James Augustus Cain

1739 - 1836  (97 years)

• Name	James Augustus Cain  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1739	Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #: A018142 -- Sons of the American Revolution Patriot #: P-127195  [4, 5]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  Military Service	3 Feb 1775	Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War; Scout and Spy
  		War-Battle of Point Pleasant (Dunmore's) The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militiamen…
  		Memorial-Point Pleasant The Battle of Point Pleasant — known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts — was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Along the Ohio River near modern Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Indians under the Shawnee Chief…
  Death	1 Feb 1836	Adams County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Burial	Moores Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson, Adams, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I24157	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Cain,   b. 1711, England d. Oct 1787, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Mann,   b. 1700, England d. 1785, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1736	Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F2430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Custer,   b. 1751, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Aug 1818, Blue Creek, Adams, Ohio, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1768	Virginia, USA   [2, 8]
  Family ID	F10006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1739 - Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 1768 - Virginia, USA Military Service - American Army - Revolutionary War; Scout and Spy - 3 Feb 1775 - Virginia, USA Death - 1 Feb 1836 - Adams County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  Bio-CAIN James (Indian Scout) James Cain, Indian Scout and Pioneer, page 1 By Wayne R. Cain

  
  

  Burials

  Memorial-Point Pleasant The Battle of Point Pleasant — known as the Battle of Kanawha in some older accounts — was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, primarily between Virginia militia and Indians from the Shawnee and Mingo tribes. Along the Ohio River near modern Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Indians under the Shawnee Chief…

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Battle of Point Pleasant (Dunmore's) The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militiamen…

  
  

• Sources

  [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, CAIN James A 1739-1836 (Veteran). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33482816/james_augustus_cain [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 23.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LAC. [S3118] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, CAIN, JAMES -- Ancestor #: A018142. Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1739 BUCKS CO-PROB PENNSYLVANIA Death: 2-1-1836 ADAMS CO OHIO https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A018142 [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, James Augustus CAIN -- SAR Patriot #: P-127195. Birth: abt 1739 prob / Bucks / PA Death: 01 Feb 1836 bur / Adams / OH Patriotic Service Description: Scout, Greenbrier Dist, Augusta County, VA; Battle of Point Pleasant; Capt Syme's Company of Foot, 10th VA Regt under command of Col. Edward Stephens. https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/127195 [S2651] Wikipedia: Battle of Point Pleasant, (Name: Wikipedia;), Battle of Point Pleasant. The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militiamen under Colonel Andrew Lewis, hoping to halt Lewis's advance into the Ohio Valley. After a long and furious battle, Cornstalk retreated. After the battle, the Virginians, along with a second force led by Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of Virginia, marched into the Ohio Valley and compelled Cornstalk to agree to a treaty, which ended the war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Point_Pleasant War-Battle of Point Pleasant (Dunmore's) The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militiamen… [S11429] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): MANN Catherine Cain, (Name: SmithLC.com;), MANN Catherine Cain 1715-1785. Catherine Mann and Nicholas Cain married in 1736 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/264138293/catherine_cain [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, CUSTER Elizabeth Cain 1751-1818. Elizabeth “Betsy” Custer Cain https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33482807/elizabeth-cain