Peter Young

The Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families of America (page 375) "Lieut. Peter Young, 1725-1800, removed from West Camp on the Hudson to New Rhinebeck in 1760. Was active in enlisting men during the American Revolution. A Lawyersville Reformed Church record reads: "Pieter Junk died June 28, 1799."

1st settlers of Lawyersville--Settled on land owned by his brother Jurian Jung From the area historian, Roscoe's History of Schoharie: In 1778, when the Indians began their depredations in the Schoharie settlements, the patriots of New Rhinebeck made the home of Peter Young their rendezvous. Being but few in numbers, and the Tory Neighbors becoming venomous as their allies began to make their raids, this little company concluded to leave their homes and seek safety in the forts. A band of Indians assembled at a tory's house in the neighborhood to capture them, upon which Peter Young started to take his wife, who was a cripple, to the Camps for safety;but fearing he would be unable to do so, she was taken to a small cave at the foot of the mountain and left there alone.

Being supplied with provisions, she remained for several days in that place without being discovered by the Tories who houses were very near. The walls of this rock house,as it has since been called, for many years plainly showed marks of fires she built late at night when all was quiet and danger of being seen had passed. After the Indians had passed off to other fields for murder and devastation, her husband returned and carried her to the Camps, where she remained until the close of the war. It is quite probable that Peter's original house was built of logs, and that it was burned during this period.

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