Capt. James Yancey

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA. DAR Ancestor # A129364

Will of James Yancey

Note: James Yancey

Identity: Son of Charles Yancey and (Mary Bartlett?)

State: North Carolina

County: Granville

Dated: 1777

Proved: 1779

Recorded: Will Book 1, Page 252

In the name of God, Amen, I James Yancey, being very sick and weak, but of perfect mind and memory -thanks be to God, calling unto mind the mortality of the body - and knowing it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. I give and recommend my soul into the hand of almighty God, that gave it, and my body unto the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors - Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again, by the mighty power of God - and as touching such worldly estate, wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, demise and dispose in the following manner:

Item 1 - I give to my son Bartlett Yancey, my tract of land lying on Lawson's Fork - a branch of the pacelot in South Carolina - containing three hundred acres.

Item 2 - I give my son-in-law Jesse Saunders, forty pounds proc. money.

Item 3 - I give my son Phillip Yancey two hundred acres of land I now live on, when cleared out of the office at the expense my estate, to run parallel with his upper line South, beginning at the County line.

Item 4 - I give the remaining tract of land, I now live on to my son Thomas Yancey, to be cleared out of the office agreeable to an entry made by me with Robert Jones in the year 1763 - at the expense of the estate -also the best bed, I have, and the furniture thereunto belonging.

Item 5 - I give unto my daughter, Jenny Saunders, one bay horse that I bought from the Edward Saunders estate.

Item 6 - I give unto my grand-daughter, Nancy Baynes, ten pounds proc. money.

Item 7 - I give to my son, Thornton Yancey, a negroe woman, named Kate, provided he pay unto my estate the sum of twenty pounds.

All negroes I have now in my possession to be sold to highest bidder among my children. (No other person to be bidder).

The most valuable negroes to be set up and sold, first, then the next and so on until all are sold, all children to have equal parts. The residue of my other estate to be set up to public at twelve months credit with bond and approved security, with interest, to be applied to my just debts - the residue to be divided equally among my children.

It is my desire that the expense of my burial be allowed my executors out of my estate.

I constitute and appoint my sons Lewis and Phillip my whole and sole executors to my estate. I witness and hereunto set my seal this 30th day of December, 1777.

James Yancey (Seal)

Granville County, Nov. Court A.D. 1779

This will duly approved by oath of Hayden Pryor - and ordered to be recorded.

Phillip and Lewis Yancey qualified as executors of said will.

Reuben Searcy Sec. Copy of above will certified as true, perfect and correct will of James Yancey as it appears on will record book I, Page 252.

Source: https://caswellcountync.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I2587&...

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Biography

James was born about 1704. James Yancey ... He passed away in 1779. <ref>Entered by Len Holmes, Dec 5, 2011</ref> This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.<ref>Yancey-460 was created by Susan Graben through the import of WikiTree gedcom 7:18:15.ged on Jul 18, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.</ref> It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

: Birth: :: Date: 1712 : Birth: :: Date: 5 NOV 1704 :: Place: Hanover Co, VA Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1712

Notes

: Note N5065 : 1769 in Granville Co, NC on NC Census Substitute : Will dated 1777, proved 1779 Granville Co, NC Will Book 1, page 252 : : James Yancey took his oath of allegiance to the Revolution on May 22, 1778, as an elderly man in County Line District, along with James Yancey, Jr., Lewis Yancey, Philip Yancey, and William Yancey. In 1769, he owned eight black polls. [North Carolina Colonial and State Records, Vol. 5 page 592.]

Sources

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• Len Holmes, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Len and others.

Thank you to Kathy Stewart for creating WikiTree profile Yancey-249 through the import of Frost-Gullage.ged on Aug 27, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kathy and others.

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GEDCOM Source

@R1603696126@ North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,9061::0

GEDCOM Source

Wills, 1746-1943; Index, 1749-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Granville County), North Carolina. Superior Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina 1,9061::2447602

GEDCOM Source

@R1603696126@ North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,9061::0

GEDCOM Source

Wills, 1746-1943; Index, 1749-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Granville County), North Carolina. Superior Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina 1,9061::2447602

GEDCOM Source

@R1603696126@ North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,9061::0

GEDCOM Source

Wills, 1746-1943; Index, 1749-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Granville County), North Carolina. Superior Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina 1,9061::2447602

GEDCOM Source

@R1603696126@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=162402834&pi...

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@R1603696126@ Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor's Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. III 1,48099::0

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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-LineageNSDARIII... 1,48099::197489