Francis was the son of Hierome and Margaret Taliaferro Gaines. He married Judith Barnett Lively ca 1780, and they had 7 children:
1. Robert Taliaferro
2. Richard Strother
3. Milly Lewis
4. Polly Hill
5. Livingston Pryor
6. Sarah Adams
7. Jane Green
He served in the Virginia Line during the Revolutionary War. He received two land grants totaling 1,200 acres in Elbert Co. The land came to be known as the Gaines District.
Francis was the son of Hierome and Margaret Taliaferro Gaines. He married Judith Barnett Lively ca 1780, and they had 7 children:
1. Robert Taliaferro
2. Richard Strother
3. Milly Lewis
4. Polly Hill
5. Livingston Pryor
6. Sarah Adams
7. Jane Green
He served in the Virginia Line during the Revolutionary War. He received two land grants totaling 1,200 acres in Elbert Co. The land came to be known as the Gaines District.