Col. George Taylor

All of my childrens' births are recorded in the Parish Register of Farnham District, Richmond County, Virginia. My wife Mary and I lived on the original plantation on the Northern Neck in Farnham Parish, Essex Co., Virginia. Soon after the Revolution, we moved into the northern part of the state and settled in a lovely little valley along the South Fork of the Potomac River in Hampshire County (now West Virginia) The Taylor homes were near the present Springfield, West Virginia. I was left my father's Negro woman named Jenney in his will.

GEORGE TAYLOR was born say 1719 in North Farnham, by marriage

order, the youngest surviving son of Simon, and died there 25 October 1749. He married, by

1740, MARY TARPLEY, who was born 7 December 1723, North Farnham, daughter of William

and Mary (___).

Like his brothers John and Septimus, George died intestate, and at least two of his sons

migrated to the Shenandoah Valley with other members of the extended family. George’s

personal estate was inventoried the spring following his death:

In obedience to an order of Court bearing date the 2d day of April 1750. We whose names are

under written being sworn have proceeded to appraise all and singular the estate of George Taylor

deceased which was presented to our view as followeth Viz:

£ S D

To 4 cows 2 calves 1 yearling & 1 young stear 5 15 ~

To 12 head of hoggs @ 1 10 6

To 3 ewes & 3 lambs @ ~ 15 ~

To 1 mare @ 45/ & 1 2 year old colt @ 30/ 3 15 ~

To 5 casks @ 15/ & 5 tubbs @ 7/6d 1 2 6

To 1 feather bed & furniture @ 2 10 ~

To 1 Do and furniture @ 3 ~ ~

To 2 tables @ 2. 3 chairs @ 5/ ~ 7 ~

To 1 gun 1 sword 1 bayonett and cartouch box @ 1 5 ~

To 1 spining wheel & cards @ ~ 6 ~

To 2 chests @2/6. 2 straw basketts @2/6. Pr hames & traces 2/6 ~ 7 6

To 1 old saw 1/. 1 Chest @ 8/. 1 bedstead @ 3. ~ 12 ~

To 1 box iron & heaters @ 3/. 4 knives & forks @ 2/6 1 razor 1/ ~ 6 6

To 9 bottles @ 2/. 3 earthen potts @ 5/. 4 Do plates @1/4d ~ 8 4

To a parcel of iron ware @ 20/ Some waring cloaths @ 30/ 2 10 ~

To 25 pound old pewter @ 9d. per lb ~ 18 9

To a parcel of water vessels 7/ 1 cow bell @ 1/6. 2 trays & one bowl 3/ ~ 11 6

To 1 prayer book 1 psalter 1 ink glass 1 pepper box @ ~ 2 ~

To 2 iron potts 2 and kettles 2 frying pans @ 1 ~ ~

To 1 raw hide @ 5/ 1 side of tan’d leather 3/ ~ 8 ~

To cask 1 6 ~

28 16 7

Recorded amongst the Records of Alexander Bryant

Richmond County. Edward Morris

Test T. Tarpley, C. Clk Benjamin Owens

Mary (Tarpley) Taylor appears to have died around 1764. There are debt actions present

against her failing to register tithables, including a citation dated 3 July 1764 at which point she appears to have died. Thereafter there are debt actions against her son and heir, William Taylor,

by then of age, who was said to have left Richmond County ‘privately’ by 2 May 1768.

George and Mary (Tarpley) Taylor had five children in North Farnham between 1741 and 1749.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Oct 28 2017, 16:51:49 UTC

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