Samuel Young Sr.
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Samuel Young Sr. (abt. 1735 - 1793)

Samuel Young Sr.
Born about in County Antrim, Irelandmap
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Husband of — married 14 Jun 1774 in Rowan County, Colony of North Carolinamap
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Died at about age 58 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Samuel Young Sr. performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

He was born about 1721 and his parents were Robert Young and Agnes Crockett. He was Scots-Irish and educated at the University of Edinburgh.

In 1748 he emigrated to America and settled in Rowan County, North Carolina.

On 25 Mar 1752 he received a Granville land grant of 340 acres located near Third Creek in Anson County (became Rowan County in 1753), North Carolina.[1]

During the American Revolutionary War he performed patriotic service in North Carolina [2] [3] [4] [5]

1774-1775 He was a member of the Provincial Congress.
1775-1776 he was a Chairman of the Rowan Committee of Safety in Rowan Co, NC.
1781-1782 He was a member of the State Legislature.

Samuel Young married Margaret McKnight (1725-1776) and their children included ...

  1. Margret (Young) Erwin (1763-1839) m: John Erwin (1760-1809)
  2. Samuel Young, Jr.

He provided home schooling for his children.

Samuel Young, Sr. was an elder at Thyatira Presbyterian Church. He gave the land that Third Creek Presbyterian Church was built on. [6]

He died on 01 Jul 1793 in Rowan County, North Carolina.[7] and was buried at Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina. [8]

Research Notes

His birthplace has conflicted sources, so it is currently unproven whether he was born in Ireland or Scotland. We DO know he was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Birth: c1720 Ireland [9] [10]
Birth: 1721 Scotland [11] [12]

Sources

  1. ↑ A History of Rowan County, North Carolina (Charlotte, North Carolina, 1916),
  2. ↑ http://www.dar.org
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94268970/samuel-young: accessed April 23, 2024), memorial page for Capt Samuel Young Sr. (1721–1793), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94268970, citing Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Joy Steele (contributor 47692968).
  4. ↑ NCDAR, Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution p499, 500.
  5. ↑ SAUNDERS, COL RECS of North Carolina v10 p9.
  6. ↑ Historical Sketch of Third Creek Church
  7. ↑ North Carolina, Find A Grave Index 1716-2012 on ancestry.com; citing b: 1721 Scotland
  8. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com
  9. ↑ http://www.dar.org
  10. ↑ History of Rowan County, North Carolina by Jethro Rumple
  11. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/historicalsketch00rams#page/n5/mode/2up/search/Samuel+Young
  12. ↑ Source: Web NC FindaGrave
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 5 Feb 2018), "Record of Samuel Young", Ancestor # A130229. citing b: c1720 Ireland
  • Historical sketch of Third Creek Church in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1937 by James Graham Ramsay & John Kerr Fleming b: 1892 & published by by Brady Printing Co. of Statesville, NC; pages 7, 17, 31, 34, 41; citing b: Scotland.
  • History of Rowan County, North Carolina by Jethro Rumple, p118; citing b: Ireland.
  • Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index 1716-2012 on ancestry.com; citing b: 1721 Scotland;
  • Ancestry.com Public Member Tree




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S Young
The book: A History of Rowan County, North Carolina by Jethro Rumble list Samuels children based on his Will as follows:

William, Janet, Samuel, James, Margaret, John and Joseph.

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Terry Young
I have researched this Samuel Young d. 1793 of Rowan Co. I believe his wife was Margaret McKnight. I am not aware of any source that names his parents.

My question is what is the source of his parents?

posted by Terry Young
S Young
I do not have one other than the book on Rowan County. I would love to find additional sources, sources that can be verified.
posted by S Young
S Young
I just discovered this book title in a footnote regarding Samuel Young

IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE: SAMUEL YOUNG OF ROWAN COUNTY, N. C. by John K. Fleming - Does anyone have a copy of this book? It is listed in Amazon but as unavailable

posted by S Young
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Terry Young
I have a copy. There is no mention of his parents. John K Fleming was a relative.
posted by Terry Young
S Young
Yes, there appears to be quite a discrepancy around the place of birth for Samuel Young. Chances are that he was not born in Ireland. I could suppose that if his father was born in Ireland (does not mean he is Irish), his son could have traveled back to Edinburgh (Behold! This is what the Lamont (Young) information linked above states.) Part of the confusion is the term Scotch-Irish and how Scots ended up in Ireland in the first place. Unfortunately, the authors of some of the books listed as sources may not have understood this themselves. For example, in History of Rowan County on page 118 in the section dealing with Samuel - he is called an Irishman. I suspect the author of this book was just confused or the confusion comes from the history of the family running back and forth from Scotland to Ireland.

From Directory of Scots in the Carolinas 1680 - 1830 by David Dobson he records the inscription on the tomb of Samuel Young which reads: Samuel Young, Born in Scotland during 1721, Educated at the University of Edinburgh, emigrated to America in 1748, Settled in Rowan County, NC. Married Susan Young in Brunswick County, Virginia during 1776. Died during 1793. Buried in Third Creek Presbyterian Cemetry, Cleveland, Rowan County.

My question is - when was this tomb stone actually engraved with that description and by whom?

Notice it states he was married to a Susan Young. The above information on this Wikitree page states Samuel was married to a Margaret. So, which was it. Are we confusing the son Samuel for the first Samuel or brothers and sisters, etc. It does not make it easy for our research here to have all these same names passed down and back and forth. Multiple Samuels, Williams and Margarets.

I went up to Cleveland NC a few years ago. Right smack in the middle of the area is Young's Mountain, complete with a cellphone tower on top. The Third Creek Church is still there. At the base of Young's Mountain is a Morning Star Church whose pastor happens to also be a Young.

posted by S Young
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Terry Young
What is the source of the parents of Samuel Young died 1793, Rowan Co? I have researched several Samuel Youngs in western NC. I cannot find any document that suggests his parents.

I descend from Samuel Young 1749-1827 and wife Elizabeth Kuydendall of Cleveland Co, NC.

posted by Terry Young
S Young
The three sources I have are A HISTORY OF ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA by Jethro Rumple and Directory of the Scots in the CAROLINAS by David Dobson (Baltimore, GENEALOGICAL PUBLISHING Co., Inc. 1986 and another book CAROLINA CRADLE - Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier 1747-1762 Robert W. Ramsey. The last two books both refer to the inscription on his tombstone at Third Creek Presbyterian Church.

SAMUEL YOUNG Born in Scotland 1721 Educated at University of Edinburgh Came to America in 1748 Settled in Rowan County, N.C. Died 1793

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Poteat-131 Dawn (Poteat) Mcleod
I have Samuel James Young born 1749 - 1827 passed away in Bellwood Cleveland county. His wife was Elizabeth Kuykendall. I have them on my tree here on wikitree if yall want to take a look at it to see if that is yalls Samuel Young. I do think it is but I'll leave that up to yall.
posted by Dawn (Poteat) Mcleod
Terry Young
I am a direct descendant of Samuel Young and wife Elizabeth Kuykendall buried at Knob Creek Church, Belwood, NC. I still live in the area.

His name was just Samuel Young with no middle name.

posted by Terry Young
Cathy (Hahn) Tennant
Wondering about the marriage date of 1774. Their daughter was born in 1763.
posted by Cathy (Hahn) Tennant
N Gauthier
Can any one of the profile managers please check the research on this because his wife has duplicates with different grandparents. Can you find a source to confirm which set are the correct ones? Thanks
posted by N Gauthier
N Gauthier
Young-11523 and Young-5210 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same wife
posted by N Gauthier
Blair-486 Fred Blair
On Apr. 8th, Kelly (Monson) Louthan added Samuel Young-11523 and his wife as the parents of James Young-4293 without leaving a comment or documentation to prove this connection. She has not replied to a request for it either. James' connection to a family in North Carolina does not seem likely as his family history suggested that he was born in NY or Scotland. I have removed this connection to Samuel Young.
posted by Fred Blair

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