Capt. Edmund Taylor

Probably served in the revolution as Capt. Edmund Taylor, and was "The Honest Tavern Keeper" near Forks, VA who supplied Beverley Stubblefield's troops before they marched to Valley Forge.

He was the son of George Edmund Taylor and Miss Lucy Crump. He married Anne Day May 16, 1771 in Hanover County, Virginia. In the years following the Revolution, Edmund was the proprietor of Taylor's Tavern, which served as the Taylor family home, a place of entertainment and accomodation for travelers, and a local public meeting place. Edmund's gravestone, still standing on the grounds of his tavern, reads "In Memory of Edmund Taylor 'The Honest Tavern Keeper' ". Taylor's Tavern was located on Gum Tree Road (now State Road 738) on land owned by the Sacra family since before The War Between The States.

Children: Sarah E Taylor Anne Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Mary Taylor William Day Taylor Fanny Taylor Captain John Jay Taylor Amelia Harris Taylor Lewis Walker Taylor Francis Good Taylor

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