Born about in Dinwiddie County, Virginia (Petersbury, VA)
Ancestors 
Son of William Yates
and Ann Isham (Poythress) Yates
Husband of
Sophia (Stith) Yates
— married
17 Dec 1805 in Greensville, Virginia, United States
Husband of
Elizabeth Frances (Stith) Ward
— married
10 Mar 1810 in Brunswick Co., VA.
Descendants 
Father of
Sophia Ann (Yates) Fishback and Benjamin Lafayette Yates
Died about
at about age 36
in VA
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2010
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Benjamin's birth location given at: Family Search
[1] Name: Elizabeth Frances Stith Gender: Female Birth Year: 1789 Spouse Name: Benjamin Poythress Yates Spouse Birth Place: VA Spouse Birth Year: 1780 Number Pages: 1
[2] Name: Benjamin P Yates Home in 1810; St Andrews, Brunswick, Virginia
[3] MRS. MAUDE YATES WRENN. Born in Butler Countv, Kansas. Wife of Samuel Walter Wrcnn. Descendant of Lieut. Col. William Yates, of Virginia. Daughter of Henry Ward Yates and Loretta Ranker, his wife. Granddaughter of Benjamin Lafayette Yates and Mary Elizabeth Fobes, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Benjamin Poythrcss Yates (b. 1780) and Eliza Stith. his second wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughtcr of William Yates and Anne Isham Poythress (1760-84), his first wife, m. 1777. William Yates was a student at William and Mary College when his father was President and served in the Virginia line during the war. He died 1789 in Dinwiddie Co. Also Nos. 1774, 6152, 9871.
[4] Miss Grace Eliska Yates. Born in Illinois. Descendant of Lieut. Col. William Yates, of Virginia. Daughter of William Yates and Elizabeth Ann Hinton. his wife. Granddaughter of Benjamin Poythress Yates and Sophia Stith. his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of William Yates and Ann Isham Poythress, his wife. William Yates was lieutenant colonel of State troops, department muster general, and also served on Washington's staff. Also No. j 774.
Sources
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census
- ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Benjamin Poythress Yates D Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 031
- ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 D Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 007
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