Obediah (of Roger) Taylor

Abt 1752 - 1818  (66 years)

• Name	Obediah (of Roger) Taylor  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Obed
  Birth	Abt 1752	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	17 Nov 1767	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will Roger Taylor named a wife Sarah, children: Richard, Joshua, Thomas, Elisha, Obed, Alexander, Ann, Elias, Betty and Bethsheba. He mentioned the tract 'The Forrest' near William Farler's. Extrs: Richard and Joshua Taylor. Witt: Ezekiel Duer, Linsey and brother Comfort Turner.
  Land acquired rights	14 Oct 1791	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	Thomas Taylor deeds 1/7 interest in Baltimores Gift to Obed Taylor, 1/7 to Joshua Taylor
  Land deeded to	21 Feb 1794	Worcester Co, Maryland
  Census	1800	Mattapony Hundred, Worcester Co, Maryland
  Will - Brothers	25 Jun 1806	Worcester Co., Maryland   [5]
  	To wife Betsy, land and possessions to her death, then to be equally divided between the sons of my brother Obed Taylor, namely Thomas Taylor and Joshua Taylor; to Kendal Taylor son of Richard; to Betsey Parramore two cows; to Betsey Taylor daughter of Obed furniture; to William Elliston one mare; all else to brothers Thomas Taylor, Obed Taylor, Kendal Taylor after my wife dies. Executors: Obed Taylor, Kendal Taylor. Witt: Michael Tarr, Purnell Hill, William Cameron. (Kendal refused executorship 9 Dec 1807)
  Census	1810	Mattapony Hundred, Worcester Co, Maryland
  Land Exchanged	27 Jan 1815	Worcester Co, Massachusetts   [6]
  	Obed Taylor to John Selby his interest in Baltimores Gift, John Selby to Obed Taylor his interest in Parramores Double Purchase
  Deed of Gift - Gave	10 Apr 1817	Jefferson Co, Indiana
  	"In consideration of the Love goodwill & Affection which I have & do bear toward William Henry Payne and Tabithy Payne [brother and sister] of the same county & state give all my goods & chattles now being in the care of John Payne [their father]", witt: Thomas Taylor [son]. Note: the Paynes were from Snow Hill, MD but were of no known relation to the Taylors
  Will	27 Apr 1817	Jefferson Co, Indiana
  	Land to wife Eleanor, land to youngest son Frederick, $240 to son James "to be paid out of my money due me on the Eastern shore of Maryland", $100 to daughter Elizabeth from same, $20 each to sons Thomas and Joshua from same. Witt: Sam'l McKinley, Jacob Stucker, Frederick Reed
  Death	1818	Indiana   [1]
  Court - named in presentment	Jun 1825	Baltimore City, Maryland
  	Appeal from Worcester County Court
  	June 1825 session MD Court of Appeals, Bevans vs. Taylor, appeal from Worc. Co. Court - Roger Taylor, died 1768 in possession of tract Temple Comb, willed to son Obed who died 1817 with children. Roger "leaving Alexander Taylor, his eldest son, and several other children...That Alexander died intestate in 1785, leaving Teackle Taylor, his eldest son, and Joshua Taylor, a younger son. That Teackle in 1790 married Keziah Mallit, by whom he had...an illegitimate son called Teackle...that after the marriage he acknowledged the said son to be his child, and that subsequent to the marriage he had other children, viz. Alexander, and the other lessors of the plaintiff [Nancy Taylor, James Buby and wife Peggy, and James Taylor] and died in 1803, leaving the said children."
  Reference Identifier	Wor-Roger  [3]
  Person ID	I124751	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	17 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Roger Taylor,   b. Abt 1705, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 10 Jun 1768, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sarah Hogshire,   b. Abt 1712, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1735	Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  Family ID	F33212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Reed,   b. Abt 1774, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 3 Dec 1846, Jefferson Co, Indiana (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1793	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Teagle Taylor,   b. 1795, Worcester Co, Maryland d. May 1839, Saline Co, Missouri (Age 44 years)   2. Joshua Taylor,   b. Abt 1797, Worcester County, Maryland, USA d. 1863, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   3. James Taylor,   b. Abt 1801, Worcester County, Maryland, USA d. Aft 1818 (Age 18 years)  [Birth]   4. Elizabeth Taylor,   b. 13 Sep 1803, Worcester County, Maryland, USA d. 6 Mar 1885, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA (Age 81 years)   5. Frederick Taylor,   b. 1805, Worcester County, Maryland, USA d. 3 Sep 1881, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F44871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2993] Dexter Taylor [email protected], Thomas Teackle Taylor of Accomack Co, Virginia, (Emails to M.K. Miles 11/16/2019 & Jan 2022), 2993. [S802] Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/154996014/family?cfpid=202044799068, 802. [S2200] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774, (Reprinted by Colonial Roots with permission from MyFamily.com), p. 50, Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol 14, 1767-1772 (will of Roger Taylor, wife Sarah), 2200. [S3293] Worcester County, MD deed book O, 247. [S3349] Worcester Co, MD wills MH4 1806-1813, 46. [S3295] Worcester Co, Maryland deed book AE, 447. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 118 (will of Thomas Hogshear), 570.