The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-18

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There was d marriage In Chesteriieid
county. Va. Of uegcrson Cox, and Ma.
tilda Adkins; perhaps the ADKINS lived
III Chesterfield.
4 daughter OF Hegerson Cox Rhoda5
,ox, married REV. Peter Minor Carey.
4 Chesterfield county.
~. CT" Belle Vernon. Pa.
More will be given OIL Wilcox and Tay-5
Or In our next. -. =. M. u
~. w. b: what we can find of de-
scendniits Of edward Broadnnx c.fI the
Virginia Assembly, 174S, and William
,Broadnax, will be given III our next. 5s
QUERIES AND LETTERS.
We would refer the writer of e1e fol
lowing letter IN giving queries on the
Gaines ana Pendlcton families, that
lengthy article on Gaines was given on
September 18th in this column. and one
also on February 7al,, 1904, on Pendlcton,5
which, II consulted might throw some
light on the queries asked however, our
Gaines article concerned mostly the Ehs-
3lish family, and our correspondent. gives
chiefly tia Virginia line, which Is valuable
ana shows The connection with many Of
Ahe carly families Of note. Tho writer
would emphasize tho mistake correspoil-
dents too often make IN emitting dates,
especially OF births. marriages or; Deaths
MI Bible records are supposed TO give
correct dates, and lheso should be rig
idly retained by tho copylst. We would
request also more distinct writing, which
in many cases IS scarcely lesible, and
with so many nourishcs rs to lead us
Into error. We are writing for posterity
and future generations; so let nll be MS
accurate as possible. Some names nnd
dates have been sadly mutlated, but
solely on account Of the writing Of our
correspondents. If any answers can be
given to the following queries they should
be sent at once: Il. c. M.
Characterization.
William Henry and James Gaines,
brothers, married ESQ the book statcs)
about 1920, respectively Isabella ana
Mary, sisters OF Judge Edmund pendleton,
the patriot and jurist OF your city, Rich
mond Cannot some ono give us correct
dates of their marriage. and names OF
their children in order Of birth? William
Henry Gaines died 1880; James. l7S6 we
have will Of the latter, but not former
named brother. OF the children Of Will
liam Henry and Isabella (Pendleton)
Gaines, their son, Philip, and daughter
Isabella, who married a Brown. we can
get no information Of. Too bad! to nave
them left out. when their six brothers
and sisters are traced, at least In part
to the present generation. Let all whose
veins flow the blood Of such noble and
worthy ancestry take m interest. MY
greatest difficulty has been to secure l5ible3
records; in some instances the writing
OF three or four letters before they made,
the copies for me; and so I would impress
here upon all the great value OF SUCH
dates for itsis truly surprising how Oh.
ten the names are given by members OF
the family not in order OF birth. Where
we have dates, this error should not oc-$
cur Again, sisters are given us as wives
OF their brothers-in-law, when. being to-
tai strangers, how can the compiler know
of this error? And yet tho critics Will
pronounce us careless, incompetent or
Indifferent. So my plea lis to those IN
possession Of authentic data. to carefully
COPY thelr3records, with full names and
dates, for this Rcolumn is daily growing
more valuable to: Its subscribers.
I have had notice of three copies OF
Gaines table, running back several hun
dretl years-one destroyed In North Caro-
lima during theG war; one owned by 4
brother Of General Edmund Pendleton5
Gaines, was burned in his home; While y
third, in Kentucky. wds found missing
after the fathers death, presumably
loaned Is some mem berrof the family but
could never atraced.a9If that table Is
still In existence, will not somebody copy
1t fo, publication.sthat it, may be pre-:
served to posferity?fsI have In many ways
tried 10 find this record. All who can do
SO. make inquiry about It, and we may yet
find 1t laid away and possibly forgotten.
or perchance there was a fourth COPY
of the same paper, yet to be. found. )
am specially. anxious to find some of :
tho descendants of Francis Gaines. Sir,
who lived in King and Queen county,
Va, who died 1774, leaving the, following
children, viz, Francis. Catherine wife OF
Charles Collier), Mary Spencer, Hannah.
Thomas. Harry. Betty, Ann,5 Patty, lie
made his widow, Betty, and his bro1her,s
Robert Gaines, his cxecu tors. Presunl-8
ably this is the same family from Glouces-$
ter county, as from Register OF Abing-
don Parish" we have: francis, son OF
Francis and Sarah Gaines, baptized F'ep-5
ruary 9, IT'S: Elizabeth, their daughter,
born May 2af1 baptized June 10, ll5l;
Mary, born August 49, 1888. John Perrins.
the son Of Sarah Gaines died March II,
1873 (evidently she was the widow I'errins
before her marriage to Francis Galnesl.
Sarah, the wife OF Mr.. francis Gaines,
was buried October We 10. 1876, - q
The second wife, Elizabeth (Betty),E
was who? We also have will OF a.
Francis Gaines with wife Dorothy, who
died 1775, leaving son James, dnugh' e,s
Dorothy, susannah Carter, Elizabeth
Yates, Anna Martin. Sallie Brasfi'ld. we
only trace this family IN part, p uts iil uNS
tho connec,;nn. and woh'l ssiEe ~, ,s'tna {
other descendants, as we'll as something
more OF John Gaines whose will pro
bate granted George Ball, Jr, and VII
liam Garlinston, March, 1885, May
Gaines; orphan of John Gaines, received
her part or her fathers estate January
.. 1850. Can this bc the same John Gaines
mentioned in his fathers viii? john
Gaines. dated April 2.t171s. mentions
Thomas. John (?), William Mary. Isl'z1-5
beth. sarah, Margaret Pendloton. Philip.
brother Of the sisters, who married the
Gaines brothers. married Martha (who %,
and is said to have had fifteen children
five daughters married and living az tlnie
OF Ills death, 177s, wiz Mrs. Edmund
Waller, Mrs Richard Gaines, Mrs. Mas
scy Thomas, Mrs. Mildred Crurnerfl and
Mrs. John Roy; OF the sons. Henry, John.
Edmund, Philip and Mlcajnl are the only
names Of which ! have heard, and Mica
jah Is The only one OF tho sons ! trace,
surely some OF the descendants OF this