Henry B. York 
Henry B. was born on August 6th, 1732 in Pipecreek Settlement, Carroll County, Maryland (now Union Bridge, Caroll Co).1 Henry B.'s father was Jeremiah York and his mother was Sarah Seymour. His paternal grandparents were Jeremiah York and Unknown; his maternal grandparents were John Seymour and Maiden name may not be Seymour. He had eleven brothers and a sister, named Semore, John, Joseph, Thomas, James, Aaron, William, Bartholomew, Jeremiah, Jesse, Elijah and Elizabeth. He died in Wilkes County, North Carolina.General Notes
Henry York Will 8 March 1817:
In The Name of God Amen Henry York of the county of Wilkes and the state of North Carolina being very weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God calling unto mind the morality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain tis my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all give and renounce my soul into the hands of the Almighty God that gave it and my body. Remand to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my exseutive nothing doubting at the general resurrection. Shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such world by estate where with it has pleased God to help me in this life. Give? and dispose of the same in the following manner of form. First I ordain my beloved wife Market to be executive of my estate the during of her ? and if she should marry again she is to have but a child's part. To my son Henry I give one hundred acres of land on the south side of the tract and to my son Leonard I five the old tract were I now live and after to death of beloved wife all my estate shall be equally divided amongst my daughters that
is to say the daughters of my last wife Market but if she is to marry than all my estate is to be sold by my executors George Wheatly and Daniel McDaniel and for my children of the
first wife as I think I have given them more than the younger children will get so I bequeath unto each one dollar and I do hereby utterly disblame revoke all and every testament and
wills in ?? whereof I have here unto got my hand and seal this 8th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eighth hundred and seventeen. Signed sealed on his last will and testament in the presence of us:
David Thronbergh
Henry Lenderman
Dan McDaniel
Henry York
(his mark)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.BET 1590 AND 1598 in Yorkshire, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 1617 AND 1620 in Olney, Buckingham County, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 1635 AND 1639 in Olney, Buckingham County, England d.UNKNOWN in Maryland
- b.10 Oct 1619 in Buckinghamshire, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 1657 in Olney, Buckingham County, England d.5 MAR 1694/95 in Olney, Buckingham County, England
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- b.05 Jul 1629 in St. Andrew, Holborn, London, England d.UNKNOWN
- d.UNKNOWN
- b.11 Oct 1694 in Olney Parish, Buckingham, England d.11 Oct 1784 in Prince George Co, MD or Randolph Co, NC
- d.UNKNOWN
- b.06 Aug 1732 in Pipecreek Settlement, Carroll County, Maryland (now Union Bridge, Caroll Co) d.BET 1816 AND 1817 in Wilkes County, North Carolina
- b.08 Nov 1635 d.30 Jul 1709
- b.BET 1700 AND 1710 in Olney, Buckingham County, England d.1770 in Randolph Co, NC
- d.UNKNOWN
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Henry B. and Elinor were married in a religious ceremony before 1757. They had five sons and three daughters, named William, Richard, Eli, Edmond, Samuel, Mollie, Susanah and Elizabeth.
Henry B. and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony on June 15th, 1789 in Randolph County, NC. They had three sons and four daughters, named Eli, Henry F., Leonard, Eve Dorothy, Sarah Sally, Elizabeth and Zilpha.
Family Notes
Their wedding date may have been 15 January 1789.
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Children
Eve Dorothy York
Eve Dorothy was born on October 15th, 1792 in Randolph Co, NC. She died at the age of 65 on September 29th, 1858.
Sarah Sally York
Sarah Sally was born on October 10th, 1794 in Randolph Co, NC. She died at the age of 40 on August 16th, 1835.
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