I don't disagree that Thomas, son of John and Sarah Kennard, could be the Rev War soldier but that's about as far as I can go. There is no evidence that Joshua and Thomas are related. Folks have been trying to stuff Joshua into that Maryland family ever since I started being interested in genealogy. In John Younger's will he does not name all of his children - he says "the rest of my children". I think it is a given that Kennard is one of the unnamed because of a legal action on the estate. However, Joshua swore on a Bible that he was born in VA, enlisted in Virginia, fought in Virginia, got a grant from Virginia, moved to Virginia (now KY). Do we really think he was kidding? Or did Sarah Kennard Younger sneak over into Virginia, have the baby and rush back to Maryland with some sense of accomplishment. I don't think so. It is irrational. That is why we must always stick to the documentation. If it is true, show me, I am willing to change my mind but undocumented drivvel just can't fly. It muddies the waters for generations to come. Wilma Norton wrote: > 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

> I don't disagree that Thomas, son of John and Sarah Kennard, could be the Rev War soldier There is "a" Thomas Younger as follows: -Revolutionary War Soldier Enrolled Harford County, Md by Capt. Aquila Paca; reviewed and passed by James Carvel Hall, July 24th, 1776. [SOURCE: Genealogical Records: Maryland Settlers & Soldiers, 1700s-1800s: Muster Rolls & Other Records of Service, Flying Camp Papers, Page 59.] >but that's about as far as I can go. There is no evidence that Joshua and Thomas are related. Folks have been trying to stuff > Joshua into that Maryland family ever since I started being interested in genealogy. In John Younger's will he > does not name all of his children - he says "the rest of my children". I think it is a given that Kennard is > one of the unnamed because of a legal action on the estate. Do you have any "speculation" as to who Joshua's parents might have been? > > However, Joshua swore on a Bible that he was born in VA, enlisted in Virginia, fought in Virginia, got a grant > from Virginia, moved to Virginia (now KY). Do we really think he was kidding? Or did Sarah Kennard Younger sneak over into Virginia, have the baby and rush back to Maryland with some sense of accomplishment. I don't think so. It is irrational. That is why we must always stick to the documentation. If it is true, show me, I > am willing to change my mind but undocumented drivvel just can't fly. It muddies the waters for generations to > come. The DAR states Joshua was born in Virginia. I found something interesting last night, that you probably already know. I have his children born in Romney, Hampshire, Va between 1772-1782? and Elizabeth dying there in 1787.... this is in WEST Virginia (I thought VA) and so close to Maryland it isn't funny. NOT that that means anything either. Did Elizabeth die there and who gave us her b/d dates. It is so hard to believe she was not Elizabeth Lee. If all we had was the years of b/ that would be one thing, but whole dates?? AND if Elizabeth Lee was not their mother.... WHO was? Joshua also names two of his children middle names Lee, which name was carried down after that for many generations. I also looked through about 500 Elizabeth Lees last night and found none to be Joshua's mother. Where did this name come from in the FIRST place? Someone found it somewhere, other than repeated and repeated until now... Not to change the subject.... Wilma was your Peter in the War of 1812? I found: -War of 1812-Service Records YOUNGER PETER DUDLEY'S MOUNTED BATT'N, KENTUCKY VOLS. PRIVATE PRIVATE 234- 602 YOUNGER PETER JOHNSON'S REG'T MOUNTED KENTUCKY VOLS. PRIVATE PRIVATE 234- 602 Somewhere out there is the Kennard Younger Bible and it in important information I was given from it concerning his brother, Joshua Younger. Linda in KCMO