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John Young, I, of Eastham

Also Known As: "Gil"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: perhaps, Elstow, Bedfordshire , England (United Kingdom)
Death: January 28, 1691 (66-76)
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Husband of Abigail Young
Father of John Young, Jr.; Joseph Young, Died Young; Joseph Young; Nathaniel Young; Mary Lydia Smith and 7 others

Managed by: Jerry Lee Hall
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About John Young, I, of Eastham

Not the same as Col. John Youngs

Colonel John Young Sr 1624-1691

Mother: Joan Ann Harris Jentilman (Herington)
B:1594 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, , England
D:25 Dec 1632 Southwold, Suffolk, , England.

Marriage: 13 December 1648 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Abigail Howland 1629-1692

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Young-400

John YOUNG was born in England say 1615 and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He had a grant of land in Plymouth, October 31, 1638, and November 21, 1639, as per town of Salem records. His name appears on the list of those able to bear arms in 1643.

He married, December 13, 1648, Abigail Howland. [...]

He settled in Eastham about 1650, died January 29, 1690/1. His will, dated January 19, 1688; proved April 21, 1691; bequeathed to wife Abigail and children John, Joseph, Nathaniel, David, Robert (2), Henry and three daughters. The widow's estate was divided April 19, 1692.

Children of John (i) and Abigail (Howland) Young:

  1. John, born at Plymouth, November 15, 1649, married Ruth Cole;
  2. Joseph, born November 12, 1651, died December, 1651;
  3. Joseph, born December, 1654, married Sarah Davis;
  4. Nathaniel, born April, 1656, married Mercy Davis;
  5. Mary, born April 28, 1658, married Daniel Smith;
  6. Abigail, born October, 1660, married Stephen Twining;
  7. David, born April 17, 1662, married Anne Doane;
  8. Lydia, born 1664;
  9. Robert (2), born August, 1667. mentioned below:
  10. Henry, born July, 1669, died April 30, 1670;
  11. Henry, born March 17, 1672, married Sarah.

Reference: Page 2684 of the book - "Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts" Vol. 4 By William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams Published by Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1910 Item notes: v. 4 original from Harvard University

Estate

The will of John Young, Senior, of Eastham, was made 19 January, 1688/9, and proved 21 April, 1691. Wife Abigail Young and son Henry Young were to be executors. Bequests were made as follows: To "wife Abigail young my whole estate Real and personal during ye time of her widdohood" To "my Son John young five acres of upland Lying neare ye south side of ye Cove Comonly Called youngs Cove"; To "my two sons Joseph and Nathaniel young ten shillings a peece" To "my Son David young all that upland that is mine where he now lives" To "my Son Robirt young that parcel of upland which I bought of Thomas paine except one small field called ye point ffield against Timothy Coles and one Bed and Beding" To "my son Henry young all my housing and all that upland thatI bought of John mayo and ye point field before excepted Lying against Timothy Coles"; To "my Three Daughters five shillings a peece"; "Capt Sparrow and Daniel Done Ser and Benjamin Higgins to be my over Seers to be assistent to my executors" The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Benjamin Higgins, Richard Higgins, Ichabod Higgins (who made his mark) and Joshua Higgins. Richard and Ichabod Higgins were the only witnesses present when the will was probated.

"An Invintory of ye estate of John young of Eastham deceased on ye 29th of January Last and taken ye 3 of ffebruary 1690:91" by Jonathan Sparrow and Benjamin Higgins. Among the items are: "one Scoue and Canow" "housing and Land" £55. "Abigail young vid Relict of John young" made oath to the inventory 21 April, 1691. The will and inventory were recorded 30 April 1691, by Joseph Lothrop, Recorder.

Disputed Origins & Merge Warnings

Merge Warnings: There are multiple John Young(e)s in early colonial America.

This John Young:

  • was not the son of John Youngs/Yonges and Joan Jentilman.
  • not the son of John Young and Marie Sharpe
  • not the son of John YONGES and Joan Herrington, who was born 10 Apr 1623 and died, 12 Apr 1698 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and married Mary Gardner abt 1653 and Hannah Anne Wines abt 1691.
  • not a known husband of Elisabeth (Bellamy) Young (1625 - abt. 1647)

References

  • Clarence A. Torrey, "New England Marriages Prior To 1700": "YOUNG, John (-1691) & Abigail HOWLAND (1630-1692); 13 Dec 1648, 1647; Plymouth"
  • George Ernest Bowman, "Plymouth Colony vital records," in Mayflower Descendant, various volumes. Transcribed form marriages appearing in the Court Orders, and from "Marriages, Births and Burials" George Ernest Bowman, "Eastham Mass., Vital Records," in Mayflower Descendant, various volumes, Also printed in Leonard H Smith Jr & Norma H. Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans, 1976.
  • Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 9 2020, 23:13:18 UTC The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volumes 34-35, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1903 -p.257, 258 “YOUNG & HOWLAND.” GoogleBooks
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John Young, I, of Eastham's Timeline

1615
1615
perhaps, Elstow, Bedfordshire , England (United Kingdom)
1649
November 16, 1649
Plymouth, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts)
1651
November 12, 1651
Eastham, Massachusetts, New England Colonies
1654
December 19, 1654
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1656
April 1656
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1658
April 28, 1658
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1659
1659
1660
October 16, 1660
Eastham, Barnstable County, Pennsylvania
1662
April 17, 1662
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America