Phebe Caroline Taylor Patton
Birth: Feb. 2, 1794
Rockbridge County
Virginia, USA
Death: Oct. 7, 1863
Adams County
Ohio, USA
Phebe was the daughter of James & Ann (Paul) Taylor. Phebe married 9 Sep 1812 to Big John Patton. James & Ann Taylor, Phebe's parents had 14 children. Ann (Paul) Taylor, Phebe's mother, was the daughter of Captain Audley & Jane (Matthew) Paul. Ann died in 1828. Phebe's father, James Taylor, was born in 1746 in Armaugh, Ireland. James & his brothers left Ireland for America in 1760. They settled in Rockbridge Co., Va. where they invested their money in land & slaves. The 4 brothers lived in the valley at the head of Cedar & are buried there. Two of the Taylor boys (James & George) married 2 of the Paul girls (Ann & _____). Another brother, Wm Taylor married Janet Paul but Janet was from another Paul family. The Paul family was opposed to slavery & imparted their scrupples to these 2 brothers (George & James)which forever changed their lives. Another brother, John Taylor was killed in 1778 in the Revolutionary War & Caufield Taylor another brother, was taken prisoner & liberated after surrender of Cornwallis. James Taylor, Phebe's father died on 23 Feb 1801 in Rockbridge Co., Va. Phebe had a brother Hugh Paul Taylor who was an attorney & surveyor. He wrote "Hugh Paul Taylor Sketches" a historical work covering the period 1740-1781. Much of the material was derived from their maternal grandfather, Captain Audley Paul. Stuart Taylor the youngest of Phebe's brother, freed the last of the slaves in that branch of the family & in doing so gave each freeman $50. John & Phebe moved to Adams Co., Oh in 1816. They had 10 children: the 1 child not listed is Nancy Patton, B. Jan 1831, married Richard Askern Kirkpatrick.
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Spouse:
John Patton (1787 - 1853)
Children:
Martha Patton Stewart (1814 - 1852)*
James Taylor Patton (1815 - 1835)*
John Elder Patton (1818 - 1892)*
Lurissa Patton Caskey (1821 - 1889)*
Margaret A. Patton Kirkpatrick (1824 - 1854)*
Nathaniel Campbell Patton (1826 - 1908)*
Elizabeth Ann Patton Morrison (1828 - 1906)*
Phebe Caroline Patton McIntire (1835 - 1865)*
William Henry Patton (1837 - 1885)*
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