Charles YANCEYChildren were: Alford YANCEY
.
Elizabeth
YANCEY. Parents: Alford YANCEY and
Elizabeth DOBBS.
Guilford
R YANCEY. Parents: Alford YANCEY and
Elizabeth DOBBS.
James
A YANCEY. Parents: Alford YANCEY and
Elizabeth DOBBS.
Jeremiah
YANCEY. Parents: Alford YANCEY and
Elizabeth DOBBS.
Robert
E YANCEY. Parents: Alford YANCEY and
Elizabeth DOBBS.
Austin
YANCY was born on 29 Aug 1752 in Tryon Co., NC. He died about 1833 in IL.
No primary documents have been found proving the birth and marriage information
shown here, but information was taken from secondary DAR and RLDS records., Per
Dennis Yancey on the INTERNET.
Austin Yancy(Yancey)
B:29 aug 1752,Tryon Co., NC;D: aft1833 Il.; Parents:
William YANCY and Sophia DAVIS.He was married
to Sarah GARRISON on 11 Feb 1775 in Rutherford Co.,
NC. Children were: Austin YANCY,
Sarah YANCY, Mary YANCY,
Sophie YANCY, Elizabeth YANCY,
Nancy YANCY, James YANCY.
Austin
YANCY was born in 1776. Parents: Austin YANCY
and Sarah GARRISON.Children were:
Mahala YANCY, Richard Kelley YANCY,
Matilda YANCY, Hiram John YANCY,
William R YANCY.
Charles
YANCY was born about 1775. He died about 1816 in Jackson Co., GA. Parents:
William YANCY and Sophia
DAVIS.
Elizabeth
YANCY was born about 1785 in NC. Per CD # 7 from Internet, Elizabeth's name
was spelled Yancey. lsp
Birthdate also given as: 9 Jan 1806.
Birthplace also given as: Lunemburg, VA. in 1784
Subj: Parents of Elizabeth Yancy
Date: 98-10-01 10:16:04 EDT
From: yancy1@powerplusinc.com (Curt Yancy)
Reply-to: yancy1@powerplusinc.com
To: Lparr30983@aol.com
Elizabeth B: 1785 NC, Mother:Sarah Garrison,B: NC; Father Austin
Yancy(Yancey)
B:29 aug 1752,Tryon Co., NC;D: aft1833 Il.;
\
6 Feb 1999
mdtaffet@mailbox.syr.edu (Mary D. Taffet)
I just received my copy of CD #205, Virginia Genealogies #4.
Yancey, Elizabeth Section : History of VA, Vol. IV, VA Biography
> Page # : 108
> Disk # : 1 Parents: Austin YANCY and
Sarah GARRISON.She was married to Isham FARRIS
on 1 Sep 1806 in Knox Co., KY. Children were: Esom
FARRIS, Luce B FARRIS,
Dicie FARRIS, Eden FARRIS,
Joseph L FARRIS, James Isham FARRIS,
John Isham FARRIS, Elizabeth FARRIS,
Thomas FARRIS.
Elizabeth
YANCY was born in 1828. Parents: James YANCY
and Sarah.
Frances
YANCY was born about 1770 in NC. She died about 1850 in Gwinnett Co., GA.
Parents: William YANCY and
Sophia DAVIS.She was married to Nathan DOBBS
in 1790 in GA. Children were: Austin DOBBS,
Nathaniel DOBBS, Sophia Yancey DOBBS,
Elizabeth DOBBS, Ruth DOBBS,
Nelson E DOBBS.
George
L YANCY was born in 1845. Parents: James YANCY
and Sarah.
Hiram
John YANCY was born in 1804. He died in 1887. Parents:
Austin YANCY and Maria or Myran.
Jacob
L YANCY was born in 1845. He died in 1924. Parents:
James YANCY and Sarah.
James
YANCY was born in 1789. The Bartlett Yancey House, a National Register home
on 15+/- acres in historic Caswell County, is
significant for its first owner, Bartlett Yancey, an outstanding public servant
for whom Yanceyville is
named, and for Thomas Day, the free African-American cabinet maker whose fine
wood work
distinguishes the 1856 Greek Revival portion of this handsome Federal Cottage-Greek
Revival home.
Sensitively adopted for modern living and surrounded by three original dependencies,
the Bartlett
Yancey House is one of North Carolina's most important historic properties.
Parents: Austin YANCY and
Sarah GARRISON.He was married to Sarah about
1827. Children were: Elizabeth YANCY,
Martha YANCY, Sarah YANCY,
Rebecca YANCY, Mila YANCY,
Obedience YANCY, George L YANCY,
Jacob L YANCY.
Mahala
YANCY was born in 1793. She died in 1886. Parents:
Austin YANCY and Maria or Myran.
Martha
YANCY was born in 1830. Parents: James YANCY
and Sarah.
Mary
YANCY was born in 1780 in Rutherford Co., NC. Parents:
Austin YANCY and Sarah GARRISON.
Matilda
YANCY was born in 1803. She died in 1875. Parents:
Austin YANCY and Maria or Myran.
Mila
YANCY was born in 1838. Parents: James YANCY
and Sarah.
Nancy
YANCY was born on 22 Aug 1787 in Rutherford Co., NC. Parents:
Austin YANCY and Sarah GARRISON.She was married
to Benjamen Franklin KELLEY on 25 Jan 1895 in Lincoln
Co., KY. Children were: Christopher G KELLEY,
Permelia Ann KELLEY, Richard Yancey KELLEY,
Nathan Hiram KELLEY, William Carl KELLEY,
Admiral Watson KELLEY, Leander Homer KELLEY.
Obedience
YANCY was born in 1840. Parents: James YANCY
and Sarah.
Rebecca
YANCY was born in 1836. Parents: James YANCY
and Sarah.
Richard
Kelley YANCY was born in 1798. He died in 1871. Parents:
Austin YANCY and Maria or Myran.
Sarah
YANCY was born in 1778. Parents: Austin YANCY
and Sarah GARRISON.
Sarah
YANCY was born in 1832. Parents: James YANCY
and Sarah.
Sophie
YANCY was born in 1782. Parents: Austin YANCY
and Sarah GARRISON.She was married to
Burrell BELL on 17 Jan 1797 in Blount Co., TN. Children were:
Catherine BELL, James BELL,
Matilda BELL, Burrell BELL.
William
YANCY was born about 1730 in VA/NC. He died about 1810 in Montgomery Co.,
TN. RootsLady (aka) Barbara Yancey Dore
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RootsLady@email.msn.com
HomePage: RootsLady's Home, Home On The Web
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CC for 8 TX Counties & 1 GA County
"In loving memory of all my ancestors and for the benefit of all their
descendants."
William parentage , as recorded here, is not documented, but is probable. Per
Dennis Yancey. e-mail address: dyancey@miami.edu
Dennis Yancey
19341 NW 61 Ave
Miami FL 33015
THE ORIGIN OF THE YANCEY FAMILY
By Dennis J Yancey
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 who's 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 says he 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.
Found on the Internet 30 July 1999 (sent by Carolyn Keene)
John Yantiz and his seal. (a new thought in the spelling of the name)He was
married to Sophia DAVIS about 1750 in NC. Children
were: Austin YANCY, Frances
YANCY, Charles YANCY.
William
R YANCY was born in 1812. He died in 1880. Parents:
Austin YANCY and Maria or Myran.
Darlene
YARRISHShe was married to Richard Eldon PARKS
in Jul 1996. She was divorced from Richard Eldon PARKS about Dec 1996.
YOKUM
Ernest
YOKUM.
Michael
YOU was born on 6 Aug 1988. Parents: WOLLITZ
and Peggy GARNER.
Brian
Allen YOUNG was born on 15 Mar 1969.
Linda
Sue YOUNG was born in 1942. Linda S Hart has contributed the information
on George I line down through his son Meredith in Oct 1998. lsp
Linda S Hart
2308 Motley Drive
Mesquite, TX 75150
Parents: Selmer Jewel YOUNG and
Mary Eva ORR.
Rosabelle
YOUNG. Children were: Paula Ann ANGONE.
Selmer
Jewel YOUNG was born in 1921. He died in 1967.Children were:
Linda Sue YOUNG.
Helena
ZIMMERMAN. She was married to William ROCKWAY
about 1925. Children were: Otto Arthur "Art"
ROCKWAY.
Jean
Adria ZNANIECKI was born on 17 Mar 1944 in Luzerne, PA.She was married
to Richard Dallas SMITH on 14 Feb 1970 in Washington
DC. Children were: Samantha Abigal Eugenia SMITH
.
Elizabeth
ZOOK was born on 26 Mar 1791 in Morrison's Cove, Bedford Co., PA. She died
on 24 Jan 1868 in Knox Co., OH. Parents: Johannes Zug
ZOOK and Catharine SHIVELY.She was married
to Matthias GLASS about 1835.
She was married to
Abraham LEEDY on 23 Feb 1812. Children were:
John LEEDY, Catherine LEEDY,
Samuel LEEDY, Jacob LEEDY,
Abraham LEEDY, David LEEDY,
Daniel LEEDY, Joseph LEEDY,
Isaac LEEDY, Susannah LEEDY,
Aaron LEEDY.
Johannes
Zug ZOOK was born on 20 Sep 1763 in Warwick, PA.He was married to
Catharine SHIVELY about 1790. Children were: Elizabeth
ZOOK.
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