You might be related.  Start your tree to find out. It's free!

We’ll search our network daily and notify you when we find family tree matches.

Start your tree
Added by krenit

William Yerex

1769-1834
Born: Phillipsburg, Westchester Co. NY
Died: London, Middlesex Co. Upper Canada

Footprints
 
Family Members
  • Getting family members ...
 
 
Life Story
  • Birth

  • Departure: Obliged To Flee From Rebell Oppression, See Enclosed Story

  • Story: British Headquarters Papers

    <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">3279(1)</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">New York Jany11th 1781</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Sir</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Isaac Yurex who is the Bearer of this and as he</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">says did once live on Your Honours Manor</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">We the Subscribers being Neighbours to him + well</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Acquanted with his distressed Circumstances</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Knowing him to have a lame wife and three small&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">children verily beleive that his greatest industry</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">falls far short of affording Them Common Necessarys</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">of life Beg leave to recommend him to your&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Honour as a Real Object of Charity and in his&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">behalf beg leave to Request that you will be</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">so kind as to give him a Recommendation to&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Coll. Morriss that he may draw Rations which&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">will be in a great support to his distressd family</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">&amp; which is now Withheld from him for want</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">of some Gentleman to Recommend him</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">[signature illegible]</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">[signature illegible]</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Gilbert Bates</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; min-height: 13px; margin: 0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">The above Person is a real object&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">of Charity &nbsp; &nbsp; Fred Philips</p>

  • Story: British Headquarters Papers II

    <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">4310(1) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 170</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">To His Exellency Governer Robertson</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">&amp; &amp; &amp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">The Petition of Isaac Yurex</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Sheweth</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">That your Petitioner Early on in the year one</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven was Obliged</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">To Fly from Rebell Opression and take Refuge in&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">The City from where he formerly lived in, North Castle</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">In this Government Since which time his wife and three&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Small Children Being Sent him by the Rebels times</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Being very hard at Present in town and he Being</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Through Age and Infirmity Unable to Support his Family</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">His wife being Likewise Lame and unable to assist him</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Your Petitioner Humbly Prayeth that</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Your Excellency will Grant him Rations for him and</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">&nbsp;His Family And then he will be able to Support his&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Family without becoming Burthensome to the Publick</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">In Granting this Petition your</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Petitioner Will as in Duty Bound forever Pray</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; min-height: 13px; margin: 0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Isaac Yurex (signature)</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; min-height: 13px; margin: 0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Newyork March 26th 1782</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; min-height: 13px; margin: 0px">&nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">British Headquarters Papers New York City 1774-1783 &nbsp; M-354</p>

  • Departure: On Board The HOPE Transport, Robert Peacock Master Arrived; 18 Aug. In Quebec (PRO WO Vol. 23 Part II)

  • Arrival: See Arrival Story

  • Story: Arrival At Sorel Quebec

    <div><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; font-size: 12px">Sorell 19 November 1783</span><br></div><div> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">That the undermentioned Refugee Loyalists, Family&#39;s lately Arrived from New York,&nbsp; Acknowledge to have Received&nbsp; by the hands of Lieutenant French, the general Quantity&#39;s of clothing against our Names Expressed, An Allowance granted by order of His Excellency the Commander in Chief; as a gratuity in consideration of our Distressed situations for which we have signed one other Receipt of the same Tenor and Date&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Names &nbsp; Isaac Yurex</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">Men &nbsp; &nbsp; 1</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">males about Ten years&nbsp; 1</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">males above six years 1</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">suits of clothing&nbsp; 2</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">yards of linen cloth&nbsp; 9</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">blankets&nbsp; &nbsp; 1</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">pairs of short leggings 2</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">pairs of stockings&nbsp; 3</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">pairs of mitts &nbsp; 2</p> <p style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'lucida grande'; margin: 0px">pairs of canal shoes&nbsp; 3</p> </div>

  • Marriage: The Parish Register Of Kingston Upper Canada 1785-1811 1789.*1. Yerrex-Youmans; Married William Yerrex** And Jemina Youmans; Novr 29th, 1789.**One William Yourex (presumably The Same Man) Claimed In 1797 The West 1/2 Of Lot 10, Concession 3, Twp Of Kingst

  • Property: Upper Canada Land Book C 7st November, 1797 - 18th November, 1797 Yorex, William - Praying For Lands For Himself And His Wife As Loyalists. It Does Not Appear That The Petitioner Is Entitled To More Than 200 Acres. The Wife Is Recommended For 200 Acres

  • Property: House For Sale In Paper, Listed Again 29 Aug 1815

  • Death

 
 
Do you know more about this person's life story? Contact profile creator krenit
Errors OccurredX
Errors Loading Page_