Andrew S. Young (abt. 1759 - abt. 1848)

Born about 1759 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Julianna (Bowers) Young — married 1789 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 15 May 1848 at about age 89 in Washington County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Andrew Young is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A129699.

Andrew Young was born in North Carolina.

Andrew Young was a resident of Washington County, Kentucky.

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Andrew was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, about 1759.^[1] He was a Patriot during the Revolutionary War. He entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the Month of March 1781 as a private in a troop of horse commanded by Captain Peter Burns in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.^[2]

Andrew marched to South Carolina, His company was attached to General Sumpter's Brigade, Colonel Hampton's Regiment and Major Rutherford's Battalion. He marched to Augusta, Georgia, and then to Savannah. He marched back to South Carolina and was engaged in a scrimmage with British forces at onersburg (Orangeburg?). He was at the Battle of the Eutaw Springs on the 8 September 1781 where Major Rutherford was killed. He remained some time in the Army until the month of January 1782. For a period of 10 months that he was in the service of the United States as a trooper when he was regularly discharged in South Carolina He removed from North Carolina to Kentucky in 1798 where he resided for the rest of his life.^[3]

Andrew died in Washington County, Kentucky and was laid to rest on the farm cemetery, now called the Andrew Young Cemetery.^[4]

Andrew appears on the Kentucky Tax List for 1800^[5], the 1810 Census^[6], the 1830 Census^[7], and the 1840 Census^[8], all in Washington County, Kentucky.

Other Information:

United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers^[9]

Name Andrew Young

Event Date 04 Mar 1831

Event Place Kentucky, United States

Event Place Kentucky, United States

Page 254

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 November 2018), memorial page for Andrew S. Young (1759–15 May 1848), Find A Grave Memorial no. 94818240, citing Andrew Young Cemetery, Texas, Washington County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Deb Lowe (contributor 46888369).
2. ↑ Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters, http://revwarapps.org/s30812.pdf
3. ↑ Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters, http://revwarapps.org/s30812.pdf
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 November 2018), memorial page for Andrew S. Young (1759–15 May 1848), Find A Grave Memorial no. 94818240, citing Andrew Young Cemetery, Texas, Washington County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Deb Lowe (contributor 46888369).
5. ↑ Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1800. Image at: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/49057/FLHG_SecondCensusKY-0347/100557
6. ↑ 1810; Census Place: Washington, Kentucky; Roll: 8; Page: 342; Image: 00339; Family History Library Film: 0181353. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Image at: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7613/4185989_00339?pid=72396
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPZ-MV8 : 12 August 2017), Andrew Young, Washington, Kentucky, United States; citing 136, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 42; FHL microfilm 7,821.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTP-N2W : 15 August 2017), Andrew Young, Washington, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 105, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 125; FHL microfilm 7,832.
9. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LLRJ : accessed 11 November 2018), Andrew Young, 04 Mar 1831; citing Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,319,388.

• The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 8. Image at: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1116/T718_8-0248?pid=29270

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