Thomas Young

1739 - 1763  (24 years)

• Name	Thomas Young  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1739	, Antrim, Ulster, Ire   [1, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jul 1763	Kerr's Creek, Augusta, VA   [5, 6]
  Burial	Swoope, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America   [5]
  Person ID	I1681	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Hugh Young,   b. 1699, Ballygown, Antrim, Ireland d. 10 Sep 1756, , Augusta, VA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes Sittlington,   b. Abt 1700, Ballygown, Antrim, Ireland d. 1775, Swoope, Augusta County, Virginia (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1725	, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland   [1]
  Family ID	F1755	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.MARC8 (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

  [S825] Sloan, Edward D., Letter including Descendant Chart went 4/9/2011 (Box 25999, Greenville, SC 29616-0999). [S826] Jebavy, Sharon Young, Young Connections (http://www.geocities.com/charryoung/index.html). [S271] Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia with many extracts forwarded by Sharon Jebavey (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966). [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S426] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), 1,60525::0. [S827] Waddell, Joseph Addison, Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, 1726-1871 (http://theindianwars.blogspot.com/2008/02/kerrs-creek-massacre.html).