Individual Details

ID: I1298

Name: Daniel Gaines

Sex: M

Birth: 1614

Note:

Daniel Gaines was born 1614. His father is listed as Thomas Gaines who immigrated to Virginia about 1650. This information seems to come from a book on the Gaines Family by Calvin Suthherd.

Daniel, married the widow Margaret Bernard Rowzee about 1650 probably in Virginia soon after arriving there with his father. Daniel was in the Militia and carried the title Captain when they wed.

The children of Daniel and Margaret were:

1. Bernard Gaines born 1650 wed Martha Taylor

2. Elizabeth Gaines born 1652 wed John Catlett Jr.

3. Margaret Gaines born about 1653, died about 1719

4. Mary Gaines born about 1654 wed John Smith

Daniel was a distinguished and trusted man of the community. He was the first Justice of the Peace in Rappahannock Ct, and active in an Amherst County committee in 1671. He was appointed attorney in a deed transfer in 1667, and thus noted in Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol III: Early Immigrants to Virginia by Greer. Cavaliers and Pioneers by Nugent, page 334.

The will of Daniel was written August 18, 1682 and proved October 16, 1684 in Old Rappahannock. In the will he mentions wife Margaret, children Bernard, Margaret and Mary, sons in law (stepsons) Ralph Rowzee and John Smith, the deceased Col. John Catlett and son, kinsman John Catlett, Jr.

Margaret had at least one child by her first marriage. In Old churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia by Meade 1857 the Catlett’s were described as "planters of the respectable, yet not most opulent class".

There is great disagreement on whom their daughter Margaret married.

One website, oatman16@aol.com states their daughter Margaret Gaines wed 1st John Prosser and 2nd Symon Miller.

A Second website, TEbel2888@aol.com states that the daughter Margaret Gaines wed Ralph Rowzee, who may have been her stepbrother. They had 8 children and he died in 1719. Margaret is mentioned in the will the same way that Mary and John Smith were, so it seems more likely that this Margaret wed Ralph Rowzee. However, we don’t know if it was her stepbrother or another Ralph Rowzee. It would be helpful to read Mr. Rowzee’s will.

A third website, enterpri@cswnet.com states this Margaret wed the Honorable John Pryor and had a daughter Mildred Pryor.

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Change Date: 27 AUG 2002 at 11:29:27

Father: Thomas Gaines b: 1580 in Wales

Mother: Blanche Kemis

Marriage 1 Margret Benard b: 1625

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Children

Margaret Gains b: 1644

Sources:

Title: GEDCOM File : gentracker.ged

Author: Joesph Lafayette Murray

Abbrev: fate murray

Abbrev: GEDCOM File : gentracker.ged

Date: 8 JAN 2002


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Daniel Gaines, son of Thomas and grandson of Sir John Gaines, direct descendant of Bryehan, King of Wales, among whose descendants were Beli (Heli) The Great, emperor of Great Britain: St. David, Patron Saint of Wales, Roderick the Great, from whom descends King George of England, and Llewellyn the Great, last and probably the greatest of Welch Kings (who reigned 1194 to 1240). Captain Daniel Gaines was born about 1623 in England, died about 1683. He made his will in Sittingbourne, Parish, Rappahannock--now Richmond County, Virginia, which was probated 16 October 1684. He was Captain in Virginia Militia in 1680. His four children are mentioned.

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== Biography ==The Daniel Gaines who came to Virginia in the mid 17th Century was a captain in the Virginia Militia in 1680.Virginia Colonial Militia, by William Armstrong Crozier (1651-1776) He received land grants in 1653 and 1663, was a justice of the peace in 1670, and a military and civil officer in 1680. ''Woodford County (Fourth Installment)'', by William E. Railey, The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Volume 19, No. 55, January 1921, p. 84
Daniel Gaines married Margaret, the widow of Ralph Rouzee, and they had three children, all mentioned in Daniel's will of 1682: [http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTS/Chart036/DanielGaines.pdf DANIEL GAINES OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA, By Margaret Amundson, undated]
# Margaret
# Bernard
# Mary
The National Society of Madison Family Descendants and Gary Boyd Roberts both claim that Daniel Gaines' daughter "Elizabeth" married John Catlett II, but there is no primary source evidence for this, and no record that Daniel Gaines had a daughter named Elizabeth. Instead, the evidence suggests that John Catlett II's second wife was Daniel and Margaret Gaines' daughter Mary.
Some accounts state that Daniel Gaines married the "Miss Rowzie" who was half sister of the immigrant John Catlett II, but she was actually the widow of his half-brother and is clearly identified in his will dated 18 Aug 1682 as "Margaret." Daniel's will was made in Sittingbourne Parish, Rappahannock County, now Richmond County, Virginia. It was probated 16 Oct 1684.
Other key information from Margaret Amundson's paper on Daniel Gaines: * Daniel Gaines was in court January 1662 after marrying Margaret, the widow of Ralph Rouzee, to accept transfer of the property of Ralph Rouzee and Margaret's children from Ralph Rouzee's half-brother John Catlett.* Margaret had two children mentioned in her first husband's will: Ralph, Jr. and Sarah [''who later married John Smith'']* Daniel signed his will on 18 Aug 1682 William Montgomery Sweeny, comp., Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia1656-1692, (Lynchburg,VA, Greenville, S. C.: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1947/1998, p. 108-109** mentioning his wife Margaret, son Bernard, daughters Margaret and Mary, sons-in-law Ralph Rowzee [''actually step-son''] and John Smith [''actually step-son-in-law''], and grandson-in-law John Smith [''actually step-grandson''];
** implying that Margaret was recently married; and** stating that Mary and Bernard should have their estate, even if they were not of age.* Court record dated 02 Oct 1684 orders the inventory of the estate of "Capt. Daniel Gaines late deced." Sparacio, comps., Order Book Abstracts of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia 1683-1685 (McLean,
VA: The Antient Press, 1990), p. 43.
* There was no surviving daughter named Elizabeth

The following account, contained in an imported profile, is unsourced::"Daniel Gaines, son of Thomas and grandson of Sir John Gaines, direct descendant of Bryehan, King of Wales, among whose descendants were Beli (Heli) The Great, emperor of Great Britain; St. David, Patron Saint of Wales, Roderick the Great, from whom descends King George of England, and Llewellyn the Great, last and probably the greatest of Welch Kings (who reigned 1194 to 1240). Captain Daniel Gaines was born about 1623 in England, died about 1683."
''A compilation of Gaines family data, with special emphasis on the lineage of William and Isabella (Pendleton) Gaines'', by Calvin E. Sutherd, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1972, reportedly contains more information about Daniel Gaines, but the profile manager has not been able to locate a copy.

== Sources ==

See also:* http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=809c36d6-4c6c-42b4-bebf-b222cb1c96f9&tid=15043181&pid=1398742482

=== Source Notes ==='''The information on Daniel Gaines contained in ''Notable Southern Families'', by Zella Armstrong, Lookout Publishing Company, Chattanooga, TN, 1918 is incorrect.'''

Birth	1614
Birth	1614	Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales
Marriage	Abt 1627	Margaret "Rouzee" Bernard
Marriage	1662	Virginia - Margaret Unknown
Death	18 Aug 1682
Death	Abt 1684	Rappahannock County, Colony of Virginia
Alt name		Capt. Daniel Gaines
Burial
Reference No		188209
Reference No		202919
Reference No		60

Spouse	Margaret "Rouzee" Bernard (1636 - 1690)
Child	George Gaines (1680 - 1726)
Child	Bernard I Gaines (1650 - 1747)

Spouse	Margaret Unknown (1625 - 1690)
Child	Bernard Gaines (1650 - 1747)
Child	Mary Gaines (1652 - 1730)
Child	Margaret Gaines (1663 - 1694)

Father	Thomas "the Immigrant" "" The Immigrant"" Gaines Sr (1584 - 1640)
Mother	Blanche Kemis (1587 - 1634)

Father	Thomas Games (1590 - 1668)
Mother	Blanche Kemis (1587 - 1634)
Sibling	Richard Gaines (1605 - 1611)
Sibling	Edward Gaines (1612 - 1634)
Sibling	Robert Gaines (1613 - 1711)
Sibling	Thomas Gaines (1622 - 1699)
Sibling	Catherine Gaines (1628 - 1705)
Sibling	Francis Gaines (1628 - 1656)
Sibling	James Gaines (1629 - 1705)
Sibling	Margaret Gaines (1630 - )