Our Yates Line - English
 

Generation One

John Yates , Esq. was born ABT. 1575 in England.

Child of John Yates , Esq. is:

Generation Two

John (the Emigrant) Yates was born ABT. 1616 in England, and died 1648 in Upper Norfolk County or Elizabeth City, Virginia. He married Joan Jobe. She was born ABT. 1617 in England, and died AFT. 1664 in Upper Norfolk County, Virginia.

John 'the Immigrant' Yates 1 was born about 1595 in England. He died before Aug 1648 in Nansemond Co., Virginia. He married Joane Jobe. John emigrated on 23 Jun 1635 from From Gravesend, England. He was employed as Ship's Carpenter in 1646.

BIOGRAPHY: 1636 Mariner and Settler Fact # 2 1642 Churchwarden of Lynhaven Parish

Fact # 3 1648 Wife Administrator of Estate

John arrived in America from Gravesend England on the ship "America" on Jun 23, 1635. The ship was captained by William Blake.1636 - Mariner and settler. 1642 -

A John Yates is listed as having entered the US in 1635, imported byWilliam Barber (a mariner), to Charles City County, Virginia. John may have imported a Thomas Leager, Mary Yates, Richard Wright, William Wheeler, Grace West, and John and Nicholas Seaburne in1636 to Elizabeth City County, Virgina. (record found but not proven to be this John yet)

John may have imported a Jone Yates, Richard Yates, and John Merriday in 1638 to Lower New Norfolk Co., Virginia.

Notes on John Yates, the Emigrant. Known as John the Emigrant, John Yates embarked on the America to be transported from England to New England from London, William Barker or Barber, captain, June 23, 1635, when he was 20 years old. On May 4, 1636,John Yates received a grant of 150 acres in Elizabeth City county on a neck of land on the east side of the Elizabeth (Nansemond) River for transporting himself, wife Joan and son Richard to New England from England.

(In other words, he was returning.) He received another 200 acres on the north side of the Elizabeth River for transporting four persons to New England, including his daughter Mary, in 1636. Thus, apparently, he made three voyages in one year. He is probably also the John Yates, 19, transported in the Hopewell to Barbados, Feb. 17,1634/5 and identical with the John Yates, ship's carpenter, listed in the crew of the "Foxe" in1646. He also received a grant of 600 acres in Lower Norfolk county on March 10, 1638(Book 1, Bishop Meade's Old Churches and Families of Virginia, vol. I, p. 359). In a grant of Sept. 21, 1636, he is called JohnGater, and his wife named as Joan Gater. His patents were renewed in the name of John Gater on July 26, 1638 (800 acres by now). With his wife's 200, he owned an even 1,000 acres when he died.

He was church warden of Lyn haven parish in 1642 and died before August 1648, when his widow Joan was made administrator of his affairs by the Lower Norfolk County court. An Epaphroditus Lawson sued him for a debt in 1639, prosecuting the affair for ten years. He lived in what became Dorchester in Norfolk County on a neck of land bounded by the creek called Dunout of the Mire.  His grants were on the Nansemond River in a place called Kicoughtan by the Nansemond Indians. Most of the land grantees were from Dorsetshire and surrounding area in southern England.

He was a shipwright, or as we might say today, "ship engineer." His descendants moved first to Halifax County (Brunswick, then Lunenburg), then Pittsylvania County, Virginia.  They also had land grants grants in North Carolina. Taken from Donald Panther-Yates web site.

This individual was found on GenCircles at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/mwballard/1/data/24964

Joane Jobe was born about 1599. She died after 1664. She married John 'the Immigrant' Yates. Joane signed a will on 22 Oct 1664 in Will Dated. She had a will probated in 1666 in Upper Norfolk Co., Virgina.

Children of John (the Emigrant) Yates, and Joan Jobe are:

Generation Three

John (of Nansemond) Yates was born ABT. 1640 in Southampton, Bloomsbury Co., Middlesex, England, and died 1731.

Child of John (of Nansemond) Yates is:

John (of Dan River) Yates was born ABT. 1715 in Nansemond Co., Virginia (?), and died 1778 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (?).  I am assuming that "of Dan River" refers to where he lived in Virginia, in Pittsylvania County, on the Dan River that winds between VA and NC, click map on left to enlarge of this area.  My William Shelton is referred to as "Dan River William".

Generation Four

John (of Dan River) Yates was born ABT. 1715/20 in Nansemond Co., Virginia (?), and died 1778 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (?). He married Elizabeth unknown.  She was born ABT. 1718 probably Virginia, and died 1795 in Pittsylvania Co., Va.

Children of John (of Dan River) Yates and Elizabeth Gaines or Kilgore are:

Elizabeth Yates left a will in Pittsylvania Co., VA ~

From "Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, 1767-1820, compiled by Lela C. Adams and Virginia Basset:

pgs. 245-246

3 September 1793
Probated:  21 September 1795

LWT  Elizabeth Yeates being sick and weak.  To my son John Yeates and heirs a negro called Harry.  To my son George Yeates and heirs a negro called Silvy.  To my son Elijah Yeates and heirs a negro called Violet.  To my daughter Hannah, wife of William Shelton, a negro Delpha.  To my daughter Anna Gibson, wife of Richard Gibson, and her heirs, a negro called Jane.  To my daughter Martha Watts negro Annaca and a bed and furniture.  The remaining part of my estate to be divided between the above named legatees.  Appoint my sons John and Elijah Yeates executors.

Elizabeth Yeats

Generation Four

Hannah Yates was born ABT. 1743. She married William Shelton in Pittsylvania County, Virginia (?). He was born ABT. 1735 in unknown.

Children of Hannah Yates and William Shelton are:

Some Notes off Ancestry.com, from the History of Pittsylvania County, VA on a "John Yates", whether these citations refer to ours I do not know, but it's the right place and time frame for our John Yates.

THE HISTORY of PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA
CHAPTER V A PART OF HALIFAX COUNTY, 1752-1767

In July, 1753, William Bean, John Stone and Redmon Fallen were ordered to mark a road from Bean's on Dan River to the Court House, and in October they reported the road viewed and marked. Thereupon the court ordered: "Peter Wilson is appointed Surveyor of that part of the said road as leads from John Russell's Mill to Fall Creek, and Samuel Harris is appointed surveyor of that part of the said road as leads from Fall Creek to Sweeting's Fork." The surveyors were ordered to open and clear the roadway using the following tithables, who lived in the vicinity of the road: John Russell and son, William Mobberly, James Duncan, David Lane, George Chadwell, Lambeth Dodson, Thomas Williamson, John Yates, William Stevens, Silvester Junal, Thomas Smith and son, Isaac Little and son, Abram Little, Charles Little, William York, James Wady, John Railey, James Cargill, Redmon Fallon and son.

THE HISTORY of PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA
CHAPTER VII THE CHEROKEE WAR---WESTERN EXPLORATION

John Yates being sworn deposed, that he in company with one Philip Preston were rideing along the road together not having heard anything about the Indians, or suspecting anything about them. He heard a Gun fired close behind him, and turning about discovered three Indians close at his Heels, That they could have made their Escape, But on the Indians calling out Cherrockees and holding out their hands in token of friendship, and fearing to be fired at should they attempt to Escape, they stopped; The Indians came up to them and Shook hands, and then instantly pulled them off their Horses, beat them with Sticks, Stripped them naked, took all they had from them, pointed their Guns at them, and Ordered them to run which Order they instantly Obeyed.
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THE HISTORY of PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA
CHAPTER VII THE CHEROKEE WAR---WESTERN EXPLORATION

Philip Preston being sworn deposed the same in substance as John Yates.

THE HISTORY of PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA
APPENDIX I FIRST LIST OF TITHABLES OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, YEAR 1767

John Yates & son John, negroes Bob & George Holms Gwin, negroes Lill, Lucy, Cate. Fillis & Gwin.  Charles Little. Dextrous Musick.  Barsheba Beverly (Mulato) William Nelson. Moses Ridle (Indian) James Sartain. William Ridle Peter Grimsted.