Born in Scott, Kentucky, United States
Daughter of Richard George Gaines
and Rebecca Gatewood (Barrett) Gaines
Sister of
Elizabeth (Gaines) Fortson [half], James Gaines, Mary (Gaines) Neal [half], Virginia Gaines, Pendleton Gaines and Granville Gaines
Wife of
John W Davis
— married
24 Nov 1825 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Hilary Offutt Davis
Died
at about age 65
in Woodford, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 May 2012
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Biography
She is the daughter of Richard Gaines and Rebecca Barrett. [1]
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- Fact: Residence (1850) Woodford county, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1860) , Woodford, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1870) Kentucky, United States
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Janice Hardin, May 17, 2012
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 June 2016, 23:43), entry for America Gaines(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KNW2-BW2); contributed by various users.
- Janice Hardin, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Janice and others.
"Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99D5-MSR3?cc=1875188&wc=37T9-W3X%3A173854201%2C1562123602 : 27 March 2015), Woodford > Will records, 1870-1880, Vol. U-W > image 425 of 1047; county courthouses, Kentucky.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with America 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 America:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with America 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 America:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Tom Lisle 
:
23andMe
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~0.39%
Willette (Evans) Frazier :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #368598
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