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Jacob Henry York 1770–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Deep Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery, Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States

Father: Henry York

Mother: Eve Weir

Spouse(s): Mary Melchor

Children(s): David York, Tobias York, John York, Enoch York

The story of Jacob Henry York began in 1770 in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America. Jacob Henry York married Mary Catherine Melchor, and had children including David York, Enoch York, John York, Tobias York. Jacob Henry York passed away in 1846 in Deep Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery, Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Henry York began in 1770 in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America.
  • Jacob Henry York married Mary Catherine Melchor, and had children including David York, Enoch York, John York, Tobias York.
  • Jacob Henry York passed away in 1846 in Deep Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery, Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry York
1732–1817
Birth Location: Pipe Creek Settlement, Carroll, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Eve Weir
1736–1788
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Melchor
1776–1826
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

David York
1809–1870
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, United States
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Tobias York
1805–1866
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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John York
1807–1840
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Enoch York
1802–1870
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Jacob York's Ancestors

Self
Jacob York
1770–1846
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Parents
Henry B York
1732–1817
Pipe Creek Settlement, Carroll, Maryland, British Colonial America
Eve (Dorothy) Weir
1736–1788
Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Jeremiah York
1683–1784
Olney, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Wilson
1695–1752
Anne Arundel, Maryland, British Colonial America
James (Alexander) Weir
1699–1785
Ulster, Ireland
Margaret Wallace
1686–
Great-Grandparents
Richard York
–1695
Ann Seymour
1652–1693
John Wilson
1656–1722
James Weir
1673–
Margaret Wallace
1679–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard I
–1660
Jeremiah Seymour
1630–1683
Ann Kennedy
1632–1694
John Wilson
1595–1663
John Weir
1633–1697
Issobell Lishman
1650–

Jacob York's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Henry) York (1770–1846) m. Mary (Catherine) Melchor (1776–12 JUN 1826)
  1. 1. David York 1809–1870 m. Rebecca Gilstrap 1826–1888 m. Sophia Bain 1812–1842
    1. 1. Milton (Harvey) York 1850–1853
    2. 2. Louisa (E) York 1865–1871
    3. 3. Levi (Benjamin) York 1870–1870
    4. 4. Nancy (J) York 1858–1877
    5. 5. Sarah (Amanda) York 1860–1918 m. Monroe (Spencer) Akins 1854–1903
    6. 6. Lewis (Benjamin Sherman) York 1869–1945 m. Maud (Vinnie) Hawk 1878–1976
    7. 7. Levi (David) York 1848–1902 m. Nancy (Emeline) Enochs 1852–1915
    8. 8. Mary (Ellen) York 1853–1910 m. Francis (Marion) Chastain 1847–1921
    9. 9. Barbara (Rachel) York 1855–1901 m. Peter Killman 1855– m. William (David) Akins 1850–1901
    10. 10. Mariah (Ann) York 1863–1922 m. David (Asbury) Fowler 1858–1943
      1. 1. David (Asbury) Fowler 1904–1904
      2. 2. Charles (Henry) Fowler 1881–1923 m. Bessie (Olivia) Custer 1890–1918
      3. 3. Cora (Rosella) Fowler 1899–1931 m. Francis (Bernard) Vogel 1885–1959
      4. 4. George (Robert) Fowler 1902–1955 m. Helen (Pauline) Wallace 1906–1993 m. Anna (Mae) Gidel 1897–1973
      5. 5. Margaret (Mae) Fowler 1894–1973 m. Calvin (Zephaniah) Smart 1893–
      6. 6. Arley (Lee) Fowler 1883–1944 m. Viola (Celia) Horn 1885–1950
      7. 7. Edith (Rose) Fowler 1897–1969 m. William (Robert) Mckinley 1894–1941
      8. 8. Bertha (Laura) Fowler 1892–1948 m. Stevenson (Falstaff) Varner 1891–1983
      9. 9. Thomas (Nathan) Fowler 1890–1976 m. Myrtle (Dorothy) Fowler 1897–1979
      10. 10. Rebecca (Frances) Fowler 1884–1975 m. James (Albert) Baumunk 1883–1942
      11. 11. Nellie (Marie) Fowler 1906–1982 m. Thomas Tumilson 1902–1988
      12. 12. John (Wilbur) Fowler 1886–1958 m. Martha (Minna) Dörffel 1890–1977
      13. 13. Sarah (Belle) Fowler 1888–1957 m. Waverly (Oren) Upton 1885–1976 m. Ben (Frijot) Linquist 1888–1942
        1. 1. Frances (Vivian) Upton 1908–1950 m. Alvin (V.) Boylan 1897–1952
        2. 2. Dorothy (Alice) Upton 1910–1973 m. Charles (Hugh) Shumate 1907–1945
        3. 3. Nancy (Mae) Upton 1912–1997 m. Ernest (Leroy) Curnoles 1909–1976
  2. 2. Tobias York 1805–1866
  3. 3. John York 1807–1840
  4. 4. Enoch York 1802–1870 m. Nancy Hill 1801–1870

Jacob York's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Jacob Henry York in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1846
1846
Age 76
Death of Jacob Henry York in Salisbury Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Salisbury Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Salisbury Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Deep Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery, Yadkinville, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
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