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He sided with Nathaniel liacon Jr. in 1676. and being caj^tured by llerkeley was exe- cuted January 12. 1677. He was known as "Captain Young of Chickahominy."

Young, William, burgess for Essex county in 1715. He married Catherine Mon- tague, who married, after William Young's death. Richard Tyler. Jr.. of Essex. He had a son. Henry Young.

Yowell (Youell), Captain Thomas, born in 161 5 ; married Anne, daughter of Thomas Sturman. cooper, who came to Virginia from Maryland. He had: i. Thomas (born 1644). married Anne daughter of Colonel Richard Lee. He was a justice and burgess for ^Vestmoreland county in 1688. 2. Rich- ard. 3. Anne. 4. \Vinifred. 5. Penelope. His son Thomas' will was proved in 1694- 1^95-

Zane, Isaac, son of William Zane. who came from Pennsylvania about 1735 ; was burgess for Frederick county in 1773- 1744 and 1775-177^. and served for that county

in the con\entions of 1775 and 1776. Zanes- ville. Ohio, obtains its name from this fam- ily.

Zouch, Sir John, of Codnor. Derbyshire, and his son. John Zouch, Esq., were long engaged in colonial enterprises. The for- mer was in 163 1 appointed by the King one of the commissioners to devise a new plan of government in Mrginia. He went to \irginia in 1634 with his son John and a daughter. In addition to a plantation the father and son attempted to set up iron works, but failed for lack of support. Sir John was an intimate friend of Samuel Mathews and others of the party in Vir- ginia opposed to Governor Harvey, and on his return to England in April, 1635, seems to have carried the statement of the griev- ances of the popular party. He owned land at "Roxdale," in Chesterheld county. His son in 1623 was a member of the \'irginia Company of London. Sir John died in 1639. His grandfather, who was named also Sir John Zouch. was a companion in arms of Sir Walter Raleigh, in Ireland, in 1581-82.

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