I have proven Eleanor Gaines b ca 1740, d p/7 Mar 1785, Essex Co VA. Eleanor's father was Daniel Gaines b ca 1696, VA, d p/July 1757, Essex Co VA. I also have in my notes that Daniel's parents were Bernard Gaines & Martha Taylor; but I have never been able to prove it.  Hope some one can prove the latter.

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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Margaret Gaines

I am interested in the ancestors of Margaret Gaines (Gloucester, VA)  b. 1706 d. 1780, m. John Henry Prior.  I have her father as George Gaines b. 1675, m. Elnor b. 1675.  Her paternal grandparents as Berndard Gaines (son of Daniel) b. ? and Martha Taylor b. 1670.  This is the rub, birth dates align with Margaret and her parents, but do not align with her grandmother (Elnor), nor with her grandfather, Bernard (although I have no birth date listed, evidence suggests that he could not have been born prior to c. 1663).  Anyone who may have information on this line?

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