Margaret
Gaines
formerly [surname unknown] aka Rouzee, Bernard
[uncertain]
Born about in Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Ralph Rouzee Sr.
— married
10 Jul 1653 in Lancaster County, Colony of Virginia
Wife of
Daniel Gaines
— married
about 1662 in Colony of Virginia
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 65
in Sittingbourne Parish, Rappahannock County, Colony of Virginia
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Biography
Ancestor of James Madison, 4th US President.
According to a very well-researched piece on Daniel Gaines:[1]
- "... the marriage date of (1662 for Daniel) Gaines is derived from the record whereby John Catlett turned over the property of his half brother’s children to Gaines in January 1662 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia. The 1662 event signaled a recent marriage to the children’s mother thus identifying her as Margaret, the widow of Ralph Rouzee. Tradition has called her Margaret Bernard, because the couple named a child Bernard. However there are no corroborating records supporting this conclusion. From this January 1662 date it is reasonable to conclude the issue of the Gaines-(?) Rouzee union were born no earlier than late 1663." [During this era, January 1662 was towards the end of the year; after 25 March the year became 1663.]
Research Notes
Vital Statistics
Death
An alternate, unsourced death date of 1686 in Sittingbourne Parish, Rappahannock County, Colony of Virginia, was previously listed in this merged profile.
Disputed Origins
While there are many trees on other sites with parents for this person, please do not add parents without reliable sources.
Sources
See also:
- "Margaret Bernard: The Story As I Know It," MaierAssociates.com (http://www.maierassociates.com/Genie/gbber010.html).
See also - other family trees:
- "Margaret Daningerfield (unknown) (1636-bet. 1684–1686)," Geni.com (profile). [appears to only reference other family trees]
- "Ancestry of James Madison, 4th US President," FamousKin.com (Ahnentafel #31).
- Ancestry Profile for Margaret Bernard (1625–1686). [unsourced]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~0.59%
Carol (Gilstrap) Scott
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Z737309 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z737309 [compare], FTDNA kit #604307
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~0.39%
Hugh Catlett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A982717 [compare], Ancestry member hogtrader
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~0.39%
Doris (King) Leger :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T977647 [compare]
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Categories: US President Direct Ancestor | Rappahannock County, Virginia Colony | Virginia Colonists
According to this page, Margaret married, first, Daniel Gaines and secondly, Ralph Rowzee. Her maiden name is uncertain.
According to this page, Margaret married, first, Daniel Gaines and secondly, Ralph Rowzee. Her maiden name is uncertain.
Darlene, since there is no person-profile managing this profile, could you please use your Leader powers to change her LNAB to Unknown?
edited by Robin Lee
edited by Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill
Daniel Gaines possibly is my line through a grandson George Gaines who married Elinor Brown. Their daughter Martha married John Pryor in VA, and he later became a member of the House of Commons of North Carolina. Martha [maiden name of Gaines has not been proven per DAR] Pryor can be used for membership in DAR and SAR as she furnished supplies for the American Army/Rev War.