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Lt. Joseph Young[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1672 - 1734  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Joseph Young 
    Prefix Lt. 
    Birth Abt 1672  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 14 Sep 1719  [1, 5] 
    •      In the Name of God Amen. I Roland Young of York in ye County of York in ye Province of Main in New England, being Infirm, thrô age. and daily Expecting my Great Change but at present of Sound Understanding and Memory do make this my last Will and Testament this 14th of September. 1719.
            First and above all I Recomend my Precious and Immortal Soul into ye Mercifull and Almighty Saving arms of my faithfull Creator and Gracious Redeemer and my body to ye Earth Decently to be buried in assured hope of a Glorious Resurrection. Then as to my worldly Estate I Dispose thereof as followeth.
           Imprs I give and bequeath unto Joseph my first born son all my Home place that I now live upon which is within one fence or Inclosure entire as also ye one half of ye Little Pasture next adjoyning. Together with all my housing & Orchard. I do also give unto my said son Joseph my point of Salt marsh that lyeth next to Kittery bounds one acre more or less.
           Itm I give unto my youngest Son Benajah ye other half of my Little pasture & all that my twenty and Six acres of Land which lyeth next adjoyning on York River on which my Said Son Benajah now Dwelleth. I do likewise give unto my Youngest Son ye one half of my two acres of Salt marsh which lyeth at ye head of York Marshes in the Western Cove.
           Itm I give unto my Son Matthews Young one acre and Quarter of Salt Marsh near ye head of York Marshes adjoyning to ye Widow Johnsons Marsh.
           Itm I give unto my son Jonathan Young ye other half of ye two acres abouesd in ye western Cove. Equally to be Divided between Jonathan & Benajah abovesd. Furthermore it is my Will and Pleasure that my Eldest and my Youngest Sons Joseph and Benajah Shall pay unto my five Daughters Mary Susanna Elizabeth Sarah and Mercy Six pounds Each, thirty pounds ye whole the one half to be paid by my Eldest and ye other by my Youngest Son, which Eldest and Youngest Sons Shall also pay all my Just Debts and Funerall Charges by Equall proportion.
           Itm I give and bequeath unto my Well beloved Wife Susannah During her Natural life ye Vse of ye third of all my lands and marsh and as for all my movable Estate within doors & without I give it wholly & forever unto my Said Wife to be Disposed of according to her own will and Discretion.
           Finally I do Constitute and appoint my Eldest son Joseph abovesd to be the Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament; But I must Subjoyn that it Shall not be in ye power of my Eldest or my Youngest Son to Alienate any part of ye Lands or marsh in this Testamt bequeathed to them they may Dispose of it to one another & to any of ye family but not to any other besides my posterity.
      Published pronounced and his
           Declared by Roland Young Roland R Young (Seal)
           abovesd to be his Last Will mark
           & Testamt In presence of
           Samuel Moodey
           Hannah Moodey
           Mary Moodey
    • Role: Executor
    Will 1 May 1734  York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6] 


    •    In the Name of God Amen The first Day of May 1734.
           I Joseph Young of York in the County of York & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New-England Gentleman being very sick & week in Body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God : Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die. Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament That is to say Principally and first of all I give & Recommend my soul into ye Hands of God that gave it : And Body I Recommend to the Earth to be Buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the Mighty power of God, And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life, I give Demise & Dispose of the same in the following manner & form. After my Just Debts & Funeral Charges are paid.
           Imprimis I give and bequeath to Abigail my Dearly beloved Wife all my Estate both Real and Personal during her Natural Life.
           Item After my said Wifes Decease I give & bequeath unto my Grandson Joseph Young all my said Estate both Real & Personal that my said Wife shall leave my said Grandson paying to each of my Daughters vizt Mary, Abigail, Bethulah, & Bethiah three pounds A piece of Currant passable money of this Province and three pounds to be paid to my Grand Daughter Abigail Young in the whole Fifteen Pounds and In Case my sd Grandson Joseph Young should Die before he comes to the Age of Twenty One Years then my said Estate to be Equally Divided amongst my said Daughters then surviveing.
           I Do also appoint my said Wife and my son in Law John Bradbury to be the sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament desiring them & Intreating them to see ye Will of the Dead punctually fulfilled. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & seal the Day & year abovewritten.
      Signed sealed published pronounced Joseph Young (Seal)
           & Declared by ye said Joseph Young
           as his last Will & Testament In
           presence of Us the subscribers.
           Jer : Moulton
      her
           Sarah X Favour
                  mark
           Daniel Moulton
    Death 6 May 1734  York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Probate 4 Jun 1734  [7] 
    Inventory 29 Jan 1734/5  [7] 
    totalling £403: 15: 0
    Person ID I7769  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Susanna Matthews,   b. Abt 1652, Isles of Shoals, Yorkshire, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1738, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1669  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 8, 9] 
    Family ID F3100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Donnell  [2, 4] 
    Marriage BY 1697  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Abigail Young,   b. 22 Aug 1699   d. 28 Sep 1787 (Age 88 years)
     2. Samuel Young,   b. 21 Jul 1704   d. Mar 1730 (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F16254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsWill - 1 May 1734 - York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 May 1734 - York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S66] Saco Valley Settlements and Families, 1218, 00464.

    2.  2.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 776, 00218.

    3.  3.  [S988] Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, 777, 00218.

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

    5.  5.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 229-230, 00349.

    6.  6.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 351-352, 00349.

    7.  7.  [S455] US ME Wills 1640-1760, 352, 00349.

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

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