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BIRTH: Title: Pennsylvania German Church Records; Genealogy Publishing Co, 1983 BIRTH: MARRIAGE: DEATH: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PAMONROE/2004-12/1102001801 PAMONROE-L Archives From: [email protected] (geri brennan) Subject: Re Young (very long) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 10:36:41 -0500 In-Reply-To: [email protected] (geri brennan)'s message of Wed, 1 Dec2004 21:25:26 -0500 YOUNG Jacob PA Line wife Anna Maria, soldier was born 1757 in Bucks Co and he lived there during the Rev. Soldier's 1st wife was Elizabeth Shafer, died in 1831 and soldier married 2nd to Anna Maria (Bartz or Parks) Schill, the widow of Jacob Schill to whom she married April 1822, he died 7 March 1832. Soldier and widow were married 1 Nov 1832 at Easton, PA, and she was born 1793. The Rev. soldier Jacob Young died 2 June 1843 in Warren Co., NJ and his widow applied at Easton where she was living with her granddaughter Mrs. William Murphy in 1892. Widow died 3 May 1892. The following children survived their father: Susanah Weydemyer, Mary Meyers, Peter, Abraham, and John J. Young, Elizabeth Fine, Catharine Hunt, Jacob and William Young. In 1855 John J. Marbacher aged 35 stated he was present when his mother Anna Maria Schill married Capt. Jacob Young. BURIAL: St. James Lutheran Churchyard, Greenwich Twp., Warren Co., NJ. [Straw Church] "Young, Capt. Jacob, Sen., b. Oct. 3, 1756, d. June 3, 1843, aged 86.8.0; wife Elizabeth, dau. of William Shepard, d. Sep. 8, 1834, aged 75.9.8. WILL: Susanna Weydemeyer is listed as the daughter of Jacob Young, Senr., in vol 46 page 295, Warren Co. Deeds, NJ; film SLC 960751; copy in my possession. "Assignment of a Legacy: Susanna Weydemeyer to George A. Hice Know all men by their presents that Susanna Weydemeyer of the Township of Greenwich in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey, in consideration of Two Hundred Dollars Current Lawful money of the State of New Jersey to me in hand paid by George A. Hice of the Borough of Easton in the County of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania. The receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged and I being hereby fully satisfied contented and paid do hereby grant assign transfer and convey unto the said George A. Hice his heirs and assigns. All sums or Sums of Money, that may be due, owing or coming to me, as one of the Heirs and Legal Representatives of Jacob Young Senr late of township of Greenwich aforesaid, deceased, as of in and by virtue of a certain will of the said Jacob Young dec as aforesaid said will being dated the 31st day of July AD 1846. And was duly proved and recorded in the Surrogates office in the said County of Warren aforesaid, on the 13th day of June AD 1843 being my share or part, of a certain bequest and devise in said Will Written and Contained Wherein the said Testator did by his last will and testament, bequeath and devise unto his wife Maria as part of her dower So long as said Maria Should remain his widow and unmarried the interest of the sum of Three thousand dollars, was directed in said will to be Secured Upon the Real Estate of said Testators in the township of Greenwich of Greenwich aforesaid. Which Said real Estate in Said will mentioned, was devised by said testator to his three sons Viz. Abraham, John and Jacob and by said will it was therein directed that the said Sons as aforesaid should pay to the said Maria, his Widow as aforesaid, the interest upon the Three Thousand dollars, as aforesaid, annually in equal parts or shares So long as Maria Should remain his widow and unmarried, and after the Marriage or Death of the said Maria his widow as aforesaid that then the Said Sum of Three Thousand dollars as aforesaid: was by the said Testator, in his Said Will as aforesaid; bequeathed and devised in the words following to Wit.: "The residue and remainder of my Real Estate, Real, personal, and mixed I give and bequeath including the Three Thousand dollars falling due at the marriage or death of my wife Maria in [previous word doubtful] Case she receives the interest thereof, as herein before, Contemplated, Unto my Eight Children, to Wit.: Abraham, John, William, Jacob, Susanna Weydemeyer, Polly Myers, Elisabeth Fine, and Catharine Hunt, and their respective Heirs, to be divided among them, Share and Share Alike" and which Said Shares so bequeathed and devised to me by the said Testator, in and by his said will aforesaid, And which is due and payable to me, Upon the marriage or death of the said Mariah, his widow as aforesaid. I do hereby by these presents, for the Consideration as aforesaid, to me paid, assign and transfer all my right title interest and estate of, in and to, the said bequest as aforesaid: To me made in said will, and all moneys due and to become due and owing to me from the said Estate of said Testators at the Marriage or death of the said Maria Widow of said Testator as Aforesaid. Unto the said George A. Hice, his heirs, executors, &c. as aforesaid to his and their Sole use forever. And I the said Susanna Weydemeyer, for myself, my heir, executors, administrators and assigns, do covenant and agree to and with the said George A. Hice his heirs, Executors, and administrators, that the said Legacy is free from all incumbrances and that I will and my heirs, Executors, &c. Shall Warrant and defend the Same unto the said George A. Hice his Heirs and assigns, against all persons claiming or to claim by from or under Me. and furthur I do hereby, by these presents Constitute and appoint the said George A. Hice aforesaid. My Attorney, for Me and in my Name. And for his own use, to demand, Sue for and receive of, and from: the executors named in the said will aforesaid, or either of them or the Survivors or Survivor of them, of their executors administrators or administrator or of any other person or persons lawfully authorized , to fullfill and discharge the duties imposed upon said executors named by the said Testator in his said will. All debts, dues and demands, Whatsoever, Which are due and owing, or of Right belonging Unto Me, and use all lawful means for the recovery thereof. And to Compound, release and give me receipts, acquittances, and discharges therefor and to do all matters and things which may be requisite and proper in the Collecting of said Legacy, as fully in every respect as I myself could do it if Personally present, doing the Same, and I do hereby ratify and confirm Whatsoever My said Attorney shall lawfully do in my name, and for his own use, in the premise. In witness Whereof I have hereto Set My hand and seal this thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty Seven. /s/ Susanna Weydemeyer [X her mark] Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of: William Hayden, Jonas Weydemeyer. State of New Jersey, Warren County: Be it Remembered That on the thirty first day of October AD Eighteen Hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before the Subscriber as commissioner appointed to take the proof and acknowledgement of deeds, in and for said County of Warren, Susanna Weydemeyer, who I am satisfied is the grantor named in the above and within deed of assignment to whom I first made known the Contents thereof and thereupon the said Susanna Weydemeyer acknowledged that she Signed Sealed and delivered the Same as her voluntary act and deed, and for the uses and purposes as therein mentioned. /s/ William Hayden, Com. Received and Recorded March 5, 1858, William Kern, Clk." HISTORY: Jacob Youngs, formerly a resident of PA, purchased an extensive landed interest in the twp (Greenwich), which was inherited by his sons; John, Jacob & Abram. SOURCE: HISTORY OF SUSSEX & WARREN COUNTIES, NJ by J. P. Snell, page 596. BIRTH: MARRIAGE: WAR: "Howard, are you aware that Jacob was a Revolutionary War soldier and if so, have you seen his widow's pension application file no. W27800? I have been transcribing Rev War pension app files for my "Born Young" newsletter. I do not have the complete file, only excerpts, but the info includes the following: Jacob YOUNG was b. 1756 in Bucks Co., PA; served as private in PA troops; he was wounded at Battle of Brandywine. His first wife was Elizabeth SHAFER who d. 1831; he then md. Anna Maria BARTZ or PARKS, widow of Jacob SHILL. Jacob d. 1843 in Warren Co., NJ. Children mentioned [in will] are Susannah WEYDEMEYER, Mary MYERS, Peter, Abraham, John J., Elizabeth FINE, Catharine HUNT, Jacob, and William. Granddaughter Mrs. William J. MURPHY also mentioned. In 1855 John J. MARBACHER stated he was at the marriage of his mother Anna Maria SCHILL to "Capt. Jacob Young." Source: Prodigy Genealogy Bulletin Board Note from Vicki Young Albu (BVBE34A) to Howard Johnston (DPHX86A), dated 1 Oct. 1993. SOURCE: Information furnished by Vicki Young Albu, Prodigy BVBE34A, 347 12th Ave N., South St. Paul, MN 55075-1957. BIRTH: MARRIAGE: DEATH: "The place of residence of Jacob Young during the Revolution was Noxamixon, Bucks Co., PA. "Acted in capacity of private in Capt. Jacob Shoup's Co., Nockamixon Bucks County Militia." "Served as a private during the Revolutionary War in the Pennsylvania troops. He was in the Battle of Brandywine and Battle of Germantown. At one time he was in Capt. Kachlein's company." Sources listed in DAR Membership Application: Vol. 5, page 394, Fifth Series Pennsylvania Archives.
Revolutionary War Pension claim of Jacob Young W.F. No. 27800.
Dates taken from tombstones and family records.
DAR Application for Membership #306826, submitted by Miss Mary Louise Schaller, 2704 13th St., N. E., Washington, DC; dated 9 Feb. 1938. HISTORY: MILITARY: BIRTH: MARRIAGE: DEATH: Following are excerpts from the pension application for Revolutionary War duty by Jacob Young's widow, Anna Maria. Page numbers were assigned by me as I copied them from the film. They were then re-arranged in chronological order. [Howard Johnston note.] Page 7: "I do hereby Certify, That Jacob Young of the Township of Nockamixon and County of Bucks, Hath voluntarily taken and subscribed the OATH of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an ACT of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed the 13th day of June, A. D., 1777. Witness my hand and seal, the twenty first day of September A. D., 1778. /s/ Robt. Patterson
{printed by John Dunlap}
Page 62a: No. 270.] Certificate for L 88.13.1 Specie We do certify that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to Jacob Young Soldier of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, in the sum of 88 pounds 13 shil. & 1 pence Specie; being the amount of the Depreciation of his pay, from Jany 1. 1777. to August 1. 1780. Pursuant to an Act of Assembly, Passed at Philadelphia, the 18th of December 1780. Lebanon /s/ Jas. Stevenson A. G.
April 4. 1781. Robt. Clark
John Thorne
__________________________________________
Auditor Generals Office
Harrisburg 30th April 1849
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this department. Witness my hand and Seal of office the day and year aforesaid. /s/ John N. Purnance
Auditor General
Page 62: THIRD REGIMENT GRATUITY We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed do acknowledge to have received from Major Thomas B. Bowen, and Captain Ercurius Beatty, Agents for the late Pennsylvania Line, the several sums opposite to our names respectively, in certificates, dated July 1, 1784, bearing Interest at six percent from November the fourth 1783 signed by John Pierce, Commissioner, and described as below, being for the balance of a settlement between the United States and us for Gratuity allowed the non Commissioned officers & privates who served to the end of the war. "privates who served to the end of the war" Date of issue: Aug. 16, 1784. Certificate: 72.114. Name: Jacob Young Sums: $80. Signer: Jacob Young "x" his mark. Auditor General office
Harrisburg 30th April 1849
I certify that the above is a true copy and extract from pay roll Book B page 207 pertaining to the Revolutionary War and now remaining on file in this department. Witness my hand and seal of office, the date aforesaid. /s/ John N.Purnance
Aud. Gen.
Page 63: State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS On the 5 day of June 1849 personally appeared before me, the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County. Henry Snyder High Constable of the Borough of Easton, age 42, and being duly sworn deposes and say, that he was at the funeral of Jacob Young of Greenwich Township County of Warren and State of New Jersey near Easton. That the said Jacob Young was buried as a revolutionary soldier, by the Military of the Borough of Easton and a large concourse of people of the neighborhood and that it was the general oppion [sic] and belief that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. /s/ Henry Snyder HC Sworn and subscribed June 5, 1849. /s/ J. Weygandt
Justice of the Peace
Page 65: Know all men by these presents, that I, John J. Young, of Greenwich Township County of Warren and State of New Jersey do hereby constitute and appoint Peter Baldy of Easton Northampton County State of Pennsylvania, my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my stead to receive from the Pension Office of the United States, all and any pension that may be due me on behalf of Jacob Young deceased. Witness my hand and seal this 5th day of June 1849. /s/ John J. Young Sealed and delivered in presence of J. Weygandt ?. ?. Young [initials illegible] Page 64: State of Pennsylvania Northampton County SS On the 23 May 1849 personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for said county, Jacob Diehl, age 80 years and being duly sworn deposes and says that he was acquainted with Jacob Young, deceased and that the said Jacob Young formerly resided in Nockamixon township Bucks County from where he removed to the State of New Jersey near Easton, and further that it was the general report and belief of the different neighborhoods of Mr. Young aforesaid that he the said Jacob Young was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. /s/ Jacob Diehl Sworn and subscribed May 23 1849. /s/ J. Weygandt, Justice of the Peace Page 18: State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS On this 18 day of June AD 1849, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, John J. Young a resident of Greenwich Township County of Warren and State of New Jersey, aged 57 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832 - That he is the son of Jacob Young, deceased, who was a revolutionary soldier, and further that to the best of his knowledge the said Jacob Young was under General or Colonel Potter and was at the battle of "Brandywine", also encamped with the army at "Valley Forge" and was wounded near the knee which wound the aforesaid & Declarant frequently saw during the life of the said Jacob Young; and further that while living he had frequently heard him converse with revolutionary soldiers concerning the different battles and events of the war, and that the said revolutionary soldiers recognized him the said Jacob Young as a revolutionary soldier, and that the said Jacob Young Died June 2d AD 1843, and further that it would be too far and expensive for him to appear at Belvidere, the County seat of Warren County. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and believes that the name of Jacob Young in not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. /s/ John J. Young Sworn and subscribed the Day and year aforesaid. [signature illegible], Judge Mr. John McCron a clergyman residing in Greenwich Township County and State aforesaid, and Joseph Hinson of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the aforesaid John J. Young and believe him to be a person ofTruth and Veracity and that it is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where the said Jacob Young resided during his life, that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. /s/ John McCrone /s/ Joseph Hinson Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written. /s/ [name illegible] Judge And the said Court do hereby Certify that it appears to them that John McCrone who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the Township, County and State aforesaid and that Joseph Hinson is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. /s/ [name illegible] Judge J. Thomas Sletor(?) Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Jacob Young for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of my said Office this eighteenth day of June AD 1849. /s/ Thos Sletor, Prothonotary NOTE: This looks like an application for pension by John J. Young, not Jacob Young. Howard Johnston note, 5 June 1995. Page 4: State of Pennsylvania Northampton County ss Personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid. Col. William H. Hutter, who being duly sworn according to law, upon his oath saith; that he is the editor and proprietor of the "Democrat and Argus", a newspaper published in the borough of Easton in said County; that said Paper was published in said Borough on 8 June 1843, and that files of the said paper have been preserved and are now in his office and that in the said "Democrat and Argus" published on the said 8 June 1843; the following notice appears; to wit: "ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY SOLDER GONE" "Died on Friday last in Greenwich Township, Warren Co., NJ, in the 87th year of his age. Capt. Jacob Young, a Hero of the Revolution, Capt. Young was at the Battle of Lexington in which engagement he was wounded. His remains were interred in the burying ground attached to the Straw Church in New Jersey, attended by the two volunteer companies of our Borough, and a large concourse of relatives and friends. The Rev. Mr. Miller delivered an impressive sermon on the occasion." /s/ W. H. Hutter Sworn and subscribed this 13th day of December AD 1852 Before Me /s/ J. Weygandt, J. P. NOTE: The battle referred to in the above article, "Another Revolutionary Soldier Gone", should probably be the Battle of Brandywine, not the Battle of Lexington. Howard Johnston note, 4 June 1995. Page 4 and 5: [cont'd] State of Pennsylvania Northampton County ss Personally appeared before me the subsciber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, John A. Innes, who, being duly sworn according to law upon his oath saith that on the 8 June 1843, he was one of the editors and proprietors of the "Democrat and Argus", a newspaper published in the Borough of Easton in the County aforesaid and that in the said "Democrat and Argus" of the date aforesaid, he published the article as set forth in the affidavit of Col. William H. Hutter, the present editor and proprietor of said paper. That the Straw Church and burying ground attached thereto, spoken of in said article, is situated in the Township of Greenwich, Warren County, New Jersey, and within 3 miles of the said Borough of Easton, and that the said "Democrat and Argus" is and was at that time one of the nearest papers to the said Straw Church, no newspaper being published in New Jersey nearer than 12 or 15 miles from said Church. /s/ J. A. Innes Sworn and subscribed this 13 day of December AD 1852 before me. /s/ J. Weygandt, J. P. Page 34: State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS Personally appeared before the Subscriber, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Charles Sitgreaves, Esq., who being duly sworn according to law upon his oath deposeth and saith: "That he resided in the township of Phillipsburg (formerly part of Greenwich) in the County of Warren and State of New Jersey, that he is a member of the bar of the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, that he was acquainted with Jacob Young in the said township of Greenwich in his lifetime. That during the lifetime of the said Jacob Young the sons of the said Young urged him to make application for his pension and for that purpose engaged this deponent to attend to the business for the said Young. That this deponent then called upon said Young and took down in writing a statement then made by the said Jacob Young, and that this deponent was about to prepare the papers preparatory to making the said application, and that the said Jacob Young then said to this deponent, That "he was not going to be a beggar, he had money enough to live on and would not beg of the Government." "This deponent further saith that the said Jacob Young was at that time in independent circumstances."
/s/ Chas. Sitgreaves
Sworn and Subscribed this 21 Dec. 1852 Before me Nash McCartney P. Judge Page 3: State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton I, John A. Innes Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas holden at Easton in and for said County and State, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to me that Jacob Young, who was well known and reputed revolutionary soldier departed this life on the second day of June 1843; that he left a widow who was his second wife and was married to him in the month of October 1832. That the following named children only survived him, to wit: Susannah Weydemyer (now a widow) Mary Myers (now a widow) Peter Young Abraham Young now deceased John Young Elizabeth Fine (now a widow) Catharine Hunt Jacob Young William Young and that Edward Hunt is the Executor on the estate of the said J. Young deceased. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Easton in the County aforesaid this 28 March 1853. /s/ J. A.Innes Prothonotary. Page 10, 10a: State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS On this 12 July 1854 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid, Andrew Moser, a resident of Easton in the said County who is well known to me as a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith: That he was personally acquainted with the late Captain Jacob Young a Revolutionary soldier; that he knew him intimately for nearly 40 years having lived for that length of time within a few miles of him, and having worked in his employ nearly two summer seasons: that he often heard him speak of his revolutionary services; that he had a scar in one of his knees which he received from a bullet wound in the Battle of Brandywine; that he spoke of his having been in other engagements in the Revolutionary War the particulars of which he does not now remember; that deponents father was in the Wagon service for about a year in the Revolutionary War and that he has heard his father speak of Captain Jacob Young's Revolutionary services - the said deponents father having been personally known to Captain Young while in the service; that his acquaintance with Captain Young did not commence until after the war, but that he heard him say frequently that he resided in Bucks County, in the State of Pennsylvania previous to the war, and that he returned to Bucks County aforesaid after the war, and resided there for several years, and afterwards removed to Warren (formerly Sussex) County, New Jersey, where he died in the year A. D. 1843; he further deposes that he has often heard his father Andrew Moser say that he (Moser) and the said Jacob Young left their homes at the same time and entered the Revolutionary service together, whether under the same Captain or not he does not now remember; and also that Anna Maria Young was residing in Easton, in Northampton county State of Pennsylvania aforesaid is the widow of the aforesaid Captain Jacob Young. Andrew Moser "x" his mark Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before me. /s/ C. E. Buck, J. P. Pages 8, 8a, 8b: Declaration of Anna Maria Young widow of Jacob Young Act of 3 Feb. 1853 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS On this 2 October 1854, personally appeared before the subscriber, an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in said County, Anna Maria Young, a resident of the city of Easton in the County and State aforesaid in the 62nd year of her age, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That she is the widow of Jacob Young who was a private and Lieutenant in the militia of the United States in the War of the Revolution and was called Captain in which capacity he may have served towards the close of the Revolution. Declarant can only state what she has heard her said husband say of his services, her marriage to him being of a recent date. The said Jacob Young when he performed his service was a resident of Bucks County, PA near a place called "Bucks Tavern." She has heard him say he was wounded a little above the knee in the Battle of Brandywine. The ball that caused the wound was kept as a relic about the house till mislaid or lost recently. He was also in the Battle of Germantown and that he continued to perform his regular service till the close of the Revolution. He said he served in Captain Kitchlines Company but cannot say how long. He always said while living, he was entitled to a pension, but that he would never become a Government pauper - that he could live without it and refused to make application and died without doing so. Has often heard him say that just before he moved from Bucks County in the state of Pennsylvania into the state of New Jersey he took a bushel basket full of old papers into the Garden and burned them as being of no use. He said among the old papers burned were his Commissions and Continental money etc. She has heard him repeatedly speak of Genl. Mifflin, Genl. Wayne, Genl. Washington, Col. Baxter, etc. She knows of no person now living who served with him or knew him in the service. She has his sword, which he wore in the Revolution. She fully believes he served many years in the Revolution, the incidents of which she has heard him repeat very often. The said Jacob Young removed into New Jersey about the year 1802, where he resided when he died in the 88th year of his age. Declarant was the widow of Jacob Schill when she was married to the said Jacob Young. She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Young on the 1st day of November A. D. 1832 in Easton by the Rev. Pomp. That her husband the aforesaid Jacob Young died on the second day of June A. D. 1843. She hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present act of "February 3, 1853", and declares that the name of her said husband Jacob Young has not been on the pension rolls of the agency of any state, and is still a widow. Anna Maria Young "x" her mark
/s/ Wm. L. Sebring, Judge
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declt., Anna Maria Young, that she's a person of credibility and trust, and on account of bodily infirmity is unable to appear in open court. And that I have no interest whatever in this foregoing application. /s/ Wm. L. Sebring, Judge Page 9: State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS On this 3 Oct. A. D. 1854 personally appeared before the subscriber who is duly authorized by the laws of Pennsylvania to administer oaths, Peter Pomp, a credible witness, a resident of Easton in the county of Northampton in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath saith, that he is a son of the Rev. Thomas Pomp, deceased, a clergyman who was for 50 years pastor of a German Reformed Church in Easton in the County of Northampton in the State aforesaid; that the said Rev. Thas Pomp kept a regular church Record of the Marriages solemnized by him, has been in the affiant Peter Pomp's possession; that in said Record, under date of A. D. 1832, November 1st, the Marriage of Jacob Young to Anna Maria Schill is recorder [sic] as follows: 1832 Nov. 1 Jacob Young ........................Anna Maria Schill /s/ P. Pomp Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above written before me. /s/ J. A. Innes Prothonotary Page 11, 11a: State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS On 15 Jany A. D. 1855 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John J. Marbacher in the 36th year of his age, a resident of Easton in the County aforesaid, to me personally well known as a person of credibility and truth. Who, being duly Sworn according to the law on his oath, Saith: That he was present when his mother, Anna Maria Schill and Capt. Jacob Young were married by the Rev. Thomas Pomp in Easton on 1 Nov. 1832. That he was very intimate with his stepfather till his death. Very often heard him repeat the incidents of the Revolution in which he was engaged - frequently heard him in Conversation with old men of the Revolution describing the battles in which they had been engaged, and the suffering they endured. Said he first served in Capt. Hackline's Company of Bucks County, PA Militia in which county was his home. Was in the Battle of Brandywine and received a musket ball wound above the knee, which ball was kept in the family as a relic - saw it last spring (1854), now lost or mislaid. Said he was in the battle of Germantown. Was stationed at Philadelphia, Fort Mifflin, and other places. Was commissioned by Govt or Genl Mifflin. That during the Revolution Capt. Hackline was either wounded or in Some way disabled when he the said Jacob Young commanded the Company. Heard him say he served with or under Genl Mifflin, Genl Wayne, Genl Washington and others. That he served in the same company with Michael Fackenthal of Bucks Co. who was a pensioner of the United States. Has again and again heard his stepfather say that he did not have a pension - knew he was entitled but he could live without it and would never be Called a Government pauper - Heard a number of old pensioners urge him to get a pension - he always refused. He was a man of strict integrity. He died on the 2 June 1843, in the State of New Jersey a few miles from Easton aged 88 years. He was buried on Sabbath, 4th of June with Military honors - two Companies Military attended his funeral - have seen his buff vest and sword worn in the Revolution - the sword was left by his will to deponent - told deponent often while living he must never disgrace the sword he intended to leave him. Told him often, when about to move to New Jersey he took a bushel basket of old papers - his commissions, Continental money etc. Carried them into the Garden and burned them being of no use to him - Deponents Mother the said Anna Maria Young now lives in Easton and still remains the widow of the said Capt. Jacob Young. /s/ John J. Marbacher Sworn & Subscribed Jany 15 1855 before me /s/ C. E. Buck, J. P. Page 12, 12a: State Of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS On this 16 Jany A. D. 1855, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace within an for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Peter Ott, Sen., in the 80th year of his age, a resident of Upper Mount Bethel, in the county aforesaid, to me personally known as a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law, on his oath saith: That he formerly lived a neighbor to Capt. Jacob Young in the County of Bucks in the State of Pennsylvania aforesaid, near Buck's Tavern in Nockamixon township, that he was intimately acquainted with the said Captain Jacob Young and often heard him speak of his services in the Revolutionary War; that he also often heard the older class of people in that neighborhood who had been personally acquainted with the said Captain Jacob Young before and after the Revolutionary War speak of him as a Revolutionary soldier and of his military services in the War of the Revolution; that he never heard the fact of his having so served called in question; that he has no knowledge of any other Jacob Young resident of that county at that time; that the said Captain Jacob Young removed from Bucks County Pennsylvania to Warren County (formerly Sussex) in the State of New Jersey; that he the said deponent was also personally acquainted with the said Captain Jacob Young after his removal to New Jersey as aforesaid, and visited him at his house; that he, subsequently to his change of residence as aforesaid, was married to Anna Maria Schill sometime in or about the year 1832, but the precise date of which he does not now distinctly remember; that the said Capt. Jacob Young and Anna Maria his wife lived together as husband and wife until his death which occurred in Warren County New Jersey in about the year 1843 but the precise date of which he doesn not now distinctly remember; and that Anna Maria Young still remains the widow of the said Capt. Jacob Young and lives in Easton in the County of Northampton in the State of Pennsylvania aforesaid. /s/ Peter Ott Sr. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me. /s/ Solomon Rasley, J. P. Page 33, 33a: State of New Jersey County of Warren SS On this 31 day of January 1855, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county and State aforesaid personally appeared Susannah Weydemeyer in the 75th year of her age, a resident of Greenwich in the county of Warren and State of New Jersey aforesaid; to me personally well known as a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on her oath saith: "That she was well acquainted with the late Capt. Jacob Young, a Revolutionary Soldier {Howard Johnston note: she should be well acquainted - she is the daughter of Jacob Young} that she lived in his family for many years when he resided in Nockamixon, in Bucks county in the State of Pennsylvania; that he was a person of strict integrity and truth; that she had often heard him speak of his services as a Revolutionary soldier, but the precise details of which she does not now distinctly remember; that she has often heard him converse with Michael Fackenthal and other Revolutionary soldiers about his and their services in the War of the Revolution; that he was reputed among the older inhabitants of Nockamixon, in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that she never heard the fact of his Revolutonary services contradicted or called in question; that she had often seen the sword and musket which he carried while in the Revolutionary service; that she has often seen a scar on one of his limbs near the knee which he always said was occasioned by a bullet wound received in battle while in the Revolutionary service; that she has often seen a bullet which he preserved as a relic and which he said was extracted from the above mentioned wound near his knee; that he resided in Bucks County in the State of Pennsylvania after the war until in or about the year 1802, but the precise date of which she does not now distinctly remember; that he removed in or about that year (1802) to Warren County (formerly Sussex) in the State of New Jersey; that he was afterwards married to Anna Maria Schill, but the precise date of which she does not now distinctly remember; that he lived in Warren County New Jersey as aforesaid until his death which occurred on the 2 June 1843; that he was buried with military honors, two military companies attending his funeral; and that Anna Maria Young who now resides in Easton in the County of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, is his widow; and that the said Capt. Jacob Young and others always said that he lived in Bucks County Penna before the war. Susannah Weydemeyer "x" her mark Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above written before me. /s/ John Kelly Justice of the Peace Page 1: No. 7.462. Jacob Young, priv., Rev. War, Penn. Line. $8. per mo. to Anna Maria Young commencing 9 March 1878. Cert. dated: 23 July 1879 and sent 26 July 1879. Payable at Philadelphia agency.
/s/ Henry Snyder HC Sworn and subscribed June 5, 1849. /s/ J. Weygandt
Justice of the Peace
Page 66: State of Pennsylvania County of Bucks SS On this 2 Feb. 1855, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Fackenthal, in the 65th year of his age, a resident of Durham in the county aforesaid, to me personally well known as a person of strict integrity and truth and worthy of full confidence and credibility as a witness, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith: That he is a son of Michael Fackenthal a Revolutionary soldier; that his father the aforesaid Michael Fackenthal formerly lived a neighbor to Capt. Jacob Young a Revolutionary soldier residing, for a number of years previous to 1802, in Nockamixon in the county of Bucks aforesaid; that his father and the said Capt. Jacob Young were well acquainted with each other personally; that he has often heard his father speak of Capt. Jacob Young as a Revolutionary soldier and relate incidents of his history as such, but the precise details of which he doesn not now distinctly remember; that he never heard the fact contradicted or called in question of the aforesaid Capt. Jacob Young's services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War; that he never had any knowledge of any other person of the name of Jacob Young resident in Bucks County at that period; that the said Capt. Jacob Young removed from Bucks County in the State of Pennsylvania to Warren County (formerly Sussex) in the State of New Jersey in or about the year 1802, but the precise date of which he does not now distinctly remember. /s/ John Fackenthal Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year first above written. /s/ William S. Long J. P. Page 67, 67a: State of Pennsylvania County of Bucks SS On this 3 Feb. 1855, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared Frederic Hillpot Senr. in the 80th year of his age a resident of Tinicum, in the county aforesaid to me personally known as a person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith: That he was personally acquainted with the late Capt. Jacob Young who was a Revolutionary soldier and resided before and for several years after the war in Nockamixon in the County of Bucks aforesaid; that he heard the aforesaid Capt. Jacob Young speak of his Revolutionary services, but the precise details of which he does not now distinctly remember; that he was generally reputed among the older residents of Nockamixon who lived during the war, to have been in the Revolutionary service; that he never heard the fact of his Revolutionary services contradicted or called in question by the people who lived during the period of the war or since; that when General Lafayette visited Philadelphia he the said Capt. Jacob Young rode with the old Revolutionary soldiers in procession, as one of their number; that he has often heard his sister who was older than he and others say that he was born in Nockamixon and lived there until the war ; that his father with whom had lived before the war was reputed to have left to his heirs the farm on which he, the said Capt. Jacob Young, resided in Nockamixon, and that he, the said Jacob Young, purchased the shares of one or more of the other heirs and borrowed money of affiant's mother to pay for the same, which fact he, the said affiant, was personally known to; that the said Capt. Jacob Young removed from Nockamixon, in Bucks County aforesaid, to Warren County (formerly Sussex) in the State of New Jersey, in or near the year 1802. /s/ Frederic Hillpot Senr. Sworn to and subscribed this 3 Feb. 1855 before me /s/ F. G. Hillpot J. P. Page 86, 86a: Trenton, New Jersey
Feb. 13, 1855.
Sir: The declaration and accompanying proofs in the case of Mrs. Anna Maria Young widow of Jacob Young, deceased of Easton, Pa., under act of June 7, 1832, is respectfully submitted.
Jacob Young was a private and officer. Supposed to have been a Lieut. in the Militia of Bucks County Pa. where he resided and performed much active duty in the Services of the U. S. during the Rev.
He burned all his papers when about to move into N. J. He was wounded at the battle of Brandywine and seemed from general report to have been an active and meritorious officer. He publicly stated that none but paupers would accept a pension and he positively refused tomake application. The evidence is voluminous and the best that can be obtained. One very important witness is paralyzed and cannot speak.
I trust the dept. has records that will corroborate the facts of Jacob Young in the Militia of Bucks Co., Pa.
Her application under act of Feb. 3, 1853 is retained till the results of this application is known.
I will address Hon. Richard Brodhead (word illegible) - who resides at Easton where the applicant Mrs. Anna Maria Young lives, who may address the dept. in her behalf.
Very Respectfully
Your Old (word illegible)
/s/ Charles G. McChesney
Hon L. P. Waldo, Commr Page 17: Easton, June 18 1859 Sir: I transmit to you Mr. Youngs application for a pension. His declaration as you will see was made before the Court of this County for the reasons therein stated, Mr. Young being much better known here than in Belvidere in as much as he transacts all his business here, Easton being but a short distance from his residence.
Respry Yours
To L. L. Edwards, Esq Peter Baldy Att. Page 1: No. 7.462. Jacob Young, priv., Rev. War, Penn. Line. $8. per mo. to Anna Maria Young commencing 9 March 1878. Cert. dated: 23 July 1879 and sent 26 July 1879. Payable at Philadelphia agency. Pages 21, 21a: CLAIM OF WIDOW FOR SERVICE PENSION State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS: On this 19 day of April 1879, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, withing and for the county and State aforesaid, Anna Maria Young, aged 85 years, a resident of Easton, in the State of Pennsylvania, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jacob Young who served under the name Jacob Young as a Captain, of Bucks County, Pa. She further states that the following is a full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: "18 years old, farm hand, Bucks Co., PA, near 6 feet, black hair, dark eyes, fresh complexion, stout built." She further states that she was married to the said Jacob Young, at the city of Easton, in the County of Northampton, and in the state of Penna on 1832 by one Rev. Thomas Pomp, who was a minister; and that her name before her said marriage was Anna Maria Schill; and she further states that Jacob Young was formerly married to Elizabeth Shafer who died in August 1831. Applicant was also formerly married to Jacob Schill and he died March 7, 1832; and that her husband Jacob Young, died at Springtown, in the state of New Jersey, on the 2 day of June 1843, and that she has not again married; and she further declares that the following have been the places of residence of herself and her said husband since the date of his discharge from the Army, viz: "lived on Jacob Young's farm in Warren Co. up till 1844 then moved to Lehigh Street, Easton, Pa. and lived there ever since; and that her residence is 226 Lehigh street, Easton, county of Northampton, state of Pennsylvania, and that her post office address is 226 Lehigh St., Easton, Pa." Anna Maria Young "x" her mark Attest: Francis Parks "x" his mark /s/ Jacob Clifton In the Presence of M. A. Marbacher (signature). Also personally appeared Francis Parks, aged 79 years, residing at 248 Nesquehoning street, in South Easton, and Jacob Clifton, aged 67 years, residing at 450 Ferry street, in Easton, Pa, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say they have known the said Anna Maria Young for 76 years and 45 years respectively; that they were present and saw her sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and they further say that they are able to identify her as the person who was the wife of the identical Jacob Young, by the following named facts and circumstances, viz: "said Francis Parks is brother of claimant and knew Jacob Young well and who often talked about his having been in the war of the revolution, and Jacob Clifton says he knew Jacob Young well, that he often talked of having been in the Revolution and showed him a sword and musket and likeness and other things, that he had been wounded in the knee at the battle of Brandywine, and that they have no interest in this claim." Francis Parks "x" his mark
Jacob Clifton
M. A. Marbacher Sworn and subscribed to me the 19 day of April 1879. /s/ W. H. Hildebrand
Justice of the Peace
Page 31: CLAIM OF WIDOW FOR SERVICE PENSION State of Pennsylvania County of Northampton SS On this 15 July 1879, personally appeared before me, Samuel S. Yoke, Prothonotary Common Pleas Court, ... Anna Mariah Young, aged 86 yrs Sept. next, a resident of Easton, Pa., who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Jacob Young, deceased, who was the identical Jacob Young, who served under the name of Jacob Young as a Captain, 2 months private, then Capt. to the end of the war, Regiment "He often told me but I forget what Regiment.".... his services terminated in Honorable Discharge. She further states that the following is a full description of her said husband at the time of his enlistment, viz: "18 years at entry in service - large stout man, well-built body, near 6 ft. Farm laborer - lived with his mother in Bucks Co., Pa - black hair - dark eyes - ruddy complexion. Born in Bucks Co., Pa." She further states that she was married to the said Jacob Young at the city of Easton, county of Northampton, state of Penn'a, on the 1st day of November 1832 by one Rev. Thomas Pomp, who was a German Reformed Minister; and that her name before her marriage was Anna Maria Schill, widow of Jacob Schill; he died March 7, 1832. I was married to Jacob Schill April 1822. We lived in N. J. when Schill died. Jacob Young was first married to Elizabeth Shafer, so he told me. I remember the day she got buried, but I did not know her personally. I think she died in August 1831. I have not married since the death of my husband Capt. Jacob Young in 1843. Her said husband, Jacob Young, died near Springtown in the state of New Jersey, a few miles from Easton, Pa. on the 2 day of June 1843. He had a military funeral; military from Easton, Pa. were present, Capt. A. H. Reider's Co. On his tombstone he is named Capt. and she has not married again; and she further declares that the following have been the places of residence of herself and her said husband since the date of his discharge from the Army, viz: "I lived in NJ across from Easton, Pa. when I was married - then lived with him at farm in NJ near Easton, N. Springtown NJ - I moved to Easton about a year after his death and have lived here ever since." and that her residence is 326 Lehigh street, Easton, county of Northampton, state of Pennsylvania and her post office address is the same. Anna Maria Young "x" her mark Attest: Francis Bartz "x" his mark Jacob Clifton Also personally appeared Jacob Clifton, aged 68 years, residing at 452 Ferry in Easton, Pa., and Francis Parks (Bartz), aged 80 years, residing at 248 Nesquehoning street, South Easton, Pa., persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they have known the said Anna M. Young for 50 years and for "during life; as to Bartz, he being brother of claimant", respectively, that they were present and saw her sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and they further say that they are able to identify her as the person who was the wife of the identical Capt. Jacob Young who rendered the service alleged in the above application. Witness Clifton: "Young often told us he was under Washington - showed his sword and other things - guns - that he died about 1843 and his widow the claimant has not married since then. That he did not know Jacob Schill her former husband personally but knew he was dead when she married Capt. Young. Her son, John Shill [2 illegible words] trade with me in my father's shop about or a little before she married Young. Often heard and believe that Young was married before he married claimant and that his wife died before he married the present claimant. I heard her name was Elizabeth Shafer. Born (Clifton) in Easton, Pa. in 1811." /s/ Jacob Clifton Witness Bartz: "Anna M. Young is my sister - I knew Capt. Jacob Young was married to her and lived with her. I often visited them in Springtown, NJ, about 5 miles from Easton, Pa. Young married her in 1832. Young 1843 died. I know his first wife was dead before he married my sister. Anna did not marry since Young's death in 1843. I knew brother Jacob Schill her first husband. He died in 1832 in March. Francis Bartz "x" his mark Witness Bartz: I know the claimant is the person she represents herself to be from personal knowledge - often heard Capt. Jacob Young talk about his having been in the war - as Capt. He showed me his sabre - silver plated - small [illegible word] attached to it - he was a great talker and liked to talk about the war. I know from personal knowledge that Anna Maria Young the claimant has not married since the death of her husband in 1843 June 2. Francis Bartz "x" his mark Page 87: PROOF OF SOLDIERS FIRST WIFE'S DEATH State of Pennsylvania, County of Northampton SS: Mary Elizabeth Meyers being duly sworn according to law says: "I knew Jacob Young. I believe they used to call him Captain. My mother died over 30 years next August. Jacob Young died some years before that. He lived below at his mill and farm near Springtown, Warren Co., N. J. about 5 miles from Easton, Pa. He was an old man, stout, large, well built. I also knew his second wife Anna Maria Young. I sewed for them in [sic] their family at Springtown after they were married. I think she moved to Easton right after the Captain's death. I understood she was the widow of Jacob Shill and I know Jacob Shill died before she married Jacob Young. I knew Jacob Young's first wife, also at his house at Springtown. She died before Jacob Young married Anna Maria Shill. I can't tell exactly how long she died before Jacob Young's second marriage. She was buried at the Straw Church where the Captain and all are buried. I was born at Carpentersville, N. J. about 5 miles below Easton and always lived in that neighborhood till the last 9 years. I have lived in Phillipsburg near Easton. I will be 83 years old July 18th 1879. I am living with my brother Isaac Meyers. I was never married. I am in no way interested in the prosecution of this claim for pension or bounty, neither directly or indirectly. Mary Elizabeth Meyers "x" her mark Witness: (illegible) Yoke PROOF OF MARRIAGE OF APPLICANT TO SOLDIER State of Pennsylvania, County of Northampton SS: Thomas C. Porter being duly affirmed according to law deposes and says: That he is the present Pastor of the 3d Street Reformed Church in Easton, Pa. That the following record was made in the Church Book of said Church by Rev. Thomas Pomp, then Pastor of said Church: "in the year 1832 married Jacob Young to Anna Maria Schill." /s/ Thos. C. Porter
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State of Pennsylvania, County of Northampton SS: Francis Bartz says his name is written Parks because when his son enlisted in the late war the officer took his name Parks instead of Bartz and that when deponent applied for pension on account of the death of said son he was informed he must apply in that name and now draws pension in that name. This explanation is made so as not to make difficulty in this application and to give the reason why both names appear in this paper. Francis Bartz "x" his mark Sworn, affirmed and subscribed before me this 15 day of July 1879 that the foregoing were known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing and affirmation and that I have no interest direct or indirect in this claim. /s/ (1st name illegible) Yoke
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas
of the County of Northampton in the State of Pennsylvania
Page 61: Brief in case Jacob Young decd. John J. Young: son Jacob - list of knowedge Jacob was under Genl or Col. Potter - was at Brandywine & Valley Forge - was recognized as rev. soldier - Jacob died 2 June 1843. Auditor Genls Office: (Aug. 16, 1784, $80 balance for those who served to end of war - dated 30th April 1849. Apr. 4, 1781. Certificate for LB88.13.1 specie amount depreciation of his pay from Jany 1st 1777 to Aug. 1st 1780; State of Pa indebtedness. Hy. Snyder: (high constable): Says he was at Jacobs funeral - Jacob was buried as a rev: soldier by the military & large concourse of people - genl opinion he was rev. soldier. Jacob Diche: Says it was genl report Jacob was a rev. soldier in war, well acquainted with him. Chas. Sitgraves: Says he was acquainted with Jacob. Dept. employed to apply for pension but Jacob refused to apply. W. H. Hutter: Says is editor of newspaper called "Democrat & Argus" - files v? paper now in his office - shows that Jacob died 8th June 1843. John A. Iannes: co-editor of Democrat & Argus. Certifies as above. [above undated and unsigned - Howard Johnston note] Pages 20, 20a: Rev. War Section March 16, 1916 Mrs. S. Young Schaller 3605 Adams Mill Road Washington, D. C. Madam: In response to your letter dated the sixth instant, you are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension claim of Jacob Young W. F. No. 27,800 that soldier was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania, in 1756, resided in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the Revolution, and served as a private during that War in the Pennsylvania troops, and was in the battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded in the knee, and in the battle of Germantown. At one time he was in Captain Kachleins Company, dates of service are not stated.
The soldier's wife Elizabeth Shafer, died in August 1831. He married November 1, 1832, at Easton, Pennsylvania, Anna Maria, born September 1793, her maiden name was Bartz or Parks, widow of Jacob Schill, whom she married in April 1822, he died March 7, 1832. Jacob Young died June 2, 1843, in Warren County New Jersey, and she was allowed pension [3 illegible words] application executed October 2, 1854, while a resident of Easton, Pennsylvania. She was living with her grand daughter, Mrs. William J. Murphy in 1892, and died May 3, 1893.
The following named children survived soldier: Susannah Weydemyer, Mary Myers, Peter, Abraham, John J., Elizabeth Fine, Catharine Hunt, Jacob, and William.
In 1855 John J. Marbacher, aged thirty-five years stated he was at the marriage of his mother, Anna Maria Schill to "Captain Jacob Young."
Very respectfully,
[name illegible] Commissioner
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