William Taylor (abt. 1684 - bef. 1737)

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Taylor — married about 1735 in Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Died before 18 May 1737 before about age 53 in Essex County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

William Taylor passed away before 18 May 1737, presumably in Essex County, Virginia.

Will & Death

Last Will and Testament of William Taylor^[1]
Essex County, Virginia.
29 August 1733.
18 May 1736 (proved).

In his Will, William names the following persons, in the following order:

1. my wife's three children, William Haleberd [Halbert, not yet 21 years old]
2. my beloved wife during her natureall Life
3. her [wife] three children Elizabeth, Joele (Joel) and William

Signed: William Taylor.
Witnesses: John Cook, William Moffey .
Executors: Thomas Heely, my wife (Mary).

"At a Court held for Essex County at Tappahannock on 18 May 1737. This last will and testament of William Taylor deceased was presented in Court by Thomas Heely one of the Executors therein named who made oath thereto and being also in due form proved by the oath of William Moffey one of the witnesses thereto who also made oath that he did see John Cook (now) deceased subscribe the same as a witness at the time he did is admitted to record."^[1]

At a Court held for Essex County at Tappahannock on 15 June 1737, the Inventory and Appraisal of the Estate of William Taylor was returned by William Moffey, Joseph Leman, and Henry Moffey, and ordered to be recorded.^[2]

Research Notes

Vital Statistics

Birth
In order to anchor this profile to a century, his birth date is estimated from his wife's birth date, (about 1687 - average 3 years) = about 1684.

Marriage

• Marriage in 1735 may be based on an incorrect death date for William Halbert of 1733 (he died about 1718/19; his oldest son was not of age until 1733, when he was granted administration of his father's estate).
• If the 1733 bond record is for Mary's (2) husband William Halbert, it seems far fetched the Court would have allowed the Estate Inventory to NOT be returned for 13 years (from 1718 death to 1733 bond). More logical that William died in 1733, or the record is for someone else. Spratlin-29 18:54, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Counry Court, Essex County, Virginia, Will books, 1717-1904; general indexes to wills and fiduciary accounts, 1717-1904, Will books, v. 5 (p. 317-end), 1734-1735 -- v. 6-7, 1735-1747; database with images, FamilySearch (image 87).
2. ↑ Counry Court, Essex County, Virginia, Will books, 1717-1904; general indexes to wills and fiduciary accounts, 1717-1904, Will books, v. 5 (p. 317-end), 1734-1735 -- v. 6-7, 1735-1747; database with images, FamilySearch (image 94).

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