Yonges, Rev. Rev Christopher I

Yonges, Rev. Rev Christopher I

Male 1575 - 1626  (50 years)


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  • Name Yonges, Christopher 
    Title Rev. 
    Prefix Rev 
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    Christening 1575  Reydon, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 21 Nov 1575  Reydon, Waveney District, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Education Between 1593 and 1599  Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cambridge University B.A. 1596 M.A 1599 
    Find A Grave St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard, Reydon, Waveney District, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    38058401 
    Ordained 1600 
    Occupation 14 Jan 1611  Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Vicar of Reydon serving at St. Margaret's 
    Residence 1626  Reydon, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1626  St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard, Reydon, Waveney District, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 14 Jun 1626  Reydon, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Will 5 Jul 1626  Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I416  Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Mother Horne, Johanna,   b. 1544, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1630, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F74  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elivin, Lady Margaret,   b. 1576, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1630, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 5 Feb 1597  Southwold, Waveney District, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Young, Elizabeth,   b. 1588, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1639, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     2. Youngs, Elizabeth Margaret,   b. 1597, Reydon Smear, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1626, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     3. Yonges, Reverend John,   b. 13 Nov 1598, Reydon, Waveney District, Reydon, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1672, Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. Yonges, Joseph,   b. 1604, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1658, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     5. Yonges, Christopher II,   b. 1606, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1647, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     6. Yonges, Mary,   b. 1609, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1636, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     7. Yonges, Martha Sarah,   b. 1 Jul 1613, Southwold, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1671, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     8. Youngs, Martha,   b. 1626   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F44  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 1575 - Reydon, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Nov 1575 - Reydon, Waveney District, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Cambridge University B.A. 1596 M.A 1599 - Between 1593 and 1599 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFind A Grave - 38058401 - - St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard, Reydon, Waveney District, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Feb 1597 - Southwold, Waveney District, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Vicar of Reydon serving at St. Margaret's - 14 Jan 1611 - Southwold, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1626 - Reydon, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1626 - St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard, Reydon, Waveney District, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Jun 1626 - Reydon, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 5 Jul 1626 - Southwold, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • He was born in Reydon, Suffolk, England. Rev. Christopher Yonges was the curate of a chapel in Southwold which was annexed to the vicarage of Reydon & served between 1611 and 1626.

      Robert Williamson of Southwold, mariner, will written October 25, 1617 & proved Feb. 6, 1617 bequeathes ten shillings to Mr. Christopher Yonges preacher of the word of God at Southwold, Eng.

      His wife's name was Margaret and they were the parents of the following children

      John, b. Eng. 1598; m. Joan Herrington
      Edward b. Eng., drowned 11 July 1626
      Elizabeth b. Eng. drowned July , 1626
      Joseph b. Eng. m. Margaret Warren
      Christopoher b. Eng. m. Priscilla Elvin
      Mary b. Eng. 1609 d. s. p. Salem, Mass., abt. 1638 m. William Brown
      Margaret b. Eng. (this may be my ancestor who married Peter Hallock).
      Martha b. Southwold, Eng., July 1, 1636; d. Southold, L. I abt. 27 June 1671; m. bef. July 1636 Thomas Moore b. abt. ??, d. Southold, L. I., 27 June, 1691.
      Abstract of his will "Christopher Yonges, clerk, minister of Southwold 21 November - proved July 5, 1626. To wife Margaret all lands, etc., for life. Then to my six children John, Joseph, Christopher, Mary, Margaret, and Martha. To eldest son all my books except some English books as my wife or my chidren shall choose out for their use, one or two apiece. To John and Thomas Yonges my grand children, to each a silver spoon. Wife Margaret and John Smith and Thomas Elliot of Southwold to be executors." .

      Christopher was interred in the chancel of the church at Reydon. The inscription set in a brass tablet reads:
      "Here lyeth interred e/y body of Mr. Christopher Yonges who departed this life e/y 14 Day of June anno Domini, 1626, A good man full of faith was hee Here preacher of Gods word And manie by his ministrie Were added to the Lord. (Act. II 24.)"
      at Cambridge University obtaining a BA (1596) and a MA (1599)
      Birthdate is unproven, dates range from 1545 to 1575.
      Sources

      Family Tree website with Sources
      The history of the Youngs family that all went in 1650 to establish a Puritan colony at Southold on Long Island is well documented through the following sources.

      The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 39, Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, John Reynolds Totten, Harold Minot Pitman, Louis Effingham De Forest, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1908 - New York (State) (Available on Google books)
      Southold Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of Northeastern Long Island (Google eBook),Judy Jacobson, Genealogical Publishing Com, Jun 1, 2009
      Youngs Family: Vicar Christopher Yonges, His Ancestors in England and His Descendants in America: a History and Genealogy, Selah Youngs (Jr), Youngs, 1907 - New England
      Find a Grave memorial
      Our Kingdom Come Title: Eileen McKinnon-Suggs (suggs1@msn.com)
      Source: S597 Abbreviation: Mosiers and Perraults... Some Family History Title: Judith Perrault Delmar, Mosiers and Perraults... Some Family History (http://www.delmars.com/family/index.htm) Subsequent Source Citation Format: Judith Perrault Delmar, Mosiers and Perraults... Some Family History BIBL Judith Perrault Delmar. Mosiers and Perraults... Some Family History. http://www.delmars.com/family/index.htm. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Judith Perrault Delmar, Mosiers and Perraults... Some Family History (http://www.delmars.com/family/index.htm) FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Judith Perrault Delmar, Mosiers and Perraults... Some Family History FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Judith Perrault Delmar. Mosiers and Perraults... Some Family History. http://www.delmars.com/family/index.htm.
      Youngs, Daniel Kelsey,. Rev. Christopher Yonges and Pastor John Youngs : Thomas Youngs of Oyster Bay and his descendants : the 250th anniversary of Pastor Youngs' settlement.. Oyster Bay: unknown, 1890.

  • Reference  Charles Banks. "Yonges, Rev. Rev Christopher I". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com//getperson.php?personID=I416&tree=banksray (accessed April 20, 2026).