John
Yates
III
Born about in Nansemond, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of John Yates II
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Kilgore) Yates
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Yates IV, Lydia (Yates) Kilgore, William B. Yates, John Dobins Yates Sr. and James Yates
Died before
before about age 63
in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Apr 2016
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Biography
John was born in 1715. He passed away in 1778.
Please see the Find-a-Grave link shown on this profile, BEFORE any attempt to merge with another WikiTree profle: John Yates-942. They may be entirely different persons.
Notes
No mention of a son William Yates in John Yate's will 1777.
Last Will and Testament of John Yates, Pittsylvania, VA D & W5, pg. 439 written 24 Oct 1777 Recorded 23 April 1778 Eldest son John Yates George Yates Elijah Yates daughter Hannah Shelton daughter Ann Gibson daughter Martha Watts (NO WILLIAM)
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126626039/john-yates: accessed 05 October 2023), memorial page for John Yates IV (1715–1778), Find A Grave: Memorial #126626039, citing Yates Cemetery, Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Maredia Haddock (contributor 47027498).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~1.17%
Diana (Swift) Farmer
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member honeybugg34
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~0.78%
Zella (Pilkenton) Barringer :
23andMe, GEDmatch UK6415978 [compare]
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~0.78%
Carolyn (Pilkenton) Pennell :
23andMe, GEDmatch UH2631302 [compare]
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~0.78%
Patricia Riddle :
23andMe, GEDmatch M416038 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A159415 [compare], Ancestry member pattim23
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~0.78%
Jack Lewis :
23andMe, GEDmatch SZ4941501 [compare]
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~0.78%
Joan Welsh :
23andMe, GEDmatch CC8659014 [compare]
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~0.78%
Al Yates :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CN4071261 [compare], Ancestry member alyates10
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~0.78%
Roger Cook :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.59%
Jessica (Davis) Dunbar :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A392884 [compare], Ancestry member Moesakaru
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T346205 [compare], FTDNA kit #538189
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch HL826553C1 [compare]
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~0.39%
Thomas Faw :
23andMe, GEDmatch QL9507464 [compare]
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~0.39%
Deborah (Ditmore) Carr :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Lena (Yates) Seng :
23andMe, GEDmatch T380344 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T380344 [compare], Ancestry member lenaseng
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T380344 [compare], FTDNA kit #100546
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A723859 [compare]
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~0.39%
Gary Pilkenton :
23andMe, GEDmatch CJ3475289 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GB5559230 [compare], FTDNA kit #902291
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~0.39%
Robert Jennings :
23andMe, GEDmatch YE7847643 [compare], yourDNAportal ROBf46964dc
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~0.39%
Robert Styles :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A023952 [compare], yourDNAportal ROBcf8d98ff, Ancestry member RRSTYLES
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A023952 [compare], yourDNAportal ROBcf8d98ff, FTDNA kit #929288
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~0.39%
Kayla Louise Cook :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A303918 [compare], Ancestry member Kayla_cook65
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~0.39%
Danny Smith :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Connie (McCombs) Batchelder :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YQ6866818 [compare], Ancestry member connie_batchelder3
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~0.39%
Karyl Bilbrey :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Elizabeth (Nash) Wallace :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #483942
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Becky Elizabeth
edited by Becky Simmons
• Is there any reason is to believe that the father of those mentioned in the will was also the father of the three brothers who went from Caswell NC to settle in Robertson Tn (William, Thomas, and James.) Let's not assume without any reason. (The FindaGrave post, btw, is rather garbled.)
• The John Yates of the will shown here, "John of Dan River," is commonly believed to be the father of Stephen Yates, 1846- or 1856-1836, known proprietor of the famous Yates Tavern, pictured on the FindaGrave page. Yet there is no mention of Stephen in the will either. The tavern, believed built around 1750, might have been transferred to Stephen before John's will was written, but why no mention of Stephen at all? A family conflict, we might imagine? Utter speculation. Has anyone checked to see whether any piece of land described fits the location of Yates Tavern exactly?
• We might clear much of this up with Y-DNA tests of direct-line descendants. Several from Stephen Yates, of Yates Tavern, have tested. A paternal-line descendant from Thomas Yates, one of the Robertson Tn Yates brothers, has agreed to test. For the men listed in the will, PATERNAL-LINE DESCENDANTS of JOHN YATES (married Jemima Roper?), GEORGE YATES (m. Frances Lewis?), and ELIJAH YATES (m. Mary Hogg?) NEED TO TEST! PLEASE, HELP RECRUIT SUCH MEN.
• My bet: there are two or three John Yateses in discussion here. Disagree? Please help to prove me wrong.
edited by John Yates
John made a will in Pittsylvania Co., VA and named his wife Elizabeth Yates, and children: John Yates, George Yates, Elijah Yates, Hannah Shelton: wife of William Shelton, Ann Gibson and Martha Watts. He signed his will on 24th of Oct., 1777. This John is my 5th great-grandfather.
Elizabeth's will is in the name of Yeates. She names children: John Yeates, George Yeates, Elijah Yeates, Hannah Shelton: wife William Shelton, Ann Gibson: wife of Richard Gibson, and Martha Watts. She signed her will on the 3rd of Sept., 1793 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. This Elizabeth is my 5th great-grandmother. Thank you, Tina Hall