Capt Joseph Youngs

Notes:

Capt Joseph Youngs, son of Christopher Yonges and Margaret Elvin, born in Southwold, England, died in Southold, Long Island, New York, 1658. Married in Southwold, England, Feb 5, 1632, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Warren. She died in Southold, Long Island, N.Y. about 1669. Capt Joseph Youngs, in 1635, was master of the ship "Love", and imbarqued passengers from London, England, to be transported to New England. He brought with him his sister Mary, and her husband, William Brown, and doubtless his own family, and that of his brother Christopher, to Salem, Mass.

In 1638, he was master of the "Mary and Anne," (the vessel in which the Rev. John Youngs' family came over), and carried passengers and cargo from Plymouth Plantation to England. In 1638 he was admitted an inhabitant of Salem, and together with his brother Christopher, were granted, each a half acre of land at Winter Harbor for their fishing affairs (to cure fish). He wa also granted a ten-acre lot "neere Mr Downings farme," and June 21, 1639, he was granted thirty acres of land. In 1640/42 he obtained judgements against Richard Graves and Richard Hollingworth, the principal shipwrights of Salem.

He removed to Southold, Long Island, about 1649, and, in Sept of that year, he sold two houses in Salem to David Carwithy. At Southold he continued as master of a vessel, making trading voyages to Barbadoes and elsewhere, and in November, 1656, he was taking a cargo on the "Mary and Margaret," at Southold.

He died intestate, and, on Jan 7, 1658, his widow had their property in Southold recorded, which showed that they had a "Whome" (home) lott, at the East end of the town on the north side of the highway between those of Arthur and Robert Smyth. An inventory of his estate, taken Sep 15, 1658, (after his share in his ship had been sold), amounted to 477 pounds, 9 shillings, showing him to have been one of the wealthiest men in Southold. In 1661, in an allotment of common lands, the widow received eight lots in Oyster Ponds, and this became the possession of her son Gideon, and was the celebrated 400-acre farm at Oreent, Long Island. She appears to have settled her sons on different parts of the large estate in the town, but to have retained the management until her death about 1669, the last record being a release given by her to John Cory, May 9, 1669.

Four sons are mentioned in a record as follows: "All and every part of the lands that was in possession of Mrs Margaret Youngs widdow, that is now in possession of her sons Joseph, John, Gideon, or Samuel or any or all of them was recovered of her by lawe at a session held in Southold. John Youngs mariner being their attorney." There appears to have been another son, "Thomas," who was at Greenwich, Conn., and later at Oyster Bay, Long Island. The will of Thomas Warren, of Southold, England, dated March 4, 1641, names his daughter Margaret, wife of Joseph Youngs, bequeathing her 30 pounds. Their Children:

Joseph Youngs b. Southwold, England, Jan 23, 1633.

John Youngs b. Southwold, England, March 10, 1635, married Mercy Horton.

Thomas Youngs b. Salem, Mass. between 1637 and 1645, married (1) Rebecca Mapes, (2) Elizabeth Harcurt, she died 1726. [See Family #3]

Gideon Youngs b. Salem, Mass. about 1638.

Samuel Youngs b. Salem, Mass. about 1640, died Dec 31, 1699, at Oyster Bay.

Birth:
(Sea Captain)

Family/Spouse: Margaret Youngs. Margaret was born on 7 Jun 1602 in Southwold, Suffolk, England; died in 1669 in Southold, Suffolk County, New York, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Gideon Youngs was born in 1638 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; died on 31 Dec 1699 in Oyster Pond, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried in 1699 in Orient, Suffolk County, New York, United States of America.

Christopher married Margaret. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]