Thomas YOUNG^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1739 - 1763  (24 years)

• Name	Thomas YOUNG  [5]
  Born	1739	, Antrim, Ulster, Ire   [3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jul 1763	Kerr's Creek, Augusta, VA   [5, 6]
  Buried	Swoope, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America   [5]
  Person ID	I11015	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Hugh YOUNG,   b. 1699, Ballygown, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 10 Sep 1756, , Augusta, VA  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Agnes SITTLINGTON,   b. Abt 1700, Ballygown, Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 1775, Swoope, Augusta County, Virginia  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1725	, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland   [3]
  Family ID	F3007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He died as a young man at the Battle of Kerr's (Back) Creek by scalping which according to the Internet took place on July 17, 1763. His scalp was supposedly buried in his father's grave. The following Chalkley record applies to him.MARCH, 1758 (C).Lewis vs. Martin.--5th January, 1758. Thomas Young, with consent of father, Hugh Young, binds himself for three years to Benjamin Lewis, shoemaker, to learn cord waining.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2511] Jebavy, Sharon Young, Young Connections (http://www.geocities.com/charryoung/index.html). [S2923] Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia with many extracts forwarded by Sharon Jebavey (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966). [S1765] Sloan, Edward D., Letter including Descendant Chart went 4/9/2011 (Box 25999, Greenville, SC 29616-0999). [S3266] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), 1,1030::0., Ancestry Family Tree (Reliability: 0). [S208] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Lehi, UT, USA), 1,60525::0. (Reliability: 0). [S2145] Waddell, Joseph Addison, Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, 1726-1871 (http://theindianwars.blogspot.com/2008/02/kerrs-creek-massacre.html).