Descendants of John Taylor This particular report was prepared by Martha Mewborn Marble based on research on the early lines by Gloria Taylor and myself. The later lines are based on the work of Mrs. Robert Taylor of Lenoir County, NC with some additional information based on my own research. The Alabama lines have been deleted and will be found in the excellent additional Alabama Families Report by Robert Taylor Sr. and Jr. The exception is the line of Winifred Cauley and her husband, Bartholomew Cauley. Scott Smith has graciously allowed us to use one generation from his excellent book on the Cauley family. He is currently preparing book two for publication and will notify us when it is ready. In addition, the information on Catherine Taylor, daughter of Edwin Taylor, and her husband Thomas Whaley has been eliminated from this report as it can be found in the additional Whaley Taylor Report by Keith Whaley. This is a true Joint Project by many people and we thank all of those who have contributed their research. Generation One 1. JOHN1 TAYLOR was born circa 1746. He married Catherine Davis, daughter of James Davis and Catherine Blythers, in Lenoir or Duplin County, North Carolina, circa 1771. John died before 1820 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. It has been thought that this Taylor family was seated in Duplin County and moved into Lenoir County and the same was true for the James Davis family. This was based on the records found in Duplin County which lists the heirs of Rachel Davis, daughter of James and Catherine Davis including the children of Catherine Taylor. A study of all available information proves both families never lived in Duplin County, but were seated in Lenoir County on South West Creek near Woodington. It appears that some of the families moved on north on South West Creek over the years. For years it has been written that Catherine Davis' husband was Richard but there is no evidence of a Richard in the area. Information from the Alabama cousins indicated there was an old Journal that stated the husband was William and it gave dates of birth that fit. In Edwin Taylor's Will, he mentions land adj to William Taylor's old patent and without question there was a William of the right time to have been married to Catherine; however, efforts to locate the Journal have failed. For several years I went with William as the husband but as a result of this study and the circumstantial evidence found, I now feel that John was the husband. John may have been John Taylor Jr and he possibly had a brother William and one by the name of Edward or Edwin. Because Taylor is such a common name and the lack of records in Lenoir County would make proving anything impossible, I put off any work on this family for years. In the meantime, a young cousin of the Alabama branch, Robert Taylor Jr., contacted me and then started an in-depth study of the Alabama branch. The information that Robert has turned up is incredible and he has left no stone unturned - and he wanted it taken back further. Persistent is his middle name so this study is more for Robert. Then Gloria and I combined forces and although we could not prove a lot, some enlightening information was uncovered. A number of years ago, Mrs. Robert Taylor of Lenoir County compiled a booklet on the Edwin Taylor family which is fairly complete. She did the legwork on the later family mostly by talking with all the branches of the family and we are indebted to her. I have a copy of this record and there is one at Heritage Place, LCC. I have back tracked a little on the family but not up to the present. One thing that is consistent in this family is the use of the name Windal in every branch - it is a dead give away of a connection to this family. It appears there were two families on South West Creek - the Abraham Taylor family of Maryland, and the John Taylor family. Again, there are indications our John may have been a Junior. John was not a son of Abraham although it is possible he could have been a grandson but probably only the two oldest sons of Abraham, Jacob and Robert, could have been his father and there is no indication this was the case. These two families were neighbors and appear to have had numerous land dealings but we can't connect them although I think there was a connection. The names are not the same but they appeared about the same time along with the Richard Caswell Sr family and possibly other families from Baltimore County, Maryland where they were all neighbors near Joppa and attended the same church. Abraham Taylor's father was Abraham Sr. and in Abraham Sr.'s Will, he left land to a son John. Within a year or two of Abraham Jr. moving to Craven Co, his brother John sold his inheritance in Maryland. Unfortunately, there were several John's in the church and land records and I can't sort them without a full study of the Taylors in Baltimore County. I have seen in various histories of this family, the contention that the brother John stayed in Maryland but I am not so sure he stayed given the number of John's in the area as well as other Abrahams. I am inclined to think the brother John moved to South West Creek and is our ancestor, being the John Sr. Abraham first lived maybe in New Bern and then on Core Creek and then moved to SW Creek where he died with a Will. There is more information available on the family of Abraham but even so, there is not enough to put them together. That will be covered in another section. There is more family tradition down the Alabama lines than the Lenoir County lines - some of it can't be proven but there is some circumstantial to indicate some of it is correct. One of the traditions is that Catherine died, John remarried and the youngest daughter was reared by her siblings and then moved with them to Alabama. There is a John Taylor on the 1790 Dobbs Census that is a perfect fit with the Davis records with the exception of the daughter, Elizabeth, born after 1790. Neighbors were the Millers, Harpers, and Herrings. In 1800 John does not appear on the Census but his son Wendal does. In 1810 a John appears next to Wendal and James, his sons. There is a small girl in the household but it is not known if this was the daughter Elizabeth or some other child. Family tradition states that Catherine died ca 1801 but that is not proven. John does not appear after this and it is assumed he died. It is possible that Elizabeth, on the 1820 Census was his widow but there appears to be more slaves that John would have had. It is about this time that all of his children, except for Edwin moved to Alabama. In Book 17 CA 1796 - 1798 of the Cross Indices there are two conveyances - one from John to Wendal and one from John to Edwin who was still a minor at the time. In Book 23 - 1805-1810 there is a conveyance from John to W and E Taylor on page 410 - assumed to be Windal and Edwin. On page 414 there is a conveyance between Elizabeth Taylor to Bartholomew Cauley a known son in law of John and Catherine. It is possible that deed book dates are incorrect and these deeds were registered after John's death. In Book 24 Aug 1810 - Aug 1819 there is a conveyance between James and Edwin the two assumed brothers. This would indicate that John was dec and James had inherited something and was probably selling to Edwin at which point he left for Alabama. In the same book is a conveyance between Isaac Taylor to Elizabeth and W. Taylor. Isaac may have been the administrator of John's estate which is another indication of the close relationship between the Abraham and John families. Everyone of John and Catherine's children had a son named John - not one had a son William. The records found in Duplin County for Catherine Davis Taylor's sisters prove her children but of course, if John had another child by another wife, that child would not be listed. It has been written there was another girl in this family but if that was the case, she was not a child of Catherines. Rachel Davis' heirs were among others - Catey Taylor and her heirs were - Serena, James, Windal, Edwin, Winnie, Betsey. The additional report by Robert Taylor reflects the additional children in the family tradition in Ala. But they are not proven. Nothing is known about Serena. Betsy was Elizabeth and she married Absolem Wall in Alabama. Winifred married Bartholomew Cauley and moved to Alabama with her brothers James and Windal. Only Edwin remained in Lenoir County where he has many descendants. In a letter written by a son of Elizabeth Wall many years ago, he states his mother told him she was reared by her siblings- probably Windal after her mother died and her father remarried. One has to be careful is working with Southwest Creek as it cuts all across Lenoir Co from Duplin to Jones. There was a William Taylor of Wayne County, and another one who was the son of Robert Taylor a little further north of Deep Run and NS River close to the Wayne border. Of all the land grants this one is the most promising HOFFMAN'S LAND PATETS 1. Edward Taylor - 1770 - 30 A Dobbs - SS Neuse Graddy's Branch - adj Windal Blyde and John Irwin I don't know where Graddy's Branch was but my hunch is Windal Blyde/Bliters and other spellings was the father of Catherine wife of James Davis. Catherine had a son Edwin which could have been a shortened version of Edward although I have never seen Edwin's name written as anything other than Edwin. HOFFMAN - Land Patents - 1735 - 1764 NOTE: Includes both Lenoir and Duplin County Patents 1. #4714 - William Taylor - 28 Sept 1754 - 100 Ac in Duplin county NS Goshen Swamp adj John Rogers 2. #5329 - William Alphin - 3 March 1759 - 500 Ac Johnston County adj James Coliot, Wm Kinchin, Wm Taylor, Spanns line and a Branch 3. #5107 - William Taylor - 7 Oct 1756 - 200 A in Johnston Co SS Norhunty on Cow Branch adj Branch and Flowers Corner 4 #6214 - p 430 - William Taylor - 22 Oct 1762 - 560 A Duplin NS Goshan adj Denis Foley, William Rodgers, marsh, Jonathan Taylor, and Swamp 5. #6800 - p 310 - William Taylor - 1 Sept 1759 - 200 Ac Duplin NS Goshan Swamp 6. #7610 - James Taylor - 23 Nov 1764 - 100 Ac Craven - SS Trent adj where Abraham Busset lived, Crooked Run and Batchors plantation 7. John Taylor, Jr. - 23 Dec 1763 - 72 A Craven Co - SS SW Creek on Clarks Branch 8. #5794 - Henry Roberts - 10 April 1761 - 350 A Craven Co - SS of SW Creek - adj John Taylor and Roberts line 9. #5336 - John Taylor - 3 March 1759 -130 Ac Craven - ES of West Creek adj Hays Branch below Taylors Plantation, Henry Roberts and Hay Branch 10. #5054 - John Taylor - 29 Sept 1756 - 300 Ac ES of SW Creek joining ES Clarks Branch, and a Savannah 11. #5053 - Abraham Taylor - 29 Sept 1756 - 81 Ac in Craven on ES of SW Creek adj great Swamp, Meadow near Creek, Creek mouth and side of Great Branch NOTE: Abraham had additional grants from 1748 to 1764 on SW Creek MURPHY'S DOBBS CO ENTRIES 1. #653 - James Taylor - 5 April 1779 - 640 A - Dobbs both sides SW Creek joining Lewis Sowers and William Taylor 2. #669 - 1780 - William Taylor - 60 A - SS Bear Creek - adj Thomas Uzzel 3. #673 - 1780 - James Davis - 200 A WS Deep Run - adj William Taylor 4. #695 - 1780 - William Taylor - 100 A Butlow ? Branch adj Micajar Pacher and William faircloth 5. #965 - 1789 - William Taylor - 50 A NS Vine Swamp adj Chiney and Machland line 6. #272 - 1778 - Joshua Herring - ES Bear Creek - adj John Lawson, William Taylor, Daniel Taylor 7. #62 - 1778 - William Taylor - 125 A - SS Button Branch adj Isom Lane (NOTE: on Wayne-Greene Border) THE FIFTY - TWO HEIRS OF RACHEL DAVIS OF DUPLIN 1849 Abstracted from the original at the NC Archives. The following record is from Duplin County, N.C. Equity Minute and Execution Docket, stack file number C. R. 035.314, page 87, N.C. State Archives "At a Court of Equity held for the County of Duplin on the fourth Monday in March 1849 the Honorable William H. Battle Presiding the following Rules and orders were made Zachariah Davis and others Ex Parte Petition for Sale of Real Estate. Heirs of Rachel Davis dec Janet Davis Zach Davis - Christian, James H., Sarget, Malachi, John, Zachariah, Polly, Thomas, Charity, Benjamin, Betsy Windal Davis - Samuel, John, James, Windal, Polly, Sally, Nancy, Betsey Malachi Davis - Malichi, Katey, Alsey, Betsey Alsey Albertson - Polly, Kitty Nancy Lawson - Christopher, David, Betsey, James Civil Leary - Job, Suckey, Stanley Betsy Dobson - James, John, Perry, Sally, Alcey Catey Taylor - Serena, James, Windal, Edwin, Winnie, Betsey WILL of Rachel Davis - 27 Nov 1828 - to my brother Windal Davis, Sr.; Zachariah Davis; sisters Elizabeth Dobson, Jane Davis; brother Windal's oldest son Samuel; grandchildren of Susannah Stanley - all get l/6 part of money from sale of my property; also to Mary Williams, Ann Circy Leary and her heirs; heirs of Catherine Taylor; Alcy Albertson's heirs; Nancy Lawson's heirs; heirs of Malachi Davis; and to Susannah Stanly's adopted children - all get 50 cents each for rest of estate that went to the Taylor's see Taylor infor 1835 JULY TERM DUPLIN CO COURT RECORDS - abstracted by Martha Marble James Taylor vs Zacheriah Davis and others James Taylor Catherine Davis Nimrod W. Long and Catherine his wife Barney Ivy and Elsey his wife - she suppose to be daughter of Malachi Davis Batholemew Cauley and Winifred his wife Elizabeth Taylor Windal Taylor none lived in N. C. have to advertise for all to return and claim inheritance continued in Oct Term but I could not find it BOOK 3B p 245 6 March 1830 - Rachel Davis - Deed of Gift and Negros - love and affection to beloved sisters and brothers - Catherine Taylor, Ann Civil Leary, Nancy Lawson, Elizabeth Dobson, Alcy Alberson, Zach Davis, Malachi Davis and Richard Prescott - 7 Negroes - Doll, Ann, Robard, Welly, Jack, Phillis, Will and all my land including my wearing apparel WIT James T. Davis, Zachariah Davis NOTE: Her will was written in 1828. CATHERINE DAVIS was born in Lenoir or Duplin County, North Carolina, circa 1750. Catherine died circa 1801 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. The six known children of John1 Taylor and Catherine Davis were as follows: |
2. i. SERENA2 TAYLOR. No further information. |
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3. ii. JAMES DAVIS TAYLOR, born circa 1774 in Dobbs County, North Carolina; married Unknown (--?--). |
NOTE: FOR INFORMATION SEE THE ADDITIONAL ALABAMA REPORT |
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4. iii. WENDELL TAYLOR, born circa 1781 in Dobbs County, North Carolina; married Rebecca Arnett. |
NOTE: FOR INFORMATION SEE THE ADDITIONAL ALABAMA REPORT |
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5. iv. WINIFRED TAYLOR, born circa 1782 in Dobbs County, North Carolina; married Bartholomew Cauley. |
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6. v. EDWIN TAYLOR, born circa 1785 in Lenoir County, North Carolina; married Penelope Smith. |
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7. vi. ELIZABETH TAYLOR, born after 1790; married Absolom Wall. |
NOTE: FOR INFORMATION SEE THE ADDITIONAL
ALABAMA REPORT. |
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WINIFRED2 TAYLOR (John1) was born circa
1782 in Dobbs County, North Carolina (Will and Estate
Records of Rachel Davis, Duplin Co. 1828 - 1835 Will written
27 November 1828.). She married Bartholomew Cauley, son of
Roger Cauley, circa 1805 in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
She died on 23 December 1875 in Camden, Ouachita County,
Arkansas (Tombstone.). She was buried in Cauley Family
Cemetery,, Ouachita County, Arkansas. |
Notes for BARTHOLOMEW CAULEY: |
21. i. HEPSABETH3
CAULEY was born circa 1806 in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
She married Castilian Jefferson Drake circa 1831. She died
circa 1847 in New Orleans,, Louisiana. They had one son
before they separated. She left him and lived the last years
of her days in New Orleans, LA, where she expired in 1847,
and where she is buried. Through her daughter Adaline Cauley
Bozeman and her son James Talton Drake, she has numerous
descendants. |
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22. ii. REBECCA CAULEY
was born circa 1810 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. She
died on 3 August 1882 in Ouachita County, Arkansas. She was
buried in Cauley Family Cemetery,, Ouachita County,
Arkansas. |
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23. iii. ELIZABETH ANN
CAULEY was born circa 1815 in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
She married James B. Parker circa 1835. She died circa 1875
in Covington County, Alabama. She was buried in Parker
Graveyard,, Covington County, Alabama. They had three
children and have a number of descendants. |
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24. iv. DAVID S. CAULEY
was born on 30 September 1816 in Fort Crawford,, Alabama. He
married Gincey Butler. He died in June 1892 in Covington
County, Alabama, at age 75. He was buried in Veasey Chapel
Cemetery,, Covington County, Alabama. They had eight
children. Many descendants. |
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25. v. NANCY CAULEY was
born circa 1823 in Covington County, Alabama. She married
John J. Turberville circa 1850. She died on 7 June 1877 in
Ouachita County, Arkansas. She was buried in Cauley Family
Cemetery,, Ouachita County, Arkansas. No issue. |
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26. vi. WINNEFORD
CAULEY was born circa 1826 in Covington County, Alabama. She
married Matthew Strickland. She died on 20 March 1907 in
Ouachita County, Arkansas. She was buried in Buena Vista
Cemetery,, Ouachita County, Arkansas. |
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27. vii. JOHN RICHARD CAULEY, born 1836 in Covington County, Alabama; married Elizabeth Marie Dannelley. |
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EDWIN2 TAYLOR (John1) was born in Lenoir
County, North Carolina, circa 1785. He married Penelope
Smith. Edwin died By September 1886 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina (Will of Edwin Taylor, written 5 September 1874
probated 25 September 1876 Lenoir County, NC.). |
28. i. REBECCA3 TAYLOR was born CA 1815-1820 (The Taylor Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.). She married Thomas Haynes (Ibid.). The Taylor Book gives Rebecca but I am not sure what the proof is as she is not listed in her father's will. I don't think she was a child of Edwin Taylor, but of Charles Holland and therefore a sister to Edwin Jr's wife Matha Holland. She is mentioned in the Will of Charles Holland. |
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29. ii. CATHERINE ELVA TAYLOR, born 7 March 1818 in Lenoir County, North Carolina; married Thomas Evans Whaley. |
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30. iii. JOHN TAYLOR, born circa 1820 in Lenoir County, North Carolina; married Mary E. Bryant. |
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31. iv. EDWIN TAYLOR JR, born 29 August 1821 in Lenoir County, North Carolina; married Martha Holland. |
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32. v. JAMES TAYLOR, born circa 1825 in Lenoir County, North Carolina; married Eliza (Taylor). |
33. vi. SUPHRONIA E. TAYLOR was born on 9 June 1831 in Lenoir County, North Carolina (Will of Edwin Taylor, written 5 September 1874 probated 25 September 1876 Lenoir County, NC.) ( Tombstone, Lenoir County, NC.). She married Ira Smith on 4 December 1873 in Lenoir County, North Carolina (The Taylor Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.). She died on 23 July 1914 at age 83 (Ibid.) (Tombstone.). She was buried in James Williams Cemetery,, Lenoir County, North Carolina. Mrs. Taylor states she was the 2nd wife and had no issue. She lived between the Mark Smith home place and Deep Run owned later by Brown Wiliams. |
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30. JOHN3 TAYLOR (Edwin2, John1) was born
in Lenoir County, North Carolina, circa 1820. He married
Mary E. Bryant, daughter of Blake Duwain Bryant and Hannah
Holland, in Lenoir County, North Carolina, circa 1845 (
Collection of Sybil Hyatt, original Collection at the
Kinston, NC Public Library.). John died circa 1863 in Lenoir
County, North Carolina. |
126. i. NANCY EMMELINE4
TAYLOR was born circa 1846 (1860 Lenoir Co NC Census.)
(Tombstone.). |
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127. ii. REBECCA
TAYLOR, born circa 1847; married Thomas Henry Hardison.
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128. iii. WILLIAM BLAKE
TAYLOR was born circa 1849 (1860 and 1870 Lenoir Co NC
Census.). He married Sallie Benton, daughter of Chelly
(Bender) (The Taylor Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.). He
died circa 1927 (Ibid.). |
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129. iv. HARRIET ELIZA
TAYLOR was born on 22 August 1852 (Tombstone.). She married
William Kenyon Baker, son of Ann Jane Baker, on 1 January
1873 in Lenoir County, North Carolina (The Taylor Family by
Mrs. Richard Taylor.). She died on 17 November 1926 in
Lenoir County, North Carolina, at age 74 (Tombstone.). She
was buried in W. Kenyon Baker Cemetery,, Lenoir County,
North Carolina. |
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130. v. COUNCIL B.
TAYLOR was born circa 1855; His Marriage Record gives his
birthdate as 1861, his stone gives 1853 and the 1860 Census
gives 1855. He married Nannie Holland on 30 March 1882 (The
Taylor Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.) (Tombstone.). He died
on 12 June 1943 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. He was
buried in Council B. Taylor Cemetery,, Lenoir County, North
Carolina. |
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131. vi. JOHN EDWARD
TAYLOR was born on 19 September 1857 (The Taylor Family by
Mrs. Richard Taylor.); In one place Mrs. Taylor has the
birthdate as 1853 and in a nother 1857. I don't see a stone
for him. The article in the Jones County Heritage Book gives
1857. He married Sarah Doris Harrison on 14 December 1882
(Ibid.). He died on 15 January 1925 at age 67 (Ibid.). Nine
children - article in Jones County Heritage Book. |
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132. vii. MARY PENELOPE
TAYLOR was born on 20 August 1859 (Ibid.). She married
Guilford Johnson on 23 October 1879 (Ibid.). She died on 12
November 1939 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, at age 80
(Ibid.). |
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133. viii. RICHARD TAYLOR was born circa 1864 (1870 Lenoir Co NC Census.). |
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EDWIN3 TAYLOR JR. (Edwin2, John1) was
born on 29 August 1821 in Lenoir County, North Carolina
(Will of Edwin Taylor, written 5 September 1874 probated 25
September 1876 Lenoir County, NC.) (Tombstone.). He married
Martha Holland on 6 July 1844 ( Marriage Bond.). He died on
15 December 1892 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, at age 71
(The Taylor Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.) (Tombstone.). He
was buried in Patterson Cemetery,, Lenoir County, North
Carolina. The information for the exact dates came from Lura
Tully of Jacksonville, Florida through Robert Taylor. |
The 12 known children of Edwin3 Taylor Jr. and Martha Holland were as follows: |
134. i. NANCY
ELIZABETH4 TAYLOR was born on 9 October 1846 in Lenoir
County, North Carolina (Ibid.). She married Unknown Sheppard
(The Taylor Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.). She married
Unknown Davenport (Ibid.). She married William Elmore. She
died on 8 April 914 in Lenoir County, North Carolina
(Tombstone.). She was buried in Patterson Cemetery,, Lenoir
County, North Carolina. |
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135. ii. LUCY I. TAYLOR
was born on 25 December 1846 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina. She married Elza B. Reese on 28 May 1865 (The
Taylor Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.). |
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136. iii. CHARITY
TAYLOR was born circa 1850 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina. |
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137. iv. SARAH TAYLOR
was born circa 1856 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. She
married Asa Waller. |
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138. v. SOPHRONA TAYLOR
was born circa 1857 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. She
married Frank Harper |
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139. vi. CHARLES E.
TAYLOR was born on 24 November 1858 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina (Tombstone.). He married Albina Holland on 28
August 1884 (The Taylor Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.). He
died on 27 September 1927 in Lenoir County, North Carolina,
at age 68 (Tombstone.). |
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140. vii. MARTHA L.
TAYLOR was born circa 1859 in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
She married Lee Hill on 13 December 1906. |
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141. viii. ELIZA
PENELOPE TAYLOR was born on 25 May 1862 in Lenoir County,
North Carolina (Ibid.). She married James Williams on 4
December 1884 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. She died on
10 March 1943 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, at age 80
(Ibid.). She was buried in James Williams Cemetery,, Lenoir
County, North Carolina. |
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142. ix. JAMES B.
TAYLOR was born circa 1868 in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
He married Lizzie Benton on 3 October 1894 (The Taylor
Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.). |
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143. x. EDWIN G. TAYLOR
was born on 6 December 1869 in Lenoir County, North Carolina
(Tombstone.). He died on 27 July 1892 in Lenoir County,
North Carolina, at age 22 (Ibid.). He was buried in
Patterson Cemetery,, Lenoir County, North Carolina. |
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144. xi. OLIVIA C.
TAYLOR was born circa 1871 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina. |
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145. xii. LIB TAYLOR. |
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JAMES3 TAYLOR (Edwin2, John1) was born
circa 1825 in Lenoir County, North Carolina (The Taylor
Family by Mrs. Richard Taylor.) (Will of Edwin Taylor,
written 5 September 1874 probated 25 September 1876 Lenoir
County, NC.). He married Eliza (Taylor) circa 1843. He died
By November 1882 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. |
146. i. WINDAL4 TAYLOR
was born on 8 July 1848 (Tombstone.). He married Nancy Hill
daughter of Nathan Hill and Eleanor (Laney) Cunningham, on
18 February 1873 in Lenoir County, North Carolina (Ibid.) (
Marriage License.). He died on 28 January 1926 in Lenoir
County, North Carolina, at age 77 (Tombstone.). He was
buried in Windal Taylor Cemetery,, Lenoir County, North
Carolina. |
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147. ii. PERSIS SUSAN
TAYLOR was born on 8 September 1852 (Ibid.). She married
James Hill, son of Nathan Hill and Eleanor (Laney)
Cunningham, on 10 May 1874 in Lenoir County, North Carolina
(Ibid.). She died on 24 March 1905 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina, at age 52 (Ibid.). She was buried in James Hill
Cemetery,, Lenoir County, North Carolina. |
Generation Four |
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REBECCA4 TAYLOR (John3, Edwin2, John1)
was born in Lenoir County, North Carolina, circa 1847. She
married Thomas Henry Hardison, son of Thomas Henry Hardison
and Margaret Dail, in Duplin County, North Carolina, circa
1865. Rebecca died before 1891 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina. Her body was interred in Lenoir County, North
Carolina, in Taylor Cemetery. THOMAS HENRY HARDISON was born
in Duplin County, North Carolina, circa 1847. He married
Julia West Pilar circa 1892. Thomas died circa 1896 in
Lenoir County, North Carolina. His body was interred in
Lenoir County, North Carolina, in Taylor Cemetery. This
family lived in the Woodington District in 1880. According
to Kate White, Thomas' only living child in 1985, Tom was
buried in the Johnston Family Cemetery between Southwood and
Woodington. His tombstone was wooden and is long gone. It is
assumed that Rebecca was also buried there but his 2nd wife,
Julia, was buried at Maplewood. Rebecca Hardison Vause took
me to the cemetery many years ago and showed me the exact
place he was buried and descendants obtained a Civil War
headstone for the spot. Obtaining a Civil War Stone was in
error as it was his father who served in the Civil War not
Thomas Jr. It is not clear to me if Thomas owned land or not
but he is on the Cross Indices several times so he probably
did. He had no Will and there are no pictures of him that
anyone is aware of. |
148. i. JOHN FRANKLIN5
HARDISON was born; The old family picture of this family
consists of John and Emma and her mother, Sallie Simmons
Barwick. The children: Hardy was out working in the fields,
Marcellus (to the left), Adel in his father's lap, Marion
(standing up), Felix (standing up) Becky who was about 11 at
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149. ii. ADA HARDISON
was born on 25 December 1867 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina. She married Basil MacGruder Sparrow, son of Isaac
E. Sparrow and Ann Jane Baker. She died on 13 January 1938
in Lenoir County, North Carolina, at age 70. |
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150. iii. NORA HARDISON
was born circa 1874 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. She
married Harvey Franklin Davis on 25 October 1894. |
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151. iv. JAMES HARDISON
was born on 24 January 1877 in Lenoir County, North
Carolina. He married Nannie Susan Lewis, daughter of William
Oliver Lewis and Henrietta (Lewis). He died on 23 September
1933 in Lenoir County, North Carolina, at age 56. |
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152. v. CLAUDE HARDISON
was born circa 1879 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. He
died circa 1900. |
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153. vi. EDWARD HENRY HARDISON was born on 15 March 1882 in Lenoir County, North Carolina. He married Addie Bertha Koonce in December 1902. He died on 25 June 1951 in Norfolk,, Virginia, at age 69. Ed moved to Norfolk and efforts to obtain information about him and his family were not successful. Ruby Parker Harper supplied the names of his children. |