The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-21
THE YATES FAMILY
Crsat.Cfeat Uncle OF Clerk A. B.
Yates Came here from Eng.
land In 1852.
INTERESTING BOOK GIVES HISTORY

Many Engishmen and Scotch were
among the citizens and business men IL
fredericksburg In her early days, who
added thrift and progress to the then
young town-mpn whose Influence, al
though they lived as far back az three or
four generations ago, il felt today be-
cause they have either direct or lateral
descendants here now.
Among the prosperous citizens of a
century and half ago. n merchant with
extensiye trade, was Charles Ya'es, eld-
est sou OF Rev. Francis Yates, OF Gar
grave, In Yorkshire. Mr. Yates, who il
greatgreat uncle of our present
popular and accommodating clerk of
court, Mr.. A. b Yates. came TO this
country and settled u Fredericks burg
In 1852, the same year that Washington
was made a Mason here, and soon
thereafter united with that ancient and
honorable fraternity himself He WAS a
man OF energy, industry, splendid char
acter, OF conspicuous fidelity aud withal
devOut Christian. With him there
seems to have been but one thing lacking
he never secured "a wife, aad there
fore lived and died bachelor.
Mr.. Yates was patriot, and although
he was over age and could not enter the
service OF the country, he was Ia cores
pondence with those In the field, espec-
Tally Gen. George Weldon, Major Ben
iamin Day and Mai,r Robert t'orsythe.
who entered the army from Fredericks-
burg and were strong friends of Mr.
Yates Besides this be kept up cores
pOndence with his brothers and sisters
in England. but never wrote Of things
other than family affairs.
A most interesting book has be, n
written Of the Yates family by Mrs. AM e
| Elizabeth Terrell. OF Walnut Grove, of
date April %, 1856, which deals largely
with the correspondence ot the family
through period from 177l 70 lsal.
which tells OF life In Frederick -burg ia
those day., describes the big frr In s07 d,
which swt p, many squares OF the town
aud gives al account oi the death Of
Washington. The book closes with a
family tree. In which we find the I'll
lowing: v Francis third son OF
John Yates aud Julia his wife, horn
at Walnut Grove In 1871 married Anne.
daughter OF Bacon Burwell, Of Jefferson
county, Virginia. in 1910 and had issue
Those who survived infancy are (D
Jeannette Burwel, horn at Flowing
Springs married in 1870 Charles Wagner.
OF Baltimore. 81 john Orieur. born At
Flowing Springs, married Emu.a Kent,
daughter OF Joseph Kent OF Wjthe
county Virginia 10 1873. and his child ren
are Frances, Stuart, Joseph Kent. John
0rieur. died an infant, Francis (3l De-
tsvia Lstane, born at Flowing -pring-,
MARI. d Will 3 Mason Of Charlpstnwn.
In 1863. ard has children--Anue Belle,
Margaret Duncan. Virginia ST phsn-on,
Mary Herbert. az Arthur Bacon, born
at Flowing Syringe, married Susan
NJ. Bradley. daughter OF James II
Bradley, Of fredericksburg, Virginia, in
/ 1872, and has children-Lucilla Bradley,
Anne Burwell, Mary Louise. And
thus we see that while Mr. A. b.
Yates lin the above Arthur Bacon }
ancestors removed from here to Cul.
pepper and thence TO Jefferson county,
several generations ago he has returned
TO the early operations OF his ancestors.
aud today is tresding the same streets
they did q century and half ago and is
worthily representing the name that has
been so distinguished in this az we'll as
In the old country.