By Augusta Bradford

In this booklet about the Fains, as a notable southern family, you will see the descendants of Nicholas Fain who was the emigrant to America. There are various spellings of the name including Fain, Fane, Fayne and they have a common origin in France. About 1685 many fled to Ireland for safety due to persecution in France. Nicholas was born in Ireland about 1730. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Taylor) came to America and settled first in Chester County, Penna., where their eight children were born. They moved to Va then Tenn. Nicholas served in the Revolutionary War.

(31p. 1930)