Leonard
Young
Born in Caroline, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Young
and Mary Margaret (Broome) Young
Brother of
Richard Young [half], Laurance Young [half], William Young [half], Jane Young [half], Sarah Young, Mary Young [half], John R. Young [half], Richard Young [half] and Reuben Young
Husband of
Mary Ann (Higgins) Young
— married
11 Sep 1765 in Caroline, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Ann Drucilla (Young) Cowherd, Elizabeth (Young) Hitt, William Young, James Young, Frances Young, Jane Young, Richard Young, John Young, Aaron Young, Henry Young, Mary Young, Catherine Young and Benjamin Young
Died
at age 76
in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2011
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Biography
Leonard Young is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A130169.
He was born in 29 Jan 1745 in Caroline, Virginia and his parents were Mary Margaret (Broome) and Richard Young.
Leonard Young married Mary Ann Higgins.
By 1785 he had moved from Virginia to Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.
He passed away on 2 Oct 1821 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.
Sources
- Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: Ancestry Profile
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 May 2023), "Record of Leonard Young", Ancestor # A130169.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147473737/leonard-young: accessed 28 July 2023), memorial page for Leonard Young (29 Jan 1745–2 Oct 1821), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147473737, citing Young Family Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by mpw1968 (contributor 48620460).
Research Notes
A source is needed to confirm his birth date ...
- b: 30 Jan 1744 ? OR
- b: 03 Jan 1745 ? OR
- b: 30 Jan 1745 ?
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leonard 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leonard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leonard 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leonard:
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~0.39%
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A186651 [compare]
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Hans Hofmann
Robin Lee
Hans Hofmann
Young-11368 and Young-2675 appear to represent the same person because: Potential duplicate
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by Hans Hofmann
Joel Bridgham
Young-11368 and Young-2675 look like the same person. However there is a problem with the father: same death dates, but different birth dates and different parents. This has been in an unmerged match state for 4 years. Please resolve.
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on Young-11368 (merged)
by Joel Bridgham
Joel Bridgham
Young-11368 and Young-2675 look like the same person. However there is a problem with the father: same death dates, but different birth dates and different parents. This has been in an unmerged match state for 4 years. Please resolve.
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by Joel Bridgham
N Gauthier
Young-36687 and Young-2675 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same parents and same spouse and same daughter
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by N Gauthier
Robin Lee
Young-3485 and Young-2675 appear to represent the same person because: same death, birth place and wife name
posted
by Robin Lee
Rejected matches › Leonard H Young (abt.1766-1823)
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