George YATES, IV

Abt 1728 - 1777  (~ 49 years)

• Name	George YATES  [1]
  Suffix	IV
  Born	Abt 1728	Caroline, Co., Va.   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1777	Caroline, Co., Va.   [2]
  Person ID	I1167	Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	George YATES, III,   b. Abt 1701, Elk Ridge, Baltimore (Howard) Co. Md ,   d. Abt 1743, Virginia  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. James YATES,   b. 3 May 1763,   d. 21 Sep 1828  (Age 65 years)  [natural]   2. John YATES,   d. Kentucky  [natural]   3. Charles Lewis YATES,   d. 1807, Virginia  [natural]   4. William YATES  [natural]   5. Richard YATES  [natural]   6. Warner YATES  [natural]   7. George YATES, V,   d. 1788  [natural]   8. Frances YATES  [natural]   9. Molly YATES  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wife unknown. Died testate in Virginia "Court records show him to have been a minor in 1744, with the privilege of selection his own guardian. An orphan in Virginia was allowed to choose his own guardian at the age of fourteen, and in such instances a boy was declared to be able to manage his own estate at the age to eighteen. Therefore, at the death of his father in 1743, George Yates IV was more than fourteen years of age but less than eighteen years. His birth, therefore, occurred sometime between the years of 1728 and 1730. He was born, evidently, in or about the year 1728 in Caroline County, Va. "George Yates IV chose, in court on Feb 10, 1743, William Conner to act as his guardian, which was approved by the court. in 1747, it appears George Yates IV was still a minor but had the right to join his guardian in a court petition. "On April 13, 1758, George Yates was commissioned a Lieutenant of the Colonial Militia of the County. On Aug. 8, 1765, George Yates was commissioned a Captain of the Militia. "George Yates IV died testate on Caroline County sometime prior to Dec. 11, 1777. His will was admitted to probate during the court session of March 1778, but the records at that time did not record the names of the executors, but they do state 'executrix and executors.' The natural conclusion is that the executrix was his widow, but the court book failing to record the name we thus lose another opportunity of obtaining the first name of his wife and widow. "From a court order book of March 1778, it is learned that Michael Yates and John Yates are two of the Executors. "At the October term of the court, in 1781, William Yates, orphan son of George Yates IV, 'made choice of Michael Yates for his guardian.' Also at the same term of court, in October, 1781, it was recorded that 'Benjamin Winn is appointed by the Court [as] Guardian of Molly, George, and Warner Yates, orphans of George Yates, IV dec'd.'" -- Newmann. p. 13 LKL wonders what happened to the orphans between 1778 and 1781? Were they under the care of their mother who then died around 1781?

  
  

• Sources

  [S167] Yates Family Data, Newman, Harry Wright, p. 3. [S167] Yates Family Data, Newman, Harry Wright, p. 13.