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George Yeardley 1588–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1588

Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England

Death Date: 13 Nov 1627

Death Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA

Father: Ralph Yeardley

Mother: Anne Harman

Spouse(s): Temperance, JT, Temperance Barrow, Alice Bradbury

Children(s): Zilpha Yeardley, John George, Ann Hodges, Fennis Termune, Nathaniel West, Francis #3husb, Argall Council, Elizabeth Yardly

In 1588, George Yeardley entered the world in Southwark, Surrey, England, born to Ralph Yeardley And Anne Harman. George Yeardley married Alice Bradbury, Temperance Lady Flowerdew Daughter Of Anthony Married Barrow George Yeardley Amp Francis West As 2Wife Imm England To Virginia Jt, Temperance Flowerdew Barrow, and had children including Ann Yeardley Hodges, Argall Argoll I Yeardley Yardley Son Of George Virginia Council, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Yardly, Fennis P Termune, Francis Yeardley Yardley Son Of George 3Husb, John Yeardley Son Of George, Nathaniel West, Zilpha Yeardley. George Yeardley passed away in 1627 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1588, George Yeardley entered the world in Southwark, Surrey, England, born to Ralph Yeardley And Anne Harman.
  • George Yeardley married Alice Bradbury, Temperance Lady Flowerdew Daughter Of Anthony Married Barrow George Yeardley Amp Francis West As 2Wife Imm England To Virginia Jt, Temperance Flowerdew Barrow, and had children including Ann Yeardley Hodges, Argall Argoll I Yeardley Yardley Son Of George Virginia Council, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Yardly, Fennis P Termune, Francis Yeardley Yardley Son Of George 3Husb, John Yeardley Son Of George, Nathaniel West, Zilpha Yeardley.
  • George Yeardley passed away in 1627 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Yeardley's Ancestors

Self
George Yeardley
1588–1627
Birth Place: Southwark, Surrey, England
Parents
Ralph Yeardley
1549–1656
Southwark, Surrey, England
Anne Harman
1568–1603
Southwark, Surrey, , England
Grandparents
William (I Yeardley Yardley Earley of County Stafford, son of John) II
1523–1594
Yardley, Staffordshire, West Midland, England
Elizabeth (Alice Maston Moreton Marston Morden, daughter of William, married William Yeardley) I
1527–1594
Chester, Cheshire, England
James Marston
1548–1599
England
Catherine Chevall
1546–1597
England
Great-Grandparents
John (Bishop)
1475–1547
Elizabeth Berkes
1475–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Yeardley's Descendants

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George Yeardley (23 Jul 1588–13 Nov 1627) m. Temperance, (Lady Flowerdew, daughter of Anthony, married Barrow, George Yeardley & Francis West as #2wife IMM England to Virginia,) JT (1587–Dec 1628) m. Temperance (Flowerdew) Barrow (1567–DECEMBER 1628) m. Alice Bradbury (23 FEBRUARY 1573–1667)
  1. 1. Zilpha Yeardley 1623–
  2. 2. John (Yeardley, son of) George 1620–1712
  3. 3. Ann (Yeardley) Hodges 1619–1665
  4. 4. Fennis (P) Termune 1620–1655
  5. 5. Nathaniel West 1622–1671
  6. 6. Francis (Yeardley Yardley, son of George,) #3husb 1620–1655
  7. 7. Argall (Argoll I Yeardley Yardley, son of George, Virginia) Council 1621–1655
  8. 8. Elizabeth Yardly 1614–1673 m. Henry (Fynche) Finch 1591–1645 m. Joseph (Burgess Croshaw) Major 1610–1667
    1. 1. Mary Croshaw 1632–1687 m. Henry (White) II 1642–1712
      1. 1. Mary (J Greenway) Avery 1654–1687 m. Thomas Glass 1652–1701 m. Ralph Graves 1653–1694 m. Thomas Cripps 1669– m. George (Stillman) Smith 1655–1691
        1. 1. UNITY (Lucy) Smith 1681–1726 m. JEREMIAH, (Jerome DUMAS) DOCTOR 1681–1734 m. Benjamin Dumas 1705–1734
    2. 2. Rachel (Ursula Unity) Croshaw-Graves-West-Barnes 1636–1669 m. Richard Barnes 1635–1675 m. Robert Blackwell 1620– m. Ralph Graves 1629–1667 m. John West 1632–1695
      1. 1. Captain (Thomas) West 1650–1714
      2. 2. Unity (Susannah) West 1657–1708 m. George (Thomas Martin) Captain 1655–1696 m. Thomas Colley 1670–1745 m. William Hawkey 1645–1726
        1. 1. James (W.) Martin 1640–1709 m. Elizabeth (Rebecca Bell) Martin 1645–1708

George Yeardley's Timeline

7 Records

1588
28 JULY 1588
Birth of George Yeardley in Weston, Cheshire, England
Weston, Cheshire, England
1588
28 JULY 1588
Birth of George Yeardley in Southwark, Surrey, England
Southwark, Surrey, England
1588
23 Jul 1588
Birth of George Yeardley
None
1607
1607
Age 19
George Yeardley resided here in Virginia, Virginia Colony, VA
Virginia, Virginia Colony, VA
1624
1624
Age 36
George Yeardley resided here in Virginia Pioneer, James City County, VA
Virginia Pioneer, James City County, VA
1627
13 NOVEMBER 1627
Age 39
Death of George Yeardley in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
1627
13 Nov 1627
Age 39
Death of George Yeardley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JULY 1588
    Event Place: Weston, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1372012
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1740.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA
    [7] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [8] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
    [9] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1740.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS
    [10] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JULY 1588
    Event Place: Southwark, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1588

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia Colony, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] Virginia Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1609-1610
    Event Place: Bermuda
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Bermuda; Year: 1609-1610; Page Number: 17
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1609; Page Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1609 AND 1610
    Event Place: Bermuda
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Bermuda; Year: 1609-1610; Page Number: 17
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1609; Page Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Jamestown, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Jamestown, Virginia; Year: 1624; Page Number: 41

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Virginia Pioneer, James City County, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] Virginia Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: England: Canterbury - Wills Proved in The Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-1629
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania : Genealogical and Personal Memoirs

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Sir George Yeardley, or Yardley, governor and captain general of Virginia, and Temperance (West), Lady Yeardley

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 NOVEMBER 1627
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1372012
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA
    [6] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [7] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
    [8] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1627

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

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