Joseph Cowan York, I

Joseph C York I is the tenth child of eleven children born to Jeremiah York I and his wife Sarah Ann Wilson. He was born on in 1734 in in the beautiful Terrapin Neck, Frederick County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia) where he grew up and married his first of three wives.

Joseph C York I age seventeen first married Martha Spinks age seventeen in 1751 in Terrapin Neck, Frederick County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia).

The ten Children of Joseph C York I and Martha Spinks are:

1. Joseph C. York, II, b. 1752 VA; d. 1810 TN 2. Mary York, b. 1752 VA 3. Sarah Martha Jane, b. 1753 VA 4. Rebecca York, b. 1754 VA 5. William W. York, Captain, b. 1755 NC; d. 1837 GA (Perhaps William W, York was Adopted because the YDNA of his descendants do not match the YDNA profile of this Joseph York family Group) 6. Taylor York, b. 1756 NC; d. 1761 NC 7. John William York, Sr., b. 1857 NC; d. 1840 SC 8. Aaron York, b. 1758 NC; d. 1840 NC 9. Jesse James York, b. 1763 NC; d. 1830 NC 10. Thomas York, b. 1765 NC; d. 1820 GA

The Joseph C York I family was part of the migration in 1755 from Virginia to North Carolina. Jeremiah York I and his family of six sons including Joseph and one son, two daughters along with their minister Rev. Shubal Stearns migrated in a wagon train down the Great Wagon Road through the Shenandoah Valley. They broke through the Appalachian Mountains at Roanoke, Virginia then continued into Colonial Orange County, North Carolina by the fall of 1755 to the Sandy Creek Settlement. This was following the great unrest that was caused by Indians after the French and Indian War in July 1755.

The first wife Martha Spinks died in 1769, most likely from child birth, in Colonial Orange (Randolph) County, North Carolina. This left Joseph C York I with ten young children without a mother. Immediately Joseph married in 1770 a second wife, Cynthia Leah Bryson, age eighteen in Colonial Guilford (now Randolph) County, North Carolina.

The four known children of Joseph C York I and his second wife Cynthia Leah Bryson are:

1. Agnes "Annie" York, b. 1770 NC; d. 1810 GA 2. William 'Jeremiah' York, b. 1772 NC; d. 1843 KY 3. Jonathan York, b. 1774 NC; d. 1830 TN 4. William York, b. 1779 NC; 1859 KY

Cynthia Leah Bryson most likely died in 1779 age twenty-seven from complications at child birth of her last child. Now Joseph had fourteen children with an overwhelming need for a new wife and mother.

So, Joseph C York I age forty-eight married a third time in 1781 to a neighbor nineteen-year-old Jemima Burrow in Randolph County, North Carolina. Following the events and disturbances of the Revolutionary War Battle at the Guilford courthouse in 1781, British General Cornwallis marched his Red Coat Troops through Randolph County. Joseph York decided to leave Randolph County to start a more peaceful new life elsewhere. Some of his older children had married and started life in Randolph County. Some elected to remain in North Carolina. Joseph C York I with his young wife and other children most likely joined a wagon train in 1782 heading to the Madison/Lauderdale County area in the newly opened northern Mississippi Territory. This area is now Limestone County, Alabama.

The seven additional children of Joseph C York I and Jemima Borrow were born in western North Carolina and Lauderdale County, Alabama are:

1. Moses Alexander York, b. 1785 NC; d. 1840 TN 2. Susannah "Susan" York, b. 1786 AL; d. 1857 MO 3. Henry Uriah York, b. 1788 AL; d. 1835 AL 4. Gideon York, b. 1790 AL; d. 1840 AL 5. Jemima York, b. 1791 AL; d. 1828 AL 6. John York, b. 1792 AL; d. 1865 AR 7. Solomon "Sol" York, b. 1799 AL; d. 1860 TX

Joseph C. York I, endured a lot of tragedy, and no doubt much grief. But, a very full life with 3 wives and 21 children. After 75 years, Joseph C. York I died on 8 October 1809 in Limestone County, Alabama, previously Madison County, Mississippi Territory. Joseph C York I is most likely buried in an undiscovered cemetery in Limestone County, Alabama.

A big thank you to those descendants of this large family who have contacted me about their branch of the Joseph York family. These new inputs of descendants I had not previously discovered are most appreciated. Please contact me for any needed edits or additions to improve the accuracy of this family group. I want to thank especially Diane Stark Sanfilippo for her years of diligent research in pursuit of the ancestor of her ancestry Captain William York.

"Glad to see that the marker I ordered for my 3rd great-grandfather, Captain William York is on this site - however the rest of the data, except for Josiah is incorrect! Our group of York's participated in the York DNA program and our YDNA is not anywhere close to that of Joseph or any other known York family! I believe William was the son of a widow who married Joseph, but he is NOT Joseph's son. We have no idea of the names of any but Joseph's last wife - no other can be proven and I believe in prove it or don't claim it!" ...Diane Stark Sanfilippo Added: Mar. 16, 2016

I Agree with Diane Stark Sanfilippo that Captain William York 1755 is NOT the biological son of Joseph York. The YDNA testing of three of his descendants proves by the genetics they are not connected. The first two wives of Joseph C York most likely died at child birth. I suggest a probable scenario is that this William York 1755 was adopted as an infant by Joseph York and his first wife. It is suggested as a likely scenario that this William York born in 1755 in old Fredrick County, Virginia was a surviving infant from an unknown couple who were killed by the aggressive pursuing Indians in the French and Indian War in the summer of 1755. Perhaps this is a question we will have answered when we arrive in heaven? - Dennis York Added: Apr. 9, 2017

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via brother Thomas York by SmartCopy: Jan 31 2015, 8:10:47 UTC

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1) Info below supplied 8 Mar 1996 by Janet, Yorkbur@aol.com, lists the

spouses & offspring of Joseph York (#2882) as:

  a - Spouse #1, name unknown: Aaron - 1755; ??? - 1756; William -

1758; ??? - 1760; Nathaniel - 1762; Joseph - 1764 & Jesse -1766.

  b -  Spouse #2, Jemima Burrows: Uriah - 1778; Solomon - 1780; Gideon

- 1782; Jemima - 1784; Susannah - 1786 & John - 1788.

2) Both Janet Burton (yorkbur@aol.com) and Lois Hamilton

(LHamil4269@aol.com) believe that John York (#3009), is in fact the son of

Joseph York as shown here; and Janet also confirms the Catherine

Dunn (or Don) information. Janet also mentions that this John York

(# 2880) was a Revolutionary soldier; and that he died in 1792, which

can explain why his father Joseph would bestow the name John (# 2983)

on another son, (born to his third wife, Jemima Burrows in 1795).

3) Info below supplied 22 Mar 1996 by Lois Hamilton,

LHamil4269@aol.com, lists the offspring of Joseph York as:

    a -  William, b. abt 1750-1760, m. Marget/Peggy? Crabtree;  John, b.

abt 1749, d. 1792 Randolph co. NC, m. Catherine ___; Jesse, b. abt 1765,

d. Aug 1824, m. Lucy Burrow; Joseph, Jr; Jeremiah, b. 1779, m. Elizabeth

Clark; Taylor & Richard, b. abt 1785, d. aft 1860 census of Clinton Co.,

KY, m. Rhoda Snow.

    b -  (Named in Joseph's will 1809 Madison District, MS - a COPY of

the will of Joseph York is recorded in Courthouse in Huntsville, Alabama

on page 18 a & 18 b) Uriah, b. abt 1789, d. 1835 Lauderdale Co., AL, m. 29

May 1813 Rebecca Vailey (Worley)?; Gideon, b. 1790-1800, was in 1830

Smith County TN census & 1840 Madison County TN census; John, b. abt

1795; Solomon, b. 1800-1810; Jemima & Susana.

4) Also per Lois Hamilton:

Joseph York was listed as a chain carrier for Herman Husband on 20 Aug

1757, in Randolph county, NC, although he had not appeared on the 1755

Orange County NC Tax List (missed or had not yet arrived?). She also

states that Joseph York was in Grainger Co., TN 1799 to 1803 (and maybe

a couple of years earlier). She suggests that "maybe" he then moved to

Madison district, Miss. Terr. (AL).

William was taxed in 1779 in Randolph County NC as a son of Jos. York

Lois note: This "Jos." has also been interpreted by some as "John" and as

"Jere," but I (Lois) have no doubt after having seen the copy that it reads

"Jos." (Joseph), not Jere (or John).

William showed up in Washington County TN by 1790 or 1791; maybe

before, since he did not appear on the 1785 Randolph County NC tax list.

5) 3 jan 1999 e-mail from < birdlady@prodigy.net >

Following is the will of Joseph York taken from the Courthouse in

Huntsville, Alabama in 1998. Found on pages 18A and 18 B

Will of Joseph York

Recorded in Courhouse of Huntville, Alabama

p 18a

In the name of god amen, I Joseph York

of Madison County Mississippi Territory being

very sick and weak ion body; but in perfect

mind and memory calling to mind the

mortality of my body and Reconing that it

is appointed for all men once to die and

after death the Judgements. I recommend

my soul to god that gave it and my

body to the earth to be buried in chirstion(sic)

decency and as to my wordly (sic) substance

therewith it pleased god to bless me with

in this world; I give and dispose of the

same in the following manner and from;

first of all I give and bequeath to my well

beloved wife Jemima York; all my real

and personal Estate, to be freely pozzessed (sic) by

her during her life or widdowhood(sic), for the

support of and schooling of my six youngest

children (Viz) Uriah, John, Solomon, Giddeon,

Jemima and Susannah and if any remain-

ing part should be left; at the close of her

life or widdowhood, (sic) then to be equally

divided amongst my six younger children

above named; to be freely possesed (sic) by them.

I give and bequeath to my eleven oldest

children, the sum of one shilling sterling

to be raise dout of my good and chattels

when requested by them; as I have porti-

oned them off when they left me; I

leave my well beloved wife Jermiamah York

Executrix and my well beloved son

Uriah York her sole executor of this my last

will and testaments and I do hereby dis-

anul (sic) all former Will legacies bequeath

confirmed, and do certify this to be

my last willl and testaments, in witness

where of I do here unto affix my hand

seal this eight day of of (sic) October in the

year of our Lord one thousand eight

hundred and nine and in the presence

of these witnesses, I do Sign Seal and

confirm this my last will & Testaments

Signed, Sealed and his

acknowleged in the Joseph X York

presence of mark

Jacob Prewit

Walter Matthews proven in open Court

Joseph Powell by the oath of

                           Matthews (marked thru)

Walter Matthews
Joseph Powell
Proven in open court 6th July 1810.
Pages 18a & 18b

This is it Katherine.....hope it helps..I always wonder when they say

all other wills void...if there is another will in the early books

somewhere they named the 11 older children??!!.......smile

Faye in Texas

Katherine Woerner wrote:

Does someone have any of the following information?
Thanks, Katherine in Central Texas

1. Rev war pension application number for William York
(1755-1839)

2. book and page number for Randolph County, NC. "Jeremiah York m.
Nancy Campbell witnessed a deed in 1818 in Randolph Co., NC, whereby
Jeremiah Sr. gave his son, Semore of Pendleton, SC, two negros.

3. will book and page for Joseph York's will
of 8 October 1809 from Madison County, Alabama (was previously known as "the Madison District of the Mississippa Teritory"..

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Joseph C York I is the ninth child of ten children born to Jeremiah York I and his wife Sarah Ann Wilson. He was born on 1734 in the beautiful Terrapin Neck, Frederick County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia) where he grew up and married his first of three wives.

Joseph C York I age seventeen first married Martha Spinks age seventeen in 1751 in Terrapin Neck, Frederick County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia).

The ten Children of Joseph C York I and Martha Spinks are:

1. Joseph C. York, II, b. 1752 VA; d. 1810 TN
2. Mary York, b. 1752 VA 3. Sarah Martha Jane, b. 1753 VA 4. Rebecca York, b. 1754 VA 5. William W. York, Captain, b. 1755 NC; d. 1837 GA

   (Perhaps William W, York was Adopted because the YDNA of his descendants do not match the YDNA profile of this Joseph York family Group) 6.  Taylor York, b. 1756 NC; d. 1761 NC 7.  John William York, Sr., b. 1857 NC; d. 1840 SC 8.  Aaron York, b. 1758 NC; d. 1840 NC  9.  Jesse James York, b. 1763 NC; d. 1830 NC 10. Thomas York, b. 1765 NC; d. 1820 GA

The Joseph C York I family was part of the migration in 1755 from Virginia to North Carolina. Jeremiah York I and his family of six sons including Joseph and on son, two daughters along with their minister Rev Shubal Stearns migrated in a wagon train down the Great Wagon Road through the Shenandoah Valley. They broke through the Appalachian Mountains at Roanoke, Virginia then continued into Colonial Orange County, North Carolina by the fall of 1755 to the Sandy Creek Settlement. This was following the great unrest that was caused by Indians after the French and Indian War in July 1755.

The first wife Martha Spinks died in 1769, most likely from child birth, in Colonial Orange (Randolph) County, North Carolina. This left Joseph C York I with ten young children without a mother. Immediately Joseph married in 1770 a second wife, Cynthia Leah Bryson, age eighteen in Colonial Guilford (now Randolph) County, North Carolina.

The four known children of Joseph C York I and his second wife Cynthia Leah Bryson are:

1. Agnes "Annie" York, b. 1770 NC; d. 1810 GA 2. William 'Jeremiah' York, b. 1772 NC; d. 1843 KY 3. Jonathan York, b. 1774 NC; d. 1830 TN 4. William York, b. 1779 NC; 1859 KY

Cynthia Leah Bryson most likely died in 1779 age twenty seven from complications at child birth of her last child. Now Joseph had fourteen children with an overwhelming need for a new wife and mother.

So Joseph C York I age forty eight married a third time in 1781 to a neighbor nineteen year old Jemima Burrow in Randolph County, North Carolina. Following the events and disturbances of the Revolutionary War Battle at the Guilford courthouse in 1781, British General Cornwallis marched his Red Coat Troops through Randolph County. Joseph York decided to leave Randolph County to start a more peaceful new life elsewhere. Some of his older children had married and started life in Randolph County. Some elected to remain in North Carolina. Joseph C York I with his young wife and other children most likely joined a wagon train in 1782 heading to the Madison/Lauderdale County area in the newly opened northern Mississippi Territory. This area is now Limestone County, Alabama.

The seven additional children of Joseph C York I and Jemima Borrow were born in western North Carolina and Lauderdale County, Alabama are:

1. Moses Alexander York, b. 1785 NC; d. 1840 TN 2. Susannah "Susan" York, b. 1786 AL; d. 1857 MO 3. Uriah York, b. 1788 AL; d. 1835 AL 4. Giddeon York, b. 1790 AL; d. 1840 AL 5. Jemima York, b. 1791 AL; d. 1828 AL 6. John York, b. 1792 AL; d. 1865 AR 7. Solomon "Sol" York, b. 1799 AL; d. 1860 TX

Joseph C York I endured a lot of tragedy and no doubt much grief but a very full life with three wives and twenty one children. After seventy five years Joseph C. York I died on 8 October 1809 in Limestone County, Alabama, previously Madison County, Mississippi Territory. Joseph C York I is most likely buried in an undiscovered cemetery in Limestone County, Alabama.

A big thank you to those descendants of this large family who have contacted me about their branch of the Joseph York family. These new inputs of descendants I had not previously discovered are most appreciated. Please contact me for any needed edits or additions to improve the accuracy of this family group. I want to thank especially Diane Stark Sanfilippo for her years of diligent research in pursuit of the ancestor of her ancestry Captain William York.

"Glad to see that the marker I ordered for my 3rd great-grandfather, Captain William York is on this site - however the rest of the data, except for Josiah is incorrect! Our group of York's participated in the York DNA program and our YDNA is not anywhere close to that of Joseph or any other known York family! I believe William was the son of a widow who married Joseph, but he is NOT Joseph's son. We have no idea of the names of any but Joseph's last wife - no other can be proven and I believe in prove it or don't claim it!" ...Diane Stark Sanfilippo

Added: Mar. 16, 2016

I Agree with Diane Stark Sanfilippo that Captain William York 1755 is NOT the biological son of Joseph York. The YDNA testing of three of his descendants proves by the genetics they are not connected. The first two wives of Joseph C York most likely died at child birth. I suggest a probable scenario is that this William York 1755 was adopted as an infant by Joseph York and his first wife. It is suggested as a likely scenario that this William York born in 1755 in old Fredrick County, Virginia was a surviving infant from an unknown couple who were killed by the aggressive pursuing Indians in the French and Indian War in the summer of 1755. Perhaps this is a question we will will have answered when we arrive in heaven? - Dennis York

Added: Apr. 9, 2017* Reference: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148780228/joseph-c-york Find A Grave Memorial] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Aug 26 2020, 17:19:35 UTC''

Joseph's birth and death information are available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148780228/joseph-cowan-york