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I have been researching the Michael Cadet Young family in the Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION #3242 MARY HUNTER KENNEDY PAPERS. In the collection, I found two letters that mention old "uncle and aunt" Sadler and "Featherston." Although uncle and aunt Sadler are not identified, a reasonable assumption is that they are Thomas Sadler and his wife Rebecca Featherstone. In both letters, Featherstone is reported to have some sort of growth on his nose. It must have been pretty impressive/disgusting to merit such mention.
April 28, 1792 Letter from William and Susannah Gill to Susannah’s father Thomas Cadet Young and step-mother Lucy
April 28, 1792
Dear Father and Mother
As we are at so great a distance not to enjoy each others company we formerly did, I have undertaken once more by way of writing to you to inform you of our State of health, as we thank god we are all well at present and we hope this letter will find you and your Family in good health. We have nothing Strange nor uncomon to inform you of but are very uneasy in our minds that we do not hear from you, we have not received a letter from you for many months which makes us fear you have forgot us intirely, we hope and pray for the future you will be mindful of to inform us by every opportunity of your state and wellfare as we still esteem you as Honoured parents we have got another son and for your sake we have named him Thomas your old Dady and mamy Ragsdale and their family is well likewise Uncle Billy Johnsons family old uncle and aunt Sadler is well also but poor Featherston is in a low state of health, Something has [?] on his nose and is likely to kill him. The Neighbors is all rite pray give our best love and respects to and Andrew Cason and his family and inform us by the first opportunity of Judith’s wellfare and [where? when?] [slives ?] and so I’ll conclude and remain your loving and dutiful children till Death
Wm and Susanah Gill
[ ] give my compliments to Esquire Huston and his family also to Mrs. McCord and his.
John Young, of Mecklinburg Co., 1792 Letter To His Brother Thomas Cadet Young.
December 10th 1792
Dear Brother and Friends, I received your letter by Mr. Gill which gives me great satisfaction to hear from you especially to hear you and your Famaly [sic] and all your Children are well. I cannot write you the same Happy news concerning my family. Becy is still in low state of health tho I think she is something mending. The rest of may children are all well. I thank the almightly my wife is with child and is very unwell as she commonly is at such times. I have nothing strange or uncommon to inform you of. I have heard no of Brother Francis nor Brother Billey since I wrote you the last letter. I heard from uncle Sadler and his famaly [sic] some few weeks past. The old people are still alive. Featherston has something risen on his nose and is likely to kill him. Your uncle Wm. Johnson I saw last Sunday. He and his famaly [sic] is well, and Brother Thomas, send me a letter by every opportunity Which you may depend I will return you the favor every chance I get and as I have nothing more at present to inform you of, give me leave to ascribe myself your loving Brother till death.
John Young
My wife and children gives their Best love to you and all enquiring friends. Also give my complements to all your sons and daughters. Tell them if convenient I will come out next fall and swap a jock [joke?] with them.
JY
Janice McAlpine
PS
Michael Cadet Young did NOT marry Martha Sadler in 1723. That is junk genealogy. He actually married Temperance about 1730. She was his one and only wife, not a second wife. (I have records if anyone is interested.) Even though Michael Cadet Young didn't marry Martha Sadler, it is possible that Temperance was a Sadler and that Thomas was her brother.
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