Yerks Family Tree

Johanis John YERKS Jr

Person Chart

Additional Names

Additional Names Name
Other Name Johannes (John) JURCKSE
Other Name John YERKS

Parents

Father Date of Birth Mother Date of Birth
Johannes JURCKSE Sr 25 Apr 1725 Susanna FOSEUR (FOSHAY) 1727

Partners

Partner Date of Birth Children
Sarah SILKMAN 26 Apr 1762 YERKS
Susanna YERKS
Abigail YERKS
Clarise Clarissa YORKS
Loretta YERKS
Mariah Maria YORKS

Person Events

Event Type Date Place Description
Birth 12 Oct 1758 Philipsburgh Manor (Hiistorical), Westchester County, New York, United States
Birth 12 Oct 1758 Philipsburgh Manor (Hiistorical), Westchester County, New York, United States
Child Baptism 23 Apr 1760 North Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York, United States
Death 09 Sep 1848 State of New York, New York, United States
Burial Sep 1848 Unionville (now Hawthorne), Westchester County, New York, United States Unionville Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery

Notes
John Yerks; died September 9th, 1848; aged 89 years, 10 mos. and 28 days

A Patriot of the American Revolution. One of seven Westchester farmers who joined the captors of Major Andre and accompanied him on the journey to turn him over to the American lines.

Sources

Description Page Quality Information Evidence
U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Tarrytown 3, Book 52A Don't know Don't know Don't know
U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Tarrytown 3, Book 52A Don't know Don't know Don't know
U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Tarrytown 3, Book 52A Don't know Don't know Don't know
U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; The Archives of the Reformed Church in America; New Brunswick, New Jersey; First Tarrytown Church, Church Records, 1697-1817 Don't know Don't know Don't know
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Don't know Don't know Don't know

Media

Pictures

American Patriot

1937 06 09 - John Yerks and North Salem History

John Yerks Headstone

Headstones of John and Sarah Yerks

1839 04 08 - Sarah Yerks Obit

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1806 11 09 - James & Letty, John and Sara, WIlliam and Catherine Property Sale to Peter Yerks

1785 12 14 - William, John & James Yerks Pay

1795 - John Yerks Sr Will

1780 05 25 - William, John & James Yerks Pay Records

1808 05 03 - John Yerks and Wife Sarah, Property Transfer