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Generation: 1
1. | MaryFamily/Spouse: Richard Yancey. Richard (son of Charles Yancey and Mary Bartlett) was born on 24 Aug 1708 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Sep 1780 in Mecklenburg County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Absalom Yancey
was born about 1742 in Louisa County, VA; died about 1817 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 3. Jr. Richard Yancey
was born about 1747 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died about 1805 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 4. Charles Yancey
was born about 1749 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died before 1810.
- 5. Hezekiah Yancey
was born about 1751 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1782 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 6. Joseph Yancey
was born about 1753 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died before 1790 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 7. Robert Yancey
was born about 1744 in Louisa County, VA; died in 1818 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 8. Lewis Yancey
was born about 1738 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died about 11 Sep 1777.
- 9. William L. Yancey
was born on 10 Apr 1740 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Feb 1803 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA.
- 10. Keziah Yancey
was born about 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1799 in Virginia, USA.
- 11. Zachariah Yancey
was born on 25 Jun 1754 in Lunenburg County, VA; died on 25 Dec 1852 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
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Generation: 2
2. | Absalom Yancey (1.Mary1) was born about 1742 in Louisa County, VA; died about 1817 in Mecklenburg County, VA. 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]
Children:
- 12. Henrietta Yancey
was born about 1804 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died after 1850 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 13. Susanna Yancey
was born about 1800 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died after 1870 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 14. Samuel Yancey
was born about 1806 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died about 1866 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 15. Elizabeth Yancey
was born about 1798 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died before 1850 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 16. Joseph Yancey
was born about 1802 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died about 1885 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
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Absalom married Henrietta Nuckolls on 27 Jan 1789 in Louisa County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Charles Yancey (1.Mary1) was born about 1749 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died before 1810. 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]
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5. | Hezekiah Yancey (1.Mary1) was born about 1751 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1782 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Notes:
Hezekiah served as a ranger in South Carolina under Caldwell and Thompson
in 1775.
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6. | Joseph Yancey (1.Mary1) was born about 1753 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died before 1790 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Notes:
Joseph was a quartermaster in the third regiment under Towles in SC.1779.
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7. | Robert Yancey (1.Mary1) was born about 1744 in Louisa County, VA; died in 1818 in Mecklenburg County, VA. 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]
Children:
- 32. Susannah Yancey
was born about 1780 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died after 1850 in North Carolina, USA.
- 33. Mary Yancey
was born about 1771 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in Apr 1818.
- 34. Anna Yancey
was born on 23 Oct 1773 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 13 Jun 1859 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 35. Lucy Yancey
was born about 1785 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1823/1880.
- 36. John G. Yancey
was born about 1769 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 37. Richard Yancey
was born about 1770 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1861 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 38. Hezekiah Yancey
was born on 12 Feb 1782 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1860 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 39. Jr. Robert Yancey
was born about 1775 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 16 Apr 1853 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 40. Mildred Yancey
was born about 1787 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1815/1881.
- 41. Elizabeth Yancey
was born about 1774 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1802/1868.
- 42. Philadelphia Yancey
was born about 1772 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died about 1818.
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9. | William L. Yancey (1.Mary1) was born on 10 Apr 1740 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Feb 1803 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. 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]
Children:
- 47. Thomas Yancey
was born on 15 Dec 1769 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Apr 1847 in Oglethorpe County, GA.
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10. | Keziah Yancey (1.Mary1) was born about 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died in 1799 in Virginia, USA. 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]
Children:
- 48. James Nuckolls
was born in 1749/1768; died in 1755/1852.
- 49. William Nuckolls
was born about 1762 in Virginia, USA; died about 1818 in Louisa County, VA.
- 50. Richard Nuckolls
was born on 26 Feb 1762 in Louisa County, VA; died on 20 Jan 1835 in Robertson County, TN.
- 51. Lewis Nuckolls
was born on 4 Jun 1766 in Louisa County, VA; died on 28 Feb 1834 in Fayette County, KY.
- 52. Mary Nuckolls
was born about 1762; died in 1780/1855.
- 53. Elizabeth Nuckolls
was born in 1749/1768; died in 1780/1855.
- 54. Anne Nuckolls
was born about 1770 in Virginia, USA.
- 55. Keziah Nuckolls
was born in 1749/1768; died in 1755/1855.
- 56. Nuckolls
was born in 1749/1768; died in 1780/1855.
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11. | Zachariah Yancey (1.Mary1) was born on 25 Jun 1754 in Lunenburg County, VA; died on 25 Dec 1852 in Mecklenburg County, VA. 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]
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Generation: 3
13. | Susanna Yancey (2.Absalom2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1800 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died after 1870 in Mecklenburg County, VA. |
17. | Ann Yancey (3.Richard2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1776 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died about 1862 in North Carolina, USA. Ann married James Green on 11 Jan 1792 in Mecklenburg County, VA. James was born about 1768 in Virginia, USA; died about 1833 in Mecklenburg County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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34. | Anna Yancey (7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 23 Oct 1773 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 13 Jun 1859 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Anna married Peter Z. Overby on 25 Feb 1795 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Peter was born about 1760 in Virginia, USA; died on 13 Jun 1824 in Mecklenburg County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | John G. Yancey (7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1769 in Mecklenburg County, VA. John married Mary Hamblin on 15 Oct 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 71. Robert Yancey
was born on 11 Dec 1804 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 8 May 1852 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Fayette County, TN.
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38. | Hezekiah Yancey (7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 12 Feb 1782 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1860 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Hezekiah married Sally Worsham on 10 Oct 1808 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Sally was born on 11 Jun 1782 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA; died about 1860 in Mecklenburg County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 73. William Howard Yancey
was born on 3 Dec 1809 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Apr 1884 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.
- 74. Parthena Yancey
was born on 14 Feb 1813 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 13 Jun 1864 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Fayette County, TN.
- 75. James M. Yancey
was born about 1812 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 76. Martha Permelia Yancey
was born about 1813 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 77. Clayton A. Yancey
was born about 1817 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 78. Sarah Yancey
was born on 11 Aug 1825 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 3 Apr 1895 in Henderson County, KY.
- 79. Rebecca Yancey
was born about 1822 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 80. Amanda Yancey
was born about 1824 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 81. Marshall Pendleton Yancey
was born on 6 Mar 1819 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 26 Aug 1893 in Paris, Lamar County, TX; was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Paris, Lamar County, TX.
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39. | Jr. Robert Yancey (7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1775 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 16 Apr 1853 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Notes:
Robert Yancey, Jr. and Agnes Wilkinson
About 1775-1853
Robert Yancey, son of the senior Robert Yancey and Philadelphia Jones
Griffin, was born about 1775 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married
Agnes Wilkinson on October 10, 1796 in Mecklenburg County. Agnes was the
daughter of William Wilkinson and Sarah Franklin. To better place this
family in a historical timeline, their marriage would have occurred
during the closing years of George Washington's presidency. It would seem
that Robert and Agnes grew up in the years of the Revolutionary War. It
was also a time in which the population was on the move. Four of their
six children left Virginia to settle in other states. Sally and John
stayed in Virginia. Robert (son of Robert Jr.) and his brother James went
to Georgia, and Lewis settled in Mississippi. Herriett moved to North
Carolina after marrying her second cousin, Richard E. Yancey. Richard was
the son of Absalom Yancey and his wife (name unknown.)
Robert Yancey was a farmer. Most, if not all, of his sons followed in his
footsteps and seem to have farmed most of their lives. Several letters
written between the family members in the 1840s and 1850s have survived.
[Note: Some punctuation has been added to assist reader. Letters are not
corrected for spelling. The letters were usually addressed to one of the
brothers and then forwarded to the other. They were addressed to either
the Marthasville (Atlanta) or Rough & Ready (Forest Park) Post Office.]
To: Robert Yancey and James Yancey
DeKalb Co. GA
Marthasville
P.O.
January 3, 1846
"Dear Children I take the opportunity to write a few lines to you both...
to in form you all that we are all well at this time thanks be
to God for the same. hoping when these few lines reach your hands they
may find you all in the same state of health... Richard and Harriet
wishes to be remembered to you all. Herriets got five
children, three boys and two girls... it takes a great deal to bread
them... Luis is in a bad fix he is going under the docter... I want you
both to write to me how you all are and how you are makeing out.
Nothing more only remain your father and mother until death.
Robert Yancey and Agness his wife
I receive your letter that you rote 28 September [1845]"
Some of the letters dealt with the price of farm goods in the different
areas of the country in which they were living...
"...I will say something to you now about the times in this country.
every thing to eat is high here. [flower is worth 8 to 9 dol per bar]
corn is worth $5.00 per bar. and hard to git at that. people that has got
it dont like to sell it. wheat is worth $1.60 per bu. bacon from 16cts to
18cts per lb coffee and sugar is about the same. corn crops are sorry
then I ever saw them. wheat was very short. bugs are very numerous and we
have had a long dry spell..."
Richard E. Yancey
Harriett P. Yancey
Granville County NC
August this the 21 1856
Other letters dealt with the settling of Robert's estate.
"...I am very mutch troubled for the lack of my Father... I want you to
wright to mee how you are geting on in the world and tell Brother Robert
I want to hear from him. I want you to wright to mee when you expect to
go to Fathers and I want to go my self when you do.
John wrot to mee that he and Richard thought best to let the estate
stand until fall... Dear Mother she is destitute of a friend now. No
wone to console her nor provide for her... She is never out of my mind
and there fore it troubles mee. ...all I can do is to try and meet him in
a better world..."
Lewis B. Yancey
May the 14 1853
Apparently, Robert had at least a few slaves. One slave, named Starling,
was purchased from the estate by James and Robert. However, before he was
fully paid for, Starling died.
"...I was very sorry to here of the loss of your negro. It seems... you
have very bad luck... Mr Graves owes [you for work Starling did] a
little... I dont know exactly the amount yet but I going to find outt...
and after paying for his coffin and other little expences what is left I
will send it own to you. Starling has a suit of Kentucky jenes close here
and a sort of over coat and I want to know what I must do with them his
children has aked me for them and I told them I did not have any rite to
give them away without your concent... John says you are due the estate
seventy 1, 50 [$71.50] for Starling..."
Richard E. Yancey
"I seated myself to write to you once more... I wrote to you about the
death of Starling. he died the fourth Saterday in May. ...people think
now he died with the small pox for old Caty Cousin was sick with it and
died with it and Starling wint to see her and so did some of Kiah
Griffins family wint to see her but nobody didint know what kind of
deseas it was then untill after Starling died and then Kiahs whole family
and some of the free negros was taken with it and then the Drs prenounced
it the small pox... John F. Yancey wants to know which is going to setle
for Starling, you or Robert... he has not settle the istate yet..."
Richard E. Yancey
[About 1856]
Robert Yancey and Agnes Wilkinson were born, married, raised their
family, and died in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Robert died April 16,
1853 and Agnes died the next year in 1854. The exact date of her death is
unknown.
Robert married Agnes Wilkinson on 11 Oct 1796 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Agnes was born about 1773 in Virginia, USA; died in Sep 1854 in Mecklenburg County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 82. James Yancey
was born on 20 Jun 1807 in Clarksville, VA; died on 13 Mar 1875 in Old Elam Cemetery, Forest Park, GA.
- 83. Robert Yancey
was born on 11 Dec 1804 in Virginia, USA; died before 1860 in Georgia.
- 84. Harriett Yancey
was born on 7 Dec 1812 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 22 Jan 1896 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA.
- 85. John F. Yancey
was born about 1810 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1854/1902 in Halifax County, VA.
- 86. Sarah Yancey
was born about 1796 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1833/1891.
- 87. Lewis Bentley Yancey
was born on 3 Aug 1816 in Virginia, USA; died on 7 Oct 1903 in Tippah County, MS.
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47. | Thomas Yancey (9.William2, 1.Mary1) was born on 15 Dec 1769 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Apr 1847 in Oglethorpe County, GA. Thomas married Sarah Hicks on 21 Feb 1808 in Wake County, NC.. Sarah was born in 1765/1791; died in 1813/1879. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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54. | Anne Nuckolls (10.Keziah2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1770 in Virginia, USA. Family/Spouse: Austin Hancock. Austin was born on 5 Oct 1760 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died before Nov 1849 in Louisa County, VA; was buried in Little River Baptist Church Cemetery, Louisa County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
71. | Robert Yancey (36.John3, 7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 11 Dec 1804 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 8 May 1852 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Fayette County, TN. Robert married Parthena Yancey on 15 Aug 1833 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA. Parthena (daughter of Hezekiah Yancey and Sally Worsham) was born on 14 Feb 1813 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 13 Jun 1864 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Fayette County, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 105. James E. Yancey
was born cal 1835 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.
- 106. William Lafayette Yancey
was born on 22 Sep 1837 in Warren, Fayette, Tennessee, USA; died on 19 Sep 1906 in Rector, Clay, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Greene County, Arkansas, USA.
- 107. Pamelia F. Yancey
was born cal 1839 in Fayette Co, TN.
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73. | William Howard Yancey (38.Hezekiah3, 7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 3 Dec 1809 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Apr 1884 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA. William married Elizabeth A. Perkins on 13 Dec 1835 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Elizabeth (daughter of George Perkins) was born on 29 Mar 1816 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 30 Apr 1863 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 112. Martha Yancey
was born cal 1846 in Fayette County, TN.
- 113. Joseph Addison Yancey
was born cal 1849 in Fayette Co, TN; died on 1 May 1929 in Fayette Co, TN.
- 114. Alfred Yancey
was born cal 1855 in Fayette Co, TN.
- 115. Yancey
was born cal 1857 in Fayette Co, TN.
- 116. Edward E. Yancey
was born on 29 Sep 1839 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Aug 1923 in Lamar County, Texas, USA; was buried in Bogata, Red River, Texas, USA.
- 117. Eliza Yancey
was born cal 1840 in Fayette County, TN.
- 118. Jr. William Howard Yancey
was born cal 1842 in Fayette County, TN; died on 23 Aug 1863 in Fayette County, TN.
- 119. Leonidas Franklin Yancey
was born cal 1844 in Fayette County, TN; died in 1924 in Fayette County, TN.
- 120. Howard Jefferson Yancey
was born on 8 Sep 1837 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
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74. | Parthena Yancey (38.Hezekiah3, 7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 14 Feb 1813 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 13 Jun 1864 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Fayette County, TN. Parthena married Robert Yancey on 15 Aug 1833 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA. Robert (son of John G. Yancey and Mary Hamblin) was born on 11 Dec 1804 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 8 May 1852 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Fayette County, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 105. James E. Yancey
was born cal 1835 in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.
- 106. William Lafayette Yancey
was born on 22 Sep 1837 in Warren, Fayette, Tennessee, USA; died on 19 Sep 1906 in Rector, Clay, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Greene County, Arkansas, USA.
- 107. Pamelia F. Yancey
was born cal 1839 in Fayette Co, TN.
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81. | Marshall Pendleton Yancey (38.Hezekiah3, 7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 6 Mar 1819 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 26 Aug 1893 in Paris, Lamar County, TX; was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Paris, Lamar County, TX. Marshall married Anne Tucker Eddins on 20 Nov 1843 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Anne was born on 22 Oct 1826 in Fayette County, TN; died on 4 Oct 1863 in Paris, Lamar County, TX; was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Paris, Lamar County, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 121. Richard Henderson Yancey
was born on 6 Sep 1853 in Fayette County, TN; died on 19 Nov 1917 in Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA; was buried .
- 122. Lucy Jane Yancey
was born on 30 Apr 1857 in Paris, Lamar County, TX; died in Paris, Lamar County, TX.
- 123. Clayton Ancil Yancey
was born on 29 Dec 1845 in Fayette County, TN; died on 22 Aug 1899 in Lamar County, TX.
- 124. Sarah Frances Yancey
was born on 11 Apr 1847 in Fayette County, TN; died on 11 Jul 1918 in Wilson, Carter County, OK; was buried in Wilson, Carter County, OK.
- 125. William L. Yancey
was born on 14 Feb 1849 in Fayette County, TN; died in Lamar County, TX.
- 126. John R. Yancey
was born on 30 Sep 1854 in Fayette County, TN; died in Lamar County, TX; was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Paris, Lamar County, TX.
- 127. Nancy Rebecca Yancey
was born on 30 Nov 1850 in Fayette County, TN; died on 22 Mar 1918.
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82. | James Yancey (39.Robert3, 7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 20 Jun 1807 in Clarksville, VA; died on 13 Mar 1875 in Old Elam Cemetery, Forest Park, GA. Notes:
James Yancey and Penelope Griffin
1807-1875
James Yancey, son of Robert Yancey Jr. and Agnes Wilkinson, was born June
20, 1807 in Clarksville, Virginia. Some family sources record his middle
name as Robert. However, apparently he never used this name in any of the
legal documents or land deeds known to exist. He married Penelope Griffin
on March 6, 1828, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Penelope was the
daughter of Francis Griffin and Susan ________. Penelope was born July
21, 1807 in Virginia. James and Penelope came from Clarksville, Virginia
to Georgia before 1830. They were enumerated in the 1830 DeKalb County
census; however, no township was listed. It is believed that about 1833
they settled near Rough & Ready, Georgia. Rough & Ready was a stage coach
stop and tavern located between what is now Forest Park and Hapeville.
The settlement was near the border of Henry and Fayette Counties. In
1850, James and Penelope were recorded on the Fayette County census. In
1859, the area was annexed and Clayton County was formed. In 1860, they
were counted with the residents of Clayton County.
James and Penelope had 10 children - six boys and four girls. At least
three of their sons served in the Civil War. Marshall Orel Yancey, born
December 16, 1828 served in the Cavalry. Alexander Franklin Yancey, died
January 14, 1863 from a wound he received in the Battle of
Fredericksburg. John Yancey, born March 31, 1842, served in "The Clayton
Sharp Shooters" also known as Company E, Georgia Regiment. In a letter
written to John by his sister, we read...
"John you say them Yankees were going to drive you all away from there
but I hope you all will be brave men and not let them run
you away. John you must be brave and never run because I don't
want to never hear of you getting shot in the back."
Susan Yancey
[About 1861]
Southern women were not much different from the women of Sparta. These
Greek women reportedly told their men to either return from battle
wearing their swords or come back on them.
John was not shot in the back. He was shot in the left shoulder. While
traveling in a troop train near Williamsburg, Virginia, John was sitting
in the open door of a freight car. He had been warned by his comrades
that he was in an exposed position just as he was shot by a Yankee
sniper. This account is recorded in the family Bible of Simeon Plummer
Yancey. However, Confederate records indicate John Yancey "died from
disease". I am more inclined to believe the facts as recorded in the
family Bible. Thousands of men died of typhoid fever and officers tended
to lump the deaths together. John may have died of complications from the
wound. Typhoid fever or pneumonia may have ended what the Yankee bullet
started. John was nineteen years old.
James Yancey must have been very proud of his Southern heritage. In the
inventory of his estate, pictures of Robert E. Lee and Andrew Jackson
were listed as assets and valued at two dollars. In order to better
appreciate the worth assigned to these items, it should be noted that 200
feet of lumber was valued at two dollars and fifty cents.
Penelope Griffin Yancey died October 22, 1870. She raised a large family
and, although she only lived to be sixty-three, she saw four of her
children die. James Yancey died March 13, 1875. He was sixty-seven years
old. James and Penelope are buried in the Old Elam Cemetery. It is
located on Elam Church Road, near the intersection of Watts Road, in
Forest Park, Georgia.
The children of James Yancey and Penelope Griffin Yancey were:
Marshall Orel Yancey married (1) Theresa Bishop-Goewy
(2) Martha Yarbrough
Washington Beverly Yancey b. June 22, 1830 d. September 15, 1853
James Andrus Yancey married Rebecca Dalrimple
Alexander Franklin Yancey married Sally Beavers
Plonean Elizabeth Yancey married William Hardiman Ford
Scerinie Catherine Yancey b. November 29, 1839 d. October 23, 1866
John Yancey never married
Susan Agnes Yancey never married?
Penelope Yancey married Elijah Swinney
Simeon Plummer Yancey married Martha Elizabeth Thurman
James married Penelope Griffin on 6 Mar 1828 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Penelope was born on 21 Jul 1807 in Virginia, USA; died on 22 Oct 1870 in Old Elam Cemetery, Forest Park, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 128. James Andrus Yancey
was born on 4 Mar 1832 in Georgia; died on 22 Jul 1882 in Clayton County, GA.
- 129. Washington Beverly Yancey
was born on 22 Jun 1830 in Fulton County, GA; died on 15 Sep 1853 in Georgia.
- 130. Marshall Orel Yancey
was born on 15 Dec 1828 in Fulton County, GA; died on 7 Jun 1907 in Clayton County, GA.
- 131. Simeon Plummer Yancey
was born on 6 Jan 1852 in Clayton County, GA; died on 6 Jan 1929 in South Bend Cemetery, Fulton County, GA.
- 132. Penelope Yancey
was born on 20 Nov 1847 in Fulton County, GA; died on 2 Dec 1911.
- 133. Susan Agnes Yancey
was born on 16 Aug 1844 in Fulton County, GA; died on 19 Jan 1898.
- 134. John Yancey
was born on 31 Mar 1842 in Fulton County, GA; died on 21 Nov 1861 in Williamsburg, VA.
- 135. Scerenie Catherine Yancey
was born on 29 Nov 1839 in Fulton County, GA; died on 23 Oct 1866.
- 136. Plonean Elizabeth Yancey
was born on 30 Jan 1837 in Fulton County, GA; died on 24 Apr 1917.
- 137. Alexander Franklin Yancey
was born on 24 Jul 1834 in Fulton County, GA; died on 14 Jan 1863 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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83. | Robert Yancey (39.Robert3, 7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 11 Dec 1804 in Virginia, USA; died before 1860 in Georgia. Robert married Susan Griffin on 12 May 1832 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA. Susan was born about 1802 in Virginia, USA; died in 1851/1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 138. Sanford Drury Yancey
was born on 4 May 1822 in Virginia, USA; died on 17 Sep 1899 in Floyd County, GA.
- 139. Smith B. Yancey
was born in 1833 in Dekalb County, GA; died in 1834/1923.
- 140. Frances C. Yancey
was born in 1835 in Dekalb County, GA; died in 1836/1929.
- 141. Amanda A. Yancey
was born in 1838 in Dekalb County, GA; died in 1839/1932.
- 142. Martha C. Yancey
was born in 1840 in Dekalb County, GA; died in 1841/1934.
- 143. Susan F. Yancey
was born in 1849 in Dekalb County, GA; died in 1850/1943.
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85. | John F. Yancey (39.Robert3, 7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1810 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1854/1902 in Halifax County, VA. John married Lucy Wilkins on 16 Dec 1841 in Halifax County, VA. Lucy was born about 1808 in Virginia, USA; died in 1854/1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 144. Leander Thomas Asa Wilburn Wilkins Yancey
was born about 1852 in Halifax County, VA; died on 14 Nov 1925 in Ballard County, KY.
- 145. Lawson A. Yancey
was born in 1827/1848; died before 1850.
- 146. J. L. Yancey
was born in 1827/1856; died in 1834/1935.
- 147. Joseph A. Yancey
was born about 1835 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1836/1925.
- 148. William J. Yancey
was born about 1837 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died after 1880 in Henderson County, KY.
- 149. Mildred Letha Passon Yancey
was born about 1838 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1868/1932 in Mecklenburg County, VA.
- 150. Susan Yancey
was born about 1839 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1865/1933.
- 151. John B. S. Yancey
was born about 1840 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in 1841/1930.
- 152. Lurena Agnes Yancey
was born on 3 Nov 1845 in Halifax County, VA; died on 5 Jul 1917 in Ballard County, KY.
- 153. Charles Franklin Yancey
was born on 16 Oct 1846 in Halifax County, VA; died on 21 Oct 1914 in Halifax County, VA.
- 154. Robert S. C. Yancey
was born about 1849 in Halifax County, VA; died in 1882/1940.
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John married Letitia P. Griffin on 14 Nov 1833 in Halifax County, VA. Letitia was born in 1795/1819; died in 1838/1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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87. | Lewis Bentley Yancey (39.Robert3, 7.Robert2, 1.Mary1) was born on 3 Aug 1816 in Virginia, USA; died on 7 Oct 1903 in Tippah County, MS. Lewis married Harrietta Adelade Hobson on 30 Jan 1839 in Mecklenburg County, VA. Harrietta was born on 19 Sep 1822 in Rockingham County, NC; died on 8 Mar 1853 in Tippah County, MS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 156. Robert Lewis Yancey
was born on 8 Jan 1844 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 23 Jan 1925 in Tippah County, MS.
- 157. Green Lee Yancey
was born on 9 Oct 1845 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 8 Jun 1922 in Tippah County, MS.
- 158. John Samuel Yancey
was born on 28 Nov 1847 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 13 Aug 1928 in Tippah County, MS.
- 159. James Yancey
was born on 30 Sep 1850 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died on 26 Sep 1877 in Tippah County, MS.
- 160. Lycurgus Yancey
was born on 8 Mar 1853 in Tippah County, MS; died on 29 Aug 1854 in Tippah County, MS.
- 161. Julia Adelaide Yancey
was born in Jan 1840 in Mecklenburg County, VA; died after 1900 in Lamar County, TX.
- 162. William Edward Yancey
was born about 1843; died in 1880/1934.
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Lewis married Mary Jane Waldon on 31 Jul 1856 in Tippah County, MS. Mary was born on 19 Nov 1825 in South Carolina; died on 7 Oct 1899 in Tippah County, MS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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