Samuel Young II ¹

While no record has been found that states this Samuel Young was the son of Samuel Young of Northampton County, this appears to have been the case. Northampton County records show Samuel Youges" John Abbott and Thomas Church were joint tenants on land belonging to Capt. John Savage in Savage Neck in 1678" when Capt. Savage died and left this land to his daughter Grace and her husband" Dr. George Corbin (Whitelaw, p. 227).

He married Mary (-----) circa 1675 at Accomack Co, VA. It is likely this Samuel Young was a young man, newly married in 1679, when he apparently was named as a godfather in Northampton County. His gift of a heifer to Elizabeth Church would have been to the daughter of his neighbor, Thomas Church.

An Accomack County deed of 16 Feb 1679/80, states that Lawrence Robinson, "late of ye County of Accomack, deceased, did for a valuable consideration bargaine alien & sell to me John Abbot and Samuel Young 700 acres of Land situate on back Creeke in ye County aforesaid it being conveyed and assured to us the said John Abbot & Samuel Young by deed from John Robinson ye son & heir of ye said Lawrence Robinson" (Wills &. Deeds 1676 - 1690 p. 201). The deed from John Robinson was recorded at the same time (p. 204). Lawrence Robinson, his father, died in 1673 (Whitelaw, p. 1118). Apparently, Samuel Young had bargained for land on Back Creek before 1673, but did not actually move there until 1680 or shortly there after. The first deed above is actually a division of 700 acres of this land between John Abbot and Samuel Young. Abbot got 400 acres and Young the southeastern 300 acres next to Francis Wharton's land on the north. Samuel Young's part included "the extension at the southeast corner" that can be located southeast of Parksley (Whitelaw, p. 119, p. 1121, and map).

Samuel died before 28 February 1686/87 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that William Hudson married Mary the widow of Samuel Young dec'd.

He was named in a deed on 19 February 1694/95 at Parksley, Accomack Co, VA. It was on this date that his son, another Samuel Young, exchanged 100 acres of his father's 300 acres near Parksley with John Marvel, Junr for 100 acres of land and marsh "whereon William Jarman now dwells at Back Branch neare Hunting Creek" (Acc Co. Wills & Etc. 1692 - 1715, part 1, p. 125). The first deed here states that Samuel Young's "Father-in-Law" (step-father) and his mother were living on the Robinson/Young land. On 1 Mar 5, 1699, Samuel Young deeded William Hudson 50 acres (Acc Co Wills & Etc. 1692 - 1715, part 1, p. 399) and, on 6 Feb 1706/7, Samuel Young deeded to Francis Young 100 acres, part of 300 acres "which my father Samll Young bought of Lawrence Robinson, except ye thirds due Mary Hudson now lawful wife of William Hudson" (Acc Co Wills & Etc. 1692 - 1715, part 2, p. 234). On 1 Dec 1724, Samuel Young deeded Francis Young another 100 acres, "land whereon we both live," in exchange for 4,000 pounds Tobacco in cash and "Francis to give Samuel good & sufficient mainteanance for full term & time of his natural life & at his decease to give him Christian burial" (Acc Co Wills & Etc. 1715 - 1729, part 1., p. 578). In fact, it appears Samuel Young, the third, sold 350 acres of his father's land, when his father only owned 300 acres. Perhaps the 50 acres deeded to William Hudson in 1699 was either a mortgage or a life estate. These deeds show that Samuel Young left a son Samuel Young as his heir, and that he also left a widow, Mary Young, who had married William Hudson.

Samuel married Mary (?). (Mary (?) was born about 1655.)