Who were the parents of William Taylor?
William Taylor was born between 1798 - 1805 in Virginia (or possibly North Carolina) and died between
1880 - 1886 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. He was married 3 times.
1st he married Martha "Patsy" Ramsey on June 2, 1825 in Garrard County, Kentucky. They had at least 3
children and Patsy died in 1852. 2nd he married Mary G. Ramsey on August 27, 1854 in Rockcastle County.
They had one child and Mary probably died before 1860. 3rd he married Delilah Cox on April 23, 1862 in
Rockcastle County. They had 10 children.
Many Taylor family researchers list William's parents as William Taylor and Jean Guffey but I haven't seen
actual proof of this relationship. The elder William Taylor was born about 1758 in Rockbridge County. Virginia
and apparently, moved to Rockcastle County in the early 1800's. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier and
was living in Rockcastle County when he applied for his pension in 1832. A search of the DAR Patriot Index
does not find a DAR record for this William Taylor which makes me wonder if that's because no one can
actually prove who his children were or even if he had children.
The elder William Taylor's location in Rockcastle County makes it reasonable that he could have been our
William's father. However, William's 1st marriage was in Garrard County in 1825 which opens speculation
about where he lived at that time. Patsy Ramsey definitely lived in Garrard County but she had an uncle
living in Rockcastle. So, it's possible that William lived in Rockcastle and they met through Patsy's family but
it's also possible that he lived in Garrard County.
There was a James Taylor and Sarah Hix living in Garrard County who were the right age to have been
William's parents, however, most researchers list their children as Elizabeth, Garrett, Leroy, Henry, Winston
and Jesse. Census records for 1870 show a William Hix (age 5) living in Rockcastle County with our William's
daughter, Elizabeth (and her husband, Madison Ramsey). It's unclear how or if the Hix child was related but
it raises speculation that there could be a connection to James & Sarah Hix Taylor.
If you know anything about any of these people, please e-mail me.
William Taylor was born between 1798 - 1805 in Virginia (or possibly North Carolina) and died between
1880 - 1886 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. He was married 3 times.
1st he married Martha "Patsy" Ramsey on June 2, 1825 in Garrard County, Kentucky. They had at least 3
children and Patsy died in 1852. 2nd he married Mary G. Ramsey on August 27, 1854 in Rockcastle County.
They had one child and Mary probably died before 1860. 3rd he married Delilah Cox on April 23, 1862 in
Rockcastle County. They had 10 children.
Many Taylor family researchers list William's parents as William Taylor and Jean Guffey but I haven't seen
actual proof of this relationship. The elder William Taylor was born about 1758 in Rockbridge County. Virginia
and apparently, moved to Rockcastle County in the early 1800's. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier and
was living in Rockcastle County when he applied for his pension in 1832. A search of the DAR Patriot Index
does not find a DAR record for this William Taylor which makes me wonder if that's because no one can
actually prove who his children were or even if he had children.
The elder William Taylor's location in Rockcastle County makes it reasonable that he could have been our
William's father. However, William's 1st marriage was in Garrard County in 1825 which opens speculation
about where he lived at that time. Patsy Ramsey definitely lived in Garrard County but she had an uncle
living in Rockcastle. So, it's possible that William lived in Rockcastle and they met through Patsy's family but
it's also possible that he lived in Garrard County.
There was a James Taylor and Sarah Hix living in Garrard County who were the right age to have been
William's parents, however, most researchers list their children as Elizabeth, Garrett, Leroy, Henry, Winston
and Jesse. Census records for 1870 show a William Hix (age 5) living in Rockcastle County with our William's
daughter, Elizabeth (and her husband, Madison Ramsey). It's unclear how or if the Hix child was related but
it raises speculation that there could be a connection to James & Sarah Hix Taylor.
If you know anything about any of these people, please e-mail me.
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