Person:Simeon Taylor (2)

Nottingham Monthly Meeting records show that he was reported married out of unity 1/18/1731/2 [means marriage occurred outside of Quaker meeting likely a couple months before]. Simeon Taylor witnessed wedding of John Litteler and Mary Ross in 1728 and of Josiah Baily and Sarah Mash in 1734 at New Garden monthly meeting. In 1736 he and his wife were granted a certificate to Hopewell MM. ^[3]

From ‘Hopewell Friends History’ - Simeon was the first clerk of the Hopewell MM, having arrived there with a certificate from E. Nottingham dated 4th month, 1738 for himself and his wife. In 1764, Simeon left Hopewell for the New Garden meeting in NC, with certificate issued for self, wife, kids John and Ann.

Will

Last Will and Testament of Simeon Taylor [Will Book A, p 381, Guilford Co. NC]

Whereas I Simeon Taylor of the County of Guilford and provance of North  Carolina being far advanced in years and of poor state of health yet sound and perfect in memory and well considering the uncertainty of life and great certainty of death at one time or other Do therefore leave behind me the following lines as my Last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I recommend my soul to the Lord and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian _____ ___ at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named, _____as touching such worldly substance wherewith I am now posessed of I leave and bequeath in the following manner and form 

Viz I ____ it is my will that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied by my Executors

2nd I ____ it is my will that all the remainder ___of my estate be lodged in the hands of my Executors and that my wife shall have a sufficient mantainance out of the same during her life and if anything is remainding at her disceace to be at her disposal to divide the same among my children namely Thomas Taylor Rachal Lamb Cathran Eldredge Ann Harry? and John Taylor as she may think most proper.

Lastly I ordain consitute appointe my son in law Robert Lamb and my brother in law Zachareas Dicks whole and sole Executors of this my last will and testament hereby ratifying and confirming the same making void all other and former wills by me made or that may appear in my name in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this twelfth day of the seventh month in the year of one thousand seven hundred and seventy three in the presents of

William Williams  Jain (her mark) Williams

Simeon Taylor
[Will proven in Guilford County NC May Court 1774].

References

1. ↑ Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania births, Chester County, 1682-1800. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: Humphrey Publications, c1994).

   Cites New Garden Monthly meeting, parents Thomas and Rachel (Minshall) Taylor.

2. ↑ Name given as Simeon in birth record, assorted monthly meeting records, and will.
3. ↑ Research of Patsy Michaud. “Simeon’s ancestry was given to me by Thomas Hamm with information from Webster Parry. Other source was “A Mendenhall-Newlin Alliance” by Russell Newlin Abel.”