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This work was begun many years since in an attempt by the author to trace the descent of his ancestor, the Rev. David Youngs, from the Rev. John Youngs, first minister of Southold, L. I. Later, this was enlarged to include all the male descendants of the Rev. John Youngs, and, still later, to its present s00pe. The early history of the family was shrouded in mystery, and it has required much study and extensive research in England and in this country to rescue it from tradition and oblivion.
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