Research Interests Forum Entry for JESSE WILLIAM RILEY GRIFFITH BENJAMIN TAYLOR at HARLAN, HARLAN CO., KENTUCKY

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Research Interest: Looking for ANT info on the below Jesse Taylor. Bryan Taylor son of Harry Vernon s/o Lloyd s/o John Newton s/o Andrew Jackson s/o Griffith "Grief" s/o Jesse Taylor http://www.geocities.com/heartland/4026/taylor.html Jesse TAYLOR was born 1791 in that part of Grayson County VA that became Wythe County and died 12 March 1862 near Barbourville, Knox Co., Kentucky. He married Nancy GREEN 09 July 1818 in Ashe County VA, daughter of William Green. Children of Jesse Taylor and Nancy Green are: 1.Griffith TAYLOR born about 1824 Norton, Russell County VA died Rosehill, Lee County VA 2.Benjamin TAYLOR, said to be twin to Griifith 3.William Riley TAYLOR born May 1820 VA died 11 May 1904 Harlan KY 4.Benjamin TAYLOR born about 1824 VA md Margaret --?-- 5.Andrew J TAYLOR born about 1826 VA 6.Nancy TAYLOR born about 1828 VA and married David LEE 1852, son of Stephen LEE and Joicey NAPIER or SHAKLEFORD 7.Irwin Jesse TAYLOR born about 1832 Whitley County KY died Jan 1898 Lebanon KY md(1) Mary Anna MINK, 30 March 1856 Harlan KY; md(2) Mary ZARBERRY about 1866 8.Mary A TAYLOR born about 1835 VA md Irvin TAYLOR 10 Mar 1858 9.John Wesley TAYLOR born about 1836 VA died after 14 Feb 1865 Harlan KY 10.Noah TAYLOR born 27 Nov 1839 VA died 3 Mar 1919 VA md Joicy LEE 1865 Notes: In 1814 Jesse was drafted for the War of 1812 at the Grayson County Courthouse into Captain Saunder's 7th Regiment of the Virginia Militia. Jesse served from August of that year until February of the following year in Captain John Trimble's Company which was later taken over by Captain Michael Shivley. They spent most of their time in Norfolk, Virginia. After the war, Jesse apparently spent some time in North Carolina where he probably met, then married Nancy Green 9 July 1818 in Ashe County, North Carolina. They lived for a time in Grayson County and moved westward into Russel and Lee Counties in Virginia. All their children were born in Virginia but not long after the birth of their youngest, they moved to Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, shortly before the 1840 census. In the 1850's Jesse applied for and received land warrants for his wartime service, one of which was for 80 acres in Missouri. Many of the veterans eligible to receive such land warrants were themselves too old to make the move west and Jesse, like many others sold his bounty warrants. According to his widow's pension application, Jesse died 12 March 1862 near Barbourville in Knox County, Kentucky. In 1878 when Nancy filed her pension application, she was living at Boone's Path in Lee County, Virginia. One of the papers in the pension file is an affidavit by Nancy swearing that due to the infirmities of old age. She is unable to appear at a courthouse to have her application sworn to and she further states that she has not been one half mile from home in five or six years. In 1870, she had been living in Harlan County with one of her sons, and assuming the pension statements are correct, must have moved to Lee County about 1872 or 1873. In January of 1894, Nancy, who like her husband, Jesse, was illiterate, had a letter written for her to the pension office complaining that she had not received her pension funds, stating that she is "92 years old, almost totally blind and suffering for help". She goes on to say, "You will do me great justice by forwarding my claim. The government agent came to see me and found me still alive". The pension file then notes that Nancy Taylor, pensioner, was dropped from the rolls due to death on 17 May 1894.