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Catherine Randolph YATES 1760–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1760

Birth Location: Stafford Co., Virginia Colony

Death Date: 11 Feb 1831

Death Location: Sylvania Heights, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert YATES

Mother: Mary RANDOLPH

Spouse(s): Robert (Dr.), John THORNTON

Children(s): John WELLFORD, William WELLFORD, William THORNTON, Mary THORNTON, Lucy WELLFORD

The story of Catherine Randolph YATES began in 1760 in Stafford Co., Virginia Colony. Catherine Randolph YATES married John Thornton, Robert Wellford Dr, and had children including John Spotswood Wellford, Lucy Yates Wellford, Mary Randolph Thornton, William Thornton, William Wellford. Catherine Randolph YATES passed away in 1831 in Sylvania Heights, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Randolph YATES began in 1760 in Stafford Co., Virginia Colony.
  • Catherine Randolph YATES married John Thornton, Robert Wellford Dr, and had children including John Spotswood Wellford, Lucy Yates Wellford, Mary Randolph Thornton, William Thornton, William Wellford.
  • Catherine Randolph YATES passed away in 1831 in Sylvania Heights, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert YATES
1715–1761
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia Colony
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Mary RANDOLPH
1729–1768
Birth Location: Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony
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Spouses(s)

Robert (Dr.)
1753–1823
Birth Location: Ware, Hertfordshire, England
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John THORNTON
1744–
Birth Location: Virginia Colony
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Children(s)

John WELLFORD
1783–1846
Birth Location: –
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William WELLFORD
1784–1817
Birth Location: Fredericksburg City, Virginia
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William THORNTON
1778–1803
Birth Location: –
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Mary THORNTON
1780–1851
Birth Location: –
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Lucy WELLFORD
1781–1860
Birth Location: Spotsylvnia Co., Virginia
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Catherine YATES's Ancestors

Self
Catherine YATES
1760–1831
Birth Place: Stafford Co., Virginia Colony
Parents
Robert YATES
1715–1761
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., Virginia Colony
Mary (Elizabeth) RANDOLPH
1729–1768
Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Bartholomew (YATES Sr.) (Rev.)
1676–1767
shackley, Shropshire, England
Edward (RANDOLPH) Sr.
1696–1756
Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth GROSVENOR
1690–
England
Great-Grandparents
William I
1650–1711
Mary ISHAM
1659–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard RANDOLPH
1621–1678
Elizabeth RYLAND
1625–1669
Henry Sr.
1628–1735
Katherine BANKS
1630–1686

Catherine YATES's Descendants

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Catherine (Randolph) YATES (24 March 1760–11 Feb 1831) m. Robert (WELLFORD) (Dr.) (12 April 1753–24 April 1823) m. John THORNTON (13 Sept 1744–)
  1. 1. John (Spotswood) WELLFORD 1783–1846 m. Frances (Page) NELSON 1787–1815
  2. 2. William WELLFORD 1784–1817 m. Susan (Randolph) NELSON 1790–1869
    1. 1. Lucy (Nelson) WELLFORD 1810–1882 m. Robert (Carter) RANDOLPH 1807–1887
      1. 1. Thomas (Hugh Burwell) RANDOLPH 1843–1900
        1. 1. Robert (Carter) RANDOLPH 1869–1928 m. Isabella (Wurts) HARRISON 1880–1939
  3. 3. William THORNTON 1778–1803
  4. 4. Mary (Randolph) THORNTON 1780–1851 m. Charles (Landon CARTER) (Dr.) 1774–1832
  5. 5. Lucy (Yates) WELLFORD 1781–1860 m. Thomas (Branch Wilson GRAY) (Dr.) 1781–1818
    1. 1. Mary (Carter) GRAY 1813–1852 m. William (Austin BROCKENBROUGH Sr.) (Dr.) 1809–1858
      1. 1. Lucy BROCKENBROUGH 1834–
      2. 2. William (Austin BROCKENBROUGH) Jr. 1836–
      3. 3. Marcus (Carter) BROCKENBROUGH 1838–
      4. 4. Thomas BROCKENBROUGH 1841–1842

Catherine YATES's Timeline

2 Records

1760
24 March 1760
Birth of Catherine Randolph YATES in Stafford Co., Virginia Colony
Stafford Co., Virginia Colony
1831
11 Feb 1831
Age 71
Death of Catherine Randolph YATES in Sylvania Heights, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Sylvania Heights, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1760
    Event Place: Stafford Co., Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Sylvania Heights, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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