Joseph Taylor

Abt 1730 - 1808  (~ 78 years)

• Name	Joseph Taylor
  Born	Abt 1730	Julian Creek, Norfolk, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1808	North Carolina, United States
  Person ID	I3279	Speirs-Taylor
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Richard Taylor,   b. Abt 1694, Julian Creek, Norfolk, Virginia ,   d. 1734, Julian Creek, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Mother	Dinah,   b. Abt 1696,   d. 1752, Norfolk, Virginia, United States  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Family ID	F1020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Walker,   b. Abt 1729, Orange, Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Taylor,   b. 1751, Edgecombe, North Carolina, British Colonial America ,   d. 28 Mar 1818, Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky, United States  (Age 67 years)   2. David Taylor,   b. Abt 1753, Tyrrel, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Bef 24 Dec 1798, Martin, North Carolina, United States  (Age ~ 45 years)   3. Taylor,   b. Abt 1755, Martin, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Taylor,   b. Abt 1757, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Temperance Taylor,   b. Abt 1759, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Thomas Taylor,   b. Abt 1761, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. John Taylor,   b. Abt 1763, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Taylor,   b. Abt 1765, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F1019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy,   b. 1720, Orange, Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1750
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F1021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 1808 - North Carolina, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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/
  		1760 Land Warrant Survey for John Hollond Tyrrell County, North Carolina 29 August 1760 Joseph Taylor serves as Chain Carrier for the Survey of John Hollond's Warrant for land lying on the North side of "Conoto Creek"
  		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.
  		1774 Land Deed from Thomas Taylor to David Taylor Tyrrell County, North Carolina 3 January 1774 Thomas Taylor of the Southern Branch, Norfolk County in Virginia, Ship Wright" to David Taylor 150 acres in consideration of __ sum (amount not given in deed) On Conehoe Creek "being part of a tract of land granted unto Joseph Taylor the father of the said David Taylor by the Earl of Granvil" Adjacent land owners: Arthur Borden, William Wallace Witnesses:Thomas Best, John Lewelling, George Coburn, Joseph Taylor This Thomas Best is likely the father of Sarah Best, wife of Joseph Taylor, Junior
  		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.
  		1784 Land Warrant and Survey for Joseph Taylor, Senior Martin County, North Carolina 31 August 1779- Date of Warrant application 22 September 1783- Date of Survey 10 Nov 1784- Date Warrant issued Martin County Officer of Claims to Joseph Taylor: 125 acres Adjacent Land Owners: Joseph's own land, Bardin, Crisp Sworn Chain Carriers: Joseph Taylor Junior, Daniel Bunting Joseph Taylor, Jr is the son of Joseph, Sr
  		1784 Land Warrant for Joseph Taylor, Junior Martin County, North Carolina 1 October 1783- Date of Warrant application 10 Nov 1784- Date Warrant issued Martin County Officer of Claims to Joseph Taylor, Jr.: 140 acres Adjacent Land Owners: Taylor, Thomas Best, Burbauer?, Gainor, Martin County line Thomas Best is likely the father of Sarah Best, wife of Joseph Taylor, Junior
  		1783-1784 Survey for Joseph Taylor, Sr (for 1748 Land Warrant of Joseph, Jr.) Martin County, North Carolina Survey for Joseph Taylor, Sen'r pursuant to a Warrant bearing date the 1st of October 1783 Chain Carriers: John Taylor, Joseph Taylor [Jr.] John and Joseph are the sons of Joseph Taylor, Senior
  		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.
  		1796 Land Deed from David Taylor to Joseph Taylor Edgecombe County, North Carolina November 1796 David Taylor to Joseph Taylor 150 acres in the consideration of the sum of 187 pounds, 10 shillings Adjacent Land Owners: Taylor, Crisp, Best Witnesses: John Taylor, Heg.. Taylor It is unclear if David Taylor is selling the land back to Joseph, Sr. or to Joseph, Jr.
  		1807 Land Deed from Joseph Taylor, Sr and Joseph Taylor, Jr to William Best Edgecombe County, North Carolina 14 Sep 1807 Joseph Taylor, Sr and Joseph Taylor, Jr to William Best 204 acres "for good causes and consideration which have me hereunto moving but more especially for the sum of one hundred pounds current money" Adjacent Land Owners: Taylor, Best, Cherry, Coneto Creek, Crisp, "mouth of a [creek] branch which divides the plantation whereon the said Joseph Taylor, Sr and Joseph Taylor, Jr now lives" Witnesses: William Wallace, Paul Taylor, Susanna Wallace William Best is Joseph, Sr's son-in-law. It is unclear how Paul Taylor fits.
  		1807 Land Deed from Joseph Taylor, Sr. to John Taylor Edgecombe County, North Carolina 29 Sep 1807 Joseph Taylor, Sen'r to John Taylor 185 acres "for good causes and consideration which have me hereunto moving but more especially for the sum of one hundred pounds current money" Adjacent Land Owners: Thomas Taylor, Cloman, Crisp, Best, Joseph Taylor, Sr., "mouth of a [creek] branch which divides the plantation whereon the said Joseph Taylor, Sr and Joseph Taylor, Jr now lives" Witnesses: William Wallace, William Crisp
  		1798 Land Deed- Estate of David Taylor to Leggitt Martin County, North Carolina 24 Dec 1798 Joseph Taylor as executor of David Taylor, deceased to Emanuel Leggitt 300 acres for 150 pounds "being the land and Plantation belonging to David Taylor, dec'd excepting the Dower belonging to the widow of the said deceased during her lifetime" note: it is not clear if the executor is Joseph Taylor, Sr (1730) or Joseph Taylor, Jr (1751)
  		1794 Land Purchase- John Taylor Martin County, North Carolina Nehemiah Balentine sells 75 acres to John Taylor, son of Joseph Witness: Richard Taylor

  
  

• Notes

  This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: Richard /TAYLOR/ (AFN:8H60-3F) and Dinah // (AFN:8H60-D0)