Sarah Frances Taylor (1801 - 1870)

Born 31 Aug 1801 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Thornton Taylor — married 13 Oct 1819 in Franklin, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1870 at age 69 in Hickman, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Sarah Frances Taylor was born 31 Aug 1801 in Kentucky, the daughter of Richard Taylor, Jr. and Mary Stubbs Taylor.

She married on 13 Oct 1819 at Franklin County, Kentucky to Francis Thornton Taylor, son of Reuben T. Taylor, ^[1] and they had children: ^{[2] [3]}

1. Mary C., b. 14 Apr 1828, m. Algernon Flournoy, d. 24 Oct 1852
2. William F., b. 22 Nov 1830, m. Martha F. ____, d. aft. 1900
3. (daughter), b. abt. 1833, d. Jan 1834
4. James Hubbard, b. 24 Mar 1835, m. Sarah Trevathan, d. 02 Aug 1891
5. Sallie Frances, b. abt. 1840

Sarah passed away in 1870 and is buried at Taylor Cemetery in Columbus, Kentucky. ^[4]

Research Notes

Sarah's father Richard Jr. (who calls her Frances) wrote in a letter to Richard, Sr.: ^[5]

19 Jan 1834: "Frances lost her youngest daughter, a year old, with whooping cough."

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QV-Y2Y : 11 February 2018), Francis T. Taylor and Sarah Frances Taylor, 13 Oct 1819; citing Franklin, Kentucky, reference f324; FHL microfilm 266,196.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M654-7QV : 12 April 2016), S F Taylor in household of Francis T Taylor, Hickman county, part of, Hickman, Kentucky, United States; citing family 407, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB3-BPY : 14 December 2017), Sarah F Taylor in entry for F T Taylor, 1860.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #125178703 for Sarah Frances Taylor Taylor (31 Aug 1801–2 Dec 1870), citing Taylor Cemetery, Columbus, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Sondra 'Sandy' Pitman Morrison (contributor 47138259) .
5. ↑ Copyrighted transcripts of letters by Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) on file at the Filson Historical Society, 1310 South 3rd Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

See also:

• The Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, Kentucky: Taylor family papers
• The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky: Taylor-Hay Collection, 1783-1991, and Taylor-Cannon Collection, Box 10, #83-99
• Our Family Tree: Francis Thornton Taylor and Sarah Frances Taylor