As this story is unfolding, there was a James Yager in Kentucky who had strong ties to the Yagers of the Robinson River Valley in Virginia. This Kentucky 'Jim' would seem to be of the fourth generation of Yagers (counting the immigrant Nicholas as the first generation). There was one James Yager in the fourth generation in the family history developed by Keith and Yowell. We concluded the last note with a comment that the story for this James Yager could not be correct. Also, this James died, so he could not be the James Yager of Kentucky.
There was a will which apparently was not considered. The will of Francis Gibbs was written 13 Apr 1802, and probated 28 Jun 1810 in Madison County. It names grandchildren James, Lucy, and Joel Yager, whose mother was Mary or Molly Gibbs, the daughter of Francis Gibbs. Molly had married Elisha Yager. This gives us information about a James Yager who parents are Elisha Yager and Mary Gibbs.
A son-in-law of Francis Gibbs, John G. Brown, became the administrator of the estate of James Yager, who was Brown's nephew. He also became the guardian of the orphan Henry B. Yager. Keith and Yowell had stated that Henry Yager was the son of James, the son of Adam, Jr. Based on the Gibbs' will and the administration of John Brown, this Henry Yager was the son of James, the son of Elisha Yager.
There is an Orange Co. indenture of 20 Oct 1806 between James, Jr., son of Elisha, Nathaniel Yager, and James Yager who signed as James, Sr. Elisha, Nathaniel, and James were brothers. The designation of Jr. to James here was to show that he was younger than Elisha's brother James. Taken together, the attributes which had been ascribed to James, the son of Adam Yager, Jr., should be placed with James, the son of Elisha. Then it is possible to say that James (the son of Adam Yager, Jr.) married Sarah Wollard.
Mr. Yeager who was doing the research concludes that the individual 37 in Keith should be the James Yager of Kentucky. Keith also indicated that James, the son of Elisha, was a son of Elisha's second wife, Elizabeth. This is not correct as James was the son of Elisha's first wife, Mary Gibbs.
Within Germanna Record Ten , individual 27 should be the James Yager who married Sarah Woollard. The narration given there should be the James Yager of Yowell's number 95, the James who is the son of Elisha.
(I hope that I have this correct. Perhaps the Yager researchers can tell us whether I did or not.)
(11 Mar 03)
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