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NOTE: This is just a compilation of notes on the various EAST families found mainly in the South and Southeast USA. Much of the original information was gathered by John Young of Fresno, CA during the 1970s and early 1980s (PO Box 27045, ZIP 93729). Much was gathered by Mrs Joanna ASHLEY Baker of Chester-field Missouri via her East Wind newsletter (Source M92) of the late 1980s. Joanna discontinued the East Wind when she moved from MO to WI, and about the same time I discontinued any further East research. Hence, now that the Internet has come into popularity with genealogists, I have saved my notes and uploaded them to this web page so that others may continue the research. If someone wants a copy of this file in RTF format, WordPerfect, MS-Word format, or PDF format, contact me at the above address (last time I looked, the many files came to over 14 million bytes). The cost will be no more than the cost of a CD disk, a mailer, and postage. The price is free if you can download via the Internet, instead of using the postal system. Updates and Corrections are appreciated.
       Many of these biographies are multi-generations, more than just parents and children. This was done because it makes research easier when all family members are grouped together instead of being spread alphabetically over fifteen or more files. Eventually, these large biographies will be broken down and then sorted alphabet-ically. Until then, if you don’t find a person in alphabetical order, try searching for the parent or grandparent in proper alphabetical order.

~ John E Young, ([email protected])

 

 

 

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Joanna Ashley
Marvin Decker
Katherine J Leach
John E Young
& Many Others

EAST ID CODES USED: As East pioneers were found and were not yet known to be related to others, they were given ID#s starting with [E1], then the next East person found got ID# [E2], and so on. When children were found for these people, a continuation of the parent's ID# was given to the children, in the order in which they were born. So John Young of Halifax Co VA, the first found, had children. His first two children born were given ID#s [E1a], and [E1b]. Their children would then be given the parent's ID#, but now with a continuing number added, such as [E1a1] and [E1a2], and so on, with alternating letters and numbers for each generation. These East descendants had ID#s starting-

[E1- John, Halifax Co VA, b 1735; [E2- William, of Halifax Co VA, b 1730s and was a brother of John [E1]; [E3- William, of Henry Co, b 1782 and married Sally Webb; [E4- Thomas Sr, Henrico Co VA, b 1640s; [E5x- John D East, b 1813 VA (this is a temporary ID#); [E6- Isham, Laurens Co SC, b 1740; [E7] William R East, born 10 Sep 1820 in NC, lived in Surry Co NC in 1850; [E8- John East, Caldwell Co KY in 1810 and 1820, b late 1780s; [E9- William East, b 1823 in VA, married Sarah Johnson and lived in UIpshur Co TX in 1860; [E10- William of Halifax Co VA, born around 1750s, and married to Martha; [E11- William East of VA who married Drucilla and lived in Wayne Co IN in 1840; [E12- William East, born in VA in 1824, married Sarah Jane _____, and lived in Pike Co OH in 1867; [E13- father of Thomas East, of Goochland Co VA, b abt 1700; [E14- James Sr of Oglethorpe Co GA, b abt 1738 in VA; [E19- Benjamin East of Gwinnett Co GA, b 1762 in VA; [E23- John T East father of Alonzo W East and Thomas H East of Roane Co TN; [E24-, Thomas East born by 1620 and lived in Charles City Co VA in 1642; [E25- William, b 1612, came to VA in 1635 in the ship Paule; [E27- William East, b by 1640 in England and father of William and Benjamin East of Philadelphia PA; [E28- Elizabeth East of Henry Co VA who married William Elkins in 1783.

       If you see an asterisk following a dash -* just before where a couple’s children are shown, this is just a signal to me to put the following children in alphabetical order, each under his/her biographical heading. It also usually means that I don't have too much information on those children.

 

INDIANA NOTES: There were families with the East name living in Monroe Co IN and in Lawrence Co IN, the county just south of Monroe Co, in 1850 and in the pre-1850 years; these two counties are in south-center IN. The East people in these two counties were the children of John H East [E4c3b3] who was a son of Thomas East [E4c3b].
       There were other East relatives in Ripley Co and Dearborn Co, four and five counties east of Monroe Co. These southeast IN East people were descendants of Given East [E4c6c3h], James East [E4c6c5], and of Stephen East [E4c6c5g]. All three men were descendants of Joseph East [E4c6], an uncle of Thomas East [E4c3b] of early Surry Co NC. The descendants of William East [E4c3a], Thomas’ brother, did not appear to have settled in IN more than a fleeting time; instead they were found in northern NC, southern and southwestern VA, IA, and in IL in 1850.

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