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Dr. Caswell Cunningham TAYLOR [Parents] was born on 15 May 1795 in Washiington County, NC.(later Carter County, Tennessee. Caswell married Martha A. STRAIN on 21 Aug 1855.
Other marriages:
DUNCAN, Nancy
Caswell Cunningham Taylor, Sr. He, too, was a doctor and farmer. His home was the same Cunningham tract of land.
Dr. Caswell Cunningham Taylor was born one year before Tennessee became a State, hence, he was born in Washington Co, North Carolina, but with the Statehood of Tennessee, it became Carter Co, Tennessee. He was born on May 15, 1795. He married on Jan.29, 1833 and died on Oct.10, 1886 (Sevens months and seven days after the writer was born). Dr. Caswell C. Taylor, Sr. married Nancy Duncan first, and she was the mother of all of his children. Nancy Duncan was born on July 4th or June 28th, two dates being given in the record. However, the year was 1809. She died on May 15, 1854.
Dr. Caswell C. Taylor, Sr. married his 2nd wife, Martha A. Strain, a widow, on Aug.21, 1855.
Martha was born on June 29, 1810 and died on Apr.3, 1876. There were no children born to this
marriage.
Dr. Caswell C. Taylor also owned and spent his life on the Christopher Cunningham tract of land. He and his two wives are buried in the Family Cemetery. He was also the owner of at least five slaves, four of them can be remembered by the writer, namely, Bill, Jack, Susan and Cindy. The fifth was "Black Boy Ben", who my grandfather purchased for the price of $495.00.
The Bill of Sale Reads:
"Know all men by these presents, that I, John R. Delaney, of the County of Sullivan, State of Tennessee, administrator of Thomas Pemberton, deceased, for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred and nintyfive dollars to me in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have this day bargained and sold to the highest bidder, Caswell C. Taylor he being the highest and best bidder, one Negro man named Benjamin, supposed to be not more than twenty four years old, with one hand and arm injured by a burn, otherwise sound and serviceable and a slave for life, warranting and defending the same to Caswell C. Taylor, his heirs and assigns, forever in as full a manner as I am authorized to do. Given under my hand seal this the 21st of September 1828.
Witness:
I. King. John R. Delaney. (Seal)
M.W. Willoughby. Administrator of Thomas Pemberton, deceased.
A bill of sale for Black Boy Ben.
Black Boy Ben was a shoemaker and my father, Caswell C. Taylor, Jr., told me Ben would begin in late Summer or early Autumn to make the family shoes for the winter, beginning with my grandfather and next grandmother, then from the oldest child down to the baby, and my father being the youngest in a family of six children, would not get his shoes until around Christmas. In one of Dr. Caswell C. Taylor's ledgers, I found in the month of August 1853, his medical fees amounted to something over one hundred and fifty dollars and that was not "Hay" in 1853.
Nancy Duncan, first wife of Dr. Caswell C. Taylor, was a descendant of Benjamine Borden. He was the owner or proprietor of a tract of land along the James River of Virginia containing 95,000 acres. The Taylors, Wilsons, Cunninghams, Pattons and Bordens were all acquainted in the early days of Virginia Colony. Benjamine Borden had a daughter, Deborah Borden, who in turn married _________Henry and Deborah and _______Henry had a daughter, Rebecca, who married Jeremiach Duncan and their children were: Rebecca Duncan married Martin Kitzmiller, Nancy Duncan married Caswell C. Taylor, Sabra Duncan married Enos McFall and George W. Duncan married _________Peoples.
Dr. Caswell C. Taylor, Sr. and Nancy (Duncan) Taylor were the parents of the following children:
1. David C. Taylor
2. Mary Jane Taylor
3. Sabra Elizabeth Taylor
4. Rebecca Ann Taylor
5. Isaac Andrew Taylor
6. Caswell Cunningham Taylor, Jr.
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