Mrs. Katherine B. Arnold

Mrs. Katherine B. Arnold, 94, died Saturday, Nov. 11 (1972) at the Jefferson Convalesant Home, Charles Town, W.VA. She was the wife of the late Jason Arnold and the daughter of the late Thomas and Eliza James Yakey. She was a life long member of St. James United Church of Christ. The Rev. Frank L. Fesperman will officiate. Interment will be in Leesburg Union Cemetery, Leesburg, VA.

Thomas Simon Yakey  &  Eliza James Yakey

Parents of Katherine Bondeena Yakey Arnold;

Great-Grandparents of Bonnie

Photo taken at the Yakey Farm (see below).

St. James Cemetery - Lovettsville, VA

Family of Thomas & Eliza Yakey

(Parents of Katherine Yakey Arnold, Grandparents of Kathleen Arnold Graham. Great Grandparents of Bonnie.)

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STANDING:  Martin Yakey, Minnie Belle Arnold Trussell, Edith Yakey Bruin, Katherine Yakey Arnold,

Richard Arnold, Kathleen Arnold Graham, Henry Yakey

SITTING:  Thomas & Eliza Yakey

Photo taken at Yakey Farm (Flying Ace Ln, Taylorstown, VA).

Circa 1916.

Family of Thomas & Eliza Yakey

(Parents of Katherine Yakey Arnold, Grandparents of Kathleen Arnold Graham. Great Grandparents of Bonnie.)

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STANDING:  Martin Yakey, Katherine Yakey Arnold, Henry Yakey, Edith Yakey,

Thomas & Eliza Yakey

SITTING IN CARRIAGE:  Kathleen Arnold Graham, Richard Arnold, Minnie Belle Arnold Trussell

Photo taken at Yakey Farm (Flying Ace Ln, Taylorstown, VA).

Circa 1916.

Martin Yakey Obituary 1846

Transcribed:

Near Lovettsville Loudoun County Va on the 3rd (?) Mr. Martin Yakey aged 30 years 11 months and 11 days.

Mr. Yakey was taken ill on the evening of the 26th of December. His sufferings, from the time he was taken till he died, were almost past endurance. Yet not a murmur escaped his lips. He bore them with christian firmness and christian resignation. When informed of his approaching dissolution, he reflected “the will of His Lord be done”. Frequently during his illness he would speak with the greatest confidence of his going home to heaven. He longed, he said, to be there. Earth had no attraction for him.

This is the father of John Washington and Thomas Simon Yakey

Martin (Yeaca) Yakey. Is He Simon’s Father?

As you can see above, there were a number of men named Simon and Martin in the Yakey family lineage. Searches online for ancestors beyond Simon Yakey (1771-1846) have been futile. There is one man named Martin Yeaca who wrote a will in 1807 (recorded in the Loudoun County Courthouse) that mentions his wife Catharine, a son Simon, and daughters Elizabeth and Mary. He also mentions a Catharine Davis and a Peter Yeaca. These last two names could be a son and daughter, but he does not refer to them as such in the will.

Wills were hand transcribed into the official Loudoun books of wills, so it is possible that the name Yakey was mistakenly written as Yeaca. It is also possible that the name Yakey was originally spelled Yeaca and because of dialect the name changed spelling based on the way it sounded. Regardless, it appears that this Martin is in fact the father of the Simon Yakey who was born in 1771. So far no other references to this Martin “Yeaca” Yakey can be found, so we do not have any other dates for him other than his 1807 will, and we do not know if he was born in Loudoun. Click below to read a transcribed copy of Martin’s 1807 will.