Joseph
Christopher
Yates
Born in Schenectady, Albany, New York Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Christoffel Yates
and Jannetje Bratt
Brother of
Elizabeth Yates, Eva Yates, Helena Yates, Henricus Yates, Andreas Christoffelse Yates, Annatje Yates, Catarina Yates, Jillis Yates and Johannes Barentse Yates
Husband of
Ann Elisabeth Delancey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Maria (Kane) Yates
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Ann Eliza Adams
— married
17 Sep 1791 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Yates, Rachel Yates, William Yates, Martha Yates, John Yates, Joseph Yates, Benjamin Yates, Hannah Yates, Sophia Yates, William Yates, Caroline Yates and Anna A. (Yates) Watkins
Died
at age 68
in Schenectady, New York, United States
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Biography
Joseph Yates is Notable.
Joseph C. Yates was successively the mayor of Schenectady, New York, a New York state senator, state Supreme Court justice, and governor of New York state. Yates County, New York, is named for him.
Sources
- Yates, Joseph C., Union College Digital Works, Special Collections and Archives > Alumni Files > 1800-1809 > Alumni Files 1807 > 18, https://digitalworks.union.edu/alumnifiles_1807/18/ , accessed 8 Jan 2023.
- Governor Yates House, 17 Front Street, Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY Photos from Survey HABS NY-6250, https://www.loc.gov/item/ny1123/ , accessed 1 Aug 2022.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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Tracy Lawrence
http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/yates/gen-yates.html states he had three children, all daughters.
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by Tracy Lawrence
Ellen Smith
Wrong father is attached to this profile. Joseph Yates, born 1727 is not recorded as this man's father. He was the son of Christopher (Christoffel) Yates of Schenectady. See http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/people/ohof/yates.html and the Wikipedia article. I am disconnecting the father for now.
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