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Captain, commanded a troop of North Carolina Partisans Calvary (Troop of Horse) who served under various commands during the war
Additional References:
Congressional Serial Set, National Archives, Special Collections, Revolutionary Army Accounts, Treasurers & Comptrollers Papers, Roll # S115.45, Volume C, pg 112 (header) and 113 (roster)
North Carolina State Archives. (House of Representatives, 35th Congress, Report #85, 4 Feb 1858)
Papers for Pension application by Heirs of Captain William. York with Bill H. R. No. 440, dated 23 Mar 1860
Rev War Pension file S/W80 of Solomon Geren
State Archives of North CarolinaNorth Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, North Carolina. Raleigh, #4463
Spouse: Ailsey XX Children: Josiah Cowan; Elizabeth; Delilah; Thomas; Allen
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William York was born in Orange County, North Carolina, in 1755.
He served in the American Revolutionary War from the year 1777 to the Fall of 1781. Two of his four years in the war were served as "Captain" of the "Troop of Horse." He served under various commanding officers and in various regiments in North Carolina.
The William York family today is a blend of the Philpot family. William York met Richard Philpot when their families moved from North Carolina to Tennessee. William York was listed on the Washington County, Tennessee, tax list of 1790. William and his wife, Ailsey Crabtree York, had five known children:
Allen was born in about 1796 and married twice.
Josiah was born on 15 October 1799 and married Sarah Blake.
Delilah was born in about 1801 and married James Philpot.
Elizabeth was born on 10 May 1802 and married William Philpot.
Thomas
In Roane County, Tennessee, James Philpot, son of Richard, married their daughter, Delilah York, on 30 April 1821. Then, on 12 October 1821, their daughter, Elizabeth York, married Richard Philpot's firstborn son, William. They were married in Roane County, Tennessee, and several other marriages between the Philpot and York families took place over time as the York and Philpot families moved together and lived near one another for many more years. William York's son, Josiah, and his wife, Sarah Blake, were also married in Tennessee. In the months following the marriage of William Philpot and my daughter, Elizabeth York, both the Philpot and York clans moved from Washington County, Tennessee, to McMinn County, Tennessee. William Allen Philpot, Captain William York's firstborn grandson, was born on 10 December 1822. Their children to follow were Minerva Rowena, Richard, Calvin, Thomas, Jane, Elizabeth, Jasper Newton, Joseph Virgil, and Anna Dean.
In early 1827, the York and Philpot clans decided to move again. The group, about fifty men, women, and children, loaded up their wagons and began their 150-mile trek from McMinn County, Tennessee, through the wilderness to Carroll County, Georgia. Their family settled in what is between present-day Buchanan and Villa Rica.
In December of 1835, Captain William York petitioned Congress for my pension as a "Captain" in the Revolutionary War under the act of 7 June 1832. His petition was referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions and was found favorable, but it was denied. He petitioned two more times, in 1836 and in 1837, but the petition lay dormant for three more years until 1840. Captain York never received a pension during his lifetime, as he died on 14 July 1837 in Carroll County. On July 1856, Captain York's son, Josiah Cowan York, continued a petition for a pension for himself and his siblings, Margaret Lacy, Letty Horse, Elizabeth Philpot, and Delilah Philpot. In H. B. No. 440, Congress approved the pension and was paid to Captain William York's surviving heirs. Josiah became a citizen of the Van Wert community, now a part of Rockmart, Georgia, in Polk County. Josiah and his wife, Sarah Virginia Blake, moved to Carroll County, Georgia, in 1826 and resettled in Paulding County after its formation on 3 December 1832. Josiah and Sarah's son, Abraham Huddleston "Hud" York, is sometimes considered the Founder of Yorkville. Abraham and his wife Laura donated one acre of land for establishing Yorkville Methodist Church, while about one-half of this acre forms part of this Historic Yorkville Cemetery.
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