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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: Salisbury Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Henry York

Mother: Eve Weir

Spouse(s): Mary Melchor

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

Jacob Henry York was born in 1770 in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, the child of Henry B York and Eve Dorothy Weir. Jacob Henry York married Mary Catherine Melchor, and had children including David York, Enoch York, Tobias York, John York. Jacob Henry York passed away in 1846 in Salisbury Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Henry York was born in 1770 in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, the child of Henry B York and Eve Dorothy Weir.
  • Jacob Henry York married Mary Catherine Melchor, and had children including David York, Enoch York, Tobias York, John York.
  • Jacob Henry York passed away in 1846 in Salisbury Township, Rowan, 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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Enoch York
1802 – 1870
Birth Location: Rowan, 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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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
Mary
Jeremiah Seymour
1630 – 1683
Ann Kennedy
1632 – 1694
John Wilson
1595 – 1663
Hannah Wilson
John Weir
1633 – 1697
Issobell Lishman
1650 –

Jacob York's Descendants

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Jacob (Henry) York (1770 – 1846) m. Mary (Catherine) Melchor (1776 – 12 JUN 1826)
  1. 1. David York (17 SEP 1809 – 8 AUG 1870) m. Rebecca Gilstrap (8 AUG 1826 – 5 JUL 1888) m. Sophia Bain (1812 – 1842)
    1. 1. Mariah (Ann) York (18 MAY 1863 – 6 JAN 1922) m. David (Asbury) Fowler (1 FEB 1858 – 10 APR 1943)
      1. 1. Sarah (Belle) Fowler (8 OCT 1888 – 29 MAY 1957) m. Waverly (Oren) Upton (25 FEB 1885 – 30 APR 1976) m. Ben (Frijot) Linquist (14 SEP 1888 – 18 NOV 1942)
        1. 1. Frances (Vivian) Upton (16 MAY 1908 – 15 JUL 1950) m. Alvin (V.) Boylan (9 APR 1897 – 9 JUL 1952)
        2. 2. Dorothy (Alice) Upton (16 JUL 1910 – 17 JAN 1973) m. Charles (Hugh) Shumate (18 DEC 1907 – 27 JUL 1945)
        3. 3. Nancy (Mae) Upton (6 JAN 1912 – 30 DEC 1997) m. Ernest (Leroy) Curnoles (29 NOV 1909 – 21 AUG 1976)
      2. 2. Charles (Henry) Fowler (7 AUG 1881 – 29 JUN 1923) m. Bessie (Olivia) Custer (2 OCT 1890 – 27 APR 1918)
      3. 3. Arley (Lee) Fowler (20 FEB 1883 – 3 DEC 1944) m. Viola (Celia) Horn (29 DEC 1885 – 17 AUG 1950)
      4. 4. Rebecca (Frances) Fowler (6 OCT 1884 – 9 MAY 1975) m. James (Albert) Baumunk (26 JUL 1883 – 3 JUN 1942)
      5. 5. John (Wilbur) Fowler (22 SEP 1886 – 11 JAN 1958) m. Martha (Minna) Dörffel (7 MAR 1890 – 19 MAR 1977)
      6. 6. Thomas (Nathan) Fowler (31 OCT 1890 – 1 MAY 1976) m. Myrtle (Dorothy) Fowler (8 NOV 1897 – 31 AUG 1979)
      7. 7. Bertha (Laura) Fowler (9 SEP 1892 – 3 JUN 1948) m. Stevenson (Falstaff) Varner (10 SEP 1891 – 3 OCT 1983)
      8. 8. Margaret (Mae) Fowler (17 OCT 1894 – FEB 1973) m. Calvin (Zephaniah) Smart (25 JUN 1893 – )
      9. 9. Edith (Rose) Fowler (21 MAR 1897 – 1969) m. William (Robert) Mckinley (4 JUN 1894 – 30 OCT 1941)
      10. 10. Cora (Rosella) Fowler (26 APR 1899 – 20 JUN 1931) m. Francis (Bernard) Vogel (3 AUG 1885 – 27 FEB 1959)
      11. 11. George (Robert) Fowler (31 JUL 1902 – 13 NOV 1955) m. Anna (Mae) Gidel (23 MAR 1897 – 2 JUL 1973) m. Helen (Pauline) Wallace (23 JUN 1906 – 22 JUL 1993)
      12. 12. David (Asbury) Fowler (2 OCT 1904 – 2 OCT 1904)
      13. 13. Nellie (Marie) Fowler (3 JAN 1906 – 3 OCT 1982) m. Thomas Tumilson (2 JUN 1902 – 4 APR 1988)
    2. 2. Levi (David) York (15 MAY 1848 – 29 JUN 1902) m. Nancy (Emeline) Enochs (24 APR 1852 – 22 MAR 1915)
    3. 3. Milton (Harvey) York (30 JAN 1850 – 11 FEB 1853)
    4. 4. Mary (Ellen) York (25 APR 1853 – 29 NOV 1910) m. Francis (Marion) Chastain (4 MAY 1847 – 2 JUN 1921)
    5. 5. Barbara (Rachel) York (1 OCT 1855 – 25 SEP 1901) m. Peter Killman (1855 – ) m. William (David) Akins (8 JUN 1850 – 1901)
    6. 6. Nancy (J) York (1858 – 25 JUN 1877)
    7. 7. Sarah (Amanda) York (18 NOV 1860 – 7 JAN 1918) m. Monroe (Spencer) Akins (4 APR 1854 – 18 JUL 1903)
    8. 8. Louisa (E) York (25 AUG 1865 – 27 AUG 1871)
    9. 9. Lewis (Benjamin Sherman) York (3 JUL 1869 – 10 AUG 1945) m. Maud (Vinnie) Hawk (20 OCT 1878 – 20 APR 1976)
    10. 10. Levi (Benjamin) York (24 MAR 1870 – 24 MAR 1870)
  2. 2. Enoch York (1802 – 1870) m. Nancy Hill (ABT 1801 – 1870)
  3. 3. Tobias York (1805 – 4 SEP 1866)
  4. 4. John York (1807 – 20 APR 1840)

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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