Richard Taylor

- Abt 1807

• Name	Richard Taylor
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1807	Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
  Person ID	I5176	Speirs-Taylor
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2019

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. John Taylor   2. Richard Taylor, Jr.   3. Maxwell Taylor   4. Abby Taylor   5. Mary "Polly" Taylor   6. Blaney Taylor   7. Nancy Taylor   8. Tabitha "Bythe" Taylor
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F1637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Charlotte
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F1638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Documents » Slide Show		1760 Land Warrant and Survey for Joseph Taylor Tyrrell County, North Carolina 23 June 1760- Date of Warrant application 27 August 1760- Date of Survey, Warrant issued Earl of Granville grants to Joseph Taylor: 652 Acres "on the North side Conato Swamp opposite Benjamin Lewis settlement and along the said Swamp" Adjacent land owners: Gainer, Crisp, Barden, Hollond Chain Carriers: Richard Taylor, John Hines note: Chain carriers were part of a Land Surveyor's crew and dealt with the chains used to measure distance. The prospective land owner acted as pilot for the surveyor and was responsible for hiring and paying the chain carriers. http://www.colonialsurveyor.com/life-of-a-1700s-surveyor/
  		1761 Land Deed from Joseph Taylor to Richard Taylor Tyrrell County, North Carolina 17 July 1761 Joseph Taylor to Richard Taylor: 251 acres on "Conneto Swamp" for the sum of 10 pounds Witnesses: William Walles [Wallace], Denece Walles [Dennis? Wallace], John Holland On the same day, Joseph also sells an adjacent plot of land to Thomas Taylor note: Witnesses to deeds of this era are usually the neighboring land holders as they are testifying to the validity of the land boundaries Richard Taylor's connection to Joseph is not confirmed but could possibly be his brother.
  		1761 Land Deed from Joseph Taylor to Thomas Taylor Tyrrell County, North Carolina 17 July 1761 Joseph Taylor to Thomas Taylor "of the County of Norfolk in Virginia" 150 acres on "Conneto Swamp" for the sum of 20 pounds Adjacent land owners: Richard Taylor, William Borden, Holland Witnesses: William Walker, Richard Taylor, John Holland On the same day, Joseph also sells an adjacent plot of land to Richard Taylor Thomas Taylor's connection to Joseph is not confirmed but could possibly be his brother. This deed also links Joseph to Norfolk County, Virginia, the presumed origin of Joseph Taylor, Sr.
  		1780 Land Warrant and Survey for Richard Taylor Martin County, North Carolina 11 Mar 1778- Date of Warrant application 21 Jul 1779- Date of Land Survey 1 Mar 1780- Date Warrant issued Martin County Officer of Claims to Richard Taylor: 300 acres "lying on Conetoe" Swamp Adjacent land owners: Richard's own land, Marcom Mannings Chain Carriers: David Taylor, John Taylor David and John Taylor are both sons of Joseph Taylor, Sr.
  		1786 Land Deed from David Taylor to Richard Taylor Martin County, North Carolina 19 October 1786 David Taylor to Richard Taylor 150 acres on Coneto Creek for the sum of 10 pounds "being part of a tract of land granted unto Joseph Taylor" Adjacent Land Owners: Arthur Bardin, William Wallis Witnesses: Jesse Crisp, Joseph Taylor, John Taylor
  		1787 Martin County, North Carolina Census June 1787 A List of inhabitance in District No. 5 Thomas Best-------likely father of Sarah Best John Taylor-------son of Joseph, Sr Thomas Taylor-----son of Joseph, Sr Richard Taylor Joseph Taylor, Jr-son of Joseph, Sr Joseph Taylor, Sr David Taylor------son of Joseph, Sr Richard Taylor
  		1794 Land Deed from Joseph Taylor, Sr. to David Taylor Edgecombe County, North Carolina 24 February 1794 Joseph Taylor, planter to David Taylor, planter 150 acres in the consideration of the sum of 100 pounds Signed: Joseph Taylor, Sen'r Adjacent Land Owners: Joseph's land, Crisp, Best Witnesses Joseph Taylor, Jr, John Taylor, Richard Taylor Joseph, Jr, David and John are sons of Joseph, Sr.
  		1794 Land Purchase- John Taylor Martin County, North Carolina Nehemiah Balentine sells 75 acres to John Taylor, son of Joseph Witness: Richard Taylor
  		1807 Probate records of Richard Taylor, Sr. Edgecombe County North Carolina 1807 Probate documents related to dower land of Charlotte, widodw of Richard Taylor, deceased Mentioned: Charlotte Taylor, wife Bythey Taylor, minor daughter Ezekiel Staton, Guardian of Bythey
  		1824 Guardianship records related to 1807 Probate of Richard Taylor, Sr. Edgecombe County, North Carolina August 1824 Request by Whitley Crisp, Guardian of Tabitha Taylor, for division of land: Richard Taylor Sr departed this life on ___ possessed of land adj Thos Taylor, John Taylor, Richd Taylor and others. Land descended to: James Smithe in right of his wife Abby, Hardy Council in right of wf Nancy, Willie Council in right of wf Blanny, Ezekiel Staton in right of wife Polly, Richard Taylor, Maxy Taylor and infant Tabitha Taylor Whitley has purchased interest and title of all aforesaid persons except Tabitha so has possession of six-sevenths of the land. He requests that the final one-seventh portion be divided and set apart by metes and bounds for Tabitha Taylor.