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James Yancey 1752–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Laurens, South Carolina

Father: Lewis Yancey

Mother: Mary Graves

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The story of James Yancey began in 1752 in Culpeper, Virginia. James Yancey passed away in 1787 in Laurens, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of James Yancey began in 1752 in Culpeper, Virginia.
  • James Yancey passed away in 1787 in Laurens, South Carolina.

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James Yancey's Ancestors

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James Yancey
1752–1787
Birth Place: Culpeper, Virginia
Parents
Lewis Yancey
1738–1777
Hanover County now, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Mary Graves
1740–1788
Louisa County, Virginia
Grandparents
Richard Yancey
1705–1780
VA
Mary (Cocke) Bolling
1708–1796
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Henry (Ralph Graves) I
1726–1797
Hanover County, Virginia, American Colonies
Mildred (Rachel) Lewis
1735–1803
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Yancey
1684–1745
Mary Bartlett
1678–1748
Maj II
1682–1749
Mary Cocke
1690–1749
Henry Graves
1692–1744
Mary Williams
1706–1745
David II
1726–1788
Rebecca Stovall
1726–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Yancey
1642–1690
Mary Leighton
1658–1734
Richard Bartlett
1655–1711
Deborah Weed
1659–1726
Capt. I
1646–1709
Anne Stith
1660–1709
Richard Cocke
1639–1706
Elizabeth Hartwell
1643–1705
Capt. (SAR)
1694–1773
Anne Terrell
1695–1734
Elizabeth Stovall
1736–1812

James Yancey's Timeline

2 Records

1752
1752
Birth of James Yancey in Culpeper, Virginia
Culpeper, Virginia
1787
1787
Age 35
Death of James Yancey in Laurens, South Carolina
Laurens, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina

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