Isaac Young Jr. (abt. 1715 - bef. 1779)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Isaac Young was the son of Isaac Young the Bricklayer. According to A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia, the son Isaac arrived in the Colony of Georgia with his father on the 21st of August 1736.^[1] He was perhaps born before 1715 since the list also shows Lot 195 was granted to Isaac the son in April 1737 as well as a wife listed below his entry as "Eliz. w. - Dead 29 Oct 1742."

Descendants claim he was born in Ireland; however, when the Georgia land grant was recorded for his father in 1736 the Colonial Records of the State of Georgia documented Isaac Young of Eslech Martin in the County of Gloucester.^[2] The 18th Century grave marker for his brother, John Young, shows John was born in Berkshire, England, and the 1764 land record mentioned below proves that John is his brother.

The Entry of Claims for Georgia Landholders, 1733-1755, shows Isaac Young received 100 acres adjoining a tract late his fathers deceased entailed on the said Isaac by deed, and originally granted to Isaac Young Snr.^[3]

Several documents prove the wife listed as Elizabeth was the spouse of this Isaac Young. The Journal of the Earl of Egmont, President of the Trustees listed on the 29th of Oct 1742 daughter of Thos. Mouce deceased. wife of Isaac Young of Savannah.^[4] Entry Claims for Georgia Landholders, 1733-1755 shows Isaac Young - 50 acres - For Elizabeth Young his daughter a lot in Savannah number 8 in the fourth tything of the upper new Ward alias Anson Ward with a garden and farm lot by deed of gift from Lucy Mouse widow deceased.^[5] On the 12th of July 1754 Mr. Isaac Young filed a deed of gift from Lucy Mouse which stated among other things:

"Lucy Mouse of Savannah in Georgia Widow in consideration of the natural love and affection I have and do bear Elizabeth Young daughter of my son-in-law Isaac Young...as also in consideration of the many kind services done me by the aforesaid Isaac Young...First I give unto Elizabeth Young my Town Lott number (8) in the fourth Tything Upper new Ward lying in the town of Savannah...Fourthly unto Isaac Young all and every my goods chattels moneys cloaths rights and credity (particularly) A debt of three pounds due to me from Mr. John Barnard. A debt of two pounds due to me from John Wilson, and a debt of one pound due to me from Thomas Palmer..."^[6]

The debt of three pounds due from Mr. John Barnard confirms why an award in 1781 was granted on the behalf of Martha Young widow of Isaac Young Esqr. deceased, and guardian of Isaac Young a minor son of the said Isaac Young. According to descendants, Isaac married Martha Bradley in 1756 in Savannah, Georgia. [source needed] The Last Will and Testament of William Bradley written in 1766 named daughter Martha Young.

Isaac had two children before 1758, one of which has been documented as the daughter of his first wife. In Isaac's petition for a land grant of 300 acres of Pine land bounded NE on David and Patrick Graham's land, NW on John Rae's land, SE on Barker's land, and West on Thomas Bailey's land about four miles from Savannah, Isaac stated he was in possession of 600 acres of land having a family consisting of a wife, two children, and 17 Negroes, and was desirous of obtaining an additional grant of lands.^[7]

On the 13th of June 1759, Isaac Young of Christ Church Parish province of Georgia and Martha his wife sold two lots in Christ Church Parish known in the plan of the town by the number one and two in the fourth Tything Reynolds Ward formerly called the lower New Ward, and noted as bounding on the south on land late of Thomas Palmer but now the Hon William Grover Esq., and all other sides by Thunder Bolt River and creek.^[8] An Indenture dated the 16th of October 1764 recorded " John Young of Charles town in the province of South Carolina Mariner and Isaac Young of Long Cut Farm in the Parish of Christ Church, Planter (Brother of the said John Young)" sold Isaac a plantation or tract of land containing 250 acres situated and being on a Island between Thunderbolt and Skidoway Island in the Parish of Christ Church bounded on the west by land vacant and land of Michael Radick, and on all other side by marshes and Creeks of Warsaw and Skidoway River.^[9]

Delegates' Signatures Provincial Congress

Isaac Young served in the General Assembly for the Province of Georgia. On the 24th of April 1771, Isaac Young, Esquire, was elected and returned for the District of Goshen and Abercorn in the Parish of Saint Matthew, and proved himself duly qualified to serve as a Representative.^[10] The Colonial Records recorded In 1772 he served for the Parish of St. Mathew. At a Provincial Congress held Tondee's Long Room at Savannah on the 4th of July 1775, Isaac Young was among twelve members representing the parish of St. Matthew who took their seats.^[11]

He served in the Georgia Militia in various capacities. In 1751, "All who possessed 300 acres and upwards of land were "directed to appear well accoutred on horseback as cavalry; and "those who owned less property, armed as Foot. Mr. Isaac Young, was appointed Lieutenant. On the 17th of May 1763 to an unknown date, one Isaac Young served as Cornet. This entry is perhaps for another Isaac Young.^[12] Harvey's List recorded him as Isaac Young, Lieutenant; Son of Liberty; member of Provincial Congress.^[13]

A deed of gift to daughter Mary Elizabeth Stewart the wife of Matthew Stewart of Savannah from Isaac Young of Long Cut Farm in the State of Georgia Esquire dated the 18th of February 1778 was recorded in March 1804.^[14]

Isaac Young of the parish of Christ Church province of Georgia wrote his Last Will and Testament on the 11th of October 1766 noting these legatees:

to my son William sum of 300 pounds to be paid him by Executrix when he shall arrive at the age of 21 years...son Isaac the like sum when he shall arrive at the age of 21 years...son Thomas the like sum of 300 pounds when he shall arrive at the age of 21 years...daughter Mary sum of 300 pounds to be paid at the day of marriage or arrival to the age of 21...to my daughter Elizabeth Weddell ...loving wife Martha Young all other estate...appoint wife Martha Young sole Executrix..presence of John Patton, John Brenson, Fredrick Churchwell.^[15][16]

The date his will was recorded was not shown on the will. Isaac died before the 29th of August 1779. An ad was placed in The Royal Georgia Gazette on the 29th of Aug 1779 concerning a suit for Young, Isaac, Martha Young, Excrx. proves Isaac died before that date.^[17] A document recorded an award on the behalf of Martha Young widow of Isaac Young Esqr. deceased, and guardian of Isaac Young a minor son of the said Isaac Young deceased, and Matthew Stewart of Savannah Saddler for and on behalf of Mary my wife daughter of the said Isaac Young deceased to be paid by Jane Barnard which was signed and dated the 28th of Dec 1781.^[18] An Indenture dated the 1st of March 1785 shows Martha Young of the town of Savannah widow of Isaac Young, and son Isaac Young sold land to James Smith.^[19] Several other land records recorded by Martha and son, Isaac, after his death show that Isaac Young Esquire during his life owned land containing 559 acres which was land called Grantham situated on the River Savannah about seven and a half miles above the city of Savannah. [These records and sources can be viewed on Martha's and Isaac's profiles.]

Children

Children of Isaac Young born to Elizabeth Mouse

Elizabeth Young (1738-1801)

Children of Isaac Young born to Martha Bradley:

William Young (1757-1795)

Mary Young (1760- )

Isaac Young (1762-1799)

Thomas Young (1762-1802)

From the Land Claims Book for 1757 in the Georgia Archives there are the following claims:

p. 112-13, Claim of Isaac Young, May 1757, for land on Pipemaker's Creek originally granted to him; also a tract joining aforesaid, "late his father's deceased, Isaac Young, Sr." entailed on said Isaac.

Claim 50 - Isaac Young for Elizabeth Young, his daughter, a lot in Savannah, No. 8 in the 4th Tything, Anson Ward, with garden and farm lot by deed of gift from Lucy Mouce, widow, deceased. (Lucy was the sister-in-law of Elizabeth's grandmother, Mary Mouce).

Claim 50 - Isaac Young for Thomas Young, his brother, a lot in Reynold's ward, granted him by the Trustees.

Claim 50 - Isaac Young for John Young, his brother, land on Island between Thunderbolt and Skidaway, granted him in 1754.

Claim 50 - Isaac Young for his sister, Sarah Cooksey, widow of William Cooksey, deceased, a lot in Savannah, granted Cooksey by Trustees. (His land was next to Sarah's father's land). These land claims are compiled in The Young Family of Georgia [1].

In Mar of 1755, Isaac was appointed as Surveyor of Highway for the District Northwest of Savannah. (Vol. 18 {1754-1768} p. 88).

8 Feb 1757 Isaac was appointed Collector and Assessor for the District of Abercorn and Goshen [2 & 1].

In 1759, a new Petition was read for Isaac Young stating, "100 acres on Tybee Island, has 830 acres, a wife and 2 children and 23 negroes [4 & 1].

In 1760, Isaac and his wife Martha of Long Cut Farm "To Trustees George Galphin, Planter, Silver Bluff, S.C., and John Morel, Merchant, Savannah, 600 acres on Wilmington Island, the late property of John Barnard, dec'd, and which has been sold of debts, for the benefit of Jane Barnard (only sister of Martha Bradley Young), widow, and Jane's 6 children: Timothy. William, John, Robert, Elizabeth, and Jane Barnard (all minors). Wit: Thomas Hooper, and Thomas Burrington. (Book J, p. 356).

in 1761, William Bradley the younger, Surgeon, Size Lane, London, gives Isaac Young, Planter, Savannah, his Power of Attorney to settle estates for his brothers, Robert Bradley dec'd, Carolina, (lot in Savannah and 500 acres in Augusta, Ga.); James Bradley dec'd, Doctor of Physick, Carolina, (lot and farm in Savannah: and Richard Bradley, Carolina, (lot and farm in Savannah). Witness: Henry Younge. Sworn to in 1769. (Book R, p. 371).

Journal of House of Assembly pg.87 states that Isaac took the oath as a member 16 Jan 1764. Page 613 states, 20 Nov 1764 Isaac Young, Esq. was re-elected to the Legislature - St. Mathews Parish for Abercorn and Goshen and elected again in Dec 1768. [5]. Page 167 of Vol 14 of the Journal of House of Assembly states Isaac Young and others were excused from attendance on account of small pox in Savannah, 12 Dec. 1764.

Also in 1764, William Bradley, brother of James Bradley, by his attorney, Isaac Young, Savannah, sold lot in Savannah in 1764 to Jonathon Bryan, (lot granted to James in 1762). Deed signed by Isaac Young and Richard Bradley. Wit: Wm. Stephens, John Jones Jr. and Samuel Farley. Recorded 1770 (Book R, p. 377).

6 Mar 1766, Enactments of the Royal Legislature (Vol. 18, p. 720), Isaac Young is appointed Commissioner of Roads.

26 Apr 1771, Isaac Young of Long Cut Farm gave 3 slaves to William Young, Savannah, as trustee for Isaac's daughter, Elizabeth Weddall, wife of Benjamin, carpenter, Savannah. Wit: John Adam Treutlen, Wm. Brabant, Savannah. (Y-2, p. 390) recorded 19 May 1775.

Just before the Revolutionary War, Isaac Young had acquired 1,100 acres (550 of the original tract and a 559 acre tract he purchased from James Port before the Revolution. He had begun to call his plantation Orange Valley. He and Edward Telfair were among the first to foresee what was coming and the effect it would have on commerce. On July 1 1777 Young sold Orange Valley to Alexander Rose and Robert Porteous for 1,900 pounds. (Conveyance Book CC II, 959, Dept of Arch and History, Rhodes Memorial Library). He did not sell his original tract and held on to it until long after the Revolution finally leaving it to descend under an intestacy to his heirs. Because he supported the American cause, he was the only person holding an interest in the Whitehall river lands who did not suffer loss. Those who supported the Royalists had their land confiscated and resold to patriots. [7]

Sources

1. ↑ Coulter, Ellis Merton, and Saye, Albert B., editors A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia. Athens, Georgia. The University of Georgia Press. 1949. Page 103, (Online Page #118), citing 1295-1302, family of Isaac Young. Digital images: Digital Library of Georgia. Accessed 16 Aug 2020.
2. ↑ Candler, Allen D. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Volume II, Minutes of the Common Council of the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia. The Franklin Printing and Publishing Company. 1904 Page 158, citing Isaac Young. Digital images: Hathi Trust Digital Library. Accessed 21 Aug 2020.
3. ↑ Bryant, Pat. Entry of claims for Georgia landholders, 1733-1755. Atlanta, Georgia. State Printing Office. 1975. Digital images: Familysearch.org. Family History Library. Page 191, citing Isaac Young
4. ↑ Candler, Allen D. Colonial records of the State of Georgia, Volume V Journal of the Earl of Egmont, First President of the Board of Trustees, 14 June 1738 to 25 May 1744. Atlanta, Georgia. The Franklin Printing and Publishing Company. 1906. Page 656. citing wife of Isaac Young. Digital images: Hathi Trust Digital Library. Accessed 20 Aug 2020.
5. ↑ Bryant, Pat. Entry of claims for Georgia landholders, 1733-1755. Atlanta, Georgia. State Printing Office. 1975. Digital images: Familysearch.org. Family History Library. Page 191, citing Isaac Young
6. ↑ Georgia Colonial Conveyance Book C-1, 1750-1761, page 103, citing Lucy Mouse, image 0102-0103. Colonial Government, Conveyances, RG 49-1-3, Georgia Archives.. Digital images: Georgia Archive Virtual Vault. Accessed 20 Aug 2020.
7. ↑ Candler, Allen D. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Volume VII, 30 Oct 1754 to 6 March 1759. Atlanta, Georgia. The Franklin-Turner Company. 1906. Page 708, citing Isaac Young. Digital images: Hathi Trust Digital Library. Accessed 25 Aug 2020.
8. ↑ Georgia. Colonial. Indentures. Isaac Young (Christ Church Parish), Martha, his wife, and John Graham (Savannah). 1759. Digital images: Digital Library of Georgia. Accessed 19 Aug 202
9. ↑ Colonial Government, Conveyances, RG 49-1-3, Georgia Archives. Georgia Colonial Conveyance Book X-2 Page 584-7, John Young to Isaac Young. Digital images: Georgia Archives Virtual Vault. Accessed 22 Aug 2020.
10. ↑ Candler, Allen D. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Volume XV, 1769 to 1782. Atlanta, Georgia. The FRanklin-Turner Company. 1907. page 310, citing Isaac Young. Accessed 22 Aug 2020.
11. ↑ Georgia Historical Society, Vol. V. Part L.Proceedings of the first Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775. Proceedings of the Georgia Council of Safety, 1775 to 1777. Account of the Siege of Savannah, 1779, from a British source. Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1901. Page 2, citing Isaac Young. Digital images: Hathi Trust Digital Library. Accessed 22 Aug 2020.
12. ↑ Digital Library of Georgia. Roll of Officers and Members of The Georgia Hussars and of the Cavalry Companies, of which the hussars are a continuation. Savannah, Georgia. The Morning News. Page 50, 86, 411, citing Isaac Young. Digital images: Digital Library of Georgia. Accessed 22 Aug 2020.
13. ↑ Knight, Lucian Lamar Knight, LL. D., F. R. S. Georgia's roster of the Revolution, containing a list of the...Atlanta, Georgia, Index Printing Company. 1920. page 433, citing Isaac Young. Digital images: Hathi Trust Digital Library. Accessed 22 Aug 2020.
14. ↑ Chatham County, Georgia, Deeds, Book 1Y, Page 100, citing Isaac Young to David Brydie. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film 008564910 image 371 of 606 . Accessed 21 Aug 2020.
15. ↑ Chatham County, Georgia, Will Book B 1777-1787. Page 48, citing Isaac Young. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with image] Film 005759790 image 336 of 485. Accessed 16 Aug 2020.
16. ↑ Georgia Archives. Virtual Vault. Wills, Colony of Georgia, RG 49-1-2, citing Issac Young. Georgia Archives. Accessed 16 Aug 2020.
17. ↑ USGenNet. Conributors. Early Georgia Newspapers, citing Isaac Young, suit. Martha Young, Excrx (RGG 8/29/1779, 4:3). Digital images: The Georgia GenWeb Project. Accessed 31 Aug 2020. YOUNG, ISAAC: suit. Martha Young, Excrx. (RGG 8/29/1779, 4:3)
18. ↑ Chatham County, Georgia Deeds - Volume K, page 150, citing Martha Young and others. Digital images: FamilySearch.org [database with images] Film 008564904 image 296 of 525. Accessed 16 Aug 2020.
19. ↑ Chatham County, Georgia Deeds - Volume B. Page 20-27, citing Young, Martha & Isaac. Digital images: FamilySearch.org [database with images] image 17 of 695. Accessed 16 Aug 2020.

See Also:

Savannah Unit, Georgia Writers' Project, Work Projects Administration in Georgia. Journal Article - Whitehall Plantation. Part II. The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1 (March, 1942), Georgia Historical Society. pp. 40-64, citing Isaac Young. Digital images: JSTOR. Accessed 21 Aug 2020.

[1] This information comes from The Young Family of Georgia, revised by Augustus C. Felton, Macon, Ga., 1955. (p. 3 marriage to Martha Bradley and their children; p. 6 birth is stated, but no original source is quoted for support; p. 6 land claims; p. 5 appointed Collector and Assessor; p. 5 request for 380 acres about 4 miles from Savannah; p. 5 request for 100 acres on Tybee Island.)

[2] Enactment of the Royal Legislature. Georgia Archives, Accounts of Trustees, Vol 18, p. 167.

[3] Georgia Archives, Accounts of Trustees, Vol 17 (1754-1759), p. 708

[4] Georgia Archives, Accounts of Trustees, Vol. 8 (1759-1762), p. 139

[5] Vol. 9 (1763-1766, Minutes of the Governor and Council, p. 242.

[6] https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/156728603/person/372199212955/media/a3b1dd44-7c1f-4c0a-950f-4fda9187ab28?usePUBJs=true. Transcript of will.

[7] Savannah River Plantations, Savannah Writer's Project, Mary Grainger Editor, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, 1947, p. 285.

[8] Georgia Journeys: Being an Account of the Lives of Georgia's Original Settlers by Sarah Gober Temple and Kenneth L. Coleman, University of Georgia Press, 1 June 2010. Pages 49-56 tell the Mouse family story. In my opinion, they are spiritual giants.

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