James Taylor Gaines Family Tree

First Generation

1. James Taylor Gaines. Born on 14 Nov 1776 in Culpeper, Virginia.1 James Taylor died in near Oakland, Alameda, California, on 12 Nov 1856; he was 79.1

In 1798 when James Taylor was 21, he first married Isabella Christian in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.2 Born in Tennessee.

They had one child:

Louisa.

Born in 1799.2

On 14 Sep 1806 when James Taylor was 29, he second married Katherine Vincent.2 Born on 22 Jun 1785 in Indiana.1 Katherine died in Bastrop, Texas, on 24 Apr 1842; she was 56.2

They had the following children:

2i.

Edmund Pendleton (1818-1900)

3ii.

John Baptist (1819-)

On 10 Feb 1817 when James Taylor was 40, he third married Susannah Norris in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.3 Born on 10 Sep 1798 in Maryland.4 Susannah died in Bastrop, Texas, on 26 Nov 1851; she was 53.3

They had the following children:

4i.

James Strother (1826-1867)

ii.

Sarah Ann.

Born in 1831.3

iii.

William Dabney.

Born in 1835.3 William Dabney died in California in 1853; he was 18.2