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" <[email protected]> > 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