Aged 76 yrs, 4 mos, & 22 days.
Find A Grave contributor Tom Carney has kindly provided the following information.
Jonathan Paul Yerkes was born in Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia County, PA, now known as East Moreland Township, Montgomery County, PA
Revolutionary War Veteran
Jonathan Yerkes' service was in the Militia of Philadelphia County as a Pvt. in the 1st Battalion, 3rd Company, 1st Class under the command of Captain Andrew Van Buskirk.
Revolutionary War Patriot Number A129580.
From Chronicle of the Yerkes Family by Josiah Granville Leach published and Printed for private circulation by J.B. Lippincott, 1904 pgs. 48 & 49:
He was a farmer and miller, and acquired his early knowledge of these occupations on the farm and in the mill of his step-father, John Nesmith, formerly the property of his father, who died when the son Jonathan was but three years of age. In 1789, Jonathan and his only brother, Titus, determined to form a co-partnership and entered the milling business on their own account. On 18 June 1789, they purchased two tracts of land in Germantown Township, one consisting of 47 acres and the other, an adjoining tract, of 22 1/4 acres, to which estate they moved and there engaged in the milling business, pursuing this until about 5 May 1802 when Jonathan Yerkes released and conveyed his 1/2 interest in the land so purchased, and the mills on the same, unto his brother Titus.
At the time of this conveyance, Jonathan Yerkes had, it is assumed, concluded to move his family to Wayne County, Pennsylvania and did so late the same year, or early in 1803. He purchased 400 acres of land in Damascus Township, in the latter county, of Thomas Shields. The land was located on Calkins Creek, not far distant from the Delaware River into which the creek emptied. Here he constructed a saw-mill and later a grist-mill and continued farming and milling until his death.
Mr. Yerkes and his wife were Baptists and before moving to Wayne County, were members of the Montgomery or Hilltown Baptist Church in Montgomery County, and they were among the organizers of the Baptist Church at Damascus, of which Mr. Yerkes was for a time the clerk.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1900 pg. 860:
Johnathan Yerkes, was born December 5, 1759, near Philadelphia, of German ancestry, and in 1803 took up his residence in Wayne county. By occupation he was a mill-wright and builder, and as such erected the Milanvile mill, and also a sawmill in Wayne county. He married Elizabeth Jarrette, November 15, 1789 and both died in Damascus township. Their children were Jacob Paul, born February 9, 1794, died in Evansville. Ind.; Titus, born December 21, 1791, died in Michigan; Joseph W., born September 11, 1790.; Nathan L., born July 16, 1800, died at Port Jervis, N.Y.; Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, born January 24, 1798, died in Michigan; David Shields, born April 23, 1807, died in Wisconsin; Margaret, born December 28, 1802, and Sebastian J., born January 11, 1805, in Damascus, both deceased in Damascus township, Wayne County; and Hannah, born April 30, 1810, married to Ira Sherwood, and died in Fort Madison, Iowa. In politics, Johnathan Yerkes was a Whig, and both he and his wife were reared in the Quaker faith, but later became Baptists, contributing liberally to all Church needs.
Find A Grave contributor Tom Carney has kindly provided the following information.
Jonathan Paul Yerkes was born in Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia County, PA, now known as East Moreland Township, Montgomery County, PA
Revolutionary War Veteran
Jonathan Yerkes' service was in the Militia of Philadelphia County as a Pvt. in the 1st Battalion, 3rd Company, 1st Class under the command of Captain Andrew Van Buskirk.
Revolutionary War Patriot Number A129580.
From Chronicle of the Yerkes Family by Josiah Granville Leach published and Printed for private circulation by J.B. Lippincott, 1904 pgs. 48 & 49:
He was a farmer and miller, and acquired his early knowledge of these occupations on the farm and in the mill of his step-father, John Nesmith, formerly the property of his father, who died when the son Jonathan was but three years of age. In 1789, Jonathan and his only brother, Titus, determined to form a co-partnership and entered the milling business on their own account. On 18 June 1789, they purchased two tracts of land in Germantown Township, one consisting of 47 acres and the other, an adjoining tract, of 22 1/4 acres, to which estate they moved and there engaged in the milling business, pursuing this until about 5 May 1802 when Jonathan Yerkes released and conveyed his 1/2 interest in the land so purchased, and the mills on the same, unto his brother Titus.
At the time of this conveyance, Jonathan Yerkes had, it is assumed, concluded to move his family to Wayne County, Pennsylvania and did so late the same year, or early in 1803. He purchased 400 acres of land in Damascus Township, in the latter county, of Thomas Shields. The land was located on Calkins Creek, not far distant from the Delaware River into which the creek emptied. Here he constructed a saw-mill and later a grist-mill and continued farming and milling until his death.
Mr. Yerkes and his wife were Baptists and before moving to Wayne County, were members of the Montgomery or Hilltown Baptist Church in Montgomery County, and they were among the organizers of the Baptist Church at Damascus, of which Mr. Yerkes was for a time the clerk.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1900 pg. 860:
Johnathan Yerkes, was born December 5, 1759, near Philadelphia, of German ancestry, and in 1803 took up his residence in Wayne county. By occupation he was a mill-wright and builder, and as such erected the Milanvile mill, and also a sawmill in Wayne county. He married Elizabeth Jarrette, November 15, 1789 and both died in Damascus township. Their children were Jacob Paul, born February 9, 1794, died in Evansville. Ind.; Titus, born December 21, 1791, died in Michigan; Joseph W., born September 11, 1790.; Nathan L., born July 16, 1800, died at Port Jervis, N.Y.; Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, born January 24, 1798, died in Michigan; David Shields, born April 23, 1807, died in Wisconsin; Margaret, born December 28, 1802, and Sebastian J., born January 11, 1805, in Damascus, both deceased in Damascus township, Wayne County; and Hannah, born April 30, 1810, married to Ira Sherwood, and died in Fort Madison, Iowa. In politics, Johnathan Yerkes was a Whig, and both he and his wife were reared in the Quaker faith, but later became Baptists, contributing liberally to all Church needs.
Aged 76 yrs, 4 mos, & 22 days.
Find A Grave contributor Tom Carney has kindly provided the following information.
Jonathan Paul Yerkes was born in Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia County, PA, now known as East Moreland Township, Montgomery County, PA
Revolutionary War Veteran
Jonathan Yerkes' service was in the Militia of Philadelphia County as a Pvt. in the 1st Battalion, 3rd Company, 1st Class under the command of Captain Andrew Van Buskirk.
Revolutionary War Patriot Number A129580.
From Chronicle of the Yerkes Family by Josiah Granville Leach published and Printed for private circulation by J.B. Lippincott, 1904 pgs. 48 & 49:
He was a farmer and miller, and acquired his early knowledge of these occupations on the farm and in the mill of his step-father, John Nesmith, formerly the property of his father, who died when the son Jonathan was but three years of age. In 1789, Jonathan and his only brother, Titus, determined to form a co-partnership and entered the milling business on their own account. On 18 June 1789, they purchased two tracts of land in Germantown Township, one consisting of 47 acres and the other, an adjoining tract, of 22 1/4 acres, to which estate they moved and there engaged in the milling business, pursuing this until about 5 May 1802 when Jonathan Yerkes released and conveyed his 1/2 interest in the land so purchased, and the mills on the same, unto his brother Titus.
At the time of this conveyance, Jonathan Yerkes had, it is assumed, concluded to move his family to Wayne County, Pennsylvania and did so late the same year, or early in 1803. He purchased 400 acres of land in Damascus Township, in the latter county, of Thomas Shields. The land was located on Calkins Creek, not far distant from the Delaware River into which the creek emptied. Here he constructed a saw-mill and later a grist-mill and continued farming and milling until his death.
Mr. Yerkes and his wife were Baptists and before moving to Wayne County, were members of the Montgomery or Hilltown Baptist Church in Montgomery County, and they were among the organizers of the Baptist Church at Damascus, of which Mr. Yerkes was for a time the clerk.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1900 pg. 860:
Johnathan Yerkes, was born December 5, 1759, near Philadelphia, of German ancestry, and in 1803 took up his residence in Wayne county. By occupation he was a mill-wright and builder, and as such erected the Milanvile mill, and also a sawmill in Wayne county. He married Elizabeth Jarrette, November 15, 1789 and both died in Damascus township. Their children were Jacob Paul, born February 9, 1794, died in Evansville. Ind.; Titus, born December 21, 1791, died in Michigan; Joseph W., born September 11, 1790.; Nathan L., born July 16, 1800, died at Port Jervis, N.Y.; Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, born January 24, 1798, died in Michigan; David Shields, born April 23, 1807, died in Wisconsin; Margaret, born December 28, 1802, and Sebastian J., born January 11, 1805, in Damascus, both deceased in Damascus township, Wayne County; and Hannah, born April 30, 1810, married to Ira Sherwood, and died in Fort Madison, Iowa. In politics, Johnathan Yerkes was a Whig, and both he and his wife were reared in the Quaker faith, but later became Baptists, contributing liberally to all Church needs.
Find A Grave contributor Tom Carney has kindly provided the following information.
Jonathan Paul Yerkes was born in Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia County, PA, now known as East Moreland Township, Montgomery County, PA
Revolutionary War Veteran
Jonathan Yerkes' service was in the Militia of Philadelphia County as a Pvt. in the 1st Battalion, 3rd Company, 1st Class under the command of Captain Andrew Van Buskirk.
Revolutionary War Patriot Number A129580.
From Chronicle of the Yerkes Family by Josiah Granville Leach published and Printed for private circulation by J.B. Lippincott, 1904 pgs. 48 & 49:
He was a farmer and miller, and acquired his early knowledge of these occupations on the farm and in the mill of his step-father, John Nesmith, formerly the property of his father, who died when the son Jonathan was but three years of age. In 1789, Jonathan and his only brother, Titus, determined to form a co-partnership and entered the milling business on their own account. On 18 June 1789, they purchased two tracts of land in Germantown Township, one consisting of 47 acres and the other, an adjoining tract, of 22 1/4 acres, to which estate they moved and there engaged in the milling business, pursuing this until about 5 May 1802 when Jonathan Yerkes released and conveyed his 1/2 interest in the land so purchased, and the mills on the same, unto his brother Titus.
At the time of this conveyance, Jonathan Yerkes had, it is assumed, concluded to move his family to Wayne County, Pennsylvania and did so late the same year, or early in 1803. He purchased 400 acres of land in Damascus Township, in the latter county, of Thomas Shields. The land was located on Calkins Creek, not far distant from the Delaware River into which the creek emptied. Here he constructed a saw-mill and later a grist-mill and continued farming and milling until his death.
Mr. Yerkes and his wife were Baptists and before moving to Wayne County, were members of the Montgomery or Hilltown Baptist Church in Montgomery County, and they were among the organizers of the Baptist Church at Damascus, of which Mr. Yerkes was for a time the clerk.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1900 pg. 860:
Johnathan Yerkes, was born December 5, 1759, near Philadelphia, of German ancestry, and in 1803 took up his residence in Wayne county. By occupation he was a mill-wright and builder, and as such erected the Milanvile mill, and also a sawmill in Wayne county. He married Elizabeth Jarrette, November 15, 1789 and both died in Damascus township. Their children were Jacob Paul, born February 9, 1794, died in Evansville. Ind.; Titus, born December 21, 1791, died in Michigan; Joseph W., born September 11, 1790.; Nathan L., born July 16, 1800, died at Port Jervis, N.Y.; Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, born January 24, 1798, died in Michigan; David Shields, born April 23, 1807, died in Wisconsin; Margaret, born December 28, 1802, and Sebastian J., born January 11, 1805, in Damascus, both deceased in Damascus township, Wayne County; and Hannah, born April 30, 1810, married to Ira Sherwood, and died in Fort Madison, Iowa. In politics, Johnathan Yerkes was a Whig, and both he and his wife were reared in the Quaker faith, but later became Baptists, contributing liberally to all Church needs.
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