The Young Family has been, by and large, an agrarian farming family until the 20^th century. The biggest claim to fame (not very big however) was the selection of Abraham and William Young's land by George Washington in 1791 as part of the country's new capital, Washington, DC. Their land included what is now the Congressional Cemetery and additional lands north and east to about halfway to the present site of the Capital building. Elizabeth (Young) Wheeler, their sister, operated a ferry across the Anacostia River with her husband Aquila Wheeler. During the War of 1812, Elizabeth's home was used as the headquarters for the British. William Young came to America prior to 1696 from the Sherrifdom of Dumfries in Scotland. The Youngs moved to Prince George's County from St Mary's County, MD in 1696 when they acquired two plantations, Thorpland and Perry Hills. In 1731 William bought the plantations Knock and Meury which were on the eastern branch of the Potomac (Anacostia River).

In the years following the sale of their farms, the children dispersed. Samuel Wade Young, the son of Abraham moved to Loudoun County, VA in 1803 and his son, Thomas Jefferson Young, moved to Adams County, OH in 1843. Thomas' son, Thomas Heaton Young, moved to Highland County. The family stayed in that area until the 1940's. I was born in Highland County, but have lived in various parts of the country since I was 8 years old.

About the crest: It was chosen by Wendell Potter, my first father-in-law, when he designed and drew a label for the wines I made many years ago. If I ever establish our first progenitor from England, I hope to determine the proper crest for our family.