Nicholas Fain: Forgotten Patriot

I am descended from Rueben Fain and Isabella Taggett. I have an unbound book of Fain family history dating from sometime in the 1800. Yes, Rueben was a Revolutionary soldier. Nicholas Fain was a member of Napolean’s staff and wrote his definitive biography. My grandaughter has taken the name Faine as her pen name. Look for it!

I am the sixth great granddaughter of Nicholas Fain and Elizabeth Taylor Fain. I belong to the DAR and I went in under Nicholas Fain who is a patriot from the Revolutionary War. I have ridden by Thomas Fains home place in Decatur, county Ga. He Was buried on his land and no one seems to know where rhe grave is but there is a nice monument in front of the courthouse in Bainbridge, Ga . that was put there by the DA R. I have the newapaper article about the memorial and it is quite interesting. I also helped Agnes Axson with a book that she wrote about the Fains Of North East Georgia.. I came down Rrebecca and James mcMullen side of the family. The McMullens keep tons of records and I do also. I personall know so many Fain and McMullen relatives and tons of records. I heard that Nicholas and Elizabeth came to America from Ireland and landed in Chester, Pa. I have pictures of where Capt John Fain is buried and others of the Thomas Fain LineThey are buried in the middle of a field with an iron fence around it with the name FAIN as you go in at the gate.Thomas married Mary Parramore and her parents were Matthew Parramore and Eizabeth ? I would like copies of your books. If I can help you please letme know, d904- 786 5685.
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Hi. I am a descendant of Mary Fain and John Pearce. Does anyone have any information on whether or not she’s a descendant of Nicholas? Also, when does this book come out? Thank you!!

Hi, another Fain descendant coming out of the wood works. I’m the eighth great-granddaughter of Nicholas and the 7th great-granddaughter of Ebenezer through his child Rebecca. I’m currently trying to join the Daughters of the Revolution and was wondering if you could share with me some of what you have or point me in the directions of another Fain descendant.
Thank you

For S. Sutter, posting 9 April 2009.

Please contact me about Azubah DeCrow Fain and William Bicknell Fain. Azubah was my grandfather’s younger half-sister.

Hello, I would be interested in the results of your research. When I look on ancestry.com it has Nicholas Fain was the start of our family tree.

Necole,

When I wrote this post about Nicholas Fain, I had no idea of how many Fain descendants would come here to share information. Glad to be of help.

Hi all! Wow, what an amazing find. I am Ferris Fain’s granddaughter and have been wanting to learn about our very interesting past and here it is and then some. His son John, my Dad, died Oct 2009 and his birthday happened to be the same month and day as Capt John Fain’s day of death. Thank you for this incredible resource and can’t wait to find out more. Necole Fain-Suttles

Sabrina,

You can probably connect with other Fain descendants from the comments above.

I am the sixth generation grandaughter of Nicholas Fain on Ebanizer Fain’s side of the family. I believe my great grandmother was daughter of Elizabeth Fain.

shirley,

Several Fain descendants have been very helpful here. Perhaps someone will able to provide you with some information.

hello everyone i dont know if im in this group or not lol but i was born a fain my fater had the name of shirley m. fain i think he was from ky but not sure he married my mother evelyn duncan they had two kids me and my brother ron c. fain dont know any more then that someone help me . my mother was born aug.24. 1936 in ohio her i knew but not my father anything will be a help thank you

Mitchell,

Thank you for sharing your information.

I am adirect decendent of Nicholas, through William. I am a member of the Sons of the Revolution in Anderson co. Tn. Nicholas and Elizbeth had 8 children Samuel, Capt. John(killed by indians Houston Sta. Tn.),David ( killed by indians Crab Orchard Ky.), William, Thomas, Ebenezer (buried in Hot House Cementery with monument by DAR), Ruben, and his only daughter Elizabeth. I have a ton of information on the Fains, if anyone needs help or would like to share info, EMail me FAINBB@aol.com. Great work David Thanks.

Kay,

You’ll receive a reply by email.

Anyone who wants to order an autographed copy of either my books can go to the homepage, click on the link to “buy” whichever book(s) you want, place an order, and follow the instructions for specifying how you would like the book autographed.

What a great site this is. My husband’s Great Grandfather was Jefferson Pendergrass Pierce and he is buried in Oklahoma. With the help of the book “Jefferson County, Tennessee Families And History 1792-1996′, we were able to trace the Pierce family back to Albert Pierce, then to John Pierce who married Mary Fain, daughter of Capt. John. It sounds like your book, “Adam’s Daughters” will supply us with so much information on the Fain family.

My question is, could I purchase the book directly from you so you could sign it for us? Hopefully, you will reply thru my e-mail address. Thank you so much. Kay

Charity,

You received a personal reply via email. Thank you for commenting.

So great to run across this! I’m also a descendant of Nicholas Fain and so happy to run across this work. Would love to see more information about the full family tree. I have a strange history as my great-grandfather William Fain was actually born William Thomas and changed his name to Fain (his mother’s maiden name). Or so my cousins in South Carolina told us after researching!

Thank you, Shirley. Several of those “cuzzins” have been good enough to provide information for me.

I AM THE 6TH GENERATION FROM NICHOLAS FAIN
NICHOLAS, EBENEZER, DAVID, WILLIAM HOLLEN, RICHARD CALHOUN, WILLIAM FOREST AND THEN ME, SHIREY ANN FAIN-GEORGE. OUR GROUP OF COUSINS HAVE BUILT TWO MEMORIALS ,ONE TO NICHOLAS AND ONE TO EBENEZER IN GEORGIA. KNOB HILL, IF I’M NOT MISTAKEN.THERE ARE QUITE A GROUP O US ‘CUZZINS”
SHIRLEY

Richard,

I appreciate getting this information about the Fain family. Hope you get to see the cemetery.

I too am a descendant of Nicholas Fain and John Fain. Nicholas was my 6th great grandfather on my mother’s side. John of course was my 5th. My information has John being killed by Indians in North Carolina. I have a photo of the headstone of Nicholas Fain. I actually found it on Ancestry.com. Having grown up in Upper East Tennessee, next time I’m home I’ll go look for the cemetary.
Richard Zollman

Shannon,

Thank you for this useful information.

Nicholas Fain provided Patriotic Service during the American Revolution. If looking for information on Nicholas Fain in the files of the Daughters of the American Revolution, use Ancestor File #A038295
He was bon in 1730 in Ireland and died after September 12, 1789 in Washington County, North Carolina. His wife was named Elizabeth Taylor. She was born 1734 in England and died after 1795 in Washington, South West Territory. They were married 1752.

Children proven:
Reuben married Sallie Fannie Medlock
Reuben married Isabella Tagget (second wife)
John married Nancy Agnes McMahan
Thomas married Mary Parramore
Samuel married Rosannah McMahan
Ebenezer married Mary Mercer

You can always submit proof of other children, this only means the children above have already been proven, not that they are the only children of Nicholas and Elizabeth Fain.

Ronnie,

Thank you for sharing your connection to Nicholas Fain. I’m glad to hear from so many Fain descendants.

I’m a direct decedent of Nicholas. My dad was James Simpson-WW2
Cleveland Ga. John Holland-WW1 Cleveland Ga. Simpson-Cleveland
Samuel-Cleveland Ga. Benjamin-Rev. War (where he lived unknown)
He was the son of Nicholas. Not sure if he is the same one that is in
your book. We came from Ireland.I understood that he settled in
Carnesville Ga. but my info may not be right. Got to get your book for
more info. Thank for your work. Ronnie Fain- Cleveland Ga.

Melissa,

I appreciate all the input on Nicholas Fain. Hope you enjoy The Westward Sagas.

So excited to hear about this series. I plan on buying it and reading it this summer! My grandfather (Walter Harris Bogle)’s mother was Opal Fain. I am a 6th great granddaughter of Nicolas Fain. I have recently started researching family geneology and am interested in everything I can learn. Thank you to all who have contributed to this research!

Mary,

Hope you enjoy Adam’s Daughters.

I just found this website and am looking forward to purchasing and reading Adam’s Daughters. I am descended from Nicolas Fain through his only daughter Elizabeth & her husband Andrew Evans. I am a 7th great grandaughter of Nicolas Fain.

Patricia,

You will receive a response via e-mail.

I have been researching the Fain Family in order to become a member of the Oak Ridge, TN Chapter of D.A.R. I am a 5th generation descendent of Nicholas Fain through his son, Reuben. I need help with documentation that Reuben served in the Revolutionary War. Any help/direction is greatly appreciated.

Dear Cathy,
I read your comments with great interest. I am a 6th Great-Granddaughter of Nicholas Fain through his son, Ebenezer. I am having a great time sharing our family history with my 9 grandchildren & I will be getting together with them over Spring Break. I would like to share that Senator Evan Bayh is a descendant as well of our ancestor, Nicholas Fain. Would you mind sharing what you know about his line, and how we know this to be true, so I can share this with my grandchildren? Would appreciate it so much. My email address is hankandcarolh@yahoo.com. Would love to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Carol

Margaret,

Sorry to hear you have been ill and hope you are now and stay well.

Adam’s Daughters is doing quite well and has received some excellent reviews.

Update on “Adam’s Daughters”? I’ve been out of touch for awhile due to illness. Always interested in the Nicholas Fain line. Best of luck to the new book.

Margaret

Cathy,

Thank you for your comment. While researching the Westward Sagas series, I became intrigued with Nicholas Fain and his family. I have written about the Fain family in the first 2 books, Spring House and Adam’s Daughters. These works are fictional historical novels based on the Mitchell, Mc Machen, Fain, and other families during the early years of our nation’s existence. I hope you enjoy them.

I am also a descendant of Nicolas Fain. So is Senator Evan Bayh from the state of Indiana. Nicolas Fain is listed in the DAR. Not sure Patriot #. I am descended through his son Thomas. Two of Thomas’s daughters married McMullens from Georgia that later settled in Pinellas County, FL. There is a museum in Largo, FL. There is info about it online at http://www.pinellascounty.org/heritage . I hope this helps some of you out and I hope to read the book that will be based on our heritage.

cindy,

All the comments from Fain descendants have added lots of valuable information to the original post.

thanks for this wealth of information on the Fain family this is such a great resource.
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Micki,

You are way ahead of me. I have only researched the Fain family up to the death of Nicholas Fain in the late 1700′s. There has been much written on the Fain Family. I would start with what you have and work back towards Nicholas Fain. Lots of information available from the Washington County TN Genealogical Society.

Perhaps you can help me. My great grandmother was Buena Fain, born in Hawkins County, tn around 1886. She married a Henry Hall. I cannot find any info on her. Perhaps she is also realted to Nicholas Fain? Any information you could provide woul be greatly appreciated.

Debbie,

You can run to the bookstore, but they will have to order the book. Most bookstores don’t stock it.

Amazon.com has it in stock so you can order and receive the book in a few days.

Or you can order right here, and I will autograph a copy for you and ship it out to you as soon as I return from the book launch in Jonesborough, TN. You can see the activities taking place in Jonesborough on the Appearances page.

Hi, It is the end of September should I run to the bookstore

marilyn,

Adam’s Daughters will be available at the end of September. I’m putting the finishing touches on it right now.

Please let me know when “Adam’s Daughter’s” is ready. Nicholas Fain is my 5g grandfather through his son Thomas.

Lori,

Thanks for getting in touch. You’ll receive a response by e-mail.

It’s amazing how many of us are related. I too am a descendent of Nicholas Fain on my mother’s side. My grandmother’s last name was Fain and she was originally from Tennessee. I know my family has the complete geneology of the Fains going back to Nicholas and Elizabeth. I’m honored to be a descendent of such a great man and family name. I live in MD but I understand the Fain name is still quite strong in that area.

Barbara,

You can read more about Spring House and order an autographed copy of the book at Spring House.

Adam’s Daughters will be available here in a few months as soon as it is ready.

Please advise me regarding the book Spring House and the forthcoming book Adam’s Daughters.

Nicholas Fain and Ebenezer Fain are my ancestral grandparents
also John Fain and Margaret Fain Thomas.

I attended The Reed Cemetery Memorial for Nicholas Fain.
It was well done.

Please keep me informed.