Sketch of Leonard Young, Warren County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Leonard Young, of Virginia, married Mary Higgins, and settled in
Fayette County, KY.  They had thirteen children: Nancy, Elizabeth,
William, James, Richard, Frances, Jane, John, Aaron H., Henry, Mary,
Catharine and Benjamin.  James married nancy Booker, by whom he had:
Elizabeth, William, Richard, Mary, Martha, Nancy K., Booker, James S.,
Sarah J., Frances A., Caroline, John H. and Elenora E.  William and
Mary came to Missouri.  The latter married Stephen Ellis, of Kentucky
who settled in St. Charles County, MO., in 1826.  William was born in
Shelby County, KY., in March, 1803.  He settled in the town of St.
Charles in 1827; but the following year he removed to Troy, in Lincoln
County, where he practiced law for many years.  He was also County
Judge.  He was married first to Martha A. Boyd, daughter of Hon.
William G. Boyd, of Shelby County, KY., by whom he had but one child,
who died in infancy.  Mrs. Young also died, and he was married the
second time to Sarah C. Russell, of Kentucky, by whom he had: James R.,
Richard, Samuel, William H., Anna B. and Susan F. E.  John, Aaron H.
and Benjamin Young also came to Missouri.  John was a physician, having
graduated at the Philadelphia Medical College.  He came to Warren Coun-
ty in 1816, and laid off the town of Marthasville, which he named for
his first wife, Martha Fuqua.  He was married twice; first to Martha
Fuqua, of Virginia, in 1805, who died without children.  In 1811 he
married Sarah Scott, of Virginia, who also died without children.  The
Doctor moved to St. Louis in 1827, and died while on a visit to some 
of his wife's relations in Alabama, in 1832.  Aaron Young was married
in 1804, to Theodosia Winn, of Fayette County, KY., and came to Miss-
ouri and settled near Marthasville in 1819.  His children were: James,
Martha, Elizabeth, Leonard and Mary.  Mr. Young served as County Judge
for several terms, and finally moved to St. Louis County, where he
died.  Benjamin Young was born in Fayette County, KY., in 1791.  He 
married Mary Maaro, and came to Warren County in 1819.  He settled at
Marthasville, and opened a store, being the first merchant of the place.
In 1820 he removed to Callaway County and settled in Ham's Prairie, at
a place called Elizabeth, which was the first county seat of Callaway
County.  In February, 1821, he was appointed the first County Judge,
by Gov. McNair, which office he filled for a number of years with 
credit to himself and the county.  Mr. Young was a man of superior 
talents, and represented Callaway County in both Houses of the State
Legislature for a number of years.  He was also a member of the Con-
stitutional Convention of 1845.  Unfortunately he had an impediment in
his speech, and always had to go through a certain formula before he
could speak, which was as follows: "Be-kase, be-kase, be-kase, sir, by
g_d," at the same time advancing with a short hop at the utterance of
each word.  He was married twice, and by his first wife he had: Hannah,
Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth and William M.  By his second wife he had
Anna and Martha.

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