YOCUM
                         by Robert Mclaren
                          16 April 1990
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 > Seeking parents of John YOCUM, b. 22 Jun 1799, presumably in Berks
 > Co. About 1821, he married Sarah DAVIS, b. 27 Jan 1801.  My wife is
 > descended from their eldest son, David, b. 1 Aug 1821.  The family
 > moved to Ohio in 1824.

I do have some YOCUM info from Berks Co., PA; however, nothing on
your John.  I'll give you what I have below "just in case".

From Katharine F. Dix, "1767 Berks County Pennsylvania Archives";
Closson Press, Apollo, Pennsylvania, 1989:


    NAME        PAGE  TOWNSHIP
 ------------   ----  --------
 YOCAM, Jonas    63   Douglass
 YOCAM, Peter    63   Douglass


 NOTE: The page number refers to the page in the Pennsylvania
Archives, Series 3, Volume 18.

 From Katharine F. Dix, "1784 Berks County Pennsylvania Arichives";
Closson Press, Apollo, Pennsylvania, 1989:
                                                              #
                                                              PEOPLE
     NAME        PAGE  TOWNSHIP  ACRES  HORSES  CATTLE  SHEEP IN
                                                              HOUSE
 -------------   ----  --------  -----  ------  ------  ----- ------
 YOCHUM, Jacob   683   Union      235     2       2       4
 YOCHUM, John    683   Union        0     2       3       7
 YOCOM, John     604   Douglass    75     0       0       0       0
 YOCOM, Moses    604   Douglass   150     3       5      12       4
 YOCOM, Peter    604   Douglass    75     2       3       4       5
 YOCUM, John     567   Amity      150     2       5      10       7
 .
 NOTE: The page number refers to the page in the Pennsylvania
Archives, Series 3, Volume 18.

From Frederic G. Paul and Jeffrey J. Howell, "Berks County,
Pennsylvania, Births, Volume One, 1705-1760"; HP Publishing, Reading,
Pennsylvania, 1988:


    NAME               DATE OF BIRTH  FATHER   MOTHER
 ----------------      -------------  ------  --------
 YOCOM, Brigette       *13 Feb 1737   Jonas   Hannah
 YOCUM, Mary            29 May 1755   John    Margaret
 YOKOM, Hannah          16 Jan 1748   John    Margaret
 YOKOM, Hannah           7 Aug 1741   Jonas
 YOKOM, John            26 Aug 1750   Peter   Magdalena
 YOKOM, John            18 Nov 1752   John    Margaret
 YOKOM, Jonas           26 Jul 1743   Peter   Magdalena
 YOKOM, Jonas          *14 Oct 1744   Jonas   Hanna
 YOKOM, Jonas           28 Aug 1744   John    Margaret
 YOKOM, Jonas            7 Aug 1741   Jonas
 YOKOM, Margaret       *27 Feb 1739   Jonas   Hannah
 YOKOM, Moses           14 Jun 1753   Peter   Mary
 YOKOM, Peter            2 Jun 1750   John    Margaret
 YOKOM, Rebecka         11 Dec 1745   Peter   Magdalena

 NOTE: Asterisk indicates a baptismal date.
 NOTE: All from St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, Douglassville
 .............
From Frederic G. Paul and Jeffrey J. Howell, "Berks County,
Pennsylvania, Marriages, Volume Two, 1730-1800"; HP Publishing,
Reading, Pennsylvania, 1987:


   DATE          GROOM              BRIDE
 -----------  --------------   ---------------------
 26 Jul 1764  Nicholas BUNN    Margaret YOCOM, widow
                Philadelphia     Berks
 18 Feb 1773  John YOCOM       Hannah BUNN
                                 Douglass, Berks
 23 Nov 1773  Jonathan BELL    Mary YOCOM
                                 Amity, Berks
 16 Aug 1774  John YOCOM       Mary YODER
                Douglass         Union, Berks
 22 Nov 1796  Peter YOCOM      Elizabeth MOSER
 .
 NOTE:  All from St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, Douglassville

Looks like if you can locate your John YOCUM's parents, you will be
able to tie into some of these families.  Best of luck.
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