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, or MS-Word 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 alphabetically. 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, (eazier1@sbcglobal.net)

EAST

FAMILY

NOTES

Compiled By

John E Young
Marvin Decker

& Many Others

East ID Codes used: [E1- John, Halifax Co VA, b 1735; [E2- William, of Halifax Co VA, b 1730s and was a brother of John [E1]; [E3- Edward, of Henrico Co VA, b by 1700; [E4- Thomas Sr, Henrico Co VA, b 1640s; [E4b2- Thomas, Pittsylvania Co VA, b 1730; [E4c6- Joseph, of Louisa Co VA, died 1772; [E4c6c1- North, b abt 1760, of Wayne Co KY, father of Daniel, Urban, etc of Monroe Co MO; [E4c6c2- Cornelius, b VA, d 1821 KY; [E4c6c4- James, of Garrard Co KY, b 1770s; [E4c6c2g- Jehu, father of Sidney East, Green Co MO, b about 1800 KY; [E5-Asa, of Stokes Co NC, b 1774; [E6- Isham, Laurens Co SC, b 1750; [E7- Thomas Sr, Laurens Co SC, b 1755; [E7a- Tarlton East descendants of southwest MS; [E9- Thomas Sr, of Laurens Co SC; [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; [E13- father of Thomas East, of Goochland Co VA, b abt 1700; [E14- James Sr of Oglethorpe Co GA, b abt 1740 in VA; [E14a- Joseph East of southwest AR of the early 19th Century; [E16- William, of Charlotte Co VA, b by 1740; [E19- Benjamin of Gwinnett Co GA, b 1762 in VA; [E20- for William Mahaley East of Accomack Co VA, b before 1745; [E21- William, of Grayson Co VA & Wayne Co IN, b abt 1750; [E22- John H of Surry Co & Stokes Co NC, b 1779; John T [E23-, father of Alonzo W East and Thomas H East of Roane Co TN; [E24- William, b 1612, came to VA in 1635 in the ship Paule; [E27- William, b by 1640 in England and father of William and Benjamin East of Philadelphia PA; [E28- Elizabeth of Henry Co VA who married William East in 1783; [E29a- is the John East who was living in Caldwell Co KY in 1820, and born in the late 1780s.
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 relatives 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.