Published by The Yarbrough National Genealogical & Historical Association, Inc.

© Yarbrough National Genealogical & Historical Association, Inc. 2015.

Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia

{Richard Yarborough’s grave marker is bottom center, above.}

Volume 77

Joshua Yarbrough, Sr and Jr, Gideon, James, Jeptha, Micajah, Ruben, William & Others

Compiled by

Ophelia Kessler & Rea Donohue

Leonard Yarbrough, Editor

June 2015

Dedication

Whether we wish to admit it or not, we are the future of our ancestors, as our

descendants are our future. We owe our descendants our dreams and bequeath to them the

legacy of our collective accomplishments – nothing more and nothing less. To our

descendants, we charge you with the honoring of your heritage. Your ancestors were hardy

folk, god-fearing and plain spoken, and who recognized that nothing was due them except

that which they themselves earned. They were not ashamed to profess their belief in God,

their country and the American ideal. Of course, there were a few rapscallions in our

collective history, but neither more nor less than in any other family.

We too easily forget what it took to forge a life in a new world, one rife with peril and

with little at hand but a steadfast determination to not only survive but to thrive. Our

ancestors bequeathed us with their genes, aspirations and talents. It is therefore fitting that

the Blandford Series of Yarbrough Family Records be dedicated to them for making it

possible for us to be who we are.

To paraphrase Robert Kincaid1, “The dreams they had were good ones. They didn’t

all come true, but they were worth having, all the same.”

Acknowledgement

The Yarbrough Association is greatly indebted to the vision and efforts of Cathy Y.

Walker and William A. (Bill) Yarbrough, the late president and vice-president of the

YNGHA, respectively, for beginning the project to digitize the 150+ volumes of records

accumulated over the life of the Association. Fulfilment of the project was through the

efforts of a number of officers and members, including Bill’s son Mark, Rachel and Don

Yarbrough, Hal Yarbrough, Jan and Jim Yarbrough, Ann and Al Bush, Elaine and Lyle

Wolf, Joan Y. Singlaub, and Joanne and Bill Augspurger.

It was my privilege to be a part of this dedicated team.

Leonard Yarbrough,

Editor

Blountsville, AL

June 14, 2015

1 The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller, Warner Books, Inc., New York, 1992

Preface

These records are the legacy of our Yarbrough family researchers, to whom much is owed. The

known family researchers include Jean Baker, Ann Y. Broadbent, Mary Y. Daniel, Frances (Rea)

Donohue, Betty Humrighouse, Pauline Gray, Evelyn Goble, Nelle Morris Jenkins, Ophelia Kessler,

Frances Lockwood, Karen Mazock Renee Smelley, Dorothy Svec, Jeanette Wilson, Cleveland “Cy”

Yarborough, Edna Yarbrough, George A. Yarbrough, and Robert Price Yarbrough.

The originals of these volumes are being kept for the benefit of future generations by the

Williamson County Library, Franklin, Tennessee.

No claims of accuracy or authentication of the material herein are made or may be assumed.

Many of these records have been superseded by subsequent research. Hence, there are records

which are erroneous and unreliable; it would have been a Herculean task to attempt to correct all

of them. Fortunately, there are only a few critical genealogical facts that are involved, and which

are correctly stated here:

Richard (the Immigrant) Yarborough was never married to Frances Proctor;

Ambrose Yarbrough did not immigrant from Yorkshire; he is now believed to be a

descendant of Richard the Immigrant;

There are so far only two proven sons of Old Richard – John and Richard II;

There is so far no evidence proving Joshua Yarborough I to be a descendant of Old

Richard.

The “Old Country” referred to in old documents and letters is the Colony of Virginia,

not England or the Old World.

There were not seven brothers who immigrated from “the old country”; in fact, it now

appears there were three brothers and four sons of the brothers. Which were the

fathers and which were the sons are so far unknown.

In spite of these inaccuracies, these records comprise much of our history and some of our

accomplishments. There are pages whose print quality is so poor that word recognition was not

possible. In spite of that, at least partial capability for searching these volumes is provided, as well

as an index to each volume. Nonetheless, the viewer is cautioned to perform his/her own due

diligence in connection with any use of this material.

The various spellings of the Yarbrough surname have never been applied consistently, even

within a given family. To the extent possible, the names in the index reflect the names used on the

source pages; where it wasn’t clear as to which might be the proper spelling, the spelling used is

“Yarbrough”.

The material contained herein is subject to the copyright laws of the United States. Material may

be freely used by Yarbrough family researchers so long as proper attribution to the Yarbrough

National Genealogical & Historical Association, Inc. is given. This material, in whole or in part,

may not be used for any other purposes without the express written permission of the Yarbrough

National Genealogical & Historical Association.

We welcome the submission of any Yarbrough family information that can be added to our

growing data base. More information about the extended Yarbrough families can be found at our

website, http://www.yarbroughfamiy.org. If you are a Yarbrough or a member of one of our allied

families, we invite you to join our family association.

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To forget one's ancestors is to be a b,rook without a .. ~source, a tree ~thout a root.

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These Books are Dedicated to our Ancesters who paved the way for us, and to the Decendents who will follow us.

When we began our research a few years ago we were looking for Swanson or John Swanson, which we have found very little before 1810. Our name is spelled Yarbrough. In copying family sheets most have been copied Yarbrough, but the records may be spelled some other way. Keep this in mind when using these books.

We are not responsible for errors, which are probably numerous. All we intend to do is give leads to help find your .Anoesters

We would ask that. if you copy any of this material that you help by giving us a copy of ypur records and family sheets.

All of these records have been copied for the Archives at Ft. Belknap and placed there. Also all have been copied and placed in the Yarbrough Archives.

Happy Hunting •

P.s. Ft. Belknap is at Newcastle, Tex. 76372

Ophelia Kessler Rea (Frances) Donohue Arlene Weidinger Frances Lockwood.

RUTHERFORD CO. N.C. MARRIAGE RECORDS STATE ARCHIVES

Jesse Yarbrough/Lucinda Pagett

James Yarbrough/Frances Wise

Jane Yarberry/Wi t.son Dye

Andrew Yearby/Nancy Harris

George: Yarbro ugh/Judith McCombs

17 Dec. 1840

22 Dec. 1814

2 Jan. 1840

1 Oct.. 181 7

16 July 1825

Bondsman Witness

Joel Smith S. Wilkins

Robert Newton

Edward P. Jones

William Fleming N. Hampto,n

William McCombs T .F., Birche·tt SheJ:.drake McCombs

¥8lilobecca Ys.rbroueh to \1lll1aT:lDon Rru-por lO :Fob lUJO -,Jpohn LucM Eond--Jarl"On Co. 1.:.ur. B:>ncla -&rtha· Iarboroug.lt to John Luca.tt ao }lar 1630 l71ll.1arns Moss • ~saheth Yarbrough to Person, Peterson 1 Jan 1789 . 1'tm Yarbrough "

I ;~ltary Jiarbrough to Jarrot Sh~arin 29 .tJav 1848 · IHRie B Collins • ~~ly IP.rborough. to. Joel Rl\ndolph 21 Den l.R02 ·. J8.JJlCs leRrny •

'*Archibald Yarbrough to Boto;y Sherrcd l$ 1/.ar 1809 Nathaniel Bunt ~anklin Co., llar Bo

I ~~thE1rine Yarbro to Allen Utley". 24 Doo 1790 .. Eli& Hcnm.rd • ~ Yarbrough to Joun Hoze 7 Jul'l790 · · . · : Wm D Houze •

I!;) ""'se11e;r Yarbrough to Simon J,Bffre;rs. Jr 10 Deo 1811 James J. Hill • ,;;, David Yarbrough to ·Amm~ Leol'lllrd 19 A\Jg 1BS9 . James Yarbrough •

I EdLnuld Yarbrough to Sefiab ~~oSldch S Doc 1789 W1r. "-'C"'d • · md Aug 29,

HeJ'U7 Yarbrough to De:r;da .Jones 16 Feb 1826 'l'hos. Stokes . • Ja.cos Yarbrough t.o Mary Cla:rk 27 A~ 1832~- •. David Yarbrough • .

I Jnra'3~ YarbDongh to El.i&a Williams 13 Hey 18.3h ~ N. R. Tunstall • Jru:~~s Yarbrough Jr to Patse;r Burn(Jt\ ll l!q 18$4 · ·. · JaJJ".es Yarbrough• Sr • · Md lh .)!q 18Sh Jams H. Yarbrough to Eliza1~th T Noal 28 Nov 185.3 Wm o. Thr.mM • " 28 Nov 185.3·

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Jarnes R. Yarbrough to Arote E •• Johnson 8 Jun 1859 .·. D. c. Stone · ' • • 3 Jtm 18.59 J~ms u. Ynrbroush to Elizabeth Hight 23 Aug 18.$6 :David Burrmtt · • · • 17 Sep 1856

_Jmes u. Yarbrough to RobBCC)r.t Htrht 8 Dec 1862: w •. s. Youne ~"" • " 16 Dec 1862 Thcnas ~arbooo to Phereb7 !L;,J.iull1n l3 Jan 1824 Jas Yarboro , HALIFAX CO !!A..~. 00 Washington Yarb~~:,)ugh ~o Sn!Jaxt Taylor. 28.Jley-1Bl8.:. ·.-.·~D.· C., Smith·;· ~ .-·-:·, · .. •- :· Washington Yurborough .to El:llznbeth Bo'}ker 23 Aug 1847 17m H. Poni:.on • Eli:: ... ~eth Yarborour,n to Wm Berkley 10 Jun 1818 John Scott · • Dw.~se Smith alias Yarboro tc, Wm Chr:!.stio 22 Aug 182~ Wm Wootten a Ann Eliza Yarborough tn \im H. Greon 27 Feb 1857 ·A, V • Ru::3oll • Elizau:Jth Yarboro to Benj. !Cotcr 28 D<Jc 18.31 ·. Azariah Chrir:Jtie r Ell~a Yarborough t:; Whitehez:d bkrord 26 Aug 18.33. s. Whitnker a Polly Yarboro to J oo iah · Tunlin · 8 Apr 182h . - Allen Tumbline · " Eliznbeth Yarboro to Zadook William!' 9 Aug 1822 · · S U ·Johnston • Elizaooth Yarborough to F. lf. Jli..lson' 22 Peb 1867 · :. · Ja:J · S Snow • Elizabath Yarboro. t.o. Wm Wileron , 22 Feb .1867 md 24 Feb lfl67 · ·. " Tenperanc~ D Yarbrough to W::1 Harrison .31 Uey 18)3 Lancelott tTr.:hnaton C.ASVTELL co. HhR .......... ~-Mary N. Yurbroueh to Wm H. F~Cl'iiell 5 Jan 1861 \"1m G. Carter 11 mar. 5· Jan 1961 Sarah Yarbr-=>ugh to Isaao Saterf'ield 3 Sop 1762 Jno Saterfield "· . Sally B. !'a.rbro~.,h to T~rry~ Abner R. ·4 Jul 18.50 , .La:rayett Bennet.t 11

Mart her Yarborough . to Dab~)'~ Te~ 2,? . JF __ 1846 ~ Goo. Stu th · • Samuel Yarborough to ka&s·~rtiis'9d_.IO~*OY*~'';!;787· '· · 'SntL·'·Harriaon, · · " Qugusti~o J. Y.Drbrough to Sa.lly Ann· Roberts ll Nov 1856 Brice r:arrala0!1 " l!d 20 Nov 15.56 J~3aph Yarbrough to 1hry Herring 20 Aug 1825 . Richard Yarbro~ n Richard L. Yarbrough to Rachel ll. Pas8 2.3 Aug 18S6 l!osepb J.: Yar~rough • md 24 Aug 18.$'8 Thccnas Yarbrough to Elizabeth A Terry 12 ·Feb 1850 Jno H. Ic.cy · " Eliz~ooth Yar!Jorour;h to A.· L,. ·Watson 27 Nov 1827 · - John L Albright . DAVIDSON co !{AJt.roms Elizabeth Yarbru~gb to Georgo Nicks 19 Sep 177$--~ .... Samuel Short . .: ~-~~·. __ GVP'.FORD.CO_N.p. • l"anna7 ~"arboroush to John-.Sp.oon>.l3 ·J).,~.-1828 ,~.,.-.• -- ·• · , WUson"-"!'arbrough- · " ·: ~ Joseph J. Yarbrough to Rebec,ca E ohl.pman 31 Oct 1848 c. s. Winstead ~ • ,.·.· . ~· 11llso:t Yarbrough to !Jeor::d. SpOOJJi6';;Jan ·182$;; . · , : ·. Alfred li'ile)" · - · · " . . . ·~ ,. ,· . Ella a both Yarbrough• dau d JUisha to Jaa M. Butt 19 Deo. 1838 Jli;UJle' N Curri" HhYW.HD 00 H~:.:-:..

VI'illotha Yarborcnr to John Da:mel 10 Jan 1844. Tho Uclure · " · Polly Ye.rbcrry to Tho Dotso:t 26 Oct 18$4 Joseph. YcCraken . " m 26 O.ot 1854 Viny Yarborough to Rz3Jd~l England 2 Apr 18.53. · - ~. · R. Love 11

Jane Yarborough• d::u Elisha ·1~o Eli B Herrin 7 Jun. .1832 ·Jo~eph Keener · n Margaret Yarborough • to J-:-·hn l'l'rathbone )0 Jun 1836 Dan'l·All1son n Elisha Yarberry to Oney I.acky· 29 Nov 1BS2 w. J. Keener • ~ ~9 Lov 11l52 Richard Yarberry to El.izaboth Redan 31 !JV 1828 Haney_Ray. Sr n Elisha Yarberry Anna. Plmans 31 Aug l8!i9 .· ·David.Yesser "md 1 S3p 1659 W. A. Yarborough to ChP.rity 11-:-·ods 30 Sap 1867 1f W Uadhrd n rrl .3 Oct 1867 Ocorge w. Yarbrough to !:a.nc:r UndeMTOod 1 !lay 184? Isaac R.'linClhart " lliner Iearborough to Catnerine Smith 2.$ J~ 1850 Wm tloFalla " Benj Yarbrt>'.Igh to _Hart~·rove 4 Oct 1797 Sm'l Kuykenday JJECKIF..NBURG CO.,MAR DJ~IDS Ell~:abeth Y~brough to Al.a Broom l.) Aug 18hO Shared Yarbrough " Frances D. Yarbrough to A1<3Y.-mder H. Alston l3 JW1 18.31 tim L Struihrl.ck ORA1::JE CO N. c. •

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einte, F _, Pvt. Co. 5, 4th Regt. French Brig. La.. MIL On Roll not dated, ordered Into the aervlce o! the State o! Loul.t~iana.

Ya~er, A~ Pvt. Co. D, Chalmette Regt. La. ::>til. Roll not dated, orden::d Jnto the tltrvlce o{ th~ StaHl o! Lou!.slana. Jwll to March 6, 1SG2, En. --. Holl stat~!'! Present.

, C. B., Pvt. Co. F, 6th La. Cav. Roll o! Priflonerll of V.'ar o! deta.chmentl! or regl~ ment.!!, C. S. A., Paroie<l at ~atcb!tochell, La., J unc :n. 1865. Res. Blenvllle Par .. La.

j. p ., Ord. Sergt. Co. A, 2nd Regt. 3rd B;!g. 1st Dlv. La.. Mil. On Roll no.t dated, on:lere-J Into the serv!ce o! the State o!

Ll.>u~.sl;naC Pvt. Co. D, Hlth La.. In!. En. AO~'\it o :!~ 1Sti2, Camp :\ioo~. La. Preaent

0~ 'i{.oJLs' to ::'>larch 1, 18&2. Roll :May yand June, 1862, Cea.se:d to ~lo~g to Co. i.Jb­char::;ed April 3, 1862. hda ln tun.. w w ... Pvt. .Co. L 2nd Tex. Cav. Roll or' l'rlsuners o! \Var, Paroled June 1865. Hel!. Lexington Co .. Ark. ,

DaYid, PYL Co. C, 3rd La.. Cav. Ri>JIB of ?ri!loners o! \Var o! divers compan!e5 and ·e!,;iments, C. S. A., Paroled !>ionr"oe, La., une 9 and 13, 1865. Hc!i. Caldwell Par., La. Tho-s. W.., Pvt. Co. l, Detachment 4th :--a.

VolH. Federal Itoli~ o! l'rbwnen! of \\ ar, Parok-d l'ort HudJ>on, I...u., July --. 1~~3.

~ncey Daniel, Pvt. Co. A, ~tth La. In!. l~,n. ).J[_,_~ch --, 1SG2, Homer, La., Holl ).J;,y and June, 1862, Abstnt, sick. 1• ederal RollM or Prisoners cr '\Var, Captured Mtddletown. June s. 1862. Exch~ng-erl Aiken8 Landing, Va Aug. 5, 1862. Rolls Oct.. 1862, to Apr!l, 186.3, Present. Rolls May, 1863, to Dec., 11J63, Absent, detailed in Pioneer Corps. Roll Jan. and Feb., 18ti4, Ab8ent on furlough. ~~olh~ J>[ay, 1864, to Oct., 1!!64, Present. ·"a:ne appears as a t;[gnature to a parole o~ pns­vncrH o! \Vur wbo oerved in the Conretl. Army, purolu dated Hdqnl. 6th Army Corrm. 1\lay 10, 11>65. Born Vlrglnht, oc<:upnt!un carpenter. He;;. Horner, Lu.., age when on­Jhned -12, slnt;le.

ancey, P. D., Pvt. Co. A, Claiborne Regt. La. :'\lil. Holl !or May 1 to June 21, 1863 (only Hoi! on tlle), En. May 1, lSG·-, Claiborne }'ar. J>rt::~wnt. ltemark;;: Arment without le::~.vc !rom ~:lay 19 to June 1, l!i63.

Yancy, R. J., Corp!. Co. D, ;nllt La. In!. .r:o!l July and Aug., 1862 (only Roll on Wl1lCh !;orne). :En. Vidalia, La.., Aprll 26, l!S62. He­rn urk.~: l.Jrest!n t.

andell, L. P.., Jr., Surgeon, Field. a.~d S,tarr:, l!Jth La. In!. En. --. Holls !rom Nov., UIU3, to April 30, 1864, PrctHmt. AlJPtd. Suq;eon Dec. 10, 1863, near Dalton, Gu..

anxa, J. M.., Pvt. Cll!!HidY'!I Cav. Holl c! Prl_s­onerll u! VV'ar, C. S. A., Paroled Alexandnu., La., June 3, 1865. Hell. Loull:!vllle, Ky.

arbra, W., Pvt. Co. G, \Valler'll Tex. Cuv. Roll or Pr:bonenl o! War, C. S. A., Paroled --, June --, 1865. Ren. Dunbrll!n Co .• Mo.

arbois, E.,. Pvt. Co. D. 9th La. Battn. Partisan H.angers. Federal HollE o! Prisoners o! \Var, Pa:-ole<l Port Hudson, La., --, 1863.

arborough, Andrew J., Pvt. Corp!. Co. K, Hh La. In!. En. May 29, 1862, Cllnton, La. Roll Nov. and Dec., 1862, Absent n.t Clinton Hospl. Rolls Dec. 31, 1862, to Aug. 31, 1864, Present. Roll to Feb. 28, 1865, Absent, pris­oner o! Vlar Blnce Dec. 17, 1864. Fed€ral -Rolls o! P:-!soner11 or \Var, Captured Nash­ville, Tenn., D!;{). 16, 1864. Forwd. to Mlll­t•l.rY Prison. Louluv!lle, Ky., Jan. 2. 1865. Tru.ns!d. t'o Camp Chase, Ohio. Jan. 6, 1~65. Dltd March 30., 18£5, o! erysipelas. orough, Charles W,. Pvt. Co. B. 16th La.

lo!. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on all Rolla to Feb., 1862. Roll May and June. 1862, Absent, sent to Gen. Hospl. Roll to OcL 31. 1862. Absent, lett slck rear

lJ Nov. e.nd Dec., 1862, PretJt:nt. Roll Jan. and Feb., 186a, Died o! disease, Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 13, 18G3.

Yarborough, D. L, Pvt. Co. A, 16th La. IM. En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp ~!oore. La. Present on Hol! to Oct. 31, H61. Roll ~ov. and Dec., H>61, D!ed Nov. 10, 1861.

Yarbo.-ough, E., Pvt. Co. D, 3rd CWin~eld'e) La. Cav. En. !.Iay or June 19, 18&-, St. Helena. Roll not dated, Present or ahl!ent not titu.ted. Roll dated Sept. 19. l&GZ, Pre,;~ ent. Federal Holla o! Prisoners o! '.Var, Paroled Pert Hudson, La., July --, HG2.

Yarborough, Fe, Pvt. Co. A. 16th La. Inr. En. Sept. 29, 1861. Camp !.!O<Jre. La. Present on Roil to Oct. 31, 1861. Roll Nc;v. and Dec:, ll>6l Died Dec. 7, 1S61.

Yarborough, George W., Pvt. Co. B. 31Ht La. In!. En. Coiumbia. La .• .Apr! 19. 1~62. Holl Jan. and Feb., l8t>3. Present. Ft:derai Xolls 0! PdHoners o! \Var, Captured and rsarol<.-d at Vlcksbur~;, July 4. l!SG3. On List dat<>d Hdqrs. Allen's BrigadE:, Shreveport, Lu. .• ~l:urch 29, 11!64, Heported in camp tor- ex­,.hange ut Vienna, La., bei'ore A;:>rll 1, 18G4. H\•ll u! Prlsone~ of \Y;.,.r. C. S. A., Paroled :.\!onroe, L..'t., June 13, 1865. Hes. Caldwell Par., .La.

Yarborough, H., Pvt. Co. B, 11th Battn. La. In!. En. --. Federal Rolls o! ,Prisone~ o! \\'ar. Captured Denham Springs. La., Sept. lli JiiG4. Fonvd. to New Orle:•m•. L11. .. !rom B~ton Houge, La .. Sept. 19, lh64. Tranl!(d; to Shlp l.!:iland, .Miss., Oct. 27. 1864. tient to Fort Columbus, N. Y. Harbor, Nov. 16, 186-!. Reed. Elmlra, N. Y., :!':ov. 19, 1864. Dleu at Elmira, N. Y., March 10, 1865.

Ya!'borough, J. J., Sergt. Co. D. 2nd La. Int. En. May 11, 1861, New Orleans. La. Pres<:nt on Hol!!i to Au;;., 1861. Roll Sept. and Oct., 1~GJ, Di>!cha.rgeu Oct. 26, 1&61.

Yarborough, James J., 1st Lt. Capt.· Co. D. 11th Hattn. La. Inr. En. ~!fi)' 2. lilG2, :Viansfleld, La. l'rTH<>nl on Holl to Jun<' :JO, l'iG:!. l'r·o­moted tu C~tpt., May ~4. 1lSo2. Holll! July, lliti~. to Oct., H\6:!, l're;;cnt. Ho!! ::-.lov. arHl Dec., 186:!. Absent, !urlou~;ht'd );ov. 6, H\62, applkation for extengion on D<:c. 6, 1862, appro.\'ul !or 30 daya. Ho!!s Jan., 1863, to /1 prll, J kiJ3. Pr<.:Hent. Off!clal ltoil!i or Pa­rol<:d (JfCicers, t.:. :-;, A., Cunsol!tJated Cn:!l. lt<:l;t. La. Inr., Paroled Nu.tchltoches, Lu., .June ~. 18G5.

Yarborough, Jamu M., Sen;t. Co. A, 28th (Gray':;) La. Inf. Bn. ~fonroe, La.., May 1>, H6::. Age 31. On Holl ·ror July a))(l Au;;., H!i3, ·wlthout renmrkfl. Holl o! Ptriloncrl:l uf \Vu.r, C. S. A., Parvled ~Jat•.:hltoch<:ll, La .. Jurtc 15, 1865. Hes. Blenvllle Par., La.

Yarborough, M., Corp!. Co. A, 2nd Ala. Hei(crves. Holls IJ( IJrhwnerH or War, C. K A., Paroled Mcridl;cn, !lflll!l., :>1ny 16, 18&5. Hes. Coolla Co., Ala.

Yarborough, S. J., Pvt. Co. A. 16th La. InC En. !:;~:pt. ~!J. 18tH, Camp !>1'oore, La. PrcHent on all Hollll to F'eb., 1862. Holl May and June. 1g62. Died May 18, 1862.

Yarborough, Thomas, Pvt. Cr;. G. 5th La. Cav. H.otl uf Pril!oners or '\Var o! d!ver:; com­panic:; and reJ;lments. unat tache<! C. S. A., Paroled Monroe, La .. June 15, 1865. Res. Unlon Par., La.

Yarborough, Thos. W., Pvt. Co. D. 15th Ark. --. Federal Holls or Prisoners o! War, Paroled Port Hudson, La., July 15, 1863.

Yarborough, VI. H., Pvt. Co. D, lith La. In!. En. July 7, 1861, Camp Moore, Lu. Holt to Aug. 31, 1861,. Died at Camp Moore, La .• July 21, measles. Occupatiun !armer, Rea. Colllnsburg, La., age when enll;;ted 19, aln­gle.

Yarborough, W. H., Pvt. Co. A. 16th L..'\. Int.

- - - -; En. Sept. 29, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Pres­ent on Roll!! to Feb., 1862. Federal Rolls o! Prisoners o! War, Captured Vlcla!bur~. .. - .. - ..

Yarb<>rough, W. L, Sergt. Co. E. 8th La. Cav. Roll o! Prlsonera of V.'ar. C. S .-\.... Paroled !>!onroe. La., June 9. 1865. Re>t. Jack.<;<Jn Par., La..

Yarborough, WHtfey, Pvt. Co. B. Z!ith La. ln!. Ho!l or Prl.!>on~r!!! ot \\'ar, C. 8. A., Paroled Shren,pon, La., June 14, 1865. Rtll. Bo~:~s1~:r Par., La.

Yarborough, William, Pvt. Co. A, 4th La.. !n!. En, ~,Jay 1. 1864, !>!obile, Ala. Prexent un Hull to Aug. ;n, 1864. Roll to Feb. Z~. 1&65, Killed Aug. Zl, 1864.

Yarborough, William, .Pn. Co. F. 9th La. Inr .. En. ~!.arch !i, 1862, De Scto Par., La. Rull to July 1, 1862, Died J•.me 1. 186:!, in Hospl. o{ disease.

Yarborough, William, Pvt. Co. H, 16th La. L'1!. En. June :!9, UGl, C;;.mp ~(oort:, La. Pr~~>-

Yatea, Joshua, Pvt. Cu. E. ::~th La. lr.L :\1onrut:. La.~ .\iarch 7~ lJ.sC:. fJrPh-t:'nt or CJ.b· Ktnt nut ~tat•"'L Hc.ll ~'-'"· ;,nJ D~t:m­Ler, H•.;;;:, .Alo>senc, v:uuntJ<:<i :n B<::.ttle- u! ~furtree.:;twro. JJt-C. 31. l >,G~. Fed.-ra.l i~oll.e of Pr1sonerx of \\'ur, Cu.ptur<'ll Stun~:'M Hlver, Feb. 13, 18C3. l!ittl w:thln th'·' F<.·dtra! linea In the l>ept. of th"' Cumberland, Dr::c. 31, 186:!, to !>larch 1. HG:!, bun Hhot wound. Hoi!.~ !rom ~!ay, lH:l. to F<~b .. l~G-1. Ab· sent, •,•tounded and left at :-lurrrt>!'Rb,,r•J. T(.o'nn~~ Dt.--c. "'31. 1\•;:.:. !{l_d! ~tfar{:h ~!hl April. l!iG-1, Dkd u[ wounds r•:-<:<·1\'<·•J :n Uatt!t or ~1urtree:sboro. da.te o! ~!;:..:.:..th u:1kno\\·rL

ent on all Rolia to Oct., 1862. Holl Jan. and Yatn, L, Corpl. Co. H. lSth Ark. --. Federal Feb., 1863, Absent, team:>ter. HoB :!>lay and Holls u! i'nl:lur,.·r:> uf \\'ar. l'aroi<:J at 1'un June, 1863, Present. Ho!I July and Au~.. Hud~Wn, La .. July l:i, 1~0. 1ll63 Deserted. u!t at C:lmton, ~·!lS!I., July Yates, T. J., I'vt. Cv. A, 13th lhttn. La. I i'ar-7, 1863. Federal Roll::< ot l~rtxoncrs ?! \\':-r, tban H.an;.;t't'l!l. En. July l :. l '>~::. HaP•· Captured Raymond. )lis!!., July 8, l!st> 3. bur;;. HtJlls ::'\ov., lh•i::. to AjJril, l~F,J, Reed. Gratiot l::it. 11illta.ry Prison. !::it. Louis, Present. ::'1'1o .• Juiy 25, li!ti3. Forw<l. to Camp .\lorton, I !

E l l d 1 U s S n Y~ttea, William, P\'!. Co. D, !i.Lh L.a .. n.,·" .,, lnd~ _o\ug. 8, 1563. n Stt n . . t '- dattd near GubJons•;lll•:. \a., .\prtl -"· Hit-Ice (7th Cavalary), Aug. --, 186

3. (onlv Boll un whtch ;,,,rn•~·>, En. :-.r:u·ch ltJ, Yarborrough Francis M., Corp .. Co. B. 31st La. ~ ,,. l'

Inf vn' Holl datctl .\lonroe, La., Aprll l~. lll!iZ, J~o:<xicr l':.tr., L .. fur ,th~ '•.u·. •t·c-lliG.2 (only Holl on which horne}, En. Co- ord Cvf>ll:d fn,ln :.!,·mo:·:.d rl. •. l. -"•·w (Jr-lumbla, La., April l!i, liS&--. lean~;, La .• !.y til<: \';ar llt:f>L. \\';.u.,Jiirq.;t<>n.

Yarbrough, o. W., Pvt. Co. -. 3rd La. Cav. D. C., Jun•·. l:t•IJ, """" --. (x.·•:•'!>a1tl:;.r;

.r'edero.l nolltt of Prlaonera ot \Vur, Captured farmer, lk!i. Flllt•:n••t>. •tJ.:"(' wh•·n enlJ:-;te•. --· Galne's Landlng, l<'eb. 1~. 1865. Heed. l:y Kinglc. 1>1<-d ;It !Ud;rn.,ntl, \'a .• <Lltc un-Provost Man~hal at .Memphls. Tenn., Feb. known. 12, 1865. Sent to Vicksburg, Mills .• March Yates, William, Pvt. Co. F. 17th Lu. In!. En. 12, 1865. Sept. :lO, lX!il, C:tlnp :'l!oor•·. La. Hull Nov.

Yarbrough, D. W., Pvt. Co. A, 6th La. Cav. En. and Dec., lXtil, l>l•·d Oc:t. 1~1. P- 1il. April 15, 186-, Shreveport. Roll, May 3 to Yaun Elijah Steele, l'vt. t'n. F, ::xth (Grny'H) Aug. 31, li>G2, Present. Appear!! on Holl La. Jn!. l·~n. V•·r,wn. L~.. ,\pdl ::t;, lllfi::. Sept. u.nu Oct., 1862, without remarks. Fed- Holl Jan. and i·'<·l•., 1S!13. !Ji<-d Jan. ~. 1Sti3. eral Holl!i or Prisoner:; or \Vur·, Captured Ybanes, Fr11 nco, l'vt. Co. :!, :.t h H••!.:t. European <:alns Landin,;, FclJ. 1:!, 1XIi-. H·~c•l. \,y H!'i,;. (l:'p:, 11 ish lt.-;.;t.) J.;,, :'-Ill. t>n Hull l'r·••VO>it .Mun;luli. !\!,•mph!:;, Tt•nn., Ft·h. 1:!, •lat•·•l :'\•·w t Jrl•·"''"· ,\prtl ~. I ~t::!. 1Xf>5. Sent to Vici\Hhur,; rot· cxchan~-:u on Ybanez:, F.-ank, !'vt. c· ... ;,, :o~lt J:,.~t. l·:urtJ!H~an ;\larch 12, lSG:';. Exchang-ed. Camp 'l'owll- Hl"l~. ISI•:tnltih !{q~t.! La. ,\lli. (IJi Hull li•~nd. 2\farch 16, 18ti5. Hull oC l'risonerll o! dated New (nJt-:,rt><, Apr-il Z. l !>of.:!. \V:u, C. S. A., Parr,Jeu ~hr!.!vcport, La .. June Y. Barbo, J. F., l'vt. c·,,. A. ~n.t La. rnr. En. 1>. ]t,l;: •. Hell. Cuddv l'ur., L:.L )luy 11. l>dil, ::'\~:w 0rl•·:.n'i, La. l'r.·:;cnt or

Yarb.-ough, N. B., Pvt. Co. A, 13th Baltn. La. absent nvt st:tt•·J un Holt'i tu ~\ug'., l~Gl. O'ani~wn Han;;<:r!>J. En. July 11, 1111;2, Hum- H~1ll ~cpt. und (Jd., l~Gl. I'I'C!i<·J>t. l:oll Nov . bur.:. Holls Nov., li>G:!, to Feb., 1&63, Ah- und !Jcc .. J~Gl. Di:;chan;~.:J IJ•·c. 7. l'l61, :~nu sent, sick. Ho!l :\!arch and April, 1863, l'n:H- paid in Cull. Hullx Jan .. 1\G:!, tu ,..\prll, HC:.:. ent. Present or .n.bscnt nut statt·tl. Hull ).fay and

Yates, A. A., Employed Surveyor Con!eft. States Junll, 1862, l'rc~cnt. Hull July and Aut;., ,.'\rmy. Hoi! o! l'r!Honer!:l o! \Var, C. S.~ A., l&Gl, Discharged July ~!!. l&C:!, und<·r Cu11· l'aroled Shreveport, La., June 20, 1li65. He!$, script Act. entltl<:d Conscription Ac<. !tusk Co., Tex. Ybarra, Joae Maria, l'vt. Co. D, 30th L..<t. In!.

Yates, B. J., l'vt. Co. D, lith La. In!. En. En. :1\ew Ol'leans, La .. :O.!arch Ui, 1~&::. Rull~ Aug-. 13, 18&1, Camp Moore, La. Ho!l to :rrom Aprll 30, ISG~. to June. liiG:l, l'n~:Hmt. ()ct. 31, 1861, Detailed as team!!ter Sept. 18, Roll July and Aug-., 18~13. Absf:nt. slck. In 18Gl. Hospl. Rolls !rom Oct. 31, U63. to April,

Yates, C. F., Pvt. Co. E. 1st La. Reserves. On lBG-1, Pr<:.sent. Holt o! Prisoners o( ·war, C. S. A., Parolod Ybarru, J. M., -- Co. 7, h!t ChasHcUrl! a pled --. June --, ·1865, La. Mil. On rtoll !or Feb. :!5, Ut3~. to --.

Yates, C. R., Pvt. Co. C, 17th La. InC. En. Oct. Hall not dateu, onlen:.l tnto the 11crvlcc oi 23, 1861, Camp Moor!.!, La. Present on all the State of LoulHiana. Halls to April, 1&62. Holt dated May 23, Yberra, P., Pvt. Co. B, 3rd La. Cav. 186~, Present. Re-enlisted at Edwards De- Prisoners or '.Vn.r, C. S. A., Paro.led Gnlne~:~-pot. Miss., :\fay 23, 1862. Holls June, 1!)62, v!lle, Ala., May J2, 1865. ncB. \Vest fo-to Aug., 1862, Present. Rol~ Sept. and Oct., llclanu. Par., La. 1862, Discharged Oct. 11, 1862. Yc:hanto, J., --Co. A. 30th La.. In!. Roll March

Vatu, George W., 1st Sergt. Co. G, 12th La. In!. and Aprll, 186~. dated May :!2, lSG::! {only En. March 4, 18&2. Claiborne Par., La. Roll Hollon which borne), En. Al,;tcr11, La., Feb. Nov. and Dec., 1862, Present. Promoted from 23, 18&-. Hemarks: Deserted ut Kennt!r, Corp!., 31st lnat., 1862, order Co!. Boyd. May 1, 1862. Rolla March, 1863, to Aug., 1854, Present. Yeager, Hiriam C., Sergt. 1st La. Ca.v. Co. B. Federal Rolls o! Prisoners o( \Var, Captured Federal Holls o! P1·1soncrs o! 'Vur, Cap~ Franklln, Tenn., Dec. 17, 1864. Heed. Mll!- tured Sh!loh, --. Hoed. -- !rom Cu.mp tat·y Prison, Loulsv!!le, Ky., !rom Nash- Morton, Ind. ville, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1864. Forwd. to Camp Yaager, John, Pvt. Co. D, Fire Battn. La. :M1l'~o Douglas, Ill., Dec. 22, 1864. Discharged On Rerort dated Nov. 26, 1861, at revluw

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The Y a r b r o u g h f a m i l y i s r e g a r d e d as one o f t h e o l d e s t f a m i l i e s i h E n g l a n d , g o i n g b a c k t o as e a r l y as 853 A.D. when a u t h e n t i c a t e d h i s t o r i c r e f e r e n c e s a r e made t o Germund, who owned l a n d i n F e r m e t h o r p e , County L i n c o l n . He i s t h e f i r s t o f t h e l i n e r e c o r d e d . I n t h e o l d M o n a s t a r y r e c o r d s w h i c h we re u n e a r t h e d i n W o r l d War I I b o m b i n g s , t h e E n g l i s h ^ Y a r b u r g h f a m i l y can be t r a c e d i n an u n b r o k e n c h a i n t o t h i s Germund.

The f a m i l y was o f D a n i s h o r i g i n and i t i s assumed t h e y came i n t o E n g l a n d ( t h e n known as A n g l e - l a n d ) dur in "g t h e D a n i s h V i k i n g i n v a s i o n s w h i c h began a b o u t 800 A.D. The p a t r i a r c h o f t h e Y a r b r o u g h f a m i l y , a l o n g w i t h h u n d r e d s o f h i s f e l l o w Danes s e t t l e d i n t h e a r e a now known as L i n c o l n s h i r e , and t h e y c o n t i n u e d t o war w i t h t h e West Saxons f o r many y e a r s . F i n a l l y A l f r e d t h e G r e a t became k i n g i n 8 7 1 and a f t e r s e v e r a l

I d e f e a t s , he won a g r e a t m i l i t a r y v i c t o r y , t h e c o n q u e s t o f London i n 886. The Danes w i t h d r e w t o t h e e a s t e r n t h i r d o f E n g l a n d c a l l e d Danelaw where Dan i sh l a w s , c u s t o m s , and l a n g u a g e p r e v a i l e d . - ,

I n 1066 W i l l i a m o f Normandy i n v a d e d E n g l a n d , and t h e Danes, b e i n g enemies o f t h e A n g l o - S a x o n s , s i d e d w i t h W i l l i a m and h e l p e d h i m d e s t r o y t h e Anglo-Saxon army i n t h e b a t t l e o f H a s t i n g s on C h r i s t m a s Day, 1066 A.D The war was won and W i l l i a m , now )cnown as W i l l i a m ^ t h e C o n q u e r e r , became K i n g o f Eng land and i n t h e same y e a r k n i g h t e d E u s t a c i u s , who was a d e s ­c e n d a n t o f Germund."^ T h i s was b e f o r e surnames were used .

K i n g W i l l i a m , t h e C o n q u e r e r , had an e x t e n s i v e s u r v e y made o f t h e l a n d , l i s t i n g t h e p r i n c i p a l l a n d h o l d e r s , t h e f a r m p o p u l a t i o n , and t h e m a t e r i a l and f i n a n c i a l r e s o u r c e s o f h i s r e a l m w h i c h i s now c o n t a i n e d i n t h e DOMEDAY BOOK. T h i s book g i v e s t h e name " G e r e b u r g " and e a r l y docu­ments m e n t i o n t h e name Y e r d s b u r g o r J e r d s b u r g . The p r e s e n t p r o n u n c i a t i o n o f Ya rb rough comes f r o m t h e D a n i s h " J a r d " and "Uerda" and t h e Norse wo rd " J a r d b o r g " . ^ The E n g l i s h mean ing o f t h e wo rd i s " e a r t h f o r t i f i c a t i o n . "

K i n g W i l l i a m o r d e r e d t h e t e r r i t o r y be t a k e n f r o m t h e n o b i l i t y and l a r g e l a n d o w n e r s and d i v i d e d among h i s f o l l o w e r s . E u s t a c i u s was made L o r d o f Y a r b u r g h and became known as E u s t a c i u s de Y a r b u r g h . ( Y a r b u r g h was t h e name o f a p l a c e i n L i n c o l n s h i r e . ) A t p r e s e n t t w o p l a c e s c a l l e d Y a r b u r g h a re t h e r e , one a p a r i s h i n t h e u n i o n o f L o u t h , and t h e o t h e r a h a m l e t i n t h e p a r i s h o f C r o x t o n . ^

The Y a r b u r g h e s t a t e r e c e i v e d a c h a r t e r f r o m t h e k i n g and was a l l o w e d a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n P a r l i a m e n t . E u s t a c i u s de Y a r b u r g h , L o r d o f Y a r b u r g h , had a son named R o b e r t de Y a r b u r g h . He i n t u r n named h i s son Lamber t de Y a r b u r g h ; however a f t e r . ^ t h e f i f t h g e n e r a t i o n t h e de was d r o p p e d and Y a r ­b u r g h became a surname.

Burke i n h i s HISTORY OF THE COMMONERS, V o l . H I , page 6 6 1 , s t a t e s : "The f a m i l y o f Y a r b u r g h can be t r a c e d i n a u t h e n t i c a t e d male s u c c e s s i o n f r o m t h e t i m e o f t h e Norman Conques t a t w h i c h t i m e E u s t a c i u s de Y a r b u r g h was L o r d o f Y a r b u r g h , i n t h e Coun ty o f L i n c o l n , w h i c h manor , t o g e t h e r w i t h

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t h e p a t r o n a g e o f t h e l i v i n g , s t i l l r e m a i n v e s t e d i n h i s l i n e a l r e p r e s e n t a ­t i o n , t h e p r e s e n t M a j o r Y a r b u r g h o f H e s l i n g t o n . F o r many c e n t u r i e s t h e y were c h i e f l y s e t t l e d i n v a r i o u s p a r t s o f L i n c o l n s h i r e , b u t more t h a n two h u n d r e d y e a r s ago t h e y removed t h e i r r e s i d e n c e t o S n a i t h H a l l i n t h e West R i d i n g o f t h e Coun ty o f Y o r k and s u b s e q u e n t l y , S n a i t h H a l l b e i n g d e s t r o y e d t o H e l s i n g t o n H a l l , n e a r Y o r k . "

The s p e l l i n g " Y a r b u r g h " c o n t i n u e d unchanged i n E n g l a n d f o r a l m o s t f i v e h u n d r e d y e a r s . The f i r s t appearance o f t h e s p e l l i n g " Y a r b r o u g h " on t h e f a m i l y c h a r t p r e p a r e d by F. S. Andrus o f t h e C o l l e g e o f Arms was t h e e n t r y c o n c e r n i n g S i r N i c h o l a s Y a r b u r g h , S n a i t h H a l l , Y o r k s h i r e , a k n i g h t . Two o f h i s s o n s . S i r Thomas and R i c h a r d , a d o p t e d t h e s p e l l i n g " Y a r b r o u g h " w h i l e o t h e r sons c o n t i n u e d w i t h t h e o l d s p e l l i n g .

S e v e r a l r e s e a r c h e r s have s p e n t c o n s i d e r a b l e t i m e t r y i n g t o c o n n e c t t h e c o l o n i a l Y a r b r o u g h s t o t h e E n g l i s h l i n e , and a few a r e c o n v i n c e d t h a t R i c h a r d , s o n o f S i r N i c h o l a s , m e n t i o n e d above , i s t h e same R i c h a r d f o u n d i n t h e V i r g i n i a C o l o n y i n 1642; h o w e v e r , p a r i s h r e c o r d s show N i c h o l a s Y a r b u r g h was b o m i n 1612 and h i s son R i c h a r d was b a p t i z e d 1 Oc t , 1640. So he i s a g e n e r a t i o n t o o l a t e t o be R i c h a r d , t h e I m m i g r a n t , R i c h a r d , t h e I m m i g r a n t was b o r n i n 1615 a c c o r d i n g t o h i s t o m b s t o n e i n s c r i p t i o n .

The Y a r b r o u g h e s t a t e i n E n g l a n d

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I n e a r l y A m e r i c a n r e c o r d s , as w e l l as i n o l d E i i g l i s h d o c u m e n t s , t h e Y a r b r o u g h name o c c u r s w i t h v a r i o u s s p e l l i n g s u c h a s : Y e r b u r y , Y a r b u r g h , Y a r b o r o , Y e r b o r o w , Ya rb row , Y a r b e r r y , Y a r b e r o u g h , Y a r b o r o u g h , Y a r b r o u g h , and o t h e r s . Even t o d a y i n c u r r e n t t e l e p h o n e d i r e c t o r i e s t h e name may be s p e l l e d Y a r b e r , Y a r b r o , Y a r b o r o , Y a r b e r r y , Y a r b o u g h , Y a r b o r o u g h , and Y a r b r o u g h .

G e n e a l o g i s t s a g r e e a l l s p e l l i n g s a r e o f t h e same o r i g i n a l f a m i l y . The v a r i e d s p e l l i n g s came a b o u t because mos t p i o n e e r s w e r e u n a b l e t o r e a d o r w r i t e . They s i g n e d t h e i r documents w i t h an "X" and t h e c l e r k s p e l l e d t h e name as i t sounded t o h i m , and s i n c e d i s t i n c t d i a l e c t s were spoken i n d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y , names h a d v a r i o u s p r o n u n c i a ­t i o n s . L a t e r d e s c e n d a n t s who l e a r n e d t o r e a d and w r i t e a d o p t e d t h e s p e l l i n g t h e y f o u n d on f a m i l y documents o r t h e way t h e i r t e a c h e r s s p e l l e d t h e name f o r them. I n my own l i n e o f Y a r b r o u g h s , I have f o u n d t h e name s p e l l e d s e v e n d i f f e r e n t ways i n c o u n t y r e c o r d s . ' Sometimes i t

• i s s p e l l e d t w o o r t h r e e ways i n t h e same i n s t r u m e n t , so e v i d e n t l y t h e r e c o r d e r s w e r e , a l s o , u n s u r e o f t h e s p e l l i n g .

U n t i l r e c e n t l y I a l o n g w i t h o t h e r Y a r b r o u g h r e s e a r c h e r s b e l i e v e d t h e r e were o n l y t w o e a r l y Y a r b r o u g h i m m i g r a n t s t o A m e r i c a - - R i c h a r d , who came t o t h e V i r g i n i a Co lony f r o m L i n c o l n s h i r e , Eng., b e f o r e 1642, and TUubrose, who came t o t h e same a r e a f r o m Y o r k s h i r e , E n g l a n d , i n 1 7 3 2 — and t h a t anyone who c o u l d t r a c e h i s l i n e t o a t£me b e f o r e 1732 c o u l d be a s s u r e d he h a d descended f r o m R i c h a r d t h e I m m i g r a n t . However a c o u p l e y e a r s ago w h i l e d o i n g r e s e a r c h on my Gibbons l i n e i n t h e r e c o r d s o f York Co., VA, I happened on p r o o f t h e r e was an Edward Y a r b r o u g h i n Yo rk Co, VA, b e f o r e 1545. The r e c o r d s a r e as f o l l o w s :

EDWARD YARBROUGH OF YORK COUNTY, VA.

From M i c r o f i l m R e e l No. l A , Record 2, Deeds, W i l l s , O r d e r s , E t c . , 1645-1649, page 1 3 2 , was e x t r a c t e d t h i s deed o f g i f t .

Be i t knowne unto a l l men by ye s" presents that I Richard Pasmuch for and i n consideration of ye naturall love and af­fection which I doe bear unto Edward Yarborrough sone of Edward Yarborrough late of York I doe give unto Edw: Yarborrough^ Jun. and his heires and assignes, one pide black and white Cowe Calfe being marked as followes Viz Cross on ye Right Eare^ a hole i n ye right & soe s l i t out and ye fore part of ye l e f t eare cut out to have.S to hold ye Cawe Calfe with a l l her female, increase un­to ye s " Edward Yarborrough jun or his heires or assignes for­ever from and against a l l men shall and w i l l warrant and forever defend hy ye s " presents ye male increase decending backe unto me ye s Richard Pasmuch or my heires or assignes. I n wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand S seal on ye 25th day of May 1646 and i n ye twoe & twentyeth year of ye Raigne of our soverigne lord Charles by ye grace of Cod King of England.

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From page 95 o f t h e same r e c o r d i s f o u n d a b i l l o f s a l e whe reby R i c h a r d Lee s o l d Edward Y a r r o w , son o f Edward Y a r r o w , d e c ' d a b rown cow and c a l f i n Jan . 1645. The m u t i l a t e d r e c o r d was n e x t t o i m p o s s i b l e t o r e a d , b u t i t was e v i d e n t t h a t i t h a d a p r o v i s i o n t h a t i f Edward d i e d b e f o r e becom ing t w e n t y - o n e , s o m e t h i n g ( I c o u l d n ' t make o u t w h a t ) s h o u l d t a k e p l a c e . T h i s p r o v e s Edward was a young boy .

A n o t h e r r e c o r d f o u n d on R e e l l A , Record 3, W i l l s , O r d e r s , Deeds, E t c . , 1657-1662, p . 2 8 , was a c o u r t o r d e r d a t e d 25 June 1658 , s t a t i n g :

I t is ordered that the s h e r r i f convey Edward Yarbrough^ soine of Edward Yarbrough^ dec'd^ to the next court to be de­livered to the constable and from that constable to another constable until he be delivered to Col. Robert Abrallj who i s desired by t h i s Court to dispose of him to his Mother or other ways which are f i t t i n g . Next Court to be 24 Aug, 1658.

A t h o r o u g h s e a r c h o f o t h e r r e c o r d s o f Yo rk County t u r n e d up n o t h i n g e l s e on t h i s Edward o r any o t h e r Y a r b r o u g h . Perhaps Edward was t a k e n t o ' a n o t h e r c o u n t y t o l i v e w i t h h i s m o t h e r . E v i d e n t l y he h a d been s e r v i p g an a p p r e n t i c e s h i p as was c u s t o m a r y i n t h o s e days t o t e a c h c h i l d r e n a t r a d e .

CHRISTIAN YARBLOW, AN IMMIGRANT TO YORK CO., VIRGINIA

To c o n f u s e m a t t e r s wo rse t h e r e seems t o be a n o t h e r Y a r b r o u g h i m m i ­g r a n t t o Y o r k Co., VA. I n G r e e r ' s EARLY VIRGINIA IMMIGRANTS 1623-1666 , page 374 , we f i n d : I n 1653 C l n r i s t i a n Y ^ r b l o w i m m i g r a t e d t o Yo rk Co.,

- / V i r g i n i a . Thomas W i l l i s was t h e p a t e n t e e o r p a r t y b r i n g i n g h i m o v e r .

Fo r a t i m e I c o m p l e t e l y i g n o r e d h i m because o f t h e s p e l l i n g o f h i s surname. I n f a c t when I f i r s t s t a r t e d my r e s e a r c h , I i g n o r e d a l l s p e l l ­i n g s e x c e p t t w o - - Y a r b r o u g h and y a r b o r o u g h - - u n t i l I f o u n d my own Y a r b r o u g h a n c e s t o r s s p e l l e d Yarb row and Y a r b e r .

N e l l M o r r i s J e n k i n s i n h e r Y a r b r o u g h Q u a r t e r l y s t a t e d t h a t she b e ­l i e v e d t h i s C h r i s t i a n t o be R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , J r . , son o f R i c h a r d t h e I m m i g r a n t , h i s m i d d l e name b e i n g used t o d i s t i n g u i s h h i m f r o m h i s f a t h e r . VJhen y o u examine t h e f a c t s , h o w e v e r , t h i s d o e s n ' t seem l i k e l y , f o r a c ­c o r d i n g t o a New Kent Coun ty C o u r t r e c o r d , w h i c h w i l l be q u o t e d l a t e r , R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , J r . , was b o r n a b o u t 1652. A y e a r o l d c h i l d w o u l d n ' t l i k e l y be coming t o A m e r i c a w i t h o u t h i s mo the r o r f a t h e r , u n l e s s , o f c o u r s e , t h e m o t h e r had d i e d i n E n g l a n d and Mr. W i l l i s was b r i n g i n g h i m t o h i s f a t h e r . (•Jhile s e a r c h i n g t h e Yo rk Coun ty r e c o r d s , I f o u n d no m e n t i o n o f C h r i s t i a n , and I ' v e n o t seen h i s name i n any o t h e r c o u n t y r e c o r d s .

AMBROSE YARBROUGH, AN IMMIGRANT TO VIRGINIA COLONY

Ambrose Y a r b r o u g h was b o r n i n t o t h e Ya rb rough - de B a t e s o n f a m i l y o f Y o r k s h i r e , E n g l a n d , i n t h e y e a r 1710. A t age 22 he i m m i g r a t e d t o t h e V i r g i n i a C o l o n y . He" wen t t o P r i n c e George Coun t y , VA, and j o i n e d h i s c o u s i n s , t h e d e s c e n d a n t s o f R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , i n 1732. He l a t e r w e n t t o C u l p e p p e r C o u n t y , V i r g i n i a , where a 68 a c r e t r a c t o f l a n d was g r a n t e d h i m i n 1758. I n 1776 Ambrose and w i f e Mary s o l d t h e i r 68 a c r e s a n d moved t o Sou th C a r o l i n a , He d i e d i n Un ion Coun t y , Sou th C a r o l i n a , i n

788. Known c h i l d r e n o f Ambrose and Mary a r e : J o n a t h a n , Ambrose, J r . , Humphrey, Ann, J e r e m i a h , Ma ry , and J o h n .

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Above: The O l d B l a n d f o r d Church b u i l t i n 1735 on wha t was t h e n known as W e l l s H i l l i n t h e town o f B l a J i d f o r d . Today i t i s on U. S. Routes 301 & 460; C r a t e r Road, P e t e r s b u r g , V i r g i n i a .

R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h ' s g r a v e i s i n s i d e t h e w a l l s o f t h e c h u r c h ­y a r d some 15 o r 20 f e e t f r o m t h e s e c o n d v/indow f r o m t h e l e f t . H i s i s t h e o l d e s t g r a v e i n t h e c e m e t e r y . He was b u r i e d t h e r e o v e r 30 y e a r s b e f o r e t h e c h u r c h was b u i l t . D u r i n g t h e C i v i l War C o n f e d e r a t e s o l d i e r s were b u r i e d on t h e g e n t l e s l o p e s j u s t o u t s i d e t h e c h u r c h y a r d so i t has become a m e m o r i a l c h a p e l and C o n f e d e r a t e S h r i n e .

L e f t : P a u l i n e Gray k n e e l i n g back o f t h e t o m b s t o n e o f R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h . The p i c t u r e was t a k e n i n t h e summer o f 1985 w h i l e she and husband E a r l were on a r e s e a r c h t r i p i n V i r g i n i a .

The t ombs tone o f R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h b e f o r e t h e c o r r e c t i v e s l a b was l a i d

The c o r r e c t i v e s l a b i n s t a l l e d i n f r o n t o f R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h ' s t o m b s t o n e by t h e d e s c e n d a n t s o f R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h i n 1 9 8 1 .

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R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , t h e I m m i g r a n t , has been l e f t u n t i l l a s t because more i n f o r m a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e on t h i s l i n e , and because I f e e l he i s t h e i m m i g r a n t f r o m w h i c h o u r l i n e descended .

A number o f Y a r b r o u g h r e s e a r c h e r s have t r a c e d t h e i r l i n e s t o R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , v e r y few w i t h documen ted p r o o f . H o s t , l i k e me, have a r r i v e d a t t h e i r c o n c l u s i o n s because o f p r o x i m i t y and c l o s e a s s o c i a t i o n o f t h e i r Y a r b r o u g h s and t h e p r e v i o u s a s s u m p t i o n t h a t a l l Y a r b r o u g h s f o u n d i n t h e r e c o r d s b e f o r e 1732 were f r o m t h e i m m i g r a n t R i c h a r d .

A c c o r d i n g t o h i s t o m b s t o n e i n s c r i p t i o n , R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h was b o r n i n 1615. He came t o A m e r i c a as a young man. R e s e a r c h e r s do n o t a g r e e on t h e t i m e n o r t h e p l a c e o f h i s a r r i v a l ; h o w e v e r , s i n c e r e c o r d s show he was one o f t h e f o u n d e r s o f B r i s t o l P a r i s h i n 1642, we can assume he' came t o t h a t a r e a somet ime b e f o r e t h a t d a t e .

Some r e s e a r c h e r s say R i c h a r d t h e I m m i g r a n t v;as m a r r i e d t o F r a n c e s P r o c t o r , t o E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s , and p e r h a p s t o o t h e r s . George! W. Ya r ­b r o u g h , a f o r m e r s e n a t o r o f Alabama who d i d y e a r s o f Y a r b r o u g h r e s e a r c h • s t a t e d i n one o f h i s p a p e r s t h a t R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , J r . , swore i n c o u r t t h a t h i s mo the r was F r a n c e s Y a r b r o u g h ; h o w e v e r , I have n o t been a b l e t o f i n d t h i s c o u r t r e c o r d . ^

A r e c o r d o f m a r r i a g e f o r a R i c h a r d Ya rb rou igh and F r a n c e s P r o c t o r has', been f o u n d i n t h e E n g l i s h r e c o r d s d a t e d 1635, b u t t h e r e i s , a l s o , a r e c o r d o f t h e d e a t h o f a F r a n c e s Y a r b r o u g h i n t h e same p a r i s h d a t e d 1680, w h i c h seems t o i n d i c a t e t h a t t h i s R i c h a r d and F r a n c e s r e m a i n e d i n E n g l a n d and were n o t o u r i m m i g r a n t a n c e s t o r s . ^

. R i c h a r d , t h e I m m i g r a n t , d i e d i n 1702, a t age 87 , and was b u r i e d on W e l l s H i l l i n s i d e t h e o r i g i n a l e n c l o s u r e o f t h e o l d B l a n d f o r d Chu rch ­y a r d . The c h u r c h i s p r e s e n t l y l o c a t e d i n s i d e t h e c i t y l i m i t s o f P e t e r s ­b u r g , V i r g i n i a , on C a r t e r Road.

On my f i r s t v i s i t t o P e t e r s b u r g , I was d i s t u r b e d t o f i n d t h e tomb­s t o n e r e a d " R i c h a r d S c a r b r o u g h , 1702, aged 87 . " I wondered i f t h e n o t a ­t i o n I had r e a d i n t h e W i l l i a m and Mary Q u a r t e r l y a b o u t R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h b e i n g b u r i e d i n B l a n d f o r d C h u r c h y a r d was an e r r o r . However a t t h e B l a n d ­f o r d Church I n t e r p r e t a t i o n C e n t e r I was i n f o r m e d t h a t t h e s a n d s t o n e m a r k e r had s l o w l y wo rn away o v e r t h e 275 y e a r s , r e q u i r i n g r e p a i r s t o be made and i n d o i n g so t h e e n g r a v e r m i s t a k e n l y e t c h e d an "SC" i n s t e a d o f a "Y". They a s s u r e d me t h e y knew o f t h e e r r o r . L a t e r when I h e a r d t h e i r a u d i o - v i s u a l p r e s e n t a t i o n r e l a t e how P i l c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h and a few o t h e r s e t t l e r s had v e n t u r e d up t h e James R i v e r i n t o t h e w i l d e r n e s s , I was. s a t i s f i e d .

Not l o n g a f t e r t h i s , Bob Y a r b r o u g h l e d Y a r b r o u g h d e s c e n d a n t s i n r a i s i n g money t o have a c o r r e c t i v e s l a b m a r k e r p l a c e d d i r e c l y i n f r o n t o f t h e o r i g i n a l t o m b s t o n e , w h i c h by t h e n was t o o c r u m b l y t o be r e e n g r a v e d . When I r e t u r n e d t o P e t e r s b u r g i n 1985 and r e v i s i t e d t h e g r a v e , I e x p e r i ­enced a deep f e e l i n g o f p r i d e when t h e g u i d e a t B l a n d f o r d c h u r c h p o i n t e d

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o u t R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h ' s g r a v e as t h e o l d e s t i n t h e c e m e t e r y and e x p l a i n e d how t h e Y a r b r o u g h d e s c e n d a n t s h a d p l a c e d t h e s e c o n d m a r k e r t o c o r r e c t t h e e r r o r . I was g l a d I ' d h a d a s m a l l p a r t i n h a v i n g i t done.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e g u i d e , t h e o r i g i n a l c h u r c h h a d been a wooden f rame s t r u c t u r e and f o r a t i m e t h e c e m e t e r y had been c o n f i n e d t o t h e c h u r c h ­y a r d ; howeve r , when t h a t f i l l e d , g r a v e s were p l a c e d o u t s i d e t h e w a l l s as w e l l . Then d u r i n g t h e C i v i l War, h e r o i c men who d i e d i n d e f e n s e o f t h e c i t y o f P e t e r s b u r g a g a i n s t t h e U n i o n army were b u r i e d on t h e g e n t l e s l o p e s back o f t h e c h u r c h .

The p r e s e n t b r i c k c h u r c h b u i l d i n g , w h i c h was b u i l t i n 1735 , i s now used as a m e m o r i a l c h a p e l and C o n f e d e r a t e s h r i n e i n memory o f t h e s e 30,000 C o n f e d e r a t e s o l d i e r s b u r i e d t h e r e .

C h i l d r e n o f R i c h a r d , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e l a t e N e l l e J e n k i n s , w e r e : W i l l i a m W. , whose w i f e was E l l i n o r ; Edmund; Hen ry ; James; C h a r l e s ; John,, who m a r r i e d A b i g a i l W h i t e h e a d i n G l o u c e s t e r Co., VA, 2 Feb. 1695; R i c h a r d , J r . , who was s a i d t o have m a r r i e d E l i z a b e t h Mason and a l s o a M i s s (-Jhitehead and t h r e e g i r l s . Some r e s e a r c h e r s , howeve r , b e l i e v e some o f t h e s e a r e h i s g r a n d c h i l d r e n i n s t e a d o f h i s c h i l d r e n .

A deed d a t e d 20 May 1704 and r e c o r d e d i n b o t h K i n g W i l l i a m Co. and K i n g and Queen Co., VA, p r o v e s t h a t a t l e a s t R i c h a r d and John were h i s sons . E x t r a c t s o f t h e deed f o l l o w :

John Yarhrough of King William Co.j planter, to William Aylett for 20 lbs. s t e r l i n g and 5000 l b . tobacco, 200 acres in King William Co. Said land part of land formerly sold by the Chicka-hominy Indians to Amotd and by said Arnold then of King and Queen Co. to John Hurt, and by John Hurt sold to Richard Yarbrough, father of the said John, as by deed acknowledged in King and Queen County court 12 Feb. 1695 and is now in the possession of the said John Yarbrough, one half by virtue of a deed from his brother, Richard Yarbrough, and the other Jialf as an heir to his father. Abigail Yarbrough relinquished her right of Dower i n King William Court.

I , i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h a g r o u p o f Y a r b r o u g h r e s e a r c h e r s , have s e a r c h e d t h e e a r l y r e c o r d s o f V i r g i n i a i n an u n s u c c e s s f u l a t t e m p t t o p r o v e t h e p a r e n t a g e o f t h e s e o t h e r Y a r b r o u g h s - - W i l l i a m W., Edmund, Hen ry , James and C h a r l e s .

From SKETCHES OF V IRGIN IA by F o o t e and f r o m ENGLISH DUPLICATES OF LOST VIRGINIA RECORDS by L o u i s Cogne t s , J r . , we f i n d t h e f o l l o w i n g e a r l y r e c o r d s f o r R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h and h i s s o n s , R i c h a r d , J r . , and J o h n : (Note t h e s p e l l i n g o f Y a r b r o u g h . )

. . .And whereas severall paraelts of Land were by the Pamunkey Indians for good and valuable consideration leased for 99 yeares to these severall persons hereafter named which Lands by -the Order of Assembly at James City the 25th of April 1679 was granted to be confirmed unto them and that they should have the p r i o r i t y and f i r s t grant thereof when the same came to the King's hands. . .

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Richard Yarborow, a tract, quantity not mentioned; John Yarborow for himsetfe and the children and the devisees of

Richard Yarborow; James Edwards, Lewis Davis and Stephen Terry 1300 acres conveyed

Richard Yarborow; Henry Dilling i n behalf of George Douglas, orphan and heir of

Robert Douglas, dec'd, 200 acres purchased of Rich'd Yarbrow; Wm. Rawlins 800 acres purchased of Richard Yarbrow; John Oakes 550 acres conveyed from Rio)v2rd Yarbrow; . I7m Morris 300 acres from Rich'd Yarborow; Thomas Henreck 200 acres purchased of Richard Yarborow and

John Ascough; Peter White 200 acres from Richard Yarbrow; Mackallaster 100 acres from Richard Yarbrough.

E i t h e r t h i s l a n d was i n t h e a r e a w h i c h became New K e n t Co., VA, o r R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , J r . , moved t o New Kent Co. f o r i n t h e r e c o r d s o f t h e House o f B u r g e s s e s , t h e f i r s t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e body i n A m e r i c a , we f i n d t h e f o l l o w i n g on R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h o f New Kent Co., VA.

At a Grand Assembly began at Green Spring, the 20th of Feb, 1676, these following Orders of Public cliarge were made and altowed viz. . .To Richard Yarberry 6,000 pounds of Tobacco. . .

Att a Generall Assembly begun att James Citty the I6th day of Apr. in the Thirty sixth yeare of His maj^>^^ Raigne and i n the yeare of our Lord 1684. Tfiese following Orders of Publique Clxarge and Levy were made. . .New Kent County. . .To Richard Yarburg for his service. . .severall tymes i n discovering the Senerca Indians and other publique sex'vice with Coll Byrd 1620 pounds of tobacco.

Xber 7th 1685. . .The report has come from ye convnittee of Claimes, relating to ye New York and Albany charge is by ye house allowed and Mr. Augitor Bacon i s desired to pay. . . To Richard Yarborough, Interpreter, for his voyage and services, 20 pounds.

At a Grand Assemblie held att James C i t t i e by prorogation from the one and twentieth day of September, i n the year of our Lord 1674, to the Seaventh day of March i n the eight and twentieth yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the second . . .An Act for the safeguard and defence of the country against the Indians. . .and forty one men out of the lower parts of New Kent County to be garrisoned at one f o r t or place of defence between Yerburyes houseand (^ickahominy Indian Towne Landing on Mattapony River. . .

I n " J a c o b i t i s m i n V i r g i n i a " t a k e n f r o m t h e V i r g i n i a Magazine o f H i s ­t o r y and B i o g r a p h y , V o l . V I , No. 4 (1899) p p . 389-96 , i s f o u n d a c o u r t a c t i o n h e l d i n New K e n t Co. C o u r t , 9 Oc t . 1 6 9 0 , i n w h i c h R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , J r . , and w i f e E l i z a b e t h were w i t n e s s e s a g a i n s t Cap t . J a c o b Lumpk in who had been r e p o r t e d by Ben A r n o l d f o r " e x p r e s s i n g and p u b -l i c k l y d e c l a r i n g d i v e r s S e d i t i o u s t u r b u l e n t and u n l a w f u l l words i n c o n t e n t ) t o f t h e i r maj^^®^ and t h e i r p r e s e n t G o v e r n o u r . . ."

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A c c o r d i n g t o t h e t e s t i m o n y o f Ben A r n o l d , Lumpk in h a d n o t o n l y r e f u s e d t o d r i n k t o t h e i r M a j e s t i e s ' h e a l t h b u t h a d swore "God dam h i m i f he were h e r e I w o u l d f i g h t h i m . " R i c h a r d and h i s w i f e ' s t e s t i ­mon ies were as f o l l o w s :

Richard Yarbrough, Aged 38 years or thereabouts, Sworne, Saith: That your DeponR being att ye house of Benjamin Arnold about ye beginning of September l a s t , i n company with Severall p'sons of ye neighbourhood & drinking t h e i r maj^^^^ health. King William and Queen Mary, ye said Capt. Lumpkin refused to name them. . . & i n l i k e manner refused to name the Covern^^ health being named by severall of ye Company Govern^ Nicholson's health, or move his hat, but he mounted his horse & yo^ DeporiP being att some distance heard ye said Capt. Lumpkin say with a loud voyce he would fight ye Covemnf. Whereupon ye said Joseph Clarke tooke him up & threatened to beat him & alsoe pulled him off his horse. And I heard noe more from him afterwards, and furfher . . Saith not.

RICHARD YARBROUGH, his mark.

Elizabeth Yarbrough, wife of Richard Yarbrough, aged 34 years

or thereabouts, Sworne, Saith that your Depon'^ being att ye

house of ye said Benjamin Arnold i n ye Company afore mentioned

did hear Capt. Jacob Lumpkin say with a loud voice as he satt

upon his horse that he would fight ye Govern^. And further

Sazth not. ELIZABETH YARBROUGH, her mark.

Hath Sworne to i n Court, New Kent, October ye 9th, 1690.

Test Job. Howes, Cl. Cur.

Pamunkey Neck, M a t t a p o n y R i v e r , Pamunkey R i v e r and Reedy Swamp a r e coinjTion l i n d m a r k s r e g a r d i n g p r o p e r t y o f t h e e a r l y Y a r b r o u g h s . Tl iese l a n d marks were i n t h a t p a r t o f New Kent Coun ty t h a t was used t o f o r m K i n g and Queen C o u n t y , VA, i n 1 6 9 1 . F o l l o w i n g a r e some l a n d g r a n t s i n K i n g , and Queen Co. , .which b e a r t h i s o u t ; ^ ^

On 29 Oct. 1695, Edward Jennings, Esq. 570 acres i n King and Queen Co. on south side Mattapony River on the l i n e of Peter White and Rich'd Yarbrough. (Patent Book 9, p. 76.)

Andrew MacCallester 86 acres King and Queen Co. i n Pamunkey Neck beginning on Mattapony River—corner, of old Richard Yarbrough's whole tract leased of Pamunkey Indians.

Morris Floyd lOO acres King and Queen Co. in Panunkey Neck; I April 1702. . .to Peter Whites corner and Rich'd Yarbrough's new ground. (Patent Book 9, p. 452.)

I n 1702 p a r t o f K i n g and Queen C o u n t y was used t o f o r m K i n g W i l l i a m C o u n t y , VA, and t h e M a t t a p o n y R i v e r became t h e b o u n d a r y b e t w e e n t h e t w o

- C o u n t i e s . .A number o f l a n d g r a n t s and t a x r e c o r d s show t h a t t h e Y a r b r o u g h md l a y i n t h i s a r e a and t h a t t h e Y a r b r o u g h s o p e r a t e d e f e r r y on t h e

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On Oat. 28, 1702, M. Rawlins, 933 acres i n King William Co., St. John's Parish in Pamunkey Neck, adjacent Yarbrough's l i n e . (Patent Book 9, page 505.)

I n 1702, William Bird, 1200 acres from Yarbrough-Arnold Ferry up the Mattapony River.

From Smi th ' s QUIT RENTS OF VIRGINIA 1704 , we have t h e f o l l o w i n g Y a r b r o u g h s p a y i n g q u i t r e n t s on l a n d i n K i n g W i l l i a m Co., V i r g i n i a .

John Yarbrough, 150 acres. EicJiard Yarbrough, 300 acres.

O t h e r K i n g W i l l i a m r e c o r d s i n v o l v i n g Y a r b r o u g h s :

May 30, 1704, John Yar'brough sold 200 acres in King William Co., to William Aylett. (Deed Book I, p. 170.)

Nov. 8, 1704, Richard & Sarah his wife, sold to Robert Abbott 80 acres of land i n King Williojn Co. (Deed Book V, page 23l.)

May 2, 1705, Samuel Willicuns and William Lee received 400 acres in King William Co. on the south side run of Herring Creek. . .a l i t t l e below the mouth of a branch tliat heads at Edward Yarbrough's plantation. (Patent Book 9, p. 649.)

May 2, 1706, John Hurt Was granted 546 acres in King William Co., in Pamunkey Neck. . .down the Mattapony River by Rich'd Yarbrough's tobacco ground. (Patent Book 9, p. 733.)

A r e c o r d w h i c h has p u z z l e d me i s a l a n d g r a n t t o James T e r r y f o r 400 a c r e s i n K i n g W i l l i a m County on t h e n o r t h s i d e o f Pamunkey R i v e r . . .16 J 1714 f o r t h e i m p o r t a t i o n o f e i g h t p e r s o n s i n c l u d i n g a R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h . ( P a t e n t Book 10) I s t h i s a n o t h e r i m m i g r a n t o r d i d R i c h a r d Y a r b r o u g h , J r .

make a t r i p back t o Eng land?

D u r i n g t h e 1720's we f i n d t h e f o l l o w i n g Y a r b r o u g h s o b t a i n i n g l a n d g r a n t s i n K i n g W i l l i a m C o u n t y , V i r g i n i a :

William Yarbrough, 400 acres of New Land in St. John's Parish on branches of Reedy Swamp of Mattapony River and the North Anna River adjacent Rober Baber, his own, Edward and William Yarbrough, Thomas Evans and land of Mr. English, 9 July 1724 for 40 s h i l l i n g s . (Patent Book 12, p. 56.) Also 250 acres new land i n King William Co. in St. Margaret's Parish on north side of South Fork of South River on Frances Durrat's l i n e , 31 Apr. 1726 for 25 s h i l l i n g s . (Patent Book 13, p. 27)

Edward and William, 400 acres new land in St. John's Parish on west side of Long Branch on Robert Baber and Cocecham's l i n e , 20 Feb. 1723 for 40 s h i l l i n g s . (Patent Book II, p. 330.)

Richard Yarbrough, 400 acres on north side of North Creek and on north side of South River in Richard Maulin's l i n e in St, Margaret's Parish, 9 July 1724. (Patent Book 12, p. 57.) Also 400 acres on branch of Reedy Swamp issueing out of the Mattapony River and the branches of the North Anna in St. John 's Parish adjacent to Edward Claybrook, Charles Evans,

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and William and Edward Yarbrough's l i n e , 3 October 1727, 40 s h i l l i n g s . (Patent Book 13,, page 283.)

Charles Yarbrough, 400 acres new land in St. Margaret's Parish on south side South River adjacent Richard Maiden, 17 Aug. 1725, 40 s h i l l i n g s . (Patent Book 12, page 257.)

John Yarbrough, 400 acres newland in King William Co., i n St. John's Parish, on north side of Reedy Swamp. . .adjacent John Sutton's line and Capt. Christopher Smith. . .17 Aug. 1725. (Patent Book 12, p. 259.)

C a r o l i n e County, VA, was formed from p a r t s o f K ing W i l l i a m , K ing and Queen, and E s s e x C o u n t i e s i n 1727/28. (1727 by the o l d s t y l e c a l e n d a r i n which the new y e a r s t a r t e d i n March and 1728 by the more modern c a l e n d a r whereby the y e a r began i n J a n u a r y . ) As a r e s u l t the Reedy Swamp and the North Anna and South R i v e r s where p a r t o f the above ment ioned Yarbrough l a n d g r a n t s were l o c a t e d were now i n C a r o l i n e County. The f o l l o w i n g . . g r a n t f o r Edward Yarbrough p r o v e s t h i s :

September 27, 1729, Edward Yarbrough, 200 acres new land i n Caroline Co. between the south fork and middle fork of Reedy Swamp in St. Margaret's Parish. (Patent Book 13, page 300.)

E a r l y r e c o r d s o f New Kent , King and Queen, K i n g W i l l i a m and C a r o l i n e C o u n t i e s have been d e s t r o y e d e x c e p t the l a n d g r a n t s , wh ich a r e i n the S t a t e A r c h i v e s , and a few o t h e r r e c o r d s i n c l u d i n g the C a r o l i n e Co. C o u r t Order Books. T h i s l o s s o f r e c o r d s makes i t v i r t u a l l y i m p o s s i b l e t o p r o v e

irbrough l i n e a g e s .

From one o f the c o u r t r e c o r d s o f C a r o l i n e Co., i t i s l e a r n e d t h a t a R i c h a r d Yarbrough o f C a r o l i n e Co., VA, m a r r i e d Sarah W e l l e r , widow o f W i l l i a m W e l l e r about 1747.^-^ However i t h a s n ' t been p r o v e n which R i c h a r d Yarbrough t h i s i s . Another o b s t a c l e t o overcome i s the f a c t t h a t a lmos t e v e r y Yarbrough l i n e h a s a R i c h a r d , John, Edward, Henry, W i l l i a m , Thomas, e t c . With so many Yarbroughs w i t h the same g i v e n name, i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o s o r t tliem out .

Other Yarbroughs found i n the C a r o l i n e Co., V i r g i n i a , C o u r t Order Books from 1728 t o 1752 w e r e : R i c h a r d , J r . , John, W i l l i a m and w i f e D i a n a , C h a r l e s , Edward and w i f e E l i z a , G r i g g s , Thomas G r i g g s , Abraham, Thomas, Henry, James, L a z a r i u s , J e r e m i a h , and Joshua Yarbrough. The l a s t o f t h e s e , Joshua Yarbrough, i s the e a r l i e s t Yarbrough a n c e s t o r o f w h i c h I am r e a s o n ­a b l y s u r e .

In s p i t e o f the f a c t I have s p e n t more time and e f f o r t on the Yarbrough l i n e than a l l my o t h e r l i n e s and have g a t h e r e d a w e a l t h o f i n f o r m a t i o n , I have found no documentat ion o r even c o n v i n c i n g e v i d e n c e d e t e r m i n i n g the r e l a t i o n s h i p o f Joshua t o the o t h e r Yarbroughs found w i t h him i n C a r o l i n e County , V i r g i n i a ; however, r e s e a r c h e r s t e n d t o agree t h e y a re a l l d e s c e n d a n t s o f R i c h a r d I . A l l the p r e v i o u s i n f o r m a t i o n h a s been g i v e n t o show t h a t t h e s e Yarbroughs l i v i n g i n C a r o l i n e county a r e l i v i n g i n the same a r e a as John, R i c h a r d , J r . , and o t h e r e a r l y Y a r -~-oughs, the c o u n t i e s have j u s t changed names. We have p r o o f t h a t both ..ohn and R i c h a r d , J r . a r e sons o f R i c h a r d I , so we f e e l s u r e o u r Joshua was a descendant o f t h i s l i n e o f Yarbroughs .

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The e a r l i e s t r e c o r d found f o r Joshua Yarbrough i s i n the Order Book o f C a r o l i n e Co., VA, d a t e d 15 Jan . 1736/7. Two e n t r i e s a r e found f o r h i on t h a t day. I n one J o s h u a , Abraham Yarbrough , and s e v e r a l o t h e r men were o r d e r e d t o a s s i s t Henry I s a b e l l i n k e e p i n g the r o a d r e p a i r e d . I n the o t h e r a c t i o n , James Yarbrough was o r d e r e d t o pay J o s h u a Yarbrough, Thomas B u r c h , and W i l l i a m Cockerham each 50 pounds o f t o b a c c o f o r two day a t t e n d a n c e as a w i t n e s s f o r him i n h i s c a s e a g a i n s t B a r b e r and Mr. B u t l e r

Joshua was, no doubt, a grown man a t t h a t t i m e , p r o b a b l y a t l e a s t 20 y e a r s o f age w h i c h would mean he was bom by 1716. I n March 1737 he i s fovind on the l i s t o f t i t h e r s of Orange Co. , V i r g i n i a . Orange County had been c r e a t e d t h r e e y e a r s b e f o r e from the coun ty o f S p o t s y l v a n i a which had o r i g i n a l l y been p a r t o f K i n g W i l l i a m , K i n g and Queen, and E s s e x C o u n t i e s , s o Joshua h a d n ' t moved f a r from C a r o l i n e County , V i r g i n i a .

O r i g i n a l l y the c o l o n y o f V i r g i n i a was d i v i d e d i n t o e i g h t s h i r e s — C h a r l e s C i t y , E l i z a b e t h C i t y , H e n r i c o , I s l e o f W r i g h t , James C i t y , North­hampton, York , and Old Rappahannock (which was changed to E s s e x i n 1 6 9 2 ) . As the p o p u l a t e d a r e a s expanded and the s e t t l e r s found themseLves too f a r from the county s e a t , they p e t i t i o n e d f o r a new c o u n t y . I t was c a r v e d out o f one county o r made from p a r t s o f s e v e r a l a d j o i n i n g c o u n t i e s .

The o n l y o t h e r Yarbrough found i n Orange County d u r i n g the t ime our Joshua was t h e r e was R i c h a r d Yarbrough whose w i f e was R a c h e l . He was i n the 1737 T i t h e L i s t w i t h J o s h u a , and on 22 Mar. 1737, he s o l d Joshua 213 a c r e s o f l a n d on the sou th s i d e of Robinson R i v e r i n Orange County f o r 21.5 pounds. R i c h a r d ' s w i f e R a c h e l s i g n e d t o r e l i n q u i s h h e r r i g h t o f dower. T h i s l a n d was p a r t o f a 600 a c r e t r a c t wh ich R i c h a r d had bought from R i c h a r d Mauld in o f S t . Mark's P a r i s h , C a r o l i n e Co., VA, f o r 60 pounds.

On 28 May 1741 Joshua Yarbrough o f Orange Co., a p l a n t e r , s o l d to Ambrose P o w e l l f o r 40 pounds the 213 a c r e s on the s o u t h s i d e of Robinson R i v e r , which he had p u r c h a s e d from R i c h a r d Yarbrough . J o s h u a ' s w i f e Sarah s i g n e d r e l i n q u i s h i n g h e r r i g h t o f dower. " ^ Though no m a r r i a g e r e c o r d has been found, t h i s p r o v e s they m a r r i e d b e f o r e 1741.

I n March 1742 R i c h a r d Yarbrough and R a c h e l , h i s w i f e , s o l d Joshua 100 a c r e s more l a n d on Robinson R i v e r a d j o i n i n g J o s h u a F r y and Ambrose P o w e l l . On 5 Nov. 1743 Joshua s o l d the same 100 a c r e s , d e s c r i b e d as b e i n g "the p l a n t a t i o n on which Joshua l i v e s " t o G o o d r i c h L i g h t f o o t . R i c h a r d Yarbrough was one o f the w i t n e s s e s t o t h e deed.'' ^

Orange County Cour t Order Books show J o s h u a a p p e a r i n g i n c o u r t 13 t i m e s from March 1738 t o May 1746. At t imes he was the p l a i n t i f f ; o t h e r t i m e s he was b e i n g sued f o r a deb t . Once he was r e p o r t i n g on a road which he and two o t h e r men had l a i d out t o be b u i l t .

R i c h a r d Yarbrough was i n c o u r t even more t h a n J o s h u a ; once he was a w i t n e s s f o r J o s h u a ; however, no o t h e r Yarbrough appeared i n t h e s e e a r l y c o u r t r e c o r d s w i t h them. I h e l a s t e n t r y f o r J o s h u a Yarbrough i n t h e s e r e c o r d s p r o v e s t h a t he had moved from Orange County b e f o r e 1746.

Thursday 22 May 1746: Wm Waller, Gent., having obtained an attachment against the estate of Joshua Yarbrough who hath

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privately removed himself out of t h i s county or so absconded so that process cannot be served on him for three pounds cur­rent money due from said Joshua to the said William Waller. This day came the p l a i n t i f f who proved his demand to be j u s t by his own oathj therefore, i t i s considered by the court that the p l a i n t i f f recover against the said defendant the said sum of three pounds and his costs. . .and Edward Spenser, Gent., appeared and being sworn saith that he is endebted to Joshiea Yarbrough in the amount of three pounds seven s h i l l i n g s and three pence half penny which he is ordered to pay to the p l a i n t i f f ^ in discliarge of t h i s judgment and to restore the residue i f any to the defendant.

S i n c e Joshua had s o l d h i s l a s t t r a c t o f l a n d i n 1743 and the l a s t e n t r y f o r him i n the o r d e r books p r i o r to the one above was, a l s o , i n 174 3, J o s h u a appears t o have s i m p l y moved r a t h e r than absconded t o a v o i d a deb t as i m p l i e d i n the e n t r y above.

With J o s h u a and R i c h a r d s o c l o s e l y connec ted and the o n l y Yarbroughs mentioned i n Orange Co., VA, r e c o r d s u n t i l 1750, I n a t u r a l l y f e l t t h a t pe rhaps R i c h a r d was J o s h u a ' s f a t h e r and t r i e d u n s u c c e s s f u l l y t o f i n d the p r o o f , I s t i l l f e e l i t i s a p o s s i b i l i t y ; a t l e a s t they were c l o s e k i n .

From Orange Co., VA, J o s h u a moved t o Amelia Co., VA. Amel ia Co. was c r e a t e d from Brunswick and P r i n c e George C o u n t i e s i n 1732. P r i n c e George was the county i n which R i c h a r d , the immigrant , had l i v e d and d i e d .

On 12 J a n . 1747 J o s h u a r e c e i v e d a l a n d g r a n t o f 400 a c r e s w h i c h " l a y on the head o f \ * e t s t o n e C r e e k i n t h e f o r k o f Nottoway R i v e r i n Ame l ia County b o r d e r i n g the l a n d o f Thomas Yarbrough, S r . , and Thomas Yarbrough , J r . S e v e r a l o t h e r Y a r b r o u g h s , a l s o , r e c e i v e d l a n d g r a n t s i n Tunelia Co., VA, d u r i p g t h i s p e r i o d : W i l l i a m , 1739, 1740, and 1755; Henry and Thomas (a p a r t n e r s h i p ) 1740; Samuel, Moses, W i l l i a m , and H e z e k i a h , 1746; Henry,

1745; and Thomas, 1745. A l l t h e s e t r a c t s l a y on Nottoway R i v e r .

Other Yarbroughs found i n TUnelia Co. deeds and c o u r t r e c o r d s f o r t h e s e y e a r s w e r e : C h a r l e s , E l l i n o r w i f e o f W i l l i a m , R i c h a r d , R i c h a r d , J r . , Sarah w i f e o f Samuel, John and w i f e B e t t y , Joseph , J o r d o n , and P r i s c i l l a . Through w i l l s and c o u r t r e c o r d s o f A j n e l i a Coxmty we a r e a b l e t o i d e n t i f y a number o f t h e s e Yarbroughs .

W i l l i a m Yarbrough l e f t a w i l l w h i c h was r e c o r d e d 16 Dec. 1748 i n Timelia County W i l l Book I , p . 50. I n i t he names h i s w i f e E l l i n e r and h i s c h i l d r e n , Samuel Yarbrough , Ann Higgons, Carymhaporah Anderson, W i l l i a m Yarbrough, Hezek iah Yarbrough , Moses Yarbrough, M i c a j a h Yarbrough , and P r i s c i l l a Yarbrough. R i c h a r d Yarbrough and R i c h a r d Yarbrough , J r . , w i t n e s s e d the w i l l .

We have no p r o o f t h a t e i t h e r o f t h e s e R i c h a r d Yarbroughs i s the same as R i c h a r d Yarbrough o f Orange Co., VA; however, we know W i l l i a m , S r . , i s the same one found i n K i n g W i l l i a m Co., VA, e a r l i e r because i n 1'"''2 W i l l i a m Yarbrough s o l d M a r t i n C h a n d l e r l a n d i n King W i l l i a m Co., a. E l l i n e r h i s w i f e r e l i n q u i s h e d h e r r i g h t t o d o w e r . H e z e k i a h , named as son i n W i l l i a m ' s w i l l , a l s o , l e f t a w i l l i n Ame l ia Co,, r e ­c o r d e d f o r probate 27 June 1754, l e a v i n g e v e r y t h i n g t o h i s s i s t e r

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P r i s c i l l a and h i s b r o t h e r Moses Yarbrough; h o w e v e r M o s e s d i e d l e a v i n g a w i l l r e c o r d e d 22 ; ^ r . 1756, Amel ia Co., VA, g i v i n g a l l h i s e s t a t e t o h i s s i s t e r P r i s c i l l a Yarbrough, so e v i d e n t l y t h e s e two b r o t h e r s were ^ unmarr i ed when t h e y d i e d . Henry Yarbrough w i t n e s s e d both t h e s e w i l l s .

Samuel, a n o t h e r son o f W i l l i a m , moved t o Orange Co., NC, where he l e f t a w i l l p r o b a t e d 5 Nov. 1770, naming h i s w i f e , S a r a h ; c h i l d r e n : W i l l i a m , Samuel, John, E l i z a b e t h , S a r a h , and Lewcey Yarbrough. Another son , W i l l i a m , J r . , r emained i n Amelia Co. and l a t e r l i v e d i n P r i n c e Edward County w h i c h was formed from Amel ia County i n 1754. His w i l l , r e c o r d e d t h e r e i n 1771, names s o n s : James S m i t h , O s w e l l , J o s e p h , R i c h a r and W i l l i a m ; and d a u g h t e r , E l i z a b e t h Yarbrough. No w i f e i s named, bu t from B r i s t o l P a r i s h r e g i s t e r and C a r o l i n e Co., VA, Order Books we l e a r n

h i s w i f e was D i a n a Smith and t h a t she d i e d 18 May 1767.

The l a s t son o f W i l l i a m Yarbrough, S r . , M i c a j a h , i s a m y s t e r y . A few r e s e a r c h e r s have s u g g e s t e d t h a t he was p r o b a b l y f a t h e r o f my J o s h u a because Joshua named a son M i c a j a h . Dur ing t h i s t ime c h i l d r e n were named f o r t h e i r p a r e n t s , g r a n d p a r e n t s , and o t h e r r e l a t i v e s ; however, I have abandoned t h i s t h e o r y a f t e r thorough ly s e a r c h i n g Amel ia County r e c o r d s fo t h i s p e r i o d w i t h o u t f i n d i n g h i s name mentioned e x c e p t i n h i s f a t h e r ' s w i l by which he i n h e r i t e d 400 a c r e s . No r e c o r d was found where he d i s p o s e d o the l a n d which i s a p u z z l e f o r Amelia County r e c o r d s a re w e l l p r e s e r v e d .

Another w i l l found i n Amel ia County, V i r g i n i a , i s f o r Thomas Yarbrou r e c o r d e d 23 Mar. 1769, naming h i s w i f e Hannah; ' c h i l d r e n : Jordon , A r c h i b a Hannah, Mary, J a n e , and C a t h e r i n e Yarbrough and grandson Thomas Yarbrough The son Jordon l e f t a w i l l r e c o r d e d 25 Oct . 1770 i n Amel ia County, l e a v i n a l l h i s p r o p e r t y t o h i s b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s , so he , t oo , d i e d u n m a r r i e d . (WB 2, p. 332) Thomas's o t h e r son A r c h i b a l d l i v e d on i n Amel ia and P r i n c e

Edward C o u n t i e s w i t h h i s w i f e Ann.

From Amel ia County c o u r t r e c o r d s we l e a r n t h a t the f a t h e r o f Thomas's w i f e , Hannah, was Samuel Jordon and the f a t l i e r of Tliomas Yarbrough was ano ther Thomas Yarbrough . From A n e l i a County t a x r e c o r d s we l e a r n t h a t Thomas Yarbrough , S r . , a l s o , had s o n s , John and Z a c h a r i a h . They were l i s t e d as h i s t i t h e a b l e s i n the t a x l i s t s o f 1747 and 1749. Our J o s h u a Yarbrough was, a l s o , l i s t e d i n t h e s e same t a x l i s t s as head o f a h o u s e h o l d , and s i n c e he e a r l i e r r e c e i v e d l a n d g r a n t s l y i n g n e x t t o Thomas, S r . , and Thomas, J r . ' s , l a n d , I am i n c l i n e d t o b e l i e v e Joshua i s an o l d e r son o f Thomas Yarbrough, S r . , which would p o s s i b l y make him a g r e a t grandson of R i c h a r d , the immigran t , because most r e s e a r c h e r s b e l i e v e t h a t Thomas, S r . , was son o f R i c h a r d Yarbrough, J r . , and grandson o f R i c h a r d Yarbrough, the immigrant. No p r o o f , however, has been found.

On 20 Oct . 1749 Joshua s o l d the 400 a c r e s he had r e c e i v e d as a l a n d g r a n t i n Amel ia County t o R i c h a r d Stone f o r the sum o f 20 pounds c u r r e n t money o f V i r g i n i a . J o s h u a ' s w i f e Sarah "be ing examined p r i v a t e l y r e l i n ­q u i s h e d h e r r i g h t o f dower. (Deed Book 3, p. 295)

The n e x t r e c o r d found f o r J o s h u a Yarbrough was i n 1754 when he was l i s t e d i n C a p t a i n S u r g a r J o n e s ' s Company o f G r a n v i l l e Co., NC, M i l i t i a . A y e a r l a t e r bo th J o s h u a and John Yarbrough a r e l i s t e d on the G r a n v i l l e Co. t a x l i s t . I n 1758 J o s h u a i s a g a i n l i s t e d on the t a x l i s t and p a i d

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t i t h e s on h i s s o n s , J o s h u a , J r . , and M i c a j a h . I n 1766 he l i s t s James as h i s son on the t a x l i s t . T i t h e s had t o be p a i d on sons b e g i n n i n g a t age 16. We know from t h e t a x l i s t s t h a t J o s h u a had a t l e a s t t h r e e s o n s .

Joshua , S r . , r e c e i v e d two l a n d g r a n t s i n G r a n v i l l e County i n 1761. G r a n t #116 was i s s u e d 29 J u l y 1761 f o r 700 a c r e s on the s o u t h s i d e o f Shocco Creek. (Book 14, p . 109) G r a n t #156 was i s s u e d 5 Dec. 1761 f o r 700 a c r e s on bo th s i d e s o f M i l l Stone r u n . (Book 14, p . 109) Samuel Yarbrough, a l s o , r e c e i v e d a l a n d g r a n t f o r 260 a c r e s i n 1760. John, Manoah, and Henry Yarbrough bought l a n d i n G r a n v i l l e Co. b e f o r e 1760. Manoah was, a l s o , l i s t e d i n the t a x l i s t as son o f Thomas Yarbrough.

Soon a f t e r g e t t i n g h i s g r a n t s , J o s h u a began s e l l i n g t r a c t s o f l a n d from i t . S e p t . 5, 1761, he s o l d Thomas D a v i s 379 a c r e s on Shocco C r e e k . March 28, 1763, he s o l d J o s h u a Nelms 250 a c r e s on M i l l s t o n e R i v e r . On 23 J a n . 1764 he s o l d h i s son M i c a j a h Yarbrough 150 a c r e s on S l i d i n g ^ l o c k Branch on John Yarbrough' s l i n e . J o s h u a , J r . , w i t n e s s e d t h i s deed.

I n 1764 Bute Co. was formed from t h a t p a r t o f G r a n v i l l e County where the Yarbroughs l i v e d and i n 1766 J o s h u a s o l d 280 a c r e s more o f h i s l a n d t o E l e y E l e y w i t h Green H i l l , Manoah Yarbrough and James Yarbrough a s w i t n e s s e s . Then on 3 Aug. 1766 he s o l d 120 a c r e s wher^^he l i v e d t o Green H i l l . E l e y E l e y and M i c a j a h Yarbrough were w i t n e s s e s . I f e e l t h a t t h e s e to whom he s o l d l a n d were h i s s o n s - i n - l a w o r g r a n d s o n s .

I n the 1771 t a x l i s t o f Bute Co., NC, the f o l l o w i n g were l i s t e d : lames Yarbrough, 1 p o l l ; Henry Yarbrough , J r . , 1; R i c h a r d Yarbrough, 1; ;enry Yarbrough, 6; M i c a j a h Yarbrough, 1; James Yarbrough, 1; J o s h u a , 2;

Z a c h a r i a h , 1. Yarbroughs found i n o t h e r r e c o r d s o f G r a n v i l l e and Bute C o u n t i e s which h a v e n ' t been mentioned were-. L i t t l e t o n Yarbrough, John and w i f e E l i z a b e t h , Martha w i f e o f Henry Yarbrough, Thomas and C h a r l e s .

E x c e p t f o r the t h r e e c h i l d r e n a l r e a d y ment ioned- -Joshua , J r . , James, and Micajah--we a r e n ' t s u r e how Joshua i s r e l a t e d t o the o t h e r s . Some may, a l s o , be h i s c h i l d r e n ; o t h e r s may be b r o t h e r s ; a t l e a s t , they must a l l be c l o s e l y r e l a t e ' d , s o we've t r i e d t o l e a r n something about e a c h o f them.

An a r t i c l e on the Yarbrough f a m i l y , p r i n t e d i n the L e x i n g t o n , NC, D i s p a t c h , J a n u a r y 5, 1898 s t a t e s : "Between the y e a r s 1729 and 1775, s even b r o t h e r s o f Yarbroughs ( from Amel ia Co., VA) moved t o L o u i s b u r g , F r a n k l i n Co., North C a r o l i n a . T h e i r names were Z a c h a r i a h , A r c h i b a l d , Manoah, A l e x a n d e r , Thomas, Henry, and John." S i n c e o v e r a hxindred y e a r s had p a s s e d between t h e m i g r a t i o n o f Yarbroughs and the p u b l i c a t i o n o f the a r t i c l e , we must v i e w the s t o r y as f a m i l y l e g e n d and p r o b a b l y no t com­p l e t e l y a c c u r a t e .

True we have c o n v i n c i n g e v i d e n c e t h a t Z a c h a r i a h , Manoah, John and Thomas a re b r o t h e r s and a l l f o u r names a r e found i n G r a n v i l l e and Bute County r e c o r d s ; however, the Thomas found i n G r a n v i l l e Co. wasn't the b r o t h e r Thomas. As mentioned b e f o r e t h e i r b r o t h e r Thomas l e f t a w i l l i n Amel ia County. F u r t h e r m o r e t a x r e c o r d s l i s t Thomas Yarbrough o f G r a n v i l l e County as f a t h e r o f Manoah, so t h a t p r o v e s an e r r o r . A l s o

t h e r A l e x a n d e r n o r A r c h i b a l d have been found i n the e a r l y r e c o r d s o f t h e s e c o u n t i e s , bu t Joshua was t h e r e and I c a n ' t h e l p b e l i e v i n g he was one o f the b r o t h e r s .

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The l a s t r e c o r d found f o r J o s h u a Yarbrough, S r . , was 1780 i n F r a n l l i n Co., NC, which was formed from p a r t o f Bute Co. i n 1778. J o s h u a was l i v ­i n g by h i s son M i c a j a h . He p r o b a b l y l i v e d on t h e r e u n t i l h i s d e a t h which must have been b e f o r e 1790 as he i s n ' t i n t h e 1790 F r a n k l i n Co., NC, c e n s u s . I n f o r m a t i o n on o t h e r Yarbroughs l i v i n g w i t h J o s h u a i n G r a n v i l l e and Bute C o u n t i e s f o l l o w s : I

Henry Yarbrough , Sr., and w i f e Martha Rob inson , found i n Amel ia Cov l i t y , VA, by 1739; bought l a n d i n G r a n v i l l e Co., NC, i n 1760 w h i l e s t i l l l i v i l i g i n V i r g i n i a . He d i e d i n t e s t a t e i n F r a n k l i n Co. , NC, between 1790 and ifeoO. He i s s a i d t o have c h i l d r e n : James, Henry, C h a r l e s , Edward, Thomas, Clement and two d a u g h t e r s . I

Henry Yarbrough, J r . , and w i f e E l i z a b e t h Murray, Henry, son o f Henry, S r . , and Martha Yarbrough , l e f t a w i l l i n F r a n k l i n Co., NC, p r o b a t e d J u l e 1794. (WB A, p . 123) C h i l d r e n : A r c h i b a l d , C h a r l e s , D a v i d , Henry, JamJs,

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James Yarbrough , son o f Henry Yarbrough , S r . i n F r a n k l i n Co. u n t i l I18OO.

Manoah Yarbrough , was i n G r a n v i l l e Co. , NC, by J u l y 1756; moved t o I G e o r g i a i n 1769 a c c o r d i n g t o a p e t i t i o n he f i l e d r e q u e s t i n g a l a n d g r a n t i i n S t . George's P a r i s h i n May 1770. L i t t l e t o n and Thomas werd i n the salne p a r i s h by 1790. They a r e p o s s i b l y h i s s o n s . I

Z a c h a r i a h Yarbrough , l i s t e d i n Amel ia Co. t a x l i s t i n 1747 and 17491 as a t i t h e a b l e o f Thomas Yarbrough, S r . ; came t o Bute Co. b e f o r e 1771; t l e n t o Rowan Co. and f i n a l l y t o Randolph Co. , NC, wViere he made e n t r y f o r a I l a n d g r a n t i n 1795 which he r e c e i v e d i n 1802. He i s s a i d t o have m a r r i e J E l i z a b e t h Dowd and had c h i l d r e n : Z a c h a r i a h , J r . , Henry, Thomas, A l e x a n d e r , Manoah, J u l i a , E l i z a b e t h , A r c h i b a l d , and John. I

John and w i f e E l i z a b e t h Yarbrough, moved from TVmelia Co. , VA, b e f o r e l 1755. John was son o f Thomas Yarbrough, S r . A c c o r d i n g t o George W. Y a r - I brough, a d e s c e n d a n t , they moved t o F a i r f i e l d Co., SC, where he d i e d i n I 1816. C h i l d r e n : J e s s e , Moses, A r t h u r , Thomas, Martha, J o s e p h , R i c h a r d I and Nancy. I

M i c a j a h Yarbrough , son o f Joshua and S a r a h , r e c e i v e d a w a r r a n t f o r I 100 a c r e s by improvement on b r a n c h e s o f M i l l Stone i n Bute Co., NC, ad- I j a c e n t t o h i s own l i n e and h i s f a t h e r J o s h u a Yarbrough's l i n e on 24 J a n . I 1778. On 10 Oct . 1783 he r e c e i v e d a g r a n t f o r 100 a c r e s i n F r a n k l i n Co., I NC, on t h e wate r s o f Sandy Creek . (Grant Book 52, p. 179) He was found | i n F r a n k l i n Co. as l a t e as 1810. He had s o n s : M i c a j a h , J r . , J o s h u a , I S h a d r i c k and p e r h a p s o t h e r s . I

James Yarbrough , son o f Joshua and S a r a h , was l a s t found i n Bute Co. I r e c o r d s i n 1770. E v i d e n c e l e a d s me t o b e l i e v e he i s the James Yarbrough I who i n 1784 r e c e i v e d a g r a n t o f 287>5 a c r e s i n F r a n k l i n Co., G e o r g i a , f o r I R e v o l u t i o n a r y War s e r v i c e s . T h i s James and h i s e l d e s t son were k i l l e d I by I n d i a n s no t l o n g . a f t e r s e t t l i n g i n G e o r g i a . H e i r s t o h i s l a n d , which I we assvune a r e h i s c h i l d r e n , were: G r o v e s , Joshua, Susanna, Mary, John, I J e r e m i a h , E l i z a b e t h and the w i v e s o f Anderson B e r r y and J e s s e Bowden. I The f a c t t h a t one o f h i s sons was named J o s h u a and t h a t t h r e e Yarbroughs I thought t o be James's b r o t h e r , Joshua , J r s . ' s s o n s — G i d e o n , J e p t h a , and I Benjamin j o i n e d t h e f a m i l y i n F r a n k l i n Co., GA, by 1804 c o n v i n c e s me I t h a t t h i s James i s i n d e e d James, son o f J o s h u a and S a r a h . I

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Joshua Yarbrough, J r . , the son o f Joshua , S r . , and Sarah Yarbrough , was bom by 1741 we a r e s u r e because he was l i s t e d as a t i t h a b l e o f h i s f a t h e r i n 1758 and he had t o be o v e r 16 t o be t a x a b l e .

J o s h u a , J r . , was l a s t found i n G r a n v i l l e Co., NC, when he w i t n e s s e d a deed f o r h i s f a t h e r i n 1764. He was n e x t found w i t n e s s i n g a deed f o r Harvey H a r g e t t 11 Oct . 1774 i n Anson Co., NC. I n 1778 he made e n t r y f o r a l a n d g r a n t i n Mecklenburg Co., NC, which l i e s n e x t to Anson Co. Joshua ended up r e c e i v i n g the f o l l o w i n g g r a n t s i n Mecklenburg Co., NC.

Grant 621, Book 53, p. 287, F 3426, 100 acres on the Onion Fork of Richardson Creek. Entry was made in 1779 and the grant issued 2 Nov. 1784. Chain bearers for the surveyor was Thomas Vinson and Benjamin Yarbrough.

Grant 891, Book 76, p. 218, F 3790, 150 acres on both sides of Onion Branch, a branch of Richardson Creek; entered 1778 and received 17 Nov. 1790. Chain bearers were James Nelms and Joshua Yarbrough.

Grant 123, Book 42, p. 217, F 2967, 400 acres lying on both sides of the Onion Fork of Richardson Creek; received I Mar. 1780.

Grant 75, Book 42, p. 2l7, F 2967, 200 acres on both sides of P h i l l i p s Spring Branch of Richardson Creek joining the place on which the said' Joshua Yarbrough l i v e s . Received I Mar. 1780.

Grant 1292 for 300 acres on the waters of Richardson Creek • adjoining land of Edward Richardson, May Odom and Reubin Yarbrough;

entered l79l and issued 28 Aug. 1795 and surveyed 5 Dec. 1794 with H. Vinson and Reubin Yarbrough as chain bearers.

Grant 2133, Book 126, p. 38, 150 acres lying on the waters of Richardson Creek, including the plantation where Shem Yarbrough now l i v e s ; entered 2l Sept. 1810, issued 4 Dec. 1811.

Although t h e r e were t h i r t y Yarbrough f a m i l i e s i n North C a r o l i n a i n the 1790 c e n s u s , Joshua Yarbrough was the o n l y one l i s t e d as head o f a h o u s e h o l d i n Mecklenburg County. B e s i d e s h i m s e l f , t h e r e were two boys o v e r s i x t e e n y e a r s o f age, t h r e e under s i x t e e n and one woman i n t h e h o u s e h o l d . The woman i s undoubtedly h i s w i f e whose name we h a v e n ' t l e a r n e d . S i n c e v e r y few North C a r o l i n a m a r r i a g e r e c o r d s b e f o r e 1800 a r e i n e x i s t e n c e , i t i s n o t s u r p r i s i n g t h a t Joshua's h a s n ' t been found.

Nine Yarbrough f a m i l i e s were found w i t h Joshua i n the 1800 Mecklen­b u r g Co. c e n s u s . He i s now l i s t e d a s Joshua Yarbrough, S r . , as he has a son Joshua , J r . He i s i n t h e age group 45 and above. His w i f e was i n t h e same age group and w i t h them were two boys below 10, one i n the age group 16-26, and two g i r l s under 10. O t h e r Yarbroughs l i s t e d as heads o f '"'oseholds were : C h a r l e s , John, J o s h u a , J r . , Benjamin , Edmond, Gideon, ^ ,ptha, Rubin , and W i l l i a m . A l l were i n the age group 26-45 e x c e p t J o s h u a , J r . , and Gideon. They were between 16-26.

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No p r o o f h a s been found as to which o f t h e s e Yarbroughs a r e sons o f t h i s J o s h u a Yarbrough , S r . , who w i l l be r e f e r r e d to as J o s h u a I I from now on t o d i s t i n g u i s h him from h i s f a t h e r and s o n ; however, s i n c e Joshua Yarbrough I I ' s l a n d a l l l a y on R i c h a r d s o n C r e e k , and Reuben, Benjamin , Gideon, J e p t h a , and J o s h u a I I I l i v e d on the same c r e e k and w i t n e s s e d e a c h o t h e r ' s d e e d s , i t seems a lmost c e r t a i n t h a t a t l e a s t they a r e h i s s o n s , a l t h o u g h i t i s p o s s i b l e some o f them may be h i s yoxinger b r o t h e r s .

By 1820 a l l o f t h e s e Yarbroughs l i s t e d i n the 1800 Mecklenburg Co. c e n s u s had moved on t o o t h e r newer l a n d s . To a i d f u t u r e r e s e a r c h e r s , e a c h w i l l be d i s c u s s e d b r i e f l y .

J e p t h a Y a r b r o u g h , born about 1763 i n G r a n v i l l e Co. , NC. His name was f i r s t found i n the 1798 Tax L i s t o f Mecklenburg Co. North C a r o l i n a , which shows h i m w i t h one w h i t e p o l l , no b l a c k s and no l a n d ; fu thermore , t h e l a n d r e c o r d s don' t show him r e c e i v i n g a l a n d g r a n t o r b u y i n g any l a n d . He d i d w i t n e s s a deed i n 1798 whereby J o s h u a , Sr.., s o l d Gideon Yarbrough 200 a c r e s on t h e n o r t h s i d e o f Onion F o r k o f R i c h a r d s o n Creek , and t h e n i n 1799 he w i t n e s s e d the deed whereby Gideon s o l d the same 200 a c r e s t o J o s h u a Yarbrough , J r , ^ ^

i . J e p t h a moved from Mecklenburg Co., North C a r o l i n a , t o F r a n k l i n Co.,

G e o r g i a , soon a f t e r 1800. A deed dated 9 Apr. 1804 shows J e p t h a Yarbour o f F r a n k l i n Co., G e o r g i a , buy ing 14 3 a c r e s from Moses A l l r e d . The l a n d was l o c a t e d on L i t t l e N a i l s Creek o f Hudson R i v e r i n F r a n k l i n Co., GA, and was d e s c r i b e d as " l a n d on which J e p t h a Yarber , now l i v e s and a d j o i n i n g • h i s b r o t h e r Gideon Y a r b e r ' s l a n d . " (Deed Book PP, pages 23 and 33)

There were s e v e r a l o t h e r deeds f o r J e p t h a i n F r a n k l i n Co. , G e o r g i a . The l a s t one d a t e d 15 Apr. 1813 shows he had moved t o Randolph Co., GA, and was s e l l i n g the r ema inder o f h i s F r a n k l i n Co., GA., l a n d . T h i s l a n d i s d e s c r i b e d as b e i n g a d j a c e n t Benjamin Yarbrough , so e v i d e n t l y Benjamin, J e p t h a , and Gideon a l l moved to F r a n k l i n Co., G e o r g i a , wliere James Yarbrough's f a m i l y l i v e d .

L a t e r J e p t h a was found i n J a s p e r Co., G e o r g i a , bu t by 1840 he had moved t o Chambers Co. , Alabama. I n 1850 both he and h i s w i f e Nancy Ann were l i s t e d i n the Chambers County census as b e i n g 78 y e a r s o l d . J e p t h a was b o m i n North C a r o l i n a and h i s w i f e was bom i n G e o r g i a .

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e f a m i l y B i b l e o f F r a n k l i n Yarbrough, J e p t h a d i e d 12 Nov. 1853 and Nancy Ann d i e d 3 Apr. 1857. No p r o o f o f the names o f t h e i r c h i l d r e n h a s been found, but s i n c e t h e i r d e a t h s were r e c o r d e d i n F r a n k l i n ' s B i b l e and t h e y were l i s t e d t o g e t h e r i n the Chambers County, Alabama, census we assume F r a n k l i n i s a son . J e p t h a Yarbrough, J r . , and W i l l i a m Yarbrough were, a l s o , l i s t e d i n the same c e n s u s and a re p rob ­a b l y sons t o o . Census r e c o r d s show J e p t h a had a t l e a s t 12 c h i l d r e n , 8 sons and 4 d a u g h t e r s . Some r e s e a r c h e r s t h i n k Reuben Yarbrough l i s t e d i n the 1850 Coosa Co., Alabama, census i s , a l s o , h i s s o n .

Gedion Yarbrough , b o m about 1780, NC ( p r o b a b l y Mecklenburg C o . ) ; had a w i f e and son i n the 1800 c e n s u s . He m a r r i e d s e c o n d Nancy Scarbrough 20 S e p t . 1810 i n Burke Co. , GA. A deed p r o v e s Gedion was i n F r a n k l i n Co., GA, by 1804.' By 1820 he w a s , i n S t . Tammany P a r i s h , LA,

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and was found i n Washington P a r i s h by 1830. Gideon f o u g h t ' in t h e War o f 1812, b e i n g d i s c h a r g e d i n Mar. 1815 a t New O r l e a n s . On 6 June 1833 Gideon, a t age 73, a p p l i e d i n O r l e a n s P a r i s h , LA, f o r bounty l a n d . He d i e d between t h e n and 18 Sep t . 1856, f o r on t h a t d a t e h i s w i f e Nancy of Washington P a r i s h , LA, aged 66 y e a r s , a p p l i e d f o r bounty l a n d under the Act o f 14 May 1856, as the widow o f Gideon Yarbrough f o r h i s s e r v i c e i n the war. I n h e r a p p l i c a t i o n we l e a r n the d a t e o f t h e i r m a r r i a g e and t h a t h e r maiden name was Nancy Scarbrough.

Benjamin Yarbrough was f i r s t found i n Mecklenburg Co. , NC, i n 1794 when he made e n t r y f o r a l a n d g r a n t f o r 50 a c r e s which he r e c e i v e d i n 1802. He r e c e i v e d a n o t h e r g r a n t f o r 230 a c r e s i n 1799. Both t r a c t s o f l a n d l a y on t h e w a t e r s o f R i c h a r d s o n Creek. (Bk. 100, p. 407)

As mentioned b e f o r e Benjamin Yarbrough was i n F r a n k l i n Co., GA, w i t h J e p t h a and Gideon. He was found i n Washington Co., GA, i n t h e 1820 c e n ­s u s , and i n 1830 he was l i s t e d a s between 70 and 80 i n T e l f a i r Co., GA. T h i s means he was born b e f o r e 1760, so he may be t h e son o f J o s h u a I and a b r o t h e r t o J o s h u a I I . E v i d e n t l y Benjamin m a r r i e d a d a u g h t e r o f W i l l i a m V i n s o n b e f o r e 1797, f o r i n h i s w i l l V i n s o n named Benjamin Y a r ­brough's t h r e e c h i l d r e n , V i n s o n Yarbrough, Susannah Y a r b r o u g h , and E l i z a Mary Yarbrough. The w i l l was d a t e d 26 Sep t . 1797. . On 3 Oc t . 1797 Benjamin m a r r i e d M i s s H a r t g r a v e ( f i r s t name not g i v e n ) i n Mecklenburg Co.

Edmond Yarbrough made e n t r y f o r a l a n d g r a n t o f 188 a c r e s on Adder branch o f Waj iaw C r e e k , Mecklenburg Co., NC, i n Aug. 1789. He r e c e i v e d i t 22 Nov. 1792. (Graint 991,-Book 14, p. 342) He r e c e i v e d a n o t h e r g r a n t 8 May 1823. ( G r a n t 2352, Book 17, P. 349) He moved t o P e r r y Co., TN, b e f o r e 1830. L a t e r he was found i n Deca tur Co. w h i c h was made from P e r r y Co. His known c h i l d r e n were : A q u i l a , Henry, James, W i l l i a m , Nancy, Joseph , and John H. Yarbrough . Wife was Sophia Goswick.

W i l l i a m Yarbrough w i t n e s s e d two deeds f o r Joshua I I - - o n e when Joshua s o l d l a n d t o Reuben Yarbrough , and then when he s o l d l a n d t o Thomas V i n c e n t . A c c o r d i n g t o a d e s c e n d a n t , the l a t e I d a W a l l i n g , W i l l i a m was born about 1766 and m a r r i e d R a c h a e l She lby 1793, Mecklenburg Co. (No r e c o r d found i n t h e c o u r t h o u s e ) and moved f i r s t t o White Co., TN, and then t o Hardeman Co., TN. T h e i r known c h i l d r e n : S a r a h , Benjamin , Hamp­t o n , J e p t h a , W i l l i a m , George, Hulda, John, Susanna, and Reuben.

Joshua I I I was found i n t h e 1797 and 1798 Mecklenburg Co. Tax L i s t . On 5 Dec. 1799 he p u r c h a s e d 200 a c r e s o f l a n d " l y i n g a t the head o f Joshua Yarborough, S e n i o r s , S p r i n g Branch and Meeting House S p r i n g Branch which i n c l u d e s t h e p l a n t a t i o n on which s a i d Gedion Yarborough now l i v e s . " I n the 1800 c e n s u s J o s h u a , J r . i s l i s t e d as between 16 and 26, and h i s w i f e i s i n t h e same age group. T h e i r son i s under 10 y e a r s o f age.

J o s h u a I I I l e f t Meck lenburg Co., NC, and i s found b u y i n g l a n d i n C h e s t e r Co., SC, i n 1811. A deed d a t e d Feb. 1812 p r o v e s h i s w i f e ' s name was E l i z a b e t h . I n 1824 J o s h u a s o l d the remainder o f h i s l a n d to h i s son U r i a h and moved to G e o r g i a . On 25 J a n . 1825 he bought l a n d i n F a y e t t e Co., GA. J e p t h a h Yarbrough , J .P . , was one o f t h e w i t n e s s e s . We know t h i s i s t h e same J o s h u a f o r i t s a y s Joshua Yarbrough o f C h e s t e r Co., SC. (Fayette Co., GA, Deed Boole A, page 316).

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Y Yarberry, 71, 135 Yarberry, Coy, 135 Yarberry, Elijah, 135 Yarberry, Elisha, 6 Yarberry, Richard, 6, 19 Yarberry, Vincent Elder, 134, 135, 137 Yarberry, William H., 135 Yarbo, William, 128 Yarbor, 102, 103 Yarbor, Reuben, 100 Yarboro, 33 Yarboro, George, 33 Yarboro, Polly, 6 Yarboro, Ruben, 33 Yarborough, 6, 7, 112, 116, 128, 129, 291, 296 Yarborough,Charles, 95 Yarborough, Ann, 118 Yarborough, Anna Lou, 51 Yarborough, Charlotte Burnes, 128 Yarborough, David, 112 Yarborough, Elisha, 129 Yarborough, Elizabeth, 6, 128, 185 Yarborough, Ellen, 135, 344 Yarborough, Elliner, 130 Yarborough, Franklin, 311, 334 Yarborough, Harrison H., 185 Yarborough, Henry, 112 Yarborough, Henry H., 112 Yarborough, James, 128, 309 Yarborough, Jane, 6 Yarborough, Jeremiah, 112 Yarborough, Joel, 129 Yarborough, John, 129 Yarborough, Jonathan, 128 Yarborough, Joseph, 294 Yarborough, Joshua, 30, 115, 189, 331 Yarborough, Lewis, 128, 129 Yarborough, Lucy Ann, 135, 185 Yarborough, Margaret, 6 Yarborough, Mary, 128 Yarborough, Mary Elizabeth, 135 Yarborough, Micajah, 130 Yarborough, Milly, 112, 128 Yarborough, Nancy, 31, 128 Yarborough, Nathan, 112 Yarborough, Priscilla, 130 Yarborough, Rebecca, 128 Yarborough, Rebecca Catherine, 137 Yarborough, Reuben, 103 Yarborough, Richard, 19, 112 Yarborough, Richard A., 185 Yarborough, Samuel, 6, 130 Yarborough, Vincent, 145 Yarborough, William, 124–26, 128, 130

Yarborough, William D., 185 Yarborough, Zachariah, 112 Yarborow, John, 19 Yarborow, Richard, 19 Yarborrough, 13 Yarborrough, Edward, 13 Yarbro, 95 Yarbro, Catherrine, 6 Yarbroth, James, 309 Yarbrough, 4, 6, 7, 17, 21, 22, 113, 288 Yarbrough, Abigail, 18 Yarbrough, Abraham, 23 Yarbrough, Ambrose, 14 Yarbrough, Amon, 109 Yarbrough, Ann, 35, 38 Yarbrough, Anne, 43 Yarbrough, Benjamin, 28, 29, 30, 112, 113, 115,

189, 306 Yarbrough, Berry M., 35 Yarbrough, Betsy, 138 Yarbrough, Billy, 305 Yarbrough, Cary, 35 Yarbrough, Charles, 22, 95 Yarbrough, Chloe, 39 Yarbrough, Daisy, 35 Yarbrough, David, 6, 42 Yarbrough, Doyle, 45 Yarbrough, Earl, 53 Yarbrough, Edmond, 30, 115, 189 Yarbrough, Edna, 53 Yarbrough, Edward, 13, 14, 22 Yarbrough, Eliza Mary, 98, 189 Yarbrough, Elizabeth, 20, 139 Yarbrough, Elvira Dirvens, 53 Yarbrough, Eunice, 43 Yarbrough, Frances D., 6 Yarbrough, Franklin, 312, 332 Yarbrough, George, 33, 39, 40, 41 Yarbrough, George and Nancy, 54 Yarbrough, George B., 53 Yarbrough, George T., 35 Yarbrough, George W., 42 Yarbrough, Gideon, 29, 30, 31, 115, 189, 190 Yarbrough, Gidion, 310 Yarbrough, Glen T., 53 Yarbrough, Grace Lavina, 57 Yarbrough, Harry, 35 Yarbrough, Harry C., 34 Yarbrough, Henry, 25, 26, 27, 114 Yarbrough, Irene, 47 Yarbrough, Jacob, 33, 34 Yarbrough, James, 6, 23, 26, 27, 39, 114 Yarbrough, James Leonard, 48 Yarbrough, Joan, 39 Yarbrough, Joan P., 37 Yarbrough, Joel, 36, 95 Yarbrough, Joel Randolph, 6

Yarbrough, John, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 39, 53, 95 Yarbrough, John H., 30, 115, 189 Yarbrough, John Swanson, 4 Yarbrough, John William Riggs, 43, 54 Yarbrough, Joseph, 37, 289, 295 Yarbrough, Joseph J., 6 Yarbrough, Joseph M., 38 Yarbrough, Josephine Tabitha, 35 Yarbrough, Joshua, 22, 23, 27, 28, 32, 73, 113,

306 Yarbrough, Kenneth, 44 Yarbrough, Lee, 44 Yarbrough, Leiza Mary, 189 Yarbrough, Lewis, 309 Yarbrough, Lloyd E., 53 Yarbrough, Lorene, 44 Yarbrough, Martha, 27 Yarbrough, Martha D., 39 Yarbrough, Mary, 30, 35, 36 Yarbrough, Mary E., 185 Yarbrough, Mary N., 6 Yarbrough, Mary Parlee, 57 Yarbrough, Matilda, 37 Yarbrough, Micajah, 114 Yarbrough, Minnie, 35 Yarbrough, Moses, 24, 25 Yarbrough, Nadine, 44 Yarbrough, Nancy, 35, 36, 41 Yarbrough, Nancy Ann, 29, 186, 312, 315, 324 Yarbrough, Nancy E., 35 Yarbrough, Nancy Rosanna, 34 Yarbrough, Newton C., 36 Yarbrough, Ona B., 53 Yarbrough, Rachael A., 36 Yarbrough, Rachel Alexandria, 305 Yarbrough, Ray, 44 Yarbrough, Rebecca, 32, 39 Yarbrough, Rebecca Alice, 202 Yarbrough, Reuben, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39, 109,

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