I don't know - if you find it let me know. I've been wondering (and I think I will check and see) if it's available for purchase. If I find out, will let you know. Wilma ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [YOUNGER] Alexander's Will > Wow Wilma, I'll have to go and check. I wonder if this info is available > through the Family Search web site. > > Bobbi > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Wilma Norton" <[email protected]> > >> Bobbi, I found them in the CD "Scottish Church Records, Version(s) 1.10 >> and >> 2.01" as transcribed by the LDS Church and found in the FHC Library in >> Lodi, >> CA where I used to live. I believe the cd's are available in all Family >> History Center Libraries of the LDS Church. This set of cd's gives >> christening dates and names of parents (I believe). It's been a long time >> since I found them. Also marriage dates. A gold mine of information. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: "Francis Younger" ; >> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:40 PM >> Subject: Re: [YOUNGER] Alexander's Will >> >> >> > Has anyone ever made the attempt to find Alexander and Andrew in >> > Scotland? >> > I have never done Scottish research and have no idea how to go about >> > it. >> > >> > Bobbi Estes >> > >> > -------------- Original message -------------- >> > From: "Francis Younger" >> > >> >> 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: >> >> To: >> >> 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 >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> 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 >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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