Display Patriot - P-326473 - Joshua Logan YOUNGER

Joshua Logan YOUNGER

SAR Patriot #: P-326473

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A130307

Birth: abt 1752 / / VA
Death: 02 Aug 1834 / Lawrence / IN

Qualifying Service Description:

1777-1779, he served as a Private in the company of Captain William Vance, commanded by Colonel James Wood, 12th Regiment


Additional References:
  1. Revolutionary War Pension file: W10009
  2. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. Micropublication M246, roll 111. Washington: National Archives.

Spouse: (1) Elizabeth Lee; (2) Catherine Yoder
Children: Louis/Lewis;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1942-05-20 FL Unassigned Harold Edward Ferguson (60814) Lewis   
1942-05-23 FL Unassigned Eli Seigel Ferguson (60817) Lewis   
1942-05-23 FL Unassigned Harold Edward Ferguson Jr (60818) Nancy   
1966-08-31 IN Unassigned James Grant Moore (94285) Lewis   
1967-06-28 IN Unassigned Ralph Alfred Moore (95977) Lewis   
1982-11-29 MO Unassigned Glenn Paul Lamb (121271) Charles   
1996-06-24 CA 203361 Melvin Wayne Short (146650) Charles   
1996-11-18 OR 202762 James Alvin Lalonde (147308) Charles   
2010-03-30 KS 38256 Robert Andrew Muxlow (176546) Louis/Lewis   
2014-01-16 TX 56616 Frank Stuart Wickstrom (189761) Charles   
Burial:
Leatherwood Cemetery (C-0073691)
Location:
Bedford / Lawrence / IN / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1209391
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
38.861504 / -86.393941
Find A Grave Memorial #:
8850114
Marker Type:
SAR granite;
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
21 SEP 2024

Comments:
  • Two stones: 1) original upright stone; 2) V/A upright stone
  • Photos and GPS courtesy of Allen Manning, Clifty Creek Chapter, IN SAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: CMSgt Allen Manning

Joshua Logan Younger was born on 11 May 1755 in northwestern Colonial Virginia.  

In January 1777, he enlisted as a Private in Captain William Vause's company in the 12th Virginia Regiment, which had been raised in Williamsburg the previous fall. The regiment was commanded by Colonel James Wood. Private Younger served with honor and was honorably discharged in mid-1779 to recover from wounds preventing further service. During his service with the 12th Virginia, the regiment participated in the Battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, and Germantown in Washington's Philadelphia Campaign and was billeted at Valley Forge during the difficult winter of 1777-1778. The regiment served under various brigades in what became known as the Lafayette Division. 

Following discharge, Private Younger migrated to Kentucky and was certified as a war pensioner by the Virginia governor in 1786 and later re-certified by testimonies from former officers on several occasions in the early 1800s.  

He married Elizabeth Lee before 1772. Among their known children were:

  • Elizabeth was born on 27 February 1772 and married John Lewis.
  • Peter was born about 1778 and married Abigail Dennis.
  • Charles Lee was born on 28 December 1779 and married Sarah Purcell.

After the death of Elizabeth Lee in 1784, Joshua married Catherine Yoter in 1787 in Hampshire, Virginia. Their known children included:

  • Mary "Polly" was born in 1795 and married William Rayburn.
  • Louis or Louis was born on 3 December 1802 and married Nancy Crouse.
  • Nancy Cross was born on 3 January 1806 and married Lewis Ferguson.
  • Garret was born on 29 November 1806 and married Polly Parrish.

The Patriot died on 2 August 1834, at age 79, in Lawrence County, Indiana. 




Author: COL Herchell Allen Boyd (Ret.)

Joshua Logan Younger was born on May 11, 1755, in northwestern Colonial Virginia.  In January 1777 he enlisted as a private in Captain William Vause’s company in the 12th Virginia Regiment, which had been raised in Williamsburg the previous fall.  The regiment was commanded by Colonel James Wood.  Private Younger served with honor and was honorably discharged in mid-1779 to recover from wounds preventing further service.  During his service with the 12th Virginia, the regiment participated in the Battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, and Germantown in the Washington’s Philadelphia Campaign and was billeted at Valley Forge during the difficult winter of 1777-78.  The regiment served under various brigades in what became known as the Lafayette Division. 

 

Following discharge, Private Younger migrated to Kentucky and was certified as a war pensioner by the Virginia governor in 1786 and later re-certified by testimonies from former officers on several occasions in the early 1800’s.  He was married twice, first to Elizabeth Lee of Virginia and second, after her death in 1784, to Catherine Yoter which whom he came to Indiana.  He died on August 2nd, 1834, at age 79 near Bedford. 




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