Display Patriot - P-326247 - John YOUNG

John YOUNG

SAR Patriot #: P-326247

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Captain / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A130075

Birth: 25 Mar 1737 Ballynure / Antrim / Ireland
Death: 05 Dec 1824 Swoope / Augusta / VA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Captain, VA Militia, Commissioned by Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia, 14 Nov 1775
  2. CAPTAIN, AUGUSTA CO MILITIA
  3. FURNISHED BEEF

Additional References:
  1. John S Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, 1775-1783, pg 854
  2. KING, PARTIAL LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS AND GRAVES OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, pg 51
  3. HAMILTON, CLAIMS PRESENTED TO THE COURT OF AUGUSTA, 21 MARCH 1782-MARCH 1785, pg 47, 48
  4. Genealogical, Burial and Service Data for Rev War Patriots Buried in Virginia (M.E. Lyman, 2016)

Spouse: (1) Mary White; (2) Mary Sitlington;
Children: David; Hugh; Robert; Elisha; Margaret; John; Thomas; William; Andrew;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1976-11-23 VA Unassigned John Sidney McCain Jr (112107) David   
1978-05-16 MS Unassigned James E Furr III (114331) David   
1982-09-20 LA Unassigned Joseph Andrew McConnell Young (120896) Elisha   
1982-12-27 LA Unassigned Joseph Young McKowen (121391) Elisha   
1982-12-27 LA Unassigned Thomas Chalmers McKowen IV (121392) Elisha   
1984-11-26 TX Unassigned Eugene Thomas Cole (124948) David   
2001-12-10 VA 11386 Reverdy Edmond Wright Ph.D. (157127) David   
2004-11-03 CA 20731 Brian Lee Young (163459) Hugh   
2006-11-03 AZ 27073 John Sidney McCain III (168082) David   
2018-01-26 VA 79129 Frank Walpole Wright (206163) David   
Burial:
Glebe Cemetery (C-0372670)
Location:
Swoope / Augusta / VA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
50365
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
38.109600 / -79.221810
Find A Grave Memorial #:
23269161
Marker Type:
Headstone / SAR Stake
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Grave Photos and GPS provided by Craig Batten, George Washington Chapter, VASSAR



Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: D Homer Wright

John Young was born March 25, 1737, at Ireland, a son of Hugh Young and Agnes Setlington/Sitlington, both from Ireland.

In 1740, after arriving in America, John Young would the rest of his life at Virginia.  An 1810 U.S. Census enumeration identifies John Young residing at Augusta County, Virginia, twelve people in his household.1   John Young married Mary White in 1763 at Augusta County, Virginia.  She was born in 1743 at Ireland.  After the death Mary White Young, John Young married Margaret Setlington, January 23, 1781.2 

In the Sons of the American Revolution application of U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel William Alexander McCain, John Young and Mary are identified having the following children:  Thomas, Jane, Isaac, Hugh, David, and John.  John Young and Mary Setlington had the following children:  William, Margaret, Mary, Andrew, Agnes, Robert, Elisha, Peggy, Elisha, Jane, and Alexander.3 

In 1764, John and his brother, Thomas, fought at the Battle of Rock Creek, Virginia, during the Indian war of 1764.  His brother Thomas was killed by Native Americans.  John Young tracked the responsible killers for three days and recovered his brothers remains, which were buried.4, 5

In 1776, John Young was commissioned as Captain of a Company of Militia of August County by the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia.  He served for three years, resigning November 18, 1778.  The lineage files of the Daughters of the American Revolution make no reference to his duty location or assignements.6

John Young died December 5, 1824, at Augusta County, Virginia.  Mary White Young died April 4, 1779, at Augusta County, Virginia.  Margaret Setlington Young died in 1838 at Virginia.  

Their grave stones are found at Glebe Cemetery at Swoope, Virginia.  The Glebe Cemetery was established in 1749 by the Augusta Parish Church and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The cemetery is nestled amongst mature hard woods and is a truly beautiful location during the fall foliage.  The cemetery is presently on private land.  Permission must be obtained from the owner.

 

References: 

1.  1810 U.S. Census, Augusta County, Virginia.

2.  DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 75, Pg. 3-4.

3.  Application of William Alexander McCain, SAR #50226.

4.  ”Annals of Augusta County," by Waddell, Pg. 171.

5.  History of Augusta County, by J. Lewis Peyton, Pg. 150.

6.  DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 75, Pg. 3-4.

 


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