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12th Generation: Thomas Yerby
- Thomas was born in 1657 in Cortoman, Lancaster County, Virginia
- He married Anna Carter, and they had five children together: John, George, Mary, Thomas, and Hannah.
- Corotoman was a plantation on the Rappahannock River owned by Robert Carter, a colonial governor of Virginia and one of the wealthiest men in the colonies.
- Thomas died on March 13, 1716, (59 years old) at Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia.
- Anna was born in 1661 at Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia.
- She married Thomas, and they had five children together:
- John (who we are descended from) (1687-1745) (58 years old)
- George (1692-1765) (73 years old)
- Mary (1693-?)
- Thomas (1694-1756) (62 years old)
- Hannah (?-1794)
- Anna died in 1720 (59 years old) at Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia.