Joseph Preston Yadon

1756 - 1843  (86 years)

• Name	Joseph Preston Yadon  [1, 2]
  Born	17 Dec 1756	near Scarva, County Down, Ireland   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Joseph Yadon was born in Ireland, 17 Dec 1756. As early as 1772 he was serving in the Irish Army. During the American Revolution, Irish troops were sent to join the British forces against the colonists. Joseph Yadon came to America with British forces under the command of General Burgoyne and was among the prisoners captured during Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga. These prisoners were marched thru Virginia toward the Albemarle Barracks, at Charlottesville, VA. Many slipped away to join the American Army. Historians note that the Irish people were three to one on the side of the colonists. Joseph Yadon was one of these. He enlisted in the American army in 1779, at Martinsburg, VA (now West Virginia). He was under the command of Col. Joseph Crockett. In Sep 1780, Col. Crockett's men were sent to Ft. Pitt (Pittsburg) where they joined General George Rogers Clark. In June of 1781, Gen. George Rogers Clark left Ft. Pitt with a force of 400 men, traveling in boats down the Ohio River to The Falls of the Ohio (now Louisville, KY). They stayed at The Falls until December when Joseph Yadon was discharged. Please note that the Lewis and Clark expedition began 14 May 1804 from St. Louis, and the Clark of this expedition was William Clark (Gen. George Rogers Clark's younger brother). In 1804 Joseph Yadon was in TN and had 10 children. He married Mary Pennybaker (daughter of Jacob and Christiana Pennybaker) 12 Jan 1782. They had 12 children. Joseph Yadon died 1 Sep 1842, at age 87. He is buried in the Yadon Cemetery. A low, granite marker identifies him as "A Revolutionary War Vet".
  Died	01 Sep 1843	Hickory Valley, Union Co., Tennessee   [1, 3]
  Buried	Yadon's Cemetery on Walker's Ford Road, Union Co., Tennessee   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I10123	Evans
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2003

  
  

  Father	Jacob Yeadon,   b. Abt 1730, County Down, Ireland
  Mother	Elizabeth Betsy Proctor,   b. Abt 1737, Ireland ,   d. Aft 1812  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	Bef 1756  [3]
  Family ID	F2915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Pennybaker,   b. 01 Dec 1763, Martinsburg, Berkley Co., VA ,   d. 18 Sep 1838, Grainger Co., Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1782	Martinsburg, Berkley Co., VA   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Yadon,   b. 16 Dec 1782   2. Mary Polly Yadon,   b. 10 Feb 1785   3. Jacob Yadon,   b. 12 Feb 1787   4. David Yadon,   b. 05 Mar 1789   5. William Proctor Yadon,   b. 05 May 1791   6. Susan Yadon,   b. 09 Jan 1794   7. Sarah Yadon,   b. 28 Aug 1796   8. Joseph Yadon,   b. 28 Mar 1799, Washington Co., VA ,   d. 31 Mar 1873, Union Co., Tennessee  (Age 74 years)   9. Thomas Yadon,   b. 27 Mar 1801   10. Annie Yadon,   b. 10 Jun 1803   11. Margaret Yadon,   b. 15 Mar 1806   12. Mahalia Yadon,   b. 19 Feb 1808
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F2914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] Book - Our Union County Herita. [S132] Genserv Report, Sullivan, Frank, osullivan@softwareplus.net , PO Box 768, Sallisaw, OK, 74955 918-775-3170. [S132] Genserv Report. [S196] email - Virginia Fletcher, (29 Jan 1999).