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William (Austin) Yancey 1776–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Bef. 1840

Death Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Father: Austin Yancey

Mother: Sarah Garrison

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The story of William (Austin) Yancey began in 1776 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. William (Austin) Yancey passed away in 1840 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William (Austin) Yancey began in 1776 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.
  • William (Austin) Yancey passed away in 1840 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA.

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William Yancey's Ancestors

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William Yancey
1776–1840
Birth Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Austin Yancey
1752–1833
Tyron, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Garrison
1753–1790
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Daniel) Yancey
1730–1810
North Carolina, United States
Sophia (Teriah) Davis
1730–1819
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Aaron Garrison
1715–1798
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Birdwell
1717–1816
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Davis
1688–1761
Sarah Albertson
1706–1794
Isaac IV
1676–1760
Jeanne Raganar
1686–1778
Benjamine Birdwell
1685–1781
Sarah Key
1699–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Davis
1654–1720
Elizabeth Green
1660–1731
Abraham Birdwell
1650–1741
Mary Hammond
1657–1683
William Keye
1671–1715

William Yancey's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of William (Austin) Yancey in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1840
Bef. 1840
Age 64
Death of William (Austin) Yancey in Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1840
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois, USA

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