Genealogy for
George Adam Yon
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George Adam Yon
1698 - 1770
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George Adam Yon was born about 1698 in Amsterdam, Holland and died about 1770 somewhere in South Carolina. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 72 years old.
Believed to have been a French Huguenot who arrived in America around 1760 and settled in the Newberry area of South Carolina as a farmer. Dates of birth and death are unknown.
He is possibly the grandfather, father or brother of our Jacob Yon, however, proof of this connection has not been found.
HISTORY NOTE: A group of 45 Huguenots arrived in Charleston in 1687 and later constructed the first French Huguenot Church. | 
 | Immigration | 1/1/1761 | Savannah SC | 63 yrs old |  Geo Adam Yon and his wife, Elizabeth, arrived in South Carolina on the ship named Britania in 1761. Ship sailed from Rotterdam. Passenger list is recorded by the Council Chamber on October 17, 1766.  |
| Land Deed | 6/7/1769 | NC (Craven County) | 71 yrs old | Pursuant to a percept to me directed by Egerton Leigh ?? dated the 7th day of June 1769. I have surveyed and laid out unto George Adam Yan a plantation or track of land containing one hundred and fifty acres situate in Craven County in yr fork between Broad and Saludy river on the Simon River nobers of Broad river and bounding NE land on Charolus Seigler's land S.eastward on Simon River...
Copy of document contributed by Jerry Yon and from the South Carolina Archives. |
| Other | 1/1/1770 | SC (Newberry County) | 72 yrs old | | George Adam Young is granted land near Broad River in 1770. In 1797 he sells 150 acres to Jacob Young. Jacob and his wife, Margaret, sell this land to Simon Wicker in 1797 -- two years before Jacob dies. (Copy of page from Newberry County, SC, Historical and Genealogical Annals, George Leland Summer provided by Jerry Yon.) |
| Land Deed | 2/19/1770 | Newberry District SC | 72 yrs old | | Map shows the farm of George Yon and portion of land purchased by Jacob Yon. From The Dutch Fork – from An Atlas of the Dutch Fork of Newberry District, S.C. by Carl W. Nichols. Copy of document contributed by Jerry Yon. |
| Other | 5/29/1790 | NC (Charleston County) | 20 yrs after death | Petition of Rev. John Christopher Faber, minister of the German Lutheran Church at Charleston...a native of the Dukedom of Wirtemberg in Germany, arrived in this City of Charleston, 14 July 1787
Charleston, May 29, 1790
The Vestry and Wardens of the German St. John's Church testify that Rev. John Christopher Faber has conducted himself to our entire satisfaction. George Hahnbaum, Jacob William, Daniel Strobel, Abram Markley, George Youn sen, Peter Dever, Jacob Sass, Jacob Martin, John C. Martin, John Burchmyer. (From the South Carolina Naturalizations 1783-1850 Records, Chapter for Charleston County Records, Page 148).
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George, his family, and friends. For example, George is 2 years old when By the early 1700's, Virginia and Maryland have established a strong economic and social structure. The planters of the tidewater region, with abundant slave labor, have large houses, an aristocratic way of life, and a desire to follow the art and culture of Europe. Less wealthy German and Scots-Irish immigrants settle inland, populating the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as well as the Appalachian Mountains. Those on the frontier build small cabins and cultivate corn and wheat.
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1752 |
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar on 9/14/1752. |
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1769 |
The first steam engine is invented by Watt |
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1749 |
Laws in GA prohibiting the importation of slaves are rescinded. Georgia planters were hiring SC slaves for life and even openly purchasing slaves at the dock in Savannah. |
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1700 |
Hurricane strikes Charleston. |
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1706 |
The province is divided into 12 parishes as the Church of England becomes the state church. |
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1713 |
The Yemassee Indian Wars begin and continue through 1717. After killing every trader they could find, the Creek Indians launched a broad attack across the Savannah River at settlers on South Carolina's frontier. |
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1719 |
By 1719, the South Carolina region is separated from North Carolina and becomes a royal colony. Records were kept in Charleston. |
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1739 |
"Stono's Rebellion" - insurrection of slaves on Stono River plantations. |
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1755 |
Joseph Salvador purchases land near Fort Ninety Six for Jewish settlement. |
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1700 |
By the early 1700's, Virginia and Maryland have established a strong economic and social structure. The planters of the tidewater region, with abundant slave labor, have large houses, an aristocratic way of life, and a desire to follow the art and culture of Europe. Less wealthy German and Scots-Irish immigrants settle inland, populating the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as well as the Appalachian Mountains. Those on the frontier build small cabins and cultivate corn and wheat. |
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1720 |
The population of American colonists reaches 475,000. Boston (pop. 12,000) is the largest city, followed by Philadelphia (pop. 10,000) and New York (pop. 7000) |
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1730 |
Map of US Colonies |
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1732 |
James Oglethorpe establishes the Georgia Colony in the new world. The new settlers form friendships with the Creek Indian Nation towns in this area. Georgia is the thirteen English colony to be settled. |
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1747 |
The New York Bar Association is founded in New York City |
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1750 |
Charleston, SC, has become the most affluent and largest city in the South. It is the leading port and trading center for the southern colonies. The population in the Carolinas has exceeded 100,000 with many French Protestant Huguenots. The wealth plantation owners bring private tutors from Ireland and Scotland. Public education does not exist. |
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1760 |
The Cherokee War (1760-61) ends in a treaty that opens the Up County for settlement. The Bounty At of 1761 offers public land tax free for ten years, and settlers from other colonies begin pouring into the Carolina "Up Country". |
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1763 |
Georgia Gazette begins publication. It is the first newspaper in Georgia and the eighth newspaper in the English colonies. |
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1766 |
Britain passes the Stamp Act taxing all colonial newspapers, advertisements, leases, licenses, pamphlets, and legal documents. Later the same year, Britain repeals the Stamp Act in Britain -- but it continues to be enforced on colonists in North America |
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1701 |
England's Act of Settlement created; War of Spanish Succession begins |
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1707 |
Scotland and England unite to form "Great Britain" |
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1715 |
War of Spanish Succession ends |
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1738 |
System of forced labor to build roads in France is devised by Jean Orry |
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1743 |
King George's War against North America and Caribbean begins |
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1748 |
King George's War against North America and Caribbean ends |
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1756 |
Seven Year's War begins |
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1759 |
Jesuits are forced out of France |
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1763 |
Seven Year's War ends; Peace is established in Paris between France, Spain, England and Portugal |
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1764 |
Britain passes the Sugar Act forbids American importation of foreign rum and taxing imported molasses, wine, silk, coffee, and a number of other luxury items. |
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1767 |
Jesuits are forced out of Spanish America |
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| Elizabeth Unknown (Yon)
Born about 1720 and died about 1800
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Jacob Yon
Born in an unknown place overseas in Holland about 1740 and died somewhere in South Carolina about 1800. He was about 60 years old.
There are two stories about Levi Yon's father:
(1) He may have been born in Holland and traveled to America with his family when he was in his early 20's, and (2) he was the son of Muscogee Yon, a...
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George Yon
Born in an unknown place about 1745 and died somewhere in South Carolina about 1800. He was about 55 years old.
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