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  Our starting point is Captain William York and I DO have the records to prove this - one of the highlights of my research years!
  Captain William York
  Josiah Cowan York
  Abraham Huddleston York
  Frances Gertrude 'Fannie' York Stark
  Ltcmdr George Arnold Stark USNR ret
  --  Source name withheld by request, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 September 2013
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  The source above also contributed the following:
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  Captain William YORK
  b abt 1755 prob. Colony of Virginia
  d 14 Jul 1837 Carroll Co., GA
  married abt 1778
  Ailsey (surname unknown)
  
  We have NO idea who were the parents of William and our DNA absolutely proves that he was NOT a member of the Jeremiah YORK family, nor the son of Joseph. We are not even sure if his true name was YORK or was he perhaps the son of a widow who married into the family? Therefore his line ends with him - period.
  
  I have proven that he was the captain of the 'troop of horse' of mounted volunteers from Randolph Co., NC - perhaps because he was literate - a pre-requisite to 'command' - you had to be able to read and write orders, apply for pay, etc. I did find this data in the Library of Congress records and can send it to you if you want it.
  --  Source name withheld by request, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 October 2013
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  "Information needs to be proven.  Our family has not been able to prove who OUR William's father and mother are or if he was married more than once. We have Ailsey's name on his Rev. War Pension application as well as several of his children's name. We know that he moved from NC into Tennessee then to Carrollton, GA."
  --  Annette Spinks, Ancestry Comments on a York genealogy, 12 Jul 2013, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/55459051/person/13822037848/comments?pg=32768&pgpl=pid
  
  There is confusion in the York genealogies.  It may be that the Captain William York whose information is presented here is not the father of Elizabeth and Delilah York who married Philpot brothers.  The birth of that Captain William York is thought to be 1755 by some sources (see note below).
  
  Tax Records report WIlliam York in Randolph County, North Carolina in 1779.
  
  North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
  1779 NC Early Census Index
  William York
  Randolph County NC
  
  1790 United States Federal Census, Randolph, North Carolina
  William York
  Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
  Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
  Free White Persons - Females: 3
  Number of Household Members: 5
  
  There are several other York households listed with William's.
  
  1790 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina
  Henry York
  Males - Under 16: 1
  Males - 16 and over: 1
  Females: 3
  
  1790 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina
  Samuel York
  Males - Under 16: 1
  Females: 5
  
  1790 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina
  Silvana York
  Males - Under 16: 2
  Males - 16 and over: 1
  Females: 2
  Slaves: 1
  
  1790 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina
  Semore [?] York
  Males - Under 16: 1
  Males - 16 and over: 2
  Females: 4
  
  1810 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina
  William York
  Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
  Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
  Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
  Number of Household Members Under 16: 4
  Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
  Number of Household Members: 6
  
  In the 1810 census also there are several other York households reported on the same page.
  
  At some point, William moved his family to Georgia.  He was died in Carroll County and was buried in Paulding County.
  
  William York
  Birth 1755
  Death Jul. 14, 1837
  Burial Yorkville Methodist Church Cemetery, Paulding County, Georgia
  Created by BeamGen Dec 17, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #82097612, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=York&GSiman=1&GScid=1962455&GRid=82097612&
  
  "I have added a military marker in memory of Josiah's father, Captain William York, Rev. War soldier. Josiah fought with the Tennessee Mounted Gunmen under Jackson in the 2nd Seminole Indian War. I just wish I could find anything about William that can be verified!"
  --  Source name withheld by request, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 15 December 2014
  
  The grave footstone reads:
  William York
  Capt Troop of Horse
  Randolph County NC line
  Revolutionary War1755  Jul 14 1837
  
  Captain William W York
  Birth 1758 in Orange, North Carolina [other sources report 1755 in Virginia as the place of birth]
  Death 1840 in Carroll, Georgia
  Parents:
  Joseph York 1734 - 1809, First Wife
  Spouse:
  Margaret Crabtree
  Birth 20 Jul 1776 in Orange, North Carolina
  Death 1835 in Carroll, Georgia
  Children:
  Martha York
  Birth 31 Jul 1781 in South Carolina
  Death 18 May 1844 in Washington, Tennessee
  William York
  Birth 1795 in Guilford, North Carolina
  Death 1830 in Carrol County, Georgia
  Josiah COWAN York b 1797
  Elizabeth York
  Birth 10 May 1802 in Washington, Tennessee
  Death 17 Jul 1884 in Haralson, Georgia
  Delila York
  Birth 1804 in Tennessee
  Death 1884 in Calhoun, Mississippi
  --  Shipp, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9589767/person/-358568956
  
  Another family researcher has reported some additional names of children.
  
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  Children of Captain William YORK R.S. and Ailsey ? were:
  
  1.   William b. aft 1779 North Carolina d. 1844 Harlan Co., KY married: Elizabeth ? 8 known children
  
  2.   Susan b. abt 1780 North Carolina married: Stephen Wallace children unknown
  
  3.   Martha b. 31 Jul 1781 North Carolina d. 29 Oct 1843 Washington Co., TN married: Richard CARR 7 known children
  
  4.   Thomas b. 1790 Territory of the U.S. south of the River Ohio usually referred to as the 'Southwest' d. bef 1850 married: Elizabeth McPHERSON 10 known children
  
  5.   Josiah Cowan b. 15 Oct 1799 Washington Co., Tennessee d. 1879 Polk Co., Georgia married: Sarah BLAKE 11 children
  
  6.   Mary 'Polly' b. 1800 Washington Co., Tennessee d. ? married: 27 Feb 1817 Moses LOONEY - children unknown
  
  7.  Elizabeth b. 10 May 1802 Washington Co., Tennessee d. 19 Jul 1884 nr. Buchanan, Haralson Co., Georgia married: 19 Oct 1821 Roane Co., Tennessee Captain William Allen PHILPOT 11 children
  
  8.   Delilah b. 1804 Washington Co., Tennessee d. abt 1884 Pontotoc, Mississippi married: 30 Apr 1821 Roane Co., Tennessee James PHILPOT 8 children
  
  9.   Allen b. abt 1806 Washington Co., Tennessee d. bef 1860 married: 30 Jun 1833 Paulding Co., Georgia Elizabeth SMALLWOOD Children unknown
  
  While not sure when these two daughters [were born] they must be older than Elizabeth since the 6 or 7 youngest of the children moved to Georgia with William and Ailsey.  However, they were probably born between Thomas 1790 and Josiah 1799.
  
  10. 'Lettie' married ? HORSE
  
  11.  Margaret married ? LACY
  
  Both of these daughters were still living when the U.S. gov't finally approved the Rev. War pension for Captain William York
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  As coordinator of The Descendants of Captain William York, a loosely formed organization who worked together to find and combine information about our ancestor ... His only marriage was to Ailsey ? (unknown) who died AFTER William. Another William York's 2nd marriage was to the widow Crabtree and I worked extensively and closely with the chairman of the Crabtree Org and he could not find anyone by that name married to anyone, so we both concluded she must have been a widow and Crabtree was not her birth name, and we did find another William York married to this woman but it was NOT our Captain William York who was the ONLY York who was a captain.
  
  Ailsey and William had 11 children; William; Susan; Martha; Thomas; Josiah Cowan (the only one of their children with a 2nd name); Mary; Elizabeth; Delilah; Allen; Lettie and Margaret (the latter two were picked up in his pension award). I have worked with many of their descendants and with ALL of Josiah's descendants - it was our choice to place a memorial marker for him beside the grave of Josiah so others could use this marker to prove his Rev War Service. I was the one who found the records in a book of records from The Library of Congress and there are about 9 other records that pertain to his service.
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  Captain York was in the area of Washington County NC (or VA) that later became TN by 1790 when his 2nd son, Thomas, was born.  DNA has proven that we are not related to ANY other York family and that William was the ONLY York male who was a captain in the Rev War. At this point we have NO idea who his parents were and perhaps he was the son of a widow who married Joseph since two of his wives are not known and most other York wives are known, however, someone cared enough about him as a boy that he was taught to read and write and one of the very few York men who were and perhaps this is why he was elected Captain.
  
  Diane S
  
  Diane Stark McConnell Sanfilippo
  Coordinator Captain William York
  Board Member York Association
  --  Diane Stark McConnell Sanfilippo, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 08 April 2018
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #82097612
• 2. Email Sources
• 3. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
• 4. 1790 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina
  • Page 284
• 5. 1810 Federal Census, Randolph County, North Carolina
• 6. Ancestry Trees
  • Shipp, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9589767/person/-358568956
• 7. Ancestry Comments
• 8. 1790 United States Federal Census
  • Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
  • Page 283
• 9. Name Withheld York Researcher, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 28 August 2013
• 10. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #54781278, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54781278
• 11. Ancestry Trees
• 12. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 13. Ancestry Trees
  • York, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25940194/person/1855251941?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2&ftm=1
• 14. Geneanet Messaging
• 15. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #21208376, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21208376