Taylor-Early Records  

Research by Gloria Taylor and Martha Mewborn Marble

EARLY RECORDS of N.C. - by Dr. Stephen Bradley

VOL II - WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS, INVENTORIES, DEEDS 1677 - 1790
1.#608 - Inventory of Abraham Taylor - Johnston C - June Ct 1752 - Joseph Taylor Exec

VOL III - LOOSE PAPERS AND RELATED MATERIALS - 1712 - 1798
1. #53 - Estate sell of John Beeslie - Craven County - May 1755 - buyers Abraham Taylor, Richard Taylor

2. #662 - List of debts due estate of Thomas Pearson - 1749 - no county but would be Craven - Abram Taylor
  1. #874 - Inventory of Abraham Taylor of Johnston Co - taken by Joseph Taylor June Ct 1752

  1. #16- estate sell of James Arnold 19 Jan 1761 buyers Robert, Absalom Taylor

  1. #347 Thomas Harbritt 14 Feb 1755 buyers Robart Taylor

  1. # 692 John Powell 10 Nov 1747 mentioned Moses Taylor, John Beasley, Henry and John Roberts no county but would be Craven

  1. John Beesley estate sale May 1755 buyers Abraham Taylor, Richard Taylor Craven
VOL VI 1737 - 1749

Will of Marthew Risonour 18 Nov 1747 Sept C 1747 Craven Co

WIT Jacob Tayler, Gasper (x) Granade, Paul Ives

VOL VII
1. #516 - WILL of Abraham (X) Taylor Sr 2 April 1751 Dec Ct 1751 Johnston County - daughter Prudence land where I now dwell with reversion to my granddaughter Dinah Taylor daughter of Joseph Taylor and further reversion to my grandson Abraham Taylor Jr son of Abraham Taylor Jr. Wife Ede - bed and furniture during her widowhood. son in law George Marshall - bed and furniture. Children Robert, Anne Calton, Jacob, Rachel Beezley, Joseph, Abraham - rest of my goods Exec son Joseph WIT Henry Roberts, Sarah (x) Privat, John Atkinson

2. Will of John Collins Craven 20 Feb 1748/9 &endash; March Court 1750
grandchildren Ives

WIT William (x) Smtih, Gerge (x) Barber, Jacob Tayler

VOL 8

  1. Will of Luke Roe 30 Dec 1774 12 Jan 1775
  2. Brother Thomas and his son Benjamin, Matthew Stephence all my land brother in law Joshua Taylor saddle and 5 pds, Joshua's son Jacob l bed and furniture. Remained of my estate to be sold and the money put at interest for the children of Joshua Taylor as they come of age

Ex Peter Physioc
WIT Matthew Stephens, Nance (x) Stephens, Peter Physioc

  1. Will of John Slocumb 17 Dec 1759 Exec Jacob Taylor


  1. Will of Samuel Pope 5 Jan 1758 Feb Ct 1758

Land on WS Core Creek
WIT Robert Taylor


COLONIAL RECORDS

Selected entries

BOOK 4

p 1247 27 Sept 1751 - CORNELIUS &endash; land &endash; 100 acres in Johnston
THOMAS had 100 acres in Johnston

There was a Jacob in Beaufort Co in 1737/38

P 617 JACOB 5 May 1742 - proved rights Craven Co 7 whites no blacks

P 335 16 Nov 1738 JOHN TAYLOR 200 acres but does not say where there was one in Chowan at this time

P 640 - 10 Nov 1743 Rights of WILLIAM TAYLOR proven &endash; Craven Co 4 whites

P 34 1743 Winder Blyler 200 acres in craven

P 960 30 Sept 1749 Wendell Blyler 200 acres in Johnston

P 349 7 June 1739 Wendel Blythe 139 acres

P 1249 30 Sept 1751 Wendel Blythe 200 acres Johnston

BOOK 6

P 1019 24 Dec 1763 petition of William Blyther &endash; patent for 200 acres in Craven dated 25 Feb 1743 to be recorded

VOL 22

P 323 6 Jan 1751 - list of foot soldiers Craven Co &endash; district, lower side of SW Crick to the Town Bounds
ROBERT, JOHN JR., ABRAM, RICHARD CARTON, ABSOLEUM, JOHN, SOLOMON BEASLEY, several Slades

P 87 Rev War Pensioners
MOSES TYLER, ISAAC, JOHN, WILLIAM, JOHN SENR, RICHARD

P 494 foot soldiers in Capt William Whitfields Command &endash; no dates but appears to be Dobbs Co
Geo Marshall, JACOB TAYLOR, WENDEL BLITHERS

P 318 List of Gentlemen Soldiers William Isler, Lt &endash; ca 1756 ?? from NS Trent River from Higgans Bridge
JOHN, JAMES

P 319 soldiers in James Mackilweans Com - Maul Run to county line between Johnston and Craven
JOHN, JAMES, TUKE

VOL 24

P 641 1784 - alter name of Joshua, Moses, Aaron, Mark and William TAYLOR to last name of Sugg Moses Sugg was the natural father
NOTE: Received information in Jan 2002 that these people lived in what is today Wake co

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