William Young

Male Abt 1695 - Aft 1747  (~ 52 years)


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  • Name William Young 
    Born Abt 1695  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 16 Apr 1747  Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I260  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2021 

    Father William Young,   b. Abt 1658, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sarah Whitaker,   b. 12 Jun 1660, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susannah Cotton,   b. Abt 1695, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 16 Apr 1747  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Married 27 May 1722  Northchurch, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Young,   b. 13 Jun 1723, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1787  (Age 63 years)
    +2. Dr. Joseph Young,   b. 12 Feb 1729, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1769, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah 
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F1748  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 May 1722 - Northchurch, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1722 Marriage Card of William Young and Susanna Cotton
    1722 Marriage Card of William Young and Susanna Cotton
    27 May 1722, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    William Young and Susanna Cotton were married on 27 May 1722.

    FamilySearch.org, New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947
    1723 and 1729 Births of Elizabeth and Joseph Young
    1723 and 1729 Births of Elizabeth and Joseph Young
    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    13 Jun 1723
    Elizabeth Young, child of William and Susanna

    12 Feb 1729
    Joseph Young, child of William and Susanna

    FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
    1747 Will of William Young
    1747 Will of William Young
    16 April 1747, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    William Young of Hopkinton

    Wife: Hannah
    Children: Joseph Young (under age) and Elizabeth

    Executors: daughter Elizabeth and Revd Samuel Barret

    Will written: 16 Apr 1747

    Note: William wrote his will in 1747 and died soon after. His estate was not settled until 1773. The reason why the estate was not settled for over 20 years is currently unknown.

    Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
    1768 Probate Inquiry of Joseph Young for William Young's Estate
    1768 Probate Inquiry of Joseph Young for William Young's Estate
    11 March 1768, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Joseph Young was appealing to the court for the settlement of the estate of his father, William Young. The estate had been unsettled for almost 21 years. The executor, Revd Samuel Barret, had been cited before the court 3 times but had not yet settled the estate.

    Joseph Young was requesting the estate to be settled as soon as possible.

    Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
    1772 Probate Inquiry for William Young's Estate
    1772 Probate Inquiry for William Young's Estate
    14 September 1772, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Saml Danforth, executor (with Mrs Elizabeth Hall) of William Young's estate is petitioning the court to settle William's estate speedily.

    Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991
    1773 Probate Accounting for William Young's Estate
    1773 Probate Accounting for William Young's Estate
    4 January 1773, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    William Young's estate was in the process of being settled in January 1773. By this point, William's widow, Hannah, and son, Joseph, were deceased. Only his daughter, Elizabeth, was alive.

    Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991

  • Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: (1) Marr Martha Emmons, 12 Apr 1717, Boston, Suff, MA. (3) Marr
      Hannah Dyer, 26 Sep 1736, Boston, MA; Vit Rec Portsmouth, NH, GS 974.2B2g,
      Vol 5, p 44.

      BURIAL: Wills, Probates, Hopkinton, MA, GS 432093, 26031.