General Notes

Robert the "RED"

Robert Young b. 1711 County Antrim, m. Agnes Crockett, b. 1715 County Antrim, Northern Ireland, by @@ 1730 in County Antrim, and migrated to America with wife and three sons, James, Samuel and John, in 1740, entering at Philadelphia and migrating down into Augusta Co., VA, settling on Back Creek on the north fork of the James River, a few miles west of Staunton. Robert died in Augusta Co., VA in 1762 and Agnes bought land in what would become Laurens Co., SC in 1766. the last reference for Agnes in Chalkley is for 1770. At some point after 1770, Agnes and five or six of her sons migrated to Laurens Co., SC.

Robert and his wife had multiple sons whose names have been researched. They had at least 2 daughters. (CL-468) They emigrated from Ireland to Philadelphia about 1736 or 1737 as verified in court records in Orange Co., Virginia dated Jun 26, 1740 to verify their transportation. Robert, Agness, John, Samuel and James were listed in this document. In VA, proof of transportation was required when buying land.

Robert is in a list of the earliest settlers of Beverley Manor where he purchased 373 acres on Jun 7, 1742. He had several land purchases in fact. Four hundred acres at the head of north branch of Buffalo Creek, bordering on Borden's land was purchased in 1747 from William McMachan, Gentleman of Fredrick Co. He purchased two tracts in Beverly Manor where he resided, 234 and 530 acres respectively on Feb 27, 1749 for which he received Patents in that same year.

It should be noted that there were several Roberts and at least 2 Robert Sr.'s in Augusta Co, VA at the same time as this Robert Sr. and some of the facts below could belong to them instead. The other Robert Sr. lived on the Forks off James River by 1755.

He might have benn the Robert who had two indentured servants, William Sanford and Margaret McGaffey. Margaret filed a complaint against her "white haired" master.

He is possibly the following Robert in Chalkley: "page 29 Robert Young, white haired, (April, 1745/6), Chancery suit vs. Borden". In that same record there is a 2nd Robert Young delineated who lived near the Courthouse. There is a third Robert listed who lived on the North Forks (which is the other Robert Sr. who moved with his family to Tennessee sometime after 1776. These were all from a list of Clerk records where Merchants listed distinguishing characteristics of their patrons.

He was a part of Richard Wood's Co. in the militia in 1745 and 1746. He was named Constable in that same time period. That meant that he would hear minor cases in business and conduct in the courts. He gained the position of "Captain, Troop of Horse" for the militia on Aug. 21, 1752.

Robert entered into a bond with Hugh Spier of Orange Co. in 1754, but something was amiss as Mr. Spier sued him over it in 1754 and 1756.

In Chalkley he might have been the following Robert: Page 160.-- (1757?) Robert Young and James Davis, on north east side of Buffelow Creek and up the North River to the Mountain.

On Mar. 18th, 1755, he divided his homestead at Beverley Manor between his sons. One hundred and fifty acres including his home went to James, 105 to Robert Jr., and 295 to Samuel. He divided all his personal estate to sons William, Hugh, and Joseph.

It appears that his father, John, living in Augusta Co. who died a few years before this whose estate was still being settled on Apr. 28, 1756, "by virtue of an execution vs. the estate of John Young," the Constable seized the goods of John Young and filed a complaint against Robert and Agness who by "violent force" had taken and rescued it from the constable.
April 28, 1756.--This day Mathew Edmoston, Constable, made oath before
me, Patrick Martin, &c., &c., that by virtue of an execution, &c., &c., versus
the estate of John Young, &c., he seized the goods of said John Young and
by violent force they were forceably taken and rescued from him by Robert
Young, Sr., and his wife, Agn