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- 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.
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1575 - 1626 (50 years)
