William "Billy" Taylor, whose middle name may have been Wilson, was born circa 1794, probably the fifth of eight children born to Stephen Taylor (c.1750s-1824/5) and Judith Yarborough (c.1760-c.1849). The family moved from Johnston County to Anson Co. in 1813. William served in the War of 1812, in a Mecklenburg County Regiment.
William married Sarah "Sallie" McLendon (c.1805-1865, a daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth McLendon) around 1823, and they had at least nine children: Elizabeth Ann Taylor (1824-1908, m. Joseph Steen), Edmund Gray Taylor (c.1826-1870s, m. Elizabeth Dean), Ellen Taylor (born 1825/30, m. Elias Steen), unknown daughter born 1825/30, unknown daughter born 1830/35, John Thomas "Jethro" Taylor (c.1832/4-aft.1880), Mary Jane Taylor (1836-1882, m. Jeremiah Washington Beachum), Louisa Taylor (c.1838) and William Wilson Taylor (1840-1917, m. Sophronia Ellen Beachum). The two unidentified daughters may have been named Sarah and Ida, per the story that William Taylor, Jr. named his daughters for his sisters.
On Sept. 4, 1848, William Taylor, while working in his fields at dusk dark, in the presence of his sons and slaves, was accosted by one Robert Hildreth, a drunken neighbor who picked a fight, and then stabbed him through the heart with a knife. The trial of Robert Hildreth had to be moved to Richmond County, as they feared the people of Anson would lynch him. He was found guilty of murder and hanged in 1849.
Two of William's sons, Edmund Gray Taylor and William Wilson Taylor, were Confederate soldiers. Both survived the war, but both were wounded, and suffered from the after effects of their wounds til they died. The other son, John Thomas, who witnessed his father's murder, had physical and mental problems and was unable to serve in the war. (Edmund was the one who witnessed his father's murder and testified in the court case State v. Hildreth.)
Though his life was tragically short, William Taylor has many, many descendants.
Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Bobbi Star-Ann Smith, # 47615501, For William's birth date, which I'd never known before.
William married Sarah "Sallie" McLendon (c.1805-1865, a daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth McLendon) around 1823, and they had at least nine children: Elizabeth Ann Taylor (1824-1908, m. Joseph Steen), Edmund Gray Taylor (c.1826-1870s, m. Elizabeth Dean), Ellen Taylor (born 1825/30, m. Elias Steen), unknown daughter born 1825/30, unknown daughter born 1830/35, John Thomas "Jethro" Taylor (c.1832/4-aft.1880), Mary Jane Taylor (1836-1882, m. Jeremiah Washington Beachum), Louisa Taylor (c.1838) and William Wilson Taylor (1840-1917, m. Sophronia Ellen Beachum). The two unidentified daughters may have been named Sarah and Ida, per the story that William Taylor, Jr. named his daughters for his sisters.
On Sept. 4, 1848, William Taylor, while working in his fields at dusk dark, in the presence of his sons and slaves, was accosted by one Robert Hildreth, a drunken neighbor who picked a fight, and then stabbed him through the heart with a knife. The trial of Robert Hildreth had to be moved to Richmond County, as they feared the people of Anson would lynch him. He was found guilty of murder and hanged in 1849.
Two of William's sons, Edmund Gray Taylor and William Wilson Taylor, were Confederate soldiers. Both survived the war, but both were wounded, and suffered from the after effects of their wounds til they died. The other son, John Thomas, who witnessed his father's murder, had physical and mental problems and was unable to serve in the war. (Edmund was the one who witnessed his father's murder and testified in the court case State v. Hildreth.)
Though his life was tragically short, William Taylor has many, many descendants.
Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Bobbi Star-Ann Smith, # 47615501, For William's birth date, which I'd never known before.
William "Billy" Taylor, whose middle name may have been Wilson, was born circa 1794, probably the fifth of eight children born to Stephen Taylor (c.1750s-1824/5) and Judith Yarborough (c.1760-c.1849). The family moved from Johnston County to Anson Co. in 1813. William served in the War of 1812, in a Mecklenburg County Regiment.
William married Sarah "Sallie" McLendon (c.1805-1865, a daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth McLendon) around 1823, and they had at least nine children: Elizabeth Ann Taylor (1824-1908, m. Joseph Steen), Edmund Gray Taylor (c.1826-1870s, m. Elizabeth Dean), Ellen Taylor (born 1825/30, m. Elias Steen), unknown daughter born 1825/30, unknown daughter born 1830/35, John Thomas "Jethro" Taylor (c.1832/4-aft.1880), Mary Jane Taylor (1836-1882, m. Jeremiah Washington Beachum), Louisa Taylor (c.1838) and William Wilson Taylor (1840-1917, m. Sophronia Ellen Beachum). The two unidentified daughters may have been named Sarah and Ida, per the story that William Taylor, Jr. named his daughters for his sisters.
On Sept. 4, 1848, William Taylor, while working in his fields at dusk dark, in the presence of his sons and slaves, was accosted by one Robert Hildreth, a drunken neighbor who picked a fight, and then stabbed him through the heart with a knife. The trial of Robert Hildreth had to be moved to Richmond County, as they feared the people of Anson would lynch him. He was found guilty of murder and hanged in 1849.
Two of William's sons, Edmund Gray Taylor and William Wilson Taylor, were Confederate soldiers. Both survived the war, but both were wounded, and suffered from the after effects of their wounds til they died. The other son, John Thomas, who witnessed his father's murder, had physical and mental problems and was unable to serve in the war. (Edmund was the one who witnessed his father's murder and testified in the court case State v. Hildreth.)
Though his life was tragically short, William Taylor has many, many descendants.
Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Bobbi Star-Ann Smith, # 47615501, For William's birth date, which I'd never known before.
William married Sarah "Sallie" McLendon (c.1805-1865, a daughter of Edmund and Elizabeth McLendon) around 1823, and they had at least nine children: Elizabeth Ann Taylor (1824-1908, m. Joseph Steen), Edmund Gray Taylor (c.1826-1870s, m. Elizabeth Dean), Ellen Taylor (born 1825/30, m. Elias Steen), unknown daughter born 1825/30, unknown daughter born 1830/35, John Thomas "Jethro" Taylor (c.1832/4-aft.1880), Mary Jane Taylor (1836-1882, m. Jeremiah Washington Beachum), Louisa Taylor (c.1838) and William Wilson Taylor (1840-1917, m. Sophronia Ellen Beachum). The two unidentified daughters may have been named Sarah and Ida, per the story that William Taylor, Jr. named his daughters for his sisters.
On Sept. 4, 1848, William Taylor, while working in his fields at dusk dark, in the presence of his sons and slaves, was accosted by one Robert Hildreth, a drunken neighbor who picked a fight, and then stabbed him through the heart with a knife. The trial of Robert Hildreth had to be moved to Richmond County, as they feared the people of Anson would lynch him. He was found guilty of murder and hanged in 1849.
Two of William's sons, Edmund Gray Taylor and William Wilson Taylor, were Confederate soldiers. Both survived the war, but both were wounded, and suffered from the after effects of their wounds til they died. The other son, John Thomas, who witnessed his father's murder, had physical and mental problems and was unable to serve in the war. (Edmund was the one who witnessed his father's murder and testified in the court case State v. Hildreth.)
Though his life was tragically short, William Taylor has many, many descendants.
Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Bobbi Star-Ann Smith, # 47615501, For William's birth date, which I'd never known before.
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