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Arms of
Baron
Ellis ap Griffith , heir by marriage of Plas-yn-
Yale , founder of the House of Yale
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Arms of Chancellor
David Yale , granted by Prince
Llywelyn the Great , 13th century
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The surname Yale is derived from the
Welsh word "
iâl ", meaning fertile ground, which was the name of the
lordship of Yale in
Wales of the royal
house of Mathrafal . The name was later given to the estate of Plas-yn-Iâl by the House of Yale (Yale family), a cadet branch of
Mathrafal through the princes of
Powys Fadog and
Fitzgeralds of Corsygedol.
Notable descendants with the surname include:
Thomas Yale (1525/6–1577), co-representative of the Royal
House of Mathrafal , Ambassador to Queen
Elizabeth Tudor , Chancellor to Archbishop
Edmund Grindal , the head of the Church of England, was cousin of the
Tudors , family immortalized by
William Shakespeare in
Henry IV and his
Henriad , his grandfather was Baron
Ellis ap Griffith , founder of the House of Yale, and grandnephew of
Owain Glyndwr , last native
Prince of Wales
David Yale (c. 1540-1626), nephew of Chancellor
Thomas Yale , was the Chancellor of
Chester and
Vicar General of Bishop
George Lloydd , was of the family of
Sir Simon Weston and the
Willoughbys of
Wollaton Hall , he was a correspondent of
Lord William Cecil of
Burghley House
Thomas Yale Jr. (1616–1683), grandson of Chancellor
David Yale of
Erddig Park , was captain, merchant, cofounder of
New Haven Colony , fought in
King Philip's War , half-brother of Samuel Eaton, one of the seven founders of the
Harvard Corporation , oldest corporation in America, family cofounded
Harvard University
Thomas Yale (c. 1647 – 1736), his son, was Captain, cofounder of
Wallingford, Connecticut ,
Justice of the Peace and deputy to the
Connecticut General Assembly , was father of Capt.
Theophilus Yale , and ancestor of Yale Todd, who was accorded his military pension by Founding Father
John Jay before Congress
Elihu Yale (1649–1721), no descendants, president for the
British East India Company , Governor and diamond merchant, retired among of the richest men in Britain, benefactor and namesake of
Yale University , family of Gov.
Theophilus Eaton and
Harvard 's first
headmaster ,
Nathaniel Eaton , was father-in-law of
Lord James Cavendish , son of the 1st
Duke of Devonshire of
Chatsworth House and
Hardwick Hall
Theophilus Yale (1675-1760), Connecticut
magistrate , captain and
Justice of the Peace , was the granduncle of
Dr. Lyman Hall , a
Founding Father of the United States, his daughter Sarah Yale became the great-grandmother of abolitionist Congressman
Sherlock James Andrews , a relative of the
Griswolds
John Yale (c. 1736–1800), Reverend, Rector and Fellow of
St John's College, Cambridge , inherited Plas-yn-Yale in Wales, cousin of John Yale, graduate of
Jesus College, Oxford , was made Deacon by Bishop
John Green , the chaplain of
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset of
Petworth House
Elihu Yale (1747-1806),
Revolutionary War Captain, wealthy bayonet manufacturer, was grandfather of spy
Moses Yale Beach , and the granduncle of Judge
Jared Potter Kirtland , his cousin, Rev. Thomas Yale, graduated from
Yale in 1765
Josiah Yale (1752 – 1822), captain during the
American War of Independence , was a pioneer of
Lee, Massachusetts ,
Justice of the Peace , Minister Treasurer and Deputy in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives , was the great-grandfather of millionaire
Wellington Smith , America's largest paper manufacturer and intimate friend of
Abraham Lincoln
Elisha Yale (1780-1853), reverend, first
minister of
Gloversville, New York , founded Kingsborough Academy, graduated from
Yale College , was granduncle of
Wellington Smith , one of the largest paper manufacturers in America, nephew of Senator
Elizur Smith and father of
Elizur Yale Smith , who married the daughter of Col.
Clermont Livingston Best of
Mrs. Astor 's
Four Hundred , a relative of
Gabriel M. Tooker and
Charlotte Tooker , of the
Goelets and
Vanderbilts
Burrage Yale (1781 – 1860), largest
tin ware manufacturer in
Wakefield, Massachusetts ,
Justice of the Peace and
Postmaster , son founded
Lamson, Goodnow & Yale , producing muskets
Springfield Model 1861 for
Abraham Lincoln 's army, family of millionaire Congressman
Chester W. Chapin , was step-grandfather of Dr.
Roswell Park
William Yale (1784-1833), merchant, son of
patriot Samuel Yale, founder of the Yale manufacturing dynasty of
Yalesville , was the largest manufacturer in
Meriden, Connecticut , partner of the
Griswolds , family of diplomat
Henry L. Atherton and the
Woodworths , his son-in-law was the proprietor of the "New York Hotel" and a cofounder of the
Manhattan Club
Barnabas Yale (1784-1854),
abolitionist lawyer, cofounded Central New-York
Anti-Slavery Society , featured in
The Liberator , family of Mayor
George W. Gardner , the second business partner of
John D. Rockefeller , related to
Quincy and
Adams family , was a cousin of Col. Braddam Yale, family of Venetian
Lorenzo Da Ponte , associate of
Mozart and
Casanova , builder of the first
Italian opera in America
Cyrus Yale (1786-1854), American minister,
peace maker and activist, cofounded the US Temperance Union of the
Temperance Movement with
Stephen Van Rensselaer , of the
Van Rensselaer family , the richest man in America, was of the family of Judge
John H. Kennard , Congressmen and Senators
William Lawrence and
James Wakefield , and
Harvard professor
Edward Durand , Director of
US Census Bureau under
President Taft
William Parry Yale (1790 – 1867), Lieutenant Colonel, magistrate,
High Sheriff of Denbighshire , inherited Plas-yn-Yale, fought under the
Duke of Wellington during the
Napoleonic Wars , served under Lord Lieutenant
Robert Myddelton Biddulph , the proprietor of
Chirk Castle
Levi Yale (1792-1872),
abolitionist ,
postmaster ,
justice of the peace , was cofounder and Lt. Gov. of the
Liberty Party of Connecticut, an abolitionist political party which eventually merged to become the
Republican Party , he was an agent of the
Underground railroad with Lt. Gov.
Douglas , and was cousin of two Yale graduates, Congressman
Jonathan Brace and life insurance founder
Thomas K. Brace
Linus Yale, Sr. (1797–1858), American inventor and
Bank lock maker, 1st Mayor of Newport, New York, his patents signed by U.S. President
Andrew Jackson , obtained US Treasury contract for all the new bank locks,
mints ,
sub-treasuries and
custom-houses in the US, was cousin of
Burrage Yale of
Lamson, Goodnow & Yale , the major gun-machine manufacturer of
Abraham Lincoln 's army
James Murray Yale (1798–1871), Montreal, chief trader for the
Hudson's Bay Company ,
fur trader and competitor of
John Jacob Astor ,
Yaletown named after him, in-law of Gov.
Sir George Simpson , the defacto
Viceroy of
Prince Rupert's Land , a cofounder of
Canada , and the most powerful man of the
North American fur trade , was cousin of merchant
William Yale , Gen.
Edwin R. Yale , and
Moses Yale Beach , one of the richest men in New York
Moses Yale Beach (1800–1868), newspaper entrepreneur, proprietor of banks, ambassador, owner of the
New York Sun , crime news pioneer and most successful paper in America, personal spy of U.S. President
James Polk for
Mexican–American War , fortune 1/4 of
Cornelius Vanderbilt , cofounded the
Associated Press , oldest and largest
news agency in the United States, his nephew was Governor of the
New York Stock Exchange
Edwin R. Yale (1804-1883),
Brigadier General of the New Haven Grays, was a
Britannia metal merchant and manufacturer in New York, proprietor of the luxurious landmark U.S Hotel and Mansion House Hotel in New York, married a member of the
Colgate family , of the
Colgate-Palmolive conglomerate and
Colgate University , was 1st President and cofounder of the abolitionist
Sumter Club for
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Dwight Yale (1810-1890), Democratic Senator from
Wallingford , son of
Britannia ware manufacturer Charles Yale, founder of
Yalesville, Connecticut , nephew of Gen.
Edwin R. Yale , owner of the largest hotel in America (1830s), competitor of
John Jacob Astor 's hotel the
Astor House , family of Senators Edgar and
Charles Atwater and Judge
William Gardner Choate , founder of
Choate Rosemary Hall
George Henry Yale (1820-1897), Montreal, Major commander, Mayor of
Louiseville , founder of Yaletown, acquired from Lord
Samuel Gerrard , was a fur merchant and manufacturer,
Justice of the Peace by Baronet
Louis-H. La Fontaine , family of
William Dalby , Mayor of
Victoria, BC and Andrew Yale, shipbuilder for the family of
Sir Charles Boucher de Boucherville , Premier of Quebec
Linus Yale, Jr. (1821–1868), inventor, entrepreneur, founded the
Yale Lock Company , Premier manufacturer of locks in the U.S., partner of millionaire
Henry R. Towne , a fellow of
F.W. Taylor , his son
John B. Yale married the daughter of the US Treasury Secretary of
Abraham Lincoln ,
Hugh McCulloch , who was with Lincoln at his deathbed the
night of April 14, 1865 , main lock manufacturer of
Rolls-Royce , company sold for over a billion dollars in 2000
Rufus M. Yale (1822-1899), Boston merchant, sergeant, leading
sailmaker in New England, was cousin of fur trader
James Murray Yale and philanthropist
Laura Almina Wood , daughter-in-law of Lt. Gov.
Julius Catlin , had
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin , Governor General of Canada under
Queen Victoria , as one of his customers
William Corbet Yale (1825 – 1909), Oxford graduate, Deputy Lieutenant of Denbighshire, Wales, heir of Plas-yn-Yale,
Madryn Castle and
Widcombe Manor , served under Lord Lieutenant
William Cornwallis-West , a family member of Prince
Hans Heinrich XV von Hochberg and
Winston Churchill , Yale was cousin of
Sir Thomas Love-Jones-Parry , and nephew of Lt. Gen.
Sir Love Jones-Parry
William H. Yale (1831–1917),
Senator , 6th
lieutenant governor of Minnesota under Governor
Horace Austin ,
President of the Senate , member of the
Minnesota State Senate , co-owner of law firm Yale & Webber, with Senator
Daniel S. Norton , US Treasury Secretary and Senator
William Windom , Congressman
Thomas Wilson and attorney general
Charles H. Berry .
John Wesley Yale (1832-1900), Colonel of the
51st New York Infantry , trustee of the
New York State Asylum by Gov.
Teddy Roosevelt , was in the paper business, his nephew was
Charles Chapin , NYC editor for Congressman
Joseph Pulitzer , his sons-in-laws were Mayor
John Henry Walrath and baseball team owner
George Frazier , his grandson Col.
Wesley W. Yale was a tank commander under
General Patton
William Yale Beach (1836-1910), son of
Moses Yale Beach , was the first banker of
Wallingford, Connecticut , and a real estate developer in New York, his uncle
Benjamin Henry Day cofounded the
New York Sun , while his cousin,
Clarence Day , cofounded
Yale University Press
Merton Yale Cady (1840 – 1900), architect in
Moline, Illinois , grandson of
Linus Yale Sr. , designed number of projects for his father-in-law,
John Deere , was the uncle of airplane manufacturer
Willard Lamb Velie , and a family member of
William Butterworth , Congressman
Benjamin Butterworth and baseball team owner
Erastus Wiman
Theodore Yale Gardner (1841 – 1900), Presbyterian
minister from
Cleveland , son of Col. Gardner, brother-in-law of Gen.
Orson M. Oviatt 's daughter, was brother of mayor
George W. Gardner , married the daughter of Col.
Nahum Ball Gates , and granddaughter of abolitionist minister
John Monteith , he became Western Secretary of the
American Education Society , and first pastor of Glenville Church, funded by magnates
Louis Severance ,
Amasa Stone and
Samuel Livingston Mather
Leroy Milton Yale Jr. (1841-1906), Doctor, surgeon, of
Martha's Vineyard and
Roosevelt Island , cofounder of the
New York Etching Club , family of oil industrialist
George H. Bissell , founder of the American oil industry and competitor of
John D. Rockefeller , the
Nobels and the
Rothschilds , married granddaughter of Congressman
Thomas D. Eliot , of the
Eliot family of poet
T.S. Eliot ,
William G. Eliot , cofounder of
Washington University , and Chief Judge
William Cranch , nephew of U.S. President
John Adams
John B. Yale (1845 – 1904),
Telegraph and railroad entrepreneur, son of
Linus Yale Jr. , was a business rival of robber baron
Jay Gould , the proprietor of
Lyndhurst Castle and the
Western Union , cofounded the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Co., obtained contracts for
New York Stock Exchange and
Chicago Board of Trade quotations, worked with Congressman
Dwight Townsend
Madeline Yale Wynne (1847–1918), daughter of
Linus Yale , wife of
Senator Henry Winn, son of Senator Reuben Winn, she was an American artist and philanthropist, her uncle was Congressman and Gen.
Halbert S. Greenleaf , her aunt was suffragist
Jean Brooks , president of the N.Y.
Woman's Suffrage Association , was member of the
Social Register of Chicago, and friend of artist Annie Cabot Putnam, of the
Cabot and
Putnam family
Charles G. Yale (1847-1926), yachtsman,
Bohemian Club member, mining investor, Secretary of the
San Francisco Yacht Club , cofounder of the San Francisco Miners' Association with
William C. Ralston , founder of the
Bank of California , was of the family of General
Leonard Bleecker , a personal friend of
George Washington and cofounder of the
New York Stock Exchange , was grandfather of artist
Yale Gracey who worked for
Walt Disney
Charles Yale Beach (1847-1947), real estate investor in New York and Connecticut, son of politician
Moses S. Beach , brother-in-law of painter
Abbott Handerson Thayer of the Boston Brahmin
Thayer family , was among
Mark Twain 's excursion in the
Innocents Abroad , and the excursion of Maj. Gen.
Robert Anderson to
Fort Sumter
Ira Yale Sage (1848-1908), U.S. army Colonel, railroad magnate in
Atlanta, Georgia , shareholder of the
Southern Pacific Railroad , president of various railroads, cousin of Congressman
Russell Sage , a partner of
Jay Gould who left 70 million fortune in 1906, Sage family of Princess
Kay Sage ,
American royalty , and the
Agnelli family of
Fiat ,
Ferrari , and
Juventus Football Club
Franklin L. Yale (1848-1930), Colonel, mining investor, politician, cofounder of the Joplin
Stock Exchange in Missouri, served under Gov.
William J. Stone , his brother was Rodney Horace Yale, author of the Yale Genealogy book, and Secretary and board director of
Dempsters in Nebraska, later sold to
Warren Buffett of
Berkshire Hathaway , was from
Yale, Michigan
Caroline Ardelia Yale (1848–1933), an American inventor, cousin of Maj. Gen.
Hezekiah Barnes , she revolutionized the education of hearing-impaired people, collaborated with
Alexander Graham Bell ,
Yale crater on
Venus named in her honor,
Grace Coolidge , wife of US President
Calvin Coolidge , lived with her family, was related to abolitionist
Laura Spelman , wife of
John D. Rockefeller
Julian L. Yale (1850-1909), son of
Linus Yale Jr. , Chicago railroad entrepreneur, proprietor of Julian L. Yale & Co., purchasing agent for
Carnegie Steel of
Andrew Carnegie and the
Big Four Railroads for the
Vanderbilts , founded an electric car company in 1907, sold his enterprise to
Buckeye Steel Castings Co. of the
Rockefellers , under president
Samuel P. Bush , patriarch of the
Bush family
John Reed Yale (1855–1925), N.Y. politician,
Freemason , entrepreneur, member of the
New York State Assembly , Vice Chairman of the
Panama–Pacific International Exposition , Chairman of the committee on Railroads, his daughter married Capt. Philip D. Hoyt, the
NYC First Police Deputy Commissioner , her father-in-law, a Democratic newspaper owner, was friend of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt and launched his political career
Charles H. Yale (1856–1920), an American entrepreneur, theatre producer and performer in Boston, worked for the Boylston Museum
Arthur Yale (1860-1917), politician, financier, cofounder of
Plateau-Mount Royal in Montreal, proprietor of the Yale Islands,
Rivière des Mille Îles , his daughter Claire was a
socialite with
aristocracy , was nephew of Mayor
George Henry Yale , grandnephew of fur merchant
James Murray Yale , and cousin of wealthy lawyer
Jacob Yale Fortier
Charles Yale Knight (1868–1940), entrepreneur and inventor of the
sleeve valve technology, used for cars,
tanks , airplanes, and by the
Willys Company, main competitor of
Henry Ford , he supplied 26 car manufacturers, produced the
Stearns-Knight ,
Willys-Knight , etc, was praised by
Walter Owen Bentley of
Bentley Motors
William M. Yale (1870-1948), a professional baseball player for the MLB in the
Brooklyn Dodgers , 1905
Stanley Yale Beach (1877–1955), grandson of
Alfred Ely Beach , the builder of
NYC first subway and patent lawyer of
Thomas Edison ,
Bell ,
Vanderbilt and others, was an entrepreneur, aviation pioneer,
Wright brothers competitor, owned
Scientific American , seated at the
Woolworth Building , financed
Gustave Whitehead , built airplanes,
airships , dealt with
U.S Air Force founder Gen.
Mitchell and
Howard Hughes
Mortimer Yale Ferris (1881–1941), N.Y., Senator, civil engineer, member of the
N.Y. State Senate , Chairman of the
Lake Champlain Bridge Commission,
M.I.T graduate, was a
Freemason , father graduated from
Harvard in medicine, family of
Horace T. Pitkin and Mary Yale Pitkin, wife of architect
Charles Eliot , son of
Charles William Eliot , President of
Harvard , members of the
Eliot family
Elizur Yale Smith (1885 – 1950), Major, millitary officer,
socialite in
Newport, Rhode Island , married the daughter of Col.
Clermont Livingston Best , descendant of the
Livingston family , was executive secretary of the
Federal Hall , friend of the
Vanderbilts ,
Roosevelts and
Astors
William Yale (1887–1975), spy, diplomat, husband of
Edith Hanna , family of Senator
Hanna , the Chairman of the Republicans, and partner of
J.P. Morgan &
John D. Rockefeller , was Middle East
special agent for Secretary
Lansing , companion of
Lawrence of Arabia , uncle of Thomas B. Yale, Director of Finance of the
CIA under
George H. W. Bush ,
Project Azorian with
Howard Hughes
Jacob Yale Fortier (1888-1940),
King's Counsel , judge, wealthy lawyer from Montreal, businessman, partner of Senator
Jacob Nicol , grandson of Canadian Confederation politician
Moïse Fortier , president of the
Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Railway , Yale owned 17 companies
Frankie Yale (née Ioele) (1893–1928), American gangster, employer of
Al Capone , fought for the control of the
Brooklyn docks
Charles Yale Harrison (1898-1954), Canadian-American writer and journalist from Montreal, author of the international best seller :
Generals Die in Bed , referenced by
Ernest Hemingway , was uncle of American novelist
Judith Rossner , author of
Looking for Mr. Goodbar , earning 22 millions for
Paramount Pictures in 1977
Wesley W. Yale (1900-2001), Colonel of Combat Command B in
General Patton 's
Third Army , had the responsibilities of a general during the
Battle of the Bulge , captured
Nazi camps , his son was Lt. Col in the
US Air Force , worked at
Stanford Research Institute , he was a grandson of Col.
John Wesley Yale of New York
Claire Yale (1903-1997), Canadian socialite, philanthropist, daughter of banker
Arthur Yale , inherited the Yales Islands, was prominent among Montreal's society and
European aristocracy , saved
City Hall of St-Eustache with politician
Paul Gouin , son of
Sir Lomer Gouin , Premier of Quebec
Joseph Yale Resnick (1924-1969), N.Y.,
Congressman , entrepreneur, multimillionaire, was candidate for U.S. Senator, his aide became Advisor to U.S. President
Bill Clinton , cofounded
Channel Master Corporation , was radio officer during
WWII
John Yale (1925-1998),
Canadian British aviation artist, grandson of politician
Arthur Yale , was Canada's only full-time aviation artist, exposed his works at the
Royal Society of British Artists in England, gifted painting to Air Vice-Marshal
Sir Harold John Maguire of the
Royal Air Force
Brewster Yale Beach (1925-2008), Episcopal minister,
Carl Jung psychotherapist, great-grandson of politician
Moses S. Beach , graduated from
Yale , was made
Canon by Bishop
J. Brooke Mosley , head of Delaware Pastoral Institute under board director Mrs.
A. Felix du Pont Jr. , founded the Center of Jungian Studies in New York
David Yale (1928–2021), son of Lt. Colonel John Corbert Yale, son of Colonel James Corbet Yale, was fellow at the
University of Cambridge , President of the
Selden Society , Honorary
Queen's Counsel for England and Wales, granted by Queen
Elizabeth II , his family were
Members of Parliament , taught at
Yale Law School in the United States
William Yale Giles (born 1934), co-proprietor of the
Philadelphia Phillies , acquired from the
Carpenter /
Dupont family , son of
Warren Giles , president of the
National League of baseball and the
Cincinnati Reds , great-grandson of architect
Merton Yale Cady , family of
Linus Yale Sr. and
John Deere , founder of the
John Deere conglomerate
Mark Yale Harris (b. 1936), American artist, hotel chain proprietor, was founder and CEO of
AmeriSuites Hotels , sold to
Stephen A. Schwarzman 's
Blackstone Group and
Hyatt Hotels Corporation of the
Pritzker family .
Pierre-Paul Yale (b. 1948), doctor, psychiatrist, VP of Quebec Psychiatrists Association, committee expert under Premier
Philippe Couillard , family of politician
Arthur Yale , in-laws included Minister of Commerce
André Rousseau , the cofounder of
Montreal Botanical Garden and professor at
Sorbonne , Paris,
Jacques Rousseau , and chief-engineer and
MIT graduate,
François Rousseau , partner of Minister
Guy Saint-Pierre
Kim Yale (1953–1997), an American writer and editor for
DC Comics ,
Marvel Comics , and
Eclipse Comics , worked on
Suicide Squad ,
Star Trek , and
The Batman Chronicles , father was Navy Lieutenant Commander, married to comic books artist
John Ostrander
Stephen Yale-Loehr (born 1954), American attorney, author,
Cornell graduate, law professor at
Cornell , founding member of
Business Immigration Lawyers , adviser concerning
President Obama
DAPA program
Brian Yale (born 1968), musician of
Matchbox Twenty , nominated for
Grammy awards , partner of artist
Rob Thomas , a songwriter for
Mick Jagger ,
Marc Anthony , etc
Avery Yale Kamila , a vegan columnist and journalist, wrote for the
Portland Press Herald
Jordan Yale Levine , an American film producer and entrepreneur involved in more than 30 movies, including
Rare Objects and
Stowaway , founding partner of Yale Productions, made its debut at
Tribeca Festival in New York
Janet Yale , Montreal, Canadian telecommunications lawyer and executive, CEO of Arthritis Society, CEO of
Scouts Canada , executive vice president of
Telus Communications , board member of
CARE Canada
See also
^ See "
House of Bourbon " as a reference, family name adopted from an estate acquired by marriage. Arms are those of the Lords of
Gwyddelwern , from the princes of
Powys Fadog of
Mathrafal , featuring its black lion.
^ Lloyd, Jacob Youde William (1887).
"The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog" . London, T. Richards. pp. 1–4.
^
"The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time" . 1884. p. 355. , "Inherited from the
Fitzgeralds , other arms include those of Plas yn Yale and the arms of the Baron of
Gwyddelwern ,
Powys Fadog "