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Joan Knight[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Female 1625 - Bef 1698  (< 73 years)


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  • Name Joan Knight 
    Birth 1625 
    Gender Female 
    Will 6 Nov 1685  [3, 11] 
    was sworn to


    • In the name of god Amen, Rowland young Senjor of yorke in the Prouince of Mayne, declareth this to bee his last will & testament; I Rowland young aforesayd, being at this Present of a sound mind, & of a memory substantiall, though very sicke in body, & willing to dispose prudently of what god in his pleasure hath possest mee with all, declare as followeth/

      first I bequeath my soule to god, that gaue it in & through ye meritts of my deare Ld & saujor, Jesus Christ, in hopes of a Joyfull resurrection, at the great Tribunall: & my body to the earth yr to bee Inter'd, in order & Decent buriall/

      2ly I will that all my funerall Charges shall bee fully & duely payd, with all my other iust & due debts, which may appeare/

      3: I will that my dearly, & beloued wife, Johanna young shall inioy all my Estate yt I haue in this world, the same to possess & improue, & to take the full produce of from tyme to tyme, & at all tyms dureing the tyme of her naturall life, & If in case the produce of ye same shall not bee a Competent measure for her Comfortable subsistance I do hereby Impoure my well beloued to sell, aliene or dispose of all or any of my Estate, not yet disposed off, for yt end, & shall desire any Court or seale or Judicature, in such case of extremity, to ayd & Assist my beloued wife yrin, & also so to order that shee may haue a comfortable liuelyhood according to her Ranke, & quality out of ye same/ And further I order my well beloued wife to will bequeath & dispose off what part of my Estate, shee shall leaue at her decease, to whom shee pleaseth; I also will the possession Present of all my Estate, houses Lands Marshes, or any or any thing yr unto belonging to my dearely beloued wife, to whom I Committ soole execution, & Administration, desireing this my wellbeloued wife to act as soole executrix, in all respects to see my last will & testament Performed/

      Signed & deliuered in the Rowland young
      Presence of,
      Jeremiah Mowlton/ his marke €⸺
      his X marke/
      Timothy Yealls/


    • Role: Executor
    Will 12 May 1698  [3, 12] 

    • In the name of God Amen I Ioan Young of York in the County of York in Province of the Massachusets Bay in New England Widow & Relict of Rowland Young of York Deceased being at present under Indisposition of body & much weakness and not knowing how it may please God to deale with me but being at prsent of a well disposing mind and Sound Memory doe make this my last Will and Testament as followeth.

      Imprs I doe by ffaith and prayer recomend my precious and immortall Soul into the hands of my precious & Dear redeemer ye Lord Jesus Christ And my body to be comitted unto ye dust from whence it came by a Decent & Christian buriall in hopes of a Joyfull and a happie resurrection And as for ye Small Estate I am at present possessed of my will and pleasure is that it be disposed of as ffolloweth vizt I doe Will and bequeath unto my Son Rowland Yount four Acres of that Marsh of mine up in York Riuer and three and twenty Acres of Land lying on the South Side of York Riuer ouer against his now dwelling house in York to be peaceably Enjoyed by him and his heires for ever.

      Item I doe Will and bequeath unto my Son Job Young all ye housing and land where my old dwelling house now Stands Adjoyning to George Norton to be for his use and improvement while he liues but not to be Sold nor Alienated by him ye sd Job Young but to Descend unto his Son or Male heires of his body And in Case of failure unto the ffemales/ as Also three Acres of Marsh up ye Riuer & two sheep

      Item I doe giue unto my daughter Mary Molton Six shillings.

      Item I doe giue and bequeath unto my daughter Lydia Haines three Acres of Marsh Lying up in York Riuer And all my Neat Cattle and two Sheep And all my cloathing and bedding And as for my ffunerall and other Charges And Lawfull Debts my Will and pleasure is that they be answered and discharged in the first place out of the whole And that all and all manner of Debts that are due to me be Added unto ye whole for ye defraying of these Charges And further I doe hereby make Constitute and Appoint my trustie and Welbeloued Son Rowland Young to be Sole Executr of this my last Will and Testament And my trusty and welbeloued ffriends Abraham Preble Esq r & Mr James Plaisted both of York to be overseers to See to ye due Execution and pformance hereof And that this is my last Will & Testament And that I doe hereby revoke all former and other Wills Testaments conveyances and Alienations whatsoever about any of these Premises: I have hereunto put my hand and Seal by way of Testimony this twelfth day of May in ye year of our Lord one Six hundred Ninety and Eight In ye tenth year of his Majesties Reign.

      Signed sealed and Deliuered Joan X Young (her Seal)
      in the presents of Isaac Negus
      Daniel Smith her mark
      Thomas X Baker
      his X mark
    Death Bef 20 Jun 1698  York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Probate 20 Jun 1698  [2, 14] 
    Person ID I7757  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 

    Father Robert Knight,   b. Abt 1587, Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 23 Jun 1676 and 24 Aug 1676, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Mother Margaret Grimsley,   b. Abt 1591 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1608  St. Mary, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rowland Young, Sr.,   b. Abt 1618, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1685, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)  [8, 9, 10, 15] 
    Marriage Abt 1648  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 16] 
    Children 
    +1. Deacon Rowland Young, Jr.,   b. Abt 1648/9   d. 28 Jun 1721, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
     2. Richard Young,   b. 1650   d. Bef 1698 (Age < 47 years)
    +3. Mary Young,   b. Abt 1653   d. 3 Jun 1723 (Age ~ 70 years)
     4. William Young,   b. 1654   d. Bef 1698 (Age < 43 years)
    +5. Samuel Young,   b. Abt 1655   d. 25 Jan 1691/2, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 37 years)
    +6. Robert Young,   b. Abt 1658, York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1690, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 32 years)
    +7. Job Young,   b. Abt 1664   d. Aft 1724 (Age ~ 61 years)
     8. Lydia Young,   b. Abt 1672   d. 3 Apr 1757, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 85 years)
    Family ID F3101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1648 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef 20 Jun 1698 - York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 776, 00218.

    2.  2.  [S103] The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 244, 00539.

    3.  3.  [S34] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 4, 118, 00420.

    4.  4.  [S991] Old Kittery and Her Families, 572, 00405.

    5.  5.  [S23] Genealogical History of the Clark and Worth Family, 193, 00219.

    6.  6.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 846, 00395.

    7.  7.  [S819] Biographical Dictionary of the Youngs, 243, 00815.

    8.  8.  [S1336] Torrey Online, 3:1733, 00153.

    9.  9.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 405, 00218.

    10.  10.  [S1357] NEXUS, 6:204, 00206.

    11.  11.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 85-86, 00349.

    12.  12.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 124-125, 00349.

    13.  13.  [S230] Matinicus Isle, 218, 00370.

    14.  14.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 124, 00349.

    15.  15.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 64473069, 00974.

    16.  16.  [S34] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 4, 63, 00420.