James YATES

1763 - 1828  (65 years)

• Name	James YATES  [1, 2]
  Born	3 May 1763  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Sep 1828  [4]
  Person ID	I145	Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	George YATES, IV,   b. Abt 1728, Caroline, Co., Va. ,   d. 1777, Caroline, Co., Va.  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy PARTLOW,   b. 25 Aug 1759, Spottstlvania Co, Va.? ,   d. 3 Jul 1878  (Age 118 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth YATES,   b. 28 Oct 1782, Louisa Co., Va ,   d. 3 Jul 1878, Rappahannock Co., Va  (Age 95 years)  [natural]   2. Sarah YATES,   b. 11 Sep 1784  [natural]   3. Boswell Partlow YATES,   b. 2 Oct 1786,   d. 12 Jan 1857, North Garden, Albemarle Co., Va.  (Age 70 years)  [natural]   4. Lucy P. YATES,   b. 4 Nov 1789  [natural]   5. Gerard YATES,   b. 29 Apr 1792  [natural]   6. Benjamin YATES,   b. 4 Aug 1794  [natural]   7. Frances YATES,   b. 1 Nov 1797  [natural]   8. Aylette Reynolds YATES,   b. 1800,   d. Apr 1815  (Age 15 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James and Lucy Yates came from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to Culpeper Co. now known as Rappahannock Co. James was in the Revolutionary war and participated in the siege of Yorktown, Va. He also witnessed the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General Washington.--Z.J. Compton letters. Also Annie V. Compton who credits him with the rank of "Captain" Newmann, p. 17, states, "James Yates enlisted in the Revolutionary Army March 19, 1778. Discharged Apl. 5, 1779 [1778?]"

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Family group sheet prepared by Joshua Eugene Taylor and notes by Joshua Booten Taylor, 1903/4. [S66] Information gathered in Virginia 1904, Taylor, Joshua Booten. [S167] Yates Family Data, Newman, Harry Wright, p. 15. [S154] Transcript of Howard Compton Family Bible, Compton, Annie Virginia.