THE ORIGINAL TAYLOR COMING FROM SCOTLAND/IRELAND TO AMERICA CIRCA 1790
It has been told that the original Taylors came from Houston House Scotland. Houston House is located in Renfrewshire, west of Glasgow. Because of religious repression, many Scots emigrated to Northern Ireland in the mid-1700s and thence to Virginia where they settled in the Shenandoah Valley, the Valley of the James, and on either side of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Perhaps, Mr. Taylor and Rachel were among them; however, of this, we have no verification, until the birth of their son. James Milton Taylor, in Campbell County in 1790/1792. Since we do not have the first name of Mr. Taylor nor the maiden name of his wife Rachel, and no one knows what ship they sailed on to America, it has been impossible to research.
James Milton Taylor was of Scotch-Irish descent The ages reflected for him in census data for the years 1830, 1840 and 1850 all correlate to his birth in 1792.
His tombstone indicates he was born in 1790.
The place of birth specified by James Milton himself in census records indicates the place of birth was near Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia.
I have been unable to verify this as Virginia does not have birth records before 1853.
Campbell County was formed from a huge chunk of Bedford County in 1781, it was named
for General William Campbell, the hero of the Battle of Kings Mountain fought the year before.
James Milton Taylor, in 1812, Campbell County, Virginia, married Pamelia Dickey, daughter of John Dickey. Their first five children were born in Campbell County, Virginia,
including one born in 1820.
You will find that I have included additional “Family Lineages” which I hope will prove interesting to some of you and to some of the younger generations, who might be interested in history or possibly further research. These families are all connected to our Taylor Lineage, many were early settlers of East Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia and gave so much. Many served in the Indian Wars, American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I and World War II.
I do not guarantee complete accuracy in these records, there are always discrepancies in genealogical research. We do the boot wo can with what we find! All census records, court records and etc wi 11 be typed exactly as wore recorded.
Sometime between 1820 and 1823 the young couple along with their five children, joined the great movement to locate on the “western waters,” and moved to Roane County, Tennessee, settling north of the Tennessee River, one mile north of the town of Kingston.
Their remaining seven children were born here, including one named Nancy, who is said
to have died young. Researcher, James Robert Stone, was unable to locate her in any census
data, so it is assumed that she was born and died between census and was less than ten years old
Later records indicate that the family is living in Morgan County, Tennessee, still later
in Cumberland County, Tennessee (Earlier settlers were listed in Anderson and Roane
Counties, later in Morgan, still later in Cumberland without having moved because of the county
changes).
Both James Milton and Pamelia died in Cumberland County, Tennessee, both are buried at
the Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Cumberland County, Tennessee
Following is a list of just a few individuals who contributed so much time and effort helping me with statistics, names, address, telephone numbers, obituaries, photographs and etc If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive. Zelma Broome, Austin, Texas: John Henry Sanders/James Daniel Alexander Sanders Family. Alyene Taylor, Savoy, Texas: David Alvis Taylor /James Jefferson Taylor Family. Ralph Warren, Wolfe City, Texas: Sara Elizabeth Taylor/James Jefferson Taylor Family. Dorothy Wood Moore, Greenville, Texas: Francis K. Taylor/James Jefferson Taylor Family. Mrs. Katheryn Taylor, Dallas, Texas: Cleburne Marshall Taylor/James Jefferson Taylor. Earl and Rose Taylor of Rossford, Ohio: Earl Curtis Taylor/James Jefferson Taylor Family. Billie Piper, Leonard, Texas: Charlie Houston Taylor/James Jefferson Taylor Family. Freida Taylor, Alba, Texas: George Washington Taylor/James Jefferson Taylor Family. Lois Marx, Austin, Texas: Ruby Alma Sanders/John Henry Sanders Family. Etta Pohl, Fredericksburg, Texas: Ferdinand Phillipp Ohlenburger Family. Guy Anne Hoyt/Beck. Joshua, Texas: Ferdinand Phillipp Ohlenburger Family. Dorothy Jones, Waco, Texas: Clementa Ohlenburg/John Adolph Ohlenburger Family. Martha (Jill) Wolfe Taylor, Fort Worth, Texas: Thomas Ulvan Taylor Family. Eleanor Otfburn, researcher from Corning, Iowa: Susannah Taylor/James Milton Taylor Family Jeffery L. McLain, Program Coordinator, Engineering Foundation, University of Texas at Austin. Mrs. Grant (Lottie) Taylor, Doer, Arkansas: Isaac Wilburn Taylor/Samuel Taylor Family. Josephine Kale, Kansas City, Missouri: Taylor/Henderson/Snow Fami lies. Eltrie Snow/Boil, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Snow Family. Betty Brown, Blanchard, Oklahoma: Snow Family. Bernice B. Gunderson, Durkee Descendant. Connie Metheny, researcher, Millboro, Virginia. Florence Langford, researcher, Franklin, Tennessee. Betty Castillo, Cumberland County, Tennessee Cemetery Records. Darloan Trent, M & D Researchers, Kingston, Tennessee. Donna R. Huffer, researcher, Churchville, Virginia. Michael L. Work, Hollywood, California: William M. Work Family. Marilyn Middleton. Morris. Oklahoma: Abel Crow/SelviaJ) Brown Tedder Family. Charles Mattox, researcher, Campbell County, Virginia: Taylor/Dickey Families. Edward Tomblin, Monett, Barry County, Missouri: Suzanne Taylor Kirdred F«nily. Lloyd C. Byrd, Bethany, Oklahoma: Byrd Lineage