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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: ken1950 on Tuesday 29 January 13 11:26 GMT (UK)
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
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Hi Ken and welcome to Rootschat!
Sadly they're not my family but I tried searching for their marriage and couldn't find it in the UK. As you say lawn sale I guess you're somewhere warmer and less soggy than Britain! Is there any indication where they lived?
Heather :)
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Welcome to rootschat Ken.
This looks like an interesting challenge.
Is there much information about the family included in the bible? If so, could you please give details - any names, corresponding dates and places will help anyone find living descendants, if that is what you hope to do.
Did you find this bible in the USA?
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Not a particularly common surname, mainly concentrated around the counties of Cheshire/Staffordshire/Lancashire. Does your bible tell us where William Yearsley was born?
There are some Yearsleys in the 1850 American census but I couldn't see a William with middle initials TE. Nor can I see an obvious William with wife Mary in the 1870 census.
I will await a reply before continuing the search. :)
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Hi,
There appear to be a couple of family trees on Ancestry. William T E Yeardsley born West Troy Albany, NY 1844 and died 1917. Mary Howd born Saratoga Co. NY born 1842 died 16th April, 1893 West Troy, Albany.
Mo
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They look very promising. :) There is one in the 1870 census born West Troy but he was born in about 1812. His wife appears to be Sarah.
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There's a William F with wife Mary E in the 1880 (I spotted him in the 1850 with his family but ruled him out due to middle name F). He fits best age wise with the 1844 birth as per the bible. He is a Harness maker. The William with wife Sarah also appear in 1880.
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The T E stands for Ten Eyck.. Listings are Lizzie Jane born 1866--Harvey warmer Howd Yearsley born1870--Charles Albert Howd Yearsley born 1870--William Aurthur Yearsley born 1876.. I'm guessing They were born in New York State. Nothing listed of births before these dates. When i went on this site i didn"t relize i was on a UK site,but everything i look up on these names brings me to the UK.Theres two pages of pictures and i"m trying to read the captions under the pictures.I'm going to get someone that can see better than i to read them and they will be posted. I just wanted to find someone that might want this bible. It got me interested in my own family that is traced back to Ireland,england and Scottand. (McKee family)
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Hi Ken, Yes this is a UK site, but there are members worldwide and forums that cover the USA, so we should be able to dig something up for you.
If a Yearsley family member happens to search for a family name they will probably find this thread, so even if we can't find a direct descendant, they may still find you one day.
We often have challenges like this on rootschat to reunite family with precious items. I'm sure the photographs will be especially interesting for anyone with connections to the Yearsleys.
If you are unable to decipher some of the writing, you can always post the relevant bits here for us to have a try.
Very unusual middle name Ten Eyck. It has got me curious. :) So William TE Yearsley is the earliest birth in this book at 1844? As you say, it appears to be an English surname, so it will be interesting to work out who was the first Yearsley to come to the USA.
I know you have posted this in the correct forum (Artifacts/Family Bibles) but you may get a better response and forum members with more knowledge of how to research this family if this was on the USA forum. I will leave it to a moderator to decide.**
It's a good thing that you are doing to try to reunite this bible with family. I wish you luck.
* Moderator comment: topic moved to USA board - I agree that it would seem most suited there :) *
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A quick google throws up a lot of Ten Eycks/Teneycks - looks like it has German origins.
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Not sure if this is of any help.
United States Census, 1900"
name: William T E Yearsley
event place: ED 92 Colonie Township, Election Districts 4-5, Albany, New York, United States
birth date: Apr 1844
birthplace: New York
marital status:Married
years married: 3
His father George J Yearsley birth Jul 1817 and mother Elizabeth M Yearsley birth Sep 1818 are with him and both born New York. There is also a stepson Henry A Jones aged 9.
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Very helpful, but i would like to come forward to see if i could find living relatives to see if they would like to have the bible. I've contacted some Yearsleys on FaceBook, but no replies. Seems like most of the younger generation doesn't really care where they came from they just want to know where their going. Thanks for the info
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Its against forum rules to post information on living people but if anyone does have something on a living person they can send you a private message with the information.
Also by us posting info on the family on the forum someone might just come across it and they might just be the living relative you are after ;D
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Its against forum rules to post information on living people but if anyone does have something on a living person they can send you a private message with the information.
Also by us posting info on the family on the forum someone might just come across it and they might just be the living relative you are after ;D
Thanks for the info. i didn't know that,I'm new at this. I'll just keep trying other sourses for the living. If anyone wants info. on this bible feel free to contact me. Thanks again :)
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Not sure if this is of any help.
United States Census, 1900"
name: William T E Yearsley
event place: ED 92 Colonie Township, Election Districts 4-5, Albany, New York, United States
birth date: Apr 1844
birthplace: New York
marital status:Married
years married: 3
His father George J Yearsley birth Jul 1817 and mother Elizabeth M Yearsley birth Sep 1818 are with him and both born New York. There is also a stepson Henry A Jones aged 9.
This looks to be the same William Yearsley I have found on a couple of census, but they give him a middle initial of F not TE. Father is George and mother is Elizabeth on the 1850 census. There are no other likely William Yearsleys born around the right time. Mysterious.
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Yearsley
I found this:
Mary E. Howd
16 Apr 1893
YEARSLEY-In West Troy, April 16, 1893, Mary E. Howd, wife of William T. E. Yearsley.
Funeral from Third avenue M. E. church Wednesday at 2 p. m. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend.
(http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/BurdenDeathsX-Y-ZSurnames.htm)
I wonder if an obituary will name other family members, so we may be able to trace the family to the present day? :-\
And this from 'FInd A Grave':
Birth: 1844
Death: 1917
New York, USA
William was a Civil War veteran.
Burial:
Albany Rural Cemetery
Menands
Albany County
New York, USA
Plot: lot 127, sect 104
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I've posted on the Yearsley thread on the beginners board to see if there's any connection with the American Yearsleys.
Best wishes
Maria
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And some family history:
Jonas Yearsley and George Yearsley settled in the old town
of Watervliet in the seventeenth century. Jonas built the first
hotel at what is known at this date as Latham's Corners in 1845,
Died in 1860.
George J. Yearsley (son of George). To West Troy in 1830.
Served an apprenticeship with William Tucker in 1832. Estab-
lished the business later, continuing same until his death in 1902.
William T. E. Yearsley (son), born and educated in the village,
continuing the same line of business (harness), identifying him-
self with the commercial interests of his birthplace, sacrificing per-
sonal interests and home associations in support of the country's
honor, and as a veteran, his services (like many others) are appre-
ciated by all loyal citizens, and his membership in General John
E. Wool Post, G. A. R., is the memorial tablet whereon is in-
scribed the deeds of valor credited to its members.
And the context:
http://archive.org/stream/historyofcityofw00myer/historyofcityofw00myer_djvu.txt
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I've posted on the Yearsley thread on the beginners board to see if there's any connection with the American Yearsleys.
Best wishes
Maria
If the information I found about the Yearsleys settling in Watervliet in the C17th is true, any connection will be a long way back.
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William is on the 'New York, Civil War muster Roll Abstracts 1861-1900' on Ancestry, if anyone has a subscription. It doesn't give very much information.
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http://nys.edu.pl/latham/
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Hi Ken and welcome to Rootschat!
Sadly they're not my family but I tried searching for their marriage and couldn't find it in the UK. As you say lawn sale I guess you're somewhere warmer and less soggy than Britain! Is there any indication where they lived?
Heather :)
Warmer climate,don't think so. Last week it was 10 below zero F.. I live in the Catskill Mountains of New York. I'd be glad to be wet & soggy. Thanks for the info. :)
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Re - Yearsley's Bible USA
Thank you for posting the message to Roots regarding the bible and most of all thanks for maintaining the fact that is important to someone. A great find ..
I have an interest in it as I have been researching this line for about a year. I am a Yearsley Genealogical researcher and have been for over 20 years, researching worldwide. You will find my research on line for this family at Ancestry.ca with the heading Yearsley Tree - Watervliet, Albany, New York USA. I have a scanner and can and will, if you were to send it to me .. the photos, upload them add them to the tree on line. In this way the photos will remain in perpetuity. The family bible can also be scanned if the pages are intact and not fragile. In any case the bible would be archived and regarded highly ... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
Please contact me if you are willing to pass the photos and bible on for preservation.
Thanks again
Yours in Family History
Glen A. Yearsley
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Welcome to Rootschat Glen. I'm glad to see that someone with an interest in this bible has found this discussion. Who are you descended from?
... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
Do you mind elaborating? :)
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Welcome to Rootschat Glen. I'm glad to see that someone with an interest in this bible has found this discussion. Who are you descended from?
... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
Do you mind elaborating? :)
I think I'm going to keep the bible until i get more replies . I have to be sure about who gets it.
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I am not certain who I am responding to here, I have 2 messages, both the same: Two different handles ...
William Ten Eych Yearsley married 2x, there were 3 children by the first marriage and 1 x the second. He, William, died in July 21, 1917 and is buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands Plot 127, Section 104.
I am not pushing for the Bible, You posted message, I answered it. But, I have the whole story and Family History, the Bible would only add to what I already have and it would be taken care of, as I previously mentioned. I am currently working on another family within that structure, The Ketcham's / Ketchum's. If you have any details on that side, I would also be interested in that.
As stated before, my research is on Ancestry.ca
Regards
Glen A. Yearsley
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Hi Glen,
I am definitely interested in the Yearsley Family Bible. I corresponded with you a long time ago. Recently started researching the family again. I'm descended to the Yearsley's through Jonas' line. His son George J. & wife Elizabeth Ten Eyck. William T. E. was George J.'s son. This is the first time I've been on this website and have been having some trouble posting a reply.
Barbara Pogoda
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Sorry - U have contacted the incorrect person. I know the line that you have mentioned but I am not the owner of the Bible. The owner did not want to co-operate with me. U will need to go back to the original message and seek the person out again.
Glen
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
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Welcome to rootschat Barbara. Would you mind telling us which Yearsley you are descended from?
Glen is correct. He is not the person who purchased the old bible. It was Ken1950 who puchased it - and he was hoping to find a living Yearsley descendant to pass the bible on to.
Glen is not a descendant which is probably why Ken did not want to "co-operate" with him.
For reasons still unexplained Glen also stated ... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
... ???
Are you a direct descendant of this family Barbara?
Ken has not been on rootschat for some months - I hope he receives notifcation of your reply Barbara. :)
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Welcome to rootschat Barbara. Would you mind telling us which Yearsley you are descended from?
Glen is correct. He is not the person who purchased the old bible. It was Ken1950 who puchased it - and he was hoping to find a living Yearsley descendant to pass the bible on to.
Glen is not a descendant which is probably why Ken did not want to "co-operate" with him.
For reasons still unexplained Glen also stated ... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
... ???
Are you a direct descendant of this family Barbara?
Ken has not been on rootschat for some months - I hope he receives notifcation of your reply Barbara. :)
Welcome to rootschat Barbara. Would you mind telling us which Yearsley you are descended from?
Glen is correct. He is not the person who purchased the old bible. It was Ken1950 who puchased it - and he was hoping to find a living Yearsley descendant to pass the bible on to.
Glen is not a descendant which is probably why Ken did not want to "co-operate" with him.
For reasons still unexplained Glen also stated ... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
... ???
Are you a direct descendant of this family Barbara?
Ken has not been on rootschat for some months - I hope he receives notifcation of your reply Barbara. :)
Welcome to Rootschat Glen. I'm glad to see that someone with an interest in this bible has found this discussion. Who are you descended from?
... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
Do you mind elaborating? :)
I think I'm going to keep the bible until i get more replies . I have to be sure about who gets it.
I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
Welcome to rootschat Barbara. Would you mind telling us which Yearsley you are descended from?
Glen is correct. He is not the person who purchased the old bible. It was Ken1950 who puchased it - and he was hoping to find a living Yearsley descendant to pass the bible on to.
Glen is not a descendant which is probably why Ken did not want to "co-operate" with him.
For reasons still unexplained Glen also stated ... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
... ???
Are you a direct descendant of this family Barbara?
Ken has not been on rootschat for some months - I hope he receives notifcation of your reply Barbara. :)
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Welcome to rootschat Barbara. Would you mind telling us which Yearsley you are descended from?
Glen is correct. He is not the person who purchased the old bible. It was Ken1950 who puchased it - and he was hoping to find a living Yearsley descendant to pass the bible on to.
Glen is not a descendant which is probably why Ken did not want to "co-operate" with him.
For reasons still unexplained Glen also stated ... Knowing the family history, I doubt that there is anyone at this time that would be wanting it.
... ???
Are you a direct descendant of this family Barbara?
Ken has not been on rootschat for some months - I hope he receives notifcation of your reply Barbara. :)
I am descended from Jonas Yearsley. His children were William, George J., Henry, Stephen, Margaret Maria, Sarah Ellen, Mary & Elizabeth. My line continues through George J. Yearsley. He married Elizabeth Ten Eyck. They had children.....Andrew, Ann, William T. E., Silas Wright, Maria V. A. & May. The bible apparently belonged to William T. E. His sister Maria V. A. is my line. She married Elias Pullman Miller. They lived in Watervliet, Albany County, NY. Earlier it was called West Troy. I have a photo of Maria & one of her sisters. Would love to see the information and photos in the bible.
Barbara
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Hi again Barbara. :) I have sent a personal message to Ken to tell him that you have joined this thread. I'm sure he will be very pleased to find a direct descendant who is interested in the bible (despite Glen's doubts).
Good luck - I hope Ken returns very soon. :)
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Hi again Barbara. :) I have sent a personal message to Ken to tell him that you have joined this thread. I'm sure he will be very pleased to find a direct descendant who is interested in the bible (despite Glen's doubts).
Good luck - I hope Ken returns very soon. :)
I can't imagine why Glen said no one in the family would be interested. I used to correspond with him years ago. Guess he didn't remember me.
Barbara
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Hello Barbara;
No, I do not recall you at all, sorry; perhaps your correspondence is on one of my old computers, I have had several upgrades and did not carry forward my e-mail and I have had at least 2 new e-mail providers; I am now on g-mail.
You may have also been in correspondence with Frank Southcott or Peggy Yearsley, Peggy I believe is from this line; can't recall exactly. Both Frank and Peggy were my USA go to people for Yearsley research; Peggy was situated in Erie and many of her messages can be found on Rootsweb; as are mine form many years past. Perhaps that is where we chatted ... ?? or perhaps on the Yearsley surname Rootsweb list which I originated some years ago.
My research is world wide for Yearsley's and in the past 2 - 3 years I have been working on the line in question; still not completed with focus now on the Ketchum line contained therein. I have sent for documents on one particular Ketchum marriage which I cannot confirm on-line. I have not released this line to Ancestry as yet and still have it listed a " Private " not Public.
However, should the holder of the Bible release it to you, I would be interested to know if you are willing to share copies of the photos to me by .jpg ( photo scan ) and or any other information that may be relevant to the Family research.
As you are from a maternal line you may not be interested but, one other party and myself have established a yDNA Yearsley study which is now in it's second year ( it is on-line ) as well we have established a Yearsley Genealogy website. Many connections have been made through the yDNA study but one of the links we are missing is the connection between the Yearsley's of Gloucestershire ( Forest of Dean ) and the Yearsley's of Cheshire. You mention that " There are still Yearsley's in the area " ( Troy etc. ) and if you have means of knowing who they are, we would be interested in having them ( male ) joining our study. To date we do not have any female ( maternal ) studies started but again, we would welcome you as a member.
You mention a " Silas Wright " as being a brother to William Ten but I cannot locate that information from any census or birth records on line. Can you enlighten me on that. Additionally Maria married Elias P. Miller and had 6 children: George, Charles, William, Ella, Elizabeth, and Lena all between 1871 and 1888 - from which of these children do you come from ? I haven't carried on research for this branch beyond that .
regards
Glen A. Yearsley
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Hello Barbara;
No, I do not recall you at all, sorry; perhaps your correspondence is on one of my old computers, I have had several upgrades and did not carry forward my e-mail and I have had at least 2 new e-mail providers; I am now on g-mail.
You may have also been in correspondence with Frank Southcott or Peggy Yearsley, Peggy I believe is from this line; can't recall exactly. Both Frank and Peggy were my USA go to people for Yearsley research; Peggy was situated in Erie and many of her messages can be found on Rootsweb; as are mine form many years past. Perhaps that is where we chatted ... ?? or perhaps on the Yearsley surname Rootsweb list which I originated some years ago.
My research is world wide for Yearsley's and in the past 2 - 3 years I have been working on the line in question; still not completed with focus now on the Ketchum line contained therein. I have sent for documents on one particular Ketchum marriage which I cannot confirm on-line. I have not released this line to Ancestry as yet and still have it listed a " Private " not Public.
However, should the holder of the Bible release it to you, I would be interested to know if you are willing to share copies of the photos to me by .jpg ( photo scan ) and or any other information that may be relevant to the Family research.
As you are from a maternal line you may not be interested but, one other party and myself have established a yDNA Yearsley study which is now in it's second year ( it is on-line ) as well we have established a Yearsley Genealogy website. Many connections have been made through the yDNA study but one of the links we are missing is the connection between the Yearsley's of Gloucestershire ( Forest of Dean ) and the Yearsley's of Cheshire. You mention that " There are still Yearsley's in the area " ( Troy etc. ) and if you have means of knowing who they are, we would be interested in having them ( male ) joining our study. To date we do not have any female ( maternal ) studies started but again, we would welcome you as a member.
You mention a " Silas Wright " as being a brother to William Ten but I cannot locate that information from any census or birth records on line. Can you enlighten me on that. Additionally Maria married Elias P. Miller and had 6 children: George, Charles, William, Ella, Elizabeth, and Lena all between 1871 and 1888 - from which of these children do you come from ? I haven't carried on research for this branch beyond that .
regards
Glen A. Yearsley
Hi Glen,
In your research have you found any information on the parents of Jonas Yearsley? I'm still looking for it. I don't know where I found the information on Silas Wright Yearsley. He was born 29 Sep 1846 in W. Troy and died 6 Aug 1847 in W. Troy. I will have to get my files out to find that information.
My line from Elias Pullman Miller is through his son Charles Alexander Miller. He was named after a cousin Charles Yearsley who died in the Civil War leading a charge in Virginia. There's a lot of information on him at the Hall of Records in Albany. Then Charles A. Miller, had a son he also named Charles A. He was my grandfather, although I never met him. He died before I was born. His daughter Mary was my mother.
Barbara
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Hello Barb:
Jonas; (b) 1790 - England ( d ) 1861 in Troy - Albany
parents are William; (b) 1765 in England (d) 1814 in Watervliet, Albany. William's wife was Elizabeth Unknown Surname.
The Wills for both Jonas and William are posted on my Ancestry pages.
George Yearsley ( b ) 1787 in England a brother to Jonas : his will is also posted.
Your George Jonas Yearsley inherited George's house and lot on Union street.
Charles Yearsley who died in the Civil War leading a charge in Virginia : Yes I have his picture posted as well.
Glen
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Hello Barb:
Jonas; (b) 1790 - England ( d ) 1861 in Troy - Albany
parents are William; (b) 1765 in England (d) 1814 in Watervliet, Albany. William's wife was Elizabeth Unknown Surname.
The Wills for both Jonas and William are posted on my Ancestry pages.
George Yearsley ( b ) 1787 in England a brother to Jonas : his will is also posted.
Your George Jonas Yearsley inherited George's house and lot on Union street.
Charles Yearsley who died in the Civil War leading a charge in Virginia : Yes I have his picture posted as well.
Glen
Hi Glen,
Thanks for that information.
I was corresponding with a Robert Kinzel from IL in 2008 about the Yearsley family. I'm going to see if I can get in touch with him again. He's a descendant of Stephen Yearsley. I know he would also be interested in the bible.
Barbara
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Barb:
Stephen died before 1900 in Watervliet, but had 9 girls and 1 boy - George W. Yearsley.
If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know.
regards
Glen
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Hello Barb:
Jonas; (b) 1790 - England ( d ) 1861 in Troy - Albany
parents are William; (b) 1765 in England (d) 1814 in Watervliet, Albany. William's wife was Elizabeth Unknown Surname.
The Wills for both Jonas and William are posted on my Ancestry pages.
I'm having a really difficult time finding the wills for Jonas and William on Ancestry.com. I ave a transcription of John's will if you are interested.
Barbara
George Yearsley ( b ) 1787 in England a brother to Jonas : his will is also posted.
Your George Jonas Yearsley inherited George's house and lot on Union street.
Charles Yearsley who died in the Civil War leading a charge in Virginia : Yes I have his picture posted as well.
Glen
Hi Glen,
Thanks for that information.
I was corresponding with a Robert Kinzel from IL in 2008 about the Yearsley family. I'm going to see if I can get in touch with him again. He's a descendant of Stephen Yearsley. I know he would also be interested in the bible.
Barbara
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Barb:
Stephen died before 1900 in Watervliet, but had 9 girls and 1 boy - George W. Yearsley.
If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know.
regards
Glen
I'm having a really difficult time finding the wills of Jonas & William on Ancestry.com. Any hints? I have a transcription of John's will if you're interested.
Barbara
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Barb:
Stephen died before 1900 in Watervliet, but had 9 girls and 1 boy - George W. Yearsley.
If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know.
regards
Glen
Hi Glen,
Good news. I found the wills for William, Jonas, John & George. I also found the source for Silas Wright Yearsley. It was an obituary in the West Troy Advocate 1837-1864.
pg 93-Aug 11, 1847, pg 3:1. Died--In this village on the 6th inst, Silas Wright, youngest son of George J. & Elizabeth Ann Yearsley, age 10 mo & 8 days.
No word yet from the person with the Bible.
Barbara
I'm having a really difficult time finding the wills of Jonas & William on Ancestry.com. Any hints? I have a transcription of John's will if you're interested.
Barbara
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Hello Barb -
Sorry, I didn't see this message from Rootsweb until a little while ago. Good to hear that you have located the wills and yes, I have John's will - Thanks. Today, I looked at previously posted messages on RootsChat and have responded to a Robert ?? regarding John; his message was from 2008 to Peggy Yearsley and unfortunately she has deceased. I may not get a response because of the age of the message ... we will see.
I am working on 3 Yearsley trees at the moment and am bouncing back and forth, so please be patient with my responces.
I have also reinstated myself as the Yearsley Mailing List administrator. I created it many years ago and had to give it up because I was too busy, now I find that it was up for adoption once again and have taken it on.
Regards
Glen
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
I've been away. I still have the bible. If you want any information from the bible just ask and I'll respond within a day.
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
I've been away. I still have the bible. If you want any information from the bible just ask and I'll respond within a day.
I'm not sure what is contained in the bible as far as family information. Names, dates, relationships if mentioned. You also mentioned that there were some pictures. Are the pictures labeled? Would love to see them. I haven't been this excited about family research in a long time. Especially since the last person who knew Maria Yearsley Miller is in hospice. She is 92 and also knew all the aunts & uncles.
Barbara
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Ken1950 - I am also interested in the photos and would appreciate a .jpg copy to my e-mail address : *
if that works for you
Thanks Glen A. Yearsley
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
I've been away. I still have the bible. If you want any information from the bible just ask and I'll respond within a day.
I'm not sure what is contained in the bible as far as family information. Names, dates, relationships if mentioned. You also mentioned that there were some pictures. Are the pictures labeled? Would love to see them. I haven't been this excited about family research in a long time. Especially since the last person who knew Maria Yearsley Miller is in hospice. She is 92 and also knew all the aunts & uncles.
Barbara
There are some hand written entries. Death and birth, last entries were 1890 and 1893. I'm going to try to photograph the entry pages and the photos.
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
I've been away. I still have the bible. If you want any information from the bible just ask and I'll respond within a day.
I'm not sure what is contained in the bible as far as family information. Names, dates, relationships if mentioned. You also mentioned that there were some pictures. Are the pictures labeled? Would love to see them. I haven't been this excited about family research in a long time. Especially since the last person who knew Maria Yearsley Miller is in hospice. She is 92 and also knew all the aunts & uncles.
Barbara
There are some hand written entries. Death and birth, last entries were 1890 and 1893. I'm going to try to photograph the entry pages and the photos.
Thank you so much. Would you consider selling the bible? My family would be thrilled to see it.
Barbara
Mary Howd, William's wife died in 1893. Could that be her?
Barbara
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
I've been away. I still have the bible. If you want any information from the bible just ask and I'll respond within a day.
I'm not sure what is contained in the bible as far as family information. Names, dates, relationships if mentioned. You also mentioned that there were some pictures. Are the pictures labeled? Would love to see them. I haven't been this excited about family research in a long time. Especially since the last person who knew Maria Yearsley Miller is in hospice. She is 92 and also knew all the aunts & uncles.
Barbara
There are some hand written entries. Death and birth, last entries were 1890 and 1893. I'm going to try to photograph the entry pages and the photos.
Thank you so much. Would you consider selling the bible? My family would be thrilled to see it.
Barbara
Mary Howd, William's wife died in 1893. Could that be her?
Barbara
I've got the pictures of the entries and pictures. They may have to be resized, but I don't know how to do that. Send me your e-mail address and i'll send them to you. Barb. are you in the U.S. or across the pond ?
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
I've been away. I still have the bible. If you want any information from the bible just ask and I'll respond within a day.
I'm not sure what is contained in the bible as far as family information. Names, dates, relationships if mentioned. You also mentioned that there were some pictures. Are the pictures labeled? Would love to see them. I haven't been this excited about family research in a long time. Especially since the last person who knew Maria Yearsley Miller is in hospice. She is 92 and also knew all the aunts & uncles.
Barbara
There are some hand written entries. Death and birth, last entries were 1890 and 1893. I'm going to try to photograph the entry pages and the photos.
Thank you so much. Would you consider selling the bible? My family would be thrilled to see it.
Barbara
Mary Howd, William's wife died in 1893. Could that be her?
Barbara
I've got the pictures of the entries and pictures. They may have to be resized, but I don't know how to do that. Send me your e-mail address and i'll send them to you. Barb. are you in the U.S. or across the pond ?
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I live in the very area where the Yearsley's lived. I've been to the Albany Rural Cemetery where a lot of them are interred, the hotel that Jonas and George owned in Latham. Watervliet is a small town on the outskirts of Albany/Menands. Walked all the streets. Watervliet is the location of an arsenal that was in use during the War of 1812, and have made cannons, etc., for all the Wars since then. There's a really neat building that is made out of iron that houses the museum. My uncle and cousin worked at the arsenal for years. Over the years though, the operation of the arsenal has been pushed back. It's not what it used to be. I feel so close to these people it's spooky. I grew up in this area and never left.
Barbara
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I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
I've been away. I still have the bible. If you want any information from the bible just ask and I'll respond within a day.
I'm not sure what is contained in the bible as far as family information. Names, dates, relationships if mentioned. You also mentioned that there were some pictures. Are the pictures labeled? Would love to see them. I haven't been this excited about family research in a long time. Especially since the last person who knew Maria Yearsley Miller is in hospice. She is 92 and also knew all the aunts & uncles.
Barbara
There are some hand written entries. Death and birth, last entries were 1890 and 1893. I'm going to try to photograph the entry pages and the photos.
Thank you so much. Would you consider selling the bible? My family would be thrilled to see it.
Barbara
Mary Howd, William's wife died in 1893. Could that be her?
Barbara
I've got the pictures of the entries and pictures. They may have to be resized, but I don't know how to do that. Send me your e-mail address and i'll send them to you. Barb. are you in the U.S. or across the pond ?
My email is..... *
I live in the very area where the Yearsley's lived. I've been to the Albany Rural Cemetery where a lot of them are interred, the hotel that Jonas and George owned in Latham. Watervliet is a small town on the outskirts of Albany/Menands. Walked all the streets. Watervliet is the location of an arsenal that was in use during the War of 1812, and have made cannons, etc., for all the Wars since then. There's a really neat building that is made out of iron that houses the museum. My uncle and cousin worked at the arsenal for years. Over the years though, the operation of the arsenal has been pushed back. It's not what it used to be. I feel so close to these people it's spooky. I grew up in this area and never left.
Barbara
I found a family Bible at a lawn sale. Name---William T E Yearsley born 1844 .Married to Mary Elcie Howd. 1864.born 1841. Family pictures and records.
I am related to this family. Would love to see the Bible & pictures. The T. E. in William's name is for Ten Eyck, his mother's maiden name. He was the son of George J. Yearsley, and Elizabeth Eyck. I have visited Albany Rural Cemetery where the family is buried many times. They lived in Watervliet, NY. Earlier the name of the town was West Troy. There are still some Yearsley descendants living in the area.
Barbara
I've been away. I still have the bible. If you want any information from the bible just ask and I'll respond within a day.
I'm not sure what is contained in the bible as far as family information. Names, dates, relationships if mentioned. You also mentioned that there were some pictures. Are the pictures labeled? Would love to see them. I haven't been this excited about family research in a long time. Especially since the last person who knew Maria Yearsley Miller is in hospice. She is 92 and also knew all the aunts & uncles.
Barbara
There are some hand written entries. Death and birth, last entries were 1890 and 1893. I'm going to try to photograph the entry pages and the photos.
Where was the lawn sale that you found the bible?
Barbara
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Barbara I'm afriad that you are not allowed to post your email address on this forum. A moderator will remove it if you don't. Sorry about that, but it's Rootschat policy. :)
To contact Ken and exchange messages including personal information, just click on his name which will take you to a page where you can send him a personal message. Good luck, and let me know if you have any problems doing this. :)
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Seeing as though the last entries were 1890 -1893 : Stephen J. Yearsley the son of Joans died September 1893.
George Jonas Yearsley the father of William Ten Yearsley died October 21, 1902 in Watervliet.
William Ten died July 21, 1917 and was buried July 24, 1917 at the Albany Rural Cemetery. William Arthur Yearsley the son of William Ten - died August 08, 1892 and was buried August 11, 1892 at Memands.
Andrew, the brother to William Ten Yearsley died 1918 and may have been the last holder of the Bible assuming the passing down from eldest to sons from top to bottom.
William Ten was married twice and did not have any sons that survived him: they all predeceased him.
The only thing that I am interested in is scanned images of the entries and photos; we have already discussed the fact that I am not a descendant and am in no way interested in ownership of yet another family Bible. As far as I am concerned ... the Bible should be in the Albany museum or related Society that handles local history artifacts and should be preserved.
Glen A. Yearsley
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Hi, I have Yearsley roots. I haven't put them all on my site, but here are some: http://relusa.com/pgednew/famlist.php?surname=YEARSLEY&ged=pearce5_5.ged (http://relusa.com/pgednew/famlist.php?surname=YEARSLEY&ged=pearce5_5.ged)
It would be great to see the information that you have about them. I would like to create a slideTrip.com (http://slideTrip.com) of the Yearsley family, and it would be nice to have a copy of the pictures in the bible, and the scanned images of the pages.
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Hi, I have Yearsley roots. I haven't put them all on my site, but here are some: http://relusa.com/pgednew/famlist.php?surname=YEARSLEY&ged=pearce5_5.ged (http://relusa.com/pgednew/famlist.php?surname=YEARSLEY&ged=pearce5_5.ged)
It would be great to see the information that you have about them. I would like to create a slideTrip.com (http://slideTrip.com) of the Yearsley family, and it would be nice to have a copy of the pictures in the bible, and the scanned images of the pages.
Hi Larry,
I checked your website. Your Yearsley family is from PA. My Yearsley family is from Watervliet, NY. As close as I can figure there were three different branches of Yearsley's. Whether they're related or not, I don't know. One branch in Pa, one in NY and one in Canada. They all emigrated from Cheshire Co., England. My Yearsley's were in NY State by 1787. I see your surname is Maddock. How are you a Yearsley? Glen Yearsley in Canada wants to do DNA testing to see if these families are related.
Barbara
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A quick google throws up a lot of Ten Eycks/Teneycks - looks like it has German origins.
This is my family. Ken has sent the Bible to me, and I'm thrilled. No names under the pictures. The NY State branch of Yearsley's came to the city of Watervliet, (used to be called West Troy) in 1785/87. William and Elizabeth came with their children from co Cheshire, England, William, John, Jonas, George, Mary, Matilda, Alley & Eleanor. George became a naturalized citizen and I found the information on their emigration from that record. I've tried to find their origins, with no success.
By the way, Ten Eyck/Ten Eyke is Dutch. They were here in the 1600's and became a very prominent family.
Barbara
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A quick google throws up a lot of Ten Eycks/Teneycks - looks like it has German origins.
This is my family. Ken has sent the Bible to me, and I'm thrilled. ery prominent family.
Barbara
Great news Barbara. You are SO lucky. Treasure it.
Good luck with your continuing research.
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Hi, I have Yearsley roots. I haven't put them all on my site, but here are some: http://relusa.com/pgednew/famlist.php?surname=YEARSLEY&ged=pearce5_5.ged (http://relusa.com/pgednew/famlist.php?surname=YEARSLEY&ged=pearce5_5.ged)
It would be great to see the information that you have about them. I would like to create a slideTrip.com (http://slideTrip.com) of the Yearsley family, and it would be nice to have a copy of the pictures in the bible, and the scanned images of the pages.
Hi Larry,
I checked your website. Your Yearsley family is from PA. My Yearsley family is from Watervliet, NY. As close as I can figure there were three different branches of Yearsley's. Whether they're related or not, I don't know. One branch in Pa, one in NY and one in Canada. They all emigrated from Cheshire Co., England. My Yearsley's were in NY State by 1787. I see your surname is Maddock. How are you a Yearsley? Glen Yearsley in Canada wants to do DNA testing to see if these families are related.
Barbara
Hello Barb and Larry:
Larry the two Yearsley family groups are not connected in any way on this side of the pond ( North America ) although there may be some " Chance " marriages along the way that may suggest that there is. Your line has been extensively researched and the most reliable and comprehensive one that I know of is prepared by Frank Southcott of Pennsylvania - his research is on line at Roosweb.com. Frank also holds the records of another Yearsley researcher; Peggy Yearsley ( deceased ) , who resided in Erie, Penn and was a descendant of that line; many of her posts are archived on Rootschat.
Barbs line from Watervliet: a line that I have been researching for the past 2 years is also Rooted in Cheshire as is your line but, at this point the two have not been connected. In brief my Yearsley line has origins from Bristol, England with roots of over 300 years in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire and again, at this point in time we have no paper trail to connect the Yearsley's of Cheshire with the Yearsley's of Gloucestershire and Wales. It is in this light that we, myself and one other Yearsley, have started a yDNA study to see if in fact, the lines are connected genetically. To date, we have not had any success in saying that we are definitely linked.
I would be easy to say that there is a connection, but over time, an extensive amount of paper records have been lost or destroyed either by fire, age or by the appetites of mice so DNA seems to be the next logical step for inter - connection. A yDNA marker test is for male descendants who have male Yearsley lineage only, any other line maternally would not work. We are finding however, that through the DNA data base, there are other variants of the name ; ie Earlsy for example may be connected; there are others as well. You can imagine how the name over time was spelt and dealt with phoenetically at the ship yards when our forefathers left their homelands.
As for the pictures in the Bible that Barb now has, they would be of no use for your study and as it turns out they identity of the photos is speculative at this point as they are not specifically identified within the confines of the Bible. Barb may have a better viewpoint on that as time goes on.
To view what Frank Southcott has for your line, enter Yearsley's of Cheshire into the Rootsweb system and where you see his name come up click on the link or enter a specific name such as John Yearsley and Elizabeth Simcock and you will see many entries; His work can be trusted and I recommend him highly.
I hope this helps.
Glen A. Yearsley
Ontario, Canada
Yearsley Surname List Administrator
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So glad a family member now has the bible.
Roots chat is brilliant . sandra
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Hi, I have Yearsley roots. I haven't put them all on my site, but here are some: http://relusa.com/pgednew/famlist.php?surname=YEARSLEY&ged=pearce5_5.ged (http://relusa.com/pgednew/famlist.php?surname=YEARSLEY&ged=pearce5_5.ged)
It would be great to see the information that you have about them. I would like to create a slideTrip.com (http://slideTrip.com) of the Yearsley family, and it would be nice to have a copy of the pictures in the bible, and the scanned images of the pages.
Hi Larry,
I checked your website. Your Yearsley family is from PA. My Yearsley family is from Watervliet, NY. As close as I can figure there were three different branches of Yearsley's. Whether they're related or not, I don't know. One branch in Pa, one in NY and one in Canada. They all emigrated from Cheshire Co., England. My Yearsley's were in NY State by 1787. I see your surname is Maddock. How are you a Yearsley? Glen Yearsley in Canada wants to do DNA testing to see if these families are related.
Barbara
Hello Barb and Larry:
Larry the two Yearsley family groups are not connected in any way on this side of the pond ( North America ) although there may be some " Chance " marriages along the way that may suggest that there is. Your line has been extensively researched and the most reliable and comprehensive one that I know of is prepared by Frank Southcott of Pennsylvania - his research is on line at Roosweb.com. Frank also holds the records of another Yearsley researcher; Peggy Yearsley ( deceased ) , who resided in Erie, Penn and was a descendant of that line; many of her posts are archived on Rootschat.
Barbs line from Watervliet: a line that I have been researching for the past 2 years is also Rooted in Cheshire as is your line but, at this point the two have not been connected. In brief my Yearsley line has origins from Bristol, England with roots of over 300 years in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire and again, at this point in time we have no paper trail to connect the Yearsley's of Cheshire with the Yearsley's of Gloucestershire and Wales. It is in this light that we, myself and one other Yearsley, have started a yDNA study to see if in fact, the lines are connected genetically. To date, we have not had any success in saying that we are definitely linked.
I would be easy to say that there is a connection, but over time, an extensive amount of paper records have been lost or destroyed either by fire, age or by the appetites of mice so DNA seems to be the next logical step for inter - connection. A yDNA marker test is for male descendants who have male Yearsley lineage only, any other line maternally would not work. We are finding however, that through the DNA data base, there are other variants of the name ; ie Earlsy for example may be connected; there are others as well. You can imagine how the name over time was spelt and dealt with phoenetically at the ship yards when our forefathers left their homelands.
As for the pictures in the Bible that Barb now has, they would be of no use for your study and as it turns out they identity of the photos is speculative at this point as they are not specifically identified within the confines of the Bible. Barb may have a better viewpoint on that as time goes on.
To view what Frank Southcott has for your line, enter Yearsley's of Cheshire into the Rootsweb system and where you see his name come up click on the link or enter a specific name such as John Yearsley and Elizabeth Simcock and you will see many entries; His work can be trusted and I recommend him highly.
I hope this helps.
Glen A. Yearsley
Ontario, Canada
Yearsley Surname List Administrator
Glen, Have you ever seen it spelled Yeardley? There was a family tradition that we were related/descended from George Yeardley, the 1st Governor of Virginia. His name was daughtered out. I haven't found anything to authenticate the rumor. My theory is...........that's the Bible that went into the stove.
Barbara
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Hello Barb:
No, we have no connection to the Yeardley line of Virginia nor Yardley. I researched the Yeardley line many years ago and although it looks and resembles what could be - isn't. Good thought though.
Glen