Husband Judge Jasper Yeates 1 2
Born: 7 Apr 1745 - Philadelphia, PA 1
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Died: 14 Mar 1817 1
Buried: - St. James' P. E. Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
Father: John Yeates ( - ) 1
Mother: Elizabeth Sidbotham ( - ) 1
Marriage: 30 Dec 1767 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 1
Wife Sarah Burd 1
Born: 1 Jan 1749 - Philadelphia, PA 1
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Died: 25 Oct 1829 3
Buried: - St. James' P. E. Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
Father: Col. James Burd (1726-1793) 1 2 4 5
Mother: Sarah Shippen (1730-1784) 2 4 5 6
Children
1 F Mary Yeates 3
Born: 13 Mar 1770 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: Aug 1836 - Belmont, PA 3
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Spouse: Hon. Charles Smith (1765-1836/1840) 3 7
Marr: 3 Mar 1791 3
2 M John Yeates 8
Born: Jun 1772 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: Jan 1844 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
Buried: - St. James' P. E. Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
Spouse: Eliza Buckley ( -1849) 8
3 M Jasper Yeates 3
Born: 30 Aug 1774 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 24 Dec 1774 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
4 F Sarah Yeates 3
Born: 4 Dec 1775 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 12 Nov 1776 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Elizabeth Yeates 3
Born: 4 Apr 1778 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 3 Aug 1867 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
Buried: - All-Saints' P. E. Church, Paradise, Lancaster Co, PA
Spouse: Redmond Conyngham ( -1846) 3
Marr: 2 May 1808 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
6 F Margaret Yeates 3
Born: 24 Apr 1780 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 1 Feb 1853 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
Buried: - St. James' P. E. Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
Spouse: Did Not Marry
7 M Edward Shippen Yeates 3
Born: 17 May 1782 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 12 Dec 1782 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
8 F Catharine "Kitty" Yeates 3
Born: 1 Dec 1783 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 7 Jun 1866 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
Buried: - St. James' P. E. Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
Spouse: Did Not Marry
9 F Sarah Yeates 3
Born: 6 Dec 1786 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 7 Dec 1786 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Status: Twin
Spouse: Did Not Marry
10 M Edward Yeates 3
Born: 6 Dec 1786 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Died: 7 Dec 1786 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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Status: Twin
Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Judge Jasper Yeates
He studied at the College of Philadelphia, and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1761, and afterwards that of Master of Arts. He was admitted to the bar in 1765, and became one of the most distinguished lawyers of that period, with a larger practice than any other in the interior of Pennsylvania. He took up his residence in Lancaster, Lancaster County.
He sided with the American colonies in the war with Great Britain, and was chairman of the Committee of Correspondence of Lancaster County in 1776. During the summer of that year he made a journey to western Pennsylvania, and paid a visit to the scene of Braddock's defeat, of which he wrote an interesting account in a letter afterwards printed. He was one of the delegates for Lancaster County to the Convention of Pennsylvania which ratified the Constitution of the United States in 1787, being one of the committee of three persons (the others being Thomas McKean and James Wilson) who reported the form of the ratification adopted by the convention. March 21, 1791, he was commissioned a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a position which he occupied with honor for the remainder of his life. Aug. 8, 1794, in company with James Ross and William Bradford, he was appointed a commissioner by President Washington to confer with the inhabitants of the western counties of Pennsylvania, "in order to quiet and extinguish" the Whiskey Insurrection, a duty which was discharged by them in a most satisfactory manner. In 1805, with his wife's uncle, Chief Justice Edward Shippen, and Judge Thomas Smith, he was tried and acquitted on an impeachment before the Senate of the commonwealth, made in consequence of their imposition of a fine and imprisonment on a certain citizen for contempt of court. Judge Yeates preserved notes of judicial proceedings in which he took part, and prepared them for press before his death. They were printed immediately after his decease, and in the advertisement of this publication by Judge Yeates' son-in-law, Charles Smith, mention is made of "the industry and abilities, as well as the accuracy and fidelity of the author," as "well known to the gentlemen of the bar, by whom he had the happiness to be highly esteemed."
He is buried in St. James' (Protestant Episcopal) churchyard, under a pyramidal tombstone, with this epitaph: "He fulfilled the duties of life with fidelity. His integrity was inflexible. As a judge he was most learned and eminent, and in the exercise of his public functions he deservedly obtained the confidence of his fellow-citizens, and he left behind him a name which will only perish with the judicial records of his country."
General Notes: Wife - Sarah Burd
She is buried in St. James' (Protestant Episcopal) churchyard, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, under a pyramidal tombstone, with this epitaph: "Adorned with all the charities of life, in manners mild, benevolent, and polished, she was beloved by all who knew her. Pious and sincere in her religious duties, and confiding in her Redeemer's love, she departed full of years and honor. Her remaining children have erected this testimonial of their reverence and gratitude."