Peter Warren Young (son of Peter Young and Eva Fox) was born 1734 in Florida, Montgomery Co., NY, and died October 20, 1820 in Florida, Montgomery Co., NY. He married (1) Margaret Servoss. He married (2) Sarah Servoss on December 23, 1797.
Notes for Peter Warren Young: Patriot, Lt. in Col. Fredrick Fisher's 3rd Reg. of Tryon County Militia. His wife had 2 Tory brothers that he ran off (to Canada) and upon meeting them a few years later gave them 1 hour to leave the state or he was going to shoot them. They left, never to return. ( pg. 113 Illustrated history of Montgomery Co. NY
The Young Family The history of Henrietta's family taken from A Genealogy of this Branch of the Young Family in America from 1727 to 1912 traced and compiled by the late Dr. Daniel S. Young and John J. Van der Veer (Evening Recorder Print, Amsterdam, N.Y., 1912): Peter Young, who married Eve Fox, and who are the ancestors of our family, emigrated from New Jersey about 1727 and settled on a farm in Tryon county, N.Y., now in the town of Florida, Montgomery county, and at present owned by Charles Hibbs. The next year he bought and removed to a farm at Young lake, on the Schoharie creek, now owned by Hiltz Young, a descendent. The farm has continued in the Young family to date. His youngest son, Peter Warren Young, inherited the farm and he being the first male child born on Warren's patent, received in addition, 100 acres of land from Peter Warren the patentee, as per his offer. He married Margaret Serviss, who had two brothers that adhered to the crown and became known as staunch Tories. Peter Warren Young was a zealous patriot and trouble soon brewed in the family. He joined the colonial army at the beginning of the revolutionary war and fought for his country. I find in the archives of the colony of New York in the revolution as compiled by Comptroller James A. Robert' 2d edition, page 179, that he was a lieutenant in Col. Frederick Fisher's 3d regiment of Tryon county militia. His father and mother and young wife took care of the farm while he was serving his country. The Indians were familiar with the hunting grounds and fishing in the lake, and with their Tory friends would frequently make raids here, when the family would hide in the woods. There was a large basswood tree on the highest point of lake hill, known as Gerling hill, that the young wife could climb, and from this elevation she could see over the surrounding country toward Fort Hunter, from which direction the Indians usually came, and she would give the alarm to the neighborhood and they would bury their valuables and flee to the woods. At one time they had hidden some bedding and clothes in a brush fence, which burned, and they lost their goods. These Tory brothers of Mrs. Young after the war had to forsake their country and flee to Canada, as the victorious patriots would not suffer them to live among them. Several years later, as per page 113 of illustrated history of Montgomery county, these two brothers came from Canada to make their sister a visit. Mr. Young was at the barn threshing and coming to the house was met by his wife, who told him of her brothers arrival. He stepped in and took down his old musket and turning to them said, "I am going to the barn, in an hour I will come back and if I find you here I will shoot you down." The brothers left within the hour never to return for a visit there. A cut of the old Young house of our ancestors will appear in this work, together with the great well sweep that lifted the "old oaken bucket that hung in the well." There is still living on the place a great sugar maple tree, that has furnished sugar for all these generations. The circumference of this tree is 18 feet, and taps have been made in this tree for getting the sap, all over the trunk, for a height of 18 feet. This tree is known as Grannie's tree. The wife of Peter Warren claimed it, and in her old age she boiled all the sap from this tree in her fire place for her own use. While her son's family boiled from the large sap bush in the woods. In the Introduction to the Young Family Genealogy, Mr. Van der Veer writes, "I have the war record of our ancestor Peter Warren Young in this work, which will be sufficient statistics to allow any descendent to join any of the Revolutionary patriotic societies without further cost or trouble." The extent of the hard feelings within families divided between loyalist and patriot factions is evident from the Young family history that may explain John Harvey's feelings towards his Vermont home. The children of Peter Young and Eve Fox were: William Young, George Young, Margaret Young, Sophia Young, Marcia Young, and Peter W. Young (born 1734, died October 20, 1820). Peter W. Young had three children by his first wife, Margaret Servoss, who probably died, then he married Sarah Servoss on December 23, 1797. Peter and Sarah had eleven children together: Mary, Peter P., Ann, William S. (Born March 23, 1805 and died March 26, 1882), Sophia E., Winslow P., Ameri, Atheliah, Sarah M., Alvia, and George S. William S. Young married Sally Davis and together they had the following children: C. Almira, John S., A. Davis, William A., Sarah E., Peter H., Harriet H., Charles A., Henrietta H. (born October 6, 1849), Alfred, and Mary E. The mother of Raymond Taylor was Henrietta H. Young who married Lewis P. Taylor.
The Taylor Family Although Lewis P. Taylor and Henrietta H. Young were both born in New York, their families didn't become acquainted until they were neighbors in Le Roy Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin. The 1860 Wisconsin Census has consecutive entries for their families as follows: William S. Young, age 55, farmer, real estate $800, personal estate $150, b. NY. Sally, age 45, f, b. NY. John S., age 24, m, b. NY. Davis, age 22, m, b. NY. William, age 21, m, b. NY. Sarah, age 19, f, servant girl, b. NY. Peter, age 18, m, farmer, b. NY. Charles, age 12, m, b. NY. Henrietta, age 10, f, b. NY. Alfred, age 8, m, b. NY. Joel Taylor, age 45, farmer, real estate $1,200, personal estate $250, b. Massachusetts. Almyra, age 41, f, b. NY. Lewis, age 19, m, b. NY. Asher, age 18, m, b. NY. Delos, age 17, m, b. NY. Helen, age 14, f, b. NY. Remington, age 13, m, b. NY. Jack, age 11, b. NY. Frances, age 10, m, b. NY. Winfield, age 8, m, b. NY. Bruce, age 6, m, b. NY. Ella, age 4, f, b. Wisconsin. Fremont, age 3, b. Wisconsin. Carlos, age 1, b. Wisconsin. It can be concluded from the 1860 Wisconsin Census that the Youngs and Taylors were next door neighbors and that the Taylor family moved to Wisconsin from New York around 1855. The Young family may have moved to Wisconsin at anytime between 1852 and 1860. From the 1850 New York Census, the Joel Taylor family was living in a different part of New York than where the Young family originated. That census lists the Taylors living in Stafford Township, Genesee County: Joel Taylor, age 38, m, painter, b. Massachusetts. Almira, age 31, f., b. NY. Melissa, age 12, f, b. NY. Asher, age 8, m., b. NY. Delos, age 7, m, b. NY. Alice, age 6, f, b. NY. Helen, age 4, f, b. NY. Remington, age 3, m, b. NY. Frederick, age 1, m, b. NY. The similarities of the 1850 New York Census record and the 1860 Wisconsin Census for the Joel Taylor family are sufficient to conclude that they are the same, however the absence of some of the family members in the 1850 Census, especially Lewis, raises some questions. A Lewis Taylor, age 8, was located with the David and Mary Taylor family living in Springfield Township, Otsego County, NY, adjacent to Montgomery County where the Young family home was located. This David Taylor was born in Connecticut about 1814. Fortunately, a genealogy was found (Francee Taylor-Haff) that traces the Taylors back to Edwin Taylor born in Massachusetts or possibly England sometime in the middle of the 18th century. Edwin married Jerusha Rhennie and had at least one child, Silas Taylor born in Massachusetts on May 25, 1776. Another family history (Eulalie May Taylor's family history of the descendents of Carlos Taylor) identifies the parents of Silas as Charles Taylor and Jerusha Ruey. An excerpt from that family history states: The family of Charles Taylor came to America from England. They were followers of Oliver Cromwell and had to flee England after the Puritan government collapsed in 1658. Charles married Jerusha Ruey at Great Barrington, MA. The number and names of the children they raised are unknown. However, it is known that a son, Silas, was born to them on May 25, 1776. Silas married a girl names Alice Pickeley on August 30, 1799. In the vital records for Tyringham, an entry for following marriage appears: "Rewee, Mary and Charles Taylor, May 25, 1775" obtained from the records of the Congregational Church at Monterey. A Charles Taylor is listed in the 1790 U.S. Census in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, but no Edwin. However, the naming of their children suggests that Edwin may be the correct father to Silas. Jerusha's name is sometimes thought to be Perusha and her maiden name is recorded several different ways: Rennie, Rhennie, Rhemis, Rhenis, and later changed to Wrens in at least one family. From information recorded in the Taylor Family Bible copied by Ernest L. Taylor in the 1930s and preserved in a letter to Elizabeth Wearly Miller, in the possession of Hazel Taylor Cyphers, dated April 26, 1978, Silas was born in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts where both his parents were born (Edwin about 1750 and Jerusha about 1754). Silas married Alice Pittsley (or Pixley) on May 30, 1799. Alice was born April 14, 1780 and died June 23, 1840. Silas died June 25, 1845.
More About Peter Warren Young and Sarah Servoss: Marriage: December 23, 1797
Children of Peter Warren Young and Margaret Servoss are:
+William S. Young, b. October 23, 1805, Florida, Montgomery Co., NY, d. March 26, 1882.
Children of Peter Warren Young and Sarah Servoss are:
+William S. Young, b. October 23, 1805, Florida, Montgomery Co., NY, d. March 26, 1882.
Peter Warren Young (b. 1734, d. October 20, 1820)
Notes for Peter Warren Young: