Here is information that I have about Henry Young and his family - Henry YOUNG, born Abt. 1690 in England or Long Island, NY, died Apr 1767 in Palermo, Upper Twp., Cape May Co., NJ, who married, first, in 1709, Abigail CORSON, born 1680 in Cape May Co., NJ, died 1755 in Cape May Co., NJ, married, second, Deborah (surname unknown), and married, third, 28 Dec 1757 in Cape May Co., NJ, Mrs. Phebe (LUDLAM) NORTON, born 1709-1710, died 23 Aug 1766 in Cape May Co., NJ. The children of Henry YOUNG and Abigail CORSON were:
The following information was compiled in H. Stanley Craig's book, The History of Petersburg, New Jersey, (Copyright 1934 by H. Stanley Craig, Publisher, Merchantvillle, NJ; Second Edition, Revised and Corrected), Genealogical Section, "The Young Family" by Ray Wynn-With Corrections (Ray Wynn is a descendant of Henry Young):Henry Young the first of the name in the county was an Englishman. "He was impressed, when very young, on a man-of-war, from which he made his escape to a vessel bound to Philadelphia. Here to elude pursuit, he was secreted in a hogshead in the hold of the vessel, and as soon as they got to sea he was released, but not until nearly exhausted for want of fresh air." (Quotation from Steven's History of Cape May County, which agrees in the main, with the family tradition regarding him.)*
After landing in this country, he made his way to Long Island, where he associated himself with the whalers residing there. With these men he made whaling voyages to Cape May, the party making their headquarters at the whaling settlement of "Cape Town," or "Town Bank."
The old Cape May County records, on file in the Secretary of State's office, at Trenton, give the name of Henry Young as one of those "known to be whalers," who came to Cape May prior to 1700. His name does not appear in the list of those who located land prior to 1700, and it seems probable that he did not permanently settle in the county until about 1707, in which year his "ear-mark" for branding cattle was recorded.
His property, or plantation, as it was then styled, was located where the Palermo station of the Reading Railway now stands, and extended in a Westerly direction to the Cedar Swamp Creek within the present limits of Petersburg.
Henry Young was a man of considerable education, as is evinced by certain of his papers which are still in existence and by the various political positions of responsibility which he held under the colonial Government and the West Jersey Society.
He was King's (or Colony) Surveyor in 1716, Deputy Surveyor for the West Jersey Society in the years 1727, '29, '30, '33, '35, '39, '45, '46 and '50, according the drafts in possession of the Young family, and probably in other years as well, as the list of drafts and surveys is rather incomplete. It is said that he used a mariner's compass in making his surveys, and that he did work upon the old Coxe survey. He was Commissioner of the Peace in 1722 and 1733; Sheriff, 1722-23; Loan Office, 1733-42, 1746-53 and 1765; Surrogate, 1741-67; Member of the New Jersey Assembly, 1730, 1733-40, 1744 and 1745; Major of Cape May and Salem Regiment, Militia of the Province, 1739; Colonel in Militia in "King George's War, 1748 and Colonel of a Regiment of Foot in the Canadian Expedition, French and Indian War, 1756. He was also a scrivener. Beasley, in his "Early History of Cape May County," says of him: "Judge Young was an extensive land-holder; and no one of those times was more hightly respected, or acted a more prominent or useful part."
He was married three times; first to Abigail (CORSON) HAND, daughter of Peter Corson, in 1709; second, to Deborah (surname not known), and third, to Phebe (LUDLAM) NORTON, on Dec. 28th, 1757. He died April 8th, 1767, and was buried in the family burying ground, at what is now Palermo. Of this burying ground, which stood back of the present school house at Palermo, no trace now remains; the wooden and stone markers having disappeared.
His children, mentioned in his will, were:
By his will, written July 17th, 1762; proved June 2, 1767, he bequeathed to his son, Stephen, lands Northeast of Line Creek, and to his son, Job, lands southwest of said creek, and "land where I now live."*A short time after the first edition of the History was published Mr. Wynn informed the compiler he had discovered that the stow away was not the Henry Young here mentioned, and requested that the correction be made if the book was ever reprinted. As Mr. Wynn is now deceased we are not able to give details.
End of information from The History of Petersburg, New Jersey.