Person:Richard Gaines (3)

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Richard Gaines
b.8 Nov 1752 Buck Island, Albemarle County, Virginia
d.9 Nov 1837 Laurens County, South Carolina
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m. 1752
  1. Richard Gaines1752 - 1837
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Name Richard Gaines
Gender Male
Birth? 8 Nov 1752 Buck Island, Albemarle County, Virginia
Marriage to Frances Jolly
Death? 9 Nov 1837 Laurens County, South Carolina


American Revolutionary War Veteran
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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Gaines, Richard - entered service 1774-5 in Culpeper County, Virginia; applied for Pension 1832 in Laurens District, South Carolina & Pension Application rejected, insufficient proof of 6 months service; died 11/9/1837, leaving no widow but children (all living in 1853): Mary Ellen wife of George Tierce, William, Stephen, Henry & James (age 62 in 1853, & resided in Cass County, Georgia); query letter in file states soldier married Elizabeth Broaddus; query letter states soldier died in Poplar Springs, South Carolina, & was buried there, having moved there with father after Revolutionary War. F-R3866, R1041.
References
  1.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21524014/person/1668341032

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