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Census of 1782 shows no whites, 84 blacks on Baylor's plantation. the elder John Baylor (of Carolina) was County Liuetenant of Orange in 1755. The Baylor grant was very large, and [introduced?] some of the most valuable farms in the county. Charles P. Howard owned part of it; Col. John Willis, a larger part. Young Jaqueline Taylor, son of [illegible?] Erasmus [?] of Orange, now owns part of the Howard place, Wm G. Crenshaw Jr owning the main part of it. W.W.S.

From the Taylor Diary, #1907-z in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING: MOST MANUSCRIPTS ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT.