Christopher Young (abt. 1753 - abt. 1843)

Descendants

Died about 1843 at about age 89 in Ross, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Birth

According to Christopher’s sworn statement in 1818 in Fairfield, he said he was 65 years old. In an 1820 statement he swore that he had turned 67 “the previous March.” This makes a birth date estimate of March 1753.

Family

According to the biography of B.F. Stahl, in The Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa, ^[1] Christopher Young was his maternal Grandfather through a daughter Magdalena Young. There were two other children associated with this family, John and Agnes. Like most of the late 1800s county biographies this one contains contradictions with actual records. It gives a 1 Jan 1747 birth date for Christopher Young which contradicts his own sworn testimony. It also states that Christopher was a native of Rockingham County, Virginia when it is known that he joined his Virginia Regiment from Woodstock, Virginia which is now in Shenandoah County. It is also known from deeds registered in 1796 that Christopher was a resident of Shenandoah County.^[2] Where Christopher was born is unknown at this time.

Residences

1776 Woodstock, Dunmore County (Shenandoah County), Virginia

Christopher moved to Fairfield, Ohio before 14 May 1818 when he went before the court in Fairfield, Ohio to apply for a pension. He submitted a second sworn statement on 15 Aug 1820, agin in Fairfield, Ohio.^[3]

Christopher is listed as a Revolutionary War Pensioner living with Jacob Miller in Ross County, Huntington Twp. on the US 1840 census. ^[4]

He passed away about Mar 1843 According to the pension payment records he received no pension after Mar 1843. ^[5]

Research Notes

Corporal Christopher Young served with 8th Virginia Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Christopher Young is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A214975.

Christopher joined the 8th Virginia Regiment, Capt. Clark’s Company 23 January 1776 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County Virginia. He was discharged in 1778.

This profile is part of the Shenandoah Valley One Place Study.

Sources

1. ↑ The Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county .., Acme Publishing Company, Chicago, 1888, Pg. 220; https://archive.org/details/portraitbiographdmc00acme/page/98/mode/2up?ref=ol&q=Stahl.
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-GQFH-6
3. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40735, Christopher Young, Va.; https://catalog.archives.gov/id/111642972
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTT-DQR : 30 September 2021), Christopher Young, Ohio, United States; citing p. 372, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872"
   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: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1116 #2183 (accessed 1 November 2023)
   Year range: 1833-1849; Name: Christopher Young; Pension Office Place: Ohio, USA.
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 27 March 2022), "Record of Christopher Young", Ancestor # A214975.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-GQFH-6

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WWN9 : 20 February 2021), Christopher Young, 28 Jan 1776; citing 28 Jan 1776, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,385.

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WCTB : 20 February 2021), Christopher Young, 25 Mar 1777; citing 25 Mar 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,385.

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WWC4 : 20 February 2021), Christopher Young, 05 Dec 1777; citing 05 Dec 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,385.

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-WWMT : 20 February 2021), Christopher Young, Sep 1777; citing Sep 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,385.

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8944-3N72?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-XP8%3A355080401 : 21 December 2016), 106-Virginia (jacket 207-224) > image 48 of 813; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).

• Wayland, John W., A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia, Shenandoah Publishing House (Strasburg, Virginia) 1927, Pg 227, Christopher Young.

• Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40735, Christopher Young, Va.; https://catalog.archives.gov/id/111642972

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Q-D7Q : accessed 14 February 2022), Christopher Young, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing p. 138, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 67; FHL microfilm 181,427.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTT-DQR : 30 September 2021), Christopher Young, Ohio, United States; citing p. 372, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm

• Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county .., Acme Publishing Company, Chicago, 1888, Pg. 220; https://archive.org/details/portraitbiographdmc00acme/page/98/mode/2up?ref=ol&q=Stahl.