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JAMES TAYLOR,
eldest son of Col.Geo.Taylor and his wife, Rachel Gibson, was born December 16, 1738. From 1772 to 1798 he was Clerk of Orange Co.Va., succeeding his father, who held the same office 1750-1772, and having been succeeded by his youngest (1/2) brother, George Conway Taylor, on Oct. 22, 1798.
He served during the Revolution as Sergeant-Major of the Continental Line and received after the war 200 acres of land in recognition of his services.
He married his 3rd, cousin, Ann Pendleton, daughter of Col.James Pendleton and grand-daughter of Henry Pendleton and Mary Taylor, and by her had seven children.
He lived at "Greenfield," the former home of his grand-father, James Taylor 2nd, mention of which is made under Col.George Taylor's history.
In 1799 he moved to Jefferson County, Ky. and died there, leaving a large number of descendants. His children were:
1, Mary, married Mch. 22,1787, Thomas Barbour, son of Col.James Barbour.
2, Elizabeth, married 1785, or earlier, John Pendleton.
3, Ann Pendleton, married January 8, Thomas Crutchfield.
4, James F., married Dec.22, 1795, Frances Catlett Moore, daughter of Maj. William Moore.
5, John Gibson, married Elizabeth Lee Taylor, daughter of Col Richard Taylor and sister of Gen'l. Zachary Taylor, Pres't. U.S.A.
6, Nathaniel Pendleton, married, 1st, Elizabeth C.Martin, 2nd, Ellen Hart Clay, 3rd Mrs Matilda Christy Walker.
7, Harry, born Apl.10, 1786, died Jan.9,1792.
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Jonathan Taylor,
named for his maternal grandfather, Jonathan Gibson, 3rd, son of Col. George Taylor, was born December 3, 1742: was Lieutenant of a company in the Virginia Convention Guards. He married Ann Berry and they had 13 children. They lived in Bottetourt Co.Va. In the summer of 1790 (probably July-see entry in diary under date of August 4, 1790) they moved to Kentucky and settled in Clark Co., where he died 1804. Their children:-
1, William, commonly called "Big Foot Billy, "[Because it was said of him that he owned every piece of property he put his foot on-PFT.] married Nov.26, 1795 Susan, or Susannah, Gibson, daughter of John Gibson and gr-grand-daughter of Jonathan Gibson, his great-Grandfather.
2, Rachel, married Oct. 1787, John Finney, in Bottetourt Co.
3, Mary Berry, married her first cousin, George Gibson Taylor, son of Edmund Taylor.
4, Jonathan Jr., married July 3, 1799, Mary Ashby.
5, Ann, married June 1792, John W. Berry.
6, Susannah, married March 1798, Thomas Arnold.
7, George, married Sarah Fishback,
8, Francis, married Elizabeth Taylor, his 1st cousin, dau. of Maj. William Taylor.
9. Samuel Mitchell, married Mildred E.Martin.
10. Sarah, married James Anderson.
11. Edmund M., married Lavinia Peasson.
12. Gibson B., married: 1st, Emily Taylor, m. 2nd Mary Rives.
13. Elizabeth, married Dr. Samuel Martin.
Note-William Taylor, above, continued to live in Bottetourt Co.Va. until 1796 and then moved to Ky. , Dec. 23, 1796, he bought of his uncle, Col. Frank, 1,000 acres land on Floyd's Fork, Shelby Co.Ky. for £400, equal then to $1,333.33
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.