Colby Harris Taylor (1780 - 1852)

Born 8 Jan 1780 in Caroline, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (McGuire) Taylor — married 17 Jan 1801 in Clark County, Kentucky

Husband of Lucy Minor Taylor — married 6 Dec 1803 in Clark, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1852 at age 72 in Clark, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Colby was born in 1780 in Virginia, the son of Richard Taylor and Catherine Davis. ^{[1] [2]}

He married first on 17 Jan 1801 to Sarah 'Sally' McGuire, a daughter of John McGuire. They had one daughter, Elizabeth 'Betsy' Taylor, b. abt. 1801-02 (mentioned in John McGuire's will). Sarah died about 1802-03, and Colby married second on 06 Dec 1803 at Winchester, Kentucky to Lucy Minor Taylor. ^[3] They had children: ^{[4] [5] [6]}

2. Alice Ann, b. abt. 1805

3. Hubbard Minor Harris, b. 09 Nov 1807, m. Catherine Elizabeth Taylor, d. 24 Dec 1883

Lucy Minor (Taylor) Taylor died in 1829 and Colby married third on 08 Aug 1832 at Winchester, Kentucky to Lucy Taylor Minor. ^[7] It is not known if they had any children.

In 1830, Colby appears to have had another man and wife with two sons residing with him and Lucy.

Colby resided with his son Hubbard in 1850 ^[8] and passed away on 10 Sep 1852 at Clark County, Kentucky. ^[9]

Research Notes

Two of Colby's wives can cause confusion because of their similar names and the fact that they are first cousins.

1. Lucy Minor Taylor was the daughter of Hubbard Taylor and Clarissa (Minor) Taylor. She was the mother of two children -- Alice Ann Taylor & Hubbard Minor Harris Taylor.
2. Lucy Taylor Minor, first cousin to Lucy Minor Taylor, was born in Spotsylvania and married Colby on 08 Aug 1832 at Clark County, Kentucky. She died on 17 May 1835 at Colbyville, Clark County, Kentucky. Her parents were Thomas Minor, Jr., brother of Clarissa Minor, and Elizabeth Taylor, sister of Hubbard Taylor. ^[10]

Both sets of parents -- Hubbard Taylor & Clarisa Minor and Thomas Minor, Jr. & Elizabeth Taylor -- were married one day apart in July 1782.

Hubbard's middle name, Minor, appears in his daughter Mary Reubenia's death record and reflects how close the Taylor and Minor families were long before Colby married Lucy Minor in 1832, when Hubbard was 24 years old.

Enslaved African Americans

Colby held 15 enslaved African Americans in 1810; ^[4] and 14 in 1820: ^[5]

4 males, aged under 14

3 females, aged under 14

3 males, aged 14-25

1 female, aged 14-25

2 males, aged 26-44

1 female, aged 26-44

Sources

1. ↑
2. ↑ Our Family Tree entry for Colby Harris Taylor, by Descendants of James Taylor I Association, 02 Nov 2010.
3. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW19-S3G : 17 May 2018), Coalby Taylor and Loucy Taylor, 6 Dec 1803; citing Marriage, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,943,687.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1}
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLH-HM4 : accessed 21 March 2019), Cal Colby H Taylor, Clark, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 96, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 186,179.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-TGW : 12 August 2017), Colby H Taylor, Clark, Kentucky, United States; citing 89, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 7,814.
7. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW19-XBS : 17 May 2018), Col. Colby H. Taylor and Lucy Minor, 8 Aug 1832; citing Marriage, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,943,687.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6R9-QQ2 : 12 April 2016), Colby H Taylor in household of H M H Taylor, Clark county, part of, Clark, Kentucky, United States; citing family 16, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYB-WPB : 19 February 2021), Colly H. Taylor, 1852.
10. ↑ Her Obituary: Glenn Clift, Kentucky Obituaries 1787-1854, from Lexington, Kentucky, Newspapers - Kentucky Historical Society; Frankfort, Kentucky

Imported Ancestry Profile

• Clark County, Kentucky Marriage Bonds, 1793-1850 (FHL Film 7896907, Image 259); Note: Records are typescript, not originals. 17 January 1801, Sally McGuire and Colby Taylor, sur. William McGuire (Sarah's brother).

• Clark County, Kentucky Marriage Register (FHL Film 4260712); p. 51, Image 108, 6 December 1803, Coalby Taylor and Lucy Taylor; m. by Abraham Dudley.

• Clark County, Kentucky Will Book 2, p. 326 (FHL Film 4818829, Image 355); 30 December 1807 (written), 22 February 1808 (proved); Will of John McGuire mentions: Item I give to my Granddaughter Betsy Taylor one negro girl named Aggy and as I think I have given her a proportionable part of my estate therefore I give her no more...

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