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John Henry Yancey 1800–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Caswell,,North Carolina,USA

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Giles County, Tennessee, USA.

Father: John Yancey

Mother: Elizabeth Moore

Spouse(s): Sarah Prather

Children(s): Rev. Yancey, Martha Yancey, John Yancey, Henry Yancey, Elizabeth Yancey, James Yancey

The story of John Henry Yancey began in 1800 in Caswell,,North Carolina,USA. In 1830, John Henry Yancey resided in Onslow, North Carolina, USA. John Henry Yancey married Sarah Isabel Prather, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Yancey, Henry Bartlett Yancey, James C Yancey, John Leonard Yancey, Martha Prather Yancey, Rev Rufus William Yancey. John Henry Yancey passed away in 1846 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA..

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Biography

  • The story of John Henry Yancey began in 1800 in Caswell,,North Carolina,USA.
  • In 1830, John Henry Yancey resided in Onslow, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Henry Yancey married Sarah Isabel Prather, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Yancey, Henry Bartlett Yancey, James C Yancey, John Leonard Yancey, Martha Prather Yancey, Rev Rufus William Yancey.
  • John Henry Yancey passed away in 1846 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Yancey's Ancestors

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John Yancey
1800–1846
Birth Place: Caswell,,North Carolina,USA
Parents
John Graves Yancey
1764–1818
Orange, North Carolina,
Elizabeth (Lightfoot) Moore
1764–1820
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Pvt (Bartlett Thornton) Yancey
1736–1784
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Ann (Nancy) Graves
1742–1818
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
John Moore
1737–1776
, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Lucy Austin
1731–
Great-Grandparents
Capt I
1704–1779
Ann Thornton
1713–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Squire II
1678–1749
Mary Bartlett
1678–1748

John Yancey's Descendants

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John (Henry) Yancey (1800–1846) m. Sarah (Isabel) Prather (18 Jan 1804–1874)
  1. 1. Rev. (Rufus William) Yancey 1829–1903 m. Martha (Berniece) Gaylor 1835–1900
    1. 1. Rev. (Samuel Marvin) Yancey 1878–1952 m. Rachel (Ruth) Johnston 1891–1962
      1. 1. William (R) Yancey 1914–2013 m. Wilda (Marshburn) Finlayson 1917–2017
      2. 2. Clara (Ruth) Yancey 1916–1983 m. John (Bradley Harlass Winsted) LTC 1904–2001
      3. 3. Sammy (Jean) Yancey 1932–2022 m. Michael (Chilton 'Mike' Carver CAPT, MD, USN,) (Ret) 1930–1997
    2. 2. Mary (Frances) Yancey 1854–1884
    3. 3. James (Rufus) Yancey 1863–1947
    4. 4. Isabella (Ester) Yancey 1861–1924
    5. 5. Walter (Edwin) Yancey 1866–1939
    6. 6. Jillah (Bernice) Yancey 1869–1934
    7. 7. Cora (Anne) Yancey 1867–
    8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Yancey 1858–1945
    9. 9. Charles (W) Yancey 1853–
    10. 10. William (Henry) Yancey 1852–1868
    11. 11. Robert (Alexander) Yancey 1856–1900
    12. 12. John (Leonard) Yancey 1855–1945
    13. 13. Lucy (Ophelia) Yancey 1876–1967
    14. 14. Martha (Emma) Yancey 1873–1927
    15. 15. Thomas (A) Yancey 1870–1872
    16. 16. Susan Yancey 1878–
    17. 17. Zella Yancey 1869–
  2. 2. Martha (Prather) Yancey 1831–
  3. 3. John (Leonard) Yancey 1833–1900
  4. 4. Henry (Bartlett) Yancey 1837–1897
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Frances) Yancey 1828–1868
  6. 6. James (C) Yancey 1841–

John Yancey's Timeline

3 Records

1800
1800
Birth of John Henry Yancey in Caswell,,North Carolina,USA
Caswell,,North Carolina,USA
1830
1830
Age 30
John Henry Yancey resided here in Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Onslow, North Carolina, USA
1846
1846
Age 46
Death of John Henry Yancey in Giles County, Tennessee, USA.
Giles County, Tennessee, USA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Caswell,,North Carolina,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Onslow, North Carolina; Page: 223; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 123; Family History Film: 0018089

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA.

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