, ▁Ohio , ▁an ▁area ▁that ▁Young ▁had ▁considered ▁purch asing . ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁he ▁purchased ▁the ▁entire ▁town ship ▁of ▁ 1 5 , 5 6 0 ▁acres ▁( 6 3   km ² ) ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁Land ▁Company ▁for ▁$ 1 6 , 0 8 5 ▁ ▁through ▁a ▁land ▁contact , ▁though ▁the ▁official ▁convey ance ▁was ▁not ▁completed ▁until ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁as ▁Young ▁and ▁the ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁Land ▁Company ▁were ▁still ▁negoti ating . ▁The ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁officially ▁recorded ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 0 2 . ▁Young ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁P ione er ▁in ▁Ohio ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁The ▁Young s ' ▁had ▁their ▁son ▁George ▁during ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁Ohio , ▁but ▁they ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁Whit est own ▁due ▁to ▁Mary ' s ▁health ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Young ▁died ▁in ▁Whit est own ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Young s ' ▁had ▁three ▁sons , ▁John ▁Young ▁Jr ▁( 1 7 9 4 - 1 8 7 5 ), ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁Com mod ore ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy , ▁William ▁Clark ▁Young ▁( 1 7 9 9 - 1 8 9 3