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?Rebecca Taylor m. by 1702? d. bef Jul 24, 1746 Caroline Co. VA |
William b. 1702? King & Queen Co. VA d. by 1772 Shenandoah Co. VA |
James Taylor b. 1705? King & Queen Co. VA d. 1790? near Colettsville, Burke Co. NC |
Thomas (Sr.) b. 1712? King & Queen Co. VA d. 1803 Claiborne Co. MS |
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Son James was most likely named for James Taylor (1635-1698), a wealthy and
powerful leader of King and Queen County. Thomas owned 200 acres of land adjacent
to Col. James Taylor II (1674-1729), who was "charged with 4,000 acres", in St.
Stephen's Parish, King and Queen County, Virginia in 1704. |
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Dedication of Memorial Tablet to James Taylor,
Jun 6, 1933 at the King and Queen County courthouse. |
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Thomas owned 200 acres in King & Queen Co. in 1704, neighboring land owned by
the Chissum family and the family of James Taylor (1635-1698) after whom his son
is named. |
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King and Queen County Virginia was formed in 1691 from New Kent County.
The county was named for King William III and Queen Mary of England.
King and Queen County is notable as one of the few counties in the US to have
recorded a larger population in the 1790 census than in the 2000 one.
Map of Virginia about 1676
shows the location of New Kent County between the York and James Rivers. |
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Caroline County VA was formed in 1727 from northern and western parts of
King and Queen, King William and Essex counties.
See present day map
for location of Caroline County, and
present day map
for location of Essex County. |
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Between 1732 and 1745, Caroline County court records show that a Thomas White
served on twelve jury panels. |
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Part of Orange County became Culpeper County in 1748.
(see present day map
for location), which is bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west and the
Rappahannock River forms one of its eastern boundaries. |
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Son James and grandsons William and Reuben, along with son-in-law
John Holloway,
and William Loving were members of a SC militia
defeated at Marr's Bluff SC, at the hands of Regulators, on July 25, 1768.
William White is wounded, losing use of his right arm so that he cannot
continue trade as a cooper (barrel maker). Excerpt from the book The South Carolina Regulators by Richard Maxell Brown gives a background and summary of the incident. |
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In 1771, son Thomas White and William Loving,
who had recently become the son-in-law of son James Taylor White, both appear on
the first tax list for Surry County NC Both men registered their stock marks in
February of the same year in Rowan County NC.
In 1776, Thomas White moved to the Johns River (located in what would becomes Burke
Co. NC), living there for 24 years. In 1798, he and "Joseph and Reubin White"
obtained Tennessee passports to travel to the district of Natchez on the Mississippi
River. William Loving moved to the Yadkin River in what would become Wilkes
Co. NC. |
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| Burke and Wilkes Counties were formed in 1777. Wilkes was formed from Surry County and Burke was formed from Rowan County. Compare Map of North Carolina Counties in 1775, with Map in 1780. | ||||
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Son William had a son John who married Sarah Collett and built one of the earliest
mills in the Johns River region then in Rowan Co. NC. It was located on White's Mill
Creek, a branch of Lower Creek which runs from Lenoir to the Catawba River, east
of Morganton. See History of the mill. |
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Grandson John White married Sarah Collett before 1760. Collettsville was named for her
family.
Present day map shows Collettsville, Mulberry Creek and John's River.
Holloway Mountain is further east on Route 90. |
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Thomas Jr.'s son Thomas married Sarah White, who was a granddaughter of
his other son James Taylor White. In the 1790 Burke Co.
NC Census for 3rd Company, "White, Thos Jr." is listed as a
head of household of 7 members: 1 male aged 16 and up (son Thomas), 2 males under age 16, 4 white females (Wife Sarah, 3 daughters). |
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Possible son, or son of son William, Joseph married Martha Lusk (1747-1820+) in
Culpeper Co. VA Oct 30, 1766. They moved to Carolina Dec 20 of that year. He was a
Major in the Burke Co. Militia, and a Capt. in the NC Militia at the Battle of
King's Mountain in 1780. Soon after 1790, Maj. Joseph White and his family moved to
Knox Co. TN, about the time of this census, where he died soon after being kicked
by a horse. A Joseph White is listed in the same company as William White and George Holloway. This may be Joseph Taylor White, William's son, or his son-in-law whose family went to MS with the family of son Thomas (Sr.) and grandson Thomas (Jr.) |
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SOURCES: Campbell, T. E., Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, The Dietz Press, Richmond VA, p. 355. Northern Neck Grants, Virginia State Archives, Book G. Genealogy Trails, 1790 Census, Burke Co. NC, website, transcribed by Linda Natale, 2020. Poe, Allan, letter in "The Records, from Virginia to Old Burke Co. N.C.", publ. in Wm Wiseman & the Davenports, Pioneers Of Old Burke County, North Carolina, v.2 by M.L.Vineyard & E.M.Wiseman, Franklin NC, 1997, p. 256. Vineyard, Maribeth Lang, & Wiseman, Eugene M., Wm Wiseman & the Davenports, Pioneers Of Old Burke County, North Carolina, v.2, Franklin NC, 1997, pp. 77-90. Virginia Land Patents, Book 8, p. 16. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. |
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