FOURTH GENERATION

27. Joseph Best TAYLOR was born on 10 Sep 1801 in , Edgecombe, North Carolina. He was buried in Aug 1864 in Hudnall Cmtry, nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. He died on 11 Aug 1864 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. !BIRTH: Family Bible record of Joseph Taylor/Polly Ann
Hudnall/SarahElizabeth
Rone (Burchfield). Copy in possession of Shari H. Franke,
receivedfrom Bowling
Green, KY.
Note: The fact that his full name was Joseph Best Taylor was found
inSep.
1993 by Shari H. Franke and H. Jane Barnes Smith at the
WesternKentucky Univ.
Library, Bowling Green, KY, in the "Nora Young Ferguson
Collection"there. It
was in a manuscript called "Notes on the Taylor Genealogy", by
Dr.Gilbert H.
Taylor. (Gilbert was the son of Rev. William Irven Taylor, who was
ason of
Thomas Best Taylor, who was the oldest son of Joseph Best Taylor
andPolly Ann
Hudnall. Rev. William Irven Taylor passed this information on to
hisson
Gilbert.) The document also stated that Joseph Best Taylor died
ofthe typhoid
fever.
Info from 1850 Census, Warren Co, KY, Joseph Taylor, age 48
yrs,farmer, born
in NC, residing with (2) wife Sarah and children at Household
#218,Dist. #1.
Info from 1860 Census, Warren Co, KY, Joseph Taylor, age 58
yrs,farmer, born
in NC, residing with (2) wife Sarah and children at Household
#606,Dist. #2.
Archive record submitted by Gilberta K. Evans, 2gg-dau. Joseph
alsoappeared
on the Will of his father Joseph, Jr., dtd 1 Dec. 1815.
MARRIAGE: Family Bible record of Joseph (Best) Taylor. Warren
CountyMarriage
records for Marr. #1.
Marriage date for Marr. #2 from Butler Co, KY Marriage Records.
DEATH: Same as birth. Place of burial found on FGS submitted by
SueHudnall
Sensenig, Oakland, KY. Tombstone from Hudnall Cmtry,
nrRichardsville, Warren,
KY.
Note: Joseph Best Taylor was a farmer who inherited quite a bit ofhis
father's land near Richardsville, Warren, Ky. He also did
somepreaching,
according to the "History of the Green River Union Church", by
NoraYoung
Ferguson, early Warren County genealogist. We have a picture
ofJoseph Best.
Additonal Sources: "The Taylor Family Record" by Joseph Bowyer,
1927,also
lists Joseph Taylor and his two wives and their children, with
mostbirth,
marriage and death dates on it for each of them. The "Taylor
FamilyReunion
Record", made at Richardsville, Warren, Ky. Oct. 1909, also lists
eachmember
of this family. (Cys of both records in poss. of Shari H. Franke.)
Also Warren County, Kentucky, Marriage records.
Much info also given me by Joseph Best Taylor family genealogist,
Mrs.Alma
Benedict of Ft. Scott, KS., as well as other members of this family.
Note: Found another reference to him as Joseph B. Taylor. He was
awitness to
a Will of Samuel A. Cherry, son-in-law, dtd 5 Jun 1866, Warren Co, KY.
Info from Warren Co, KY Inventory & Appraisements, Estate Sale
&Division of
Lands for Joseph (Best) Taylor after his death from Lloyd
Raymer,Anna, KY.
Very helpful. He apparently died intestate.
1. A true and correct Inventory & Appraisement of the personal
estateof Joseph
Taylor, decd produced by J. B. Martin, Administrator, 1 Sept.
1864.(Warren Co,
KY Inventory & Sales (1864-1866), Bk L.
2. A just and true Inventory of the Sale of the personal estate
ofJoseph
Taylor, decd sold by J. B. Martin, his Administrator, 2 Sept. 1864,
p.282
3. Distribution of land of Joseph Taylor, among his heirs, Oct.
TermCourt
1865.

He was married to Polly Ann HUDNALL on 25 Jan 1821 in , Warren, Kentucky. Polly Ann HUDNALL was born on 21 Jun 1805 in , Warren, Tennessee. She died on 30 Jun 1845 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. She was buried in Jul 1845 in Hudnall Cmtry, nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. !BIRTH: Family Bible record of Joseph (Best) Taylor and Polly
AnnHudnall.
FGS by Gilberta K. Evans, 2gg-dau.
MARRIAGE: Family Bible record of Joseph (Best) Taylor. Warren County
Marriage Records.
DEATH: Same sources as Birth. Burial Info from FGS of Sue
HudnallSensenig,
Oakland, KY. Tombstone at Hudnall Cmtry, Warren, KY.
Info from "History of the Taylor Family", given at Taylor
Reunion,1909.
"Taylor Family Record" by Joseph Bowyer, 1927.
Note: Polly Ann was a registered midwife who helped deliver
manybabies in
Warren County, KY. Joseph Best TAYLOR and Polly Ann HUDNALL had the following children:

child+149 i. Thomas Best TAYLOR.
child+150 ii. James Wesley TAYLOR.
child+151 iii. Rhoda Chastain TAYLOR.
child+152 iv. Nicholas Wren TAYLOR (Reverend).
child+153 v. Sarah Best TAYLOR.
child+154 vi. Paradine TAYLOR.
child155 vii. William Allen TAYLOR was born on 24 Dec 1833 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. He died on 5 Feb 1853 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. !BIRTH and DEATH: Family Bible Record of Joseph (Best) Taylor; FGS by
Gilberta K. Evans.
Info from "History of the Taylor Family", given at Taylor
Reunion,1909.
"Taylor Family Record" by Joseph Bowyer, 1927.
Info from 1850 Census, Warren Co, KY, Allen Taylor, age 16
yrs,laborer, born
in KY, residing with father and stepmother at Household #218, Dis. 1.
Note: William Allen Taylor was probably buried at the Hudnall
Cmtry,Warren,
KY, by his mother. No tombstone for him.
child156 viii. Aaron TAYLOR was born about 1835 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. He died before 1850 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. !BIRTH: On FGS by Gilberta K. Evans, desc.; and on FGS by Sue
HudnallSensenig,
Oakland, KY. (Not on Fam. Bible Rec. of Joseph (Best) Taylor.)
DEATH: "Died young", on FGS by Gilberta K. Evans.
Note: Not certain if this child really existed.
child+157 ix. Tabitha Hudnall TAYLOR.
child+158 x. Mary Ann TAYLOR.
child+159 xi. Joseph Irven TAYLOR.

He was married to Sarah Elizabeth RONE on 4 Dec 1849 in , Butler, Kentucky. Sarah Elizabeth RONE was born on 29 Jun 1808 in , Butler, Kentucky. She was buried in Feb 1867 in John Rone Cmtry, nr Riverside, Warren, Kentucky. She died on 16 Feb 1867 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. !BIRTH: Family Bible Record of Joseph (Best) Taylor.
FGS by Gilberta K. Evans, 2gg-dau.
MARRIAGE: #1 from Warren Co, KY Marriage Records. Md by Mr.Mitchell.
Marr. #2 from Butler County Marriage Records. Family Bible Record
ofJoseph
(Best) Taylor.
Info from 1850 Census, Warren Co, KY, Sarah Taylor, age 42 yrs,
bornin KY,
residing with husband Joseph and children at Household #218, Dis. 1.
Info from 1860 Census, Warren Co, KY, Sarah Taylor, age 52 yrs,
bornin KY,
residing with husband Joseph and children at Household #606, Dis. 2.
DEATH: Same as Birth. Burial by FGS, Gilberta K. Evans. There is
aWill for
Sarah Elizabeth in the Warren County, KY records, dtd 14 Feb 1867.
Marriage date for 1st marriage to Meshack Burchfield from
WarrenCounty, KY
Marriage Records.
Info from "History of the Taylor Family", given at Taylor
Reunion,1909.
"Taylor Family Record" by Joseph Bowyer, 1927.
Sarah Elizabeth left a Will, dtd 14 Feb 1867, at Warren Co, KY.
TheWill was
proven at Feb Term Court 1867, Warren Co. Joseph Best TAYLOR and Sarah Elizabeth RONE had the following children:

child+160 i. Newton Rone TAYLOR.
child161 ii. William A. TAYLOR was born on 24 Dec 1853 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. He died on 25 Dec 1853 in nr Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky. !BIRTH: On FGS by Sue Hudnall Sensenig, Oakland, Ky. This child
isnot
listed in Family Bible record of his father, nor on the FGS
byGilberta K.
Evans.
DEATH: On FGS by Sue Hudnall Sensenig, Oakland, Ky.
Note: This child was probably named for Joseph Best Taylor and
PollyAnn
Hudnall's child, William Allen Taylor, b. 24 Dec 1833, died 5
Feb1853, since
he was born several months after this William Allen Taylor died. He
apparently only lived one day. He may have been buried at the
HudnallCmtry,
nr Richardsville, Warren, KY, although no known marker.

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