Donna: These Taylors are not related to Judy's James Matterson Taylor, at least as far as I've been able to determine. James' father, John Wesley Taylor, has so far not left any trace of himself prior to his marriage to Letitia Givens in 1837 in Williamson County. One cousin speculates he may have come from Carter County, but again, nothing has been proved. As your census records indicate, their were no other Taylor's around him in District 1, which is curious in itself for that time period. Jerry Taylor Nashville, TN. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [TNWILLIA] 1850-1860 Williamson Co. census > Hi again girlie, > Since it is right here under my nose, how about some odd and end > stuff on > the Taylor family. It may or may not pertain to your bunch, but now > you will > have it anyway. I will send another post after this one with the > entire Taylor > listings from the 1850 & 1860 Williamson County, TN Census. > > This first is from the book: "Goodspeed Histories", Williamson Co.,TN, > p.1013 > Rev. Stephen Allen Taylor born: GA 15 Feb.1829 > (father) William Taylor born: NC, died: ca.1834, buried in GA > (mother) Malinda Nunn born: NC, died:1853 (12 children, 11 grew to > adulthood) > (wife) married in 1854 to Rachel D. Miller, born: TN > (5 children) John M., William A., Christina B., Carrie Bell, Elbridge G. > (brothers & sisters) George, Hiram, Sally, Mary, John, Nancy, Solomon, > Martha, James, Margaret, and one that died in childhood. > > This next bunch are obits taken from the newspaper "Western Weekly Review" or > (WWR) > > Child of William D. Taylor, died 19 July 1835 of cholera (WWR) > Eliza (Mrs. Robert, Jr.) Taylor, died 31 July 1839, age about 52 years (WWR) > Mrs. Sarah Davis, died 7 Feb. 1845, daughter of Calvin Taylor (WWR 2-21-1845) > Capt. William D. Taylor, died Monday evening last, 19 Jan. 1852 (WWR > 1-23-1852) > Mary (Mrs. Jonathan, Esq.) Taylor, died Thursday 4 May 1876 at her residence > 12 > miles NW of Franklin, after short illness of a few days. She was the > sister of > the Hon. R. A. Hill of Oxford, Miss., and a member of the Cumberland > Presby. > Church. (The Review & Journal 5-11-1876) > Mrs Salinda Brandon, died 14 Nov. 1838 at the residence of Joseph Taylor near > Versailles, Williamson County, Tenn. She was of Rutherford County > Tenn. > (WWR) > Mrs. Mary Wilson, died Monday 6 Sept. 1847 at the residence of her brother > William > D. Taylor. (WWR 9-10-1847) > > > ______________________________