Archives of Maryland, Vol. 19:198 1696 Joseph Younger signs a petition to be aloud to sail (apparently all ships were being detained for some reason and he was either an officer or an owner) Essex County VA Court Records 1707:31 15 Jan 1706/7 Appointed Joseph Younger of Whitehaven, Cumberland County to collect debts. (Cumberland County in England, perhaps?) Colonial Caroline County, VA by Campbell:155 Approximately 1756 According to the Order Book of Caroline County Lomax was in debt to four creditors alone including John Younger of Whitehaven and his Caroline factor, William Boulware. Williamsburg Gazette 17 Feb 1776 "I intend to leave the Colony - John Younger (Could it have been because he was English? Whitehaven was in England. These Youngers were Merchants working through factors.) Brownie MacKie wrote: > >From "Youngers of Virginia" by Mattie Ellen Trube. > > "....in 1706 Joseph Younger was very active as a merchant mariner between > Whitehaven, England and Essex County, VA. He is recorded as having an order > for chariot for a horse for Wm. Fauntleroy of Rappahannock Co. in 1741. > That merchant company was continued until 1774 by John Younger of Caroline > County, who had connections in many towns along the Rappahannock. Alexander > Younger mentioned a brother in Scotland, and there was a William Younger who > drowned enroute to America in 1679." > > More later to come.....oh, where is Paul Harvey? > > ==== YOUNGER Mailing List ==== > For a place To Store and show pictures of your ancesters, goto www.ancientfaces.com (If anyone has a problem with this little ad, let me know.) > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog