Samuel Youngs

For the American farmer and politician from New York, see Samuel Youngs (1753–1797).

Samuel Youngs (December 4, 1760 – September 12, 1839) was an American school teacher. He was a friend of Washington Irving and elements of his life may be included in the character Ichabod Crane in Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", along with the character inspiration from Kinderhook Schoolteacher, Jesse Merwin.[1][2]

He served as a lieutenant in the American Revolutionary War, and was honored, along with other residents of Tarrytown who fought in that war, with a monument erected in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.[2] He was a Federalist member of the New York State Assembly in 1796–97, 1809 and 1810; and Surrogate of Westchester County.[2] He was buried in the yard of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow in Sleepy Hollow, New York. In 1851 Youngs' remains were removed to the Dale Cemetery in Ossining, New York, becoming the first interment at that cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ^ Denis, Gary (2015). SLEEPY HOLLOW: Birth of the Legend. Charleston, SC. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-5116-4546-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c "In Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Monument in Memory of Soldiers of the Revolution" (PDF). The New York Times. New York. 1894-10-14. p. 17. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  3. ^ "Historic Dale Cemetery". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-04-21.


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