Moses Younglove was the son of Isaiah and Mary Lucas Younglove. He married Polly Patterson 11 July 1781 in New Lebanon. Moses and Polly had no children of their own but adopted a niece Polly Younglove Jones.

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A Revolutionary War surgeon, Dr Moses was captured and carried to Canada. He suffered greatly at the hands of his Indian captors and acquired a lifelong antipathy for Indians. Dr. Moses and Polly had no children but a favored niece, Polly Younglove JONES, spent part of her childhood with her aunt and uncle and was formally or informally adopted by them. Polly married Elam TILDEN and became the mother of Samuel Jones TILDEN,
governor of New York and unsuccessful presidential candidate against Rutherford B. Hayes. Dr. Moses embraced the concept of inoculation against smallpox developed by the English surgeon Edward Jenner in 1796-97. Following an initial period of rejection in America a Rev. Cotton Mather's house was bombed after he publicly espoused inoculation and subjected his own son to it. The idea was finally accepted and widely practiced. Dr. Moses is reputed to have made considerable money from inoculations against smallpox. Information from James Younglove.

Moses Younglove was the son of Isaiah and Mary Lucas Younglove. He married Polly Patterson 11 July 1781 in New Lebanon. Moses and Polly had no children of their own but adopted a niece Polly Younglove Jones.

Other Genealogy Information:
A Revolutionary War surgeon, Dr Moses was captured and carried to Canada. He suffered greatly at the hands of his Indian captors and acquired a lifelong antipathy for Indians. Dr. Moses and Polly had no children but a favored niece, Polly Younglove JONES, spent part of her childhood with her aunt and uncle and was formally or informally adopted by them. Polly married Elam TILDEN and became the mother of Samuel Jones TILDEN,
governor of New York and unsuccessful presidential candidate against Rutherford B. Hayes. Dr. Moses embraced the concept of inoculation against smallpox developed by the English surgeon Edward Jenner in 1796-97. Following an initial period of rejection in America a Rev. Cotton Mather's house was bombed after he publicly espoused inoculation and subjected his own son to it. The idea was finally accepted and widely practiced. Dr. Moses is reputed to have made considerable money from inoculations against smallpox. Information from James Younglove.