Valentine Yoakum
1730 - 1763 (33 years)-
Name Valentine Yoakum Nickname Felty Birth ca 1730 Frederick Co, Virginia, USA Gender Male Death 17 Jul 1763 Muddy Creek, Greenbrier Co, Virginia, USA - now West Virginia.
Person ID I3857 My Genealogy Last Modified 17 Oct 2017
Father Mathias M. Yoakum, b. ca 1705, Greenbrier Co, Virginia, British America d. 15 Feb 1783, Muddy Creek, Greenbriar Co, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) Mother Eleanor See, b. ca 1712, Schohaire Co, New York, British America d. 15 Jul 1782, Lincoln Co, Kentucky, British America (Age 70 years) Marriage Bef 1727 Hardy Co, Virginia, USA Family ID F757 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret See, b. ca 1725, Mohawk twp, Schoharie Co, New York, USA d. 17 Jul 1763, Muddy Creek, Greenbriar Co, Virginia, USA (Age 38 years) Marriage ca 1748 Hardy Co, Virginia, USA Children 1. George W. Yoakum, b. 16 Jan 1752, Hampshire Co, VA (now WV) d. 28 Oct 1800, Yoakum Station, Clairborne Co, Tennessee, USA (Age 48 years) 2. Elizabeth Yoakum, b. ca 1753 d. Yes, date unknown 3. Sarah Yoakum, b. ca 1760 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1870 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Oct 2017
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Notes - He was killed by Indians led by Chief Cornstalk on 17 Jul 1763. Also killed was Frederick See. Captured were Valentine's daughters Elizabeth and Sally. Archibald Clendenning was killed elsewhere, the only person surviving the attack at Clendenning's was Conrad Yoakum. January, 1765, list of captives released to Col. Henry Bouquet by the Shawnees included George and Margaret Yokeham taken Augusta County; Elisabeth Yoakim, 12, and Sally Yokim, about 5, captured on 17 Jul 1763.