[Brenda Collins Dillon]

History of Pocahontas County, West Virginia ,by Jacob Knicely TAYLOR, c 1981 page 458

“The earliest traceable ancester of this TAYLOR clan was Daniel Taylor who married Mary Kackley in Augusta Co. Va. 17 Mar 1773. Daniel served with Captain JohnStuart’s Company during “Dunmore’s War” at Point Pleasant in 1774. In 1780 the commission to Settle Claims to Unpatented Lands on the Western Waters of Virginia recorded that, by settlements 1778, Daniel was entitled to 200 acres of land adjoining land of John Poage and Alexander Waddle. This tract was in the Swago -Mill Point area of Pocahontas(then Greenbrier) County. Daniel’s name can not be found on any official records after 1786. [ This is because Daniel was late coming back from the war…..the wife thinking him dead then married William Ewing (Wm may have been the Wm taken by Indians and escaped to return a few years later) His wife married William “Long William” Ewing 8 Aug 1791 in Bath Co. Va. “Long William” and Mary Taylor were subsequently indicted by Bath County Gran Jury in Nov 1791″for intermarring. Daniel the husband of the said Mary, not yet being dead that we know of from the information of two of our own body.” The case was dismissed in 1793. Daniel and Mary had four children: William, Eli (My line) Solomon & Mary.”

History of Pocahontas County, WV by Jacob Knicely Taylor, c 1981 Page 495

“William Taylor ,son of Daniel, was bound to Valentine Keckley on 13 Sept 1791 to learn the trade of Blacksmithing. William spent most of his life in Greenbrier Co. VA/WV following that profession. He married Mary Burrell in greenbrier Co. Five known children: Solomon, Daniel, Mary Eli and Elizabeth.

Solomon “Big Sol” Taylor born 1801 died 1886 , son of William Taylor & Mary Burnell ,married Melinda Nicely 1824.

Melinda Nicely born 1803 died Sept 20, 1880 daughter of Jacob Nicely and Ann Blain “Campbell” . Children included Jacob K. Taylor who married Margaret Rutlidge, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, George, Margaret, Solomon, David, Melinda, and Diadina

Daniel Taylor, s/o Wm & Mary Burnell married Mary “Polly” Nicely

Jacob Knicely Taylor (author of history above) married Clarissa Hiner

This is the Taylor line that signed as witnesses to the War of 1812 pension application of my James Spencer ,who states that he is “Indian” but not what tribe.

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