Silvanus Young was born Saturday, April 23, 1735 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, and was the son of Robert Young II and Elizabeth Pepper. He was the great-grandfather of Daniel H. Otis and the grandfather of Elizabeth M. (Young) Otis.
Silvanus died Wednesday, May 27, 1807 at almost 72 years-old in Maromas, Middletown, CT.
Here are copies of his will with a link to click on a larger version to download if the reader wishes.