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William Young 1729 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 NOV 1729

Birth Location: Brunswick, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 5 MAR 1783

Death Location: Essex, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry Young

Mother: Rachel Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Smith Young, Lucy Young, Ann Young, Ann Young, Mary Young, Elizabeth Young, Rachel Young, Francis Young, Polly Young, Philomon Young

According to available records, William Young was born in 1729 in Brunswick, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Henry Young and Rachel Smith. Following those early years, William Young married Elizabeth Smith, and their family grew to include Smith Young, Lucy Young, Ann Young, Ann Elizabeth Young, Mary Young, Elizabeth Smith Young, Rachel Young, Francis Young, Polly Young and Philomon Young. In the later years of life, William Young died in 1783 in Essex, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Henry Young
1718 – 1749
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Essex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
HY
Rachel Smith
1715 –
Birth Location: King and Queen, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
RS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1734 – 1792
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
ES

Children(s)

Smith Young
1756 –
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
SY
Lucy Young
1758 – 1784
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
LY
Ann Young
1760 –
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
AY
Ann Young
1762 –
Birth Location: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, United States
AY
Mary Young
1764 –
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
MY
Elizabeth Young
1767 – 1791
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
EY
Rachel Young
1769 –
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
RY
Francis Young
1771 –
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
FY
Polly Young
1773 –
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
PY
Philomon Young
1775 –
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
PY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 NOV 1729
    Event Place: Brunswick, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 MAR 1783
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

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