"Ancestrees"

James C. YOUNG ¹

  General Notes:

James was married twice, to 2 Sarahs. He highly likely had more sons than the 3 listed here and is also likely to have been born well before 1715 as estimated from the 3 known children's birthdates.

We believe that this James Young, who bought the earliest land in Virginia of these Youngs in 1742 in Borden's Grant was the one who administered his brother, John's estate in 1747 and died in 1755 himself. Whistle Creek is in the southern half of Bordon's Grant and Bordon's Grant adjoined the southwest end of Beverly Grant. It was near the forks of the James River. It is about 20 miles south of where nephews - Hugh, Robert, and James lived on Back Creek starting in 1746 or 1749 respectively.

James purchased 401 acres in 1742 on Whistle Creek and 440 acres nearby on North River in 1747. He lived within a few miles of a William Young whom owned a 100 acres which he purchased in 1756. This William was Sharon Jebavy's ancestor. I believe he is the William who is a brother of Hugh, Robert and James Young of Beverly Manor which was a few miles over the border from the property of William Young. James's neighbors around Whistlestop Creek included at a later date, Charles Boyle, Saml & John McMurtrey, Samuel Todd, John Summers and James Davis.

Because of timing, place and the similarity of names, I believe the following estate administration belongs to this James Young. I believe that James died in 1755 and is in the following 1760 probate records. I believe this because two of the persons who helped administer his estate were the same as in the 1747 estate proceedings Hugh Young, William Shannon, and John Brown. James also would have been of a similar age to John in the above administration.

Given Name- James
Title
DescriptionDecedent
Property
ResidenceAugusta Co., VA
Year1760
Book / PageWB2:371
Date20 May 1760
Prove Date
RemarksWilliam Shannon's bond as administrator of James Young.
SurnameGiven NameTitleDescriptionPropertyResidenceYear
ShannonWilliamAdministratorAugusta Co., VA1760
YoungJamesDecedentAugusta Co., VA1760
BrownJohnSuretyAugusta Co., VA1760
YoungHughSuretyAugusta Co., VA1760

SurnameYoung
Given NameJames
Title
DescriptionDecedent
Property
ResidenceAugusta Co., VA
Year1760
Book / PageWB2:430
Date25 Jul 1760
Prove Date
RemarksJames Young's appraisement by John Trimble, James Pol (Paul?) and Morris O'Freal.
SurnameGiven NameTitleDescriptionPropertyResidenceYear
YoungJamesDecedentAugusta Co., VA1760
TrimbleJohnAppraiserAugusta Co., VA1760
PolJamesAppraiserAugusta Co., VA1760
PaulJamesAppraiserAugusta Co., VA1760
O'FrealMorrisAppraiserAugusta Co., VA
1760

The following records from Chalkley apply to this James Young.

*Young, James (Sarah) 401 1/2 --12p 10s--1742--Whistle Cr.--251 acres sold (Note : this is not Sarah McMurtry) to Low Todd, 1750, for 12p; 150 1/2 acres sold, 1750, Matthew Young for 12p. Todd sold to Hugh Cunningham, 1760, for 78p. Young, James 440--15p--1747--mouth of Whistle cornering on John Allison--sold, 1753, to Patrick Young for 100p.

*Aug 20, 1752
(314) John Fleming complains that James Young and Sarah, his wife, detain him contrary to law, and they sumd.

*Nov 16, 1752
.(369) Grand Jury Presentments: James Young, in Forks of James--taking toll twice.

*Nov 18, 1752
(377) John Fleming complains that James and Sarah, his wife, Young, detain his son, John Fleming--ordered to be given up.


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James married Sarah UNKNOWN in , Augusta, VA.¹ (Sarah UNKNOWN died after 1752 of Whistle Creek, Augusta, VA.)

James next married Sarah TODD, daughter of Samuel TODD and Ann HOUSTON, on 5/7/1751 in , Augusta, VA. (Sarah TODD was born in 1722.)