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Lewis Davis Yancey 1762–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jun 1762

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 June 1851

Death Location: Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Philemon Yancey

Mother: Unity Davis

Spouse(s): Mary Powell

Children(s): Elizabeth Wester

In 1762, Lewis Davis Yancey entered the world in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, born to Philemon Philip Yancey And Unity Ann Davis. Lewis Davis Yancey married Mary Polly Powell, and had children including Elizabeth Yancey Wester. Lewis Davis Yancey passed away in 1851 in Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Lewis Davis Yancey entered the world in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, born to Philemon Philip Yancey And Unity Ann Davis.
  • Lewis Davis Yancey married Mary Polly Powell, and had children including Elizabeth Yancey Wester.
  • Lewis Davis Yancey passed away in 1851 in Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Lewis Yancey's Ancestors

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Lewis Yancey
1762–1851
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Parents
Philemon Philip Yancey
1734–1787
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Unity (Ann) Davis
1739–1787
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt (Lewis Davis Yancey) Capt.
1698–1784
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Mildred (Winifred) Kavanaugh
1710–1798
, Orange, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Yancey's Descendants

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Lewis (Davis) Yancey (02 Jun 1762–6 June 1851) m. Mary ("Polly") Powell (1766–22 Jan 1814)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Yancey) Wester 1787–1857 m. Edward (William) Wester 1784–1852
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Wester 1832–1900 m. Jacob (W.) RAINES 1825–1898
      1. 1. Robert (Ferdinand) Raines 1870–1965 m. Mary (Gregory) Raines 1890–1971
        1. 1. James (William) Raines 1925–2001 m. Lily (Pauline Tackett) Raines 1931–1992
      2. 2. George (Clinton "Burton") Raines 1867–1943
      3. 3. Margaret (Lucinda "Maggie") Raines 1859–1922
      4. 4. James (William) Raines 1856–1927
      5. 5. George (Clinton "Burt") Raines 1858–1943
      6. 6. John (Thomas "Tom") Raines 1853–1911
      7. 7. James (Lafayette “Fate”) Raines 1859–1936
      8. 8. Addie (Missouri) Raines 1852–1934
      9. 9. Isaac Raines 1850–1938
      10. 10. Woodard (E) Raines 1865–1936

Lewis Yancey's Timeline

2 Records

1762
02 Jun 1762
Birth of Lewis Davis Yancey in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1851
6 June 1851
Age 89
Death of Lewis Davis Yancey in Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia, United States of America
Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1762
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1851
    Event Place: Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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