American AcornsMary M. (Westbrook) Young
1841–1898 · Female · died at 57
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Overview
Mary M. (Westbrook) Young1841–1898Jasper Newton Young1839–1901Husband
Family
Parents
- Mother: Elizabeth R. Westbrooks c. 1816–aft. 1880
Likely evidence: show why
Why: The chancery bill calls Elizabeth Westbrooks Henry's widow, not Mary's mother; the 'E.', 64, next door in 1880 fits.
Records:
- Monroe County, Mississippi, chancery case 1455, 'Mary M. Young et al.' against her siblings and co-heirs: bill of complaint sworn 6 Mar 1871, with a filing endorsement dated 9 Sep 187[1] (last digit obscured); motion to dismiss filed 2 Jan 1872. Ancestry collection 8995, record 4473319, images 005841875_01551-01562 (the complete case file) (view at Ancestry)
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
- Father: Henry Westbrooks 1815–1852
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: The 1871 chancery bill has 'Mary M. Young and her husband J. N. Young' suing as one of Henry Westbrooks's children and heirs at law (image inspected in the saved research).
Records:
- Monroe County, Mississippi, chancery case 1455, 'Mary M. Young et al.' against her siblings and co-heirs: bill of complaint sworn 6 Mar 1871, with a filing endorsement dated 9 Sep 187[1] (last digit obscured); motion to dismiss filed 2 Jan 1872. Ancestry collection 8995, record 4473319, images 005841875_01551-01562 (the complete case file) (view at Ancestry)
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-23-2026, imported tree): Tree gave William Henry Westbrook (1815-1888).
Husband: Jasper Newton Young 1839–1901 Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Marriage bond, license and return, 6-8 May 1865 (image inspected in the saved research); her stone calls her his wife.
Records:
- Monroe County, Mississippi, marriage bond, license and return: Jasper N. Young and Mary Westbrook, married 8 May 1865. FamilySearch film 007723878, image 193
- Gravestone of Mary M. Young, Atkins Cemetery: 'MARY M. / Wife of / JASPER N. YOUNG / BORN JULY 23 1841 / DIED DEC. 3 1898'
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined; Gravestone read from a photograph.
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Marriage bond, license and return, 6-8 May 1865 (image inspected in the saved research); her stone calls her his wife.
Records:
- Monroe County, Mississippi, marriage bond, license and return: Jasper N. Young and Mary Westbrook, married 8 May 1865. FamilySearch film 007723878, image 193
- Gravestone of Mary M. Young, Atkins Cemetery: 'MARY M. / Wife of / JASPER N. YOUNG / BORN JULY 23 1841 / DIED DEC. 3 1898'
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined; Gravestone read from a photograph.
- Daughter: Mary Catherine 'Katherine' (Young) Dixon c. 1869–1937
Likely evidence: show why
Why: M. C. is in the 1880 household with the wife 'M. A.' (Mary M.).
Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
- Son: John Henry Young born c. 1871
Likely evidence: show why
Why: J. H. is in the 1880 household with the wife 'M. A.' (Mary M.).
Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
- Daughter: Sarah C. Young G 1874–1938
Likely evidence: show why
Why: S. C. is in the 1880 household with the wife 'M. A.' (Mary M.).
Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
- Son: William Zachary Young 1866–1930
Likely evidence: show why
Why: W. Z. is in the 1880 household with the wife 'M. A.' (Mary M.).
Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
- Son: C M Young G born 1879
Likely evidence: show why
Why: C. M. is in the 1880 household with the wife 'M. A.' (Mary M.).
Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Life events
| Name | Mary M. (Westbrook) Young Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Her stone reads 'MARY M. / Wife of / JASPER N. YOUNG' and the 1871 chancery bill names 'Mary M. Young and her husband J. N. Young'. Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Gravestone read from a photograph; Image examined. |
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| Born | 23 Jul 1841 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Her gravestone reads 'Born July 23, 1841' (one Find a Grave memorial says 28 Jul). No record seen gives the place of birth. Records:
Review: assessed 11-02-2026; evidence: Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-23-2026, imported tree): Tree gave 28 Jul 1841 and the name 'Margaret J.' · Unconfirmed (10-05-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. |
| Died | 3 Dec 1898 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Her gravestone, naming her as the wife of Jasper N. Young, gives Dec. 3, 1898; she is buried in Atkins Cemetery in Monroe County. No record seen names the place of death. Records:
Review: assessed 11-02-2026; evidence: Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-05-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. |
| Buried | Atkins Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Her stone (photo read in the saved research). Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Gravestone read from a photograph; Find a Grave memorial; volunteer-contributed. |
| Also recorded as | Mary Margaret Westbrook |
| Marriage | 8 May 1865, Monroe County, Mississippi, with Jasper Newton Young 1839–1901 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Married by a minister 8 May 1865; recorded 26 Jun 1865 (image inspected in the saved research). Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Chancery suit | With her husband, J. N. Young, swore to a bill of complaint in the Monroe County chancery court asking that her late father Henry Westbrooks's land be divided among his heirs, or sold, subject to the widow's right of dower, and that the share of the youngest heir, still a minor, be held for her; the clerk's filing endorsement is dated 9 September 187[1], its last digit obscured, 6 Mar 1871, Monroe County, Mississippi Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The bill's prayer, her oath of 6 Mar 1871 and the clerk's filing endorsement (the complete case file). The request is what she asked the court to do. The bill is dated by her oath of 6 Mar 1871; the year on the filing endorsement is not fully legible, because its last digit is obscured, so the filing date is not given as certain. Records:
Review: assessed 09-26-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Chancery suit | Her bill claimed three shares of the land, her own and those of two sisters who it says released their interests to her on 2 April 1870; it alleged that the widow's dower had never been set off, that the widow had left the land, and that a brother had farmed it alone for about ten years, 1871, Monroe County, Mississippi Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: These are the bill's allegations, pleaded and not proved: no answer, testimony or ruling is in the case papers, and the 1870 release (the bill's Exhibit A) is not in the file; the defendant's motion says it was never attached. Records:
Review: assessed 09-26-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Chancery suit | The brother in possession of the land moved to dismiss the bill; subpoenas returnable at Aberdeen on 22 January 1872 were served on the defendants in Monroe and Itawamba counties that month. The case papers end there and do not record an outcome, 2 Jan 1872, Monroe County, Mississippi Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The motion and its filing endorsement, the writs and the sheriffs' returns (the complete case file). No order, decree or later reference is in the file, and no outcome is inferred from it. Records:
Review: assessed 09-26-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
Record images
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Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: bill of complaint, close and signature; complainants' affidavit sworn 6 March 1871.Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 11 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: bill of complaint, page 1 (parties, heirs of Henry Westbrooks, land, dower).Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 8 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: bill of complaint, page 2 (occupancy, 1870 release by Louisa and Rachel, three shares, minor heir's age).Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 9 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: bill of complaint, page 3 (prayer for partition or sale, subject to dower).Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 10 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: defendant Williamson Westbrooks's motion to dismiss the bill of complaint, January Term 1872.Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 2 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: file jacket: 1455, Chancery Court, Monroe County, Mary M Young et al vs Williamson Westbrooks.Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 1 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: filing endorsement of the bill: filed Sept 9th 187[1].Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 12 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: filing endorsement of the motion to dismiss: No 1455, filed Jany 2nd 1872.Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 3 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: Itawamba sheriff's return on the subpoena (came to hand 10 January 1872).Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 7 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: sheriff's appointment of a special deputy and return on the Monroe subpoena, 7 January 1872.Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 5 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: writ of subpoena to the Itawamba County defendants, January 1872.Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 6 of 12
Chancery case 1455, Monroe County: writ of subpoena to the Monroe County defendants, issued 5 January 1872.Mar 1871 - Jan 1872 · image 4 of 12
Deed Book 32, p. 225: J. N. Young and wife Mary M., Louisa and Rachel D. Westbrooks quitclaim to Williamson Westbrooks for $375 (31 Jul 1872)1872-07-31 · Deed Book 32 p. 225
Monroe County, Mississippi, Chancery Docket: case 1455, Mary M. Young et al. v. Williamson Westbrooks et al. (1872 entries)1872 · docket page
1880 census, Boyds Precinct, Monroe County: J. N. Young (40, farmer) with his wife and children and W. M. Aston (57, boarder).11 Jun 1880 · page 14 (stamped 295B)
Grave marker of Mary M. (Westbrook) Young, Greenbrier Cemetery, 23 Jul 1841 - 3 Dec 1898.photograph undated- Martha Jane Westbrook nixon, Martha Jane Westbrook Nixon. David Patton Westbrook, J. R. Maggie & Matt? Eli?Unknown
Sources
- View memorial on Find a Grave Memorial 73807408
A volunteer-contributed memorial page. Its dates and family links are the contributor's; the labels on this page say which ones the records support. - Ancestry Family Trees Family histories and trees Citation only Birth, Death, Marriage
Ancestry Family Tree - Gravestone of Mary M., wife of Jasper N. Young, Atkins Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi: 'MARY M. / Wife of / JASPER N. YOUNG / BORN JULY 23 1841 / DIED DEC. 3 1898' (photograph from Find a Grave memorial 73807408) Burials and memorials Transcription Birth, Burial
Gravestone of Mary M., wife of Jasper N. Young, Atkins Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi: 'MARY M. / Wife… - Monroe County, Mississippi, chancery case 1455, 'Mary M. Young et al.' against her siblings and co-heirs: bill of complaint sworn 6 Mar 1871, with a filing endorsement dated 9 Sep 187[1] (last digit obscured); motion to dismiss filed 2 Jan 1872. Ancestry. Ancestry collection 8995, record 4473319, images 005841875_01551-01562 (the complete case packet). URL: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui- Other documents Citation only Death
- Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Marriage
Research sources
- 1880 U.S. census, Boyds, Monroe County, Mississippi, J. N. Young household Census
- Find a Grave memorial 73807408: Mary Margaret Westbrook Young (1841-1898), Atkins Cemetery Burials and memorials view at findagrave.com
- Gravestone 'Mary M., wife of Jasper N. Young, born July 23, 1841, died Dec. 3, 1898', Atkins Cemetery, Monroe Co., Mississippi (Find a Grave memorial 73807408, photograph) Other documents view at research
- Gravestone of Mary M. Young, Atkins Cemetery: 'MARY M. / Wife of / JASPER N. YOUNG / BORN JULY 23 1841 / DIED DEC. 3 1898' Burials and memorials
- Monroe County, Mississippi, chancery case 1455, 'Mary M. Young et al.' against her siblings and co-heirs: bill of complaint sworn 6 Mar 1871, with a filing endorsement dated 9 Sep 187[1] (last digit obscured); motion to dismiss filed 2 Jan 1872 Other documents view at Ancestry
- Monroe County, Mississippi, marriage bond, license and return: Jasper N. Young and Mary Westbrook, married 8 May 1865 Birth, marriage and death records
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