Overview

Location

Rutherford Co., NC

Date Constructed/ Founded

1765

Associated Surnames

Taylor

Historical notes

Robert Taylor and his family moved to Rutherford County from Northampton County, North Carolina, in about 1765.

Associated Slave Workplaces

Joshua Taylor Plantation (Rutherford Co., NC)

Associated Free Persons

• Robert Taylor (b.bef.1731-d.1807) - plantation owner
• Joshua Taylor (b.ca.1748-d.1830) - son of Robert Taylor; owner of Joshua Taylor Plantation

Associated Enslaved Persons

1790 Slaves of Robert Taylor

From the 1790 US Federal Census

• 9 slaves

1800 Slaves of Robert Taylor

From the 1800 US Federal Census

• 6 slaves

1806 Slaves of Robert Taylor

From the Will of Robert Taylor, 1806

To son Joshua Taylor (Joshua Taylor Plantation)

• Sam - man
• Mark - man
• Tom - man

Research Leads and Plantation Records

• none reported yet

Miscellaneous Information

• none

References

• Will of Robert Taylor, 1806, Rutherford County, NC
• US Federal Census, Rutherford Co., NC, 1790, 1800

Users Researching This Workplace

• Jason Lee Edwards