Born after in Halifax County, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Younger
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Dolly (Younger) Light, Nancy Younger, James Younger, Thomas Younger Jr., Mary (Younger) Scudder, Lucy (Younger) Winn, Joseph Younger, Susannah Younger, Elizabeth (Younger) LeGrand, William Younger, Jesse Younger, Samuel Younger, Rachel Younger and Rebecca (Younger) Franklin
Wife of
Martin Brown
— married
1788 in Halifax County, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died after
at about age 74
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2011
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Biography
- Married Martin Brown, Halifax County, Virginia December 6, 1788. Father Thomas Younger consents. [1]
- Virginia Law after 1705 stated that anyone under 21 must have parental consent to marry, [2] This gives a birth date of after 1767.
Named in her father's will
"Katey Brown" was the eleventh child named in her father's will. She was bequeathed twenty-five pounds "lawful money of Virginia." [3]
"Cathy Brown" was distributed funds from her sister Rachel's estate by court order in August 1841. [4]
FSFTID
- MMW5-1H8
Sources
- ↑ Friends of the Youngers research by Margarette Berry Hutchins. Compiled by Wilma Carroll Hillman, Copyright 1 July 2000 by Friends of the Youngers Research. Citing General Index to Marriages, Halifax County, VA , Book 1, Page 3. Image 272.
- ↑ Padgett, Patricia Ann, "Legal Status of Women in Colonial Virginia, 1700-1785" (1967). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539624619. Pg 19.
- ↑ Virginia. County Court (Halifax County), Will books, v. 0-2 [1753?]-1792, images 674-676 at FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-33QG?i=673&cat=417646
- ↑ Friends of the Youngers research by Margarette Berry Hutchins. Compiled by Wilma Carroll Hillman, Copyright 1 July 2000 by Friends of the Youngers Research. Image 237
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV3S-XCZM : 29 January 2020), Martin Brown, 1788.
- WikiTree profile Younger-55 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caty by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caty:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caty by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caty:
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~0.39%
Kathy Colter
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L Sauls
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Younger-60 and Younger-55 appear to represent the same person because: Thomas named one daughter, Katey Brown, in his will.
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