From History of Chautauqua County: "Charles P. Young, a native of Killingworth, Conn., removed to Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1797 ; thence, in 181 2, to this county, near Dewittville ; in 1835, to Westfield, and in 1845, to Ripley, near the lake, where he now resides. He served in the war of 1812, under Capt., afterwards Col. James McMahan. He was at the battle of Black Rock in 1813, at the time of the burning of Buffalo. He receives a pension for his services in that war. He was elected, in the town of Chautauqua, a justice of the peace, in 1830. and again in 1834. He had 3 sons : Wm. B., who resides with him on the farm ; Joseph, also a resident of Ripley ; and Charles P., Jr., who served in the late war, and died in the hospital at Hilton Head, S. C. He also had five daughters. The families are principally connected with the Methodist church." Possibly mentioned in 18381008BJS_WHS "To which, in answer to a letter to me, Col Young, for himself & the other clerks replyed that he said not one word to me about another 'mortgage' or 'bet when here a few days since." It appears that Young worked as a clerk for the Holland Land Company for some time.