The Yates family came to Virginia and Pittsylvania County in the mid-1700s. This book is a genealogy record of John Yardley Yates and his ancestors and descendants from the mid-1700s to 1990. The book also contains 344 pages of vital statistics,(birth, marriage, and death details), historical family information, especially of the nineteenth century. early family photos, and similar details. Sources of information are included throughout the book

As you study the progeny of John Yeardley Yates and his extended family, hopefully you will be inspired by the events and happenings that made up their lives, by the part of history that each of them not only lived but helped to create, and the positive impact that they have made on our country.

Two other books are available summarizing the genealogical records of William Radford of Bedford County and James Somerville of Culpeper County. These families often worked together, married, and raised families in this new country. All of these families have played an important part in the development of our family history and in the early development of our country.

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