Francis Gaines (1759 - 1825)

Born 1759 in Albemarle County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Judith Barnett (Lively) Gaines — married 15 Dec 1815 in Elbert, GA

Descendants

Died Oct 1825 at about age 66 in Rock Branch, Elbert, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Name

Francis /Gaines/^[1][2][3]

Birth

1759

Albemarle Co., VA

BETWEEN 1752 AND 1759

Culpepper, VA^[4]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1759

Residence

1787

VA, Albemarle^[5]

1790

Albemarle VA^[6]

BETWEEN 1792 AND 1805

GA, Elbert

1820

Elbert Co, GA with wife and 2 f ch. under 10^[7]

Event

Military

Revolutionary War^[8][9]

Military

Land Grant

Burial

Ruckersville Nr. F.Gaines Cem.,Elbert Co.,GA

Will

12 OCT 1825

Nov. 1825, Richard Harper,Test.^[10]

Property

VA,Albemarle,Buck Island Creek, (land grant)

1784

Burial ground bet. Rock Branch and Taliaferro Gaines Creek Branches in Frank Alexander's pature^[11]

Deed, Francis Gaines to Robert T. Gaines^[12]

Land Grants^[13]

175 acres of land on Coldwater Creek, Elbert Co. GA from Hezekiah and Rebecca Bailey. Land sold to R.T. Gaines 1805.

7 OCT 1797^[14]

202.5 acres, 131th Dist. 1st section,Lee Co. #199

7 DEC 1835

Note

Residence: home dwelling at foot of a hill, west side of Rock Branch. east of Mr. S.A.Stowers present home. Piles of field stones will identify location of dwelling and kitchen. His home and kitchen were built of hewn forest pine logs: a bold spring was located about 50 feet n. of the dwelling. The wagon road running East and West passed on North Side of dwelling. His negro quarters were located on a bluff across Rock Branch about 600 feet from the dwelling. His family burying ground is located on same bluff just a short distance south from where negro quarters stood. The land on which negro quarters stood and the burying ground is located, now belongs to Mr. Frank Alexander. The land on which dwelling and kitchen stood belongs to Mr. S.A. Stowers: (Francis Gaines of Albemarle Co. VA by Thomas R. Gaines, M.D.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S70 Data: Text: Francis Gaines b. abt. 1754 in Culpepper, VA d. Oct. 1825 in Elbert, GA m. 15 Dec 1815 in Elbert Co. GA Judy Barnett Lively. Rita Lynn (Ray)Hand 12609 Old Well Court Hampton, GA 30228
2. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: looking for info on Francis Gaines b.1759 m Judy Lively in Albemarle Co, Va. moved to Elbert Co., GA. Believe descended from Sir John Gaines from Brecon, Wales(1559-1606).
3. ↑ Source: #S72 Data: Text: Francis Gaines R.S b. abt 1759 Culpepper Co. VA d. ca 1825 in Elbert Co., GA. He m. Judy Lively of Elbert Co.,Ga d. Elbert Co. GA. Child: Richard Strother Gaines b. 25 Sep 1784 of Elbert Co. GA m. Annie Alexander 10 Mar 1811 and d. 24 Nov 1870, Hart Co. GA.
4. ↑ Source: #S73 Data: Text: Robert Taliaferro Gaines parents were: Francis Gaines b. 1759, Albemarle Co. VA,d. Oct 1825 Elbert Co. GA and Judy Lively b? d.
5. ↑ Source: #S74
6. ↑ Source: #S75
7. ↑ Source: #S76
8. ↑ Source: #S77
9. ↑ Source: #S78 Data: Text: DAR App # 630246 (Robert)
10. ↑ Source: #S79 Data: Text: ...wife,Judy Gaines,,,,Children: R.T. Gaines,Polly Henderson,William Crawford,Sally McMullan, Judy Barnett,Mary Elizabeth,Livingston P.,Francis Gaines,Jr.. Adm. R.T. Gaines, William Crawford and Richard S. Gaines. Wit: Richard Harper,John Cunningham,James B. Alexander.
11. ↑ Source: #S73 Data: Text: Just across the creek, the Francis Gaines house stood on another knoll. There are ten graves, some legible and som non-legible, while others are unmarked. The local chapter of the SAR through money raised by Francis's descendant's, erected a monument on his grave five feet high and three feet wide.
12. ↑ Source: #S80 Data: Text: (See cd)
13. ↑ Source: #S73 Data: Text: Francis Gaines was awarded two land grants totalling 1200 acres of land in Elbert Co.,GA Prior to moving to GA in 1792 and after the Revolutionary War ending Apr. 19, 1783, he received a grant of 400 acres of land on North Fork Buck Island Creek, Albemarle Co.,VA on July 20,1784 for his Revolutionary War service in that VA county.
14. ↑ Source: #S81

Source: Data collected by researcher Rita Hand in 1997; obtained from RootsWeb by Bob Nichol (Nichol-198) in the early 2000s. No further data available at present.

• Source: S89 Author: Mary Old Title: Ancestors of Mary Ann Gillam and Stephen Old Abbreviation: Mary Old Publication: RootsWeb/4 Mar 2004 Repository: #R40 Media: Electronic Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S71 Title: NMMK04B@@prodigy.com (MRS LYNN G SANDERS) Abbreviation: NMMK04B@@prodigy.com (MRS LYNN G SANDERS) Italicized: Y
• Source: S72 Title: Afn 29X7-J9 Abbreviation: Afn 29X7-J9 Italicized: Y
• Source: S73 Title: John K. Adams, <JKA1941@@aol.com> Abbreviation: John K. Adams, <JKA1941@@aol.com> Italicized: Y
• Source: S74 Title: Tax List Abbreviation: Tax List Italicized: Y
• Source: S75 Title: 1790 census Abbreviation: 1790 census Italicized: Y
• Source: S76 Title: Livingston? Abbreviation: Livingston? Italicized: Y
• Source: S77 Title: Georgia Roster of the Revolution, Abbreviation: Georgia Roster of the Revolution, Italicized: Y
• Source: S78 Title: Revolutionary Soldiers from VA Abbreviation: Revolutionary Soldiers from VA Italicized: Y
• Source: S79 Title: Will,Francis Gaines,Oct.12, 1825 Abbreviation: Will,Francis Gaines,Oct.12, 1825 Italicized: Y
• Source: S80 Title: Deed,Francis Gaines to Robert T. Gaines Abbreviation: Deed ,Francis Gaines to Robert T. Gaines Italicized: Y
• Source: S81 Title: Elbert Co. GA Deed Book G, P. 142 and book J. P. 178 Abbreviation: Elbert Co. GA Deed Book G, P. 142 and book J. P. 178 Italicized: Y

Acknowledgments

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Following comment by Henry G. Drennan 9/17/2021

Francis, son of Hirome Sr. and Margaret Taliaferro Gaines, born 1759 and died October 1825. Francis married Judy Lively about 1780 in Albemarle Co. Va. Francis was born near Buck Island Creek in Albemarle Co. Va. He came to Elbert County, Ga. in 1792. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. Francis has an old fieldstone to mark his grave with the inscription “F.G. 1759 – 1825”. In the late summer of 1998 a group of about 30 of the descendants of Francis and Judy banded together and placed a large memorial to their grave. This group of descendants was from all over the United States. It has been planned to dedicate the memorial in May 1999. The Sons of the American Revolution will be in charge of the dedication. Francis’s will was probated in Elbert Co. Ga. Nov. 1, 1825. Will book N 1825-1829. On this original will on record Francis signs his name with an “X”. This leads me to think he could not read or write, if this is true, could he have been an officer in the Revolutionary War? One source states the Mormons family history center has in their records Judy Lively was born about 1769 in Albermarle Co. Va. If this is true and she married Francis Gaines about 1780 she would have been about 11 years old. This could not be true; one of the dates must be incorrect. Mr. Leon Stratton, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and also a descendant of Francis Gaines has formulated a Biography of Francis Gaines. He did this with the help of his wife, a long time member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is as follows: “Francis Gaines, born ca. 1759 in Albemarle County, Virginia, was a direct descendant of Sir John Gaines who came from Brecon, Wales to America about 1606. He was an officer in the Revolutionary War. He married Judy Lively in 1792. They then moved from Virginia to Georgia by way of an Indian Trail, which became highway 29. He was Granted 1200 acres of land for his War Service. The home Francis built was made of pine logs, hewn with axes. It was located on the west side of Rock Branch. There was a large spring north of his house. His slave quarters were across Rock Branch from his house. They settled on Rock Branch and built their home across the creek from where we are today. He drew land in the Land Lottery, drew more land in several other Land Lotteries, and bought and sold other lands after moving to Georgia. Francis was not an educated man. He could not write his name; however, he was a smart businessman and owned many wheat and corn mills on Coldwater Creek and Pickens Creek. Some of the original land grant is still in the Gaines Family. It has not been sold or traded outside the family. Francis was a generous person and some of the land was given to several Churches so that houses of Worship might be erected. Francis Gaines died in 1825 and his will was recorded in Elbert County. He Willed all of his assets to his wife for her life time, except his shot gun which he willed to his oldest son.” End of Drennan comment