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Cain's brother Daniel was also a plantation owner; after his death in 1829 Cain was his executor. As executor, he petitioned the legislature for compensation for a slave named Frank who was executed for trying to poison his master.
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Cain was the son of Daniel Cain (1745–1794) and
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