Eleanor Yoakum

"This business of Eleanor (____) Joachim being an "Irish girl" seems to me to raise the interesting question of whether she was an Irish girl of Palatine descent - that is, of the Palatines that the British tried to settle in Ireland. And if so, might the Joachim's have been in Ireland before arriving in America? Or was she a Scotch Irish neighboring family?"

• from http://www.theyoakumpages.com/RR01/RR01_002.htm

Mathias second married Eleanor Unknown5. Born abt 1710 in Silesia, Germany. Eleanor died in 1782, she was 72.

They had the following children:

1. i. Francis1. Born abt 1729 in Frederick, VA. Francis died in Frederick, VA in 1751, he was 22.
2. 4 ii. Jacob (~1732-1780)
3. 5 iii. Mathias M (~1736-1837)
4. 6 iv. Jesse (~1738-1773)
5. v. Michael1. Born abt 1740 in VA. Michael died in 1768, he was 28.
6. 7 vi. John (1747-1839)
7. vii. William1. Born in 1750 in VA. William died in KY on 4 Sep 1839, he was 89.
8. 8 viii. Henry (~1753-1839)
9. 9 ix. George (1755-1839)
10. 10. x. Conrad (Conrood)1. Born on 20 Jun 1736 in Lancaster, PA.

• from The YOAKUM Family of Powell Valley

Felty being the nickname of Valentine shed new light to other questions we had on the family. Since former researchers were treating Valentine and Felty as two distinct individuals, and now knowing they were the same man, helped identify the father of Valentine. It was common knowledge that Matthias YOAKUM was the father of Felty. His will in LINCOLN County, Kentucky in 1783 proved this. Matthias wife is identified in this will as Eleanor. She is by tradition, supposed to have been the sister of Frederick SEA, killed in the massacre. Whether she was the mother of Valentine is not clear at this time by this researcher.

Matthias'es last will and testament, written Jan 29, 1780 in BOTETOURT County, Virginia, names his son, Felty, and suggests he is deceased. In the will he states: "and to my son Felty YOAKUM's oldest son, George, his heir, I give and bequeath one dollar." Matthias'es will only names his wife, Eleanor; his sons, Felty and young George; and Felty's oldest son, George. It is apparent that he had a much larger family and many went to Kentucky with him about 1780.

Mathias Yocum and Eleanor See

Husband Mathias Yocum

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          Born: Abt 1709 - , , , New Amsterdam

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          Died: 15 Feb 1783 - , , Botetourt, Virginia 274

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        Father: Francis Jochem (Abt 1678-1751)

        Mother: Millie Felty/Valentine (Est 1682-      ) 274

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      Marriage: Abt 1728

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Noted events in his life were:

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• Probate, 18 Feb 1783 - , , Lincoln, Kentucky

Will Book A, p. 148, will written 29 Jan 1780 'of Botetourt Co,

VA'

• Researcher 274, TR Turk

ID: I10220

Name: Mathias M. YOCUM

Surname: Yocum

Given Name: Mathias M.

Sex: M

Birth: ABT 1705 in , New Amsterdam, NY

Death: 15 Feb 1783 in , Botetourt, VA

Note: Mathias is referred to as a "well to do German" in the Draper papers. This was from Mathias's grandson, born in 1763, when he was 80 years old. This is 182 years after the immigration of Heinrich Jochem and represents a six generation removal from that event. In heritage, Mathias was in fact more German and German-Swiss than he was anything else, and the prevalence of Palatinate Germans with the Jochem/Yocum surname, who were also in the flood of pioneers moving from PA into the VA backcountry would make an assumption of German background that much easier. Compounding this assumption is the fact that Dutch itself is a Germanic language, and the very word "Dutch" is so similar to "Deutsch" that many PA Germans themselves became known as the PA Dutch -- a reverse error. Mathias bought land in PA, but not liking the laws there, he moved his family to the north neck of VA and settled on land granted to Lord Fairfax. He was in the first group to bring wagons down the South Branch of the Paotomac River and over the mountains into what is now known as West Virginia. They settled there about 1745. Mathias was in Greenbrier Co., VA, in 1751, and in Augusta Co., VA, in 1756. Place of death given as Muddy Creek, Greenbriar, WV. Mathias is reported to have built the first cabin in KY. His will was written in 1780 and recorded in Lincoln Co., KY.

1. George Yocum [son of Mathias' son Jacob] interview in "Draper Papers," abt 1843.

2. Will, Book A, page 118 [1780], Lincoln Co., KY; index [18 Feb 1783].

3. "A History of the Yoakum ... Families," by H. C. Smith, 1963.

4. Records of William Peck.

5. Record of Bob Derryberry, bob_g_derryberry@yahoo.com [gives middle initial - "M."].

6. Ancestral File.

Change Date: 22 Jan 2004 at 19:38:18

Father: Francis JOCHEM b: ABT 1678 in , New Amsterdam, NY

Mother: Millie (FELTY) VALENTINE b: ABT 1682 in , New Amsterdam, NY

Marriage 1 Eleanor (Elinor) SEE b: 1712 in , Schoharie, NY

Married: 1727 in , , NY

Sealing Spouse: 13 Jul 1966 in ARIZO

Children

Francis YOCUM b: ABT 1728 in Tulpehocken Crk., Berks, PA

Jacob YOCUM b: 8 May 1730 in Tulpehocken Crk., Berks, PA

Valentine (Felty) YOCUM b: ABT 1732 in Tulpehocken Crk., Berks, PA

Mathias M. YOCUM Jr. b: ABT 1736 in Tulpehocken Crk., Berks, PA

Jesse YOCUM b: ABT 1738 in Tulpehocken Crk., Berks, PA

Michael YOCUM b: ABT 1740 in , , PA

Conrad YOCUM b: ABT 1742 in , , PA

John YOCUM Pvt. b: 1747 in , , PA

William YOCUM b: 1750 in , , PA

Henry YOCUM b: ABT 1753 in , , VA

George YOCUM b: ABT 1755 in , Mercer, VA (KY)

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Wife Eleanor See

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           AKA: Yocum

          Born: 1712 - , , Schoharie, New York

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          Died: 15 Jul 1782 274

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        Father: George Ludwig See (Est 1680-      )

        Mother: Margaret (Tsjudy) Judy (Est 1680-      )

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Children

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1 M Francis Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1729 - , , , Virginia

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          Died: Abt 1751 - , , Frederick, Virginia

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2 M Felty Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1730 - , , , Virginia

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3 M Jacob Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1732 - , , , Virginia

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4 M Valentine Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1734 - , , , Virginia

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          Died: Abt 1768 - , , Augusta, Virginia

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5 M Mathias Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1736 - , , , Virginia

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6 M Jesse Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1738 - , , , Virginia

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7 M Michael Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1740 - , , , Virginia

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8 M Conrad Yocum

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          Born: Abt 1742

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          Died: After 1778

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9 M Private John Yocum

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           AKA: John Yoakum

          Born: Abt 1747 - , , , Virginia

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          Died: 4 Sep 1839 - Home Of Samuel Reffert, Posey Twp, Clay, Indiana

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        Spouse: Mary Downing (Abt 1747-      ) 274

          Marr: Abt 1767 - , , , Pennsylvania 274

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10 M William Yocom

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          Born: Abt 1750 - , , , Pennsylvania 274

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          Died: After 1799 - Maybe, , Montgomery, Kentucky

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11 M Henry Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1753

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12 M George Yoakum

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          Born: Abt 1755

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          Died: After 1783

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        Spouse: Ezebellar Taylor (      -After 1780)

          Marr: 15 Oct 1780 - , , Botetourt, Virginia

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General Notes for Child William Yocom

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From this point back, the Yocom family does not have much firm documentation.

Clay County, Indiana History, 1880-1984, comp. by Clay County Historical Society, 1984.

"Apparently two brothers (maybe more) arrived in Clay County, Indiana. One was John Yocom born in 1747, probably in Virginia, who died in Clay County, Indiana in 1839 at the home of Samuel Reffert. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War from August County, Virginia, serving with George Rogers Clark in the Northwest. He presumably lived in Montgomery County, Kentucky until 1833, when he moved to Clay County and lived in the area of the old county seat, Bowling Green. His wife's given name was Mary, and while there is no proof, some believe that she was a Downing. He was the son of Matthias Yocom and his wife, Eleanor See, and he was the father of eleven children, some of which [sic] moved to Clay County. His brother, William who was born in 1750, married and had children. His wife's name is unknown, and some claim that she, too, was a Downing. His son William, born 21 Jan 1775 in Virginia, married Sarah Stewart and raised a family in Clay county. He died 4 Nov 1840 and is buried in the Billtown Cemetery west of Brazil. .... John Yocum born 1747 Virginia. Service--enlisted May 1780 and served 6 mos. as privated [sic] in Capt. George Jackson's Company Col. Morgan's Virginia Regt. Later served 2 mos. guarding the frontier under Capt. Rowland Thomson. Proof -- Pension Record. Buried on the John Foulke Farm south of Brazil, Ind. Stone placed by the Clay County Commissioners."

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MH:SC508271 https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=283... https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=283... <p>Eleanor Yoakum (born See)
Gender: Female
Birth: Jan 1712 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
Marriage: 1727 - Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Death: Feb 18 1873 - Will, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Father: Johannes George Ludwig Zeh-See
Mother: Mary Margaret See (born Von Tschudi)
Spouses: Mathias YoakumSr. Matthias Yoakum (born Yocum)
Children: Valentine JochemJacob YoakamConrad YoakumFelty YoakumGeorge YoakumHenry YoakumMichael YoakumPhillip Paul YoakumValentine YocumWilliam YocumJr. Mathias M Yocum
Siblings: Michael Adam SeeBarbara SeeGeorge SeeJacob SeeMargaret SeeMary Magdeline Payton (born Zeh-See)</p> 4

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