Généalogie Wylie » Robert Yancey Jr. (± 1775-1853)

Données personnelles Robert Yancey Jr. 

• Il est né environ 1775 dans Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
• Il est décédé le 16 avril 1853 dans Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
• Un enfant de Robert Yancey et Philadelphia Jones
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 27 janvier 2007.

Famille de Robert Yancey Jr.

Il est marié avec Agnes Wilkinson.

Ils se sont mariés le 11 octobre 1796 à Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

Enfant(s):

1. Sarah Yancey  ± 1796-???? 
2. Robert Yancey  1804-< 1860 
3. James Yancey  1807-1875 
4. John F. Yancey  ± 1810-???? 
5. Harriett Yancey  1812-1896 
6. Lewis Bentley Yancey  1816-1903 

Notes par Robert Yancey Jr.

Name Suffix: Jr.
Robert Yancey, Jr. and Agnes Wilkinson
About 1775-1853

Robert Yancey, son of the senior Robert Yancey and Philadelphia Jones
Griffin, was born about 1775 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He married
Agnes Wilkinson on October 10, 1796 in Mecklenburg County. Agnes was the
daughter of William Wilkinson and Sarah Franklin. To better place this
family in a historical timeline, their marriage would have occurred
during the closing years of George Washington's presidency. It would seem
that Robert and Agnes grew up in the years of the Revolutionary War. It
was also a time in which the population was on the move. Four of their
six children left Virginia to settle in other states. Sally and John
stayed in Virginia. Robert (son of Robert Jr.) and his brother James went
to Georgia, and Lewis settled in Mississippi. Herriett movedto North
Carolina after marrying her second cousin, Richard E. Yancey. Richardwas
the son of Absalom Yancey and his wife (name unknown.)

Robert Yancey was a farmer. Most, if not all, of his sons followed in his
footsteps and seemto have farmed most of their lives. Several letters
written between the familymembers in the 1840s and 1850s have survived.

[Note: Some punctuation has been added to assist reader. Letters are not
corrected for spelling. The letters were usually addressed to one of the
brothers and then forwarded to the other. They were addressed to either
the Marthasville (Atlanta) or Rough & Ready (Forest Park) Post Office.]

To: Robert Yancey and James Yancey
DeKalb Co. GA
Marthasville
P.O.
January 3, 1846

"Dear Children I take the opportunityto write a few lines to you both...
to in form you all that we are all well atthis time thanks be
to God for the same. hoping when these few lines reach your hands they
may find you all in the same state of health... Richard and Harriet
wishes to be remembered to you all. Herriets got five
children, three boys and two girls... it takes a great deal to bread
them... Luis is in a bad fixhe is going under the docter... I want you
both to write to me how you all are and how you are makeing out.
Nothing more only remain your father and motheruntil death.

Robert Yancey and Agness his wife
I receive your letter thatyou rote 28 September [1845]"

Some of the letters dealt with the price of farm goods in the different
areas of the country in which they were living...

"...I will say something to you now about the times in this country.
every thing to eat is high here. [flower is worth 8 to 9 dol per bar]
corn is worth $5.00 per bar. and hard to git at that. people that has got
it dont like to sellit. wheat is worth $1.60 per bu. bacon from 16cts to
18cts per lb coffee andsugar is about the same. corn crops are sorry
then I ever saw them. wheat wasvery short. bugs are very numerous and we
have had a long dry spell..."

Richard E. Yancey
Harriett P. Yancey
Granville County NC
August this the 21 1856

Other letters dealt with the settling of Robert's estate.

"...I am verymutch troubled for the lack of my Father... I want you to
wright to mee how you are geting on in the world and tell Brother Robert
I want to hear from him.I want you to wright to mee when you expect to
go to Fathers and I want to gomy self when you do.
John wrot to mee that he and Richard thought best to letthe estate
stand until fall... Dear Mother she is destitute of a friend now.No
wone to console her nor provide for her... She is never out of my mind
andthere fore it troubles mee. ...all I can do is to try and meet him in
a better world..."

Lewis B. Yancey
May the 14 1853

Apparently, Robert had at least a few slaves. One slave, named Starling,
was purchased from the estate byJames and Robert. However, before he was
fully paid for, Starling died.

"...I was very sorry to here of the loss of your negro. It seems... you
have verybad luck... Mr Graves owes [you for work Starlin

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