Yelton Family Genealogy

Descendants of James Yelton and Isabel Hinson of Stafford County, Virginia

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John Yelton

Male Abt 1776 - Abt 1844  (~ 68 years)


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  • Name John Yelton 
    Born Abt 1776  Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Tax List 22 Apr 1797  Amherst County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • John first appears separately in the Amherst County personal property tax records in 1797, reporting 1 white male tithable over 21. He last appears in 1801.
    Tax List 16 Mar 1801  Lexington Parish, Amherst County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Last time John Yelton appears in Amherst Co personal property tax list; 1 white male over 21
    Census 1810  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 10-15, and 1 male under 10 The female between 10 and 15 is as yet unindentified.
    Anecdote 25 Nov 1819  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • John Yelton was the security on the marriage bond between John Garrison and Betsey Wadkins. Lee Price was a witness.
    Census 1830  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 1 male 50-60, 2 females 20-30, 2 males 20-30, 1 female 15.20, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 5-10, and 1 female under 5. There is an "extra" female 20-30 in the household. She may be Mary Canup, wife of James Yelton. Although they were married in 1827, I haven't found them as a separate household in the 1830 Census.
    Anecdote Oct 1836  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • he was selected to serve on a jury for the following January session.
    Anecdote Jan 1837  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • he was sworn as a member of the grand jury.
    Census 1840  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • 1 male 50-60, 1 female 30-40, 2 males 15-20, 1 female 10-15, 1 male 5-10, 2 females under 5, and 1 male under 5
    Died Abt 1844  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Estate Jul 1844  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • John Moorehead was Leonard's security on the administrator's bond.
    Estate 28 Oct 1844  [13] 
    • Leonard Yelton, as administrator, submitted the sale bill for John Yelton's personal property on 28 Oct 1844. A few of the more valuable items listed were a sorrel mare and colt, a bay filly, 3 head of sheep, a cow and calf, and some pigs.
    Estate Sep 1847  [14] 
    • At the September Court for 1847, A. B. Long, H. Deck, and P. Whisnant were appointed a committee to settle with Leonard Yelton as administrator of John Yelton.
    Estate 8 Oct 1847  [15] 
    • The commitee met with Leonard Yelton and prepared an account, which was presented and filed at the December court in 1847.
    Person ID I28  Yelton | Descendants of James Yelton (b. 1749)
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2016 

    Father James Yelton,   b. 15 Jul 1749, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1842, Pendleton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Mary,   b. Between 1750 and 1760, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1830 and 1840, Pendleton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married Bef 1776  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Polly Deck,   b. Abt 1785, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1826, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1806  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Children 
     1. James Yelton,   b. Abt 1807, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1838, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 31 years)
     2. Elizabeth Yelton,   b. Abt 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1857  (Age ~ 47 years)
     3. Jacob Yelton,   b. 22 Jul 1811, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1900, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. Leonard Yelton,   b. Abt 1816, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1860 and 1870  (Age ~ 44 years)
     5. Mary Yelton,   b. Abt 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1847  (Age ~ 28 years)
     6. Henry Yelton,   b. Abt 1821, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. John Yelton,   b. Abt 1824, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1861 and 1870  (Age ~ 37 years)
     8. Charles Yelton,   b. 13 Jun 1824, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1911, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Faraby Constant,   b. Abt 1808, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 16 Sep 1826  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Ann Yelton,   b. 20 Oct 1830, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1911  (Age 81 years)
     2. Francis Marion Yelton,   b. Jul 1833, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Jackson Yelton,   b. Abt 1836, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1862, Point of Rocks, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years)
     4. Susana Yelton,   b. Abt 1837, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Xxx? Yelton,   b. Abt 1839, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1850, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 10 years)
     6. George W. Yelton,   b. Abt 1842, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1862, Goldsboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 20 years)
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F44  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S35] Amherst Co, VA Pers Prop Tax, 1792 and 1797. In 1792, James Yelton first appears with two taxable white males in the personal property tax records of Amherst Co, VA. In 1797, John Yelton first appears on his own as a taxable white male over the age of 21. This would be consistent with a birth year for John of approximately 1776. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S32] Yelton, James - Pension(AmRev) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S35] Amherst Co, VA Pers Prop Tax (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S35] Amherst Co, VA Pers Prop Tax, 1801 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S322] Rutherford Co, NC 1810 Census, p. 145.

    6. [S41] Rutherford Co, NC Marriages (Holcomb) (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S46] Rutherford Co, NC 1830 Census, p. 466 {ancestry image #51/178} (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S640] Rutherford Co, NC Court Minutes (tr), Vol. 4, p. 52.

    9. [S640] Rutherford Co, NC Court Minutes (tr), Vol. 4, pp. 62-63.

    10. [S47] Rutherford Co, NC 1840 Census, p. 209, #27 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S643] Rutherford Co, NC Court Minutes (orig), p. 440, Summer Court, 1844.

    12. [S643] Rutherford Co, NC Court Minutes (orig), Summer Court, July 1844, p. 440.

    13. [S643] Rutherford Co, NC Court Minutes (orig), Fall Court, 1844, pp, 478 - 480.

    14. [S643] Rutherford Co, NC Court Minutes (orig), September Court, 1847, p. 25.

    15. [S643] Rutherford Co, NC Court Minutes (orig), December Court, 1847, pp. 56-7(?).

    16. [S41] Rutherford Co, NC Marriages (Holcomb), p. 166 (Reliability: 2).