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I have four brick walls of which I now know I will never be able to knock down. I started a book about eight years ago and I am now on the last chapter, having had so much illness in my family that I had to put down the writing of my book for about five years. I had hoped in that time frame to have done a little more research on these brick walls, but since, I have been diagnosed with RA, and my mother died in 2004. My father came to live with me, and there were many things to do since the beginning of my mother's illness. Now, five years later, I am unable to travel back and forth to the archives or counties and handle record books. If you would so kindly help me, I will only add one case at a time.

1st-Uriah Taylor born 14 Mar 1828 in Newberry Co., SC-per pension records-showed on 1850 census of Newberry Co., SC in household of James and Jane Gauntt, along with a J.L. Graham and a 12 y/o Jeanette Taylor. Uriah's age was given as 20 on that census. Later that year, according to pension records, Uriah arrived in Gwinnett County, Ga, married Anne Elizabeth Bradberry in 1852, and appeared to have a brother by the name of Simeon Frederick Taylor. Simeon Frederick Taylor born about 1831 in SC, mother and father in SC, married a daughter of Isaac Tinney, Margaret Desire Tinney, and secondly the wife of his brother-in-law, William Tinney, maiden name unknown. He and Uriah shared land in deeds in Gwinnett Co., Ga., and Uriah named a son Frederick. I have not been able to find who their parents were, for Simeon Frederick, known as Fedrick on the 1850 census was living in the household of John T. Barnes and wife, Ann Gibson in Edgefield Co., SC. There was not a Taylor parent in sight of any of these three children. I am aware that three of the sons of Martin Taylor who died in Newberry Co., SC in 1814 had made their way to Gwinnett County, Ga by 1840, and by 1850 they had spread out to Milton and Forsyth Counties, Ga. The first emigrates from Newberry SC seemed to have come just before 1830, the children and grandchildren of Reason and Harmon Davis of Newberry arrived in Gwinnett with one of the sons of Martin-Abraham. Both Uriah and Frederick are surrounded by Davis families in 1860. Uriah had a son named Harmon, and a grandson named Reason. Frederick's boys were John W., and James Simeon. Could you help me please? Thanks,

Brenda Pass

bjpass51@aol.com

Research Completed 7/19/2006

The 1840 Newberry County Census lists the following Taylor Families:

Adam Taylor 2 males under 5, male 5-10, male 30-40, female under 5, female 30-40
D. H. Taylor male under 5, male 5-10, male 20-30, 3 females under 5, female 5-10, female 20-30
Daniel Taylor male 15-20, male 20-30, male 40-50 3 females 15-20 female 60-70
J. B. Taylor male under 5 male 20-30 female 20-30
Nancy Taylor male 5-10 male 10-15 female under 5 female 30-40
Saul Taylor male under 5 male 20-30 female under 5 female 20-30
W. P. Taylor male 20-30 female 15-20
William Taylor 2 males under 5, 2 males 5-10, 2 males 10-15, male 15-20, male 40-50, 2 females 15-20, female 20-30

Of the above families, only two are eligible to be the parents of Uriah Taylor and his brother. That is, Nancy Taylor and William Taylor. I am more inclined to go with William Taylor because he was born 1790/1800 and his children are pretty close matches.

Burials in Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Prosperity, S. C.

William Taylor, S. C. Sgt., Capt. J. Worley's Co., Continental Line, Revolutionary War, 3/6/1757-6/10/1828
Annie Taylor died 10/12/1898, about 85
Jeff M. Taylor 1/1/1833-9/29/1904

South Carolina Equity Records, Newberry County, S. C., 1818-1844

Benjamin Taylor died 3/26/1817. Widow, Elizabeth married again. Her children: Nancy (married James Watkins), Mary (married William Stripling), Sarah (married John Edwards), John, Anthony, William, George, Elizabeth and Fanny. Page 65: John Taylor died January 1824 leaving a widow, Lucy Hill Taylor (remarried Gravis Spearman) and had children: Milton, Thomas Jefferson, George William and John Travis Taylor. Note: William Taylor Jr. and Abraham Taylor resided on Cannon Creek in Newberry Co.

Newberry County Will Book L

Elizabeth M. Taylor, pp. 236-7. William Taylor, administrator. 3/26/1837. Appraiser: Francis Spearman, Gravis Spearman and Daniel Goggans. Buyers include William Taylor. Anual Returns in 1830 list the legatees as: David Boozer and his wife, Elizabeth' John L. Harmon; the children of John Taylor, deceased; Elizabeth and Emaline Watkins (guardian James Watkins)(Mother Nancy), John Edwards and wife, Sarah, Children of Mary Stribling, deceased (John Edwards, guardian), and William Taylor.

According to Will Book L, page 223, Elizabeth M. Taylor was the wife of Benjamin Taylor.

Newberry County, SC Wills - Benjamin Taylor 1805-26, Book F, page 58; Jonathan Taylor 1776-1804, Book A, page 112; Martin Taylor 1805-26, Loose, page 29, and WIlliam Taylor 1776-1814, Book A, page 43.

1830 Gwinnett County, Ga Census

Abraham Taylor male under 5 male 10-15 male 20-30 male 40-50 female 5-10 female 10-15, female 20-30 female 50-60
Frederick Taylor male 20-30 female under 5 female 15-20
James Taylor male 40-50 female 10-15

Septimus Taylor male under 5 2 females 5-10 male 10-15 male 15-20 male 40-50 2 females under 5 female 10-15 female 5-10 female 20-30
Thomas Taylor male 10-15 male 20-30 male 80-90

1840 Gwinnett County Census

Steven of Septimus Taylor male under 5 2 males 5-10 male 10-15 2 males 15-20 male 50-60 female under 5 female 10-15 female 15-20 female 40-50

Note: The above family also fits for a possible parent of Uriah

1850 Gwinnett County Census

Frances Taylor 65 (F) SC, widow, Allen L. 25, Jesse 22, John B. 20, Charles 16, Nancy 12, John Macksey 27, born Ga, Sarah T. 24, born S. C., Sarah Taylor 4, born S. C. and Martha C. Taylor 2 mos, born S. C.

Alford Bloodworth 40 SC, Temperance C. 33 SC, William 6 SC, Louisa J. 6 SC, Mary 11 mos GA, Samuel W. Taylor 20 SC, Sarah Taylor 55 SC.

1860 Gwinnett County Census

Richard Taylor 36 SC, Caroline 11 GA, Joseph 4 GA, Samuel 2 GA

Simeon Taylor 39 GA, Margaret 34 GA, Buna Vista 9 (F), GA, James S. 6 GA, John W. 3 Ga.

Uriah Taylor 42 GA, miller, Annie E. 42 GA, Susan C. 17, Federick 16, Harman 13, Edmond 11, Sarah F. 9, Martha 6

Uriah Taylor 41 SC, Miller, Ann E. 43 GA, Catherine 16 GA, Frederic 15, Harman 13, Emma J. 11, Sarah 9, Martha 7.

The 1890 Gwinnett County Tax digest lists Uriah Taylor in West Harbin Distric.

1838 letters left at post office in Lawrenceville: S. F. Taylor.

The following estates in Gwinnett County

Thomas Taylor, deceased. Letters of Administration to James Taylor, 1831, page 46. Thomas Taylor, deceased

Joseph M. Taylor, deceased. 1825, page 24. Letters of Administgration to David Lowry. Joseph M. Taylor, deceased

Notes of Septimus Taylor. Septimus Taylor's family came to Georgia before 1840. The 1830 Gwinnett Census indicates that he had 5 sons and 4 daughters. Gwinnett County Families 1818-1968 lists 15 children, 8 of them being sons. Uriah not listed in this history. Here are the names: William B., Alexander, James W., Allen L., Jesse S., John R., Charles R., Daniel C. Is it possible that Uriah had another name? You can see where I am going on this. All indicators point to Septimus. Uriah was in Georgia as early as 1843 according to the birth of his first child.

7/21/2006. Here is what I have already done, and I am definitely open to any suggestions. 1830-William Taylor was son of Benjamin Taylor. He died in 1832. His widow, Nancy Hill, remarried immediately to George Adams. Nancy and William Taylor only had one child, a girl, Lucy Ann Taylor, who married Samuel Spearman later on. All the other sons of Benjamin Taylor died before Uriah Taylor was born, or thought of. So the Benjamin Taylor family is totally eliminated. Nancy Hill Taylor immediately before 1834 remarried to George Adams, so she is definitely not the Nancy Taylor shown on the 1840 census of Newberry. Another William Taylor on the same census, who does have children the same age as my Uriah Taylor is completely eliminated, because this family is well documented in the records of Newberry Co., SC, and none of the children are my Uriah. He married Elizabeth Dominick. This William Taylor also had a daughter named Margaret Ann who had five illegitimate children. None of these are my Uriah either. As far as Adam Taylor...in 1830 there were two Adams in Newberry County, the eldest of the two was the son of Martin Taylor. The younger of the two may be the same Adam Taylor shown on the Lexington Co., SC census in 1840. There was not much difference in their age, but the elder Adam did not have children the right age in his household that year. However it does appear from comparing ages on the wife of the elder Adam Taylor, that he had lost his first wife, and remarried. Martin Taylor who died 1814, had lots of sons, some of which I cannot locate in later censuses. There was David, Abraham, Jacob, Martin, Jr., Adam, John. The old German way of naming boys has not helped any either. Adam was known as John Adam (in a deed), even though there was already one son named John, who may have been known as John Martin. With the John in front of all the names certainly is a problem in finding these boys elsewhere. I have no idea who the Martin Taylor is on the 1850 census of Richland County, SC. The son of Martin Taylor named John died in 1842 in Edgefield Co., SC. I don't know who his first wife was, but he married second, Susan Sibley Guy, who had only three daughters by him, between 1828 through 1832, when she died. so, he is eliminated. He only named two sons in his will, Joseph and George. Yet, there appears to be several children in the household with him in Edgefield in 1840, and I don't know who they are. David, Abraham, and Jacob were all in Gwinnett Co., Ga in 1840. Only Abraham and Jacob were old enough to have sons who could be Uriah's father. It is unlikely that David would have gone to Gwinnett without some of his children. I cannot find Martin, Jr. on any later census that I might be able to recognize him. So, in summary, you are right that Adam Taylor could possibly be Uriah's father, but I am confused between the 1840 census and the 1830 census in where this particular Adam Taylor does not seem to have younger children on 1830 census, but by 1830 has children of the right age in his hh in 1840. And who is this Nancy Taylor? I know in 1835 there was a W.T. or W.J. Taylor in Newberry. I cannot find anymore info on him either. I thought maybe, you might have encountered these Taylors in the past. Thanks, Brenda Pass