Milton was born Jan 28, 1764 Virginia and died Jan 10, 1834
Tennessee. He married Nancy Witcher. Nancy was born Mar 12,
1768 and died Sept 10, 1856. They had eleven children.
I. Celia
was born Mar 5, 1791 and died Apr 20, 1856. She married Elisha
Brockett.
II. Daniel was
born Dec 23, 1792 and died Dec 1, 1859. He married Ann Holliday.
III.
Cyrus
was born Nov 23, 1794.
IV. William was born
Apr 8, 1797.
V. Sussanah
was born Aug 30, 1799 and died June 19, 1838. She married Lewis
Pipkin.
VI. Elizabeth was born
Apr 28, 1802 and died May 1, 1873. She married Jesse Kirby.
VII. Milton was born Mar 5, 1805
and died Sept 10, 1826.
VIII. Merlin was born May 22, 1807.
He married Susan White.
IX. Ichabod was born
July 14, 1809 and died May 22, 1833. He married Nancy Young.
X. George
Washington was born Nov 22, 1811 and died Mar 1, 1827.
XI. Haley was
born July 20, 1815 and died Nov 16, 1892. He married Martha Gibbs.
Will of Milton Young
In the name of God Amen. I Milton Young of the county of Smith and
state of
Tennessee being old and far advised (advanced?) in life and somewhat [
? ] but
sound in mind and memory for which I think calling to mind the
uncertainty of
human life and being [ ? ] to [ ? ] of all such worldly goods as the
Lord has
been pleased to bless me with do make this my last will and testament
in the
manner and form following (that is)
first I commission my soul to God who give it and my body to be buried
in a
decent Christian like manner at home in my own burying ground by my two
sons and
to pay all my last debts if there is any against me.
Secondly I give and bequeath to my wife NANCY YOUNG the use of my
plantation
house where I now live together with as much furniture as she wants,
also two
feather beds and furniture, one cow and calf, cart and oxen, one [ ? ]
filly
that I got of Edge [?] Cornwell one sow and pits, and as many hogs as
will make
her meat the first year to be given her by the executors. Also as many
of the
farming tools as will be sufficient to make a crop, also two of the
Negroes such
as she may choose during her life of widowhood to have the use of the
same.
Also twenty-five dollars from Taudry R. Witcher (Tandy K. Witcher??]
Thirdly I give and bequeath to my daughter CELIA BROCKETT the sum of
three
hundred dollars to be raised out of the sale of my property.
Fourth I give and bequeath to my son DANIEL YOUNG the sum of three
hundred
dollars to be raised by the sale of my property.
Fiftly I give and bequeath to my son CYRUS a [ ? ] tract of land on the
east
side of the land where he now lives to begin [ ? ] poles from his [ ? ]
mulberry
and this [ ? ] with his line nearly north so as to be as wide at one
and as the
other which I gave him, I think it is worth three hundred dollars.
Sixly I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM YOUNG the sum of three
hundred
dollars to be raised out of the sale of my property.
Seventh I give and bequeath to my daughter SUSANNA D. PIPKIN the sum of
three
hundred dollars to be raised out of my property.
Eighth I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH S. KEARBY one [ ? ]
yearling
colt also three hundred dollars to be raised out of my property.
Ninth I give and bequeath to my son MERLIN [ ? ] YOUNG one feather bed
and
furniture to be given him by his mother. Also one tract of land that I
bought
of William Inkins [ ? ] containing 100 acres more or less which land I
judge to
be worth three hundred dollars.
Tenth I give and bequeath to my son ICHABOD YOUNG a [ ? ] entry of land
on the
east end of the land where he now lives for 30 acres which together
with the
land I have given him I think is worth three hundred dollars.
Eleventh I give and bequeath to my son HALEY YOUNG one cow and calf,
one feather
bed and furniture to be given him by his mother, one grey mare and colt
that is
called his own, one [ ? ] of the hogs taking them as they come little
and big, [
? ] and bookcase together with all my books, one folding table, the
house clock
and one bed stead, also the land and plantation where I now live after
his
mother's death, a small tract of 2/or/12 acres on the west side of the
plantation and 50 acres of school land on the south end of the
plantation all
except the land he is to have [ ? ] off immediately after my death and
the
plantation at his mother's death. All the rest of my property that is
not given
away in my will is to be sold as soon as [ ? ] after my death a 12
months credit
money when collected to be divided between CELIA, DANIEL, WILLIAM,
SUCKY,
BETSEY until they get three hundred dollars each. If when the property
is all
sold there should be any money left to be equally divided with CELIA,
DANIEL,
CYRUS, WILLIAM, MERLIN, ICHABOD, and HALEY.
And lastly I constitute and appoint my sons DANIEL, CYRUS, WILLIAM,
MERLIN,
ICHABOD, and HALEY executors of this my last will and testament hereby
revoking all other former wills and testaments by me before made in [ ?
] whereof I have [ ? ] my hand and [ ? ] this January 1833. MILTON YOUNG
State of Tennessee
Smith County, February term of the county court 1834. CYRUS YOUNG here
in open
court makes oath that a certain paper perporting to be the last will and
testament of MILTON YOUNG [ ? ] among said MILTON YOUNG's valuable
papers and
ROBERT ALLEN, GEORGE FULTON, and CHARLES CORNWELL have in open court
made oath
that the said paper perporting to be the last will and testament of
MILTON YOUNG
[ ? ] is signed in the proper hand writing of the said MILTON YOUNG. On
motion
ordered that the same be recorded.
Attest Jonathan clerk of Smith county court
Recorded 17 March 1834