Alexander Younger

Brief Life History of Alexander

When Alexander Younger was born on 20 December 1786, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas James Younger, was 25 and his mother, Mary Polly Nall, was 18. He married Jane Merchant Hancock on 24 June 1819, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Navarro, Navarro, Texas, United States in 1850. He died on 23 March 1866, in Navarro, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Younger Cemetery, Silver City, Navarro, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Younger
1786–1866
Jane Merchant Hancock
1798–1881
Marriage: 24 June 1819
George Worthington Younger
1820–1854
W. S. Younger
1821–1845
Elizabeth Hancock Younger
1822–1912
Lucinda Younger
1823–1861
Martha Jane Younger
1824–1860
Richard Hancock Younger
1826–1883
Margaret Eleanor Younger
1828–1904
Robert Alexander Younger
1830–1867
Emily Virginia Younger
1833–1833
R. V. Younger
1836–
Isam Younger
1837–1902
Sarah Louise Younger
1838–1849
Thomas Hancock Younger
1838–1864
W. H. Younger
1840–

Sources (16)

  • Alex Younger, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Judge Alexander Younger - birth: 20 December 1786; Chatham, North Carolina, United States
  • Alexander Younger, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

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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