Charles Lewis Yancey1,2

M, #101041, b. 1801, d. 1867
FatherThomas M. Yancey1,2 b. 7 Mar 1758, d. 17 Apr 1826
MotherSarah "Sally" Mitchell1,2 b. 24 Feb 1776, d. 1 Nov 1854
Last Edited15 Jun 2025
     Charles Lewis Yancey married Martha A. V. Withers.1,2
Charles Lewis Yancey was born in 1801.2
Charles Lewis Yancey died in 1867.2
     Charles Lewis Yancey lived at Tennessee, USA.2 He was was mentioned in a land transaction by Thomas M. Yancey on 21 August 1827
Per Vaughn [1986:27]: "Thomas Yancey died intestate in 1826. An inventory of his estate was made 19 June 1827. The legatees of Thomas Yancey, deceased, ordered a "division of land" on 21 August 1827. The legateeswere his wife, Sarah, and his children, Susan, Keziah Ann, Elizabeth, James P., Charles L. , Benjamin M., and John W. Yancey. [72, p. 453].
"Pursuant to a decree of the County of Culpeper, valued, annexed,­di vided above land and allotted the same to the legatees of Thomas Yancey, deceased. Made by W. George Spelman and respectfully submitted to Coun­ ty Court." [ 72,pp. 453, 454].
Jeremiah Strother
Arch Tutt
Richard Payne"
Vaughn cites: Culpeper Co., VA, Will Book V, p. 453.
A drawing of the land division is attached (from Vaughn [1986:28].3

Family

Martha A. V. Withers

Citations

  1. [S5920] Dennis J. Yancey, The Yancey Family of America (19341 NW 61 Ave., Miami, FL 33015: n.pub., 1994 ), p. 52. Hereinafter cited as Yancey [1994] Yancey Family of America.
  2. [S5921] Barbara Biggers Vaughn, compiler, Descendants of Lewis Davis Yancey with A Brief Genealogy of John Berry (n.p.: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1986), p. 29. Hereinafter cited as Vaughn [1986] Desc of Lewis Davis Yancey.
  3. [S5921] Barbara Biggers Vaughn, Vaughn [1986] Desc of Lewis Davis Yancey, pp. 28-9, 128.

John William Yancey1,2

M, #101043, b. 7 March 1803, d. 3 August 1894
FatherThomas M. Yancey1 b. 7 Mar 1758, d. 17 Apr 1826
MotherSarah "Sally" Mitchell1,2 b. 24 Feb 1776, d. 1 Nov 1854
Last Edited15 Jun 2025
     John William Yancey was born on 7 March 1803.2,3 He married Sarah M. Terrell, daughter of Dr. Uriel Terrell MD and Janett Lovell, on 6 January 1833 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA,
;
Per Yancey [1994:52]: His 1st of 2 wives (sisters?).

Marriage Record #1: Sarah M. Terrill in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Name     Sarah M. Terrill
Gender     Female
Marriage Date     6 Jan 1833
Marriage Place     Orange, Virginia, USA
Spouse     John W. Yancy


Marriage Record #2: John W. Yancy in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name     John W. Yancy
Gender     Male
Marriage Date     06 Jan 1833
Marriage Place     Orange, Virginia
Spouse     
Sarah M. Terrill
FHL Film Number     33031
Reference ID     P134.1,3,4,5
John William Yancey married Jane E. Terrell, daughter of Dr. Uriel Terrell MD and Janett Lovell, after 1849
;
His 1st wife d. 1848.1,2,6
John William Yancey died on 3 August 1894 at age 91;
Image of newspaper obituary from FaG attached. Los Angeles Tiimes 11 Dec 1892.2,3
John William Yancey was buried after 3 August 1894 at Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     7 Mar 1803
Death     3 Aug 1894 (aged 91)
Burial     Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Family Members
Parents
     Thomas Yancey 1758–1826
     Sarah Mitchell Yancey 1776–1854
Spouses
     Sarah M. Terrill Yancey unknown–1849 (m. 1832)
     Jane E. Terrill Yancey 1818–1888
Siblings
     Charles Lewis Yancey Sr 1801–1867
     James Powers Yancey 1804–1884
     Benjamin Mitchell Yancey 1809–1901
Children
     Janett I Yancey 1855–1856
     William Terrill Yancey 1857–1939
Maintained by: djyancey
Originally Created by: Grave Seeker
Added: Aug 17, 2007
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 20993596.3
     He was was mentioned in a land transaction by Thomas M. Yancey on 21 August 1827
Per Vaughn [1986:27]: "Thomas Yancey died intestate in 1826. An inventory of his estate was made 19 June 1827. The legatees of Thomas Yancey, deceased, ordered a "division of land" on 21 August 1827. The legateeswere his wife, Sarah, and his children, Susan, Keziah Ann, Elizabeth, James P., Charles L. , Benjamin M., and John W. Yancey. [72, p. 453].
"Pursuant to a decree of the County of Culpeper, valued, annexed,­di vided above land and allotted the same to the legatees of Thomas Yancey, deceased. Made by W. George Spelman and respectfully submitted to Coun­ ty Court." [ 72,pp. 453, 454].
Jeremiah Strother
Arch Tutt
Richard Payne"
Vaughn cites: Culpeper Co., VA, Will Book V, p. 453.
A drawing of the land division is attached (from Vaughn [1986:28].7

Family 1

Sarah M. Terrell b. c 1814, d. 20 Apr 1849

Family 2

Jane E. Terrell b. 23 Sep 1818, d. 27 Jul 1888

Citations

  1. [S5920] Dennis J. Yancey, The Yancey Family of America (19341 NW 61 Ave., Miami, FL 33015: n.pub., 1994 ), p. 52. Hereinafter cited as Yancey [1994] Yancey Family of America.
  2. [S5921] Barbara Biggers Vaughn, compiler, Descendants of Lewis Davis Yancey with A Brief Genealogy of John Berry (n.p.: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1986), p. 29. Hereinafter cited as Vaughn [1986] Desc of Lewis Davis Yancey.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20993596/john_william-yancey: accessed June 15, 2025), memorial page for John William Yancey (7 Mar 1803–3 Aug 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20993596, citing Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by djyancey (contributor 48011771).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  4. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Marriage Record #1: Accessed on 15 June 2025. Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3723/records/1078176?tid=12689995&pid=150157826425&ssrc=pt. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Web Site.
  5. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Marriage Record #2: Accessed on 15 June 2025. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/records/861039?tid=12689995&pid=150157826425&ssrc=pt
  6. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20993610/sarah_m-yancey: accessed June 15, 2025), memorial page for Sarah M. Terrill Yancey (unknown–20 Apr 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20993610, citing Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Grave Seeker (contributor 46516880).
  7. [S5921] Barbara Biggers Vaughn, Vaughn [1986] Desc of Lewis Davis Yancey, pp. 28-9, 128.

Sarah M. Terrell

F, #101044, b. circa 1814, d. 20 April 1849
FatherDr. Uriel Terrell MD1 b. 9 Apr 1885, d. 9 Jul 1885
MotherJanett Lovell1 b. 21 Sep 1795, d. 2 Feb 1870
Last Edited15 Jun 2025
     Sarah M. Terrell was born circa 1814;
Assuming she was 18 when she married in 1832. GA Vaut.2 She married John William Yancey, son of Thomas M. Yancey and Sarah "Sally" Mitchell, on 6 January 1833 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA,
;
Per Yancey [1994:52]: His 1st of 2 wives (sisters?).

Marriage Record #1: Sarah M. Terrill in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Name     Sarah M. Terrill
Gender     Female
Marriage Date     6 Jan 1833
Marriage Place     Orange, Virginia, USA
Spouse     John W. Yancy


Marriage Record #2: John W. Yancy in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name     John W. Yancy
Gender     Male
Marriage Date     06 Jan 1833
Marriage Place     Orange, Virginia
Spouse     
Sarah M. Terrill
FHL Film Number     33031
Reference ID     P134.3,4,5,6

Sarah M. Terrell died on 20 April 1849.7
Sarah M. Terrell was buried after 20 April 1849 at Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     unknown
Death     20 Apr 1849
Burial     Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Family Members
Spouse
     John William Yancey 1803–1894 (m. 1832)
Created by: Grave Seeker
Added: Aug 17, 2007
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 20993610.7
     Sarah M. Terrell was also known as Sarah M. Terrill.3

Family

John William Yancey b. 7 Mar 1803, d. 3 Aug 1894

Citations

  1. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Accessed on 15 June 2025. Anderson-Nelson Family Tree - Sarah M. Terrill: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12689995/person/150157826425/facts. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Family Trees.
  2. [S1549] "Author's comment", various, Gregory A. Vaut (e-mail address), to unknown recipient (unknown recipient address), 15 June 2025; unknown repository, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as "GA Vaut Comment."
  3. [S5920] Dennis J. Yancey, The Yancey Family of America (19341 NW 61 Ave., Miami, FL 33015: n.pub., 1994 ), p. 52. Hereinafter cited as Yancey [1994] Yancey Family of America.
  4. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20993596/john_william-yancey: accessed June 15, 2025), memorial page for John William Yancey (7 Mar 1803–3 Aug 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20993596, citing Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by djyancey (contributor 48011771).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  5. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Marriage Record #1: Accessed on 15 June 2025. Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3723/records/1078176?tid=12689995&pid=150157826425&ssrc=pt. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Web Site.
  6. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Marriage Record #2: Accessed on 15 June 2025. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
    https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/records/861039?tid=12689995&pid=150157826425&ssrc=pt
  7. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20993610/sarah_m-yancey: accessed June 15, 2025), memorial page for Sarah M. Terrill Yancey (unknown–20 Apr 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20993610, citing Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Grave Seeker (contributor 46516880).

Jane E. Terrell1,2

F, #101045, b. 23 September 1818, d. 27 July 1888
FatherDr. Uriel Terrell MD3 b. 9 Apr 1885, d. 9 Jul 1885
MotherJanett Lovell4 b. 21 Sep 1795, d. 2 Feb 1870
Last Edited15 Jun 2025
     Jane E. Terrell was born on 23 September 1818 at Virginia, USA.5 She married John William Yancey, son of Thomas M. Yancey and Sarah "Sally" Mitchell, after 1849
;
His 1st wife d. 1848.6,1,7
Jane E. Terrell died on 27 July 1888 at Orange, Orange Co., Virginia, USA, at age 69;
Image of newspaper obituary from FaG attached. Alexandria (VA) Gazette 1 Aug 1888.5
Jane E. Terrell was buried after 27 July 1888 at Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     23 Sep 1818, Virginia, USA
Death     27 Jul 1888 (aged 69), Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Burial     Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Family Members
Parents
     Dr Uriel Terrill 1793–1885
     Janett Lovell Terrill 1795–1870
Spouse
     John William Yancey 1803–1894
Siblings
     Pvt Towles Terrill 1831–1916
     Virginia Terrill Perry 1837–1915
     Dr Robert Morton Terrill 1838–1876
Children
     Janett I Yancey 1855–1856
     William Terrill Yancey 1857–1939
Created by: Grave Seeker
Added: Sep 17, 2006
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 15780741.5
     Jane E. Terrell was also known as Jane L. Terrill.6

Family

John William Yancey b. 7 Mar 1803, d. 3 Aug 1894

Citations

  1. [S5921] Barbara Biggers Vaughn, compiler, Descendants of Lewis Davis Yancey with A Brief Genealogy of John Berry (n.p.: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1986), p. 29. Hereinafter cited as Vaughn [1986] Desc of Lewis Davis Yancey.
  2. [S2338] Ancestry.Com Family Trees, online http://trees.ancestry.com/, Accessed on 15 June 2025. Anderson-Nelson Family Tree - Jane E. Terrell: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12689995/person/150157826693/facts. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Family Trees.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18637969/uriel-terrill: accessed June 15, 2025), memorial page for Dr Uriel Terrill (9 Apr 1793–9 Jul 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18637969, citing Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by John Holliday (contributor 51291643).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  4. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18671186/janett-terrill: accessed June 15, 2025), memorial page for Janett Lovell Terrill (21 Sep 1795–2 Feb 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18671186, citing Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Love (contributor 48506007).
  5. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15780741/jane_e-yancey: accessed June 15, 2025), memorial page for Jane E. Terrill Yancey (23 Sep 1818–27 Jul 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15780741, citing Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Grave Seeker (contributor 46516880).
  6. [S5920] Dennis J. Yancey, The Yancey Family of America (19341 NW 61 Ave., Miami, FL 33015: n.pub., 1994 ), p. 52. Hereinafter cited as Yancey [1994] Yancey Family of America.
  7. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20993610/sarah_m-yancey: accessed June 15, 2025), memorial page for Sarah M. Terrill Yancey (unknown–20 Apr 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20993610, citing Graham Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Grave Seeker (contributor 46516880).