Hello, Does my John Young look at ALL familiar to you? I'm starting to feel "genealogy fatigue"--will he EVER show up anywhere? John D. Young was German (born @ 1768), and of Canajoharie at the time of his marriage to Margaretha Countreman in 1788. Thanks, Jen > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan and Laurie Isdell [mailto:[email protected]] > Hi folks, > > For some reason, I didn't get the original post from > [email protected] that is quoted here! Could someone please send it > to me? > > I have a William JUNG b. 1712 or 13, came to America in 1744 with > his mother, sister(the sister m. a SHELDRAKE in America), wife > (Elizabeth WAGNER or WAGERAINE), and three children. They lived in > Conestoga and around Philadelphia, and made a trip to New River, VA > (to visit someone?). Their children were Ann Christiana b. 1737, > Jacob Maximillian b. 1739, William Jr. b. 1742, Catherine b. 1745, and > Elizabeth b. 1747. > > Ann Christiana m. John LEECH. William Jr. was a botanist for the > Royal family and sold botanical preparations in Philadelphia. > Catherine m. Jacob HOFFMAN. > > William the immigrant's family was originally from England. Robert > YOUNG, b. ca 1530 in England, moved to Hesse, Germany. One > of his grandsons, William b. ca 1585, moved back to England (London). > His other grandson had a grandson named Georg JUNG b. ca 1620 who > lived in Kassel, Hesse. Georg's great-grandson William was the one > who moved to PA. > > Anyone recognize any of this, or think we can make a connection? i > only have info on this line from the Leech descendents, so I don't > know who the Young descendents might have been, although I believe > there could be some through William Jr. > > Thanks, > > Laurie > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > In a message dated 3/4/00 8:26:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > << It's been a while since I've posted our "brick wall" . > > Philadelphia, German, JUNGs(YOUNGs) from about 1760-1860. > > > > Rose Catherine MESSERSCHMIDT POSTHUMUS > > > > ********** > > > > Rose, > > > > Are you certain they came from Germany? I'm not an expert on european > > history, but my ancestors were two brothers that arrived on the > Loyal Judith > > in Sept. 1732. They were named Marcus and Matheus Jung. > Apparently, they came > > from Rheinland. I understand that it is something to do with > Germany, but > > I've had so much to look for here, I haven't even begun really > trying to > > tackle Europe. > > > > The parents of my two ancestors were supposedly Johannes and Maria Jung. > > Johannes born about 1685. That's all I have right now though. > The brothers > > landed in Philadelphia but moved to Lancaster, Pa. > > > > Brett > > > ==== YOUNG Mailing List ==== > Remember that genealogy is not the search for the rich and famous. > The list owner is at [email protected] > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >