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- The father of Henry Youngs died when he was only two years old, and his mother died two years later. He inherited his father's homestead in Goshen where his children were born. He enlisted 2 May 1780 in the 5th regiment Orange Gounty Militia when he was 15. ("Doc.Colonial Hist. NY XV:232" pr VCY)
"Henry Youngs, grandfather of Henry, was an early settler in Goshen Precinct, where he was Captain for a troup of horse for Orange County 20 June 1738 and where he died Sept 1743, survived by wife Ruth, son Henry, . . . [who] married Abigail, daughter of Barnabus Horton, and had but two children, Henry and Eunice to whom by will of 23 February 1767 he left his home farm land in Connecticut Government in New England. . ." (RSC, p.38)
In Goshen in the 1790 census, a family of Henry Youngs had 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, and 3 females. This is possibly the wrong family, for there was another Henry Youngs who was married in Goshen in 1784.
In 1800 in Goshen, "Henry Young Jr" had 2 males and 2 females under 10 (Oliver, Hiram, Julia, Eunice), 1 male and 1 female 10-15 (Henry, Mary), and he and his wife were 26-44.
The will of Henry Youngs was dated 14 Oct 1803 and proved 30 Jan 1804. He named his wife Elizabeth, and children Henry, Hiram, Oliver, Mary, Eunice and Julianna. (Orange Co Wills, pr RSC)
In Goshen 1810, Elizabeth Youngs was over 45. With her were 1 male and 1 female 10-15 (Oliver, Julia), and 2 males and 1 female 16-25 (Henry, Hiram, Eunice). Next door was her son-in-law Samuel G. Lewis.
Elizabeth Youngs was listed in the 1820 census of Goshen as being over 45. With her were 1 female under 10 (who?), 1 male 10-15 (Oliver), and 1 male and 1 female 16-25 (Henry & Eunice?, or a married couple?).
Elizabeth was not indexed for the 1830 census. She was probably with her son Oliver in Goshen in 1840, in her 70s. In the 1843 probate of her bachelor brother, Peter Rumsey, Elizabeth Young of Goshen was among the heirs.
Henry, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Rumsey) Youngs, was said to be a million-aire of New York City. In the 1850 census of Ward 15, Henry Youngs was 55 and a merchant, Charlotte was 50, and they had two Irish domestic servants. [2]
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