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DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1788,
1788,
May,
30, C.Taylor came here. G.Taylor & self went with him to C.Conways. Maj'r Moore, Mrs Moore, Miss Polly, Reuben Taylor & family dined there, we came here - a little rain about dark and in Night - Col.Taliaferro's Ned brought Nails, Rolls &c from Mr Blair's - G.T. paid Ned 1/3 for Waggonage, he said his master allowed such small matters.
31, A little Rain - I went with G.Taylor to Uncle Taylor's. Gave Rob't Taylor my Int Warrants to have them Registered at Richmond - J.Taylor & his family, Chs' Taylor, two Miss Pendletons, J.Pendleton's wife, Tho's Barbour Jr & wife, dined [Tho'?] Taylor got home from Rockingham yesterday. J.Taylor bought Corn to-day of T.Wood, his own exhausted.
June,
1, [Sunday] Moses brought home from Meeting a pair breeches Holmes made for me. We dined at home.
2, I rode to Maj'r Lee's, bought 8 lb Sugar for G.Taylor and paid 6/- for it. Returned to dinner. Capt Burnley came after dinner & staid two or three hours. Weather has been cool and dry since 8 or 10 days past.
3, Hub Taylor came here & I went w'th him to Dade's Mill - he had some work done at Smith's shop - he kept on home & I called & dined at Mrs. Thomas's. Col. & Maj'r Barbour & families, all from J.Taylor's my father, & Jenny Taylor there. Cloudy & mist in evening. Mr.Quarles borrowed Pit Saw.-- ret't in July- Had 35 Watermelon hills made.
4, Went with my father to J.Taylor's and dined - J.Pendleton, Harry & Bowie, came over last night, two Miss Caty Pendletons and Jenny Taylor dined there - There was a good rain last night & fine season for plantin g- w'ch was done- Planted Negro ground water Melon patch, large kind.
5, J.Taylor sent for us, we dined with him. *Maj'r A.Barbour and his wife &c., +Mrs. T.Barbour, Uncle & Aunt Taylor, Capt Burnley & wife. Mrs.Rowland Thomas. Col. & Maj'r Barbour's sons & c. &c. & C.Taylor dined there. J.Pendleton & Sister, Bowie Pendleton. a few drops rain- warm weather.
[*.Ambrose Barbour, son of James and Sarah (Todd) Barbour, married, Catherine Thomas, daughter of Richard and Isabella (Pendleton) Thomas and sister of Richard Thomas who married Mildred Taylor, sister of Col.George Taylor, PFT. +.Col.Thomas Barbour, son of James and Sarah (Todd) Barbour, married Mary Pendleton Thomas, daughter of Richard and Isabella (Pendleton) Thomas. Col.James Barbour, eldest son of James and Sarah (Todd) Barbour, m. Mar 22, 1787, Mary Taylor, daughter of James, the Clerk, and Ann (Pendleton) Taylor. James Barbour, the elder, married; first Elizabeth Todd and; second Sarah Todd, daughters of Maj'r William and Martha (Vickers) Todd, and sisters of Richard Todd, who married Elizabeth Richards; the parents of Judge Thomas Todd, of Frankfort, Ky., who married first Miss Harris and second Mrs Lucy (Payne) Washington, sister of Mrs President James Madison-PFT]
6, Jos Clark began ditch by Plant Patch. I rode to Maj'r Lee's & got 500- 8d Nails for my father, to fix Tob'o, C.Taylor there & came over. G.T. & self went to his house and dined with J.Pendletons & T.Barbour's wives & Misses M.Conway & Caty Pendleton jr. While there C.Taylor's wife had a convulsion fit. Weather clear and warm. C.T. sent 1/4 Shoat-
7, J.Taylor, J.Pendleton, Henry & Bowie Pendleton, T.Barbour, Jn'o Taylor and Capt Burnley dined here. We had two bowls punch - Peter car'd about a Bus' Salt to Jos Clarks.
8, [Sunday] I was very unwell, did not go to Church. G.Taylor went, ret'd home and went to J.Taylor's to dinner.
9, J.Clark went rolling - Shearing Sheep-21 old ones- J.Pendleton, his wife, Bowie & Henry Pendleton & their sister, went from J.Taylor's to-day to Culpeper. C.Taylor was here, got some Irish Potatoes to plant in his Garden, about noon we walked there & staid to dinner. Planted Peas in Melon Patch- Col.Johnson's sort

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