lots, I wish my Executors to choose some person to draw in behalf of the legatees.  My desire is that John Martin and Johnson Clements be my Executors to this my Last Will and Testament, to see the same executed according to its true intent and meaning."
                                                                          (Signed)  Thomas W. Gaines (Seal)
      Witnesses:
      James Lyon, Jr.
      William Boyles, Jr.
      His will was made 1/8/1811 in Stokes Co., North Carolina, it is on record  in  the North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. He was in the Revolutionary War as a Corporal in the 7th Virginia  Infantry Company commanded by Col  Daniel Morgan. Enlisted Aug 30, 1776 as a member of the Culpeper  County Minut emen. He was a member of several regiments as his three year enlistmen,  co-i nsided with Col Daniel Morgan's progress. About May 1778, the 11th(1776-1778)  and 15th Virginia  regiments were incorporated and designated 11th and 15th  Virginia regiments. In Feb 1778  he was at Valley Forge, the muster roll stat ing that he was a private in a detachment of Capt  Long's, Shephard's, West's, and Brady's companies, under the command of LT Philip Slaugher in the  Virgi nia Regiment commanded by Capt Charles Porterfield. In sept 1778, he became a  corporal  in Capt Charles Porterfield's company in the 11th Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col  Daniel Morgan. He was discharged Aug 23, 1779. After his  discharge he lived in Wilkes Co., North Carolina near two of  his brothers, Ja mes and Robert. By 1794 James and Robert had sold  their lands in North Caroli na and moved  to Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Thomas remained in Stokes Co., North Carolina  where he died. He made several trips to Sullivan Co concerning land deals  in which he was involved with his brothers.
    Person ID I88140  mykindred
    Last Modified Jul 29, 2006 

    Father William Henry Gaines,   b. 13 Mar 1704/5, King and Queen county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1792, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Isabella Pendleton,   b. 1712, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 08, 1790, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married circa 1730  Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Dabney Strother,   b. Nov 04, 1745, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 06, 1811, Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married Mar 05, 1768  Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Strother Gaines,   b. 1769, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     2. Elizabeth Strother Gaines,   b. 1772, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     3. Hon. Maj. William Dabney Gaines,   b. Feb 28, 1774, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 25, 1858, Jackson county, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Richard Thomas Gaines,   b. Nov 14, 1776, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     5. Phillip Gaines,   b. 1777, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     6. Henry Pendleton Gaines,   b. Mar 30, 1779, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     7. Frances Henry Gaines,   b. 1783, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     8. Susannah Dabney Gaines,   b. 1785, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     9. George W. Gaines,   b. 1787, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     10. Francis Thornton Gaines,   b. Nov 01, 1789, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     11. Philip Pendleton Gaines,   b. Oct 15, 1768, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 28, 1816, Madison county, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     12. James Strother Gaines,   b. Mar 01, 1769, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 20, 1823, Catawba, Dallas county, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     13. Elizabeth Strother Gaines,   b. Nov 15, 1771, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Y
     14. Hon. Richard Thomas (James) Gaines,   b. Nov 14, 1776, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 12, 1856, Oakland, Alameda county, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     15. Rev. Henry Pendleton Gaines,   b. Mar 30, 1779, Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 01, 1865, Corona, Walker county, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     16. Frances Henry Gaines,   b. Jan 17, 1781, Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1860, Webster county, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     17. Susannah Dabney Gaines,   b. Jan 12, 1785, Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 24, 1860, Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     18. George Washington Gaines,   b. Oct 05, 1787, Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. circa 1862  (Age 74 years)
     19. Francis Thornton Gaines,   b. Nov 01, 1789, Stokes county, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 07, 1841, Sabine county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 51 years)
    Family ID F29598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] Stokes County, NC 1790 Census, Salisbury District, p 178.
      The Thomas Gaines family. The Bohannon, Burge, Cloud, Deatherage, Harris and Jessup families lived in the same district. All of these families interacted in the legal and political affairs of Stokes County between 1790 and 1820.

    2. [S1393] Stokes County NC County Court of Pleas & Quarter S, Vol. 1, 1790 - 1793 pp 1 - 102.

    3. [S1359] Stokes County, NC Deeds, Vol. 1, p 338.

    4. [S1312] Stokes County, NC 1800 Census, Peter's Creek District, p 500.
      The Thomas Gaines family.

    5. [S1134] Stokes County, NC 1810 Census, Peter's Creek District, p 121.
      The Thomas Gaines family.

    6. [S1128] Gedcom - Shirley, Raymond.

    7. [S1865] Gedcom - Viertel, Tony.

    8. [S1404] Gaines Family Genealogy.