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Jemima Roper Yates 1755–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1853

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: David Roper

Mother: Sarah Caldwell

Spouse(s): John IV

Children(s): Hugh Yates, John Jr, Tillman Yates, Louisa Yates, David Yates, Sarah Mitchell, Salvy Yates, Presley Maj

Jemima Roper Yates was born in 1755 in Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Roper And Sarah Ann Caldwell. In 1830, Jemima Roper Yates resided in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Jemima Roper Yates married John Dobson Yates Jr Iv, and had children including David Yates, Hugh Dobbins Yates, John L Yates Jr, Louisa Ann Yates, Presley Yates Maj, Salvy Yates, Sarah Yates Mitchell, Tillman Yates. Jemima Roper Yates passed away in 1853 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jemima Roper Yates was born in 1755 in Orange, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Roper And Sarah Ann Caldwell.
  • In 1830, Jemima Roper Yates resided in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jemima Roper Yates married John Dobson Yates Jr Iv, and had children including David Yates, Hugh Dobbins Yates, John L Yates Jr, Louisa Ann Yates, Presley Yates Maj, Salvy Yates, Sarah Yates Mitchell, Tillman Yates.
  • Jemima Roper Yates passed away in 1853 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Roper
1727–1795
Birth Location: St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Caldwell
1730–1794
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia
SC

Spouses(s)

John IV
1754–1835
Birth Location: Halifax Co., VA (later this became Pittsylvania Co., VA)
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Children(s)

Hugh Yates
1786–1870
Birth Location: Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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John Jr
1780–1875
Birth Location: Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Tillman Yates
1800–1856
Birth Location: Lewis Forks, Wilkes, North Carolina
TY
Louisa Yates
1792–1886
Birth Location: Lewis Forkes, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
LY
David Yates
1792–1851
Birth Location: Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
DY
Sarah Mitchell
1783–1805
Birth Location: Lewis Forks, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
SM
Salvy Yates
1795–1850
Birth Location: Lewis Forks, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
SY
Presley Maj
1805–1878
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
PM

Jemima Yates's Ancestors

Self
Jemima Yates
1755–1853
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
Parents
David Roper
1727–1795
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Caldwell
1730–1794
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jemima Yates's Descendants

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Jemima (Roper) Yates (1755–2 May 1853) m. John (Dobson Yates Jr) IV (MaY 1754–16 Dec 1835)
  1. 1. Hugh (Dobbins) Yates 1786–1870 m. Sarah ('Sally') Vannoy 1785–1858
    1. 1. Hugh (J M Yates) Jr 1818–1898 m. Sarah ("Sally") Miller 1815–1861
      1. 1. James (Alford) Yates 1834–1926 m. Letha (Anne) Watson 1849–1918
        1. 1. Daniel (Valentine) Yates 1870–1953 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Presnell 1873–1966
        2. 2. Thomas (F) Yates 1873–
        3. 3. Henry (Hedrick) Yates 1873–1957
        4. 4. Julius (A) Yates 1880–
      2. 2. Isabell Yates 1849–1942
      3. 3. David (Alexander) Yates 1847–1941
    2. 2. Jemima (M) Yates 1809–1880
    3. 3. John (Daniel) Yates 1811–1876
    4. 4. Frances Yates 1814–1904
    5. 5. Sarah (Isabella) Yates 1820–1863
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Caroline) Yates 1822–1848
    7. 7. Consanna Yates 1813–1814
    8. 8. Sallie (Sarah Isabella Yates) Kilby 1817–1910
    9. 9. Squire (Allen) Yates 1824–1895
    10. 10. Anna (Yates) Dancy 1811–1880
  2. 2. John (L Yates) Jr 1780–1875 m. Elizabeth Cleveland 1783–1850
  3. 3. Tillman Yates 1800–1856 m. Mary Bumgarner 1810–1880
  4. 4. Louisa ("Ann") Yates 1792–1886 m. Abraham Johnson 1799–1861
    1. 1. Richard (Mongomery C) Johnson 1835–
  5. 5. David Yates 1792–1851
  6. 6. Sarah (Yates) Mitchell 1783–1805
  7. 7. Salvy Yates 1795–1850
  8. 8. Presley (Yates) Maj 1805–1878 m. Rachel Thedford 1813–1889

Jemima Yates's Timeline

7 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Jemima Roper Yates in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1779
08 Mar 1779
Age 24
Jemima Roper Yates was married in Orange, NC
Orange, NC
1830
1830
Age 75
Jemima Roper Yates resided here in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1833
1833;1842
Age 78
Jemima Roper Yates resided here in North Carolina;North Carolina
North Carolina;North Carolina
1840
1840
Age 85
Jemima Roper Yates resided here in Wilkes, North Carolina
Wilkes, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 95
Jemima Roper Yates resided here in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1853
2 May 1853
Age 98
Death of Jemima Roper Yates in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 205
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 92.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: YAT
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 298a
    [5] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Spicers District, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 373; Page: 91; Family History Library Film: 0018098
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Orange, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833;1842
    Event Place: North Carolina;North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 125; Page: 348; Family History Library Film: 0018091

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Spicers District, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 373; Page: 91; Family History Library Film: 0018098

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 298a

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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