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Gaines Family History
Gaines Genealogy & Family TreeGaines is an English name from Huntingdonshire, England, where the family held a seat and were lords of the manor. Roots for this name can also be found in Ireland. The earliest known ancestor--William Ingania--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book.
Other spellings include "Gain," "Engain," "Ingain," "Engaine," "Angain," and "Ingen." Notable people with the surname include American NASCAR driver David Gaines, American basketball player Reece Gaines (Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks), and American singer LaDonna Adrian Gaines (better known as Donna Summer). The first Gaines to come to America was Thomas Gaines in Maryland in 1634.
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Gaines Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Henry Gaines
- John Warner Gaines -- --, 1849 November 20, 1920 Illinois
- George Gaines -- --, 1670 December 0, 1726 Virginia
- Eliza Gaines -- --, 1811 May 8, 1900 Illinois
- Thomas Jefferson Gaines -- --, 1802 December 0, 1802 Alabama
Gaines Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Gaines -- --, 1906 August 2, 2000 South Carolina
- Henry Pendleton Gaines -- --, 1779 January 1, 1865 North Carolina
- Mary Pendleton Gaines -- --, 1784 April 17, 1861
- James Gaines -- --, 1709 March 20, 1786 Virginia
- George Strother Gaines -- --, 1784 January 21, 1873 North Carolina
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