The name Young originates from England . it is a distinguishing name, from the Middle English word ‘yunge’, ‘yonge’ ‘younge’ (and the Old English word ‘geong’), used for the younger of two bearers of the same given name, usually a son who bore the same name as his father. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Young’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 13th century were a ‘Hugh le Younge’, from the County of Oxfordshire, England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definately determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘John Young’, of Devonshire,England, who held a Royal Charter of Land in New England arrived in Salem via the Bahamas in 1626, He married his wife, Abigail on the 13th of December 1648, He died on the 29th of January 1691, having fathered eight sons and three daughters…
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