James Yandell Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-09-19
This is my ancestor 6 generations back.

 / Henry Yeandell
 / James Yandell|
|  \ Agnes Mears
James II Yandell |
|  /
 \ Martha Walker |
 \

Born: about 1769-00-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1853-07-01 Wilson Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1804-00-00 Mary "Polly" Kirkpatrick
Children of James Yandell and Mary Kirkpatrick:
John Yandell b. 1805-10-16
Catherine Yandell b. 1807-08-31
William F Yandell b. 1809-08-31
*Thomas Kirkpatrick Yandell b. 1811-08-06
Mary Ann Yandell b. 1813-09-05
James Henderson Yandell b. 1815-07-02

Notes:

I think I remember that my original source for this family showed his parents as William Yandell + Martha Walker, but a later source showed William marrying Martha Wilson.

An Ancestry.com message shows a William Yandell 1809 marrying Jane Barr. William 1809 is son of James Yandell 1765 and Mary Kirkpatrick. James 1765 is shown as son of James 1740 and Martha Walker; James 1740 is son of Henry and Agnes Mears.

Given that James' son Thomas' middle name is Kirkpatrick, I think it likely that this James is the one mentioned above.

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1799 October Session Mecklenburg Co. NC. Court book 4-187

Ordered by Court that James Yandell, an Orphan of James Yandell, Deceased, be bound to
John McCall to learn the trade of a Sadler, to live with his said Master until he is 21 years of
age being now 17 years and eight months old. and the said John also engages to pay said
apprentice the sum of $20 in money and $21 worth of tools suitable for his trade exclusive of
what the Law allows

[Note: That would make him born 1782, which doesn't agree with the census entries below.]

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married in Mecklenburg NC
possibly buried in Sugg's Creek church cemetery, Wilson Co TN

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NC Archives

Record ID: 12.14.87.5163
Mecklenburg Co NC Land Records, James Yandel and Thomas Kirkpatrick
Entry #1440 1814-04-15; Grant #2254 1814-11-29; Book 128 p311; 22 acres, On waters of McMickles Creek
[Who is Thomas?]

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They moved to Wilson Co TN in 1815.

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records book of Sugg's Creek church, Wilson Co TN

children of James Yandle and Mary Yandle

John Yandle 1805-10-16
Catherine Yandle 1807-08-31
Wm Yandle 1809-08-31
Thos K Yandle 1811-08-06
Polly Ann Yandle 1813-09-15
Jas H Yandle 1815-07-02

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Yandell mail-list

On 14 Apr 1818, John Donelson of Wilson Co TN conveyed 135 acres of land on the east side of
Stones’ River and on the waters of Suggs Creek in Wilson Co to James Yandell for $325 (Deed Book I,
page 338). On 19 Jan 1824, John Donelson deeded another 30 acres to James Yandle for $120. The
land was described as on the east side of Stone’s River, lying in Wilson and Rutherford Counties, TN on
the branches of the northeast side of Stone’s River (Deed Book K, pp 99-100).

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Early TN tax lists

Wilson Co TN, 1836
James Yandle 175 acres, value $800, tax 72 c; no poll

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1850 census Wilson Co TN p454b, Civil district #26
James Yandell 81 NC
Polly 73 SC
Morris Bland 19 TN

He has no occupation. He and his wife can read and write.

1840 census Wilson Co TN p244, twp not stated (district allotted to Gid C Matlock)
James Yandle 1 M 30-40, 1 M 50-60, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 60-70
[Thomas 28?, James 71?, Matilda Weaver 17, Mary 64]
[There is a mark in the column for M 20-30, but it is crossed out. Thomas should have been 28 as of the
official census date. He married Matilda in 1841.]
Next door is James H Yandle, his son.

1830 census Wilson Co TN p108, twp not stated (district allotted to Harone? A Hays)
James Yandal 2 M 10-15, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 20-30, 1 M 60-70, 1 F <5, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 30-40, 1 F 50-60
[John Weaver, James 14, Thomas 18, William 21, James 61, Matilda Weaver 7, Mary Ann 16, Matilda Weaver, Mary 54]

I think William is living with James. William married in 1828, but then married again in late 1830. It appears
his first wife died right after they married, and he moved back in with his parents.
But it could be that Thomas is 20 and James is 15. I don't see William on the census in Wilson Co
otherwise, so for now I'm assuming the sons with James were as above.
See notes for son Thomas' wife regarding the Weavers.

1820 census Wilson Co TN p393, Lebanon township
James Yandell 2 M <10, 2 M 10-16, 1 M 45+, 1 F <10, 1 F 10-16, 1 F 26-45
[James 5, Thomas 9, William 10, John 14, James 51, Mary Ann 6, Catherine 12, Mary 44]

1810 census Mecklenburg Co NC p511, Captain Smartt's district
James Yandle 2 M 0-10, 1 M 26-45, 1 F 0-10, 1 F 10-16, 1 F 26-44
[William 1, John 5, James 41, Catherine 3, x, Mary 34]

Next door is William Yandle. A few houses down are William Yandle and Daniel Yandle.
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