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The Young (Jung) Families of the Mohawk Valley
The Young (Jung) Families of the Mohawk Valley
1710-1946
Compiled by Clifford M. Young & Published by
The Fort Plain Standard, Fort Plain, NY 1947
Donated by Bruce Hargrove.
HANS CHRISTIAN YOUNG (I)
BY CLIFFORD M. YOUNG
Careful study of the limited records available concerning this branch of the YOUNG (JUNG) families indicates that Hans Christian Young was born in 1728 and came to this country from Germany at least a generation previous to the Revolutionary War-probably 1740 or 1750. The Dutch Reformed Church records. Fort Plain, N. Y., state that he died March 2, 1813, aged 86 years and left eight children, 66 grand children and 45 great-grandchildren.
The early settlers of the Palatine German stock, who came to this country in the great Palatine emigration of 1710, first located at East and West Camps on the Hudson River, and most of that group who migrated to Schoharie and finally to the Mohawk Valley, did not reach the Valley until about 1722 and subsequent years. It appears that Hans Christian Young doubtless came directly to the Mohawk Valley or via Philadelphia in later years and settled on a farm or lot in Livingston Patent in Freysbush, Montgomery county-then Albany county. As this lot is described as two miles east of the lot in Lansing Patent later known as the Norman Young farm in Brookmaus Corners, it is believed to have been the Dingman farm -on the Fort Plain-Cherry Valley trail or later highway, which farm is located just south of the present Freysbush Lutheran Church. As this section was forest and inhabited largely by Red Men, if at all, it is not surprising that Hans Christian Young had many thrilling experiences previous to and during the Revolution, as the records indicate. What these experiences were, however, is not stated.
It is regretted that the name of the wife of Hans Christian Young cannot be stated here with certainty, but it is believed that she was Anna Maria Muller (Miller). His will on file in Fonda, dated May 26, 1807, indicates that his living children were Godfrey, John Christian, John, Christina, Anna Elisabeth and Thomas.
via The Young (Jung) Families of the Mohawk Valley.
1763 Land Grant, John Pickerd
Land Grant – John Pickerd
To all Christian People to whom these present Writings shall come or whom it may in anywise concern, Greetings in our Lord God Everlasting, Know ye that George Klock and Conrad Matthys both of Conajohary in the County of Albany and Province of New York Yoemen for divers and good Causes and Considerations but more and especially for the sum of five shillings have remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these Presents for themselves and their heirs, do fully, freely, clearly and absolutely remise, release and forever quitclaim unto John Pickerd of the same place, yeoman, in his full and peaceable possession and seizin and to his heirs and Asigns forever all such Right, Estate, Title, Interest and Demand whatsoever, as they the said George Klock and Conrad Matthys, or either of them had or ought to have of, in, or to the aftermentioned four hundred Acres of Wood Land lying and being, in the County of Albany aforesaid on the south side of the Mohawks River by a certain Lake, called by the Indians Otseege within the Province of New York….
via 1763 Land Grant, John Pickerd.
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Pickard Family – Nicholas, 1701
NICHOLAS PICKARD (Son of BARTHOLOMEW)
Nicholas was born at Schenectady, New York, and baptized February 23, 1701.
His parents were Bartholomeus PICKERT and Eechje CLAESZ [Eva KLAESEN].
Nicholas married Anna Barbara WEISER about 1724. She was the daughter of John Conrad WEISER, the Palatine leader and the sister of Colonel Conrad Weiser, the Indian agent for Pennsylvania.
(Note from Donna NFlem32@aol.com: Conrad Weiser came to the US in 1710 with the Palatines and settled in the Hudson Valley. A lot has been written about him, including a novel about his son, John. A fairly good account of Weiser is in the “Story of the Palatines” by Stanford Cobb.)
Nicholas and Barbara had seven children,
all of who had issue. Nicholas died sometime after 1756.
via Pickard Family.
