Martha (Yeates) Hand (abt. 1751 - 1784)

Born about 1751 in Cape May County, New Jersey, British Colonial America [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of David Hand — married 16 May 1769 in Cape May County, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died May 1784 at about age 33 in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Biographical notes on Find A Grave Memorial# 72179968 indicates Martha is the daughter of Captain George Yates (1727 - 1777), and that her mother was Frances Fielding Lewis (1731 - 1777). This has not been verified. Martha is not listed as daughter of George and Frances in the following sources:^[1]

However the DAR information shows that a Martha YEATES probably born in Cape May, New Jersey was the spouse of David Hand of New Jersey. It would seem logical that perhaps Martha Yeates may not be the daughter of Captain George YATES IV of Virginia given the facts of these two individuals have (1) a different spelling of their surnames, (2) the children Captain George Yates listed on the DAR data base are born in Virginia.

8. The Said Jeremiah Hand was the child of David Hand born on 9 - Sep - 1749 at Cape May Co NJ died at Cape May Co NJ on 6 - Apr - 1804 and his ( 1st ) wife Martha Yeates born on c - - 1751 at probably Cape May Co NJ died at Cape May Co NJ on - May - 1784 married on 16 - May - 1769 married at Cape May Co NJ

Martha was born in 1749. ^[2]

Martha Yeates/Yates married David Hand 16 May 1769 in Cape May County, New Jersey, British Colonial America. ^[3][4][5]

She passed away before 1797. She is not named in husband David's will (see profile for David Hand).

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=1287816&MyLineageCount=1
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A050945

1. ↑ http://02eb371.netsolhost.com/pages/yates-george.html - Kentucky Sons of the American Revolution: and "The Yates Family" compiled by Harry Wright Newman in 1941 (see Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/media/viewer/viewer/243d4d93-3a18-47dd-b80d-ff842b552b0a/108565988/200066860630)
2. ↑ Source: #S1
3. ↑ Source: #S8
4. ↑ Source: #S55
5. ↑ Source: #S66

• Source: S1 Find A Grave Memorial# 72179968
• Source: S8 New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. New Jersey Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Source: S55 New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1683-1802 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company.
• Source: S66 New Jersey, Compiled Marriage Records, 1684-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895. See Description for original data sources listed by county.

Research Notes

Biographical notes on Find A Grave Memorial# 72179968 indicates Martha is the daughter of Captain George Yates (1727 - 1777), and that her mother was Frances Fielding Lewis (1731 - 1777). This has not been verified. Martha is not listed as daughter of George and Frances in the following sources: http://02eb371.netsolhost.com/pages/yates-george.html - Kentucky Sons of the American Revolution: and "The Yates Family" compiled by Harry Wright Newman in 1941 (see Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/media/viewer/viewer/243d4d93-3a18-47dd-b80d-ff842b552b0a/108565988/200066860630)