Supporting Information for John Leftwich, Supplemental SAR Application

Supporting information for John Leftwich, supplemental SAR application.

John Edward Young - SAR Record Copy 178659

John Earl Young - SAR Record Copy 178659

John Leonard Young - SAR Record Copy 178659

Henry Dickson Young – Born 28 Dec 1851, Oglethorpe, GA; Died 5 Aug 1932 Ansley, Jackson, LA References: (1) 1860; Census Place: Calhoun, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: M653_39; Page: 284; mage: 285. Post Office Calhoun L Young 32 white male 1828 GA farmer $500 real estate $1000 personal estate Eliza Young 39 1821 NC John Young 10 1850 GA Henry Young 8 1852 GA (2) Lines 83-88, 1900 Census - Warren Township, Columbia County, Arkansas of 9 Jun 1900, lists Henry Young and family. Johnie Young is my grandfather (3rd Generation or John Leonard Young). Also, show Henry Young birth in Georgia. (3) 1880; Census Place: Calhoun, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T9_41; Family History Film: 1254041; Page: 172.1000; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 0085. Henry Young 28 abt 1852 GA, parents GA, farming Martha Young 27 abt 1853 TX, parents MS James T Young 2 abt 1878 AR (4) 1880; Census Place: Boone, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: T9_41; Family History Film: 1254041; Page: 147.4000; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 0036. J. W. [John] Young 31 1849 GA, father GA, mother NC Josephine T. Young 27 1853 AR, parents AL Mary C. Young 8 1872 AR Elizabeth F. Young 7 1873 AR John L. Young 4 1876 AR Walter H. Young 2 1878 AR Cora H. Young 8M 1879 AR

John W. Young [Ref (3)] is Henry Dickson Young’s older brother and living near his brother in Arkansas as noted in the 1880 Census records. Henry D Young's brother John W Young and sister in law Josephine also had a son named Luther born about same time as Henry's son Luther. I also have a picture of my great grandfather Henry Dickson Young and great grandmother Martha Jane KING Young. Henry Young’s middle name Dickson is his mother’s maiden name. The Dickson family is on the same 1860 census from Calhoun, Columbia, Arkansas.

Leonard H. Young – born about 1825, Oglethorpe, GA; Died Sept 1900 References: (1) Lines 26-28, 1850 Census - District 800, Troup County, GA of 19 Oct 1850, lists L. H. Young, wife Elizabeth & great grand uncle John W. Young; (2) 1860; Census Place: Calhoun, Columbia, AR; Roll: M653_39; Page: 284; image: 285. Lists L. Young, wife Eliza, sons John and Henry. (3) Leonard Young is listed on the Arkansas Confederate Pension Records, his wife Elizabeth applied as a widow in 1912. Rebecca Leftwich - born 1795 died 1850 is the Wife of Leonard Young – born 1796 GA died 1873 AL References: (1) 1820, 1830, 1840 Census for Oglethorpe, Talbot and Troup Counties Georgia are consistent with family size, ages, gender and records for the Leonard H. Young family. (2) “The History of Salem Baptist Church, 1789-1989” by Carolyn Bryant Faz pages 181-185. (3) pages 19-20 of "Captain John Leftwich of Bedford Co., Virginia, and Oglethorpe Co., GA (died Feb. 26, 1797)" written by Oliver C. Weaver Jr. 1229 Greensboro Rd., W. Birmingham, AL 35208; year 1996.

“Rebecca Leftwich, b. cir. 1795, married Leonard H.Young, Sept. 4, 1815.3 Apparently they settled in Oglethorpe County, Ga., but were subsequently in Greene County. Headright grants for Oglethorpe County, Ga., show that Leonard Young was granted 42 acres in 1814 and an additional 176 acres in 1815 on Long Creek, Oglethorpe Co., Ga.4 On Oct. 12, 1822, James Russell deeded land in Greene County to Leonard H. Young, and on Dec. 13, 1829, Leonard H. Young sold 216 acres "on the north fork of Little River bordering Watts" 1 U.S. Census, Troup Co., Ga., 1850, p. 83 # 417 and # 418. 2 For more on John and Mary (Leftwich) Reynolds see Sec. F. The Reynolds Connection below. 3 Greene Co., Ga. Mar. Licenses 1811-1817, p. 74. On microfilm. 4 See Index of Headright Grants citing pps. 398 and 533. 19 in Greene County, Ga., to John Armstrong.1 Census records show two persons of the name Leonard Young in Oglethorpe Co, in 1820. Leonard Young's[ Sr.] will of Jan. 2, 1823, names his children including son Leonard.2 Census records show Leonard H. Young in Talbot County, Ga., in 1830, and in Troup County in 1840 (listed next to William Reynolds, son of John Reynolds who married Rebecca's sister, Mary Leftwich). The U.S. Census of 1850 for Troup County lists: Leonard H. Young 54M Farmer b. Ga Rebecca 55F " Aston 28M " • Rebecca 23F " Sytha 2IF " James 19M " Frances 16F " Hasseltine 13F " Leonard 15M " Leonard H. Young died in Troup County, Ga.3

John Leftwich is the father of Rebecca Leftwich – born 1750 Bedford County, VA; Died 26 Feb 1797 Oglethorpe County, GA. References: (1) DAR# A201657 (2) pages 19-20 of "Captain John Leftwich of Bedford Co., Virginia, and Oglethorpe Co., GA (died Feb. 26, 1797)" written by Oliver C. Weaver Jr. 1229 Greensboro Rd., W. Birmingham, AL 35208; year 1996. (3) John Leftwich, birth 1750, VA, Volume 102, Page 386, Sgt, Muster and payrolls of the Rev. War, 1775-1783. ( Vols. For 1914-15 of the "Collections" of the N.Y. Hist. Soc.) 1914-15. (2v.):