John-
We should have been having this conversation so the list could
follow and comment. So I' m sending this to the list.
I could not open the article by Modern Medea, hopefully you can type it out
or sum it up in fewer words?
There were "LeGrand" families in early Virginia. Some of them were
from Holland. Some of them claim to have connections to the Gaines and
Pollard families, but I couldn't figure out what those connections were.
I looked through some of my early Gaines census lists and I
couldn't
Hi All,
This is a question that hopefully someone out here can answer or point me in
the right direction.
I continue to see postings about my ancestor that shows his middle name to
be "LeGrand". I have looked over the last five years and can find no
documentation to prove this.
He never signed his name Abner Legrand Gaines, he never signed it Abner L.
Gaines, he always signed it just Abner Gaines.
His marriage bond, tavern bonds, deeds, guardianship papers and his will
were all signed Abner Gaines.
So
I have found the following references to the above mentioned Abner (LeGrand)
Gaines.
1. The book published by Calvin E. Sutherd in 1969 and revised 1972, 1973.
In fact, there were two Abner LeGrand
Gaines listed in the CD by John Gaines, which was taken from the manuscript
of the 1972 Edition. However, one
was the son of the Abner in question. Absalom Gaines had a son who was
LeGrand Gaines, b. 1833 Absalom was the
grandson of William Gaines, who married Elizabeth Pendleton.
2. Genealogies of Virginia