Wilma N. I have correspondence from Mabel Motes (now deceased) and she wrote that her grandmother, Rebecca Ann Younger Taylor always tole that she was a 3rd cousin to Cole. Jay Younger sent a chart showing that the children of Alexander and Ellen London and the children of Henry W. Younger and B. Fristo were 1st cousins 3 times removed, which of course is the same as 3rd cousins. Claude Turney, grandson of Jasper Newton Younger told me that his grandfather told him that he (Jasper) was a 1st cousin, but I think he may have forgotten the "3 times removed". At any rate they must have been related, coming from so many sources. Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilma Norton" <wilma@softcom.net> To: <YOUNGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:36 PM Subject: [YOUNGER] Notes from Dreat Younger > I have some correspondence from Dreat Younger, now deceased, and thought I'd > share some of it. > > This is a copy of a letter from Jay P. Younger, deceased, to Dreat, written > July 7, 1991 > > "I have sent in forms to the National Archives to have a search made of > Thomas Younger as a Revolutionary veteran. The records of the Archives of > Maryland, Vol. 18, Pg 59 states a Thomas Younger enrolled by Captain Paca in > the army of the revolution in Harford Co. MD on July 24, 1776. I feel > certain that this Thomas was the son of John and Sarah (Kennard) Younger of > Kent Co. MD. If his military records are found I will have another search > made to see if he was given a land grant in North Carolina or Tennessee. If > I find his location there we may be able to establish that he had a son > named Thomas born in 1790 or 1791. If this can be proved we will have our > line to Cole Younger. Cole's great-grandfather Joshua and our > GR-Gr-Gr-grandfather Thomas were brothers. This brother Thomas was the > father of our Tomahawk Thomas, and he the father of our Alexander." > > I have always tried to find my connection to the Younger Brothers also. My > family tradition was they were "cousins of some sort to a 2nd or 3rd > grandfather". > > I once asked Dreat how he knew our line was related to the Boys. He said > "it was just something that he always knew -- didn't doubt it for a minute" > but he couldn't offer any concrete proof. Just "I know it because I know > it" - it had been passed down through his parents and grandparents that they > were kin. > > I don't know if Jay ever got the papers he wanted, or if he found the proof > he was looking for. He had all his research in his computer and it went to > a nephew. > > Wilma > > > ==== YOUNGER Mailing List ==== > Younger Mailing List, Please feel welcome here. If Need any help just e-mail Younger-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >