John David "Davie" YORK II, # 175584899
It is my desire to present the most accurate research as a Family Historian and York Genealogist for over 55 years as possible for the benefit of the generations that follow for the Jeremiah YORK I family, their in-laws, descendants, ancestries, migrations routes and final resting places. Enjoy the journeys.
After immigrating form West Nottingham, Olney, England into Colonial Chester County, Pennsylvania in about 1718, John David YORK I is not who you might think he is. It is most likely that John David YORK I, about age 18 met and fell in love with a young woman named Elizabeth Kellock, the "Quaker". They married out of unity to the Quaker faith in 1826 per the Quaker Minutes for New Garden Monthly Minutes, West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Shortly after John David YORK I became a teenager his father Jeremiah YORK I, age 37, married a second time in about 1721 to Sarah Ann Wilson, age 25. This suggests John David YORK I, age 18, who married Elizabeth Kellock, age 18, as an outcast Quaker; needed a home to live in. His father, Jeremiah YORK I living in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania with his new wife Sarah Ann Wilson, became their new home with a new stepmother, as part of the Jeremiah York I family.
It is suggested John David YORK I did not appear in the West Nottingham Tax list, not yet old enough to buy land. John David YORK I and Elizabeth Kellock were parents of only one child, John David "Davie" YORK II born about 1727 in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Most likely Elizabeth Kellock YORK died from complications from childbirth in 1727 with John David YORK II.
Noteworthy, the data herein is consistent with all the generation links of John David YORK I, II, III, & IV without any conflicts. It consistently supports the associated US Census records, tombstone records, family Bible records, family stories, deeds and probated Wills. This data is encouraging as an accurate presentation of who the members are of this unique separate Quaker branch of the Jeremiah YORK I family from the his first marriage.
REVIEW & REFLECTIONS:
• My respected cousins Dr Ron York and Dr. Jim York have diligently developed an alternative presentation of these events. They present that Jeremiah YORK I was who married Elizabeth “the Quaker”. This proposed scenario conflicts with the known facts in four major areas.
• First, their scenario would require a major realignment of the ages of Jeremiah YORK’s ten children. This scenario would conflict with known facts of spouses and grandchildren plus their marriages, tombstones, census records, wills, Bible records plus their in-laws. This is a major conflict and disruption with known facts of these families.
• Secondly, the Quaker religious faith practiced by the generations of the John David YORK I family branch isolated them by their religious faith life style practices. Being Quakers set them apart geographically, socially and exclusively segregated them from the other branches of the Jeremiah York family. Several of these families migrated into the western North Carolina Mountains of Iredell County. Ohers migrated into Ohio. These John David York I families were almost an isolated out of the ordinary group of good people with alternative life styles.
• Thirdly, the unbroken generation links of John David YORK I, II, III, & IV is without conflict, but apparently supported by their Quaker life style scenario to remain seperate. The naming practices of the generations of the John David YORK family group is repetitive and exclusive. It is different from that of the Jeremiah YORK I descendants of ten children.
• Fourthly, this unique distinct Quaker branch of John David York’s did not intermarry with the other ten children of Jeremiah YORK descendants. During the colonial period, such intermarriages were typical among cousins and descendants.
There is a "John York and son" entry in the 1755 Tax list of colonial Orange County. North Carolina. This has resulted with a reexamination of how that would be possible. If one assumes a male, must be at least age 21 and own land to make an entry in the Tax List that creates a birth mystery for both John York and his son to be age 21 by 1755. The math would indicate 1755-21-21= 1713. So was John David York I born in 1713 or earlier perhaps by 1708. John David York I perhaps married by 1730 or earlier and his proposed son John David York II born by 1731 or earlier?
Examine the possible scenario for John David York, II being a grandson of Jeremiah York. is by his first marriage but grew up with his children of his second marriage; it has good probability of an acceptable scenario for John York and son in the 1755 tax list. John David York II is most likely the son listed with his father John (David) York I in the 1755 Orange County, Tax List. There is no known documentation to support or disprove this theory other than the date 1755 for a father John (David) York I and his son, John David York II.
Therefore, most likely John David York II married about 1751 in Terrapin Neck, Colonial Frederick County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Many descendants of John David York II settled in the Iredell, Stokes, Davidson and Rockingham Counties of northwestern North Carolina just below the Virginia stale line while a very few descendants remained in Randolph County in central North Carolina for a portion of their lives before migrating elsewhere.
The five children of John David "Davie" York II are proposed:
1. Mary York, b. 1745 PA; d. 1812 NC
2. John David York, III, b. 1751 VA; d. 1792 NC. (Will)
3. Amos York, b. 1754 VA; d. after 1785
4. William York, b. 1755 NC; d. 1839 IN.
5. Abigail York, b. 1756 NC; d.?
The John David "Davie" York I family migrated into central colonial North Carolina in the late summer of 1755. These Frederick County residents were escaping from the aftermath of the violent bloody French and Indiana War. This massacre was a pivotal event in America’s history with the 9 July defeat of British General Braddock’s troops at the Monogahela River. Many frighten families packed everything they could into their wagons. These families gathered their livestock and chickens to abandon their cabins and property. The nearby Great Wagon Road provided for their hasty escape in large wagon trains. Many of these families settled along the major creeks in my native Randolph County, North Carolina.
NOTES:
1. My error of John David York II previously listed as the third born child of ten children born to Jeremiah York I and his wife Sarah Wilson is not a son. It is now clear to this researcher, upon revisiting previous research that John David York II was more logically without conflict the son of John David York I from the first marriage of Jeremiah York and his proposed first wife, Sarah Seymore.
2. Please forgive me for previously posting misinformation regarding John York and Sarah Horner that are not part of the Jeremiah York Family. Working too many long hours without proper sleep and continuing research resulted with this error. The John York who married Sarah Horner on 16 Oct 1752 in Baltimore County, Maryland is a descendant of the Baltimore York families of William York (born 1635 London, England - 23 Nov 1690 Baltimore County, Maryland.)
3. Through extensive YDNA, testing of over 220 York men over the last 20 years we know this Baltimore York family group YDNA test results prove to be different genetically than the Jeremiah York family of Terrapin Neck, Virginia and Randolph County, North Carolina. It would very helpful to have an accurate genetic YDNA test performed on your living male York family member to establish this vital information for your family.
4. If you want to join the York/Yorke YDNA testing Project. Please request a join authorization. I encourage anyone to correct the errors you may have posted. Please undo any incorrect information that I have regretfully caused you and your research regarding John York and Sarah Horner.
5. Please forgive my error for listing John York, II as the forth born child of ten or eleven children born to Jeremiah York I and his second wife Sarah Wilson. This John York, II is NOT a son but actually a grandson of Jeremiah York and his first proposed marriage to Sarah Seymour. The correct identification is John David "Davie" YORK II, FAG # 175584899.
6. My cousins Dr Ron York and Dr. Jim York have redirected my attention to consider the entry of "John York and Son" in the original hand written 1755 Tax List of Colonial Orange County, North Carolina. The printed book version of this 1755 Tax List omits this important phrase "and son" which I had overlooked. It appears upon revisiting previous research for the 1755 Orange County Tax List that this John David York is unique and separate from the others. This data demonstrates John David York II as a grandson from a first marriage of Jeremiah York, not his second marriage. Researchers Jim York and Dr Ron York have led this important re-evaluation of how can there be two John York's "...John York and his son..." in the 1755 Orange County, North Carolina Tax list?" This now adds great support that this John York is a grandson from the proposed first marriage of Jeremiah York and Sarah Seymore.
7. Other researchers like Sltokars of Portage, Porter, Indiana, US http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28946906/family propose this John York to be John William YORK, born 1730, death 11 MAY 1788 in (Surry County) not in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA. His wife is Susannah Ellison, birth 1740, death 4 May 1795. More recent research including YDNA testing has shown that this John William York and his wife Susannah Ellison are genetically descent from the William YORK, 1720. The Jeremiah York family group; are an entirely different York family group. John William YORK, FAG # 28946906 is in error and Not the solution to this 1755 Tax List Statement "...John York and his son...” John William York and Susannah Ellison (FAG#155889621 & FAG# 179764987) are from the YDNA test Group 2. They often identify as "Surry County, North Carolina York's" or the "1720 William York Family Group". This Surry County, North Carolina York Family are of a different genetic proven group. They descend from their immigrant ancestors in the Baltimore York family group and then back to England. For many decades, I have jointly researched this unique group of York families with the excellent York LDS researchers, Bruce York, the late Lois Hamilton, the late Walter York and others, like Judson Crow.
8. This "John York and son" entry in the 1755 Tax list of colonial Orange County. North Carolina is very significant. It has allowed research "outside of the box" to reveal previous undiscovered details of a first family of Jeremiah York. This has resulted with a re-examination of how it would be possible to have two John York's as father and son in the Orange County 1755 Tax List. If one assumes a male, must be at least age 21 and own land to make an entry in the Orange County Tax List. This information allowed creation of a birth time line for both John York, Sr. and his son, "John York, Jr." to be age 21 by 1755. The math would indicate 1755-21-21= 1713 or earlier for the "son". So was there the older "John York, Sr." born in 1713 or earlier perhaps by 1708 in England? It is my current opinion and convection that this is the correct explanation. There appears to be no conflict of the genealogical facts of births and timelines that supports this unique lineage of Quaker York's
9. Please forgive me for previously posting misinformation regarding John York and Sarah Horner who are not part of the Jeremiah York Family. I have previously mixed two contemporary John York families that stand corrected. I regret working too many long hours without proper sleep and making mistakes in my research.
a. The John York who married Sarah Horner on 16 Oct 1752 in Baltimore County, Maryland is a descendant of the Baltimore York families of William York (born 1635 London, England - 23 Nov 1690 Baltimore County, Maryland.
b. Through extensive YDNA, testing of over 220 York men over the last 20 years we know this Baltimore York family are genetically a separate family than the Jeremiah York family of Terrapin Neck, Virginia and Randolph County, North Carolina. May I encourage anyone to correct the errors you may have posted and undo any that I have regretfully caused you and your research regarding John York and Sarah Horner?
10. Regarding John David YORK, I as the son of John YORK, Sr. FAG # 162367428 and his wife Elizabeth KELLOCK the Quaker, FAG # 196081400. This John David YORK I FAG # 175584899 is a replacement of FAG # 102382994 for John David YORK I as the grandson of Jeremiah YORK I and his first proposed wife Sarah SEYMOUR.
11. The only evidence known to date for David "Davie" YORK is found in the survey team when Jeremiah YORK I sold the 323 acres to William CHAPLINE on 4 July 1753 at Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River. "The chain carriers on the survey team for the 323 acres were Thomas YORK and Davie YORK. They were previously thought to be two sons of Jeremiah YORK I". The selling of the 323 acre Jeremiah York properties on the high plateau of Terrapin Neck required fresh surveying measurements. This event identified David "Davie" YORK as a chain carrier with his uncle Thomas York in 1753. Often York FAG researchers have identified this David "Davie" YORK with a proposed John David YORK of similar age to John YORK, Jr.
12. If it is not clear to researchers if this is either true or false, because the answer appears based on the timeline and ages. It is far more conclusive with careful analysis that John David YORK I FAG # 175584899 is a grandson of Jeremiah YORK I and his first proposed wife Sarah SEYMOUR.
13. This source is Cecil O'Dell Book, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, (Walsworth Publishing Company: 1995) page 41.
a. The only evidence known to date for David "Davie" YORK is found in the survey team when Jeremiah YORK I sold the 323 acres to William CHAPLINE on 4 July 1753 at Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River. "The chain carriers on the survey team for the 323 acres were Thomas YORK and Davie YORK. After vigilant review of their ages and descendants, Thomas is a son and John David “Davie” YORK is a step nephew rather than two sons of Jeremiah YORK I".
Find A Grave memorial # 175584899 is now corrected with edits and replaces Find A Grave memorial # 149388505 and data should be merged.
It is my desire to present the most accurate research as a Family Historian and York Genealogist for over 55 years as possible for the benefit of the generations that follow for the Jeremiah YORK I family, their in-laws, descendants, ancestries, migrations routes and final resting places. Enjoy the journeys.
After immigrating form West Nottingham, Olney, England into Colonial Chester County, Pennsylvania in about 1718, John David YORK I is not who you might think he is. It is most likely that John David YORK I, about age 18 met and fell in love with a young woman named Elizabeth Kellock, the "Quaker". They married out of unity to the Quaker faith in 1826 per the Quaker Minutes for New Garden Monthly Minutes, West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Shortly after John David YORK I became a teenager his father Jeremiah YORK I, age 37, married a second time in about 1721 to Sarah Ann Wilson, age 25. This suggests John David YORK I, age 18, who married Elizabeth Kellock, age 18, as an outcast Quaker; needed a home to live in. His father, Jeremiah YORK I living in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania with his new wife Sarah Ann Wilson, became their new home with a new stepmother, as part of the Jeremiah York I family.
It is suggested John David YORK I did not appear in the West Nottingham Tax list, not yet old enough to buy land. John David YORK I and Elizabeth Kellock were parents of only one child, John David "Davie" YORK II born about 1727 in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Most likely Elizabeth Kellock YORK died from complications from childbirth in 1727 with John David YORK II.
Noteworthy, the data herein is consistent with all the generation links of John David YORK I, II, III, & IV without any conflicts. It consistently supports the associated US Census records, tombstone records, family Bible records, family stories, deeds and probated Wills. This data is encouraging as an accurate presentation of who the members are of this unique separate Quaker branch of the Jeremiah YORK I family from the his first marriage.
REVIEW & REFLECTIONS:
• My respected cousins Dr Ron York and Dr. Jim York have diligently developed an alternative presentation of these events. They present that Jeremiah YORK I was who married Elizabeth “the Quaker”. This proposed scenario conflicts with the known facts in four major areas.
• First, their scenario would require a major realignment of the ages of Jeremiah YORK’s ten children. This scenario would conflict with known facts of spouses and grandchildren plus their marriages, tombstones, census records, wills, Bible records plus their in-laws. This is a major conflict and disruption with known facts of these families.
• Secondly, the Quaker religious faith practiced by the generations of the John David YORK I family branch isolated them by their religious faith life style practices. Being Quakers set them apart geographically, socially and exclusively segregated them from the other branches of the Jeremiah York family. Several of these families migrated into the western North Carolina Mountains of Iredell County. Ohers migrated into Ohio. These John David York I families were almost an isolated out of the ordinary group of good people with alternative life styles.
• Thirdly, the unbroken generation links of John David YORK I, II, III, & IV is without conflict, but apparently supported by their Quaker life style scenario to remain seperate. The naming practices of the generations of the John David YORK family group is repetitive and exclusive. It is different from that of the Jeremiah YORK I descendants of ten children.
• Fourthly, this unique distinct Quaker branch of John David York’s did not intermarry with the other ten children of Jeremiah YORK descendants. During the colonial period, such intermarriages were typical among cousins and descendants.
There is a "John York and son" entry in the 1755 Tax list of colonial Orange County. North Carolina. This has resulted with a reexamination of how that would be possible. If one assumes a male, must be at least age 21 and own land to make an entry in the Tax List that creates a birth mystery for both John York and his son to be age 21 by 1755. The math would indicate 1755-21-21= 1713. So was John David York I born in 1713 or earlier perhaps by 1708. John David York I perhaps married by 1730 or earlier and his proposed son John David York II born by 1731 or earlier?
Examine the possible scenario for John David York, II being a grandson of Jeremiah York. is by his first marriage but grew up with his children of his second marriage; it has good probability of an acceptable scenario for John York and son in the 1755 tax list. John David York II is most likely the son listed with his father John (David) York I in the 1755 Orange County, Tax List. There is no known documentation to support or disprove this theory other than the date 1755 for a father John (David) York I and his son, John David York II.
Therefore, most likely John David York II married about 1751 in Terrapin Neck, Colonial Frederick County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Many descendants of John David York II settled in the Iredell, Stokes, Davidson and Rockingham Counties of northwestern North Carolina just below the Virginia stale line while a very few descendants remained in Randolph County in central North Carolina for a portion of their lives before migrating elsewhere.
The five children of John David "Davie" York II are proposed:
1. Mary York, b. 1745 PA; d. 1812 NC
2. John David York, III, b. 1751 VA; d. 1792 NC. (Will)
3. Amos York, b. 1754 VA; d. after 1785
4. William York, b. 1755 NC; d. 1839 IN.
5. Abigail York, b. 1756 NC; d.?
The John David "Davie" York I family migrated into central colonial North Carolina in the late summer of 1755. These Frederick County residents were escaping from the aftermath of the violent bloody French and Indiana War. This massacre was a pivotal event in America’s history with the 9 July defeat of British General Braddock’s troops at the Monogahela River. Many frighten families packed everything they could into their wagons. These families gathered their livestock and chickens to abandon their cabins and property. The nearby Great Wagon Road provided for their hasty escape in large wagon trains. Many of these families settled along the major creeks in my native Randolph County, North Carolina.
NOTES:
1. My error of John David York II previously listed as the third born child of ten children born to Jeremiah York I and his wife Sarah Wilson is not a son. It is now clear to this researcher, upon revisiting previous research that John David York II was more logically without conflict the son of John David York I from the first marriage of Jeremiah York and his proposed first wife, Sarah Seymore.
2. Please forgive me for previously posting misinformation regarding John York and Sarah Horner that are not part of the Jeremiah York Family. Working too many long hours without proper sleep and continuing research resulted with this error. The John York who married Sarah Horner on 16 Oct 1752 in Baltimore County, Maryland is a descendant of the Baltimore York families of William York (born 1635 London, England - 23 Nov 1690 Baltimore County, Maryland.)
3. Through extensive YDNA, testing of over 220 York men over the last 20 years we know this Baltimore York family group YDNA test results prove to be different genetically than the Jeremiah York family of Terrapin Neck, Virginia and Randolph County, North Carolina. It would very helpful to have an accurate genetic YDNA test performed on your living male York family member to establish this vital information for your family.
4. If you want to join the York/Yorke YDNA testing Project. Please request a join authorization. I encourage anyone to correct the errors you may have posted. Please undo any incorrect information that I have regretfully caused you and your research regarding John York and Sarah Horner.
5. Please forgive my error for listing John York, II as the forth born child of ten or eleven children born to Jeremiah York I and his second wife Sarah Wilson. This John York, II is NOT a son but actually a grandson of Jeremiah York and his first proposed marriage to Sarah Seymour. The correct identification is John David "Davie" YORK II, FAG # 175584899.
6. My cousins Dr Ron York and Dr. Jim York have redirected my attention to consider the entry of "John York and Son" in the original hand written 1755 Tax List of Colonial Orange County, North Carolina. The printed book version of this 1755 Tax List omits this important phrase "and son" which I had overlooked. It appears upon revisiting previous research for the 1755 Orange County Tax List that this John David York is unique and separate from the others. This data demonstrates John David York II as a grandson from a first marriage of Jeremiah York, not his second marriage. Researchers Jim York and Dr Ron York have led this important re-evaluation of how can there be two John York's "...John York and his son..." in the 1755 Orange County, North Carolina Tax list?" This now adds great support that this John York is a grandson from the proposed first marriage of Jeremiah York and Sarah Seymore.
7. Other researchers like Sltokars of Portage, Porter, Indiana, US http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28946906/family propose this John York to be John William YORK, born 1730, death 11 MAY 1788 in (Surry County) not in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA. His wife is Susannah Ellison, birth 1740, death 4 May 1795. More recent research including YDNA testing has shown that this John William York and his wife Susannah Ellison are genetically descent from the William YORK, 1720. The Jeremiah York family group; are an entirely different York family group. John William YORK, FAG # 28946906 is in error and Not the solution to this 1755 Tax List Statement "...John York and his son...” John William York and Susannah Ellison (FAG#155889621 & FAG# 179764987) are from the YDNA test Group 2. They often identify as "Surry County, North Carolina York's" or the "1720 William York Family Group". This Surry County, North Carolina York Family are of a different genetic proven group. They descend from their immigrant ancestors in the Baltimore York family group and then back to England. For many decades, I have jointly researched this unique group of York families with the excellent York LDS researchers, Bruce York, the late Lois Hamilton, the late Walter York and others, like Judson Crow.
8. This "John York and son" entry in the 1755 Tax list of colonial Orange County. North Carolina is very significant. It has allowed research "outside of the box" to reveal previous undiscovered details of a first family of Jeremiah York. This has resulted with a re-examination of how it would be possible to have two John York's as father and son in the Orange County 1755 Tax List. If one assumes a male, must be at least age 21 and own land to make an entry in the Orange County Tax List. This information allowed creation of a birth time line for both John York, Sr. and his son, "John York, Jr." to be age 21 by 1755. The math would indicate 1755-21-21= 1713 or earlier for the "son". So was there the older "John York, Sr." born in 1713 or earlier perhaps by 1708 in England? It is my current opinion and convection that this is the correct explanation. There appears to be no conflict of the genealogical facts of births and timelines that supports this unique lineage of Quaker York's
9. Please forgive me for previously posting misinformation regarding John York and Sarah Horner who are not part of the Jeremiah York Family. I have previously mixed two contemporary John York families that stand corrected. I regret working too many long hours without proper sleep and making mistakes in my research.
a. The John York who married Sarah Horner on 16 Oct 1752 in Baltimore County, Maryland is a descendant of the Baltimore York families of William York (born 1635 London, England - 23 Nov 1690 Baltimore County, Maryland.
b. Through extensive YDNA, testing of over 220 York men over the last 20 years we know this Baltimore York family are genetically a separate family than the Jeremiah York family of Terrapin Neck, Virginia and Randolph County, North Carolina. May I encourage anyone to correct the errors you may have posted and undo any that I have regretfully caused you and your research regarding John York and Sarah Horner?
10. Regarding John David YORK, I as the son of John YORK, Sr. FAG # 162367428 and his wife Elizabeth KELLOCK the Quaker, FAG # 196081400. This John David YORK I FAG # 175584899 is a replacement of FAG # 102382994 for John David YORK I as the grandson of Jeremiah YORK I and his first proposed wife Sarah SEYMOUR.
11. The only evidence known to date for David "Davie" YORK is found in the survey team when Jeremiah YORK I sold the 323 acres to William CHAPLINE on 4 July 1753 at Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River. "The chain carriers on the survey team for the 323 acres were Thomas YORK and Davie YORK. They were previously thought to be two sons of Jeremiah YORK I". The selling of the 323 acre Jeremiah York properties on the high plateau of Terrapin Neck required fresh surveying measurements. This event identified David "Davie" YORK as a chain carrier with his uncle Thomas York in 1753. Often York FAG researchers have identified this David "Davie" YORK with a proposed John David YORK of similar age to John YORK, Jr.
12. If it is not clear to researchers if this is either true or false, because the answer appears based on the timeline and ages. It is far more conclusive with careful analysis that John David YORK I FAG # 175584899 is a grandson of Jeremiah YORK I and his first proposed wife Sarah SEYMOUR.
13. This source is Cecil O'Dell Book, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, (Walsworth Publishing Company: 1995) page 41.
a. The only evidence known to date for David "Davie" YORK is found in the survey team when Jeremiah YORK I sold the 323 acres to William CHAPLINE on 4 July 1753 at Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River. "The chain carriers on the survey team for the 323 acres were Thomas YORK and Davie YORK. After vigilant review of their ages and descendants, Thomas is a son and John David “Davie” YORK is a step nephew rather than two sons of Jeremiah YORK I".
Find A Grave memorial # 175584899 is now corrected with edits and replaces Find A Grave memorial # 149388505 and data should be merged.
John David "Davie" YORK II, # 175584899
It is my desire to present the most accurate research as a Family Historian and York Genealogist for over 55 years as possible for the benefit of the generations that follow for the Jeremiah YORK I family, their in-laws, descendants, ancestries, migrations routes and final resting places. Enjoy the journeys.
After immigrating form West Nottingham, Olney, England into Colonial Chester County, Pennsylvania in about 1718, John David YORK I is not who you might think he is. It is most likely that John David YORK I, about age 18 met and fell in love with a young woman named Elizabeth Kellock, the "Quaker". They married out of unity to the Quaker faith in 1826 per the Quaker Minutes for New Garden Monthly Minutes, West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Shortly after John David YORK I became a teenager his father Jeremiah YORK I, age 37, married a second time in about 1721 to Sarah Ann Wilson, age 25. This suggests John David YORK I, age 18, who married Elizabeth Kellock, age 18, as an outcast Quaker; needed a home to live in. His father, Jeremiah YORK I living in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania with his new wife Sarah Ann Wilson, became their new home with a new stepmother, as part of the Jeremiah York I family.
It is suggested John David YORK I did not appear in the West Nottingham Tax list, not yet old enough to buy land. John David YORK I and Elizabeth Kellock were parents of only one child, John David "Davie" YORK II born about 1727 in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Most likely Elizabeth Kellock YORK died from complications from childbirth in 1727 with John David YORK II.
Noteworthy, the data herein is consistent with all the generation links of John David YORK I, II, III, & IV without any conflicts. It consistently supports the associated US Census records, tombstone records, family Bible records, family stories, deeds and probated Wills. This data is encouraging as an accurate presentation of who the members are of this unique separate Quaker branch of the Jeremiah YORK I family from the his first marriage.
REVIEW & REFLECTIONS:
• My respected cousins Dr Ron York and Dr. Jim York have diligently developed an alternative presentation of these events. They present that Jeremiah YORK I was who married Elizabeth “the Quaker”. This proposed scenario conflicts with the known facts in four major areas.
• First, their scenario would require a major realignment of the ages of Jeremiah YORK’s ten children. This scenario would conflict with known facts of spouses and grandchildren plus their marriages, tombstones, census records, wills, Bible records plus their in-laws. This is a major conflict and disruption with known facts of these families.
• Secondly, the Quaker religious faith practiced by the generations of the John David YORK I family branch isolated them by their religious faith life style practices. Being Quakers set them apart geographically, socially and exclusively segregated them from the other branches of the Jeremiah York family. Several of these families migrated into the western North Carolina Mountains of Iredell County. Ohers migrated into Ohio. These John David York I families were almost an isolated out of the ordinary group of good people with alternative life styles.
• Thirdly, the unbroken generation links of John David YORK I, II, III, & IV is without conflict, but apparently supported by their Quaker life style scenario to remain seperate. The naming practices of the generations of the John David YORK family group is repetitive and exclusive. It is different from that of the Jeremiah YORK I descendants of ten children.
• Fourthly, this unique distinct Quaker branch of John David York’s did not intermarry with the other ten children of Jeremiah YORK descendants. During the colonial period, such intermarriages were typical among cousins and descendants.
There is a "John York and son" entry in the 1755 Tax list of colonial Orange County. North Carolina. This has resulted with a reexamination of how that would be possible. If one assumes a male, must be at least age 21 and own land to make an entry in the Tax List that creates a birth mystery for both John York and his son to be age 21 by 1755. The math would indicate 1755-21-21= 1713. So was John David York I born in 1713 or earlier perhaps by 1708. John David York I perhaps married by 1730 or earlier and his proposed son John David York II born by 1731 or earlier?
Examine the possible scenario for John David York, II being a grandson of Jeremiah York. is by his first marriage but grew up with his children of his second marriage; it has good probability of an acceptable scenario for John York and son in the 1755 tax list. John David York II is most likely the son listed with his father John (David) York I in the 1755 Orange County, Tax List. There is no known documentation to support or disprove this theory other than the date 1755 for a father John (David) York I and his son, John David York II.
Therefore, most likely John David York II married about 1751 in Terrapin Neck, Colonial Frederick County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Many descendants of John David York II settled in the Iredell, Stokes, Davidson and Rockingham Counties of northwestern North Carolina just below the Virginia stale line while a very few descendants remained in Randolph County in central North Carolina for a portion of their lives before migrating elsewhere.
The five children of John David "Davie" York II are proposed:
1. Mary York, b. 1745 PA; d. 1812 NC
2. John David York, III, b. 1751 VA; d. 1792 NC. (Will)
3. Amos York, b. 1754 VA; d. after 1785
4. William York, b. 1755 NC; d. 1839 IN.
5. Abigail York, b. 1756 NC; d.?
The John David "Davie" York I family migrated into central colonial North Carolina in the late summer of 1755. These Frederick County residents were escaping from the aftermath of the violent bloody French and Indiana War. This massacre was a pivotal event in America’s history with the 9 July defeat of British General Braddock’s troops at the Monogahela River. Many frighten families packed everything they could into their wagons. These families gathered their livestock and chickens to abandon their cabins and property. The nearby Great Wagon Road provided for their hasty escape in large wagon trains. Many of these families settled along the major creeks in my native Randolph County, North Carolina.
NOTES:
1. My error of John David York II previously listed as the third born child of ten children born to Jeremiah York I and his wife Sarah Wilson is not a son. It is now clear to this researcher, upon revisiting previous research that John David York II was more logically without conflict the son of John David York I from the first marriage of Jeremiah York and his proposed first wife, Sarah Seymore.
2. Please forgive me for previously posting misinformation regarding John York and Sarah Horner that are not part of the Jeremiah York Family. Working too many long hours without proper sleep and continuing research resulted with this error. The John York who married Sarah Horner on 16 Oct 1752 in Baltimore County, Maryland is a descendant of the Baltimore York families of William York (born 1635 London, England - 23 Nov 1690 Baltimore County, Maryland.)
3. Through extensive YDNA, testing of over 220 York men over the last 20 years we know this Baltimore York family group YDNA test results prove to be different genetically than the Jeremiah York family of Terrapin Neck, Virginia and Randolph County, North Carolina. It would very helpful to have an accurate genetic YDNA test performed on your living male York family member to establish this vital information for your family.
4. If you want to join the York/Yorke YDNA testing Project. Please request a join authorization. I encourage anyone to correct the errors you may have posted. Please undo any incorrect information that I have regretfully caused you and your research regarding John York and Sarah Horner.
5. Please forgive my error for listing John York, II as the forth born child of ten or eleven children born to Jeremiah York I and his second wife Sarah Wilson. This John York, II is NOT a son but actually a grandson of Jeremiah York and his first proposed marriage to Sarah Seymour. The correct identification is John David "Davie" YORK II, FAG # 175584899.
6. My cousins Dr Ron York and Dr. Jim York have redirected my attention to consider the entry of "John York and Son" in the original hand written 1755 Tax List of Colonial Orange County, North Carolina. The printed book version of this 1755 Tax List omits this important phrase "and son" which I had overlooked. It appears upon revisiting previous research for the 1755 Orange County Tax List that this John David York is unique and separate from the others. This data demonstrates John David York II as a grandson from a first marriage of Jeremiah York, not his second marriage. Researchers Jim York and Dr Ron York have led this important re-evaluation of how can there be two John York's "...John York and his son..." in the 1755 Orange County, North Carolina Tax list?" This now adds great support that this John York is a grandson from the proposed first marriage of Jeremiah York and Sarah Seymore.
7. Other researchers like Sltokars of Portage, Porter, Indiana, US http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28946906/family propose this John York to be John William YORK, born 1730, death 11 MAY 1788 in (Surry County) not in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA. His wife is Susannah Ellison, birth 1740, death 4 May 1795. More recent research including YDNA testing has shown that this John William York and his wife Susannah Ellison are genetically descent from the William YORK, 1720. The Jeremiah York family group; are an entirely different York family group. John William YORK, FAG # 28946906 is in error and Not the solution to this 1755 Tax List Statement "...John York and his son...” John William York and Susannah Ellison (FAG#155889621 & FAG# 179764987) are from the YDNA test Group 2. They often identify as "Surry County, North Carolina York's" or the "1720 William York Family Group". This Surry County, North Carolina York Family are of a different genetic proven group. They descend from their immigrant ancestors in the Baltimore York family group and then back to England. For many decades, I have jointly researched this unique group of York families with the excellent York LDS researchers, Bruce York, the late Lois Hamilton, the late Walter York and others, like Judson Crow.
8. This "John York and son" entry in the 1755 Tax list of colonial Orange County. North Carolina is very significant. It has allowed research "outside of the box" to reveal previous undiscovered details of a first family of Jeremiah York. This has resulted with a re-examination of how it would be possible to have two John York's as father and son in the Orange County 1755 Tax List. If one assumes a male, must be at least age 21 and own land to make an entry in the Orange County Tax List. This information allowed creation of a birth time line for both John York, Sr. and his son, "John York, Jr." to be age 21 by 1755. The math would indicate 1755-21-21= 1713 or earlier for the "son". So was there the older "John York, Sr." born in 1713 or earlier perhaps by 1708 in England? It is my current opinion and convection that this is the correct explanation. There appears to be no conflict of the genealogical facts of births and timelines that supports this unique lineage of Quaker York's
9. Please forgive me for previously posting misinformation regarding John York and Sarah Horner who are not part of the Jeremiah York Family. I have previously mixed two contemporary John York families that stand corrected. I regret working too many long hours without proper sleep and making mistakes in my research.
a. The John York who married Sarah Horner on 16 Oct 1752 in Baltimore County, Maryland is a descendant of the Baltimore York families of William York (born 1635 London, England - 23 Nov 1690 Baltimore County, Maryland.
b. Through extensive YDNA, testing of over 220 York men over the last 20 years we know this Baltimore York family are genetically a separate family than the Jeremiah York family of Terrapin Neck, Virginia and Randolph County, North Carolina. May I encourage anyone to correct the errors you may have posted and undo any that I have regretfully caused you and your research regarding John York and Sarah Horner?
10. Regarding John David YORK, I as the son of John YORK, Sr. FAG # 162367428 and his wife Elizabeth KELLOCK the Quaker, FAG # 196081400. This John David YORK I FAG # 175584899 is a replacement of FAG # 102382994 for John David YORK I as the grandson of Jeremiah YORK I and his first proposed wife Sarah SEYMOUR.
11. The only evidence known to date for David "Davie" YORK is found in the survey team when Jeremiah YORK I sold the 323 acres to William CHAPLINE on 4 July 1753 at Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River. "The chain carriers on the survey team for the 323 acres were Thomas YORK and Davie YORK. They were previously thought to be two sons of Jeremiah YORK I". The selling of the 323 acre Jeremiah York properties on the high plateau of Terrapin Neck required fresh surveying measurements. This event identified David "Davie" YORK as a chain carrier with his uncle Thomas York in 1753. Often York FAG researchers have identified this David "Davie" YORK with a proposed John David YORK of similar age to John YORK, Jr.
12. If it is not clear to researchers if this is either true or false, because the answer appears based on the timeline and ages. It is far more conclusive with careful analysis that John David YORK I FAG # 175584899 is a grandson of Jeremiah YORK I and his first proposed wife Sarah SEYMOUR.
13. This source is Cecil O'Dell Book, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, (Walsworth Publishing Company: 1995) page 41.
a. The only evidence known to date for David "Davie" YORK is found in the survey team when Jeremiah YORK I sold the 323 acres to William CHAPLINE on 4 July 1753 at Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River. "The chain carriers on the survey team for the 323 acres were Thomas YORK and Davie YORK. After vigilant review of their ages and descendants, Thomas is a son and John David “Davie” YORK is a step nephew rather than two sons of Jeremiah YORK I".
Find A Grave memorial # 175584899 is now corrected with edits and replaces Find A Grave memorial # 149388505 and data should be merged.
It is my desire to present the most accurate research as a Family Historian and York Genealogist for over 55 years as possible for the benefit of the generations that follow for the Jeremiah YORK I family, their in-laws, descendants, ancestries, migrations routes and final resting places. Enjoy the journeys.
After immigrating form West Nottingham, Olney, England into Colonial Chester County, Pennsylvania in about 1718, John David YORK I is not who you might think he is. It is most likely that John David YORK I, about age 18 met and fell in love with a young woman named Elizabeth Kellock, the "Quaker". They married out of unity to the Quaker faith in 1826 per the Quaker Minutes for New Garden Monthly Minutes, West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Shortly after John David YORK I became a teenager his father Jeremiah YORK I, age 37, married a second time in about 1721 to Sarah Ann Wilson, age 25. This suggests John David YORK I, age 18, who married Elizabeth Kellock, age 18, as an outcast Quaker; needed a home to live in. His father, Jeremiah YORK I living in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania with his new wife Sarah Ann Wilson, became their new home with a new stepmother, as part of the Jeremiah York I family.
It is suggested John David YORK I did not appear in the West Nottingham Tax list, not yet old enough to buy land. John David YORK I and Elizabeth Kellock were parents of only one child, John David "Davie" YORK II born about 1727 in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Most likely Elizabeth Kellock YORK died from complications from childbirth in 1727 with John David YORK II.
Noteworthy, the data herein is consistent with all the generation links of John David YORK I, II, III, & IV without any conflicts. It consistently supports the associated US Census records, tombstone records, family Bible records, family stories, deeds and probated Wills. This data is encouraging as an accurate presentation of who the members are of this unique separate Quaker branch of the Jeremiah YORK I family from the his first marriage.
REVIEW & REFLECTIONS:
• My respected cousins Dr Ron York and Dr. Jim York have diligently developed an alternative presentation of these events. They present that Jeremiah YORK I was who married Elizabeth “the Quaker”. This proposed scenario conflicts with the known facts in four major areas.
• First, their scenario would require a major realignment of the ages of Jeremiah YORK’s ten children. This scenario would conflict with known facts of spouses and grandchildren plus their marriages, tombstones, census records, wills, Bible records plus their in-laws. This is a major conflict and disruption with known facts of these families.
• Secondly, the Quaker religious faith practiced by the generations of the John David YORK I family branch isolated them by their religious faith life style practices. Being Quakers set them apart geographically, socially and exclusively segregated them from the other branches of the Jeremiah York family. Several of these families migrated into the western North Carolina Mountains of Iredell County. Ohers migrated into Ohio. These John David York I families were almost an isolated out of the ordinary group of good people with alternative life styles.
• Thirdly, the unbroken generation links of John David YORK I, II, III, & IV is without conflict, but apparently supported by their Quaker life style scenario to remain seperate. The naming practices of the generations of the John David YORK family group is repetitive and exclusive. It is different from that of the Jeremiah YORK I descendants of ten children.
• Fourthly, this unique distinct Quaker branch of John David York’s did not intermarry with the other ten children of Jeremiah YORK descendants. During the colonial period, such intermarriages were typical among cousins and descendants.
There is a "John York and son" entry in the 1755 Tax list of colonial Orange County. North Carolina. This has resulted with a reexamination of how that would be possible. If one assumes a male, must be at least age 21 and own land to make an entry in the Tax List that creates a birth mystery for both John York and his son to be age 21 by 1755. The math would indicate 1755-21-21= 1713. So was John David York I born in 1713 or earlier perhaps by 1708. John David York I perhaps married by 1730 or earlier and his proposed son John David York II born by 1731 or earlier?
Examine the possible scenario for John David York, II being a grandson of Jeremiah York. is by his first marriage but grew up with his children of his second marriage; it has good probability of an acceptable scenario for John York and son in the 1755 tax list. John David York II is most likely the son listed with his father John (David) York I in the 1755 Orange County, Tax List. There is no known documentation to support or disprove this theory other than the date 1755 for a father John (David) York I and his son, John David York II.
Therefore, most likely John David York II married about 1751 in Terrapin Neck, Colonial Frederick County, Virginia (now Jefferson County, West Virginia). Many descendants of John David York II settled in the Iredell, Stokes, Davidson and Rockingham Counties of northwestern North Carolina just below the Virginia stale line while a very few descendants remained in Randolph County in central North Carolina for a portion of their lives before migrating elsewhere.
The five children of John David "Davie" York II are proposed:
1. Mary York, b. 1745 PA; d. 1812 NC
2. John David York, III, b. 1751 VA; d. 1792 NC. (Will)
3. Amos York, b. 1754 VA; d. after 1785
4. William York, b. 1755 NC; d. 1839 IN.
5. Abigail York, b. 1756 NC; d.?
The John David "Davie" York I family migrated into central colonial North Carolina in the late summer of 1755. These Frederick County residents were escaping from the aftermath of the violent bloody French and Indiana War. This massacre was a pivotal event in America’s history with the 9 July defeat of British General Braddock’s troops at the Monogahela River. Many frighten families packed everything they could into their wagons. These families gathered their livestock and chickens to abandon their cabins and property. The nearby Great Wagon Road provided for their hasty escape in large wagon trains. Many of these families settled along the major creeks in my native Randolph County, North Carolina.
NOTES:
1. My error of John David York II previously listed as the third born child of ten children born to Jeremiah York I and his wife Sarah Wilson is not a son. It is now clear to this researcher, upon revisiting previous research that John David York II was more logically without conflict the son of John David York I from the first marriage of Jeremiah York and his proposed first wife, Sarah Seymore.
2. Please forgive me for previously posting misinformation regarding John York and Sarah Horner that are not part of the Jeremiah York Family. Working too many long hours without proper sleep and continuing research resulted with this error. The John York who married Sarah Horner on 16 Oct 1752 in Baltimore County, Maryland is a descendant of the Baltimore York families of William York (born 1635 London, England - 23 Nov 1690 Baltimore County, Maryland.)
3. Through extensive YDNA, testing of over 220 York men over the last 20 years we know this Baltimore York family group YDNA test results prove to be different genetically than the Jeremiah York family of Terrapin Neck, Virginia and Randolph County, North Carolina. It would very helpful to have an accurate genetic YDNA test performed on your living male York family member to establish this vital information for your family.
4. If you want to join the York/Yorke YDNA testing Project. Please request a join authorization. I encourage anyone to correct the errors you may have posted. Please undo any incorrect information that I have regretfully caused you and your research regarding John York and Sarah Horner.
5. Please forgive my error for listing John York, II as the forth born child of ten or eleven children born to Jeremiah York I and his second wife Sarah Wilson. This John York, II is NOT a son but actually a grandson of Jeremiah York and his first proposed marriage to Sarah Seymour. The correct identification is John David "Davie" YORK II, FAG # 175584899.
6. My cousins Dr Ron York and Dr. Jim York have redirected my attention to consider the entry of "John York and Son" in the original hand written 1755 Tax List of Colonial Orange County, North Carolina. The printed book version of this 1755 Tax List omits this important phrase "and son" which I had overlooked. It appears upon revisiting previous research for the 1755 Orange County Tax List that this John David York is unique and separate from the others. This data demonstrates John David York II as a grandson from a first marriage of Jeremiah York, not his second marriage. Researchers Jim York and Dr Ron York have led this important re-evaluation of how can there be two John York's "...John York and his son..." in the 1755 Orange County, North Carolina Tax list?" This now adds great support that this John York is a grandson from the proposed first marriage of Jeremiah York and Sarah Seymore.
7. Other researchers like Sltokars of Portage, Porter, Indiana, US http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28946906/family propose this John York to be John William YORK, born 1730, death 11 MAY 1788 in (Surry County) not in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA. His wife is Susannah Ellison, birth 1740, death 4 May 1795. More recent research including YDNA testing has shown that this John William York and his wife Susannah Ellison are genetically descent from the William YORK, 1720. The Jeremiah York family group; are an entirely different York family group. John William YORK, FAG # 28946906 is in error and Not the solution to this 1755 Tax List Statement "...John York and his son...” John William York and Susannah Ellison (FAG#155889621 & FAG# 179764987) are from the YDNA test Group 2. They often identify as "Surry County, North Carolina York's" or the "1720 William York Family Group". This Surry County, North Carolina York Family are of a different genetic proven group. They descend from their immigrant ancestors in the Baltimore York family group and then back to England. For many decades, I have jointly researched this unique group of York families with the excellent York LDS researchers, Bruce York, the late Lois Hamilton, the late Walter York and others, like Judson Crow.
8. This "John York and son" entry in the 1755 Tax list of colonial Orange County. North Carolina is very significant. It has allowed research "outside of the box" to reveal previous undiscovered details of a first family of Jeremiah York. This has resulted with a re-examination of how it would be possible to have two John York's as father and son in the Orange County 1755 Tax List. If one assumes a male, must be at least age 21 and own land to make an entry in the Orange County Tax List. This information allowed creation of a birth time line for both John York, Sr. and his son, "John York, Jr." to be age 21 by 1755. The math would indicate 1755-21-21= 1713 or earlier for the "son". So was there the older "John York, Sr." born in 1713 or earlier perhaps by 1708 in England? It is my current opinion and convection that this is the correct explanation. There appears to be no conflict of the genealogical facts of births and timelines that supports this unique lineage of Quaker York's
9. Please forgive me for previously posting misinformation regarding John York and Sarah Horner who are not part of the Jeremiah York Family. I have previously mixed two contemporary John York families that stand corrected. I regret working too many long hours without proper sleep and making mistakes in my research.
a. The John York who married Sarah Horner on 16 Oct 1752 in Baltimore County, Maryland is a descendant of the Baltimore York families of William York (born 1635 London, England - 23 Nov 1690 Baltimore County, Maryland.
b. Through extensive YDNA, testing of over 220 York men over the last 20 years we know this Baltimore York family are genetically a separate family than the Jeremiah York family of Terrapin Neck, Virginia and Randolph County, North Carolina. May I encourage anyone to correct the errors you may have posted and undo any that I have regretfully caused you and your research regarding John York and Sarah Horner?
10. Regarding John David YORK, I as the son of John YORK, Sr. FAG # 162367428 and his wife Elizabeth KELLOCK the Quaker, FAG # 196081400. This John David YORK I FAG # 175584899 is a replacement of FAG # 102382994 for John David YORK I as the grandson of Jeremiah YORK I and his first proposed wife Sarah SEYMOUR.
11. The only evidence known to date for David "Davie" YORK is found in the survey team when Jeremiah YORK I sold the 323 acres to William CHAPLINE on 4 July 1753 at Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River. "The chain carriers on the survey team for the 323 acres were Thomas YORK and Davie YORK. They were previously thought to be two sons of Jeremiah YORK I". The selling of the 323 acre Jeremiah York properties on the high plateau of Terrapin Neck required fresh surveying measurements. This event identified David "Davie" YORK as a chain carrier with his uncle Thomas York in 1753. Often York FAG researchers have identified this David "Davie" YORK with a proposed John David YORK of similar age to John YORK, Jr.
12. If it is not clear to researchers if this is either true or false, because the answer appears based on the timeline and ages. It is far more conclusive with careful analysis that John David YORK I FAG # 175584899 is a grandson of Jeremiah YORK I and his first proposed wife Sarah SEYMOUR.
13. This source is Cecil O'Dell Book, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, (Walsworth Publishing Company: 1995) page 41.
a. The only evidence known to date for David "Davie" YORK is found in the survey team when Jeremiah YORK I sold the 323 acres to William CHAPLINE on 4 July 1753 at Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River. "The chain carriers on the survey team for the 323 acres were Thomas YORK and Davie YORK. After vigilant review of their ages and descendants, Thomas is a son and John David “Davie” YORK is a step nephew rather than two sons of Jeremiah YORK I".
Find A Grave memorial # 175584899 is now corrected with edits and replaces Find A Grave memorial # 149388505 and data should be merged.
