A one-name study of persons with the surname Bain and its variations. Families arrived in America as early as 1623 and lived primarily in the southern states.

Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of John Smith who was born 23 January 1752 in Virginia. He was the son of William Smith and Jean (surname unknown). John married Elizabeth Simpson (daughter of John Simpson) ca. 1772 in South Carolina. They lived in South Carolina and were the parents of three sons and six daughters. Descendants lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma and elsewhere.