I need help with my CAIN family of Orange County NY. These are the bits and pieces of
information I have accumulated.
DANIEL CANE of Warwick Liber A page 407
Will dated: 2 Jan 1797 Probated: 23 Feb 1797
Wife: Percilla Cane
Sons: Joseph, James, William, John
Daughters: Margaret, Nancy
Administrators: Percilla Cane
Witnesses: Jesse Shepard, David Nanny, William Raynard
PRISCILLA CAIN of Town of Warwick Liber H page 143
Will dated 29 Mar 1826 Probated: 4 May 1826
Daughter: Margaret Owen wife of Archibald Owen
Children:Daniel C. Owen
Priscilla Owen
Joseph Cain and William G. Cain - no relationship stated
Son: William G. Cain - deceased
Children: Priscilla Cain
Mary Cain
Margaret Cain
Son: James Cain
Children: Daniel Cain
Joseph Cain
Isaac Cain
Temperance Cain
Priscilla Jane Cain
William Feagles (his wife Margaret Ann Feagles) No relationship stated
Son: John Cain - deceased
Children: Daniel G. Cain
Priscilla Cain
Nehemiah Cain
Eliza wife of David W. Ferrier
Executors: Thomas Ferrier and Henry W. Houston
Witnesses: Sally Ferrier, Elizabeth Farrier, Michael Farrier
Daniel and Priscilla are buried in the Presbyterian Churchyard in the village of Amity,
Warwick Twp.
Revolutionary War Service of Daniel Cain: Private, Orange Co. NY Militia, 4th Reg't -
Col. John Hathorn
John and James Cain removed to Perry County OH
JOHN CAIN of Madison Twp, Perry Co. OH
Will dated 4 Jan 1824
Wife: Pheby (sic)
Children: Daniel G. Cain - oldest son
Nehemiah C. Cain - 2nd son
Charles S. Cain
John B. Cain
Eliza Farier (sic)
Eleanor Cain
Nancy Cain
Priscilla Cain
Pheby Cain
Joana Cain
Melinda Cain
Executors: wife Pheby and neighbor James Ritchey
Witnesses: Thomas King and George Crassen
Miscellaneous data: Priscilla b. 4 Mar 1812 m. 16 Sep 1830 John Reynolds in Perry County
OH. They are buried in Monticello, White County IN. She d. 1861 and he in 1864. They
are my great-grandparents.
Charles Smith Cain b. 11 Dec 1814 m. 1 Jan 1839 Dorcas Davis in Perry County OH
The following are buried Walters Cemetery, Wilson Twp, DeWitt Co. IL:
Phebe Cain w/o John d. 11 Nov 1860 ae77-10-4
Nehemiah C. Cain d. 20 May 1863 ae53-7-5
Rachel Cain w/o Nehemiah C. d. 20 Sep 1866
Eliza Cain w/o John B.
Charles S. Cain d. 9 Apr 1890
Dorcas Cain w/o Charles S. d. 29 Dec 1866
Some children of the above couples are also buried here.
Will of James Cain s/o Daniel & Priscilla was dated 6 Dec 1839 in Hopewell Twp., Perry
County OH
Named are children: Priscilla, James, Joseph, William and Jasper.
Priscilla was named guardian of minors William and Jasper.
Surely, I am not the only descendant working on this family.
Mary Alice in CA