Hi Duane, well just to add to the mystery....in the Apprenticeships for Grainger from 1797-1875 there is an Anna and Isabella Taylor and several Roberts kids..who were to be bound out as they were minors and Orphans 19 Aug 1814 there were some other Taylor kids bound out also...from 1816-18 Sharon On Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:14:52 +0100 duane mills <duane@online.no> writes: > Dear Sharon R., > > Nooooooooo! I am not sure of anything with this family. > > Old Ralph was a mysterious man, and Anna was somewhat > younger than him when they married. They seem to have > been a productive couple however, from at least the late 1820Žs. > > Your theory should be checked out, and will be when I can find > the time, but one problem with it is that there is no mention of > Taylor children that I know of. > > If she had children with Mr. Taylor, then Ralph must have > adopted them as there are only Sheltons mentioned in all the > official documents and notarized testimony that I have seen. > It is also possible that Anna and Mr. Taylor had no children. > > This presents a problem as Ralph and Anna have recorded and > documented children as early as abt. 1826. These are Shelton > children and mentioned several times in notarized statements. > > This would mean that she had children with a half Cherokee > before, during and after she was married to Mr. Taylor. > > Your theory would also negate the reference to Anna Taylor > being the sister of Joel Taylor, which I admit that I have not > followed up as yet. > > What now? Keep digging, I guess. I learn a little more > almost every day. > > Regards, > Duane Mills >