Christopher Columbus YOW, Jr.

Male Abt 1730 - 1814  (~ 84 years)


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  • Name Christopher Columbus YOW 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born Abt 1730  Craven-Cumberland, Moore Co NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 3CC709DA6A0C449DBEE0A5F12A6D7BF0731A 
    Died 1814  Grassy Creek area, Moore Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1767 NC Census
      Name: Christopher Yew
      State: NC
      County: Cumberland County
      Year: 1767
      Database: NC Early Census Index

      1790 Federal Census
      Name: Christopher Yow
      Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Moore, North Carolina
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 5
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
      Free White Persons - Females: 4
      Number of Household Members: 11

      1800 Federal Census
      Name: Christopher Yow
      Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Fayetteville, Moore, North Carolina
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
      Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 2
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
      Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
      Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
      Number of Household Members: 8

      1810 Federal Census
      Name: Christopher You [Christopher Yow]
      Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Moore, North Carolina
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
      Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
      Number of Household Members: 2


      He was a land owner and a Cumberland CountyConstable. He owned lands on Lick Creek, Upper Little River and GaresCreek, in Cumberland County, North Carolina (now present day Lee County,near and even inside present day Sanford, North Carolina)

      After the death of his first wife, Susannah, he gradually sold off those lands and moved to the North West corner of the county, now Moore county,on a 1st Kings grant, later a state grant, on Grassy Creek, one mile south of the present day Needhams Grove Church, Junction RPR 1003 and RPR1422, on old Salem Road. Land is presently owned by heirs of Walter Boyce Yow. Walter Boyce Yow was a direct descendant of Christopher's oldest son, Andrew, by his wife, Parthena.
    Person ID I7539  Master File
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2014 

    Father Christopher Columbus YOW, Sr.,   b. Between 1700 and 1715, Palatine Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1774, Upper Little River, Cumberland Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Mother Christiana Catherine (Catey),   b. Abt 1698,   d. Abt 1790, Cumberland Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
    Married 1729  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susannah Christiana,   b. Moore Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1774 and 1780, Grassy Creek area, Moore Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1769 
    Children 
     1. Christopher Columbus YOW, III
     2. Mary YOW
    Family ID F5128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Parthena,   d. Grassy Creek area, Moore Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1776 
    Children 
    +1. Andrew YOW,   b. 11 Feb 1781, Moore Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Nov 1869, Moore Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +2. Henry YOW,   b. 10 Jul 1784, Moore Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1859, Ford Creek, Randolph Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Martin YOW
     4. John YOW
     5. Dempsey YOW
     6. George Washington YOW
     7. Emanuel YOW
     8. Dicey YOW
     9. Mary Elizabeth YOW
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2014 
    Family ID F5137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart