This is what I transcribed many years ago. As you can see there are a few words I could not decipher. Will In the name of God Amen, the eleventh day of August 1725 I Alexander Younger of the County of Essex being sick and weak of body yet in perfect sense and memory thanks be to God for the same I do make, constitute, ordain and declare this to be my last will and testament and no other. First being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for all my sins past most humbly begging God forgiveness and remission of the same through the love of my dear redeemer and only Savior Jesus Christ. I committ my sole unto the hands of Almighty God my Savior and my Redeemer through the merit of whose death and I hope to have just and perfect remission and forgiveness of all my sins and my body to be interred by my exrs hereafter named in hopes of a happy resurrection at the last day and my sole and body to enter into perfect joy and felicity forevermore and for the selling and of my temporall estate and such goods and chattels as it hath pleased God far above my estate to bestow upon me I do so give and dispose as followeth that it to pay first all those debts and duties as I owe in right or conscience to any person whatsoever shall be well and truly paid within convenient time after my decease by my Exers hereafter named. First I will and bequeath unto the three poorest objects of pity in the parish thirty shillings in such things as may answer their wants to be paid within one year after my decease by my Executors. Secondly I will and bequeath unto my son Thomas YoungerYoungerthat piece of land that I bought of Mr. Hill and Richard Jones, a young heifer called fair made and her female increase and if it should happen to be barren and not a breeder then to have a young cow out of my own proper stock of chattel and if she should dye then to have another young cow in her room of of my own proper stock and six pound curr.** and that gun which I bought of Capt. Welsh. Thirdly I will and bequeath unto my son John Younger that piece of land that I bought of Mary Newton, two young cows out of my own proper stock, six pound curr.**and his choice of my othe two guns. If either of my two sons Thomas or John dye without issue then their land, mony and gun to fall to my son James Younger and if both should dye then his part of land, mony and guns to fall to the eldest female then alive only my will is that the child in whose hands any of the boy's land falls to, the other part of their estate shall be equally divided among the rest then alive, they them selves that have the land having one equal part thereof. It is my will that the two eldest then alive of the female kind if the males be all dead should inherit the land also my will is that after appraisement made that my estate be equally divided amongst my other six children to witt: James Younger, Eliza Younger, Ann Younger, Maray Younger, Jannett Younger and Susanna Younger and further it is my will that if any of them dies without issue lawfully begotten of their body that then their part to be equally divided amongst the rest then alive and so it is my will (regarding) every one of my childrens part of the estate if they die without issue lawfully begotten of their body to be full equally divided amongst the rest then alive and further it is my will that if my well beloved wife Rebecca Younger should happen to join in wedlock state after my decease it is my will that the boys should be for themselves at the age of seventeen years old and if she continues my widow then to remain till the years of twenty one and if it should please God to whom all things are subject to remove all my issue by death then it is my will that my land and personall estate be secured for my next heir in Scotland of my brother Andrew only my wife to have the liberty of the same all her days in a moderate way to live upon without controll of any person whatsoever. The Exers whom I ordain and appoint is my well beloved wife Rebecca Younger and my son Thomas Younger to see the same truly execute equally performed. Witness whereof I have affixed my seal and sett my hand this day and year first written. Sealed and signed in the presence Alex r Younger (seal) of us hereafter named John Haile Bryant Edmondson Francis His mark Kile? Haile? ild At a Court held for Essex County of the day the 18th day of July 1727 The within last will and testament of Alexander Younger dated and proved by the oath of Rebecca Younger his Exer and being further proved by the oaths of John Hail and Bryant Edmondson two of the witnesses his is admitted to record. Know all men by these present that we Rebecca Younger, Thomas Covington and Richard Jones planter are held and firmly bound unto William Daingerfiled, Benjamin Robinson, John Taliaferro and Nicholas Smith Gent Justices of the Couty of Essex in the sum of three hundred pounds sterling to the payment and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, Exers and Admrs jointly and severally to the said justices, their heirs and firmly by the . Witness our hands and seals this 18th day of July 1727. Pat Finnell

Thank you, this is great. I thought it said he had a brother, Andrew, in Scotland. This confirms it, so some Youngers have Scottish ancestors. Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 6:15 PM Subject: [YOUNGER] Alexander's Will > This is what I transcribed many years ago. As you can see there are a > few > words I could not decipher. > > > Will > In the name of God Amen, the eleventh day of August 1725 I Alexander > Younger > of the County of Essex being sick and weak of body yet in perfect sense > and > memory thanks be to God for the same I do make, constitute, ordain and > declare this to be my last will and testament and no other. First being > penitent > and sorry from the bottom of my heart for all my sins past most humbly > begging > God forgiveness and remission of the same through the love of my dear > redeemer and only Savior Jesus Christ. I committ my sole unto the hands > of > Almighty God my Savior and my Redeemer through the merit of whose death > and I hope > to have just and perfect remission and forgiveness of all my sins and my > body > to be interred by my exrs hereafter named in hopes of a > happy > resurrection at the last day and my sole and body to enter into perfect > joy > and felicity forevermore and for the selling and of my > temporall > estate and such goods and chattels as it hath pleased God far above my > estate > to bestow upon me I do so give and dispose as followeth that it to pay > first > all those debts and duties as I owe in right or conscience to any person > whatsoever shall be well and truly paid within convenient time after my > decease by > my Exers hereafter named. First I will and bequeath unto the three > poorest > objects of pity in the parish thirty shillings in such things as may > answer > their wants to be paid within one year after my decease by my Executors. > Secondly I will and bequeath unto my son Thomas YoungerYoungerthat piece > of land > that I bought of Mr. Hill and Richard Jones, a young heifer called fair > made > and her female increase and if it should happen to be barren and not a > breeder then to have a young cow out of my own proper stock of chattel > and if she > should dye then to have another young cow in her room of of my own proper > stock and six pound curr.** and that gun which I bought of Capt. Welsh. > Thirdly I will and bequeath unto my son John Younger that piece of land > that I > bought of Mary Newton, two young cows out of my own proper stock, six > pound > curr.**and his choice of my othe two guns. If either of my two sons > Thomas or > John dye without issue then their land, mony and gun to fall to my son > James > Younger and if both should dye then his part of land, mony and guns to > fall to > the eldest female then alive only my will is that the child in whose > hands any > of the boy's land falls to, the other part of their estate shall be > equally > divided among the rest then alive, they them selves that have the land > having one equal part thereof. It is my will that the two eldest then > alive of > the female kind if the males be all dead should inherit the land also my > will > is that after appraisement made that my estate be equally divided amongst > my > other six children to witt: James Younger, Eliza Younger, Ann Younger, > Maray > Younger, Jannett Younger and Susanna Younger and further it is my will > that if > any of them dies without issue lawfully begotten of their body that then > their part to be equally divided amongst the rest then alive and so it is > my > will (regarding) every one of my childrens part of the estate if they die > without issue lawfully begotten of their body to be full equally divided > amongst > the rest then alive and further it is my will that if my well beloved > wife > Rebecca Younger should happen to join in wedlock state after my decease > it is my > will that the boys should be for themselves at the age of seventeen years > old > and if she continues my widow then to remain till the years of twenty one > and if it should please God to whom all things are subject to remove all > my > issue by death then it is my will that my land and personall estate be > secured > for my next heir in Scotland of my brother Andrew only my wife to have > the > liberty of the same all her days in a moderate way to live upon without > controll of any person whatsoever. The Exers whom I ordain and appoint > is my well > beloved wife Rebecca Younger and my son Thomas Younger to see the same > truly > execute equally performed. Witness whereof I have affixed my seal and > sett my > hand this day and year first written. > Sealed and signed in the presence Alex r Younger (seal) > of us hereafter named > John Haile > Bryant Edmondson > Francis His mark Kile? Haile? ild > At a Court held for Essex County of the day the 18th day of July 1727 > The within last will and testament of Alexander Younger dated and proved > by > the oath of Rebecca Younger his Exer and being further proved by the > oaths of > John Hail and Bryant Edmondson two of the witnesses his is > admitted > to record. > > Know all men by these present that we Rebecca Younger, Thomas Covington > and > Richard Jones planter are held and firmly bound unto William Daingerfiled, > Benjamin Robinson, John Taliaferro and Nicholas Smith Gent Justices of the > Couty > of Essex in the sum of three hundred pounds sterling to the > payment and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our > heirs, > Exers and Admrs jointly and severally to the said justices, their heirs > and > firmly by the . Witness our hands and > seals this 18th day of July 1727. > > > Pat Finnell > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >