Family: Stephen Yates / Lydia Parsons (F201)

• Male Stephen Yates

  
  

  Birth	1756	Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	16 Dec 1836	White Thorn, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial		Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Marriage	1770  [1, 2]	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  [1, 2]
  Other Spouse	Jemima Yates | F10558
  Marriage
  Father	John Estes "Of Dan River" Yates, III | F206 Group Sheet
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Ann Kilgore | F206 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Lydia Parsons

  
  

  Birth	1757	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	4 Oct 1805	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Father	Richard Parsons | F2089 Group Sheet
  Mother	Lydia Briggs | F2089 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Mary Polly Yates

  
  

  Birth	1770	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	Mar 1845	, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	Thomas Willis | F6394
  Marriage

  
  

  Male + Stephen Yates, Jr

  
  

  Birth	1774	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	1860	, Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
  Burial		, Lyon, Kentucky, USA
  Spouse	Mary Polly Hall | F5508
  Marriage	15 Oct 1799	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

  
  

  Male + Samuel Yates

  
  

  Birth	22 Jan 1776	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	22 May 1836	Yates Tavern, Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial		Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Mary Polly Davis | F195
  Marriage	17 Mar 1795	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

  
  

  Male Tarpley James Yates

  
  

  Birth	1778	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	1810	, Williamson, Tennessee, USA
  Burial

  
  

  Male Joseph M Yates

  
  

  Birth	1782	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	1833	Straightstone, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	Elizabeth Johnson | F6392
  Marriage

  
  

  Female Sarah (Sally) Yates

  
  

  Birth	Jan 1783	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	7 Jun 1860	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	James Harris | F5509
  Marriage	04 Dec 1804	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

  
  

  Male Charles B Yates

  
  

  Birth	1786	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	1817	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial

  
  

  Female Elizabeth Yates

  
  

  Birth	1789	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	1865	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	Amos Watson | F5507
  Marriage	14 Nov 1793	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

  
  

  Female Eva Ashley Yates

  
  

  Birth	1789	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	1834	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	Hardy Bannister | F6395
  Marriage

  
  

  Male John V Yates

  
  

  Birth	1790	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	19 Feb 1866	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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  Male William Thomas Yates

  
  

  Birth	8 Mar 1792	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Death	19 Feb 1866	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	Polly Shellhorse | F6393
  Marriage

  
  

• Sources

  [S472] Lela C. Adams, Abstracts of Pittsylvania County Virginia Wills, 1767-1820, (Southern Historical Press Inc, Greenville South Carolina, 1986), p. 64, Will of Richard Parsons. Will of Richard Parsons Court Orders Book 5, page 139 Pittsylvania County, VA December 22, 1783 In the Name of God Amen I Richard Parsons of the County of Pittsylvania being old and weak in body but enjoying my usual reason and memory and calling to mind the mortality of man do make and ordain this my last Will and testament in manner and form following, to wit, First my desire is that my Soul assends and rest with God that gave it and secondly my desire is that my body be decently buried, Thirdly I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Hannah Madkiff and her husband Joseph Madkiff one shilling Sterling to them my said daughter Hannah Madkiff and her husband Joseph Madkiff and their heirs forever. Forthly I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Agness Madkiff and to her Husband John Madkiff one shilling Sterling to them my said daughter Agness Madkiff and her husband John Madkiff and their hiers forever. Fifthly I give and bequeath to my well beloved son George Parsons one shilling Sterling to him my said Son George Parsons and his heirs for ever, Sixthly I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Joseph Parsons one shilling sterling to him my said son Joseph Parsons and his heirs forever, Seventhly I give and bequeath to my well beloved son John Parsons one shilling sterling to him my said son John Parsons and his heirs for ever Eighthly I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Samuel Parsons the land whereon he now lives to be divided by a line which my said son Samuel and my son William marked themselves to him my said son Samuel Parsons and his heirs and assignes for ever Ninethly I give and bequeath to my well beloved son William Parsons the land whereon he now lives to be divided as above mentioned to him my said son William Parsons and his heirs and assignes forever Tenthly on the land above mentioned is mortgage for which my son Samuel Parsons is liable to pay said mortgage if he does not then my will is that his part of the land that is to say the land whereon he now lives is to be sold by my executors to off said morgage Eleventhly I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen Yates all my Black Smith tools to her my said daughter Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen Yates to them and their heirs for ever Twevlthly and lastly as I and my wife is now living with my daughter Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen Yates and they using us with the greatest kindness my will and desire is that they the said Lydia and Stephen Yates to have all the remainder of my estate that is to say my cattle and my black mare and also all my household furniture which is now in their possession but not til after my decease and the decease of my Wife. Furthermore I revoke all former wills by me made and do confirm this my last will and testament. I do appoint and constitute my loving sons Joseph and William Parsons executors of this my last will and testament Witness my hand and seal. Richard (his mark) Parsons SS Test John Parks, Samuel Parks, Richard Johnson At a Court held for Pittsylvania County February the 21, 1785 This last Will and Testament of Richard Parsons deceased was presented in Court and proved by the Oathes of two of the witnesses Hands and by the Court ordered to be Recorded [S32] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), Source number: 1598.165; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.