Yancey Pioneers
Earliest Yancey residents
of each State of the Union
Listed below are the 50 states and what were the earliest Yancey
residents in each state.
The order is based on the order in which Yanceys first resided in that state.
you will note a clear migration over time from Virginia to states WEST and SOUTH
interestingly if you look at African American Yanceys (after 1870) you will see
a trend NORTH and EAST
click on this link - to see an animated map of the US formation. (click the "expand icon on the page)
| State |
First Major White Settlements |
Became State |
First Yancey's |
| VA | 1612 | 1776 | 1704 - Charles Yancey - King William County (from the Old Wolrd?) |
| NC | 1776 |
1744 - Jechonias Yancey - Edgecomb County (from VA) 1752 - James Yancey - Granville County |
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| MA | 1788 |
1782 - James Yancey, Massachusetts (Never lived there long) from VA 1870 - James H Yancey |
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| TN | 1796 |
1782 - John Yancey - owner Yanceys Tavern - Sullivan County (from VA) 1797 - Austin Yancey - Blount County (from NC) 1799 - Ambrose Yancey - Grainger County (from VA) 1799 - Robert Yancey - Grainger County (from VA) |
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| KY | 1792 |
1783 - Archelaus Yancey deeded land - Fayette County (from VA) 1784 - Charles Yancey deeded land - Fayette County (from VA) Above two probably never actually lived in Kentucky 1800 - Ludwell Yancey - Mason County (from VA) 1800 - Robert Yancey - Woodford County (from VA) 1800 - Austin Yancey - Lincoln County (from NC) |
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| SC | 1788 |
1783 - James Yancey (from VA) 1790 - Austin Yancey - Greenville (from NC) 1792 - William Yancey - Laurens County 1794 - Lewis D Yancey (from VA) 1802 - Cyrus Yancey - Anderson County (from VA) |
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| GA | 1788 |
1786 - Lewis Davis Yancey - 96th Dist (from VA) 1790 - James Yancey - Wilkes County (from VA) |
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| AL | 1819 |
1818 - Jeremiah Yancey - Mobile (from VA) 1830 - Bartlett Yancey - Lauderdale County (from NC) 1830 - James Yancey - Lauderdale County (from NC) |
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| MO | 1821 |
1824 - Robert Yancey - Howard County (from VA) 1824 - Sanford Yancey - Perry County (from GA) |
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| IL | 1818 |
1830 - Austin Yancey - Franklin County (from KY) 1830 - Hiram Yancey - Franklin County (from KY) 1830 - Richard Yancey - Franklin County (from KY) |
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| IN | 1816 |
1830 - Charles W Yancey - Franklin County (from VA?) 1830 - Robert Henry Yancey - Marion County (from KY) |
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| OH | 1803 |
1830 - Clayburn Yancey - Jackson County (from VA?) 1830 - William Yancey - Jackson County (from VA?) |
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| FL | 1845 | 1830 - Joel Yancey - Monroe County (Key West) (from KY) | |
| AR | 1836 | 1830 - Thomas A Yancey - Hot Springs County (from NC) | |
| LA | 1812 | 1835 - Absalom Yancey - St Landry Parish (from VA) | |
| MS | 1817 |
1837 - Bartlett Yancey - Tishominng County (from NC) 1840 - Henry Yancey - Tippah County (rom NC) 1840 - Tryon Yancey - Marshall County (from NC) |
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| TX | 1845 |
1840 - John Yancey - Nacogdoches County (from VA) 1840 - Archelaus Yancey - Nocogdoches County (from VA) |
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| PA | 1787 | 1848 - Clara Yancey - Blair County | |
| MI | 1850 - Ediboro Yancey | ||
| MI | 1850 - Nathan Yancey | ||
| CA | 1850 |
1850 - Joseph Yancey - 1850 - Moses Yancey - El Dorado 1850 - E. F. Yancey - Mariposa County 1860 - Charles Abraham Yancey - Fresno County (from VA) |
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| NJ | 1787 | 1850 - William Yancey | |
| UT | 1896 |
1852 - Hiram Yancey - Salt lake County (from IL) 1852 - William Yancey - Salt Lake County (from IL) |
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| WI | 1848 | 1854 - Christian Yancey - Fon Du Lac County | |
| IA | 1846 | 1855 - Adam Yantsey - Monroe County | |
| WV | 1863 | 1860 - John Hampton Yancey (from VA) | |
| AZ | 1912 | 1860 - Joseph Trotter Yancey (from TN) | |
| KS | 1861 |
1870 - Hiram John Yancey - (from CA/UT) 1874 - Ambrose Yancey - Elk County (from OH) |
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| CT | 1788 | 1870 - Peter Yancey | |
| DC | 1870 - Mary Jane Yancey | ||
| OR | 1870 |
1870 - William Riley Yancey (from CA) 1870 - Hiram John Yancey (from CA) |
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| NV | 1864 | 1875 - Jesse Yancey - Lander County (from UT) | |
| NH | 1788 | 1880 - Lafayette Yancey | |
| WY | 1890 | 1880 - John F. Yancey (from KY) | |
| ME | 1820 | 1880 - Thomas A Yancey | |
| MD | 1880 - Jacob Yancey | ||
| CO | 1876 | 1880 - William H Yancey - El Paso | |
| ID | 1890 | 1882 - Adam Yancey - Chesterfield (from UT) | |
| OK (Indian Terr.) | 1907 |
1885 - Charles Bartlett Yancey 1889 - William Brownloe Yancey |
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| NE | 1867 | 1890 - Alfred FranklinYancey | |
| NM | 1912 | 1909 - William Warren Yancey | |
| NY | 1788 | 1776 - James Yancey | |
| NY | 1788 | 1850 - John Yancey | |
| WA | 1889 | ? | |
| ND | 1889 | ? | |
| SD | 1889 | ? | |
| RI | 1790 | ? | |
| HI | 1959 | ? | |
| AK | 1959 | ? | |
| DE | ? |