Captain/Sheriff/JP James Young

1788 - 1860  (71 years)

• Name	James Young
  Title	Captain/Sheriff/JP
  Birth	8 Sep 1788	South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Other-Begin	1800	Smith Co, Tennessee
  	"Ordered that William Martin, William Walton, John Brevard and Sampson Williams be appointed Guardians for Annie Young, James Young, Nancy Young and Dicy Young, four of the orphans of William Young, deceased, all of whom came into Court and gave bond and security according to law.? The six Young children mentioned above were all siblings of Margaret Young, wife of Sampson Williams. William Young must have left much property for his orphaned children, or five of the leading men in the entire county in 1800 would not have been appointed as Guardians.
  Census	1850	District 3, Jackson Co, Tennessee
  	1850 Jackson co, Tennessee District 3 James Young 62 Elizabeth Young 62 Bird Young 19 Elizabeth White 19 1831 Tennessee
  Military	War of 1812
  Death	21 Aug 1860	Bagdad, Smith Co, Tennessee
  	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22809163
  Burial	Young Cem, Smith Co, Tennessee
  Notes	JAMES YOUNG, born in South Carolina, grew to a very tall 6 foot 6 inches, married Elizabeth Draper abt 1788 and had 14 children, was a farmer and merchant in Jackson county, captain in War of 1812, first sheriff and Justice of the Peace, represented his county in the state legislature of 1837-38, died in Bagdad Tenn 21 Aug 1860; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igmpostem.cgi?op=show&app=bcrouch4746¬ify=kQlawM1UPTDyHI9OVFnJPLzIUL3-8MHC&key=I03110&return=%3Ca+href%3D%22%2Fcgi-bin%2Figm.cgi%3Fop%3DGET%26amp%3Bdb%3Dbcrouch4746%26amp%3Bid%3DI03110%22%3EReturn+to+WorldConnect%3C%2Fa%3E
  Person ID	I63858	Roots
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Captain William Young, w/Ind (son of who?),   b. Abt 1760, Virginia d. 1799, Sanderson Branch of Dixon Springs, Smith Co, Tennessee (Age ~ 39 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Holland,   b. Abt 1788
  Documents		Life and Times of William Young - Tennessee Frontiersman, Utah Pioneer written by Gary Dean Young, ggg-grandson This history is copyrighted and is offered for personal use and research only. It is not to be reprinted or used for commercial purposes without written permission. Copyright ©2002 by Gary Dean Young Washington County Biographies Index Washington County Utah Genealogy and History Page
  Family ID	F24312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Bessie" Draper,   b. 27 Jul 1788, South Carolina d. 24 Nov 1871, Bagdad, Jackson Co, Tennessee (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1788	Jackson Co, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. William Martin Young,   b. 23 Oct 1807   d. 13 Oct 1862, White Co, Tennessee (Age 54 years) + 2. Nancy Henrietta Young,   b. 28 Dec 1808, Bagdad, Jackson Co, Tennessee d. 6 Jan 1866, Gibbs Crossroads, Macon Co, Tennessee (Age 57 years) + 3. Eliza Young, (dau?),   b. 11 Apr 1813, Kernersville, Forsyth Co, North Carolina d. 8 Apr 1856, Macon Co, Tennessee (Age 42 years) + 4. Elizabeth Caroline Young,   b. 2 Jan 1815, Bagdad, Jackson Co, Tennessee d. 29 Jul 1853, Smith Co, Tennessee (Age 38 years) + 5. Oliver Franklin Young,   b. 4 Jan 1825, Jackson Co, Tennessee d. 4 Dec 1901, White Co, Tennessee (Age 76 years) + 6. James Howard Young,   b. 29 Dec 1828, Jackson Co, Tennessee d. 3 Dec 1895, Smith Co, Tennessee (Age 66 years) + 7. Dr. Byrd Sidney Young,   b. 18 Apr 1831, Jackson Co, Tennessee d. 1893, Sonoma Co, California (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F20639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2015

  
  

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  Marriage - Abt 1788 - Jackson Co, Tennessee Birth - 8 Sep 1788 - South Carolina Death - 21 Aug 1860 - Bagdad, Smith Co, Tennessee Burial - - Young Cem, Smith Co, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth