Pvt. Isaac YOUMANS Sr.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Research Notes: Youmans, B. Franklin; Bio. & Gen. History of Newark and Essex Cty.; Vol. I; Pub. 1898. ¹ In the early settlement of New York there crossed the Atlantic from Holland the founders of the Youmans family in America, and throughout the colonial period, as well as in our later civilization, representatives of the name have been prominently connected with the events which form the history of the country. The original American ancestors resided in the Knickerbocker city, but later members of the family located on the Mohawk River above Albany. Isaac's father lost his life in that river while trying to save a lady from drowning. Isaac was born on the banks of the Mohawk, in 1747, and served for eight years in the Revolutionary war, valiantly aiding the colonies in their struggle for independence. After the establishment of the republic, Isaac came to New Jersey in company with Joseph Lyons and Squire Cocker, locating in Orange, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. Subsequently he returned to Albany, New York, where he remained for about six years, when he again removed to Orange, where he spent the remainder of his days, his death occurring in May, 1833. His remains are interred in the old Presbyterian cemetery in Orange.

Isaac married Nancy COCKER, daughter of John COCKER and Wife of John COCKER (MAIDEN UNKNOWN), in 1788. (Nancy COCKER was born in Jul 1768.)