Captain Joseph Yonges1

M, b. circa 1604, d. 7 January 1658
FatherRev. Christopher Yonges b. 1545, d. 14 Jun 1626
MotherMargaret (?) d. 27 Oct 1630
     Joseph was born circa 1604 in County Suffolk, England. Joseph married Margaret Warryn, daughter of Thomas Warren, on 5 February 1632 in Reydon, County Suffolk, England.2 Joseph was a mariner. He was master of the ship "Love" and brought his siblings, Mary, her husband William Brown & Christopher and his wife Priscilla to New England. He resided at Salem in 1638. He took a freight of beaver to England for the Plymoutn Company in 1638 in the “Mary and Ann”. He sold his land at Salem in 1649.3,4 Joseph and Margaret had children: Joseph [1633], Gideon [1635] & John [3/10/1635-4/12/1698] [m. Mercy Horton, daughter of Barnabus Horton and Mary Langdon]. Joseph departed this life on Monday, 7 January 1658 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

Family

Margaret Warryn b. b 18 Oct 1609, d. 1669

Citations

  1. [S2269] Selah Youngs Jr., Youngs Family, Vicar Cristopher Yonges his ancestors in England and his Descendants in America, page 16-17.
  2. [S134] Daniel Kelsey Youngs, Rev. Christopher Yonges and Pastor John Youngs:
    Thomas Youngs of Oyster Bay, and his descendants: the 250th Anniversary of Pastor Yonges Settlement Oyster Bay
    , page 15.
  3. [S294] Eugene Stratton, Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620 - 1691
    , Page 518 - Joseph, mariner, Salem, 1638. He took a freight of beaver to England for the Plymoutn Company in 1638 in the “Mary and Ann” Sold land at Salem in 1649.
  4. [S2269] Selah Youngs Jr., Youngs Family, Vicar Cristopher Yonges his ancestors in England and his Descendants in America, page 16.