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Colonel William Yates 1744–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1744

Birth Location: St Margarets Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2 December,1789

Death Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: Reverend College

Mother: Elizabeth Randolph

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elias Yates

The story of Colonel William Yates began in 1744 in St Margarets Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States. Colonel William Yates had children including Elias Yates. Colonel William Yates passed away in 1789 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel William Yates began in 1744 in St Margarets Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States.
  • Colonel William Yates had children including Elias Yates.
  • Colonel William Yates passed away in 1789 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reverend College
1720–1764
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Randolph
1718–1793
Birth Location: Bremo, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elias Yates
1781–1853
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Colonel Yates's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Yates
1744–1789
Birth Place: St Margarets Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Parents
Reverend William Yates - a past president of William and Mary College
1720–1764
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (A.) Randolph
1718–1793
Bremo, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Bartholomew Yates
1676–1734
Shackerley, Donnigton Parish, Shropshire, England
Sarah (Elizabeth Stanard) Mickelburrough
1680–1738
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
MARY WATERHOUSE
1633–1706
William II
1645–1719
Elizabeth Conway
1646–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Waterhouse
1595–1653
Anne Ibotson
1594–1651
William +
1628–1688
Anna Boughton
1609–1655

Colonel Yates's Descendants

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Colonel (William) Yates (Aug 1744–2 December,1789)
  1. 1. Elias Yates 1781–1853 m. Hannah (Sarah) Hite 1781–1827
    1. 1. Jonathan Yates 1807–1869
      1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Yates –1851 m. William (Charles) Love 1790–1827
        1. 1. Thomas Love 1819–1855 m. Mary ("Polly") Garringer 1819–1902

Colonel Yates's Timeline

7 Records

1744
Aug 1744
Birth of Colonel William Yates in St Margarets Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States
St Margarets Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States
1767
1767
Age 23
Colonel William Yates was married in Virginia
Virginia
1771
1771
Age 27
Colonel William Yates was married In Va.
Va.
1777
22 Jun 1777
Age 33
Colonel William Yates was married
None
1785
1 Sep 1785
Age 41
Colonel William Yates was married
None
1789
2 Dec 1789
Age 45
Death of Colonel William Yates in , Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1789
2 December,1789
Age 45
Death of Colonel William Yates in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1744
    Event Place: St Margarets Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Va.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1777

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1785

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1789
    Event Place: , Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December,1789
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
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