FIRST GENERATION

1. Mr. TAYLOR was born about 1700. !No information is known at this time as to who the father of
JosephTaylor,
Sr. is. There are many possibilities, but nothing absolute.
(1992)There is
some good clues, however, about possible brothers.

He was married to Mrs. about 1724 in , , of Virginia. Mrs. was born about 1706 in , , of Virginia. Mr. TAYLOR and Mrs. had the following children:

child+2 i. Joseph TAYLOR Sr..
child3 ii. Thomas TAYLOR was born about 1730 in , , of Virginia. He died after 1774 in , of Norfolk, Virginia. !!Info on Thomas Taylor from two land grants of Tyrrell Co., N.C.
asfollows:
(1) Thomas Taylor, "Shipwright of the Southern Branch of Norfolk
Co.in Va",
residing there in 1761 and 1774 (from land records, Tyrrell Co.,
N.C.Deed from
Joseph Taylor, Sr. for 150 acres on Coneto Swamp (Part of original
652acre
grant to Joseph Taylor, Sr., 17 June 1761.)
(2) Thomas Taylor signed his name and affixed his seal to Deed
ofGift, dtd 3
Jan 1774, to "David Taylor of Tyrrell Co. for land on Coneto
Creek",it being
part of original tract granted to Joseph Taylor, Sr., father of
saidDavid
Taylor.
(3) From the research of Gilberta Knickerbocker Evans and
JesseWarner.)
(4) "The Conetoe Creek Taylors", book by Jesse Warner.
Note: There is every indication that this Thomas is a brother
ofJoseph
Taylor, Sr.
child+4 iii. Richard TAYLOR.

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