William Richard Taylor Descendants  

1. WILLIAM [RICHARD]1 TAYLOR He married CATHERINE DAVIS.

Child of WILLIAM TAYLOR and CATHERINE DAVIS is:
2.    i.    EDWIN2 TAYLOR, b. 1783, North Carolina; d. Aft. September 25, 1876, Lenoir Co., NC.

2.

EDWIN2 TAYLOR (WILLIAM [RICHARD]1) was born 1783 in North Carolina, and died Aft. September 25, 1876 in Lenoir Co., NC.. He married PENELOPE SMITH Abt. 1817 in Lenoir County, NC.. She was born 1799 in Wayne County, North Carolina, and died WFT Est. 1821-1887.

Notes for EDWIN TAYLOR:
Edwin Taylor is recorded in the Taylor Booklet and the Croom Book, he is recorded in his will of Sept. 3, 1874-Sept. 25, 1876 of Lenoir County. He is the only child of William Taylor and Catherine Davis to remain in North Carolina, the others moving to Covington County, Alabama.

Children of EDWIN TAYLOR and PENELOPE SMITH are:

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CATHERINE ELVA3 TAYLOR, b. March 07, 1818, Deep Run, North Carolina; d. May 22, 1907, Medart, Wakulla County, Florida.

ii.

SOPHRONIA TAYLOR, b. WFT Est. 1797-1837; d. WFT Est. 1815-1919; m. JOSEPH SMITH, WFT Est. 1815-1869; b. WFT Est. 1790-1835; d. WFT Est. 1815-1913.

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iii.

JOHN TAYLOR.

NOTE: SEE THE JOHN AND CATHERINE TAYLOR REPORT FOR THE JOHN LINE

3.

CATHERINE ELVA3 TAYLOR (EDWIN2, WILLIAM [RICHARD]1) was born March 07, 1818 in Deep Run, North Carolina, and died May 22, 1907 died in Medart, Wakulla County, Florida. She married THOMAS EVANS WHALEY, SR. Abt. 1835 in North Carolina, son of EZEKIAL WHALEY and NANCY JARMON. He was born September 15, 1802 in Lenoir County North Carolina, and died September 22, 1872 in Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida.

Notes for THOMAS EVANS WHALEY, SR.:
He was listed on the 1850 Pulaski, Ga. Census, 1870 Wakulla County, Fla. Census; Thomas and Catherine and all children up through John Knott were in Pulaski County, Ga. in 1850.

Thomas is buried in the Whaley Cemetery, in Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida.

Children of CATHERINE TAYLOR and THOMAS WHALEY are:

Notes for WILLIAM WHALEY:
Went to Tampa. He and Zeke married 1st cousins.

ii.

ZEKE WHALEY, b. WFT Est. 1830-1858; d. WFT Est. 1836-1938.

Notes for ZEKE WHALEY:
He and William married 1st cousins.

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JARMON H. WHALEY, b. October 16, 1836, Lenoir Co., NC.; d. 1907; m. (1) MARTHA A. BUNCH, 1860; b. 1843, North Carolina; d. WFT Est. 1880-1944; m. (2) SUSAN E. [SALLIE E.] SASSER; b. Abt. 1890; d. WFT Est. 1906-1984.

Notes for JARMON H. WHALEY: I'm not sure which wife had the children. He was the 1880 Wakulla Co., Fl. Census, and the 1885 Census for Wakulla Co., Florida.

Notes for MARTHA A. BUNCH: Martha and Susan are buried in the Whaley Cemetery in Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Fla.

Notes for SUSAN E. [SALLIE E.] SASSER: Susan is buried in the Whaley Cemetery in Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Fla. She has no marker [only stone] info by D. Hodge.

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NANCY ELIZABETH WHALEY, b. December 15, 1839, Lenoir Co., NC.; d. July 09, 1902, Friendship Cemetery, Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida; m. STEVEN THOMAS PIGOTT, January 10, 1867, Medart, Florida; b. April 26, 1846, South Carolina; d. June 30, 1921.

Notes for NANCY ELIZABETH WHALEY: I have her date of birth as 1859 or 1839 both dates fit with siblings. Burial info provided by Devota Hodge.

Notes for STEVEN THOMAS PIGOTT: Steven was a pastor.

v.

ELVEY WHALEY, b. April 20, 1841, Lenoir Co., NC.; d. December 27, 1905; m. (1) HENRY MCALLISTER, WFT Est. 1855-1888; b. WFT Est. 1824-1844; d. WFT Est. 1859-1930; m. (2) HENRY HILL BRASWELL, WFT Est. 1855-1888; b. WFT Est. 1824-1844; d. WFT Est. 1859-1930.

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EDWARD [EDWIN] WHALEY, b. January 01, 1842, Lenoir Co., NC.; d. October 23, 1916, Crawfordville, Wakulla, Florida; m. SARAH M.N.E. [SALLY] COX, February 11, 1868, Wakulla County, Florida; b. March 25, 1847, Alabama; d. January 13, 1930, Medart, Wakulla County, Florida.

Notes for EDWARD [EDWIN] WHALEY:
Edwin served in the Civil War as a Private, Co. A, 1st Florida Infantry. He contracted a case of mumps in the State of Mississippi; ordered to hospital; sent home on account of disability as a result of mumps. Since he did not get proper medical attention, he lost sense of hearing in left ear entirely and a portion of tune in his right ear. He was on the 1870; 1880 Wakulla County, Florida Census.

Edwin is buried in the Whaley Cemetery, Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida.

Notes for SARAH M.N.E. [SALLY] COX:


Sarah was on the 1860 Wakulla County, Fla. Census age 13, living with John Pervis Family. She was on the 1920 Wakulla County, Fla. Census age 70, living with son, Eddie T. Whaley and his family. She has a gravemarker at the Whaley Cemetery, Crawfordville, Wakulla Co., Ga. but no for sure she is buried with Edward, no death date on stone.

Florida Death Index [microfiche at FHC], indicates death near 1930; name is Sallie Whayley.

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THOMAS EVANS WHALEY, JR., b. April 13, 1843, Lenoir Co., NC.; d. December 21, 1897; m. HARRIET CHRISTINE GEIGER BARBER, October 25, 1876, Orange County, Florida; b. July 26, 1840, Okaloosa, Marion County Florida; d. August 27, 1926.

Notes for THOMAS EVANS WHALEY, JR.:
Thomas served in the Civil War, he was Private in Co. D, 3rd Florida Infantry. He enrolled on May 17, 1861; Discharged Oct. 28, 1861, Private in Cos. E & G, 2nd Florida Calvalry and enlisted in Aug. 1862, Bugler in Co. E, 2nd Fla. Calvary, paroled May 17,1865, Baldwin, East Florida. There was a widow's pension #AO1246.

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CATHERINE ELIZA (KATE) WHALEY, b. May 11, 1845, Lenoir Co., NC.; d. September 09, 1923, Carabelle, Florida; m. HENRY WATSON, February 17, 1866, Wakulla County, Florida; b. WFT Est. 1822-1848; d. WFT Est. 1873-1935.

Notes for CATHERINE ELIZA (KATE) WHALEY:
Burial info from Devota Hodge, with her middle name coming from her husband's pension record.

Notes for HENRY WATSON:
Henry Watson also served in the CSA from Florida.

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ELSIE ELIZABETH (BETTY) WHALEY, b. April 12, 1847, Lenoir Co., NC.; d. June 01, 1915, Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida; m. JAMES WAKULLA WHITE, 1871; b. August 21, 1850, Wakulla County, Florida; d. February 23, 1928, Florida.

Notes for ELSIE ELIZABETH (BETTY) WHALEY:
Elsie is buried in the Whaley Cemetery, Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida. Her birthday may also be November 13, 1848.

Notes for JAMES WAKULLA WHITE:
James is also buried in the Whaley Cemetery, Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Fla.

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JOHN KNOTT WHALEY, b. March 07, 1850, Pulaski, Georgia; d. December 07, 1928, C rawfordville, Wakala County, Florida; m. SARAH CORNELIA (SALLY) PIGOTT, December 19, 1878, Wakulla County, Florida; b. January 26, 1860, Medart, Wakulla County Florida; d. April 21, 1936, Friendship Cemetery, Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida.

Notes for JOHN KNOTT WHALEY:
Buried in the Pigott Cemetary. He is Devota Hodge's direct line. John served in the Civil War, in Roll Co. C, 6th Fla. Infantry. On the Wakulla County, Florida 1920 Census, age 70, b. Ga. w/wife Sarah C., age 60 b. SC. Living next door to son John Whaley, Jr.

Sources: Harriett C. [Geiger] Whaley--B. 7-26-1840, Nassau Co., Fl. d. 7-27-1926 in Kissimmee, Osceola Co., Fl.

1840 Lenoir Co., NC.--Kinston, p. 9, Evans Whaley--

1850 Pulaski Co., Ga., 69th Dist. P. 265--Family No. 559-559.

1860

1870 Wakulla Co., Fl.--Crawfordville 6/21 P. 759--Family No. 141-132

1880 Wakulla Co., Fl., p. 28 Super. Dist. 5, ED 153, Pct. 1

1900 Wakulla Co., Fl., Sheet 24, Super Dist. 18, ED 128, Pct. 6, Pigott

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SOPHRONIA WHALEY, b. April 29, 1852, Wakulla County, Florida; d. January 15, 1863, Whaley Cem., Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida.

Notes for SOPHRONIA WHALEY:
Never married. Saphronia is buried in the Whaley Cemetery, Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida.

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TWIN [SAUCEPEY] WHALEY, b. April 29, 1852, Wakulla County, Florida; d. WFT Est. 1853-1946.

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LUNCEPEY (NURSIE) WHALEY, b. October 12, 1854, Wakulla County, Florida; d. February 23, 1907, Whaley Cem., Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida.

Notes for LUNCEPEY (NURSIE) WHALEY:
Never married.

4. JOHN3 TAYLOR (EDWIN2, WILLIAM [RICHARD]1)

Child of JOHN TAYLOR is:

i.

HARRIET ELIZA [LIZA]4 TAYLOR, b. August 22, 1852; d. November 17, 1926; m. WILLIAM [W] KENYON BAKER, January 01, 1871; b. December 02, 1847, Woodington Township, Lenoir County, NC.; d. February 20, 1947.

Notes for WILLIAM [W] KENYON BAKER:
William at the age of 16 served in the Confederate Army, where he served briefly. After his return, he courted Liza, his future wife and after their marriage, he went in debt and bought over 500 acres, 5 miles east of Kinston, NC. [Southwood]. Part of this land was granted to the Loftin family by the English crown and is the same land and the family cemetery is located. Info by Clarence Lee Baker and Mary Baker Amyette on page 141 of the Lenoir County Heritage Book.