Susannah Bryan: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Susannah Bryan was born in 1762 in Bryans Settlement, Rowan Co, North Carolina; died in 1836 in Eureka Springs, Carroll Co, Arkansas.

Susannah married Bazel Boren, Sr. about 1780 in of, Springfield, Robertson Tennessee. Bazel was born in 1752; died after 1810 in of,. Robertson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Mary Boren was born in Sep 1781 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died in 1848 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, Iowa.

Generation: 2

Mary Boren

(1.Susannah¹) was born in Sep 1781 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died in 1848 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, Iowa.

Mary married Jacob Young about 1802 in Robertson Co, Tennessee, and was divorced about 1810. Jacob (son of William Young and Elizabeth Huff) was born on 18 May 1774 in Essex Co, Virginia; died in 1842 in Robertson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Squire Boren Young was born in 1802 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died in 1838 in Union Co, Illinois.
4. William Alma Young, Sr. was born on 28 Aug 1805 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died on 3 Sep 1875 in Washington, Washington Co, Utah.
5. John Young was born in 1804 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died in 1816 in Union Co, Ilinois.
6. Alfred Douglas Young was born on 13 Apr 1808 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died on 17 Mar 1889 in Kanab, Kane Co, Utah.
7. Elizabeth Young was born in 1809 in Union Co, Illinois; died in 1825 in Union Co, Illinois.

Mary married Willis Boren on 30 Jun 1819 in Union Co, Ilinois. Willis was born on 11 Mar 1796 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died on 25 Nov 1895 in Laseville, Garfield Co, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 3

Squire Boren Young

(2.Mary², 1.Susannah¹) was born in 1802 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died in 1838 in Union Co, Illinois.

Notes:

There were no roads in Gibson County,Tennessee, when Squire Boren Young [a son of Mary Boren Young/Boren and her first husband Jacob Young; grandson of Bazel Boren; named after Squire Boone who was the father of Daniel Boone] arrived there in the early to mid-1820's. The court gave jury duty on a fairly regular basis, and also the county officials gave out the responsibility of building new roads. Squire Young and his stepfather Willis Boren were given the responsibility to mark out how one of the new roads should be built. They were to scout out the area and decide which direction the new road should go, according to the way the land lay. The "scouts" would then mark the way by marking trees by cutting chunks out of the bark with an ax or hatchet. Another way to mark the road would be to stack rocks up to show the way. Then workmen with horses, axes, shovels, and picks would move along the path. The workmen would remove trees, rocks, and other obstacles. They would also build bridges over the creeks. (FHL book 976.823 P2w, Gibson Co Tenn Court Minutes page 87): "Ordered that the following be a Jury of View to mark a road from the highland where the Dresden and Huntingdon Road fork to the county line in a direction of Paris, to wit: Elijah Billingsley Jr, Squire Young, Willis Brown [Boren], B. Baker, John Murphy, David L. Thomas, Jacob Mills, Jacob Bradbury."----from Life and Times of William Young by Gary Dean Young

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4. William Alma Young, Sr. (2.Mary², 1.Susannah¹) was born on 28 Aug 1805 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died on 3 Sep 1875 in Washington, Washington Co, Utah.
5. John Young (2.Mary², 1.Susannah¹) was born in 1804 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died in 1816 in Union Co, Ilinois.
6. Alfred Douglas Young (2.Mary², 1.Susannah¹) was born on 13 Apr 1808 in Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee; died on 17 Mar 1889 in Kanab, Kane Co, Utah.
7. Elizabeth Young (2.Mary², 1.Susannah¹) was born in 1809 in Union Co, Illinois; died in 1825 in Union Co, Illinois.