Charles Yancey

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THE ORIGIN OF THE YANCEY FAMILY By Dennis J Yancey 19341 NW 61 Ave Miami FL 33015 dyancey@umiami.ir.miami.edu After nearly a century of family research, the origin of the Yancey family and the Yancey name itself, for the most part, still lie in obscurity. The history of the Yancey family has been traced back to the early 1700's to the colony of Virginia where branches of the family were living in the counties of New Kent, Hanover, Louisa, Spotsylvania and Culpeper. Where did these families come from? When and how did they immigrate to America? How did the name itself originate? These are questions that have eluded Yancey researchers for decades, most of the answers to which still lie undiscovered. What follows is not the discussion of any recent major discovery concerning the origin of the family, but a general summary of the various theories and traditions concerning the history of the family as well as some rather general information concerning life in Virginia during the 17th century. This is given to help the reader develop some general insight as to who our early Yancey ancestors were, and what life may have been like for them in the early Virginia Colony. Due to the fact that no Yancey family has ever been able to trace its lineage from America into the Old World and also due to the fact that the surname does not exist among any of the records of Europe where the family is to have come from (the surname seemingly being native to America), Onomatologists (those who study the origin of names) have had quite a hard time even theorizing the origin of the Yancey family. One noted Onomatologist states that the surname is related to the French name "l'Anglais or Langley" a name given various families in France which literally meant "Englishman". Another researcher states that the name is the Anglicized spelling of the Dutch name "Jantje" which means "Little John". Both of these theories, and various others that have been proposed, lack any serious foundation and unless evidence is found to help substantiate these claims they should not be taken too seriously. The most credible evidence, although not documented and far from being conclusive, we obtain from early records of the family and from tradition and lore that has been handed down from generation to generation in the Yancey family to the present time. The dominant family tradition that has been perpetuated through many generations and can be found in most branches of the family is the story of four or five Welsh brothers who came from the Old World in 1642 with Sir William Berkeley (Colonial Governor of Virginia) and settled along the James River in Virginia. According to some versions of Yancey lore their surname was originally to have been "Nanney", descending from a well-known royal family of Wales by the name whose estate was located in Merionethshire County. The name is to have been corrupted or changed to Yancey upon arrival in Virginia. There are various stories (often conflicting) concerning these Nanney/Yancey brothers. Some say that they were cousins of Sir William Berkeley; yet other stories say that they were stowaways. As to their fate - some say a few of the brothers were killed during Indian attacks on the colonists. The validity of these stories concerning the Yanceys coming to Virginia with Sir William Berkley about 1642 is very questionable. But by any means, by 1704, a Charles Yancey, found living in King William County, was the only Yancey found listed on the Quit Rent Rolls of Virginia. (The Rent Rolls of 1704, were in essence, a census of Virginia land owners - or "freeholders" as they were called.) One of the first references to the Yancey/Nanney connection is found in a letter written in 1805 by one Samuel Shepherd of Virginia whose mother-in-law was a Yancey. The letter reads as follows: My Dear Brother Robert: Since I last saw you, my wife has been very ill in the house of her cousin Charles Yancey. Every attention was paid to her, before I reached her side, and she was delivered of a fine boy before my coming. The boy even now resembles that old Welsh stock. Charles Yancey says he must play astrologer and prepare the horoscope of the lad . . . While visiting Charles Yancey's home, during the convalescence of my wife, we discussed old Welsh stock. He tells me Mr. William Evans of Cumberland County say she is Welsh, and descended from some outlandish prince of that country. Mr. Evans who is a broadly cultivated man, says he does not believe the Yancey name is correct, that it was Nanney and got amended in transportation across the Atlantic. Charles Yancey had heard something of this kind from his folks, and my wife has an old arms of the family, that Mr. Evans says belongs to the Nanney family. He says he has seen it in his father's books. In the early 1930's one member of the Yancey family hired a Welsh Genealogist by the name of Mr. O. E. Ruck to do research on the Nanney family of Wales to see if he could verify the Yancey/Nanney connection. Due to the lack of surnames in early Wales, few families of Welsh descent have been able to trace their lineage back for any extended number of generations. The Nanney family, on the other hand, being a well known Welsh family of royal blood, trace their lineage all the way back to the 12th century to an ancestor named Bleddyn, who became the ruler of a small kingdom in North Central Wales called "Powys". His son, named Cadwgan, struck out into the wild mountains near the coast northwest of Powys and founded his own estate near the present day town of Dolgellau, in what was until recently Merionethshire County. He named his estate "Nannau" and the structure he built was called by many of his time "the stateliest house in all North Wales". It should be noted here that, as was stated, surnames in Wales did not exist as a common thing until the late 1500's and early 1600's and it was not until about this time that members of the family took a variant form of the name of their estate as their family name. The first in the Nanney clan to use the surname, it would seem, was one Grufydd Nanney. His son Huw Nanney Hen, being one of the more famous members of the family, built the Nanney estate up to a point of grandeur and it became the envy of the entire county. Many of the Yancey family have traveled abroad in search of the Nanney estate. The few, lucky enough to locate it, discovered a three story house of Georgian style set amid the Merionethshire mountains overlooking a natural deer park. The estate was, until recent times, in possession of members of the Nanney family - the last of the family to own the estate being of the name of Vaughn. Over the years, various Yanceys visited the estate and met with the Vaughns of Merionethshire, questioning the family concerning the Nanney/Yancey theory. The Vaughns, although not possessing any evidence of the sort, did seem to consider the account of the Yancey/Nanney brothers a possibility. The Nanney estate today, unfortunately, is no longer in possession of the family. Due to various unfortunate circumstances the estate was sold by the family to a development corporation and who knows what fate has in store for the property that for so long was in the possession of the Nanney family. Returning to the research of Mr. Ruck, through work done by him, and investigations done by various others on the subject, it was ascertained that the Nanney Coat of Arms was indeed, nearly identical to a coat of arms held by various members of the Yancey family - the arms bearing a blue lion rampant facing left on a gold shield. The main difference between the two being the inclusion of the motto "Ne Touchez Pas Le Chat Sans Avoir Le Gant" (Touch Not The Cat Without The Glove) with the Yancey coat of arms. It should be noted, however, that there are various versions of both the Nanney and Yancey arms, some being quite different from others. This, it would seem, is probably a result of the fact that arms were often changed from one generation to the next. Although no hard evidence was discovered by the Welsh genealogist Ruck, linking the Yanceys of America to the Nanneys of Wales, it was considered a valid possibility that the Yanceys could, indeed, have descended from the Nanneys of Wales. This theory is far from conclusive but assuming that it was true, how did the name-change from NANNEY to YANCEY occur. As one researcher states the name-change is somewhat "hard to swallow". How can one account for this drastic corruption in the spelling of the name? There are a handful of possibilities. One thing that should be kept in mind is that the Welsh were not very particular as to their surnames. As was stated, surnames in Wales did not even come into common use until the early 17th century. Although the name change seems quite drastic and unrealistic to many of us today, the theoretical name-change, drastic as it may be, whether intentional or not, is probably not as unlikely as some of us seem to think. It was not that uncommon for persons of this time period to adopt new or different surnames especially upon coming to America. Another possibility, although less likely, is that an early Yancey ancestor married into the Nanney family and instead of taking the paternal Nanney name as their own, they took their mother's name instead. One should not consider this to be too extremely out of the ordinary - as something of the sort did, in fact, happen to a member of the Wynn family who married into the family and took upon himself the Nanney name instead of his own. But, as has been stated, the name Yancey/Yancy does not exist in extant European records. Chances are much more great that the name was changed (intentionally or otherwise) from one generation to the next, from whatever the original name was to the current spelling of YANCEY. The significance of the name Yancey is uncertain. Whether it was adopted from some special origin - such as a certain place name, title, object etc.; whether the name was simply invented; or whether it was a corruption of some existing European surname is uncertain. (There are various names which did exist in Europe which could have easily been corrupted into our present spelling of the name Yancey including Jancy, Jauncey, Chauncey, DeLancey, Yantzi and various others) But, contrary to what various researchers have stated, the name does not seem to have evolved over a number of generations (such as from Nanney to Nancy to Yancey; or from De Hauncey to Hancey to Yancey). There are only two variations of the spelling of the name in America: YANCEY & YANCY; and among the early members of the family, Y-A-N-C-E-Y was by far the most common spelling. Compared to other colonial families the consistency of the spelling among the early family is rather uncommon and would indicate, as has been stated, that the name was probably radically changed or corrupted, for whatever reason, from one generation to the next and Y-A-N-C-E-Y abruptly became the accepted spelling of the name by the early family in America. How reasonable is it to assume that the Yanceys do indeed descend from the Nanneys of Wales? Before this question is answered, it should be noted that members of the Nanney family of Wales did, in fact, immigrate to America during the 17th century. One Robert Nanney, grandson of the previously mentioned Huw Nanney Hen, crossed the sea in 1635 in a ship named the "Increase" and settled in MA. In the late 1700's various of his descendants settled in Virginia and North Carolina, and today several families across the United States carry this as their surname (although the name in Wales, it would seem, has completely died out). There is also a record of one Hugh Nanney found living in Virginia in 1689 in the James River area. His exact connection with the Nanney family of Wales or to the Robert Nanney of MA is uncertain (although, in view of the name, some relationship would seem certain). Any close connection, if it existed, between members of the Yancey family and these members of the Nanney family who immigrated to America has not, as of yet, been discovered. All the independently collected evidence: The early letter referring to the Yancey/Nanney connection, the similarity in the coat of arms, the tradition of the Welsh brothers being such a common tradition in even distant branches of the family, would seem to indicate that there was apparently some close relationship between the Yancey family of America and the Nanney family of Wales. Information concerning the Nanney/Yancey connection even seems to have been passed down to members of the Nanney family now living in America. One member of the Nanney family of Virginia states: "From my youth I have always heard that the names were the same (my father was quite old when I was born and he had retained many of the old legends handed down mouth-ear) and I ran into the same information once when inquiring at South Hill, Virginia about the Nanneys . . . The people there . . . mentioned the Nanneys and the Yanceys in one breath and shrugged when questioned about it, saying 'They are the same family--kissing cousins'" All the collected information seems to point to some kind of connection between the Yancey and Nanney families. But, whether the Yanceys of America are of a direct paternal descent from the Nanneys of Wales has yet to be documented and due to the lack of evidence, one should not totally rule out the possibility that the Yanceys do not descend from the Welsh family after all. Other possibilities include a theory that the name was originally Jancey/Jauncey (a name which did exist in Wales and England at the time) and may have been corrupted to YANCEY upon arrival of the family in America. If the name was drastically changed from one generation to the next the original name could have been most anything. Various scholars have stated that the Yancey name itself is of French linguistic origin and another theory that has been passed on by various researchers is that the Yanceys were French Huguenots and came to America seeking religious freedom. (The Huguenots were French Protestants, persecuted for their belief in the teachings of Calvin.) Although the Yanceys were associated with various families of Huguenot origin (such as the Dumas, Dabney and Mullins families) there is little, if any, evidence to be found indicating that the Yanceys themselves were Huguenots. In fact there would seem to be quite a bit of evidence indicating that they were not part of the Huguenot movement, but rather, strong members of the Protestant Episcopal Church. (The Protestant Episcopal Church - "The Established Church of Virginia" - was essentially the Church of England in America). One of the early Yanceys of Virginia was one Robert Yancey -who became a Protestant Episcopal minister after traveling to England where he was ordained by the Bishop of London. He returned to Virginia to become the rector of Trinity Parish in Louisa County and was highly respected by all in the family. The Crawford family, who were intimately associated with the early Yanceys and may have come over to America at the same time, were also closely associated with the the Protestant Episcopal Church. It was the established and official church of the colony, Virginia was not only divided into political divisions (counties), but also into ecclesiastical units (parishes). The officers of the parish were styled vestrymen; twelve men elected by the freeholders of the parish. The early records of the parishes of St Paul's in New Kent, St Martin's in Louisa, St Peter's in Culpeper and various others Episcopal parishes indicate that the Yanceys were closely associated with, and members of, the "Established Church of Virginia" as were the majority of early colonial Virginians. In fact one early Yancey in his will (not leaving any descendants as heirs), under certain conditions, bequeathed his property to the county to be to be used to school the poor children of the area. This was made under the condition, however, that only those children with parents of the Protestant Episcopal faith could attend. There would definitely seem to exist among the early members of the family an allegiance to the Anglican Church and a link to the countries of England and Wales. This was the case among the majority of early Virginians who before the revolution considered themselves Englishmen. The majority of those who came to Virginia in the 1640's when tradition has it that the Yanceys came, did not come over to seek religious freedom, but for economic and political reasons. The main immigrations of Huguenots to Virginia did not occur until after 1685 when Louis XIV of France repealed the Edict of Nantes and thousands fled to America. One of the main concentration of Huguenot settlement in the colony of Virginia was at Manakin Town in Henrico County and there seems be little evidence of the Yancey family ever settling there. Dissenters from the established church in Virginia had been persecuted throughout the 17th century and it was not until 1689, that King William decreed the Edict of Toleration granting certain rights to protestants, and persecution of dissenters became less common as the Act of Toleration became official Virginia law in 1699. Although the Yanceys seem to have been quite a religiously devout family there is no evidence that they came to America for religious motives or were ever under any religious persecution. Concerning the fact that the name Yancey is purported to be of French origin - although the name itself would "appear" to be linguistically French, one should not automatically assume that the early Yanceys were, themselves, French. One cannot safely assume anything solely from the spelling of the name. There are various English family names of a similar spelling structure of no French origin. The French motto found on various renditions of the Yancey coat of arms is one of the few indications that suggest that the origin of the Yancey family may have had some French influence.

Family/Spouse: Mary Leighton. Mary was born in 1660 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The earliest valid documentation of a YANCEY is found on a list of landowners called a Quit Rent Roll. In 1704 Charles Yancey is listed on the Quit Rent Roll for King William County, Virginia owning 100 acres. The actual relationship of this Charles to the immigrant brothers is not clear. However, if the story of the brothers is true, he would most likely be a grandson to one of the five. Most researchers are also in agreement that around 1704, a Charles Yancey married Miss Bartlett. Some sources record her name as Mary. It would seem that Charles and Mary continued living in the area that would later become Hanover and Louisa Counties, formed in 1720 and 1742 respectively. These counties were formed from New Kent and King William Counties. One source records their marriage on January 14, 1704, although no known documentation exists to support this claim.

Family tradition has it that Charles of King William County was the son of an earlier Charles Yancey and his wife Mary Leighton. It has also been reported that Mary Leighton was thought to be a descendant of Alexander Leighton who was cruelly persecuted for his religious teachings. However, after centuries of searching, no evidence has been found to confirm or even support the above information. It should not be considered true until such documentation is discovered.

In 1722 Charles of King William County and his wife Mary Bartlett lived and owned land between North Anna and Little River. Charles later received land grants totaling 448 acres in Hanover County. These grants were issued on behalf of King George II between 1725 and 1730. The last date Charles was known to be alive was 1745 when he deeded a negro slave to his son Robert. No will has ever been found for Charles but it is believed he died shortly after the deed of 1745. There has been very little information recorded about Mary Bartlett. No birth or death dates are known for her.

Sources:
1. Marriage date and location from IGI (International Genealogical Index), but no recorded documentation is known to exist to verify this information.
2. The Early Yanceys in America by Dennis J. Yancey
3. The Name and Family of Yanc(e)y; Compiled by the Media Research Bureau, Washington, D.C.

Charles married Mary Bartlett on 14 Jan 1704 in King William County, Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of Richard Bartlett) was born about 1678 in King William County, Virginia, USA; died in 1748 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lewis was a Captain in the Virginia Militia, 1767. In 1781 supplied revolutionary army with "Stalled beef".

Lewis married Mildred Winifred Kavanaugh in 1731 in Virginia, USA. Mildred (daughter of Philemon Kavanaugh) was born about 1710 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA; died in 1798 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Batch #: 7920119, Sheet #: 06, Source Call #: 1260571

Notes:

Batch #: 7920119, Sheet #: 06, Source Call #: 1260571
This son is not proven to be a son of Charles and Mary. He is not in the
will. But he is listed on the IGI files as their son, so I have left his
name in my records. He has the same birthdate as Archelaus, so are they
twins? Then why two different states for birth???

Sterling married Betsy Williams in 1739 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Betsy was born in 1700/1722; died in 1744/1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Batch #: 7322516, Sheet #: 65, Source Call #: 822844

Elizabeth married Edward Fielding Davis about 1740 in Virginia, USA. Edward was born on 6 May 1718 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Batch #: 7322516, Sheet #: 64, Source Call #: 822844

Robert married Ann Temperance Dumas on 27 Feb 1735/36 in Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg, VA. Ann was born about 1716 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1751/1816 in Mecklenburg County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1755, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1769, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

James married Elizabeth Ann Thornton on 8 Jan 1735 in Prince William County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Thornton and Agatha Curtis) was born about 1716 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 30 Dec 1777 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ann Thornton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Batch #: 7322516, Sheet #: 64, Source Call #: 822844

BIOGRAPHY: Richard Yancey, son of Charles of King William County and Mary Bartlett, was born in the early 1700's in Virginia. In the mid 1730's, Richard is found living in Hanover County, Virginia. It is here that Richard probably met his wife. He and Mary were most likely married about 1735. It is believed that Mary may have been Mary Bolling, although no documentation is known to exist to confirm her maiden name. Their home in Hanover County would have been in the area that would become Louisa County in 1742.

The principal source of support for the family was the farm. Mary blessed Richard with ten children. This was of great importance to the yeoman planter, for a large family would translate into "free" farm labor. Land was easily acquired in America compared to the difficulty small farmers would have in England and Europe. In 1753 Richard sold their plantation of 250 acres to John Snelson and bought lands around and on Grassy Creek. The purchases were a part of the land granted to Drury Stith, Henry Morris, and Michael Cadet Young. Grassy Creek was located on the Virginia-North Carolina border in Lunenburg County but would become Mecklenburg County in 1764. Richard, Mary, eight sons and one daughter relocated and settled in their new home. They apparently settled quickly as Richard appears in the Vestry records of Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, in 1754 and their tenth child, Zachariah was born June 25, 1754 in the same county.

The late 1770's and early 1780's would have been a most difficult time for this pioneer family. The Revolutionary War was upon them and five of their sons are known to have been involved in the conflict. Their son Lewis was a private in the 8th Virginia Regiment and is thought to have been killed in action in 1777. Absalom was a private in the 14th Virginia Regiment in 1777 and in 1779 he is recorded with the 10th Virginia Regiment. In 1779, Richard transferred land on Beaver Creek to his son Charles. This may have been at a time when Richard was in ill health as his will was probated in 1780 in Mecklenburg County. Mary and all ten of their children were mentioned in the will. Two years after the death of her husband, Mary lost another son. The cause of Hezekiah's death in 1782 is unknown. He had served the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War and was a member of Caldwell's Rangers in South Carolina in 1775. In Hezekiah's will he mentioned his brother Rueben (not one of the sons listed in the will of Richard). This has caused some confusion as to the exact make-up of the family. However, it is generally believed that Richard's son Joseph and this Rueben are the same person. Perhaps his name was Joseph Rueben Yancey. In 1779, Joseph (Rueben?) was a Quartermaster Sergeant, 3rd Regiment in South Carolina. He seems to have died before 1790. Zachariah's military record suggests he was a surveyor.

Mary continued to lived in Mecklenburg for several years after Richard's death. In 1782, records indicate Mary also supported the patriots of the Revolutionary War by supplying beef to the militia. She died in 1795 in Mecklenburg County and her last will and testament is recorded there. In her will Mary refers to all of her children except Lewis, Hezekiah, and Joseph.

Sources:
1. Early Wills 1765-1800 Mecklenburg County Virginia. See page 97. A copy of this book can be found at the State Archives, Atlanta GA.
2. The Early Yanceys in America; by Dennis J. Yancey
3. Early Virginia public land records.

Family/Spouse: Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Batch #: 7322516, Sheet #: 65, Source Call #: 822844

I am listing Archalaus as a son, although he and Sterling share a birthdate, but are born in different states.

Archelaus married Mary Marshall on 4 Aug 1735 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA. Mary was born about 1713 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Batch #: 7920119, Sheet #: 07, Source Call #: 1260571

Jechonias married Hannah Kimbrough about 1748 in Edgecombe County, NC. Hannah was born in 1711/1739; died about 1783 in Halifax County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Spotsylvania Co., VA Land
Book and Page: B
Date Made: 4 Apr 1732
Property: 100 a., in Spts. Co.
Remarks:
"Philemon x Cavanaugh of St. Mark's Par., Spts. Co., do for the love and affection I bear to Elizabeth Yancy, daughter to Winifred and Lewis Davis Yancey, her husband," etc. 1 ster., 100 a. in Spts. Co. "joining land I formerly gave my daughter Winifred and Lewis David Yancey, her husband," etc. No witnesses. April 4, 1732.

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Charles was an ensign in French and Indian Wars.

Charles married Caroline Elizabeth Powers in 1757 in Virginia, USA. Caroline was born in 1714/1741; died in 1776/1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John was a member of the Culpeper Co., militia in 1754. In 1756 was Captain and Lieutenant of Culpeper Co., VA militia. In 1756 he was a member of Thomas Goldsmiths Co., on duty in SC and Georgia. Served in militia during colonial wars.

John married Mary Layton about 1758 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1714/1741; died in 1765/1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1764, Rent Rolls, Culpeper County, VA

Lewis married Winifred Henrietta Faver in 1755 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA. Winifred was born in 1718/1745 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA; died in 1779/1834 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Winifred married III Martin Nall about 1766 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Martin was born in 1740 in Essex County, Virginia, USA; died in 1806 in Scott County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann married William Nall about 1765 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. William was born in 1718/1748; died about 1796 in Scott County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Richard was a Captain in Culpeper Militia in 1776.

Richard married Judith Agatha Field about 1770. Judith was born in 1732/1756; died in 1775/1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert was a regimental quartermaster in 1777. In 1778 was a lieutenant.
In 1779 he was a captain in the Virginia Militia. In 1780 he was taken
prisoner at Charleston. He received bounty warrant # 2465 for 300 acres
in 1790. Also awarded 4666 acres for military service. In 1818 Rev. war
app. in Franklin Co., Kentucky #S35752.

Robert married Elizabeth Holloway in 1781/1813. Elizabeth was born in 1750/1783; died before 1824 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James was a corp'l in Gen. Greenes Army, SC. in 1770s. Took bounty land
warrant.

James married Elizabeth (Abigail) Cudworth in 1777 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was born on 13 Jan 1756; died in 1791 in Laurens County, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philemon married Unity about 1754 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Unity was born in 1716/1741; died in 1765/1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philemon married in 1754 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles was a Captain in the Louisa Co., Virginia militia in 1781.

Charles married Mary Crawford on 2 Feb 1762 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1725/1749; died in 1768/1837. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Ellis in 1737/1787. was born in 1711/1746; died in 1737/1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Elizabeth Cosby on 25 Jun 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeremiah married Margaret Mullins about 1765 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. Margaret (daughter of Mathew Mullins and Mary Maupin) was born on 28 Jul 1746 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died on 30 May 1804 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married John Baynes about 1757. John was born in 1711/1748; died in 1737/1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Film #: 177927, Page #: 726, Ordinance #: 28329

Lewis married Mary Graves in 1756 in North Carolina, USA. Mary was born in 1722/1745; died in 1773/1836. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thornton served as a Captain in the NC militia. In 1780 received revolutionary war pay voucher in Hillsborough Dist. North Carolina Film#: 177927, Page #: 726, Ordinance #: 28328

Andrew married Elizabeth Mitchell in 1769 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1752 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 23 Feb 1811 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is now thought that this is the same Thomas YANCEY mentioned in the
will of Lewis Davis YANCEY, Jr. of Culpepper County as the husband of his
daughter Winifred YANCEY.

Film #: 177927, Page #: 726, Ordinance #: 28330

Thomas married Winifred Yancey after 1773 in Virginia, USA. Winifred (daughter of Lewis Davis Yancey, Jr and Winifred Henrietta Faver) was born about 1756 in Culpepper, Virginia, USA; died in 1779/1850 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Batch #: 178119, Source Call #:

James married Mary Elizabeth Ann Bracey on 15 Aug 1765 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA. Mary was born in 1742 in Virginia; died after Dec 1797 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married James Moore on 7 Jan 1765 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. James was born in 1713/1745; died in 1770/1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane married Edward Saunders on 22 Dec 1774 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Edward was born in 1722/1754; died in 1779/1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1755, Early Tax List, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
• Probate: 1785, Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Notes:

Bartlett was a private in the regiment of William Eaton in 1754 in North Carolina In 1755 he was a private in the company of Capt. John Sallis North Carolina

A biography of Bartlett Yancey of Caswell County, North Carolina, found in the James Sprunt Historical Publications series, reads as follows:

"Bartlett Yancey, on his paternal side, was of Welsh extraction. An early ancestor was an Episcopal minister, ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Three of his sons, Louis, Henry, and Richard emigrated from England to America, but when is not known to the family. Henry and Richard settled in Virginia and became citizens of usefulness and influence. Louis Yancey located in Granville County, NC and his son Bartlett Yancey Sr moved to Caswell . . . "

Although, often quoted the above statements have been proven to be incorrect. Bartlett Yancey Sr (Father of the more famous Bartlett Yancey Jr.) was the son of James Yancey of Granville County, Virginia - as proven by the will of James Yancey (Copy can be seen on Yancey Web Page).The Yancey who was the Episcopal Minister - was one Rev. Robert Yancey -who indeed did get ordained by the Bishop of Canterbury - and settled in Louisa County Virginia - This Rev. Robert Yancey - was a nephew of James Yancey of Granville - and the will of Rev. Robert Yancey (also found on the Web Page) shows that he did not have sons Louis, Henry & Richard.

Bartlett married Ann Graves about 1760. Ann (daughter of II John Graves and Elizabeth Herndon) was born about 1748 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA; died after 28 Apr 1818 in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bartlett married about 1760 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Phillip was a Private in Robert Harris Regiment, Granville Co., NC. in
1768.
Received rev. war pay voucher in Hillsborough District in 1780s.
Film #: 177927, Page #: 726, Ordinance #: 28327

Phillip married Sarah Chandler about 1763 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Sarah was born about 1744 in Virginia, USA; died before 1800 in Virginia, USA; was buried before 1800 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phillip married Agnes Benson about 1790 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jenny married Jesse Saunders in 1765 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Jesse (son of William Saunders and Mary Elizabeth Hubbard) was born on 21 Jun 1743 in Lancaster County, VA; died in 1771/1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Absalom was a private in 14th Virginia Regiment 1777.
In 1779 served in the 10th Virginia Regiment. Received bounty land
warrant?

Absalom married Alice Winstead about 1798 in Virginia, USA. Alice was born about 1767; died after 1817. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Absalom married Henrietta Nuckolls on 27 Jan 1789 in Louisa County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Mary in 1779/1800. Mary was born in 1736/1758; died in 1779/1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles received Rev. War pay voucher in the 1780s, Granville Co., North
Carolina.

Bequeathed land in Granville County, NC. by his father Richard Yancey.
Source: Will Book #1, page 349, Mecklenburg County, VA.

Charles married Mary in 1781/1805. Mary was born in 1740/1762; died in 1783/1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hezekiah served as a ranger in South Carolina under Caldwell and Thompson
in 1775.

Notes:

Joseph was a quartermaster in the third regiment under Towles in SC.1779.

Notes:

Robert Yancey, Sr. and Philadelphia Jones
About 1744-1818

Robert Yancey, son of Richard and Mary (Bolling) Yancey, was born in Louisa County, Virginia about 1744. He married Mrs. Philadelphia (Jones)Griffin, widow of Francis Griffin, about 1768 in Virginia. Francis Griffin died about three years earlier in 1765. It is likely that the Yanceys and Griffins had been neighbors and this is how Robert and Philadelphia met. Land Book "E" of Mecklenburg County describes 400 acres on the "Branches of Buffalo and Aarons Creek" belonging to Robert Yancey and adjoining Griffin and Cameron. Richard had come to Mecklenburg (then Lunenburg County) with his family around the age of ten. Philadelphia had been born there about 1743 and was the daughter of John Jones and Pheleshia Pugh. They must have felt very much at home in that southern Virginia region, for they raised eleven children and remained there until their deaths. Not much is known about this family, for most of the recorded evidence of them is from the Tax Digest of Mecklenburg County. Robert did record a will which was probated in 1819. Philadelphia predeceased her husband by nearly ten years. Her death occurred August 31, 1809. She and Robert are buried in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

The children of Robert Yancey and Philadelphia Jones were:

John Yancey: married Mary Hamblin
Richard Yancey: married Mary Walton
Mary Yancey: married Robert Williamson
(Phila)Delphia Yancey: married John Tillotson
Anna Yancey married Peter Z. Overby
Elizabeth Yancey: married John Griffin
Robert Yancey, Jr.: married Agnes Wilkinson
Susannah Yancey: married John Williamson
Hezekiah Yancey: married Sally Worsham
Lucy Yancey: married Stark Daniel
Milly Yancey: married Mr. Griffin

Robert married Philadelphia Jones about 1768 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Philadelphia (daughter of John Jones and Pheleshia Pugh) was born about 1743 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 31 Aug 1809 in Mecklenburg County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lewis was a private in the 8th Virginia Regiment. Killed in action in
1777.

Lewis married Mary in 1769/1776. Mary was born in 1734/1753; died about 1805 in Caroline County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William received revolutionary war voucher in 1780s, Hillsborough Dist.
North Carolina.

Bequeathed Land in Granville County NC by his father Richard Yancey.
Source: Will Book #1, page 349, Mecklenburg County VA.

William married Abigail Hicks on 13 Nov 1767. Abigail was born on 15 Dec 1748 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Jun 1809 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Keziah married Charles Nuckolls about 1756. Charles was born in 1725 in Virginia, USA; died in 1767 in Louisa County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zachariah married Elizabeth Mayes in 1784 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Elizabeth was born on 10 Nov 1766 in Dinwiddie County, VA; died in 1850 in Mecklenburg County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Tyree married Sarah Jennings on 9 Jan 1775 in Louisa County, VA. Sarah was born about 1759 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathan married Sarah Wingham on 7 Jun 1774 in York County, Virginia, USA. Sarah was born in 1730/1757; died in 1779/1847. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Richard Lane on 9 Aug 1781 in Louisa County, VA. Richard was born in 1729/1761; died in 1786/1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna married John Holman about 1755 in Virginia, USA. John was born in 1703/1735; died in 1760/1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Jane (Jean) Bond on 12 Oct 1779 in Louisa County, VA. Jane was born in 1735/1762; died in 1784/1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joel married Barbara Jennings on 1 Nov 1773 in Louisa County, VA. Barbara was born in 1729/1756; died in 1778/1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Archelaus married Mary in 1758. Mary was born in 1723/1767; died in 1758/1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Relative: James M. COSBY

Jemima married III John Cosby about 1770 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA. John (son of Jr. John Garland Cosby and Mary Wingfield) was born on 11 Dec 1737 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA; died about 1843 in Barren County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Cosby about 1782 in Louisa County, VA. Elizabeth was born in 1738/1765; died in 1787/1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Francis Jones before 1772 in Halifax County, NC. Francis was born in 1724/1761; died before Feb 1797 in Halifax County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Jr. Samuel Yeargan in 1750/1796. Samuel (son of Samuel Yeargan) was born in 1723/1759 in of Roanoke River, NC; died in 1756/1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Grizell married James Alston on 24 Mar 1774 in Orange County, VA. James was born about 1747 in Chowan County, NC; died in 1815 in Bever Dam Creek at Savannah River, Elbert County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Priscilla married William Hurt on 11 Jan 1777 in Halifax County, NC. William was born in 1756 in Halifax County, NC; died in 1812 in Hancock County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married John Dickins in 1789 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. John was born in 1747 in England; died on 27 Sep 1798 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Susan T. Mitchell after 1810 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Susan was born about 1783 in Virginia, USA; died on 8 Mar 1861 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann married George Doggett about 1783 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. George was born in 1731/1763; died in 1788/1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Sarah Mitchell in 1798 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Sarah was born in 1749/1781; died in 1803/1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Stone about 1806 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1762/1789; died in 1811/1879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Keziah married George Dandridge Freeman in 1781 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. George was born in 1736/1767; died in 1786/1854. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Susannah Coleman before 1790 in Virginia, USA. Susannah was born in 1748/1773; died in 1795/1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Augusta Co., VA Marriages
Bond Date: 17 Dec 1788
Marriage Date: 17 Dec 1788
Notes: None
Name Description
Chambers, James Minister
Lewis, Fannie Spouse
Yancey, Layton Spouse

William married Frances Lynn Lewis on 17 Dec 1788 in Rockingham County, VA. Frances was born in 1771; died on 30 Aug 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ludwell married Elizabeth Jeffries on 15 Nov 1792 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1751/1775; died in 1797/1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Augustine Cowne on 2 Jan 1789 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Augustine was born in 1737/1769; died in 1794/1856. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married William Miller in Jan 1781 in Washington County, VA. William was born in 1736/1762; died in 1786/1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Jane Coulter in 1800 in Grainger County, TN. Jane was born in 1756/1783; died in 1805/1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Birkett married Mildred Menefee in 1791/1826. Mildred was born in 1757/1789; died in 1791/1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucy married Larkin Menefee on 16 Mar 1787 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Larkin was born in 1743/1774; died in 1793/1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Winifred married Thomas Yancey after 1773 in Virginia, USA. Thomas (son of James Yancey and Elizabeth Ann Thornton) was born about 1744 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died before Oct 1803 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Winifred married James Tutt about 1772 in Virginia, USA. James was born in 1727/1756; died in 1777/1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella married Lewis Tutt on 18 Apr 1775 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Lewis was born in 1730/1757; died in 1780/1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henrietta married Hansford Tutt in 1793/1816. Hansford was born in 1748/1768; died in 1793/1854. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Mildred Nall about 1790 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Mildred (daughter of William Nall and Ann Eleanor Yancey) was born about 1768 in Virginia, USA; died after 1833 in Woodford County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married William Henry Nall on 23 Jun 1795 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. William (son of William Nall and Ann Eleanor Yancey) was born about 1770 in Virginia, USA; died on 22 Jan 1813 in MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mildred married James Pawley on 12 Feb 1818 in Elizabeth, Hardin County, KY. James was born on 27 Sep 1792 in Rineyville, Hardin County, KY; died on 2 Apr 1862 in Elizabeth, Hardin County, KY; was buried in Howell Cemetery, Hardin County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lewis married Jane Nall on 27 Dec 1791 in Woodford County, KY. Jane (daughter of William Nall and Ann Eleanor Yancey) was born about 1766 in Virginia, USA; died before Feb 1836 in Scott County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martin married Lucy Finnell about 1798 in Scott County, KY. Lucy was born on 26 Mar 1780 in Orange County, VA; died on 3 Jul 1851 in Lewis County, MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married John Nall about 1795 in Kentucky. John was born about 1766 in Virginia, USA; died in 1811 in Washington County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married William Nall on 4 Apr 1814 in Washington County, KY. William was born on 25 Oct 1770 in Virginia, USA; died in 1837 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann married Thomas Thomas on 29 Nov 1802 in Washington County, KY. Thomas was born in 1770 in Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Amanda Boone in Sep 1822 in Hardin County, KY. Amanda was born on 6 Oct 1802 in Kentucky; died in Jul 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Henry W. Thomas on 11 Dec 1810 in Franklin County, KY. Henry was born in 1783 in Maryland; died on 6 Jul 1851 in La Rue County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane married Lewis Nall on 27 Dec 1791 in Woodford County, KY. Lewis (son of III Martin Nall and Winifred Yancey) was born about 1768 in Virginia, USA; died in 1825 in Scott County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Mourning Harrison in 1803 in Woodford County, KY. Mourning was born in 1765/1786; died in 1808/1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mildred married George Avery Yancey about 1790 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. George (son of Lewis Davis Yancey, Jr and Winifred Henrietta Faver) was born about 1767 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Jan 1857 in Woodford, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married John D. Graves about 1800. John was born in 1757/1782; died in 1806/1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Benjamin Bailey in 1810 in Franklin County, KY. Benjamin was born in 1763/1790; died in 1815/1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Winifred married John D. Graves in 1795/1827. John was born in 1757/1782; died in 1806/1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gabriel married Frances Tutt on 6 Jan 1812 in Woodford County, KY. Frances (daughter of Hansford Tutt and Henrietta Yancey) was born in 1774/1797; died in 1817/1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Eleanor Yancey on 23 Jun 1795 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Eleanor (daughter of Lewis Davis Yancey, Jr and Winifred Henrietta Faver) was born in 1777 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA; died in 1849 in Woodford, Caroline, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married Adam Hanceberger on 9 Apr 1776 in Rockingham County, VA. Adam (son of Stephen Harrensparger and Ursilla Shitley) was born on 10 Jan 1750/51 in Rockingham County, VA; died in Mar 1815 in Rockingham County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Lewis Yancey Tutt in 1791/1824. Lewis (son of Hansford Tutt and Henrietta Yancey) was born in 1760/1780; died in 1794/1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married John Matton in 1791/1824. John was born in 1760/1780; died in 1794/1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Story in 1800/1835. was born in 1759/1795; died in 1800/1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agatha married Benjamin Pendleton on 19 Apr 1825 in Culpepper County, Virginia, USA. Benjamin (son of William Pendleton and Elizabeth Fargeson) was born on 19 Nov 1781; died on 14 Mar 1853 in Hancock, Washington County, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Daniel Field. Daniel was born about 1765; died in 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Augusta S. Campbell in 1827 in Woodford County, KY. Augusta was born in 1775/1807; died in 1832/1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married John Settle on 18 Jan 1812 in Franklin County, KY. John was born in 1760/1792; died in 1817/1879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Simeon Twyman on 27 Jun 1822 in Woodford County, KY. Simeon was born in 1774/1802; died in 1827/1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Mildred Anderson on 11 Apr 1821 in Franklin County, KY. Mildred was born in 1783/1805; died in 1826/1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Jane Hancock on 23 Jan 1830 in Franklin County, KY. Jane was born in 1792/1816; died in 1835/1905. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Katherine married John Snyder in 1802/1838. John was born in 1761/1798; died in 1802/1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
yellow fever

Benjamin married Caroline Bird on 8 Dec 1808 in Warren County, GA. Caroline was born on 8 Apr 1790 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Dec 1859 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Philemon married Sarah Powers about 1780 in Virginia, USA. Sarah was born in 1742/1764; died in 1785/1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lewis married Rachell Hall on 4 Aug 1816 in Jasper County, GA. Rachell was born in 1760/1798; died in 1820/1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lewis married Mary (Polly) Powell about 1784 in Jasper, Georgia, USA. Mary was born in 1766 in Virginia, USA; died about 1815 in Jasper, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lewis married Phoebe Pate on 27 Jun 1820 in Jasper County, GA. Phoebe was born in 1760/1802; died in 1824/1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Sally Bliss in 1791/1825. Sally was born in 1756/1776; died in 1791/1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]