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- It is theory on my part that John Young is the brother of James and Robert Young, all of Naked Creek. John appears in Naked Creek first. He interacts with James or his son-in-laws in some wills of the time. We do know that they are the ones that interacted with each other in Naked Creek instead of interacting with other Youngs in the Borden and Beverly tracts of land.
John purchased 135 acres of land in the drafts on Naked Creek on Dec. 14, 1748 according to Survey Book 1, pg. 29. (Young, John. Publication 12 July 1750., available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41, Location: Augusta County. Description: 135 acres on the drafts of Naked Creek. Source: Land Office Patents No. 30, 1750-1752, p. 226, Reel 28). This land was an original land grant from the person given the tract by George II of Great Britain, France and Ireland. It bordered on land owned by James Bell and John Rutledge. The deed said that he had to pay for it once a year for 3 years at the Feast of the Arch Angel Michael. The sale was for 15 pounds. He also had to apparently improve 3 acres of each 50 acres of land purchased within a 3-year period to be able to keep the land as his own. (http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/VSAXVCB1DDR2XCUGC5I2BF3Y92HQI6A3GXXUVU52HQDLXLRHDF-29549?func=full-set_number=005837set_entry=000158format=999)
He purchased an additional 50 acres adjoining his land in 1751 on page 44 of that same book. He then sold 335 of these acres to James Young in 1759: Chaukley, V. 3, Page 122.--16th May, 1759. John Young and Elizabeth ( ) to James Young, \'a3 30, 2 tracts containing 335 acres on a branch of Naked Creek, 200 acres conveyed to John by Hugh Campbell, 18th May, 1749, and 135 acres patented to John, 12th July, 1750, near corner of James Bell and John Rutledge. Erwin's land. Teste: James Gambel. The James Young was probably his son James who was old enough to pay fees to the court in the following 1759 record.
Johns son's James and Robert are listed as his sons in the following Chalkley record, V.II. They were listed in the fee books by the Clerk of Court in 1759 and distinguished from other James and Roberts of the time by the name of their father. *page 35, James Young, son of John; page 36, Robert Young, son of John. There was another James Young delineated in these Clerk of Court records in 1760 as James Young, tailor, that would not be the son of this John. I am estimating James and Robert's ages from this record. They likely would have been at least 18 at the time.
The following info is currently listed verbatim from my site in the Lamont/Young DNA Study on the internet at http://www.lamont-young.com.) In Deed Book 2, pg 189, 1749 the following info is listed: "Hugh Campbell to John Young, Naked Creek, part of 400 ac pat 1740 to Campbell." On Mar. 10, 1748-49, William Curry bought 200 acres of land near John Young and Thos. Waterson, on Naked Creek.
William Curry's son Robert and grandchildren were witnesses to James Young's will, an obvious relative and contemporary of John.
Excerpts from Chalkley supplied by Sharon Young Jebavy that might apply to this John are as follows.
*Apr. 14, 1754 Road established from Brown's bridge to the Glebe (Gleve) land and Robert Campbell and John Trimble be surveyors. And with James Lusk..we do appoint the following to clear the same: ..Robert Campbell's man..Thomas Kirkpatrick and son..William McFeeters..John Jameson..Moses Ofreil..William Bell..Robert Young, John Young, Samuel Young, Hugh Young and his man..James Bell..William McClintock...
*Page 272.--1760: Processioned by John Malkem and Alex. Blair, viz: For John Young, for Robert Young.... James Young...*Page 406.--20th August, 1760. Adam Dickinson's bond (with Andrew Sitlington, James Gilespy, John Young).
*1763; September 7, John Young; (He's in a list of names and dates but the event is not described.)*Aug 21, 1764, (67) Elizabeth Fulton, aged 16, orphan of John Fulton, chose John Young guardian.*1765, Page 392.--Gentlemen of the Vestry: I took in Christopher Sumlmsky last November and has never been allowed no consideration and kept him till the March Court as he has been upon the Parish before and after I hope you will allow me as men has been allowed and I put something on to keep him warm. John Young.*Page 483.--28th December, 1771. Halbert McClure's will--to wife, Mary, executrix; to 3 daughters, Mary, Isabella, Phebe. Teste: Archd. Alexander, Robert Feris, Wm. Alexander. Proved, 18th March, 1772, by Fearis and Alexander (Wm.). Mary (her mark) qualifies with Thos. Vance, John Young.
*Page 268.--27th October. 1773. Robert Scott's will--To Martha McClintock, \'a3 5; to executors, all remainder of estate to pay them for their trouble. Executors, Wm. McClintock, John Young. Teste: William McClintock, Jr., Preepare McClintock. Proved. 20th September, 1774, by the witnesses. William McClintock qualifies (his mark) with Mathew Reed, John Clark.
*Page 159.--16th November, 1773. William McPheeters' appraisement recorded, by John Moffett, James McCleerey, John Young--Abraham Jenkin's account, Duval Bosanques account.
*Page 231.--10th August, 1775. Isaac White's will--To wife, Jane, mare bought of Lewis Baker; to sons, viz: David, Isaac, James and Gordon White, if any of them die in infancy; to daughters, Jane, Isabella, Margret, if any die infants; son, Gordon, and daughters, Isabella and Margret, be schooled; to daughters already married, viz: Mary Young, Elizabeth, and Sarah Rodgers. Executors, James Steele, John Young. Teste: Andrew Russell, David White. Proved, 17th April, 1782, by the witnesses. Executors refused to execute. Jane, the widow, relinquished her right. Administration granted David and Isaac White.
*Page 406.--29th February, 1776. John Jameson's will--To wife, Jane; to grandson, John Perry; to granddaughter, Sarah McNabb; to nine children. Executors, Robert Armstrong, Daniel O'Friel. Teste: John Trimble, John Young, Robt. Wallace. Proved, 19th March, 1776, by Trimble and Wallace. Executors qualify.
John's will is transcribed here by Maggie Phillips: "John Young, Sr.'s Will, transcribed as written 24 March 1780, Augusta County Will Book VI, pages 289-290, by Margaret Young Phillips, his 8th great granddaughter on 20 March 2000. "In the name of God Amen I John Young of Augusta County and Commonwealth of Virginia being in health and perfect Mind and Memory and Calling to mind the uncertainity of life and the Certainity of Death it being appointed for all Men once to die do hereby make my last Will and Testament in Manner of form following and first I recommend my soul to the God who gave and my body to the earth whence it was taken to be Buried in a Christian and decent like manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named not doubting but I shall receive it again at the Resurrection and as for such wordly substance it hath pleased God to bestow upon me it is my Will and desire that it be disposed of as follows and first I allow my Just debts and funeral charges to be duly paid in convenient time after my discease and my plantation whereon I dwell I leave and bequeath that part of it whereon my son John Young dwells to him his heirs and asigns forever the other part I leave and bequeath unto my son William Young and to his heirs and assigns forever each of them holding according to a Dividing line made by themselves. I likewise leave and bequeath unto my said sons all my Personal Estate they paying thereout as follows to each of my other children having heretofore given them their Patrimony I leave and bequeth unto Each of them the sum of one Pound Currant Mony (viz) James, Robert, Isabel, Margret, Rebeccah and Sarah and I do hereby nominate Constitute and appoint my trusty and beloved sons John and William Young Executors of this my last Will and Testament. I do hereby revoke, disanull and disallow all forms of this Will or Wills heretofore made whether by word or Writing, Ratifying and approving of this only as my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto my hand seal this 24th of March 1780.Sealed published declared John Young (seal)John Poage Jun.James Bell Francis Bell at a Court held for Augusta County May 20th 1783 The last Will and Testament of John Young decd was proved by the oaths of Francis Bell, John Poage Jun. two of the witnesses as thereto and ordered to be recorded. (E)
His son John wrote a will in 1780 when he went off to join the Rev. War in which he names his male siblings, some nephews, and likely brother-in-laws named Robert and possibly George King and John Steffey. Unfortunately, we do not know which of John Sr.'s daughters married which.
John Young died shortly before 17 March 1747, the date of his estate appraisal. Bits and pieces of the estate documents were abstracted in Chalkley's I and III. They show that John's brother, James Young, was granted administration of John's estate on 17 June 1747. As far as I can tell, James Young of Whistle Creek was the only James Young in Augusta Co. of the same generation as John was. I have not found any records for a mysterious "second" James Young in the area during the 1740s. There are no deeds, no road orders and no court records.
We know from the estate records that John died intestate -- without a will -- because James Young was the court appointed administrator of the estate rather than the executor of a will. We also know that John died without descendants because his brother James was referred to as "his nearest heir." By law, a brother could only be an heir if the deceased had no living descendants. At a minimum, this means that John Young who died in 1747 was not John Young who married Annie Houston in Ireland and left a number of sons. One rather clumsy abstract in Chalkley's has led Young researchers to say that both John Young and James Young were dead before 17 March 1747, however that is not the case.
Records clearly show that John's brother James was granted administration of the estate on 17 June 1747 and that he handled the estate until its close in March 1749. Robert Young was a surety for James Young as administrator and Hugh Young was mentioned in the 1749 estate distribution. See the following records:
*Chalkley's I, page 431: "Young's appraisement. James Young and John Young, deceased. 17th March, 1747." [Original Petitions And Papers Filed in the County Court. 1745-1748]
*Chalkley's III , page 8: Will Book 1 "Page 76.'97 17th March, 1747. John Young's appraisement."*Chalkley's I, page 29: "June 17, 1747 Order Book No. I. (216) Administration upon John Young granted to James Young (his brother.)"
*Chalkley's I, page 431: "James Young's petition to administer on estate of John Young, his brother and nearest heir, 17th June, 1747." [From Original Petitions And Papers Filed in the County Court. 1745-1748]
*Chalkley's III, page 7: Will Book 1, "Page 46.'97 17th June, 1747. James Young (I) qualifies administrator of John Young, with sureties Partt Martin, Robert Young."*Chalkley's III, page 33: Will Book 2 "Page 32.'97 25th March, 1749. John Young's estate, Dr.[distribution] to James C. Young, administrator: To funeral charges, \'a3 4. To cash, by Henry Downs, Capt. Danl. McAnare. Capt. John Brown, Hugh Young, Robt. Scott, Robt. Bovd, John Davis." Even though we have not seen the land record itself, we know from a variety of records that John Young had land in the Beverley Patent on Back Creek. The question is, what happened to the land after John's death? I believe the land was divided among his heirs-at-law, in other words, his brothers James, Robert, and Hugh Young. This would explain why they all acquired adjoining land on Back Creek on 27/28 February 1749 -- shortly before the final accounting in John Young's estate. In fact, the deed to Robert Young actually refers to the land as "part of John Young's land in Beverley Manor on Back Creek."
*Chalkley's III, Page 282: Deed Book 2 Page 638.--27th February, 1749. Same [William Beverly] to Robert Young, planter (farmer) part of John Young's land in Beverley Manor (234 acres) on Back Creek. Corner to Hugh Young and John Trimble; corner William McPheeters; corner James Young. Teste: Thomas Stewart and Charles Dalhouse. The abstracted deeds to James and Hugh Young do not contain the same explicit language about John Young's land, but that language may be in the original deeds.
*Chalkley's III, page 281: Deed Book 2 Page 547.'97 28th February, 1749. Same [William Beverley] to Hugh Young, farmer, 200 acres in Beverley Manor, joining his former survey. Pat. Martin's line. Corner Pickin's old place; William McClintock's line. Teste: John Brown.
*Chalkley's III, page 283: Deed Book 2, Page 645.'97 28th February, 1749. Same [William Beverley] to James Young, planter, 436 acres in Beverley Manor on Back Creek. Corner Robert Young; McFeeter's line; corner Andrew Pickens; corner Robert Campbell; corner Patrick Martin. Teste: John Wilson, John Gay. Although it seems odd that William Beverley was the grantor on the deeds if the land actually belonged to John Young, there are several other deeds for the same period that do the same thing. One involves the land in the estate of Patrick Cook, the husband of Jane Young Cook, the probable sister of John, James, Hugh and Robert Young:
*Chalkley's III, page 284: Deed Book 2, Page 686.'97 1st March, 1749. Same [William Beverley] to Jean [Jane] Cook, widow, and John and Mary Cook, minors (the whole contains 802 acres), 2/3 of 2 tracts in one place, and to John Cok the remainder of the other third sold to Jane Cook, widow, during her life, according to will of Patrick Cook, her late husband. 1748, in Augusta'97 Nathan Lusk's line; John McCutchin's line. Teste: James Lockhart, Robt. Young. ---One likely explanation is that John Young and Patrick Cook (et al.) had not paid off the land when they died and that money was still owed to William Beverley. As a result, the heirs/beneficiaries had to pay off what was due on the land to get clear title from Beverley." (end of quoted email from Janice McAlpine) The last mention of John Young we have in the records is at the end of this 1802 record in court testimony in Chaukley, VII.
*"Sept 1802, McPheeters vs. Moffett--Involves land conveyed to Beverley to Crockett, 26th February, 1740. Copy of deed. Deed, Robert Crockett and Margaret to William McPheeters, 23d November, 1743. Deed Robert Crockett and wife, same. William McPheeters, demandant, is son of above William McPheeters. Deposition James McClery, taken in Fayette County, Kentucky, third Monday June, 1798: In the Spring of 1742 he settled in Augusta County within 3 miles of lands in dispute. He lived in Augusta until October, 1785. Deposition before Samuel Blair, J. P., J. Bell, Elij Poage, George Trotter. John Brownlee deposes in Augusta, 3d July, 1798, that he has lived where he now lives since 1st November, 1740; he has always been a member of that society, and is nearly related to John Moffett, the defendant. John Tate also deposes that he has lived where he now lives for 53 years in October last, and had been acquainted with the lands for two years before he came to live in the neighborhood. Captain Samuel McPheeters deposes at same time that he has lived in and near where he now lives since 1741. Mathew Wilson deposes at same time that he has lived near where he now lives 60 years. John Young lived on the plantation 55 years ago and upwards." (Fifty-five years ago would have been 1747.)
His death date of 1747 is usually listed as his father's death date and will instead. This is absolutely incorrect as this John Jr., son of John and Annie Houston Young, died in 1747 without having any surviving children in his will. John Jr. Young therefore, is NOT the John of Naked Creek, Virginia either. His estate went to his brothers, James, Robert, Hugh and likely sister, Jane Cooke's husband, Patrick.
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