Re: William Yates-d:abt1750 Bertie Co, NC
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Re: William Yates-d:abt1750 Bertie Co, NC
Nancy Taylor 4/05/99
You will have to track all of William of Wake & Mary's children to know that there were Several Williams - Sr., I, II, etc.
I know definitely that I track with Major JETHRO, since he was in NC until about 1834.
I also know that his name is carried down through each generation of my family.The name William, James, John, Sefrona, Rosannah, Francis, Adeline, Ada, etc. have all carried through each generation -the key I have found is DATES.If you have the name and the dates, then you have a part of the key to knowing who is who - or in this case which William belongs to who.The majority of Jethro's children married in Wake County before they moved west.James came to TN when he was about 14.John came via Limestone AL, and Lincoln Co, TN, to Hickman Co, TN, about 1851.Look at your dates, and dig around the family for memories of stories they heard about the family.You may possibly have to go to the courthouse for some of the information, I did on several occasions.