Person talk:William Young (25)

William Young Sr. was born by 1714 in Stafford County, Virginia. He died in Fauquier County, Virginia between 20 December 1790, when he wrote a will, and 27 February 1792, when the will was probated. (Virginia Mixed Probate Records, FHL film 0031566)

William Young Sr. married Patience Sinclair/Sinkler/St. Clair on 23 July 1744 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia. See, Virginia, Overwharton Parish register, 1720 to 1760, old Stafford County, Wm. F. Boogher, Washington D.C. : Saxton Printing Co., 1899, online at <http://www.archive.org/stream/virginiaoverwhar00will#page/n3/mode/2up> : page 159 Sinclair, Patience. Married William Young, July 23, 1744 page 193 Young, William. Married Patience Sinclair, July 23, 1744

Patience Sinclair/St. Clair/Sinkler was the daughter of Alexander Sinclair/St. Clair/Sinkler. She and her husband William Young were listed in Alexander Sinclair's December 31, 1748, Prince William Co., Virginia, will. The will is transcribed in "Prince William Reliquary," RELIC, Bull Run Regional Library, Manassas, Virginia, January 2007, Vo. 6, No.1, pages 6 - 8.

Documented children for William Young Sr. and Patience Sinclair:

A. Robert Young b. 30 May 1745, d. 1 Oct 1745, Overwharton Parish , Stafford Co., Virginia. (Overwharton Parish Register of Stafford Co., Virginia.)

B. Sarah Young b. 1 Apr 1747 Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia, d. abt 1792-1810, Prince William Co., Virginia, or Nelson/Ohio Co., Kentucky. Sarah married 1 May 1762 Prince William or Fauquier County, Virginia, to John Cundiff.

C. William Young Jr. b. abt 1755/1756 Stafford or Prince William Co., Virginia, d. aft Dec. 14, 1835, in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. William married Sarah Singleton on December 24, 1784, in Fauquier Co., Virginia.

D. Hannah Young b. abt 1760 Prince William Co., Virginia, d. 1826 Lincoln Co., Kentucky. Hannah married 5 February 1778 Fauquier Co., Virginia, to Anthony Owsley.

E. Bryan Young b. abt. 1760 Prince William Co., Virginia, d. abt 1831 Nelson Co., Kentucky. Bryan married Eleanor Davis, the widow of Cornelius Davis, probably in Nelson Co., Kentucky.

F. John Young b. abt 1766 Prince William Co., Virginia, d. bet. 25 Oct 1834 and 9 Feb 1835 Nelson Co KY. John married on 9 Feb 1788 in Fauquier Co VA, to Elizabeth Singleton.

G. Mary Young b. abt 1765, Prince William Co., Virginia, d. after 1790 . She married Joseph Jeffries 12 Sep 1785 in Fauquier Co., Virginia.

I. Susanna Young b. Prince William or Fauquier Co., Virginia, d. after 1790, married Thomas Smith, abt 1786 in Fauquier Co., Virginia.

William Young Sr. wrote a will on 20 December 1790. He appointed son-in-law Joseph Jeffries Jr. as one of the executors of the will. The will was probated 27 February 1792, Fauquier County, Virginia. (Will Book 2, page 214, and Minute Book 10, page 37, Virginia Mixed Probate Records, FHL film 0031566) The will mentioned some children by name and other children were listed in various probate and other documents.

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Will of William Young Sr:

"In the name of God Amen this twentieth day of December Annis Domini, one thousand seven hundred and ninety. I William Young of the County of Fauquier being in perfect and sound memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament Imprimis . I commit my soul to the mercy of Almighty God, hoping through the Mediation of my Blessed [Savior crossed out] Redeemer to be forgiven all my sins and transgressions.

Item -- I give and bequeath to my beloved son Bryan Young, one Negroe woman slave named Sarah and her increase to him and his heirs forever.

Item -- I give and bequeath to my beloved son William Young to him and his heirs forever one Negro Male slave named and called Joshua.

Item -- I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Mary Jeffries one Negro woman slave named Amy to her and her heirs forever.

Item -- I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Hannah Owsley the sum of twenty pounds current money of Virginia.

Item -- I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Sukey or Susanna Smithey [Susanna Smith] the sum of twenty pounds current money of Virginia.

Item -- My will and desire is that all my land, Negro slaves not before devised and personal estate be enjoyed by my beloved wife Patience Young, during her natural life or widowhood, which ever shall first happen, my will and desire is that at the death or marriage of my said Wife all the Estate both real and personal be sold at publick auction and the moneys arising from such sales to be divided amongst all my Children or their Representatives. I do appoint, constitute my loving friends Joseph Jeffries and Thomas Fitzhugh executors of this my last Will and testament revoking and disannulling all former and other wills and testaments before by me made, ratifying and confirming this my last Will & testament only.

Signed in the sixteenth line, (signed by) William Young L.S.

Signed, Sealed & pronounced in the presence (signed by) J. Moffett, Minoah Stone [his X mark] Edward Feagan, Benjamin Carpenter