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