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Joshua Taylor Plantation

Page history last edited by PBworks 16 years, 4 months ago


 

Overview

 

Location

Rutherford Co., NC

 

Date Constructed/ Founded

ca. 1765

 

Associated Surnames

Camp, Dickey, Gad, Grizzle, Scogins, Steele, Taylor

 

Historical notes

none

 

Associated Slave Workplaces

Robert Taylor Plantation (Rutherford Co., NC), Robert Taylor Plantation 2 (Rutherford Co., NC), Jesse Taylor Plantation (Rutherford Co., NC), Hogback Plantation (Fannin Co., GA), Joshua Taylor Plantation 2 (Rutherford Co., NC)


 

Associated Free Persons

 

  • Joshua Taylor (b.ca.1748-d.1830) - plantation owner; son of Robert Taylor (Robert Taylor Plantation)
  • Hannah (b.ca.1750-d.bef.1827) - wife of Joshua Taylor
  • Robert Taylor (b.ca.1765-d.ca.1835) - son of Joshua and Hannah Taylor (Robert Taylor Plantation 2)
  • Mary Taylor (b.ca.1765-d.ca.1839) - daughter of Joshua and Hannah Taylor; wife of Claborn Camp
  • Frances Taylor (b.ca.1772-d.ca.1865) - daughter of Joshua and Hannah Taylor; wife of Abraham Steele
  • Jesse Taylor (b.ca.1774-d.ca.1855) - son of Joshua and Hannah Taylor (Jesse Taylor Plantation)
  • Rhoda Taylor (b.ca.1775-d.aft.1830) - daughter of Joshua and Hannah Taylor; wife of James Gadd
  • Hannah Taylor (b.1777-d.1868) - daughter of Joshua and Hannah Taylor; wife of George Dickey (Hogback Plantation)
  • Sarah Taylor (b.ca.1784-d.ca.1865) - daughter of Joshua and Hannah S. Taylor; wife of John Grizzle
  • Olive Taylor (b.ca.1786-d.aft.1830) - daughter of Joshua and Hannah Taylor
  • Rebecca Taylor (b.ca.1790-d.ca.1826) - daughter of Joshua and Hannah Taylor; wife of Ezekiel Scoggins
  • Joshua Taylor Jr. (b.ca.1791-d.ca.1855) - son of Joshua and Hannah Taylor (Joshua Taylor Plantation 2)
  • Nancy Taylor (b.ca.1794-d.aft.1880) - daughter of Joshua and Hannah S. Taylor; wife of William Christopher


 

Associated Enslaved Persons

 

1790 Slaves of Joshua Taylor

From the 1790 US Federal Census

  • 3 slaves

 

1800 Slaves of Joshua Taylor

From the 1800 US Federal Census

  • 5 slaves

 

1806 Slaves Joshua Taylor

received from his father's estate

  • Sam - man
  • Mark - man

 

1810 Slaves of Joshua Taylor

From the 1810 US Federal Census

  • 5 slaves

 

1811 Slaves of Joshua Taylor

From a letter Joshua Taylor wrote to his daughter Hannah Taylor Dickey in 1811

  • unnamed female - belonging to Hannah Taylor Dickey
  • unnamed female - sister of slave described above; living at Abram Steele's (husband of Francis Taylor) place; to be given to Hannah Taylor Dickey
  • unnamed slave - living at Joshua Taylor's Plantation; belonging to William Christopher (husband of Nancy Taylor)
  • unnamed slave - living at Joshua Taylor's Plantation; belonging to John Grizzle (husband of Sarah Taylor)

 

1820 Slaves of Joshua Taylor

From the 1820 US Federal Census

  • male - age 14-26 (b. 1794-1806)
  • male - age 14-26 (b. 1794-1806)
  • male - age 26-45 (b. 1775-1794)
  • male - age 26-45 (b. 1775-1794)
  • female - age 0-14 (b. 1806-1820)
  • female - age 0-14 (b. 1806-1820)
  • female - age 14-26 (b. 1794-1806)
  • female - age 14-26 (b. 1794-1806)
  • female - age 14-26 (b. 1794-1806)
  • female - age 45-older (b. bef. 1775)
  • female - age 45-older (b. bef. 1775)

 

1827 Slaves of Joshua Taylor

From the Will of Joshua Taylor, 1827

Given to Mary Camp (daughter of Joshua Taylor)

  • Wilkey - boy
  • Caty - girl

 

Given to Francis Steel (daughter of Joshua Taylor)

  • Isbel - girl
  • Jesse - son of Isabel

 

Given to Olive Taylor (daughter of Joshua Taylor)

  • Tom - boy

 

Given to Hannah Dickey (daughter of Joshua Taylor)

  • Sam
  • Matty
  • Betty

 

Given to Rhoda Gadd (daughter of Joshua Taylor)

  • Linda - girl

 

Given to Nancy Christopher (daughter of Joshua Taylor)

  • Mark - man
  • Lewis - boy

 

Given to Sarah Grizzle (daughter of Joshua Taylor)

  • George - boy
  • Wilson - boy

 

Given to Joshua Taylor Jr. (son of Joshua Taylor)

  • Adam - man
  • Eve - woman

 

Given to Miller Erwin Taylor (grandson of Joshua Taylor)

  • Jinney

 

Distributed to others

  • Jenny - given to who she wants
  • John - to be sold
  • Jack - to be sold
  • Sukey - to be sold


 

Research Leads and Plantation Records

 

  • none reported yet


 

Miscellaneous Information

 

  • none


 

References

 

  • Will of Joshua Taylor, 1827, Rutherford County, NC
  • US Federal Census, Rutherford Co., NC, 1790-1820
  • Will of Robert Taylor, 1806, Rutherford County, NC


 

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