John
Yates
IV
Born in Brunswick, Virginia Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Yates III
and Elizabeth (Kilgore) Yates
Brother of
Lydia (Yates) Kilgore, William B. Yates, John Dobins Yates Sr., Stephen Yates [half] and James Yates
Husband of
Sarah (Price) Yates
— married
1755 in Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at about age 42
in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2018
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Contents |
Biography
John was born in 1737. He passed away in 1779.
Will & Probate
- In the name of God Amen
- I John Yeats of the County of Caswell and State of North Carolina being weak in body and considering the shortness of this transitory life do make this my last Will and Testament.
- Item: First I give my Soul to God hoping he will forgive it through the mediation of Jesus Christ.
- Item: Secondly I give my body to the dust from which it cam be buried in a Christian manner.
- Item: I give to my loving wife Sarah Yeats a Negro girl named Jane also one hunting saddle and one small gilt trunk.
- Item: I give to my son William Yeats my lands and plantation and all the plantation tools.
- Item: I give to my son Thomas Yeats one Negro wench named Sarah.
- Item: I give to my son John Yeats one Negro wench named Patt
- Item: I give to my son James Yeats one Negro boy named Peter also one cow.
- Item: I give to my daughter Milley Yeats one Negro girl named Fan also a feather bed and furniture also one heifer
- Item: I give to my three eldest daughters namely Joyce, Keziah and Elizabeth all the rest of my Estate after all just debts is paid to be equally divided amongst the three I leave my three eldest sons namely William, Thomas, and John Executors of said estate in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this first day of May anno ___ One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Nine.
- John Yeats
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| John Yates, Will & Testament |
- Sarah Yeates, Wife
- William Yeates, Son
- Thomas Yeates, Son
- John Yeates, Son
- James Yeates, Son
- Milley Yeates, Daughter
- Joyce Yeates, Daughter
- Keziah Yeates, Daughter
- Elizabeth Yeates, Daughter
- Slaves:
- Jane
- Sarah
- Patt
- Peter
- Fan[1]
Sources
- ↑
Probate:
"North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
Will Records, With Some Inventories, Estates and Settlements, 1777- 1963; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Caswell County)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #3951149 (accessed 1 March 2022)
Keziah Yeates probate.
Acknowledgements
Unsourced family tree handed down to Debra Stumpf.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Jack Lewis
:
23andMe, GEDmatch SZ4941501 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Al Yates :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CN4071261 [compare], Ancestry member alyates10
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~1.17%
Diana (Swift) Farmer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member honeybugg34
-
~0.78%
Zella (Pilkenton) Barringer :
23andMe, GEDmatch UK6415978 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Carolyn (Pilkenton) Pennell :
23andMe, GEDmatch UH2631302 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Patricia Riddle :
23andMe, GEDmatch M416038 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A159415 [compare], Ancestry member pattim23
-
~0.78%
Lena (Yates) Seng :
23andMe, GEDmatch T380344 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T380344 [compare], Ancestry member lenaseng
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T380344 [compare], FTDNA kit #100546
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A723859 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~12.50%
Joan Welsh :
23andMe, GEDmatch CC8659014 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Elizabeth (Nash) Wallace :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #483942
-
~0.78%
Roger Cook :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Tricia (Hesterly) Tolbert :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Leigh Ann (Hesterly) Hicks :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Janie (Hesterly) Wilkerson :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Cindy Anderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch SQ4909232 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch SQ4909232 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Eric Yates :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ericyates2010
-
~0.39%
Christopher Lamb :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A632037 [compare], Ancestry member chrisau8831
-
~0.39%
S Boyce :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A953084 [compare], Ancestry member kraftykats
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Categories: Caswell County, North Carolina, Slave Owners