John Yates (abt. 1715 - bef. 1778)

Descendants

Died before 23 Apr 1778 before about age 63 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Yates performed Patriotic Service in the American Revolution.

John Yates is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A207777.

John Yates (of Dan River) was born about 1715 and died before 23 April 1778 when his will was proved. He married Elizabeth (there is no proof that her maiden name was Kilgore), b. 1718, d. 1795. They both died in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

25 June 1747 - Brunswick county, Virginia - 204 acres on the south side of Dan River. listed under the name of John Yeates.
15 July 1760 - Halifax county, Virginia - 154 acres adjoining his old surveyed land on the south side of Dan River.
1 March 1773 - Pittsylvania county, Virginia - 348 acres on the south branch of Dan River adjoining land of Wilson, Hughs &c.
1767 - Listed on tithables of Pittsylvania County, Virginia: John Yates & son John, negroes Bob, & Cate

John Yates had a plantation on the Dan River near the Danville Riverside Drive.

Revolutionary War
YATES, JOHN
Ancestor #: A207777
Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: ANTE 1727
Death: ANTE 4-23-1778 PITTSYLVANIA CO VIRGINIA
Service Source: MAG OF VA GEN, VOL 23, NO 1, P 5
Service Description: 1) OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, 1777
Residence: 1) County: PITTSYLVANIA CO - State: VIRGINIA
Spouse: 1) ELIZABETH Unknown
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 31, 2018), "Record of John Yates", Ancestor # A207777.

Will
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN Yates Pittsylvania County, Virginia D & W 5, page 439 Made: 24 October 1777 Recorded: 23 April 1778 I, John Yates of the County of Pittsylvania County and Colony of Virginia, being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory do first give my soul to God and my body to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and now I dispose of my worldly estate as follows to wit. First, I leave unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth Yates, during her life all of my estate, real and personal, and after her decease the Negroes and land to be divided as follows:
First I give unto my eldest son John Yates and his heirs a part of my land where on I now live, beginning at my corner tree on Hugh's Creek and taking the full mouth of the land up Dan River to a branch at the lower end of my plantation and a Negro man named Bob.
ITEM: I give unto my son George Yates and his heirs another part of the land whereon I now dwell beginning where my son John's land ends, and running with the branch to the back line likewise a part of a survey last made adjoining where I now dwell and extending up to Thomas Watts line but the land on the river is to extend upwards to a branch that runs below Gibson's plantation and with the said branch to the back line and a Negro man named Sam and all my Smith's tools.
ITEM: I give unto my son Elijah Yates and his heirs forever all the remainder of the tract of land, whereon I now dwell beginning at the branch below Gibson's and running up the river including all the remainder of the two tracts whereon I now dwell and a Negro Judith.
ITEM: I give unto my daughter Hannah Shelton, wife of William Shelton and her heirs two Negroes married Big Cate and her daughter Chloe.
ITEM: I give unto my daughter Ann Gibson and her heirs one Negro girl named Esther. Likewise I give unto her and her heirs forever all the remainder of a tract of land whereon she now dwells adjoining a made line between her and the plantation where Thomas Watts lived allowing one hundred acres to the plantation where Thomas Watts lived.
ITEM: I give unto my daughter Martha Watts and her heirs one hundred acres of land whereon she lived and all the stock of horses, cattle, hogs and sheep and all my household furniture and a Negro woman called Little Cate to be divided among my children at the discretion of my wife at or before her decease. I also appoint my wife Elizabeth Yates and William Shelton executors of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all other wills and this only to be taken for my last will as witness my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of October in the year 1777.

his JOHN X Yates mark

Sealed and acknowledged in presence of George Rop Tom Elliot Thomas X Wright

Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, 1767-1820, Compiler: Lela C. Adams, (Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, 1986), p. 21, Will of John Yates.

At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 23rd day of April 1778 The within last will and testament of John Yates deceased was exhibited into court by Elizabeth Yates and William Shelton executrix and exor. herein named and proved by the oaths of the two of the witness thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said executrix and exor. who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form of law giving security whereupon they together with JOHN WILSON the security entered into bond acknowledged the same according to law. Teste WILL TUNSTALL clk.

Sources

• Will of Pittsylvania County, Virginia

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-G9NS-6