William Young was born about 1736 in England. He immigrated to America before 1760. He married Elizabeth Stegall about 1760 in Halifax, Virginia.
William Young, of England, came to America and settled in Halifax Co., VA. He served as a soldier in the American army during the Revolutionary War. He married Elizabeth (Stegall) Young, and they had Archibald, Marland, Milton, Peyton, Wiley, Samuel, Frances, and Judith.
Milton fought in the Revolutionary War. The former married and settled in KY., and the two latter in Smith Co., TN. Samuel died in Va., and Wiley settled in east Tennessee. Frances and Judith married and lived in VA. Peyton married ELIZABETH OGLESBY, and they had Celia, George, Nancy, Oglesby, William, Peyton, Elizabeth, and Araminta. Oglesby settled in St. Charles county in 1829. He married JANE LOVE, daughter of ROBERT LOVE, and ESTHER BEVAN.
William Young fought in the Revolutionary War and was a Sergeant in the Virginia Militia under Colonel Logan From an article in Clinton Co. News, 1974, concerning the family of William's son, Wiley: "The Young paternal ancestors came from the highlands of Scotland and settled in Pittsylvania Co., VA before the Revolutionary War. Wiley whose father was also a tobacco planter brought his family with him to Tennessee and bought a large acreage in Anderson county".
Military
Captain William Young
BIRTH 1746 • England
DEATH 19 APR 1813 • Pittsylvania, VA, United States
U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
Name William Young Gender Male Military Date 5 Oct 1778 Military Place Virginia, USA State or Army Served Virginia Regiment 6th Regiment Rank, Sergeant.
He died on 26 Mar 1813 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. His will was probated on 19 Apr 1813 in Pittsylvania, Virginia.
Will
Page 378-379
01 January 1805
Pr: 19 April 1813
LWT William Young [2]
Page 378-379
01 January 1805
Pr: 19 April 1813
LWT William Young [3]
Will of William Young, 1 Jan 1805, proved 19 Apr 1813: Wife, Elizabeth; dau. Frances Ramsey; son Archibald; Joel Adkins; son Milton; son Merlin; son Peyton; son Wilie; son George; son Samuel; dau. Judith Vance. Maj. John Smith and George Young executors. Peyton Young and others security for executors.[4]
M. William Young
FamilySearch Family Tree
Birth: 1735 - Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Death: Mar 26, 1813 - Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States
Parents: Robert Young, Margaret May Young (born Ellis)
Wife: F Young (born Marshall)
Son: John Abner Young
Siblings: William Young, Stephen Robert Young, Wiley Young, Bennett Young, Kearney Young, Elizabeth Whitfield (born Young), Richard Young
Sources
↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
Virginia
A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri (see image)
A history of the pioneer families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to early days in Missouri: also the lives of Daniel Boone and the celebrated Indian chief Black Hawk, with numerous biographies and histories of primitive institutions by Wm. S. Bryan and Robert Rose
by Bryan, William Smith, 1846-1940; Rose, Robert, d. ca. 1878, joint author
Virginia Select Marriages, for daughter Judith
Virginia Extracted Vital Records, Lists Merlin Young son of William Young and Elizabeth, also brother Milton
Abstracts of Pittsylvania County Virginia Wills 1767-1820, lists children
Birth: Circa 1735 - Culpeper, Culpeper, VA, United States
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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Young-32027 and Young-3360 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profile. Found multiple births and death dates. The birth was probably in England, no hard evidence either way.
It was written by WM. S. BRYAN AND ROBERT ROSE. Published in 1876 by BRYAN, BRAND & CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. William Young is mentioned on pg 194. I says that he came from England to Halifax VA. No date but it mentions this wife Elizabeth and his children as you have listed here. Have you seen it and do you think it is a reliable source?
It was written by WM. S. BRYAN AND ROBERT ROSE. Published in 1876 by BRYAN, BRAND & CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. William Young is mentioned on pg 194. I says that he came from England to Halifax VA. No date but it mentions this wife Elizabeth and his children as you have listed here. Have you seen it and do you think it is a reliable source?