"Strawbridge Young, the son of Thomas Young and Naomi Hyatt, was the first Young to settle in what would become Yancey County. He was born March 4, 1772, and was probably named for Methodist minister Robert Strawbridge. Strawbridge Young and his wife Martha Wilson lived near the present-day Newdale Volunteer Fire Department firehouse, and are buried on the ridge behind this building. This graveyard is now known as Strawbridge Young Cemetery. "
"Some of the pioneers of the Young family while they were still in the 'Old Country' and were trying to slip away to get to the port where they could sail to America, planned to leave one night. They feared the sound of their footsteps on a bridge they must cross would give them away. Someone got the idea to cover the bridge with straw and they did and they got away safely. He said that afterwards one male in each family or each generation would be named Strawbridge."
"Some of the pioneers of the Young family while they were still in the 'Old Country' and were trying to slip away to get to the port where they could sail to America, planned to leave one night. They feared the sound of their footsteps on a bridge they must cross would give them away. Someone got the idea to cover the bridge with straw and they did and they got away safely. He said that afterwards one male in each family or each generation would be named Strawbridge."
"Strawbridge Young, the son of Thomas Young and Naomi Hyatt, was the first Young to settle in what would become Yancey County. He was born March 4, 1772, and was probably named for Methodist minister Robert Strawbridge. Strawbridge Young and his wife Martha Wilson lived near the present-day Newdale Volunteer Fire Department firehouse, and are buried on the ridge behind this building. This graveyard is now known as Strawbridge Young Cemetery. "
"Some of the pioneers of the Young family while they were still in the 'Old Country' and were trying to slip away to get to the port where they could sail to America, planned to leave one night. They feared the sound of their footsteps on a bridge they must cross would give them away. Someone got the idea to cover the bridge with straw and they did and they got away safely. He said that afterwards one male in each family or each generation would be named Strawbridge."
"Some of the pioneers of the Young family while they were still in the 'Old Country' and were trying to slip away to get to the port where they could sail to America, planned to leave one night. They feared the sound of their footsteps on a bridge they must cross would give them away. Someone got the idea to cover the bridge with straw and they did and they got away safely. He said that afterwards one male in each family or each generation would be named Strawbridge."
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