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Capt William W York 1755–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1755

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Georgia, USA

Father: Joseph York

Mother: Martha Spinks

Spouse(s): Margaret Crabtree

Children(s): Susannah York, Elizabeth York, David York

In 1755, Capt William W York entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina, born to Joseph Cowan York And Martha Matty Spinks. Capt William W York married Margaret Peggy Crabtree, and had children including David Allen York, Elizabeth York, Susannah York. Capt William W York passed away in 1837 in Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1755, Capt William W York entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina, born to Joseph Cowan York And Martha Matty Spinks.
  • Capt William W York married Margaret Peggy Crabtree, and had children including David Allen York, Elizabeth York, Susannah York.
  • Capt William W York passed away in 1837 in Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph York
1734–1809
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia
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Martha Spinks
1734–1769
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Crabtree
1762–1835
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Susannah York
1800–1885
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth York
1802–1884
Birth Location: –
EY
David York
1825–1897
Birth Location: –
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Capt York's Ancestors

Self
Capt York
1755–1837
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina
Parents
Joseph Cowan York
1734–1809
Frederick County, Virginia
Martha ("Matty") Spinks
1734–1769
Frederick County, Virginia
Grandparents
Jeremiah Yorke
1683–1765
Olney, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Wilson
1695–1752
West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Enoch (Josiah) SPINKS
1720–1772
Guillford, North Carolina
Amy PEARCE
1726–1790
Isle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Yorke
1650–1695
Anne Seymour
1652–1693
John Wilson
1656–1722
Ruth Childs
1686–1741
Irwin SPINKS
1700–1769
Hannah Carpenter
1708–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Seymour
1630–1683
Anne Kennedy
1632–1694
Nicholas Spink
1670–1733
Abigail Sherman
1664–1706

Capt York's Descendants

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Capt (William W) York (16 Feb 1755–1837) m. Margaret ("Peggy") Crabtree (1762–1835)
  1. 1. Susannah York 1800–1885 m. Clark McLain 1807–1881
    1. 1. Margaret (Cora) McLain 1854–1884 m. Perry Jones 1857–1902
      1. 1. James (Edgar) Jones 1880–1956 m. Martha (Dora) Nolan 1885–1963
        1. 1. Myrtle Jones 1910–2002 m. Benjamin (Ezra) Brewer 1902–1973
  2. 2. Elizabeth York 1802–1884 m. William (Allen) Philpot 1798–1844
    1. 1. Jasper (Newton) Philpot 1841–1914 m. Della (Pellie) Brown 1844–1931
      1. 1. Annie (Josephine) Philpot 1892–1944 m. James (W) Wilson 1880–1939
        1. 1. Abbie (Lorena) Wilson 1914–1987 m. Samuel Burch 1907–1987
  3. 3. David (Allen) York 1825–1897 m. Eliizabeth Henderson 1827–1913
    1. 1. Sarah (Evaline) York 1847–1923 m. Henry (Silas) Mitchell 1845–1907
      1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Mitchell 1870–1943 m. Moses (Jefferson) King 1874–1946
        1. 1. Rosa (Lee) King 1910–1995 m. Cecil (Earl) Hendricks 1889–1991

Capt York's Timeline

2 Records

1755
16 Feb 1755
Birth of Capt William W York in Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina
1837
1837
Age 82
Death of Capt William W York in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1755
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
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