Robert Young

Abt 1640 - 1726  (86 years)

• Name	Robert Young  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1640
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1660	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Wright, servitor to John Young, wright
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Transported prisoner
  Occupation	1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Wright
  Imprisonment	24 May 1685	Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Held in Dunnottar Castle until c12 August, then marched to Leith arriving 17 August
  Imprisonment	18 Jun 1685	Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Subject of a petition to the Privy Council by his wife Alison Johnston, seeking to alleviate conditions in the Dunnottar Prison
  	“Anent a petition presented by Grissell Cairnes and Alison Johnston in behalfe of Mr William McMillan and Robert Young, wright in Edinburgh, their husbands, and the rest of the prisoners in the Castle of Dunnottar, shewing that the petitioners said husbands, who are under no sentance, with many others haveing been sent prisoners to the said Castle, they are in a most lamentable condition, there being one hundreth and ten of them togither in one vault, where there is litle or no daylight at all, and, contrare to all modestie, men and women promiscuously togither and fourtie tuo more in another roume in the same condition, and no person allowed to come near them with meat or drink, but such bread and drink as scarce any rationall creature can live upon, and yet at extraordinär rates being tuentie pennies each pynt of ale which is not worth a plack the pint, and the peck of sandie dustie meal is afforded to them at eightein shilling per peck, and not so much as a drink of water allowed to be caryed to them whereby they are not only in a starveing condition but must inevitably incurr a plague or other fearfull deseases without the Councill provyd a speedy remidy, and therfor humbly supplicating that warrant might be granted to the effect underwritten. The Lords of his Majesties Privy Councill, haveing heard and considered the forsaid petition, doe hereby continow that part of the desire for liberty till they considder furder of the petitioners caise; but in the meantyme gives ordor and warrant to the deputy governour of the Castle of Dunnotar to suffer and permitt meat and drink and other necessars to be brought in to the petitioners by their freinds or servants at the ordinary easie rates, and to allow the saids Mr William McMillan and Robert Young a distinct roume from the rest, and in regaird of the heat of the season of the year that all the prisoners may be so accomodate without throng that their health be endangered as litle as possible.”
  Religion	Aug 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Presbyterian - Covenanter. One of the signatories of the testimony aboard the Henry and Francis protesting their banishment
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  Legal	12 May 1686	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	One of several Covenanter prisoners subject to a case brought by Captain Richard Hutton for the costs of their transportation (£5)
  Occupation	18 Jul 1690	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [9]
  	Pounder (responsible for the maintenance of the town pound) - date chosen by the Town Meeting
  Property	8 Jan 1692/93	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [10, 11]
  	Land purchased from Thomas Pierson and his wife, location not specified. Probably the 60 acres within the bounds of Newark
  Religion	Abt 1695	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [12]
  	Trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Newark
  Occupation	1696	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [12]
  	Sheriff of Newark
  Occupation	10 Mar 1703/04	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  	Sheep master - one of four chosen by the Town Meeting, responsible for hiring a shepherd
  Legal	17 May 1726	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [13]
  	Executor, with his brother-in-law, Benjamin Baldwin, of Benjamin Baldwin, sr
  Origin	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [14]
  Death	7 Nov 1726	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  	Said to be aged 63
  Person ID	I44724	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Alison Johnston,   b. Abt 1641
  Marriage	10 Jun 1659	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [15]
  Children	1. Jonet Young,   b. 1660, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 1671 (Age < 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jonet Young,   b. 1671, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Baldwin,   b. Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Stephen Young,   b. 4 Jul 1716, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA d. Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. David Young,   b. Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA d. 3 Sep 1765, Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Young,   b. Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA d. 25 Apr 1788, Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Jonathan Young,   b. Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Robert Young,   b. Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 10 Jun 1659 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Wright, servitor to John Young, wright - 1660 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Wright - 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Imprisonment - Held in Dunnottar Castle until c12 August, then marched to Leith arriving 17 August - 24 May 1685 - Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland Imprisonment - Subject of a petition to the Privy Council by his wife Alison Johnston, seeking to alleviate conditions in the Dunnottar Prison - 18 Jun 1685 - Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland Religion - Presbyterian - Covenanter. One of the signatories of the testimony aboard the Henry and Francis protesting their banishment - Aug 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Legal - One of several Covenanter prisoners subject to a case brought by Captain Richard Hutton for the costs of their transportation (£5) - 12 May 1686 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Pounder (responsible for the maintenance of the town pound) - date chosen by the Town Meeting - 18 Jul 1690 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Religion - Trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Newark - Abt 1695 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Sheriff of Newark - 1696 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Sheep master - one of four chosen by the Town Meeting, responsible for hiring a shepherd - 10 Mar 1703/04 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Legal - Executor, with his brother-in-law, Benjamin Baldwin, of Benjamin Baldwin, sr - 17 May 1726 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Origin - - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death - 7 Nov 1726 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

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