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Matthew Young 1729–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Sep 1729

Birth Location: , Antrim, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Young

Mother: Sarah McMurtry

Spouse(s): Agnes Lusk

Children(s): Mathew Jr, Elizabeth Young, John Young

Matthew Young was born in 1729 in , Antrim, Antrim, Ireland, the child of James Young And Sarah Mcmurtry. Matthew Young married Agnes Lusk, and had children including Elizabeth Young, John Young, Mathew Lamont Young Jr. Matthew Young passed away in 1785 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Matthew Young was born in 1729 in , Antrim, Antrim, Ireland, the child of James Young And Sarah Mcmurtry.
  • Matthew Young married Agnes Lusk, and had children including Elizabeth Young, John Young, Mathew Lamont Young Jr.
  • Matthew Young passed away in 1785 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Matthew Young's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Young
1729–1785
Birth Place: , Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
James Young
1709–1790
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Sarah McMurtry
1708–1751
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Colony
Grandparents
John (Lamont Young) II
1671–1747
Ballygowan, Antrim, of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Anna (Elizabeth, “Annie”) Houston
1670–1770
Ballygowan, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Young
1644–1746
Mary Adair
1651–1746
Mary Cunningham
1650–1750
Sir Houston
1650–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Reverend
1625–1694
Lady Beatty
1625–1675

Matthew Young's Descendants

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Matthew Young (02 Sep 1729–1785) m. Agnes Lusk (1727–16 Feb 1769)
  1. 1. Mathew (Lamont Young) Jr 1750–1815 m. Jennet (Janet) McCurdy 1752–1785
    1. 1. Jane (A Young) * 1781–1864 m. James (M) Likens 1778–1858
      1. 1. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Likens 1810–1886 m. Joseph Turner 1803–1889
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Turner 1850–1914 m. Stephen (Alfred) Pierce 1847–1920
        2. 2. Martha (A.) Turner 1840–1905
        3. 3. Phoebe (Phebe J.) Turner 1833–1892
      2. 2. Rosannah Likens 1814–1908
        1. 1. Leonard (G.) Geary 1841–1881
    2. 2. Elizabeth Young 1760–1832
      1. 1. William (R.) McFerrin 1787–1860
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") McFerrin 1809–1870
      2. 2. John (Brown) McFerrin 1782–1856
        1. 1. Anna McFerrin 1802–1877
  2. 2. Elizabeth Young 1751–1833
    1. 1. Samuel Keown 1802–1879
      1. 1. Alexander (Chapman) Keown 1837–1905
        1. 1. Louisa (Palestine) Keown 1872–1963
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Keown 1860–1933
  3. 3. John Young 1755–1815
    1. 1. Susannah Young 1780–1839
      1. 1. William (G) Hudson 1816–1880
        1. 1. Thomas (William) Hudson 1846–1918

Matthew Young's Timeline

2 Records

1729
02 Sep 1729
Birth of Matthew Young in , Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
, Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
1785
1785
Age 56
Death of Matthew Young in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1729
    Event Place: , Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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