William Yancey & Sophia Davis
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Cyrus Yancey & Sarah Smith
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Richard Yancey of Hall Co., GA
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Charles Yancey of Jackson Co., GA
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Vital Info

Born: abt 1730 ? - Virginia
Died: abt 1810 - Montgomery Co., TN

Born about 1777 - Virginia?
Died after 1850 - Georgia

Born: about 1765 (Virginia ??)

A Charles Yancey is found living in 1790 in Bladen Co., NC - later he is found in 1800 in Robison Co., NC (born bef 1775). Another Charles Yancey is recorded as dying about 1816 in Jackson Co., GA - whether they are the same or not is uncertain

Spouse

Married by 1761 Sophia Davis - daughter of Richard Davis who died in Granville Co., NC in 1761. Sophia Davis had brothers: Cyrus, Absalom, Augustus

Said to have married Sarah Smith about 1800.

1st Wife's name unknown - married about 1790 (in SC?)
2nd wife: Sarah Grissum - md 27 Nov 1834 - Hall Co., GA

Spouse unknown

Children

* Austin - bn 29 Aug 1752 -
* Frances (Fanny) - bn abt 1770 - North Carolina
Most probably had other children

* Alexander - 1801, SC
* Meredith - 1803 - SC
* Hiram? - 1813 (NC?)
* Frances - abt 1818 SC [click here]
 

Possible Grandchildren include:
Winny Yancey - md Alfred Barksdale in McMinn Co., TN
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Nancy Yancey  md Henry Sieber 1847 - Anderson Co., TN

* William - bn abt 1797 SC
* Eleanor - bn abt 1798 SC
* James - bn abt 1800 SC
* Elizabeth - bn abt 1804 SC
* Tyra J ? - bn abt 1821, GA ?

Possible Children include:
* Wesley Yancey - bn 1785 SC
* Ezekiel Yancey - bn abt 1795 - SC
* Alfred Yancey - bn abt 1800 - (SC/NC?)
* Levi Yancey - bn abt 1803 SC
* Elisha Yancey - bn abt 1805 SC
* William Yancey - bn abt 1805/1810 SC
* Madison Yancey - bn abt 1810 (GA?)
* Elijah Yancey - bn abt 1812 SC

Relationships here (above) are not well documented - but based on circumstanical evidence.

Where Lived

1750- Hanover Co., VA ?
1778-1787 Tryon Co., NC
1787-1790 Rutherford Co., NC
1792 - Laurens Co., SC ?
1810 - Montgomery Co., TN

1802 - Anderson Co., SC
1810 -1820 Pendleton Co., SC
1829-1835 - McMinn Co., TN
1840's - Cyrus/Hiram/Lewis in Polk Co., TN
1850 - Hall Co., GA

1790's to 1800's - SC
1820 - Hall Co., GA
1830 - Campbell Co., GA
 

1790 - Bladen Co., NC
1800 - Robison Co., NC
1816 - Jackson Co., GA

Most of those recorded above as children of Charles Yancey lived in such counites as: Hall, Gwinnnett, Jackson, Forsyth, Campbell & Cherokee Co., GA

Slavery & Civil War

Although there is a record of William Yancey selling a slave he had inherited from his father in law - none of his descendants appear to have been slave owners. Various of Austin Yanceys descendants were living in the north at the time of the Civil war - some being Union Soldiers. Note that most Yanceys of America were living in the South and a majority were slaveholders and joined with the Confederate forces during the Civil War

Meredith Yancey's descendants joined with the Confederate side of the war. Alexander Yancey's descendants appear to have been on the Union side. None of Cyrus Yanceys descendants appear to have owned slaves. Note that many slaveholding families had inherited [some of ] their slaves from their parents. The fact that a family did not own slaves - often meant that their parents had not owned slaves either.

None of Richard's descendants owned slaves. Note that many slaveholding families had inherited [some of ] their slaves from their parents. The fact that a family did not own slaves - often meant that their parents had not owned slaves either.

None of the descendants of Charles Yancey appear to have owned slaves. All members of this branch of the family, though, seem to have given their support to the Confederate forces - many were Confederate soldiers.

Other Notes

Years of research has not resulted any any clear information concerning parentage of William - and little info as to his children (he most probably had children other than Austin & Fanny)

Son Austin Yancey had (among others) children named Hiram, Richard, William, James.

Austin was a soldier in the Rev. War - traveled to SC about 1780 & again about 1790. Was in Tennessee as early as 1797. Died in Franklin Co., Illinois 1833-1840.

Daughter Fanny Yancey married Nathan Dobbs and early 1800's moved to Gwinnet Co., GA

There is also a James Yancey - son of Austin - who many record as the same James Yancey found living in Gwinnett Co., GA 1830-1850 with various descendants (there is no HARD proof that this James is a son of Austin Yancey)

Years of research has not discovered anything as to his parentage.

Years of research has not discovered anything as to his parentage.

Virtually nothing is known about the parentage of Charles Yancey - nor where he came from exactly.

Alfred Yancey (possible son of Charles) - married Elizabeth Dobbs [Hall Co., GA] - daughter of Nathaniel Dobbs & Frances Yancey - grandaughter of William & Sophia Yancey (there is no HARD evidence, however, that he was a son of Charles Yancey.)

Another Possibly related Yancey is one William Yancey and wife Rachel found recorded on the 1850,60 census of Gwinnett Co., GA.

Could Cyrus have been a son of William & Sophia Yancey ?

Could Richard have been a son of William & Sophia Yancey ?

Could Charles have been a son of William & Sophia Yancey?