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Katherine Taylor
Born 1709? Prince George Co. VA
Died 1758?

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Father
Mother
SPOUSE CHILD
Robert Holloway

m. by 1710
VA
b. 1710
VA
d. by Mar 11, 1748
Carolina Co. VA
John

b. 1737?
Caroline Co. VA?
d. by Oct 24, 1781
Killed by Indians in Natchez Dist.
Frederick Hobbs
m. 1743?
Surry Co. VA



Prince George County Virginia was established in 1702 and its boundaries defined by 1703. (see present day map for location). Originally, its southern boundary was the North Carolina line. Prince George of Denmark was the husband of England's reigning Queen Anne.
A deed from father Thomas on May 14, 1728 in Surry Co. VA proved that Edward Jr. and Katherine had married by then.
Her father's will, dated Feb 4, 1743, probated Jan 16, 1744 in Surry Co. VA, identifies "daughters Elizabeth Chamless and Katherine Hobbs". [Surry Co. VA Wills,.., 1730-1800, p. 485]. An earlier deed of gift identifies her as "my daughter, Katherine, the "wife of Edward Holloway of Prince George County, Virginia." [Deed of Gift, Book 1713-28, Surry Co. VA]. Executors of his will were Thomas and John Taylor, and the inventory was dated Feb 18, 1744.
Katherine's will was executed in Surry Co. VA in 1758.
Surry Co. VA was formed in 1652 from James City. It borders Price George Co. VA. (see present day map for location).
Son John was shot and scalped by Indians five leagues from the Fort of Natchez in the Mississippi Territory, by Oct 24, 1781. At the time, he was apparently working as "an overseer" of the plantation of Joshua Howard in the area of Second Creek.
Sources:
Campbell, T.E., Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, The Dietz Press, Richmond VA, p. 473, 353.
Deed of Gift, May 14, 1728, Surry Co. VA Book 1713-28.
Will of Thomas Taylor, in Hart, Lyndon H. III, Surry Co. VA Wills, Estate Accounts and Inventories 1730-1800, pp. 485, 487.
Wulfeck, Dorothy Ford, Marriages of some Virginia Residents 1607-1800, vol I Surnames A-H, Genealogical Publ. Co. Inc., Baltimore MD, 1986, p. 298.