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DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1789,
1789,
June,
19, We went to C.Taylor's, J.Taylor & family, John Pendleton, T.Barbour & familys, H.Pendleton & sister, Bowie Pendleton, Reu Taylor, Miss Throckmorton & Miss P.Moore were there- A Mr. Berry was here in the morning, said he would send some whiskey from Augusta, I told him I would take 18 Galons at 2/6. George went to look for my father's horse.
20, G.C.Taylor came from Maj'r Moore's to-day. We went to J.Taylor's there was a good many of the neighbors there also Col.E.Pendleton & family, Mr Balmain & wife- Ch Taylor was taken very ill in evening. George bro't my father's horse home-
21, [Sunday] C.Taylor got a little better in the night. Mr.Balmain preached at Brick Church, there was not many people there. G.Taylor did not go- I came by home & we all went to J.Taylor's to dinner- Jon'a Taylor came back with us. Negro Will ret'd to J.Pendleton's-
22, Continues very dry weather. Went to Court w'th G.Taylor, Jon'a & G.C.Taylor, P.Merry pd £7.2.0 in part of his Bond. Let Jno.Stevens have Int.War'ts £3.8.11 for £3.2.0 at 10 pr Cr. LeJos Duncomb 8, £3.13.1 1/2 for Cash £3.5.10 at do. Do. Rich'd Waugh £4.14.9 for £4.10.0 5 pr Cr. Do. Caleb Lindsay £2.11.2. for £2.8.6 do. Sheriff gave me Cr 3/2 1/2 [Total £14.11.2. Jon'a Taylor came home with G.Taylor & me & dined- G.C.T. at night.
23, Mr.Goodlett at Mr.Morton's who is said to be sick. Colby went to Col.Taliaferro from school- Jas Taylor & family, C.Taylor & do, J.Pendleton & do, T.Barbour & do, Miss C.Pendleton, H. & B.Pendleton, Jona Taylor & daughter dined here- A very slight shower of rain. G.Taylor went to Mr.Shepherd's & paid him for a bond W.Ingram owed £10.10.6.
24, I walked with Jon'a Taylor to Mrs Thomas's & staid there 2 or 3 hours and returned to J.Taylor's to dinner. Maj'r Hite was there. I paid him for 25 1/2 Gal's oil and cask which he sent G.Taylor last winter, the oil 4/- pr Gallon & cask 4/6=£5.6.6. G.Taylor, Wm Daniels' wife, John, H.& Bowie Pendleton, T.Barbour & Miss C.Pendleton were there. G.C.T. went to Rob't Taylors & Polly Taylor to C.Taylor's to dinner. Cool day & a little rain-
25, Went to a Course race for a saddle at Adams's Mill. Jos Morton's horse won, 6 horses ran. I paid Herndon for 3 planks 1/10 1/2. A good many people at the race Jas Burnley came here from race.
26, Hubbard & Reuben Taylor were here & got some Broken window glass- Jona Taylor went to Chs Taylor's to breakfast, ret'd by J.Taylor's, then with G.Taylor & myself walked to Maj'r Lee's and dined there. *Capt Gillison & family, Maj'r Madison & do. Mr.T.Bell & wife, J.Taylor & C.Taylor dined there, also Mrs Clayton. [*Capt John Gillison, Captain 10th Va., Nov.18, 1776; transferred to 6th Va., Sept.14, 1778; prisoner at Charleston May 12, 1780; retired Jan.1, 1783; must have been a close friend of the family as Commodore Taylor's son Thompson named his son "John Gillison," and the latter was the father of Dr.Thompson L.Taylor, Dentist, of Richmond and Frankfort, Ky.-PFT]
27, J.Taylor came to breakfast. Jon'a Taylor's daughter came from J.Taylor's, they set out to return to Botetourt. G.Taylor & myself went to Mr.T.Bell's with them In evening they went to Maj'r Madison's. Maj'r Lee & family, Capt Gillison & do. Mr Clayton & wife & C.Taylor dined at Mr.Bell's. G.C.Taylor went to Court house- Richard & Colby went to Hub'd Taylor's. *Reuben & Edmund came home with them at night- [This Reuben and this Edmund, must have been brothers of Hubbard Taylor, sons of Col.James and Ann (Hubbard) Taylor of Caroline-Reuben Taylor married Mary Thornton- they were parents of Frances T.Taylor who married my father's eldest sister, Sarah Frances Taylor- This Edmund Taylor married Mary Todd Hinde, and were parents of my father's third wife, Martha Southgate Taylor. --PFT]
From the TAYLOR DIARY, #1907-z in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING: MOST MANUSCRIPTS ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. [127] 13 131o~7J
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DIARY 01 PRANCIS UYLOR1 l 789t
1789,
June 1
19-t W'J went to c .i'aylor• s. J, l'aylor & .rarm1ly•..ronn Per1.dl.eton, r.:aarbour ,~ tamilys,,
l3ow1e J?endletor.1, neu taylor 1 .. M.1aa tnx·ookuiorton & W.1$
H.?e H•llaton &: elster,
, ~a1u ha would senr.1.
}i;r. nerry w~s here 1n tne m.Lrtiinf.r;
A
....
were there
j~ .ucore
aome wh12k.ey rrom Augusta., I to.i.'1 him I v10Ult.l.take l.6 Gallons t\t 2/6. , George
went to look I'or m;J IJ.a.ther• u ltorae.
20, G.O.~ ,ei,ylor ca.i1e 1·rom l4aJ'r u.coro•s to-aay.wa went to J.~ayl.oJ:'i!J tntlre W'-'6 a
&; nun.Uy 1 .Mr isa.lmu.111 &
uJ.JtO 00.1...m.Pen<tleton
i}P Od many or tl:1e ne1£.;)loor~ there
bro t-t my .t'~thor•, horse
George
evening.
l.J1
1.i.l
very
ta.Ke.a
waa
w1:re- en :.ray.:wr
home21, (3u.n c1ay] c.1 ·ay1or e.ot a l1ttle -better in t:i1e n1gllt. :&ir~Balroa;l.n yrea .chEH1 at
u1<1 .not iso- I Ci&mebf ·
1Jr1ck Chui-ch, ti1.cre was not .many l,)80.Ple there. c.tf,\YJ.<;,r
to <U.onor- J'on 1 a ~aylor cmoe oacK Wi'tii .us.
J:iome & we u.l.1. wont to J.tay.i.or•~
Hegro W'1J.l 1·et • ci ·to J . Panult.¼ton' s-
22. Cont1nuau very o.ry weatiler. went to cou1·t w•tn c.iayloa.t 1 Jon• -~ & o.c1..tay.i:oi-..
nave I.rrt..war ts £3 .s.11
1-l.M:~rry I.J(i .+:7 ~2.0 11L part 01" his EOnl.1. I,et Jno.stevcna
£3.; .10 Q.t <lo.
cash
l'o.r
1'or tf.3,2.u at lv ~r or. LeJos.:ou.nccmb 8, t3.13 .1t
1 (i waugll .tlt .llh ,9 I'or £lhlO.O
£2 .• 11.2. l'Q,+
.L.1.ndsay
Caleb
:no.
er.
l};f
,
Do. Rich
i:~.8.G ao. S11erlrr t;,ave me er J/2¼CTo·tal .£J.i.-.ll.2 •. Jon•a Xi:\yl.or came nome witll
G.ta.vior :t me tic a.1na<1-a.o l'. at nl .ght •.
at Mr. uorton •s wllo 1B sa1d to oe a1ck. Co.toy wtlnt t,o Col.tal1~1'e.rro
23. :Mr.GQo(tlett
_.:romscnooJ.- Jas :.i:a.yior0-<; ta.m1J.y, c .-Taylor & <1.0, J ,:ee.mu..eto1i ~ do I i.~roour
Jona iayl<.>r cit Cl.UiUf'.)lter dined heN& a.o, 111ss c .,1,en<Uut<.m, H. & .a.Pomtleton,
A vory alight er.ic-wez·01· x-a.1n.. o.:rayior went to ~r . w:tef11ern• a & pa1d 111ml:or a
tioni w.In i;_~r~ uwea a::10.io.6.
2l~, I w~l.K:eo. w1U1 Jon•a ~aylor t'1 Mrs Thomaa•a & sta1•1 tller-e 2 a.r 3 nours an<l un
io
retur.ne:a
to J.'.t.'ay.t.or• ' a to ct1niler .. ~1.J•r
llite
wae trt~x·e.
I pa.1(1 him
.ror 2:;ij-
tl1e oil. l'f./-Pl' Gallon
Gal• s o.;~ ar!(t caak wn1ctl 11e sent O.'raylGr last winter.
J?en1.llato.n, t.
nowle
Jotu1.li.&
.
Dan1ela•w1re
wm
O.Tay.lor;
6.6.
.
& cas1< '~/G=<L5
& :i'o.l.ly ·
taylo.ra
t
were tuere. o.c, 1. \'feut to Rob•
13ar:;our & Mise c.Penrtleton
1 s to
ro.1nlittle
a
&
day
Oool
.
<11nner
Taylor to c. ~'ay1ox·
-~5, v;ent, to a couree race tor a. 38.<l<Ue at Adam~•a Y1ll . Sos Morton • a b.orse won. 6
11oraes r~m. I 1)a.ia Herw:1011 tQr '3 PlW'lks l/lo-a-. A goo{1 rna.ny peop .le at . tne raoe
,Tas :surnltly came t10re .rrom race.
26, nubb~:.1 ,~; neuben ta,ylor were nere x got some lJroken w1n<low glass - J\..na. ~ay1or
went to Cha Taylor• s to ·ore,1k1Ji~t, :ret'd. by J ,1·ay.).or•·s, t.t1en w1.th o ..taylor tf;
ir.yscl1' walked to Maj ' r J..oe • $ antt d.ineu tile.re .•Ca.pt 01111aon & .ram11.y. lia.J•r
& C.'.l'Qylo r u.1.11e<1uio.xte, aluo Jiira oiay
& wi:t'e,J.taylor
lJa:l13on & <10. il.:r.T.J ]ell
to t>tl1
va., N·cv. l.d, l:;-76 i,transretred
lOth
ton. C •~~pt ,Wun a1111acn, uavta1n
-1.re<l Jan • .i,1.7a3.
va., Bept .1 11.,l-17a. 1•rlaor1er a.t c.narleeton May l,.1780.ret
nunuy am co n1.1nc(toreta.ylor' ::S son 'L'bompscn
was tne i'at.t1or ot Dr.'.,l,'.!J.om1Json
latter
the
wrn
ri,;.uueo.1110 eon
» Ky .- l?.ll:£J
r.. xuylo r, lHmt iot, oJ: H1uh.m"'·mt _anct _t.lran.t.rort.
;:..7, J.T~iylor <;a.me to 'oreak.uu.rt. Jon•a 1i~ylox· 1 a (laughte.r came 1:roro.J·.1 aylor •a, U1ey
a ..irw.ylor ~ mysel1' Wdtlt to Mr.1'. 138ll•a wit11 than
set out to return to notetourt.
ca:pt Gi.i.J..1.~on &:
I.ti evenin g t.ti.ey went to .Mill.J• r M.au1aQn• o.. MaJ • r JJ9-e & n.ually,
werit to court
a.ylor
O.C.l
.ne11ts.
Mr
at
t1nea
.
,
<10• .ur 'Ql~,yton ~ wl.re & c.i~ylor
1
me home ~1tn .
c
Ed.mun<l
le
s.eReuoon
Ta.ylor•
d
Hub
to
wont
Coloy
.:
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ar<1
1
.
Rit.:;1
hou~e
01· liub, must nave coert brothers
ti1em at nlgt1t- ['..'ilia neuuen ana. tl11s E~tr:nma
~
ca1,,,;,11neQt
aylor
(HubbQ.r<l)~,
Arm
w1ct
b~\rci tu.ylor, eons of Col.Jamee
Heutien l.'~y.i.or m.a.r:·rled Mary 'J..t1ornton -t he.Y wore 1,arrmts ot Prances T.Taylor
~.'nis ~~mUa<! tayl<r
wnu xnarrio<l 1ny t ii ther• s el.<lest a1at~.x-, sara11~ranc~~ iaylorw1 ....e. Mttl."tha
tl11r{l
s
o.t my latuer•
l-!i.1.l'Y'J.'o.aa u1n<1e, w:H1wero ps~enta
lliarr1ed
1
SOUtrltt.a.te J:o.ylur .l"--:PFJ.1]
must t:l;;.vc t>ecn a clo oe .L::r1ena01 · tne
''J 'obn
01ll.1aon,."
1
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in the Southern Historical
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University
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