Jane (Alexander) Young (1786 - 1823)

Born 1786 in Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died Aug 1823 at about age 37 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

From the memoirs of Frank Dumm:

"[John Young] was married along about 1803 or 1804, to Miss Jane Alexander. We have no knowledge of the Alexanders. The name indicates that they were of Scotch or Scotch-Irish racial origin. They may have resided in the Cumberland Valley, in the same community with the Youngs, and John and Jane grew up together, and perhaps were childhood sweethearts. What a touch of romance might be woven in here if we only had some facts on which to base it, instead of the imagination of a descendant great-great grandson. At any rate they were married, after the usual preliminary courtship, and then went to work like other pioneer couples to establish their home, and make their way in the world.

The big double-log house--the Old Young House--was probably built soon after 1800. At first there was likely a rough log cabin, which served as a pioneer home until the old double hewed-log house was constructed. It was built double, so that the older Youngs, James and his wife Ann, might occupy one part, and the son, John, and his wife, Jane Alexander, could have the other part. It was probably built before John and Jane were married, but with that event in view. This was one of the largest and best built houses of its day in that frontier settlement, west of the Allegheny river."

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63061035/jane-young