Private Jacob Young

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DAR A 130012, Pvt. Cavalry; Trumpeter, NC

Jacob Young (son of John Young) was born 1764 in Mecklenburg Co. NC, and died September 12, 1836 in Tampico Jackson Co. In. He married Rachel Goodnight on December 16, 1792 in Mercer Co. Ky, daughter of Hans Goodnight and Mary Landis.

Notes for Jacob Young: Descendants of Jacob Young of Shelby Co. Ky: including President Harry S Truman,Davis,Elsie Jean Spry, 1923-.

Jacob was born 1764 in Mecklenburg Co. North Carolina. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Married Rachel Goodnight They had 13 children Rachel died in 1828 Jacob then married Catherine 1832 in Shelby Co., KY. They had two children.

Birth: 1764 Mecklenburg County North Carolina, USA Death: Aug. 24, 1836

Jacob was the son of John and Ann Young

• *John was b. 1740 in Germany

Married 1st wife: Rachel Goodnight in Mercer County KY; 2nd wife was Catherine m 1832 in Shelby Co. KY

Jacob and Rachel were the parents of: Mary Landis Polly Young b. 12/26/1793; N. Young. b. 1794; John Landis Young b. 4/8/1795; Jackson Young b. 1796; Elizabeth Young b. 3/11/1798; Michael Goodnight Young b. 4/4/1800; Rachel Ann Young b. 1801; Sarah Goodnight Young. b. 2/4/1804; Juliet Young b. 11/10/1807; Daughter b. 1810; William Henry Harrison Young. b. 11/23/1812; Solomon Young. b. 4/24/1815; Susan W Young b. abt 1817; and Andrew Jackson Young b. 1819.

Children with Catherine: Martha Emily Young b. 1832; and Hetty Young b. 1835.

Jacob and Rachel are the Great Grandparents of President Harry s. Truman. Their son Solomon Young. is President Truman's grandfather. Solomon's daughter Martha Young Truman was President Truman's Mother.

Husband of Rachael Goodnight Young

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 4 2022, 4:18:54 UTC