The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Biography
Henry was born about 1769. Rev. Gaines passed away in 1833.
Notes
Date and location of birth estimated based on parents' marriage date and likelihood that father did not leave Virginia until after the death of his first wife.
Birth: "American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)", database Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 60; Page number: 97 Ancestry Record 3599 #2871804 (accessed 29 September 2023) Henry Gaines born in 1770-1779 in Virginia, USA.
Marriage Bond: "North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868", database Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977 Ancestry Record 4802 #48200 (accessed 29 September 2023) Henry Gaines marriage to Susana Featherston in Lincoln.
Birth: "American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)", database Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 60; Page number: 97 Ancestry Record 3599 #2871804 (accessed 29 September 2023) Henry Gaines born in 1770-1779 in Virginia, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry: