News: Looking for females who are in the pure female lines (mother to daughter) from William and Sarah who are willing to do an mtDNA test. Such a person would be descended along an all female line from Mary DEVIN Biggers or Margaret DEVIN Reynolds. The hope is to identify the markers for Sarah SMITH Devin to help identify her parents. Contact the webmaster if interested.

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    Robert Young

    Male Abt 1700 - 1792  (92 years)


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    • Name Robert Young  [1
      Born Abt 1700  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Gender Male 
      Died Feb 1792  Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Notes 
      • [TEST_file_Nov2002.ged]

        From the Book "ROBERT YOUNG, SR. PATRIOT AND PIONEER" by Fred an d Dessie Simmons, Johnson City, TN.

        Mrs. Geo. Martin was Margaret Bates, daughter of Elijah Bates, s on of William Bates and Margaret Young Bates. Margaret was daugh ter of Robert Young.

        Robert Young, Sr. made his will Feb. 8, 1792 - Washington County, T N. will Book I, pp 23, 24,25. The original will bears his own si gnature. The original will transcribed verbatim:

        "In the name of God Amen I Robert Young of the County of Washing ton and Territory of the United States of America South of the R iver Ohio being in a weak and Low Condition of body but of soun d mind and perfect memory (Blessed be God) and calling to mind t he Uncertainty of this life and that it is appointed for all me n once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testamen t in Manner and Form following and desire it to be received by a ll as Such (first) I most humbly bequeath my Soul to God my Make r and my Body to the Earth to be buried in a Decent and Christia n Manner at the Discretion of my Executor and Executrix hereafte r named. Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shal l receive the Same by the mighty power of God and as Touching su ch worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in thi s Life and I will first of all hath all my just Debts, if any, a nd my funeral expenses be first paid and the remainder of my Est ate real and personal, I give, Demise and Bequeath in the follow ing Manner (To Wit).

        Imprimis I will and bequeath unto my Loving Wife, Mary, six cow s and six sheep and one half of my hogs and her choice of any Tw o of my horse Creatures out of the whole stock also the one hal f of the plows and gears and one half of the Wagon and one hal f of the Cleared Land on my mansion plantation during her natura l life and at the Decease of my said Wife, the said one half o f the Cleared Land to Devolve to my son Joseph Young, his heir s and assigns forever. I also give and bequeath to my said Wif e the one half of the mansion house and furniture therein and th e one half of the out houses during her Natural life and at he r decease to be disposed of as herein afterward directed.

        Item: I will and Bequeath to my son Joseph Young my mansion Plan tation I now live on containing six hundred and forty acres wit h all the appurtenances except the reservation heretofore made d uring my wife's natural life. I also give and Bequeath to my sai d son, Joseph Young, the other half of my plows and gears and th e one half of the Wagon.

        Item I will and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Gilliland on e Spanish Milled Dollar.

        Item I will and bequeath to my Daughter Martha Casady one Spanis h Milled Dollar

        Item I give and bequeath the remaining part of my Estate in th e following manner (to wit) to be equaly Divided among the follo wing Legatees John Young, William Young, Robert Young, Thomas Yo ung, Charles Young, Joseph Young, my sons and to my Daughters Ja ne Long, Margaret Bates, Mary Duglys and Agnes Henry and my Gran dsons Joseph Young the son of James Young decd, Robert Gillilan d and Robert Casady.
      Person ID I4737  Devin Timber | Cay's pedigree
      Last Modified 28 May 2010 

      Family Mary 
      Children 
      +1. Margaret Young,   b. James River, Rockbridge, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1793, Montgomery County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
      Last Modified 28 May 2010 
      Family ID F1682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S04160] Ancestors and Descendants of George and Margarte Bates MARTIN, Firmin, Lois.