John Yates (1752 - 1820)

Born 2 Jul 1752 in Caroline, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gaine) Yates — married 1772 in Culpeper, Virginia

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1820 at age 68 in Adair, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

John Yates is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A129437.

John was born in 1750. He was the son of George Yates and Frances Lewis. He passed away 4 July 1820.

DAR John Yates, Revolutionary Soldier, Lieutenant Virginia State Troops. Record accepted November 8th, 1940, by Army and Navy Chapter D. A. R. of Washington, D. C. He was born in Caroline County, Virginia in 1752, died in Adair Co, Kentucky - where he is buried, July 1820. Married in Culpepper Co. Va. 1772 to Elizabeth Gaines who was born 1757, survived her husband. Descendants are Nettle Browning Danforth (Mrs. Henry L. Kinnlson) member of the Army and Navy Chapter D. A. R. of Washington, D. C., whose national number is 110378. Also Henry Lee Kinnlson Jr., Major 12th U. 3. Cavalry, member of the St. Louis, Missouri Chapter S. A. R. National number

Will of John Yates - I, John Yates of the County of Adair, being old and infirm but perfectly in my and sound of mind and memory as usual do make and ordain this my last wi11 and testament hereby revoking and rendering void every former one made or signed.

Item: It is my will and desire that after the death of my wife, that Adam and Beney, two of my negroes, be sold and the money they bring divided between my sons, George and Francis Yates.

Item: I give unto my daughter, Sallie Estes, a negro woman named Biney (Betsy?) to her and her heirs together with increase If any.

Item: I give unto my son, James Yates, Sharot and a girl she now has with her and future increase if she has any.

Item: I give unto my daughter, Polly Browning, a negro woman,Sukey, and. a negro boy named Simon to her and her heirs.

Item: I have given unto my daughter, Betsey Wallace, three negroes, to-witt, Nan, Austin, and Bill, which I consider her portion of my negro property, to her and her heirs.

Item: I give unto my son, John Yates, Ceasar and Tom, two negroes one bed and furniture, my rifle, gun, and cross-cut saw, and large Bible; also two ploughs and, a shear and a shovel.

Item: I give unto my beloved wife, Betsy Yates, during her life-time, all the within mentioned negroes, my son John's negro accepted, together with land, stock of all kinds, household and kitchen furniture and at her death I give unto my son, John Yates, the above mentioned negro, Lewis.

Item: It is my will that at the death of my wife, all my personal property, or all that may be left, be sold and the money be divided equally among my seven children or their descendants.

Lastly, I do constitute and appoint as my Executors of this my last will and testament, my son, John Yates, and my son-in-law, Willlam Wallace, in witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of July 1820.

Signed - John Yates Signed and acknowledged in the presence of J. W. Shirley, Martha Ann Brummet, John Shirley.

Adair Co. S. J. at a court began and held for the county of Adair on Monday the ___ day of July 1820, proven by the witness of John Shirley & John W. Shirley

1881 - Letter written by Mr. George Woodford Yates of Macomb, Ill - grandson of John Yates -

I recollect hearing my grandfather Yates say that his great grandfather was from England and married Lord Baltimore's sister.

My grandfather was named John and he had four sons & three daughters. My father was the eldest named George, the next Frances, the next James, the youngest John; the oldest daughter Sallie married Peter Estes; the next Polly married Francis Browning - brother to my mother & Uncle James wife; the youngest Elizabeth married William Wallace. They all came to Ky from Virginia several years before we did.

We Came in 1815 when I was eleven years old. Our ancestors lived in Virginia for generations back. Grandfather married Elizabeth Gaines. We stayed all night as we moved from Virginia with a brother of hers in East Tennessee. He was the father of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, who had command of the Western Division of the United States Army for a number of years and died in St. Charles House in New Orleans many years ago.

My father's grandfather and his great grandfather** were named George. My mother's father, Charles Browning married Mary Wade Strother. My relatives on both sides lived in Culpeper Co.

NOTE - some of this ..is proven erroneous - the name of his father's great grandfather does not seem to be George - see Baltimore Maryland records. And the connection to Lord Baltimore is ??? - they did Live in Baltimore !! which is probably the sole connection to Lord Baltimore.

Research Notes

This alternate pre-merge biography contains much questionable information.

There is no record he had a middle name of Estes. Name removed.

His will proves he did NOT have 30 children. It was written and proved in Adair Co., Kentucky. Nor was he a "Rev"

Methodist preacher, reportedly fathered at least 30 children!

John Yates was born c 1750 in VA and died in KY 1829. Mrs. H.L. Kinnison of FT Leavenworth has proved the service of John Yates as a Lieutenant of the Virginia State Troops during the Revolution. He married Elizabeth Gaines, daughter of Francis Gaines, Jr. and his wife Dorothy, both of whom left wills, of Culpeper (now Rappahannock) County, VA. [2]

Prior to 1815, John Yates moved to Adair County, KY. Metcalf was soon cut off from Adair County. The Yates home was near Gradyville. There is an old Yates graveyard a few miles from Milltown, KY. [2]

Professional Genealogical Research by Harry Wright Newman, certified in 1941 and recapped in “Yates-Caroline Co-1941 Rsch-2of3”: [3]

John Yates, the eldest sob of Capt. George Yates and his wife, was born about the year 1752 in St. Margaret’s Parish, Caroline County, Virginia.

He seems to have been the first member of the Yates family to migrate because in 1774 he is referred to as John Yates of St. Martin’s Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia.

On October 17, 1774 John Yates purchased from George Parsons of St. Martin’s Parish, Culpeper County, land lying at the end of Pignit Ridge in a branch of the Rush River which had been bought by George Parsons from Anthony Strother.

In 1777 he was named as one of the executors of the will of his father and apparently returned to Caroline County in order to settle the estate. On August 20, 1780, he purchased from Nicholes Arnold and Margaret, his wife, land in Bromfield Parish in Culpeper County, lying on the south side of the North Prong of the Thornton River.

John Yates contributed to the cause of the Revolutionary War and his name is found on the “Culpeper List of Passes” in 1781.

On December 17, 1787, John Yates and Elizabeth, his wife, of Culpeper County deeded to Henry Menifee of the same county for L 50, part of a tract of land formerly belonging to Nicholas Arnold lying on the south side of the North Prong of the Thornton River. Note: Probably St. Mark’s Parish.

At the same time John Yates and Elizabeth, his wife, deeded to Charles Yates of Culpeper County for L 60 the remaining portion of the tract which John Yates had bought from Nicholas Arnold. Also, on the same day they conveyed to Richard Yates, of Culpeper County, for L 60 land in Bromfield Parish of Culpeper County, which John Yates had patented from the State of Virginia. Both Charles Yates and Richard Yates are placed as the brothers of the grantor.

On March 13, 1788 John Yates was named as “Cousin” in the will of Dr. George Yates (when he referred to land which had been deeded to him by his grandfather (George Yates III).

On June 18, 1792, John and Charles Yates bought jointly from James Broadus for a consideration of L 70 land on the branch of the South Fork of the Thornton River.

On March 30, 1797, John Yates bought from Warner Yates and Elizabeth, his wife, for L 40 land amounting to one hundred acres on a Branch of the Rush River, adjacent to John Menefee. The witnesses were James Green, Lewis Conner and Wm. McQueen.

On June 26, 1798, John Yates and Elizabeth, his wife, and Charles Yates and Mary, his wife, sold to Benj. Partlow for L 150 land on the South Fork of the Thornton River. This was undoubtedly the tract which John Yates and Charles Yates had bought in 1792. Both John and Charles Thomas Jones, Wm. Sims and Richard Yates (sentence not finished).

On October 21, 1799, John Yates purchased from John Strother of Culpeper County for L 185 a portion of a tract of land granted by the late proprietor (the governor of Virginia) to Mark Haden and conveyed to Strother on February 7, 1799, the land adjoining the estate of Henry Menefee.

On June 18, 1804, John Yates and Elizabeth, his wife, sold land in Culpeper County to Wm. Bryan.

On June 10, 1805, John Yates and Elizabeth, his wife, of Culpeper County, deeded to Francis Yates of the same County, 132 acres of land adjacent to Henry Menefee.

On October 17, 1806, John Yates conveyed to Daniel Gainwood, of Culpeper County for L 32 land adjoining Joshua Hopper and John Evans. The wife of John Yates waived dower and signed her name as Betsy Yates.

On October 21, 1805, John Yates and Elizabeth, his wife, deeded to John Miller of Culpeper County for L 50 land in that county containing 107 acres.

In 1809 Francis G. Yates of Culpeper County appointed his father John Yates of Culpeper County his attorney to collect all sums of money due him. He signed his name as Francis G. Yates while the witnesses were Ben Garrill, James Yates, Wm. Wallace and John Yates, Jr.

In the 1810 census of Culpeper County John Yates was the head of a family, over 45 years of age, with 11 slaves. In his household was hi wife, also over 45 years of age, as well as one male between the years of 26 and 45.

On June 8, 1810, John Yates and Elizabeth, his wife, of Culpeper County conveyed to Elizabeth Woodward, the relict (widow) of Richard Woodward, deceased, for $935.00 land in Culpeper County adjacent to Wm. Bryan.

On October 5, 1810, John Yates deeded 120 acres of land to Richard Gray. The witnesses were James Yates, Robert Grigg, Enoch Fair and Anthony Hughes.

On October 15, 1810, John Yates of Culpeper County deeded to his son James Yates for paternal love and affection land lying in Culpeper County.

On October 25, 1810, John Yates of Culpeper County appointed his friend and brother James Yates of Culpeper County his attorney to collect all money due him.

These several conveyances within a short time of one another are indicative of two conditions: The Grantor is sustaining financial reverses or he is preparing to migrate. In this case it seems to be the latter, especially when James Yates is granted power of attorney by John Yates. On Sept. 22, 1810, John Yates had been disavowed from the Thornton Gap Primitive Baptist Church. Did that have any bearing upon his leaving the County? (Your will note also, from the lineage of his brother Charles Lewis Yates that he, Charles, was minister of that church up to 1807.) Is seems as if John Yates had been prominent in the affairs of this church, being chosen Clerk on Jan. 10, 1709. In the same year he and James were on the Committee to finish the meeting house.

Sources

• Probate records of Adair County, Kentucky

• Edward Neville McAllister, The Yates Family (Compiled 1968, Copy at the Kentucky Historical Society). This includes the 1881 letter

See also:

• thepeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p73361.htm#i733603.
• Professional Genealogical Research by Harry Wright Newman, certified in 1941 and recapped in “Yates-Caroline Co-1941 Rsch-2of3”