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Subject: Taylor / Treat / Deming / Thornwall
Author: John W. Taylor
Uploaded By: JohnT RN
Date: 05/09/96

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TAYLOR and allied families.

Three TAYLOR brothers came to USA from Scotland. One settled in New York, two in Virginia. Other family history states John Daniel Taylor was born in Virginia and his mother and father both came from Ireland. His mother could only speak Irish and not a word of English. Other history states they were Scotch-Irish. These men fought directly under the command of George Washington. One brother was killed during the winter at Valley Forge; another was wounded but did not die. John D. Taylor's children told of hearing him tell of George Washington going into a thicket to pray for his country and men.  (John) Daniel Taylor married, in Virginia, Nancy Black, born in Virginia. Nancy was Scotch-Irish. They had two children born in that state, Seaton and Elizabeth. Seaton was a blacksmith, married, lived and died near Fulday, Spencer Co, IN. Seaton Taylor was only one (sic) mentioned as having trouble with the Indians. He was hunting town (sic) near Fulda when caught by the Indians and made to run the gauntlet. The Indians stood in a row with clubs to knock him down. The one who knocked him down had his scalp. One yong brave stood ready with his club to down him. He ran into him which amused the crowd and he made it thru safely - so the story goes. He was buried in Jackson or Harris graveyard. Elizabeth married Steve Shoemaker and lived near Rome on the old "Shoemaker Farm" which is still known by that name. John Shoemaker was one of his children. Jno. C. Showmaker was representive (sic) from Perry Co, to State Leg. of IN. G. (Granville?) Taylor tells this and that Jno. C. S. was the only Democrat of all the Showmakers. They were all Republicans - very strong. G. Taylor's father says Jno. C. made first temperance speaches in Perry Co.   (John) Daniel Taylor lived in Hardin Co. or Breckenridge Co. from 1792-1815. Other family history states they left VA in 1793. In KY, five boys were born: Hiram, Thomas, Obidiah, Lewis and Daniel. Also four girls were born: Lyda, Sallie, Mary and Lucinda.   In the spring of 1815 the family moved to Perry Co., IN, two miles almost north from Rome. Rome is on the Ohio River and was the first county seat of Perry Co. This was while Indiana was still a territory and before it became a state in 1816. Children born in IN: John Taylor.  The farm was on Bear Creek, on the east side of a high hill. A cedar tree was planted in 1815 some distance from where the house now stands. It was still standing when seen by Granville Taylor in 1902. It was then about two feet thick. They added to the Homestead under the Bit Law at 12-1/2 cents an acre. This was all sold before Granville Taylor was born. John Daniel Taylor died and was buried on this place. John Taylor, the last son, was born on this farm and reared there until married.  John Taylor (son of John D. Taylor) married Louisana Wheeler on 1 August 1841. (She was born 13 Jan 1822). They lived on Indian Camp branch 5 miles east of Adyville (Bridgeport in that day) Perry County, IN. Louisiana (Wheeler) Taylor was born on a hill just across Bear Creek, west side, 1/2 mile from the old Taylor Homestead. Her people came from Pennsylvania and were then called "Pennsylvania Dutch". Both received their education at the Bear Creek School house which was a subscription school. They learned to read, write and figure some. They had five girls and four boys to grow up and marry. One of which was Granville Taylor.  Some of the Taylor family notes were secured by Robert Russell Hill from his grandfather, Granville Taylor in December 1917. During the winter of 1922-23 when a paper was being prepared which required accurate and exact information, a return trip was made to question him again about the material. One individual stated that the memory was not accurate and older people tended to enlarge on the family stories and traditions. Granvi



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