Reuben Taylor (1757 - 1824)

Born 4 Jan 1757 in Orange County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Moore) Taylor — married 11 Feb 1783 in Orange County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1824 at age 67 in Jefferson County, Kentucky

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Biography

Reuben was born 14 January 1757, the son of George Taylor and Rachel Gibson. Reuben and his older brother Edmund joined company in April 1775 with James Nourse and Nicholas Creswell for an expedition on the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. ^[1] He was commissioned first lieutenant on 08 Apr 1777 in the 2nd Canadian Regiment, promoted 02 Feb 1778 to captain, and retired from service on 01 Jan 1783. He received a 4,000 acre land grant in Kentucky for his service in the Revolution. ^[2]

He married 11 Feb 1783 in Orange County, Virginia to Rebecca Moore ^[3] and they removed in 1797 to Kentucky. Reuben and Rebecca's children were: ^{[4] [5]}

1. William Moore, b. 1786, m. Mary H. "Polly" Osborne/Osburn ^[6]
2. Francis, b. 27 Feb 1787, m1. Mary Peay, m2. 13 Oct 1819 to Sarah Frances Taylor, d. 04 Jul 1834 ^[7]
3. Warner, b. 11 Dec 1788, m. Frances E. Noel, d. 31 Jul 1852
4. Lucy Madison, b. 1798, m. 01 Jan 1821 to Benjamin Alsop, d. 1875 ^[8]
5. Mary T., b. 1791-1800, m. 22 Aug 1819 to Jeremiah Keas ^[9]
6. Benjamin
7. Nelly
8. Reuben

Reuben appeared in the 1810 & 1820 censuses in Jefferson County, Kentucky:

1810 ^[10]

1 M >45

1 F 26-44

4 M 16-25

1 M & 2 F 10-15

1 F <10

1820 ^[11]

2 M & 1 F >45

1 M & 1 F 26-44

1 M & 1 F 16-25

1 M <10

Reuben passed away on 30 Nov 1824 at Louisville, Kentucky and was buried in the Taylor Family Cemetery in Worthington. ^[12]

Enslaved Africans

Census records show that Reuben owned...

• 30 enslaved Africans in 1810
• 31 enslaved Africans in 1820

Only one of his slaves is named in his brother Francis's diary:

• Harry

Sources

1. ↑ The Life of Daniel Boone, by Lyman Copeland Draper, Stackpole Books, 1998, pg. 399
2. ↑ Donald Robertson and his wife Rachel Rogers of King and Queen County, Virginia, etc., by William Kyle Anderson. Detroit: Winn and Hammond, printers, 1900, pp. 244-245.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP1P-JXQ : 5 December 2014), Reuben Taylor and Rebecca Moore, 11 Feb 1783; citing , , County Courthouse, Orange; FHL microfilm 33,031.
4. ↑ Virginia Genealogies: A Genealogy of the Glassell Family of Scotland and Virginia : Also of the Families of Ball, Brown, Bryan, Conway, Daniel, Ewell, Holladay, Lewis, Littlepage, Moncure, Peyton, Robinson, Scott, Taylor, Wallace, and Others, of Virginia and Maryland, by Horace Edwin Hayden, E.B. Yordy, printer, 1891 - Virginia
5. ↑ Our Family Tree: Capt. Reuben Taylor and Rebecca Moore, by Steve Taylor, 30 Oct 2010
6. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-DQT1 : accessed 1 July 2017), William M. Taylor and Polly H. Osburn, 1811; citing , Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 482,706.
7. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QV-YLM : 4 December 2014), Reuben T. Taylor in entry for Francis T. Taylor and Sarah Frances Taylor, 13 Oct 1819; citing Franklin, Kentucky, reference f324; FHL microfilm 266,196.
8. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-T47S : accessed 1 July 2017), Reuben Taylor in entry for Benjamin Alsop and Lucy Taylor, 01 Jan 1821; citing , Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 817,864.
9. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-DH5D : accessed 1 July 2017), Reuben Taylor in entry for Jeremiah Keas and Mary T. Taylor, 22 Aug 1819; citing , Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 482,706.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2P-3KF : accessed 1 July 2017), Reuben Taylor, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 18, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 181,352.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLH-XFS : accessed 1 July 2017), Reubin Taylor, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 65, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 186,184.
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #200054918 for CPT Reuben Taylor Sr. (4 Jan 1757–30 Nov 1824), citing Taylor Family Cemetery, Worthington, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Deb Redmon (contributor 47383009) .

See also:

• Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Vol. 13, No. 37, The State Journal Company, Frankfort, 1915, pg. 80
• DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A112813
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=616208&MyLineageCount=1

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Taylor-7894 created through the import of BaxterFamilyTree.ged on Jan 27, 2012 by Jason Baxter.
• Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Date: 08 Jul 2013.
• This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import, Taylor-21666 was created by Amy Wilson through the import of 2014_MASTER.ged on Sep 24, 2014.