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Deacon Rowland Young, Jr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

Male Abt 1649 - 1721  (~ 72 years)


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  • Name Rowland Young 
    Prefix Deacon 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth Abt 1648/9  [1, 8, 12
    Gender Male 
    Property 1685  [1
    the Knight homestead
    Rowland Young
    • Role: Deed Recipient
    Will 12 May 1698  [2, 13

    • 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



    • Role: Executor
    Will 14 Sep 1719  [7, 14
    •      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
    Death 28 Jun 1721  York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 11, 12, 15, 16
    • Find-a-grave has 25 Jun 1721.
    Inventory 2 Jan 1721/2  [17
    totalling £244: 11: 0
    Probate 2 Jan 1721/2  [17
    Person ID I7755  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Joan Knight,   b. 1625   d. Bef 20 Jun 1698, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 73 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1648  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
    Family ID F3101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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)  [12, 23, 24, 25, 26
    Marriage Abt 1669  York, Maine, New England, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 12, 15
    Children 
    +1. Mary Young,   b. Abt 1670
    +2. Lt. Joseph Young,   b. Abt 1672   d. 6 May 1734, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years)
    +3. Matthews Young,   b. Abt 1674   d. 1750/1 (Age ~ 77 years)
    +4. Susanna Young,   b. Abt 1678
    +5. Elizabeth Young,   b. Abt 1688   d. 8 Jul 1778 (Age ~ 90 years)
     6. Jonathan Young
     7. Benaiah Young,   b. Abt 1692, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Mercy Young
     9. Sarah Young
    Family ID F3100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1669 - York, Maine, New England, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jun 1721 - 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.  [S34] Penobscot Pioneers, Volume 4, 118, 00420.

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

    4.  4.  [S138] Upham Family History, 55, 00558.

    5.  5.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 110:177, 00390.

    6.  6.  [S314] Vital Records of York, ME, 27, 00613.

    7.  7.  [S66] Saco Valley Settlements and Families, 1218, 00464.

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

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

    10.  10.  [S1149] TMG, 24:75, 00999.

    11.  11.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 102396917, 00974.

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

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

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

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

    16.  16.  [S314] Vital Records of York, ME, 392, 00613.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    23.  23.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 85:302, 00390.

    24.  24.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 102392668, 00974.

    25.  25.  [S1149] TMG, 23:173, 00999.

    26.  26.  [S1149] TMG, 23:178, 00999.