The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-11

NE One result OF our recent unhappy Sec
tionai ronfiiEt was ne destrurt ion5Df our
social system. TIL Chimes I0iap,tch has
done a good work III opening It's columns
TO family sketches. thus giving stlrn,--
LUIS to genealogical Investigations, which,
Will rescue from oblivion many honor
NJ able names. VI 5ss5J 2SE
Tic Rev. rbeophilus Jones, in his his-3
tory Of ,Brecon Ci ty, Wales, n folio edi-l
tlon OF which Is to be found in the Con-
gressional Library, Washington ID. CT
#,5 has given q he orig gin. & and history of a
e. number OF families which embraced some
" Of the earlier settlers Of VI rginn, the
#& chief object q az this clnlInnrys ketchs
8Esofa the Gaines family, Is 10 supplement
the work which has been undertaken by
others, no have for years been engaged
s In the preparation OF n systamaticsrccords
ss OF the several branches &c this numerous
and widely tscattcred family. A n mems
or stimulating further invest igation and
y supplying the ssing links q wliich have
resulted from the destruction i records
'2Ss u !stp proposed to hold IL convention or the
Gaines family at st. & Louis on the 18th
s8o OF $septembsr in the Virginia building. Il;
9a FROM records In the Land Once OF ir-3
@sEina and The State library. which cop-3
tains the history Of colonial and Revoli5.
$%tionary vi III, copies OF Wills. deeds
# court orders and land grants, We find
that SIX members of the Gaines family
had located I'M \ the colony PRIOR to 1850 y
r5S.xrSI
RI tions Henry Gaines. freeman, Lynn;
Mass. Oct. ~ 1893; also Samuel Gaines.
who married nm Wright. April 4 sI6s7;i
moved to s$ Hat field RIA Conn; Ham
IA mot par ers. Is vol. page II {: Rev Gaines
$5 had a ST re In Plant Island, NewberTy.I
III Mass. g1Gii;;8 he married Mary Treadwell.
~ and Ind eight chidren; died, 1855; hence
358 the New iigiand i Gaines : H3s3
The Virg mia fam ils entered Cfiesapetkn
$z Bay. one 20 Ell hem. james C;ainfs settling
on the Eastern Shore in Aoconlnc icou,i-
Is, lf2D: 4 edward. thirty years old sci
# tlcd in 1894 Thomas Gaines anpears In
old Rappafannock. q 81. ana Alexander
e Gaines in 1875. ss 81 G5s 5s
s5 In 1854. the Old Dominion had l,eeii3
divided into eight shared James GaInes
appears In Rnprah;ninock IF by decd,
W. May q 16f3, D. by patent 10. $40 acres OF
5 land. March II 1861 also Thomas Gaines.
IL patented 700 acres. 54th October. 1853 tsee
land book 5. u. f.s-3l. To same, % acres on
lIoskin's Creek g 81 me, acres. ess. Il a..
5s December Is, Il lGtis, Thomas Gaines, Of
T'iscattocnn. decided :3;65 acres 10 John
Eennet Robert Gaines. patented 1SGs
acres IN Old Rappahannncls. north side
river. adjoining he lands of & r obcrts
ID Beverly; same. book 4, ~ 3ea3 400 acres.
3Sf September S. Is77 Robert and Daniel
N. Gaines decided l,l50 acres to Robert May
us field on south side of river. Daniel
Gaines. June II. 1861. patented $50 acres
lin old Rappahannock county On NoYerll-
der 80. 1865 4G osernor Diggs decided 10
Daniel Gaines and John jennings. 200
# aUrcs In old Rapalannock. for bringing
eight settlers July %. 1868, o Daniel
Gaines 400 acres in Same county; nlsoitos
#Dan!el Gaines and Nicholas Willard,
1a,76i acres In 1863 (Book s. p. AIS, Land
ONCE. II 53S ISL 81 IN 3
Z II may be noted that many early set
tiers were brought IN by e.nbers Of the
Gaines family who received therefor
large grants. 5@
3fs The will &of Daniel Gaines, dated 18th
8of August, 1853, recorded rappa hammock
Essex county, gives to his son. Bernard
his silver hilted sword and bell . and Ibis
s seal ring. lie was by record in 1850, p; q
Justice Of tho peace and captain OF
militia. 58 IA
There are records. as well as trad-3
5Btons. that Daniel. Thomas and Robert
S Gaines were brothers. and that they were
S the grand sons Of Sir John Gaines, of
Aberdeen, Wales 155a-16 Cos Ii is children
were Catherine, Thomas, John, Waiter,
FL Rlchardsand Elizabeth. 3s "
sir John Gaines was tho great grandson
Al OF Morgan. tho eldest son8of Sir David
Gaines the fprogentor OF the family - y III
Wales. sf
Brccon county, Wales, was the home
III OF the Gaines family Lat the earliest
known period OF Its history. Originally
the family name in Welsh was Gum,
#;Fnnd subsequently became Games
Tho family was one of stinction, lav-,
sing been among the titled and ruling,
II class III Wales and Great Britain. In
addition to earls and knlghtsS the family
II embraced q: Il ling Of VAles and an En-
All peror of Great Britain.
I'm .Dunn's IIyialdie * Vlsltations Of
Wales, which Was prepared slS, the or
der of tho King, are given tho coat Of
arms$and tile gfneal ogys of th9 Gaines
ssl family In Wales, r he crest Is described
FL MS follows: ,'rlie ..-.sld of silver; a darlsi
lion, Wit Il N crown on its head .'i '8
The gentcaiogy.' lineplEatld collateral, IS
IN given In the Welsh language, In two
sections Tho two part were evidently
prepared by different persons4 Vic larger.
&$contributlon was prepared by nm eminent
# gencalogist Of the time, b A honlas Jones'.
ri WHO says ut the outset: II AZ gs M .s
"Thls pedigree ID truly set forth by.
~ mo. Thomas j ones, finished at Fountain
5 GAZE, he slth day of. NJ arch, b99
$5 in referrikE to the head 8of tho family
Il Mr., Jones makes this important STATE
ment; ~ ssl S. ri III vi
81 From this David Dam or srS David
Gam knisiif, all yeS Games of Breckneg- \
shire and elsewhere aros5 descended. and
NJ from Gladls,S the daughter Of David Gam
all ye3 saug flnns! and nll the Herbertsi
n Of South los are desccnded and ye3
most part of all the noblllty.of England
W IN. b6.) sS s ~
David Gaines was linighted by Henry