Individual Details
John YOUNG
(Abt 1628 - 29 Jan 1690/91)
John Young, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He had a grant of land in Plymouth, October 31, 1638 and November 21, 1639, as per town of Salem records. His name appears on the list of those able to bear arms in 1643. He married, December 13, 1648, Abigail Howland, daughter of Henry and nice of John Howland of the "Mayflower" (See Howland). She died April 7, 1692. He settled in Eastham about 1650, died January 29, 1690/1. His will, dated January 19, 1688; proved April 21, 1691; bequeathed to wife Abigail and children John, Joseph, Nathaniel, David, Robert (2), Henry and three daughters. The widow's estate was divided April 19, 1692."
On the following page, Cutter and Adams assert that a daughter Lydia, was born in 1664 but give no marriage information.
Barnstable Probate Records (see sources) support the assertion that one of the daughters was named Lydia and that her brothers included Robert, John, Joseph and Henry. Depending on how one reads the text, another daughter may have been named Abigail.
Events
| Birth | 16 Nov 1624 | Reydon, Waveney District, Suffolk, England |  | ||
| Birth | Abt 1628 | England | | ||
| Property | 31 Oct 1638 | (granted land) - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony | | ||
| Property | 21 Nov 1639 | (granted land) - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony | | ||
| Marriage | 13 Dec 1648 | Abigail HOWLAND | | ||
| Residence (family) | Abt 1650 | Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America - Abigail HOWLAND | | ||
| Will | 19 Jan 1688 | Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America |  | | |
| Death | 21 Jan 1691 | Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Death | 28 Jan 1690/91 | Plymouth, Plymouth Colony | | ||
| Death | 29 Jan 1690/91 | Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America | | | |
| Death | 29 Jan 1690/91 | Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Probate | 21 Apr 1691 | Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America | | | |
| Burial | Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Abigail HOWLAND (1628 - 1692) |
| Child | John YOUNG (1649 - 1718) |
| Child | Joseph YOUNG (1651 - 1651) |
| Child | Joseph YOUNG (1654 - ) |
| Child | Nathaniel YOUNG (1656 - ) |
| Child | Mary YOUNG (1658 - ) |
| Child | Abigail YOUNG (1660 - ) |
| Child | David YOUNG (1662 - ) |
| Child | Lydia YOUNG (1664 - 1719) |
| Child | Robert YOUNG (1667 - ) |
| Child | Henry YOUNG (1669 - 1670) |
| Child | Henry YOUNG (1672 - ) |
Notes
Will
Will mentions wife Abigail; children John, Joseph, Nathaniel, David, Robert (2), Henry and 3 daughters.Death
Cutter and Adams write:John Young, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He had a grant of land in Plymouth, October 31, 1638 and November 21, 1639, as per town of Salem records. His name appears on the list of those able to bear arms in 1643. He married, December 13, 1648, Abigail Howland, daughter of Henry and nice of John Howland of the "Mayflower" (See Howland). She died April 7, 1692. He settled in Eastham about 1650, died January 29, 1690/1. His will, dated January 19, 1688; proved April 21, 1691; bequeathed to wife Abigail and children John, Joseph, Nathaniel, David, Robert (2), Henry and three daughters. The widow's estate was divided April 19, 1692."
Probate
Will mentions wife Abigail; children John, Joseph, Nathaniel, David, Robert (2), Henry and 3 daughters.Endnotes
2. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 2684; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Young.
3. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 2684; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Young.
4. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 2684; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Young.
5. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 2684; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Young.
6. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Plymouth Vol 1," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: viewed 28 December 2014), Plymouth V1, p 656, entry for John Young; citing transcription of Lee D van Antwerp (compiler) and Ruth Wilder Sherman (editor), "Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1993.
7. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), p 1018; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : viewed 28 December 2014; long entry for Henry Howland.
8. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 2684; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Young.
9. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 2684; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Young.
10. Gustavus Adolphus Hinckley, "Barnstable, MA: Probate Records 1685-1789," images of transcription, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB19/i/7363/1/0: viewed 28 December 2014), V1, p 45, item [1:41]; citing a CD-ROM of the same name, NEHGS, 2002, compiled from the Gustavus Adolphus Hinckley papers, 1883-1905.
12. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Plymouth Vol 1," database index with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: viewed 28 December 2014), Plymouth V1, p 656, entry for Isaak Doty; citing transcription of Lee D van Antwerp (compiler) and Ruth Wilder Sherman (editor), "Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850," Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1993.
13. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Eastham-Orleans V1," database of images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: viewed 28 December 2014), Eastham-Orleans V1, MD V.6, p.203 of NEHGR V.123, p.204, entry for John Younge; citing citing transcription from original records by George Ernest Bowman.
14. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 2684; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Young.
15. Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Book Title: History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1.
16. William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, 4 vols (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p 2684; images of book pages, Google, Google Book (http://books.google.com : downloaded 26 December 2014; entry for Young.