. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . ip-builder. Richard spent some part of his time working a farm atOyster Bay. He was also engaged in driving a stage fora time between that place and Hicksville. In later lifehe parted with his interests on Center Island and boughtland on Cove Neck, where he afterward resided. Hehad strong faith in the final triumph of the Union armiesduring the war of the Rebellion, and accordingly in-vested in government securities at that time. These se-curities inured greatly to his benefi
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . ip-builder. Richard spent some part of his time working a farm atOyster Bay. He was also engaged in driving a stage fora time between that place and Hicksville. In later lifehe parted with his interests on Center Island and boughtland on Cove Neck, where he afterward resided. Hehad strong faith in the final triumph of the Union armiesduring the war of the Rebellion, and accordingly in-vested in government securities at that time. These se-curities inured greatly to his benefit in after years. Helived a life of usefulness, and came down to his death ina good old age, departing this life March 12th two sons reside on the property on Cove Neckowned by their father. Daniel W. is a large oysterproducer, who has sold for cash in one year oysters to theamount of ^40,000, besides those sold on running ac-counts. He owns several sloops engaged in the residence is finely situated on Oyster Bay Harbor,and his home though plain is a home of industry, comfortand hospitality. 496. §Vv^ ^.^^ o&Hy^ 4-/^. i^<n^ Daniel K. Youngs. Beautifully-located on Oyster Bay Harbor, and nest-ling among the hillsides which slope to the very edge ofthat picturesque sheet of water, is the Youngs home-stead. Here eight generations of the family have beenborn, and here the family still reside, in a house a por-tion of which more than two centuries ago shelteredtheir ancestors. The Rev. John Youngs, the first of the family whocame to America, set out from Hingham, England, andarrived at New Haven in 1638. From thence he migra-ted to Southold, Suffolk county, where many of his de-scendants still reside. He was known as a very devoutman, but one fully alive and active in secular as well asreligious affairs. His second son, Thomas, removed fromSouthold to Oyster Bay Cove in 1655, and was admittedinto the original purchase, the share set off to himbeing what was us
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