HC et all, I have no Taylors so far, but the following message came to me because it contains Edgefield Co. Thought I would forward it to you. I have no knowledge of the family nor any interest in developing it unless some of these folks married my lines. Billie ----------------------------------------------- Match: Edgefield AND SC Source: [email protected] From: [email protected] Subject: MOSES TAYLOR INQUIRY This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: TAYLOR Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Xc.2ADI/1511 Message Board Post: I am trying to find information on the family of Moses Taylor, who lived for several years and died in Jones Co. Of particular interest is the cemetery where he and his wife, Rachel are interred. Also, information leads me to believe Moses had 3 sons older than Ward, his eldest KNOWN son. If anyone has information that will help identify those sons, or the marriages of any daughters, that would be very helpful as well. I have been working for several years with cousins to document this line and have a family tree that runs to over 60 pages. However, much about Moses Taylor's family in Jones Co. is unknown. Below is the information from my tree on this family group. Thanks for your consideration. Steve Stone Grand Bay, AL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Moses Ward Taylor, b. 9 Feb. 1762, Camden, SC. Served throughout the Revolutionary War, beginning when he was 14. Was a tobacco planter and farmer. d. 6 Nov. 1821, Jones Co. GA. m. 1. Elizabeth Jane Morriss, b. <1766, d. 25 Feb. 1802 from complications of childbirth in Edgefield, SC. m.2. 23 Mar. 1815 in Jones Co. GA - Mrs. Rachel McGee Bonner, b. 2 Oct. 1781 d. 21 Oct. 1821 of a fever. CHILDREN: Mary, b. c1788, Edgefield SC. Ward Taylor(II), b. 1790, Turkey Creek, Edgefield District,SC. d. 18 Oct.1871, Marion Co. TX. Helped found Greenville, Butler Co. AL, and was elected to the AL legislature in 1822. Moved to TX in 1831. Methodist minister, farmer and blacksmith. Mayor of Jefferson in 1857. Buried in Taylor Cemetery, Smithland, TX. m. Nancy Ann Mathews (m. 31 May 1814 in Baldwin Co. GA), b. 1795. d. 18 May 1872. Buried in Taylor Cemetery, Smithland, TX. Elias Taylor, b. 17 Mar. 1791, Abbeyville Co. SC. d. 5 Feb. 1861, Holmes Co. MS. m. 22 June 1815, in Jones Co. GA - Elizabeth Jane Bonner, b. 1801, Jefferson Co. GA. d. <1893, Holmes Co. MS. Cassandra Taylor, b. c1792, Edgefield, SC. Ozias James Taylor, b. Mar. 1796, SC. d. 19 Oct. 1844, Holmes Co. MS. m. 22 Jan. 1818, Hancock Co. GA - Serena J. Speights, b. 1796, d. 28 Apr. 1844. Both buried in Richland Cemetery, Holmes Co. MS. (NOTE 1: Serena is also spelled "Cyrena".) Joseph M. Taylor, b. 28 Jan. 1798, Edgefield, SC. d. 5 Apr. 1872, Camp Co. TX. m.1. Henrietta Matilda A. ______, b. 30 June 1799. d. 11 June 1868. Both buried in Scottsville Cemetery, Harrison Co. TX. m.2. Rosa Witt. Martha Taylor, b. 1799, Edgefield SC. Nancy M. Taylor, b. 1800, Edgefield SC. Job Taylor, b. 24 Feb. 1802, Edgfield Co. SC. d. 26 Apr 1885 in Longview, TX. m.1. 7 Dec. 1823, Amite Co. MS, Matilda Granberry Cotton, b. 24 Feb 1802, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 26 Sep 1873 in Longview, TX. m.2. Mrs. Emma C. Stephens. (NOTE 1: Family shows on 1790 Edgefield Co. SC census, with 1 son < 16 and 1 daughter; on 1800 Edgefield Co. SC census, with 4 sons <10, 2 daus. <10, 1 dau. 10-26, 1 dau., and wife >46. On 1820 Jones Co. GA census Moses shows as Moses, Sr., with 1, 2, -, -, -, 1, 2, -, -, 1, 1, -, 6, -, -, 4, -, 1, -, 2, 1, 1, on p.147. Elias, Joseph M., Ozias are all found on the 1820 Jones Co. GA Census, p.146. Job is found on p.139. Ward Taylor II was in Butler Co. AL at the time. This indicates 3 unnamed/unknown sons. There is a James Taylor on p.140 who may be a missing son, and a George Taylor on p.139, who may be related. NOTE 2: Moses Taylor estate settlement of 16 Feb. 1821 cites debts owed from Nancy Bird, Elias Taylor and Everett Taylor. Elias was the administrator of the estate.)