Thomas Taylor (1748 - 1815)

Born 1748 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1815 at about age 67 in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Daughters of the American Revolution information:

• TAYLOR, THOMAS
• Ancestor #: A113005
• Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
• Service: NORTH CAROLINA
• Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, COLONEL
• Birth: 1748
• Death: 8-9-1815 DAVIDSON CO TENNESSEE
• Service Source: CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 14, PP 376, 377, 683; LEFLER & WAGER, ORANGE CO 1752-1952, P 173
• Service Description: (1) GEN HARRINGTON, ORANGE CO MILITIA, CAVALRY, (2) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
• Comments: (Overview): Created: 2019-03-14 10:19:43.373, Updated: 2019-03-14 10:19:43.373, By: (1) FAMPCL- MUST PROVE LUCRETIA NORMAN WAS A GRANDAUGHTER OF THOMAS TAYLOR. Created: 2019-03-14 10:19:43.373, Updated: 2019-03-14 10:19:43.373, By: 2) DATACF 3/2019.
• Residence: Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion 1) County: ORANGE CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA
• Spouse: MARTHA X, Number: Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1)
• Child son: ROBERT TAYLOR, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ELIZA BRANCH
• Child daughter: HANNAH FRANCES, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ROBERT BRANCH
• FAMPCL Child daughter: PATSY TAYLOR, [Spouse #] Spouse:[1] JONATHAN CLAY
• Child daughter: MARY TAYLOR, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] EVAN TRACY

On FamilySearch.org 4 sources of information for:

This information is contributed by Kat Taylor; (This data was also submitted by Lthomasson and much has been changed on it by others who are related also) My 3ggf; (author: l thomasson)

On FamilySearch.org has the parents of Colonel Thomas Taylor as James Taylor and Frances Walker (however there is no documentation to support this claim):

James Taylor: 1704–1787 death in Orange, North Carolina,: Marriage: before November 1729 in Ballynacree, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom to spouse: Frances Walker: 1709–Deceased; death in Orange, North Carolina. James Taylor migrated to Pennsylvania and held 300 acres in Berks County near Reading,prior to moving west and south to the Colony of North Carolina. There he bought and sold over 1,000 acres in the Orange County. He lived in the fork of the Eno River where his farm is now a lake sub division of homes.

Thomas Taylor born 1748 NC died 9 Aug 1815 Davidson Co., TN; married abt 1770 Orange Co., NC to Martha (Last name Unknown), she was born 1749 NC and died 17 Aug 1826 Davidson Co., TN

Thomas Taylor served as a Major and Colonel in the American Revolutionary War in the Orange County Cavalry.

Excerpt from the DAR Book Text:

"The said Thomas Taylor who resided during the American Revolution at Orange County, N.C. assisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of Major and Colonel of Cavalry, Orange Co., N.C. Colonel Taylor scoured the County of Chatham, N.C. with Gen. Harrington's Forces, for disaffected persons, procuring provisions, apprehending Deserters, etc; commanded Corps of Cavalry; at Phyffer's Mills, to remain, to gain what intelligence & communicate same; to harrass British."

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, published 2003, DAR Patriot Index, Gateway Press Inc. Baltimore MD, ILL, P-Z, pg. 2658:

TAYLOR, THOMAS B. 1748 D. 8-9-1815 TN M [1] MARTHA X COL NC

Land and court records of Orange Co., NC show that Thomas lived and fought in that area in the Revolutionary War. A land grant to Thomas Taylor in Granville Co., NC shows he entered that grant 15 Oct 1778 and it was granted 3 Sep 1779. Thomas and Martha owned land on the Eno River and on 20 July 1785, sold 188 1/2 acres of land on the Eno River to William Sheppard. About this time, court records show that Thomas moved from the county of Orange. He is next found in the 1787 Tax List for Davidson Co., TN. THIS TAYLOR LINE GOES TO ROWLAND TAYLOR AND MARGARET TYNDALE, DAU OF JOHN ....

Vitals: Name • • Thomas Frank Taylor Sex • • Male Birth • • 1749 Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Christening • • 11 January 1748 Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America Death • • 9 August 1815 Davidson, Tennessee, United States Burial • • 10 August 1815 Davidson, Tennessee, United States

The Will of Thomas Taylor

Thomas Taylor - decd. his lat will and Testament. Recorded Nov. 17th 1815. In the name of Almighty God, Amen. I, Thomas Taylor of the County of Davidson and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and disposing memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following towit.

Item first - I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Taylor at the death of my beloved wife Martha Taylor the plantation on which I at present live and possession now of that part that present occupies lying west of the division fence running nearly south from the young apple orchard only reserving to my beloved wife that part between the said division fence and my sons Robert Taylor and including the present new ground to clear during her natural life if required.

Item second - I leave to my beloved wife Martha Taylor during her natural life that part of the plantation I at present tend and cultivate together with all the stock of negroes, money and notes, and farming tools and household furniture after paying my just debts to live on during her natural life unless she should marry and if so, I leave her a child's part during life and one third of the plantation I at present occupy together with the stock of cattle and household furniture and farming tools.

Item third - I leave my son-in-law William Shaw two dollars.

Item fourth - At the death of my beloved wife Martha Taylor, I leave all the negroes, cash notes and household furniture and all my property not heretofore specially divided to be equally divided between James Taylor, John Taylor, Evan Trace and Wife, Robert Taylor, Robert Branch and Wife, Tomas Taylor, John Branch and Wife, Jonathan Clay and Wife, and Susanna Shaw and the heirs of her body.

Item fifth - No legacies to be paid without the concern of my beloved wife, during her life and the consent of two or more of the executors.

Item sixth - I appoint my beloved wife Martha Taylor executrix, my sons James Taylor, John Taylor and Robert Taylor executors of this my last will and testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and fifteen. Signed, sealed in the presence of Chas. May; A. Allen; Will Hart.

(Thos. Taylor Seal)

State of Tennessee, Davidson County Court January Sessions 1816. This inventory of the estate of Thomas Taylor decd. was returned into court by Robert Taylor, extra. and ordered to be recorded. Test: Nathan Ewing, clerk of said court. Nashville, Tennessee. Davidson County.

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A113005
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBYY-8W9
• Rootsweb Archived Thread: "The Shaws of Nashville", by bincoinc(at)aol.com
• Thomas Taylor and Benjamin Branch of Nashville, Tennessee, and Related Families, by Ethel Taylor Ford