Col. Parmenas Taylor

Parmenas and his brother LeRoy TAYLOR were both Majors in the Revolutionarily War

Not my line but I've collected some information on this interesting TN Taylor family. Parmenas is listed in "North Carolina Revolutionary War Soldiers, Sailors, Patriots and Descendants, Vol. I" comp. by Mary Carter & Joseph Mattox, pub. by Georgia Pioneer Publishers. Athens GA. He was b. 1753, d. 1830, m. Hannah ?. He and his brother Leroy were sons of Wm. Taylor of Prince Wm. Co. VA, moved to Burke Co. NC in youth w/mother and step-father, Hosea Rose, then to TN after war. He died in Jefferson Co. TN in 1827 (date above from different source must be wrong) will found in wb2-581. I think I have children, but cannot find at moment- maybe later. S.

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In 1776, he joined the colonial forces of North Carolina, and served asLieuteant and Captain until 1779. He was Burried on his own plantationhalf a mile from his home. It is called the Taylors Burying Ground.June 25 1980 Citizen Tribune special memorial service honoring ColonelParmenas Taylor the old Taylor Cemetary was restored and refenced. Therewas a ceremony marking the grave of Parmenas Taylor by the Doughters ofthe American Revolution, on Saturday June 21 1980 near the town of WhitePine TN.

Parmenus married the daughter of his commanding officer during the American Revolution.