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Queen Anne in 1710, were recovered after the Revolution and brought to Canada. Theywere divided between the Mohawks of Tyendinaga near Deseronto, and the Chapel of theMohawks on the Six Nations lands (now Brantford) on the Grand River.Thus one can conclude that at the beginning of the Revolution there was a connectionbetween the Mohawks, most likely the Hill family (who owned most of the MohawkFlats) of Ft. Hunter, and the Young family of Canajoharie. A reasonable hypothesis thatwill be explored here is that Lt. John Young’s wife from prior to the Revolution was aMohawk who had family ties to the Ft. Hunter area, specifically the Mohawk Flats, andmost likely to the Hill family.2) Young Family Residence – After the RevolutionAs noted earlier in the discussion of John Young Jr., the family at one time resided in theMohawk Village. In January of 1784 John Young purchased the property that was tobecome the Young Tract (Seneca Township, Haldimand Count, Ontario) from the thenowners, the Mississauga. He built a home on what later became the Haldimand Grantand Six Nations Reserve, and established a farm close to the Delaware and LowerCayuga settlements. However he also had a second residence. In his 1788 claim forwartime losses, John Young explained to the examiners that in the spring of that year hewas residing 70 miles back [from Niagara] at the Mohawk Village (NA, A.O.13/16,p.462), and was unaware that he was expected to attend a hearing. It appears that,perhaps because of family ties, Young maintained a second home within the communitywhere most of the Mohawks resided.3) Sundry Items Linking the Hill and Young - Nelles Families:John and Catharine Young named their youngest son Joseph Young, perhaps afterCatharine’s relative and John’s good friend, Joseph Brant. At Tyendinaga in 1813, achief of the Mohawks was one “Young Hill”. His name appears repeatedly in sundrydocuments (NA, RG10, Indian Affairs Papers) with this spelling so it would appear thathis forename was Young. This would suggest a link between the Hill and Young familiescirca 1790 (at which time presumably Young Hill was born).Furthermore, in 1791 John Young (“garege”) paid the merchant William Nelles todischarge the debt of “Aaron Hill Capt. David Son” – his wife’s potential relatives(Toronto Public Library, Baldwin Room, 5111 Nelles, William Accounts and MilitiaPapers, Account Book, William Nelles, 1792-1837).Among the list of Six Nations who served at the Battle of Chippewa during the War of1812 was a Mohawk named Henry Nelles Hill (Johnston, 1964).On the Six Nations Band Lists for the distribution of interest payments beginning Spring1873 among the Lower Mohawk was Number 361 Young Geo. (Rev.) Seth Clauseaccepted the money on Young’s behalf as he did for Spring 1874. The Fall 1873 and1874 payments were signed for by Hester Thomas (NA, RG10, Vol. 9565, C-7177).Hester was a kinswoman of Abraham Kennedy Smith (noted later in relation to the Cotter6