When John Younger was born in 1801, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas James Younger, was 40 and his mother, Mary Polly Nall, was 34. He married Lavena Reese about 1820, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States. He died on 12 November 1854, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 53.
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The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
English (mainly Northumberland and eastern Scotland): from Middle English yungre ‘younger’, comparative of Young , used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In one case, at least, however, the name is known to have been borne by an immigrant Fleming, and was probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer ‘young nobleman’ (see Jonker ).
Americanized form of various cognate or like-sounding names in other languages, notably German Junger and Junker , or Dutch Jonker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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