Rowland YOUNG b. Abt 1618 , , Buckinghamshire, England d. Abt 1685 York, York, Maine,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1618 - Abt 1685 (~ 67 years)

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Name	Rowland YOUNG [1]
Birth	Abt 1618	, , Buckinghamshire, England
Gender	Male
_UID	CB503957048D4C3B9D7BE315E0DECC48A52D
Immigration	Abt 1636	York, , Maine, [1]
Will	York, York, Maine, [2, 3]
(proved 6 Nov 1685)
Registry of Deeds, 5, 38. In the name of god Amen/ Rowland young Senjo^r of yorke in the Prouince of Mayne, declareth this to bee his last will & testament; I Rowland young aforesayd, being at this Present of a sound mind, & of a memory substantiall, though very sicke in body, & willing to dispose prudently of what god in his pleasure hath possest mee with all, declare as followeth/ first I bequeath my soule to god, that gaue it in & through y^e meritts of my deare Ld & saujo^r, Jesus Christ, in hopes of a Joyfull resurrection, at the great Tribunall: & my body to the earth y^r to bee Inter'd, in order & Decent buriall/ 2ly I will that all my funerall Charges shall bee fully & duely payd, with all my other iust & due debls, which may appeare/ 3: I will that my dearly, & beloued wife, Johanna young shall inioy all my Estate y^t I haue in this world, the same to possess & improue, & to take the full produce of from tyme to tyme, & at all tyms dureing the tyme of her naturall life, & If in case the produce of y^e same shall not bee a Competent measure for her Comfortable subsistance I do hereby Impoure my well beloued to sell, aliene or dispose of all or any of my Estate, not yet disposed off, for y^t end, & shall desire any Court or seale or Judicature, in such case of extremity, to ayd & Assist my beloued wife y^rin, & also so to order that shee may haue a comfortable liuelyhood according to her Ranke, & quality out of y^e same/ And further I order my well beloued wife to will bequeath & dispose off what part of my Estate, shee shall leaue at her decease, to whom shee pleaseth; I also will the possession Present of all my Estate, houses Lands Marshes, or any or any thing y^r unto belonging to my dearely beloued wife, to whom I Committ soole execution, & Administration, desireing this my wellbeloued wife to act as soole executrix, in all respects to see my last will & testament Performed/ Signed & deliuered in the Rowland young Presence of, Jeremiah Mowlton/ His marke X his X marke/ Timothy Yealls/ Sworn to by attesting witnesses 6 Nov 1685; recorded 24 Nov. 1685; Inventory returned at £224: 06: 0, by Abraham Preble and Arthur Bragdon appraisers, 25 Sept. 1685.
Public Record	1652	York, York, Maine, [2]
signed the Submission
Public Record	1679	York, York, Maine, [2]
signed petition against the sale of Maine
Public Record	1680	York, York, Maine, [2]
signed petition to the king
Death	Abt 1685	York, York, Maine,
Person ID	I3470	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

Family 1 Joan (Joanna) KNIGHT, b. Abt 1625, York, York, Maine, d. 1698, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 73 years)

Marriage Abt 1648 York, York, Maine, [4]

Children

+	1. Deacon Rowland YOUNG, b. 1648, York, York, Maine, d. 28 Jun 1721, York, York, Maine, (Age 73 years)
	2. Richard YOUNG, b. Abt 1650, York, , Maine, d. Bef 18 Feb 1672/73 (Age ~ 23 years)
+	3. Mary YOUNG, b. 1653, York, York, Maine, d. 3 Jun 1723 (Age 70 years)
	4. Robert YOUNG, b. 1658, York, York, Maine, d. Bef Oct 1691, York, York, Maine, (Age 33 years)
+	5. Samuel YOUNG, b. 1662, York, York, Maine, d. 24 Jan 1691/92, York, York, Maine, (Age 30 years)
+	6. Job YOUNG, b. 1664, York, York, Maine, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Lydia YOUNG, b. 1672, York, York, Maine, d. 3 Apr 1757 (Age 85 years)

Family ID F789 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Oct 2023

Family 2	Unknown, b. Abt 1629, , , , England d. Bef 1668, , , Maine, (Age ~ 38 years)
Marriage	Bef 1649 [5]
Family ID	F2115	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	25 Sep 2021

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1618 - , , Buckinghamshire, England
	Immigration - Abt 1636 - York, , Maine,
	Will - (proved 6 Nov 1685) - - York, York, Maine,
	Marriage - Abt 1648 - York, York, Maine,
	Public Record - signed the Submission - 1652 - York, York, Maine,
	Public Record - signed petition against the sale of Maine - 1679 - York, York, Maine,
	Public Record - signed petition to the king - 1680 - York, York, Maine,
	Death - Abt 1685 - York, York, Maine,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3470&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Rowland YOUNG."

Sources

[S697] Noyes, Sybil and Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. 5 Vols. , (Portland, Maine : Southworth Press, 1928-39. Digital images. FamilySearch : https://www.familysearch.org: 2021), 5: 776. accessed 4 May 2023.
[S1309] Charles Edward Banks, History of York, Maine, successively known as Bristol (1632), Agamenticus (1641), Gorgeana (1642), and York (1652). Internet Archive. Digital images. 2 vol. (Vol. 1: Boston, Mass.: Calkins Press, 1931; Vol. 2: Cambridge, Mass.: The Murray Printing Company, 1935), (https://archive.org: 2019), 1: 98. accessed 10 Feb 2015.
[S700] William M. Sargent, editor, Maine Wills, 1640-1760. Internet Archive. Digital images. (Portland, Me.: Brown Thurston & Co., 1887), (https://archive.org: 21 Nov 2009), 85-86. accessed 5 Nov 2021.
[S1309] Charles Edward Banks, History of York, Maine, successively known as Bristol (1632), Agamenticus (1641), Gorgeana (1642), and York (1652). Internet Archive. Digital images. 2 vol. (Vol. 1: Boston, Mass.: Calkins Press, 1931; Vol. 2: Cambridge, Mass.: The Murray Printing Company, 1935), (https://archive.org: 2019), 1: 98, 158. accessed 10 Feb 2015.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 16 Feb 2013), YOUNG, Rowland & l/wf ____ ____; by 1649; citing New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 Vols., (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 3:1733.