Richard Fox Taylor (1788 - 1853)

Born 10 Feb 1788 in Cherokee Nation East

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (McDaniel) Taylor — married 1810 in Cherokee Nation (East)

Husband of Susan (FIelds) Taylor — married Feb 1820 in Brainerd, Cherokee Nation (East)

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1853 at age 65 in Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA, Indian Territory

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Richard Taylor served with the Cherokees during the Creek War
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Biography

Richard Taylor was born about 1788 in the -Cherokee Nation, the son of Jennie (Walker) Taylor and Thomas Fox Taylor. He was the great-grandson of Nan-ye-hi "Nancy" Ward. His first wife was a woman named Ellen or Nellie McDaniel. She was born about 1793 and died about 1819. They were the parents of three children, Thomas Fox Taylor, Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor, and Samuel McDaniel Taylor. ^[1]

Richard's second wife was Susan Fields, born 6 July 1803, the daughter of George Fields and Jennie Brown. The marriage of Richard Taylor and Susan Fields was performed by Brother Daniel S. Butrick in February 1820 at Major Brown's as noted The Brainerd Journal, (missionary records)

"[Feb] 9: A respectable Cherokee called to invite one of the missionaries to ride out tomorrow about 10 miles & officiate at his weding. He, & also the intended bride, have both been taught to read —are very decent & respectable in their moral deportment, & at times manifest a serious attention to the things of religion. We readily accepted the invitation."

Entry "[Feb] 10: Br. Butrick, accompanied by some young people of the mission family & school, went out & attended the wedding."^[2]

Richard and Susan were the parents of six children, Ann Rose, Mary Jane, Eliza Christine, Frances Harvey, Nellie (died young) and Lucinda. ^[3]

Richard was a prominent Cherokee citizen and Assistant Chief. He served with Gideon Morgan and the Cherokee Volunteers in the War of 1812.^[4] He was a signer of the Treaties of 1817 and 1819 and took a reservation of 640 acres under the treaty. ^[5] He was a wealthy farmer and the settlement which grew around his property is now the town of Ringgold, Georgia. ^[6] In the winter of 1838-39 he led a detachment on the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory. A record of this detachment can be found in the Journal of the Rev. Daniel Butrick who went west with this group. ^[7] Richard was a signer of the Constitution of 1839, was a delegate to Washington, and was elected Assistant Chief in 1851. ^[8] He died in the Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, on 15 June, 1853. He is buried in the Tahlequah Cemetery, Tahlequah, OK. ^{[9] [10]}

Research Notes

Creek Nation. Memorial of a delegation from the Cherokee Indians. Presented to Congress Jan. 18, 1831, 1831: p. 7 (R. Taylor)

The Papers of Chief John Ross, v. 2, 1985: p. 736 (Taylor, Richard;

Cherokee Indian; agency interpreter 1816 and 1828;

vice-president Cherokee Temperance Society, 1829;

pres. Cherokee Bible Society;

^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, Arkansas. 2005. pp. 121-123
2. ↑ Edited & Introduced by Phillips, Joyce B. & Phillips, Paul Gary, The Brainerd Journal, A Misson to the Cherokees, 1817-1823, The University of Nebraska 1998, page 153, citing Feb 9, Feb 10.
3. ↑ Hampton, Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. pp. 122-125
4. ↑ National Park Service, Horseshoe Bend Cherokee Muster Roll, digitized at muster
5. ↑ Hampton, David K. , compiler Cherokee Reservees. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1979. Images at Fold3. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75.
6. ↑ ringgold
7. ↑ Butrick, Daniel S. “The Journal of Rev. Daniel S. Butrick, May 19, 1838 – April 1, 1839.” Trail of Tears Association, Oklahoma Chapter, Park Hill, OK 1998.
8. ↑ Hampton, Mixed Bloods." p. 122.
9. ↑ Tyner, James and Alice. Our People and Where They Rest. privately published, Norman, OK, 1971. Vol. 8, p. 24
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 August 2020), memorial page for Chief Richard Fox Taylor (10 Feb 1788–15 Jun 1853), Find a Grave Memorial no. 5178152, citing Tahlequah Cemetery, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Patricia Mechling (contributor 19483256) .
11. ↑ [(http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96029997.html)]

See also:

• http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/9/27/260067/Ringgold-Honors-Cherokee-History-with.aspx
• https://www.geni.com/people/Richard-Fox-Taylor/6000000026524502904
• The Papers of Andrew Jackson: 1829. Univ. of Tennessee Press; 1980. ISBN 978-1-57233-593-6. p. 83.
• http://oklahomagravestones.org/view.php?id=22582