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William Burbridge Yancey 1803–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAR 1803

Birth Location: Rockingham, VA, USA

Death Date: 27 OCT 1858

Death Location: McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

Father: William Yancey

Mother: Frances Lewis

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In 1803, William Burbridge Yancey entered the world in Rockingham, VA, USA, born to William Layton Yancey And Frances Lynn Lewis. William Burbridge Yancey passed away in 1858 in McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1803, William Burbridge Yancey entered the world in Rockingham, VA, USA, born to William Layton Yancey And Frances Lynn Lewis.
  • William Burbridge Yancey passed away in 1858 in McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States.

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William Yancey's Ancestors

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William Yancey
1803–1858
Birth Place: Rockingham, VA, USA
Parents
William Layton Yancey
1754–1813
culpeper County, Culpeper County, VA, United States
Frances (Lynn) Lewis
1763–1845
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Lewis
1718–1719
Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Jane Strother
1732–1820
Point Pleasant, King George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1678–1762
Margaret Lynn-Lewis
1693–1773
William Strother
1696–1732
Margaret Watts
1700–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lewis
1648–1700
Mary Calhoun
1652–1700
William Lynn
1640–1727
Margaret Patton
1676–1727
William Strother
1665–1726
Margaret Thornton
1678–1727
Richard Watts
1675–1716
Mary Wilsford
1680–1737

William Yancey's Timeline

2 Records

1803
27 MAR 1803
Birth of William Burbridge Yancey in Rockingham, VA, USA
Rockingham, VA, USA
1858
27 OCT 1858
Age 55
Death of William Burbridge Yancey in "Riverbank", Rockingham, VA, USA
"Riverbank", Rockingham, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1803
    Event Place: Rockingham, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1858
    Event Place: "Riverbank", Rockingham, VA, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    55

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

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