John
Young
Born about in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Abigail (Howland) Young
— married
13 Nov 1648 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Descendants 
Father of
John Young, Thomas Young, Joseph Young, Joseph Young, Nathaniel Young, Mary (Young) Smith, Abigail (Young) Twining, David Young, Lydia (Young) Murdock, Robert Young, Henry Young and Henry Young
Died about
at about age 76
in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Disputed Origins & Merge Warnings
Merge Warnings: There are multiple John Young(e)s in early colonial America.
This John Young:
- was not the son of John Youngs/Yonges and Joan Jentilma.
- not the son of John Young and Marie Sharpe
- not the son of John YONGES and Joan Herrington, who was born 10 Apr 1623 and died, 12 Apr 1698 in Southold, Suffolk, New York, and married Mary Gardner abt 1653 and Hannah Anne Wines abt 1691.
- There are dozens of John Youngs born in England in 1615 alone. Do a search at Family Search. Without further evidence just one cannot be chosen.
"It is suggested that he may be the son of Sir John Young of Devonshire, England, who received with others, on March 19, 1627/8 a grant from the Plymouth Council, of a tract of land three miles north of the Merrimac River and three miles south of the Charles River. Sir John Young had a son John Young, Jr. but it is not believed to be the same man as John Young of Eastham."[1]
His origins and parents are not known. Please do not attach parents without discussion.
Biography
John Young was born between 1615 and 1624 in England.
He apparently arrived to Plymouth, Massachusetts via Holland.[citation needed]
Another source claims:
- "John Young sailed from England for the Barbados on the sailing vessel Hopewell on 2 Feb 1634 at the age of nineteen (19). He was of a Norfolkshire family. His stay in the Barbados or the fact of his reaching the destination is not known."[2]
It is not known if this if the same John Young of Eastham.
1643: First record of his presence in Massachusetts when he appeared a list of those able to bear arms in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1644: was listed as John Yeonge on a list of creditors of John Jenney's estate; Plymouth, Massachusetts.
13 DEC 1648 married Abigail Howland, Plymouth, Massachusetts.[3]
6 Jun 1654 - Constable, Eastham, MA.
1657 took the oath of fidelity Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
19 Jan 1688/9: Will Filed, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
28 January 1690/91: John Young died in Eastham.[4]
3 February 1690/91 His inventory was taken in Eastham.[5]
21 Apr 1691 Will Proved, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He mentioned his wife Abigail, and his children, John Young, Joseph Young, Nathaniel Young, David Young, Robert Young, Henry Young, and three daughters (not named).[5]
7 Apr 1692 Widow Abigail died at Eastham, Massachusetts.[4]
Research Notes
"John Young of Eastham came to the new world from England via Barbados. He landed at Plymouth, married and moved his family to Nauset (Eastham) on Cape Cod. The second John Young ( this is mostly speculation) went to Plymouth from Salem. He was the son of Peter Young of Salem. Peter Young came from England and there is quite a bit written about him. I have not read most of it as I am not descended from Peter but from John Young of Eastham. There also appears in Plymouth abt the 1640's a George Young who I have not been able to tie to anyone, but he appears to have been in Plymouth for a time before 1640."[6]
Disputed Child: A son, George Young (abt.1643-1672) was previously connected, but removed for lack of evidence. DNA and no mention in the father's will are the primary hurdles. See the son's profile for additional information.
Sources
- ↑ Elizabeth Ridgely Young, "John Young of Eastham, Massachusetts Decent to Elkanah Young of Eastham and Mt. Desert, Maine and his Known Deceendants" Baltimore, Maryland, 1950.
- ↑ Young (1950) p ??
- ↑ Clarence A. Torrey, JRM: "New England Marriages Prior To 1700"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Town of Eastham, Births, Marriages and Deaths 1749-1755, p 40
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Probate records v. 1-3 1686-1747" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YB-N9YG : 17 April 2024), Film# 00770540, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 33, Vol 1, Page 41-42.
- ↑ Genforum
See also:
- Births, marriages, deaths, 1649-ca.1840; intentions of marriage, 1700-ca.1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-9XG2 : 1 October 2022), FHL microfilm 007009735, image 140, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 75.
- Familysearch Family Tree - John Young (1615-1691) - 9VLJ-MW4
- Clarence Almon Torrey, "John Young of Eastham, Mass. & Some of his descendants" records from Eastham and & Barnstable. Publisher? Date? Pages?
- George Ernest Bowman (transcriber), "Plymouth Colony vital records," in Mayflower Descendant, multiple volumes. Appears in the Court Orders, and from "Marriages, Births and Burials"
- George Ernest Bowman (transcriber), "Eastham Mass., Vital Records," in Mayflower Descendant, multiple volumes. Also printed in Leonard H Smith Jr & Norma H. Smith (editors), Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans, with index, 1976.
- Frederick Freeman, The History of Cape Cod: The Annals of the Thirteen Towns of Barnstable County, Vol I; Boston, 1862
- S156 Ancestors of Gerold Young (Gencircles.com)
- Eileen McKinnon, Our Kingdom Come, Last updated October 10, 2004 Accessed December 2, 2005)
- S942Lisarog@@pacbell.net, "RE: wife of Zoeth Howland & early Howland line," Ancestry.com Message board - Howland Surname (Date) -
link Ancestry.com message boards down as of January 2018; please continue to check link.
- MyHeritage.com
- Keith Young, Re: John Young m. Abigail Howland 1648 March 14, 1999 (Genforum message board)
- Wynnette, [http://genforum.genealogy.com/young/messages/1132.html
Re: John Young m. Abigail Howland 1648] December 12, 1998 (GenForum)
- Town records, 1654-1863 [Eastham, Massachusetts], database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-QNYN : 27 September 2022), , FHL microfilm 007009743, image 330, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Transcribed by order of the Town in 1856 by, H. Doane 2d, Town Clerk, Marriages, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 2.
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Rejected matches › John Young › John Duxbury Young (1905-1965) › John Young (abt.1840-1864) › John Young › John Young › John Young › John Youngs (1623-1698) › John Young (-bef.1689)
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Which is fine - except - what is the answer then? Many many sites - dozens - link this man to Rev John Young, son of Christopher Youngs etc. Does anyone have ANYTHING more than "he might be the son of Sir John Young?" Please help. Sorry to be writing twice in such a short time.
The reason he's not the son of Rev. John Young is because the Rev. had a son John who can be documented with a different life than this man.
Sex: M Reference Number: 4595 Birth: 02 DEC 1615 in , Bedfordshire, England 1 Burial: Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA 1 Death: 28 JAN 1691 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony Note: " Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy" pg 477 - 478 John Young came to Eastham before 1659. He was a resident of Plymouth in 1643, and his name appears that year amoung those liable to do military duty. So far as can be now ascertained, his place of residence was in what was called by the Indians, Pochet or Poche, and now called East Orleans. He was a planter and had but little to do with town affairs while a resident of Old Eastham. He was not of that class called "Town-purchasers." the old records of Eastham show he was a considerable land holder, and that some of his land was obtained by purchase. He had ten acres at Poche, as early as 1659, adjoining George Crisp's land, the purchase of which was confirmed by the town. His purchase of five acres between "Young's Cove and the highway yt goeth at the end of Richard Sparrow's ground," this year was also confirmed by the town. In 1676, he bought of Thomas Paine, for f9, fifteen acres of upland on the westerly side of "Young's Cove." According to the records, he died 25 Jan., 1690, and his wife Abigail, 7 April, 1692. No stones with inscriptions mark their resting place. "Goodman" Young died testate and his will is on record at Barnstable. He had eleven children, two of whom died in infancy. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER of PLYMOUTH FAMILIES, APPENDIX, PART II, page 295 YOUNG, JAMES, m. Rebecca Shepard, and had Mary, 1723. JOHN, m., 1648, a wife Abigail, and had John, 1649. He removed to Eastham, and had Joseph, 1654; Nathaniel, 1656; Mary, 1658, m. Daniel Smith; Abigail, 1660, m. Stephen Twining; David, 1662; Lydia, 1664; Robert, 1667; Henry, 1669; and Henry again, 1672. NOTE