SECOND GENERATION

4. Richard TAYLOR was born about 1732 in , , of Virginia. He died about Jul 1807 in , Edgecombe, North Carolina. !Info on Richard Taylor,(Sr.) from following sources:
(1) Tyrrell Co., N.C. Deed 17 June 1761 from Joseph Taylor,(Sr.)
toRichard
Taylor (Sr.), Planter, for 251 acres on Coneto Swamp (part of
original652 acre
land grant to Joseph Taylor, (Sr.)
(2) Martin Co., N.C. land grant to Richard Taylor, (Sr.) 1 Mar.
1780,for 300
acres adjoining his other land on north side of Coneto Creek Swamp.
(3) Various other land records in Tyrrell, Martin and
EdgecombeCounties, N.C.
(4) Richard Taylor (Sr.) (Inv. Acct (Probate), Edgecombe Co, NC.
Feb. Court 1808, p. 166. There was a Record of Estates Petition
fordower
by widow Charlotte Taylor, Aug. 1807. Widow stated he died "since
thelast
court" possessed of 156 acres. Year's provisions allotted, 17
Sep1807. Dower
allotted 12 Nov 1807, consisting of land on Coneto Creek. Petition
(Aug 1824) for division by Whitley Crisp and Tabitha Taylor, a
minor,with
Whitley Crisp, her guardian, stating the deceased owned land
adjoiningThomas
Taylor, John Taylor and Richard Taylor, which lands descended to
thepetitioner
Tabitha along with (1) James Smith and wife Abbey; (2) Hardy Council
and wife Nancy; (3) Ezekiel Staton and wife Polly; (4) Richard
Taylorand (5)
Mary Taylor. Record indicates Whitley Crisp had bought the
sharebelonging to
Tabitha Taylor.
Information was furnished by Mrs. Clayton Taylor (Mary Lib Taylor),
Norlina, NC, Clayton being a desc. of Richard Taylor, Sr.
On 3 Jan 1808, (son) Maxwell Taylor and other heirs made Edgecombe
Co.Deed
to Richard Taylor (Jr.) for 166 acres. "The land and
plantationwhereon
Richard Taylor, (Sr.) formerly lived and died. (Widow and one
infantchild,
both unnamed, were provided with dower.) Final division of estate of
Richard Taylor, (Sr.) Deed made by Edgecombe Co. Court Order 10
Nov.1824
(child Tabitha was provided for, but no mention or provision
forwidow.)
(5) Corres. with John Lynch, Greenville, N.C., desc. of these
N.C.Taylors,
says in his family records that Richard Taylor, (Sr.) was
probablymarried first
to "Gracy"--but this fact hasn't been proven.
(6) Record of Probate Inventory in Edgecombe Co. lists a "John" and
a"Thomas"
as his sons, although they were not listed in the initial list
ofheirs.
(Probably because their father had already given each of them Deeds
ofGift of
property on 17 and 18 Feb 1789, Martin Co.)
The first wife was probably the mother of all of his children,except
Tabitha. So Charlotte was most likely the second wife.
Thisinformation is
not proven, however. Could Charlotte have been a Crisp, since
WhitleyCrisp
named as guardian of her infant child?
(6) Research of Gilberta K. Evans and Jesse Warner.
(7) "Coneto Creek Taylors" book, by Jesse Warner.
Note: There is every indication that this Richard Taylor (Sr.) is
abrother of
Joseph Taylor, Sr.

He was married to Mrs. Richard TAYLOR about 1752 in , , of Virginia. Mrs. Richard TAYLOR was born about 1732 in , , of Virginia. She died before 1806 in , of Edgecombe, North Carolina. !Info on Mrs Richard Taylor, Sr.'s first name as possibly being"Gracy"
from Mr. John Lynch of Greenville, N.C., desc. of these Taylors ofN.C.
Not proven, however. Richard TAYLOR and Mrs. Richard TAYLOR had the following children:

child+9 i. John Hatton TAYLOR.
child+10 ii. Thomas TAYLOR.
child+11 iii. Richard TAYLOR Jr..
child12 iv. Maxwell TAYLOR was born about 1760 in , of Tyrrell, North Carolina. !Info from his father's Divison of Estate, dtd 16 Nov 1807 and 10
Nov1824,
Edgecombe Co., N.C. records. Corres. from John Lynch and Mary
LibTaylor, and
"Pitt Co. Chronicles" and "Martin Co. Heritage Book".
child+13 v. Abby TAYLOR.
child+14 vi. Mary TAYLOR.
child+15 vii. Nancy TAYLOR.
child+16 viii. Blaney TAYLOR.

He was married to Charlotte about 1805 in , of Edgecombe, North Carolina. Charlotte was born about 1770 in , of Tyrrell, North Carolina. !Birthdate for Charlotte is just an estimation. Her last name
isunknown. She
appears on widow's dower with infant child, Aug. 1807, Edgecombe
Co.,N.C.
(From corres. of Mary Lib Taylor, of Norlina, N.C., whose
husbandClayton is a
direct desc. of Richard Taylor, Sr.) Richard TAYLOR and Charlotte had the following children:

child+17 i. Tabitha TAYLOR.

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