Display Patriot - P-326508 - Jacob JUNGHEN/YOUNKIN

Jacob JUNGHEN/YOUNKIN

SAR Patriot #: P-326508

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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A063577

Birth: 13 Jul 1761 Bedminster Twp / Bucks / PA
Death: 26 Jul 1811 / Somerset / PA

Qualifying Service Description:

Private, Captain Manus Yost, Colonel John Keller, Haycock Township, Bucks County Militia, PA


Additional References:
  1. PA Archives, 5th Series, Volume 5, pg 426, 431
  2. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
  3. NSDAR #763353

Spouse: Hannah Nicols
Children: John; Samuel; Henry; Jonas; Jacob; Maria; Mary;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2000-06-21 PA 6690 Jay Lewis Christner (152981) Maria   
2009-09-23 AZ 36702 James Conrad Koontz (175130) John   
2009-09-23 AZ 36703 Martin Frederick Koontz (175131) John   
2012-02-15 WV 45389 Stuart Don Younkin (175547) Jocob   
Burial:
Crossroads Cemetery (C-0375142)
Location:
Confluence / Somerset / PA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
44649
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
24516986
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Photo #1 provided with permission from Linda Marker, Find-a-Grave member #47256757
  • Photo #2 provided with permission from Dean Hay, Find-a-Grave member #47535616
  • 2 markers, flat in ground new, upright old worn


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

From Pittsburgh International Airport: Get on I-376 E in Findlay Township from Airport Blvd. Follow I-376 E and I-76 E to PA-31 E in Donegal Township. Take exit 91 from I-76 E. Continue on PA-31 E. Take PA-281 S to Hogback Rd in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, go .4 miles



Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Jacob Younkin was born on 13 July 1761 in Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry. The surname has various spellings. His brother Frederick’s daughter Barbara made a deposition for her father’s pension and it contained several spellings, including Jungkurth, Youngken, and Jungen.

In 1781, he was serving as a Private, in the Company of Captain Manus Yost under the command of Colonel John Keller, Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Militia.

Jacob was married to Hannah Nicols about 1786. The following children are from approved SAR/DAR applications. Given the notation on his gravestone that he had ten children, the list below is partial. Accessing the records of the Orphan’s Court in Somerset County should provide the names of any minors at the time of the Patriot’s death.

  • John was born on 6 February 1787 and married Mary Hartzell.
  • Samuel was born on 18 August 1797 and married Rachel Dietz.
  • Henry was born in 1789 and married Elizabeth [surname unknown].
  • Jonas was born on 21 June 1803 and married Martha [surname unknown].
  • Jacob was born about 1795 and married Salome Sarah Weimer.

The Patriot died on 26 July 1811 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and was buried at Crossroads Cemetery. His small gravestone reads “Here lies buried Jacob Jungen born 1761 the 13th July died the 26 julius 1811, he leaves behind his wife Hannah with 10 children.”  He died intestate.

Sources:

  1. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, Pennsylvania Archives Fifth Series, Vol. V, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1906, pages 426, 431.

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