In Baltimore County, Md I saw the following surnames that also appear in early Craven and Dobbs Co I noticed the following surnames that appear in Craven, Dobbs or Jones - Rhodes (William, Richard, Benjamin), Foy, Howard, Pettis Abraham Taylor who had a will in Johnston Co (now LEnoir, maybe) lived in that area of Baltimore Co called Joppa. That is interesting since that is where Richard Caswell came from. Exactly where Abraham's land would be found today is a little uncertain because Gloria and I can't get a handle on South West Creek. Certainly some of it was in todays Lenoir but some may have been in Craven and Jones. In any event, we had seen the exact birthdates of Abraham's children but no documentation and found it yesterday in the Parish Records. It is not clear who Abraham's father was but probably Abraham Sr who was a vestryman at St. John's Parish. It has been said that Isaac Taylor who had a large family in Lenoir and Greene was a grandson of old Abraham but no proof. The information we found did give a son Isaac with a specific birthdate. That was not found in the vestry records but the index obviously missed a bunch of entries and going through it page by page would probably turn up Isaac as a son. Prudence did not have an entry as she was born after they moved to NC but she is remembered in her father's will. Isaac was not, indicating he had already died without heirs. Abraham had a 2nd wife in his will. Gloria and Martha Abraham was a vestryman at St. John's which was originally Copley Parish in 1693 - ST. JOHN'S AND ST. GEORGE'S PARISH REGISTER - 1696 - 1851 - by Henry C. Peden, Jr. Abraham Taylor and Dinna White were married 20 ____ - the other people on this page were married 1712 - 1714 Jacob son of Abraham and Diana - b 5 Oct 1714 Robert son of Abraham and Diana - 13 Oct ____ Ann daughter of Abraham and Diana b 29 March 1712 Rachell daughter of Abraham and Diana b 9 Oct 1717 Joseph son of Abraham and Diana b 20 Oct 1720 Jacob son of Abraham and Diana - b 6 Oct 1713 (sic) Joseph son of Abraham and Dinal b 19 Oct 1720 (sic) Prudence was not listed unless she was not in the index and there are a number of people not indexed so I noticed. Abraham Taylor Sr died 20 July 1719 MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS Abraham Taylor - written 1717 - pr 6 Aug 1719 - Baltimore Co - son John executor - 100 acres (Ayes) Addition, sons Abraham and John and daughter Lettice Dottrage (she married WIlliam also spelled Doddridge In addition there was a John on the records with two wives - Judith who had several children and then died and Rachel York. John and Judith had a son Abraham so this was probably the son of the older Abraham.