Connie, all, Here is a response from Charles Ladd on the Ladd rootsweb. If anyone would know of this William Taylor, it would be Charles. We are truly lucky to have him on our rootsweb. I do hope this is what you were looking for, please let me know if it was. Sharon luddshar@gwtc.net -----Original Message----- From: Charles Ladd <ladd15@pine-net.com> To: LADD-L@rootsweb.com <LADD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [LADD-L] Fw: [TAYLOR] William TAYLOR, VA, NC >Sharon, > >My 2nd great Grandmother was a Taylor. I have found some information on >them but not much. >Family Group Record >=========================================================================== = >============== >Husband: Elzy Taylor >--------------------------------------------------------- > Birth: 1815 SC > Death: 1858 Sevier Co., AR >Other spouse: Martha Eddington (m 26 Feb 1850) > >=========================================================================== = >============== >Wife: Unknown _____ >=========================================================================== = >============== >Children >=========================================================================== = >============== > 1 M George W. F. Taylor > Birth: 1837 Alabama >--------------------------------------------------------- > 2 M William W.D.R. Taylor > Birth: 1838 Alabama > Living: 1860 Sevier Co., AR >--------------------------------------------------------- > 3 F Mary J.F. Taylor > Birth: 1840 Alabama >--------------------------------------------------------- 4 F Sarah E.O. >Taylor > Birth: 1846 Arkansas >--------------------------------------------------------- > 5 F Henryan Taylor > Birth: 24 Jan 1845 Arkansas > Death: 1 Nov 1886 Sevier County, AR > Occupation: House wife > Burial: Ladd/Cossatot cemetery near King Ark. > Spouse: David Crockett Ladd (m 20 May 1858) >--------------------------------------------------------- > 6 F Sarah Ann Taylor > Birth: 1849 Arkansas >--------------------------------------------------------- > 7 F Rebecca Taylor > Birth: 1849 Arkansas > Living: 1860 Sevier Co., AR >=========================================================================== = >============== >Prepared 12 Jun 2002 by: >Charles Ladd >HC 15, Box 810 >Smithville, OK 74957 > >580-244-3612 >=========================================================================== = >============== >FAMILY NOTES > >HUSBAND NOTES: Elzy Taylor >Death: Court House records in DeQueen, Ark. says that Elzy Taylor departed >this life in the county of Sevier sometimes in the spring of 1858 leaving an >estate of >about $1,200. >Adm. book 6 pg. 154 Jan. 1859 Abraham Stow appointed Admistrator >Adm. book 6 pg. 123 Oct. 1859 Abraham Stow Adminstrator >Adm. book pg. 325 &352 Jan. 1860 Adm. same >Adm. book 6 pg. 551 July 1860 Adm. same >General: While putting the bits of information that can be found about Elzy >Taylor it seems that he migrated from South Carolina to Georgia, most likely >the Atlanta >area, where he met and married a Cherokee Indian lady. They may have moved >to Bibb County, Alabama shortly after their marriage and his wife died >there. >Many stories have been told about the death of Elzy and about a tomb stone >that was found southwest of the Ladd Bridge which read: In Memory of Elzy >Taylor, aged 43 >years and his five little children. >One story was that they had all died in a farmhouse fire. The story was >publish in 1965 but was challenged by N.W. Simpson, then 87, who said "that" >Henryann >had told him that she had the monument errected after she was married in >memory of her five brothers and sisters who had died over the years of >natural causes, and her father who was murdered. Henyan told Mr. Simpson >"that" her father was shot and that he managed to return home to fall dead >in his own front yard. No one was ever convicted of the crime. >Abraham Stowe,who had married the young widow of Elzy, was appointed >adminstrator of Elzy's estate. The Probate records of Sevier County show >that the legation of the estate was prolonged for over two years. >Sevier County Adm. bk. 6 p. 154, 325, 352. On pg. 551 it appears Elzy's >land was sold by Stowe in 1860. > >The 1840 Bibb County, Alabama Census show Elzy's family had 2 males under >five and 2 males 20-30 years old. There was one female age 20-30 and one >60-70 years old. >The boys would have been George and William who were born about 1837 and >1839. > >WIFE NOTES: Unknown _____ >General: The family of Elzy Taylor are found on the 1850 Jefferson county, >Arkansas census. The mother is already dead and Elzy is re-married. The >mother of >children is said to have been Cherokee Indian. The family had moved to Ark. >from Bibb county, Alabama in about 1847. > > >CHILD NOTES: George W. F. Taylor >General: George W.F. Taylor is recorded Feb. 7, 1863 on the Descriptive List >of Needy Families of Confederate Soldiers. This List seems to indicate that >George is living near Henryan (His sister) Ladd and Augustus Wallace who is >dead. Augustus was 1/2 brother of David C. Ladd. > >CHILD NOTES: William W.D.R. Taylor >General: Benjamin Layne was appointed Guradian of William in 1855. Sevier >Co., Probate records book 5 pg 71. >Benjamin Layne operated a ferry on Little River and the Red River. ( Sevier >County and Its People pg. 66) >William was listed in the h/h of G.W. Taylor on the 1860 Sevier Co., AR >census. (age 21) > >CHILD NOTES: Mary J.F. Taylor > > >CHILD NOTES: Sarah E.O. Taylor > > >CHILD NOTES: Henryan Taylor >Birth(1): >Death: Chloe (Ladd) Caywood the granddaughter who grew up near her >grandfather David C. Ladd Sr. wrote that Henryan had a "pill doctor" who >said that Henryan had breast cancer and it was cause by her milk not drying >up properly after she lost one of her babies. The doctor operated on >Henryan at her home on the long dining room table. Chloe said that Henryan >died during the operation or shortly after. > >General: Henryan was most likely born in Jefferson Co., AR were the family >can be found on the 1850 census. > >CHILD NOTES: Sarah Ann Taylor > >CHILD NOTES: Rebecca Taylor > >Charles >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ludd/Sharon Bertsch" <luddshar@gwtc.net> >To: <LADD-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 11:26 PM >Subject: [LADD-L] Fw: [TAYLOR] William TAYLOR, VA, NC > > >> All, >> >> Notice the letter below. They are inquiring about Goodwin Taylor b. >> February 4, 1733. I have no further information on this person. Anyone >out >> there have info. on him? >> >> Sharon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Connie Gleason <conniegleason@cybertrails.com> >> To: luddshar@gwtc.net <luddshar@gwtc.net> >> Date: Sunday, March 31, 2002 9:01 PM >> Subject: Fw: [TAYLOR] William TAYLOR, VA, NC >> >> >> >Hi Sharon. >> > >> > I see that you have a Goodwin Taylor. Do you happen to know who Goodwin >> >Taylor's children were. If one was Lloyd Goodwin Taylor then we have a >> >match. Lloyd Goodwin Taylor was actually married to two of these Taylor >> >sisters at different times. I've been searching for this fellow for a >long >> >time, I hope my search is over. >> > >> >Connie. conniegleason@cybertrails.com >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Ludd/Sharon Bertsch <luddshar@gwtc.net> >> >To: TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com <TAYLOR-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Date: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:27 AM >> >Subject: [TAYLOR] William TAYLOR, VA, NC >> > >> > >> >>Hello listers, >> >> >> >>I have a TAYLOR in my LADD file. >> >> >> >>William TAYLOR >> >>+Ursula LADD, II b. 11744 in Charles City, VA; m. July 5, 1760 >> >>Children: >> >>1. Goodwin TAYLOR b. Feb 4, 1773 rich Square, Northampton, NC >> >>2. Christopher TAYLOR b. Dec 8, 1759 Rich Square, Northampton, NC >> >>3. William Ladd TAYLOR b. 1761 Rich Square, Northampton, NC >> >> +Mary AMBROSE m. Dec 2, 1785 (Marriage License Bonds of >Mecklenburg >> >Co., VA from 1765-1810 page >> >> 50) >> >> >> >>Sharon B. >> >>4. Thomas TAYLOR b. 1763 Rich Square, Northampton, NC >> >> >> >> >> >>==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== >> >>To UNSUBCRIBE from LIST - mailto:TAYLOR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >> >>To UNSUBCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:TAYLOR-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >> >>Leave Subject Line empty; Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in body of message >> >> >> >>============================== >> >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, >> >go to: >> >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> ==== LADD Mailing List ==== >> Chat with us the Second and Fourth Tuesdays of every month >> http://www.delphi.com/dir-app/chat/forumchat.asp?sigdir=ladds >> >> > > > >==== LADD Mailing List ==== >Chat with us the Second and Fourth Tuesdays of every month >http://www.delphi.com/dir-app/chat/forumchat.asp?sigdir=ladds >