The Eryes descended from Humphrey
Le Heyr, of Bromham, whose great-grandson, Galfridus De
Eyr, of Bromahm was living temp. Edward II. The derivative
branches were the Eyres, of Botley Grange, County. Hants, the
Eyres, of Eyre Court castle, County Galway of whom was Lord
Eyre, and the Eyres of Macroom County, Corr.
MOTTO: Virtus sola invicta.
Pennsylvania German Pioneers,
by Straussburger list arriving at the port of Philadelphia on
18 Sept 1732 aboard the Johnson Galley of London:
Philip Yerick
Margeritta Yerich
1.
HENRY YEARY SENIOR (? HENRICH YEARICH?) O
Henry Yeary
Sr., according to a bible record on which most DAR Yeary
claims are based, was b. 1725 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The bible record does not give his parents, but according to
family records of Mrs. Betty (Monk) Snover, of Ainsworth,
Nebraska, the first Yeary ancestor came to America from
Saxony Germany, through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other
accounts say he came from England. Both could be true. He may
have been one of the German Palatine immigrants who left
German homes and moved to England to escape persecution.
Later when England proved to be repressive, too, then came to
Pennsylvania. They came in two main waves between 1720-1725
and 1725-1750. The first contained mainly members of the
Anabantiat faiths, such as the Mennonites, Moravians, etc.,
the second contained also members of the Lutheran and
Reformed Protestant faiths.
If the original immigrants
were such a German, the name Yeary is then most likely and
English spelling of the way the German name sounded. The
German equivalent would be something like JANHRICH
(pronounced "Yay-rig").
Continuing with the bible
record, our Henry Sr. was married in 1750. Sometime before
1780 the family had migrated to southwest Virginia. Where the
court records of Washington County show that he served in the
Revolutionary War at the Battle of King's Mountain.
The name of his wife is given
as Elizabeth Croxtall, or Croxdale. Again, there is a
strong possibility that it was actually Troxell, since there
are very few references to the first two names, but the name
Troxell is moderately common in the same area where names
that are similar to Yeary in spelling or in sound are found.
She was born in 1729, probably in the same area as Henry. Her
parents are not known.
Henry Yeary, Sr. was known to
be a cripple. When our family migrated west to the toe of
Virginia, that area was part of Washington County, but when
Lee County was formed in 1792-1793 their land was included.
Their children, for the most part, seem to have stayed fairly
near them within the Powell River Valley, although some
spread down into the territory which was to become Tennessee.
Henry Sr. died with his century in 1799, while Elizabeth, his
widow, lived till 1805. Henry & Elizabeth (Croxtall)
Yeary are both buried in the graveyard behind Harry Rowletts
- Yeary Cemetery.
Henry, Sr. & Elizabeth
Yeary's known children:
2. William, b.
1761; m. Elizabeth Hubbard; 2 later.
Mary 'Polly', b. 1763; m.1st- John Ball; m.2nd-William
Carmack.
3. Henry Jr., b. 1765; d. 7 Nov 1840; m. 1786, Martha
Ball.
Elizabeth, b. 1771; d. 28 Dec 1845; m. 17 Feb 1789 to
Moses Ball
Jemima (?), b. 1776.
2.
WILLIAM YEARY (YERRY) SENIOR?
Using the
bible record again, William Yeary, Sr., son of Henry
Sr.(1) & Elizabeth (Croxtall) was b. 1761, Fairfax Co., VA; d. 1842, Lee Co.,
VA. The 1880 Census on one of his sons, however says he was
born in Pennsylvania, while the 1880 Census of a son of his
brother says that the brother was born in Maryland.
That border area between the
three states was in dispute till finally settled by the
Mason-Dixon line in 1767 for Pennsylvania & Maryland and
in 1779 between Virginia and Pennsylvania (Line for last not
finished till 1784).
William Yeary was appointed
Justice of Peace by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. He
served two terms in the Virginia State Legislature.
About 1790 he married Elizabeth
Hubbard, born in 1772. The 1850 Census says she was 78 at
the time, born in Tennessee, but the 1860 Census gives her
age as 88 and says she was born in Louden County, VA.
Finally, her son's 1880 Census says her birthplace was
Maryland. (My guess would be Louden County since it is the
most detailed report given, so was probably given by someone
who knew more about it than the other two.) William seems to
have died between 1840-1850 and Elizabeth between 1870-1880.
Using census records their children seem to be as follows:
(Where there is a question mark before the name there is no
proof that his is a child of this couple, but circumstantial
evidence seems to indicate they are.)
Prior to 1792, William Yeary
signed the petition to form Lee County, Virginia. The
petition passed the General Assembly on 25 Oct 1792.
William & Elizabeth
(Hubbard) Yeary had thirteen (13) children all presumably
born in Lee County, Virginia:
4. Benedict, b. Nov 1791;
d. 25 Oct 1856, age 64 y., 11 mo. 1820 Nancy Hobbs.
girl, abt 1795.
5. Henry H., b. 1797; d. 31 Jan 1882, age 81; m. ca. 1820
to Ruth Russell, b. 8 Jan 1796/9; d. 9 May 1889.
6. William, b. 1798 (52 in 1850); m. Lucinda Kroger.
7. Jeremiah, b. 1800; m. Elizabeth.
(?) 8. Hiram, b. abt 1803.
girl, abt. 1806.
girl, abt. 1810.
9. David M., b. abt 1813; m. Lovina Sloan.
(?) 10. Andrew, b. 1814 (36 in 1850); m. Elizabeth.
girl, b. abt 1816.
3.
HENRY YEARY (YERRY) JUNIOR
From the bible
record, again, Henry Yeary, Jr., son of Henry
Sr. & Elizabeth (Croxtall) was born 1765 in Fairfax County, VA. Henry
Yeary, Jr. served during the Revolutionary War - serving as a
water boy at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The 1880 Census of
his son, Benedict says he was born in Maryland. Again, this
may be because that area was in dispute till settled by the
Mason-Dixon line. In 1786, presumably in Lee County, Virginia
he married Martha BALL, born in 1770, near Alexandria, VA,
daughter of George Ball. (Some records, from family
traditions, give her name as Elizabeth, or Martha Elizabeth.
No documents, so far settle which.) Their children seem to
have been all born in Lee County, where the couple died, he
on 7 Nov 1840, and she in 1836. She is buried in the Chadwell
Station Baptist Church cemetery in Ewing, Lee County, VA.
Henry, Jr. & Martha Yeary's children:
Polly,(oldest child
according to records left by her grand daughter.), b. abt
1786; d. between 1830-1840; m. 1801 Abner Hatfield.
11. William, b. 1788; m. Rachel Croxtall.
12. Adam, b. 1790 (not 96); d. between 1840-1850, Hancock
Co., TN; m. bef. 1820 to Henritta ("Ritter")
Morgan.
13. Henry, b. 1794; d. 1857, in Ark; m. Susan Smith.
Martha (Patsy), b. 22 Mar 1796; d. 19 Apr 1884, Buried at
Rose Hill Cemetery; m. Nathan Morgan
Keziah, b. abt 1798; m. John McIntel.
Katherine, b. 1803 (47 in 1850); m. John Brown.
14. John Devor, b. 10 Aug 1807; d. 17 Jul 1863; m. Nancy
Susong.
Matilda, b. 15 Jan 1807; d. 11 Jul 1888; m. George
Montel.
15. Benedict, b. 1810 (40 in 1850); m. Jane Moore.
David, b. abt 1812; d. between 1820-1830, "killed by
lightening when young".
4.
BENEDICT YEARY (YERRY)
Benedict, son
of #2 (William Sr., Henry Sr.) & Elizabeth
(Hubbard) was born Nov
1791, presumably in Lee County, VA where he seems to have
lived all his life. In 1820 in Lee County, he married Nancy
Hughes, daughter of Isaac & Alice *Hughes, b. 1796 (she is 60 in 1856),
Washington County, VA; d. 8 Oct 1856, age 60, and he died 25
Oct 1856, age 64 y, 11 mo. Children of Benedict & Nancy
Yeary:
Alice, b. ?1820; d. 20
Sept 1856, age 37; m. Abraham Phipps.
17. Jerry, b. 1823; m.1st-Eliza; m.2nd- Susan.
Martha, b. 1826.
Sarah, b. 1829.
Nancy, b. 7 Jul 1831; d. 2 Aug 1872; m. Redwine.
Margaret, b. 1833.
18. Miram, b. 1836; m. Samantha J. .
Mary, b. 1837
19. David, b. Mar 1840; d. 6 Aug 1861; m. Louise .
Edward, b. 1843; d. 3 Dec 1864 (21 in 1864; Killed in
Civil War).
*$ In 1750
there was a John Hughes, who was in a Longhunting party
exploring the Lee County area, with Dr. Thomas Walker.
Perhaps this is an ancestor of Isaac Hughes.
5.
HENRY H. YEARY (YERRY)
Henry H. Yeary,
son of #2 (William Sr., Henry Sr.) & Elizabeth
(Hubbard), was born in
1797. (He is 53 in 1850). He seems to have lived all his life
in Lee County, VA. He m. Ruth , who was born 1796, Lee
County. (She is 54 in 1850 Census). By the 1880 Census her
father was born in NC and her mother in VA. Henry H. died 31
Jan 1882, age 84 (informant was Charles L Taylor,
son-in-law). Their children seem to have been all born in Lee
County, VA. Henry H. & Ruth Yeary's children:
Elizabeth, b. abt 1820; m.
Barker.
22. John R., b. 15 Oct 1821 (27 in 1850 Census); d. 2
Sept 1900; m. Emily or Emiliee.
Peggy, b. abt 1825; m. Charles L. Taylor.
Malinda L., b. 1829; m. William McKee.
23. William D., b. 1831; m.1st- unknown; m.2nd-8 Sept
1854 to Mary Ann Martin.
24. Henry M., b. 1834; m.1st- 7 May 1857 to Catherine A.
Debusk; m.2nd-Mary A. .
25. Marcus L., b. 1838; m. Louisa .
Frances G., b. 1841; d. 1856. She had a child Rebecca S.
Yeary, b. 19 Mar 1856, father unknown.
6.
WILLIAM YEARY (YERRY)
William Yeary,
Jr., son of William & Elizabeth (Hubbard) Yeary, was born 1798, and seems to have
lived all his life in Lee County, VA. He married about 1823
to Lucinda Kroger, daughter of Joseph Kroger, born 1802 in
Lee County, VA. He died in 1887, age 90 and she in 1882, age
80. They are buried in the Litton Cemetery, Big Hill, Lee
County, VA. Children born in Lee County, VA. William &
Lucinda Yeary's children:
Mary T., b. 1824.
26. William J., b. 1828; m. Minerva.
27. David J., b. 1830; d. 28 May 1873, age 40; m. 7 Nov
1860 to Louisa J. Lucas.
28. Winston R., b. 1833; m. Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Helen, b. 1835; unmarried in 1880 Census.
Rebecca W., b. 1837.
29. John James, b. 28 May
1841- twin of Sarah C.; d. 9 Nov 1918, buried Zion Cemetery
Pennington Gap, Lee County, VA; m. Elizabeth P. Zion.
Sarah C., b. 28 May 1841-
twin of John James.
Nancy, b. 1843.
30. Daniel B., b. 1845.
31. Andrew M., b. 1848-twin of Lucinda C.; m. Mary A.
Lucinda C., b. 1848-twin of Andrew M.
32. Wellington C., b. 1850; m. Nancy.
7.
JEREMIAH YEARY (YERRY)
Jeremiah Yeary,
son of William & Elizabeth (Hubbard) Yeary, was born in 1800 (he is 50 in 1850)
Lee Co., VA and seems to have lived there all his life. He
married Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of Isaac
& Alice/Else (Halliard) Hughes, b. abt. 1804 in Washington Co., VA (she
is 46 in 1850 Census). The 1880 census says that her parents
were both born in Virginia. Jeremiah & Elizabeth Yeary's
children:
34. Chapman J., b. 1824;
m. Mary Ann.
Mary Ann, b. 1827.
Frances, b. 18290; m. 18 Nov 1853,
Lee Co., VA to John H. Allen; (the 1860 census shows America
Yeary, age 11, b. Lee Co., VA in the home of John Allen;
The 1870 census shows America Yeary, age 20 in the home
of John Allen.) SEE ALLEN &
GREEN
5. Isaac, b. 1831.
36. Albert G., b. 1833.
Sarah, b. 1835.
Elizabeth J., b. 1837.
8.
HIRAM YEARY (YERRY)
(He is found in
the 1830 Lee County Census, age 20-30, with a female, age
15-20, a male age 0-5. no more is known about him.)