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Thomas Chappell m. 1702? b. 1679? VA? d. by Jun 22, 1704 Surry Co. VA |
Mary b. 1700/4 VA d. ?1755/9 |
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Thomas Taylor m. Aug 2, 1704 Surry Co. VA b. 1679? VA? d. ?Jan 1744 Surry Co. VA |
John b. 1705? Prince George Co. VA d. May 11, 1767 SC |
Thomas b. 1707? Prince George Co. VA d. Oct 9, 1773 Mecklenburg Co. VA |
Elizabeth "Betty" b. 1709? Prince George Co. VA d. 1744/1747 Sussex Co. VA |
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Katherine b. 1709? Prince George Co. VA d. 1758? |
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Surry Co. VA was formed in 1652 from James City.
(see present day map
for location). |
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Elizabeth Jones was the widow of Thomas Chappell. He died by Jun 22, 1704 because
on that date Thomas Taylor signed a premarital agreement with the executor
of Thomas Chappell's estate and Elizabeth's brother, James Jones Jr. |
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| On Feb 20 1719, Thomas, then of Surry Co. patented 400 acres bounded on the north side of Warwick Swamp, on the border between Surry & Prince George Counties, by the Long Meadow Branch, and the corner of Robert Hunnicut, for which he paid 40 shillings. | ||||
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Prince George County Virginia was established in 1702 and its boundaries defined by 1703.
(see present day map
for location). Prince George of Denmark was the husband of England's reigning
Queen Anne. Originally, its southern boundary was the North Carolina line. |
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In 1728 daughter Elizabeth married John R. Chambless (1700-1768?) in Prince
George County VA. Their son John R. Jr. died about 1777 in Cheraw District,
Marlboro Co. SC. He married his second wife about 1760 there. |
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About 1729, son Thomas married Penelope Goodwin (1711-1780), daughter of Thomas
Goodwin (1690-1730). In Nov 1730 Thomas Taylor Sr. helped appraise the estate
of Thomas Goodwin. |
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The will of Thomas Taylor, dated Feb 4, 1743, probated Jan 16, 1744 in Surry Co. VA,
lists "daughters Elizabeth Chamless and Katherine Hobbs". [Surry Co. VA Wills,..,
1730-1800, pp. 485,487]. An earlier May 14, 1728 deed of gift identifies
Katherine as "my daughter, Katherine, the "wife of Edward Holloway of Prince George
County, Virginia." [Deed of Gift, Book 1713-28, Surry Co. VA]. Executors of his will
were Thomas and John Taylor, and the inventory was dated Feb 18, 1744. |
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In 1749, son John moved with his family to SC. |
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Sources: Blomquist, Ann, "Thomas Taylor", Tate, Taylor and Southern Families, Rootsweb website. Campbell, T.E., Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, The Dietz Press, Richmond VA, p. 473. Caroline Co. Deed Book, Part II, p. 135. Davis, Eliza T., Wills and Administrations of Surry Co. VA 1671-1750. Deed of Gift, May 14, 1728, Surry Co. VA Book 1713-28. Prince George Co., VA Deeds 1713-28, page 292. Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, pp. 12-15. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. Will of Thomas Taylor, in Hart, Lyndon H. III, Surry Co. VA Wills, Estate Accounts and Inventories 1730-1800, pp. 485, 487. |
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