Facts and Events
John Taylor was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 679.--10th August, 1764. Same (Michael Finney and Catherine ( )) to John Taylor, £36, 320 acres in Forks of James River; corner Michael's former survey. Teste: James Bailey, Joseph Reed.
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 436.--22d October, 1765. John ( ) Taylor and Mary ( ) to Benj. Bennet, £45, 330 acres in Forks of James; corner Michael Finney's old survey. Teste: John Leo.
- Page 125. August 14, 1770. John Taylor and Mary his wife to Thomas Ratliff. 52 pounds. 124 acres on the south side of the James River.
Land Record in Botetourt County, VA
- Page 125. August 14, 1770. John Taylor and Mary his wife to Thomas Ratliff. 52 pounds. 124 acres on the south side of the James River.
Will of John Taylor
From Botetourt County, Virginia Wills, Will Book B.1801-1815:
- John Taylor's Will...Sept 17th 1810 and probated June 1812
- John Taylor of Botetourt Co., VA....wife Mary, children: Andrew, Mary, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Price, John, James, Thomas, Isaac. Presence of (witnesses) Henry Holstine Jr, John Ferrier, James Miggett, John Caldwell.
Records of John Taylor in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Page 661.--10th August, 1764. James Bailey and Anne ( ) to Edmund Crump, £20, 142 acres in Forks of James, John Taylor's line; corner James Bailey. Teste: James Edmiston, John ( ) Taylor, Patrick ( ) McCollom.
Information on John Taylor
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John Taylor b abt 1730 d 1812 Botetourt Co VA md (1) Mary (2) 1804 Mary Meggitt
John Taylor b1764 Augusta Co VA d 1845 Pulasksi Co KY
Isaac Taylor 1802 VA d 1865 md Sally Scott Eoff in Pulaski Co
Lewis P. Taylor b1847 Pulaski Co KY d 1926 Shelbyville KY
Austin Taylor b 1885 d 1973 Louisville KY
Sep Taylor b 1912
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