Ambrose Yarborough, Sr.

Ancestor #: A129390

Seen as son of Richard Yarbrough, lll and Rachel Yarbrough without supporting evidence.

Biography

THE YARBRO FAMILY - Chapter XIV

“The English cousins surely kept in contact with the Yarbro's of America for Ambrose Yarborough left England about 1732 and came directly to Amelia County, Va. to a member of the Yarbrough family and married one of his cousins. This line went into South Carolina, then to Georgia and Ala. and finally into Mississippi.“

Family

Descendants of Ambrose Yarbrough

Generation No. 1

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/yarber/40/

1.AMBROSE1 YARBROUGH was born 1710 in Yorkshire England, and died 1788 in Union Co., SC.He married MARY LEE MASON.

Children of AMBROSE YARBROUGH and MARY MASON are:

• 2. i. HUMPHREY2 YARBROUGH, b. 1740, VA; d. NC.
• ii. ANN YARBROUGH, b. VA; d. SC; m. JOHN PINNEL.
• iii. AMBROSE JR. YARBROUGH, b. VA; d. SC.
• 3. iv. JONATHON YARBROUGH, b. Abt. 1740, VA; d. 1811, NC.
• v. JEREMIAH YARBROUGH.
• vi. MARY YARBROUGH.
• vii. JOHN YARBROUGH.

Will

http://theusgenweb.org/sc/union/Wills/yarboroughambrose.html

• "I Ambrose Yarborough of Union county being of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding.
• I will that my executors shall make conveyances to John Bailie, Thomas Scales and Jonathan Pinnell for the several tracts of land agreeable to my bonds to each of them severally and take up the said notes or bonds. It is my will that my executors may sell any part of my estate, real or personal as they may judge proper for the paying of my just debts or the support of my family.
• After my debts and funeral expenses are paid, I give to my beloved wife Mary all my estate, both real and personal for the support of my children.
• After her decease, the whole of my estate to be divided into five equal parts. One for Ann Pinnell, one for Jeremiah Yarborough, Humphrey Yarborough, John Yarborough, and Mary Yarborough.
• I appoint Stephen Layton and Peter Pinnell executors.
• Dated this 27 Aug. 1788
• Wit: William Kelley, Elijah X Alverson, Thomas Todd.
• Signed Ambrose Yarborough {seal."

References

References

1. The Blandford Series of Yarbrough Genealogical Records: Volume 148. Ambrose Yarbrough, ca 1740. Compiled by Frances Lockwood. Leonard Yarbrough, Editor. December 2016. < PDF > The material contained herein is subject to the copyright laws of the United States. Material may be freely used by Yarbrough family researchers so long as proper attribution to the Yarbrough National Genealogical & Historical Association, Inc. is given. This material, in whole or in part, may not be used for any other purposes without the express written permission of the Yarbrough National Genealogical & Historical Association. http://www.yarbroughfamily.org/
2. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~tqpeiffer/genealogy/Documents/Surnam...
3. https://www.tngenweb.org/records/decatur/history/younger/y14-97.html THE YARBRO FAMILY - Chapter XIV From Lillye Younger, The History of Decatur County Past and Present (Southhaven, MS: Carter Printing Company, 1978). Special thanks to Constance Collett for permission to make these web pages. In Memory of Lillye Washburn Younger 1912-1998.
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Yarbrough-7
5. https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/188357/I582/ambrose-yarborough/indivi... (dead link)
6. "Descendants of Ambrose Yarbrough" https://www.yarbroughfamily.org/YMbrs/archives/YFQ/YFQV27.pdf print page p-15 PDF page 93 of 112