ssistant Quartermaster at the Fredericksburg Magazine during the Revolutionary War.The Young “clan” at the magazine included Richard, Reuben Young, and his son, John Young. Reuben started as a guard or sentry at the magazine and then became a Waggoner or wagon master for the Quartermaster Corps. John Young started very young to serve his county and subsequently because of his age and stamina became a messenger between General Washington and Gen Weedon.