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Serena Yancey

Female 1803 - 1880  (77 years)


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  • Name Serena Yancey 
    Born 1803  Louisa Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1880  Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18506  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2017 

    Family Valentine 'Vane' Martin,   b. 4 Sep 1796, Cumberland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1876, Mountain Valley, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1825  Cumberland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children of Serena Yancey and Valentine "Vane" Martin:

      Frank Martin, 1827-1844
      Elizabeth Martin, 1830-1890
      Brice Edward Martin, 1833-1865
      Virginia "Jeannie" Martin, 1835-1897
      Catherine Ann Martin, 1837-1925
      Oregon H Martin, 1839-1862
      Cassandra Harrison Martin, 1841-1924
      John W Martin, 1845-1875
      NOTE: Cassandra likely named for Cassandra Reynolds, her brother's mother-in-law.
    Children 
    +1. Corp. Brice Edward Martin,   b. 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1865, Hart Island, Bronx County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    +2. Katherine 'Kate' Martin,   b. 12 Sep 1837, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1925, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F6830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/http%22//www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108518335.
      Valentine 'Vane' Martin was the son of John & Elizabeth (Boatright) Martin & the grandson of Orson Sr. and Ann (Forsee) Martin. He married Serena Yancey on October 24, 1825 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

      Valentine and Elizabeth's children were: (1) Frank Martin, (2) Elizabeth Martin marr Balaam Warren, (3) Brice Edward Martin marr Marietta Reynolds and died a POW, (4) Virginia Martin marr Thomas D. Yeatts, (5) Catherine Ann Martin marr Samuel Britton Dunn, (6) Oregon Martin died at 2nd Manassas in Virginia, (7) Cassandra Harrison Martin marr Joseph Taylor Martin, and (8) John W. Martin married Eliza Ann Dickinson.

      ~ Bio by Joan Henshaw
      Inscription:
      V. Martin
      Died July 28, 1876
      Aged 78

    2. [S84] Rootsweb, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~boatrightcemetery/descendantsofjamesboatrightallen.html.