William
Taylor
Case #W6233 BL
Wt.2501400
The parents of William Taylor are not mentioned. The date and place of his birth is not stated. In 1820 the veteran was 67 years of age. His personal signature appears as William Taylor Senior.
The veteran married Eliza (also shown as Elizabeth) Courts on July 25, 1796 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The date and place of her birth and the names of her parents were not given. In 1820 the veteran stated that his children living with him were as follows: Robert H. C., about 18 years of age, Eleanor Madison, about 14 years of age, Caroline Jefferson, about 12 years of age, Louisa Washington, about 9 years of age, Eliza Ormsby, about 5 years of age, and Richard W. Ferguson, about 4 weeks of age. Elizabeth Taylor, widow of the veteran, died March 29, 1849 in Henry County, Missouri, survived by the following children: Richard F. Taylor, Eleanor M. Berry and Eliza O. Horning. In 1851 Richard F. Taylor, son of the veteran and Elizabeth, resided in Henry County, Missouri.
The veteran's residence at enlistment was not mentioned. In 1818 he resided in Jefferson County, Kentucky. In 1820 he resided in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1824 and 1828 he resided in Oldham County, Kentucky. He died March 19, 1830 in Oldham County, Kentucky.
When veteran applied for pension he stated that in the summer of 1775 he served as Minuteman with the Virginia Troops under Captain Spencer and that in the winter of 1775-1776 he was appointed First Lieutenant in Captain Francis Taylor's (his brother) Company, Colonel William Woodford's Virginia Regiment and was Captain in the same company and regiment until the spring of 1780 when he was appointed Major and served in Colonel John Gibson's Virginia Regiment until the spring of 1781. He stated that he was in the battles of Long Bridge, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth.
William Taylor was pensioned on Certificate 15702, which was issued under the Act of March 17, 1818. Pension was paid at the Kentucky Agency. The pension was due Elizabeth Taylor, widow of William Taylor, at the time of her death was allowed on Certificate 843, which was issued under the Act of July 29, 1848. The pension was paid at the Missouri Agency for the benefit of her surviving children. Warrant 2501 for 400 acres of bounty land was issued on December 8, 1797 to William Taylor on account of his Revolutionary War service.
From the files of Mable Conrad Walden.