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Elijah Taylor 1787–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Aug 1875

Death Location: Franklin, Illinois, United States

Father: Herring Taylor

Mother: Sarah Cotton

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Elijah Taylor was born in 1787 in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States, the child of Herring Taylor And Sarah Sallie Cotton. Elijah Taylor passed away in 1875 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Elijah Taylor was born in 1787 in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States, the child of Herring Taylor And Sarah Sallie Cotton.
  • Elijah Taylor passed away in 1875 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Elijah Taylor's Ancestors

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Elijah Taylor
1787–1875
Birth Place: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Herring Taylor
1772–1842
Kingstown, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Sallie) Cotton
1772–1840
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Robert Taylor
1743–1799
Granville, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann) Herring
1753–1799
New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Thomas (Cotton) Captain
1748–1795
Halifax, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Priscilla Knight
1748–1843
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Taylor,
1717–1807
Keziah Knight
1721–1787
Benjamin Herring
1725–1789
Mary Bright
1730–1786
Thomas Cotton
1720–1771
Patience Bridgers
1720–1795
Moore Knight
1717–1794
Jane Knight
1732–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Taylor
1693–1762
Naomi Jordon
1696–1722
Richard Knight
1680–1754
Deliverance Ralph
1682–1758
John Cotton
1658–1728
Martha Godwin
1680–1701
William Bridgers
1680–1756
Sarah Dew
1675–1753
James Knight
1690–1794
Priscilla Carter
1700–1770

Elijah Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Elijah Taylor in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
1875
Aug 1875
Age 88
Death of Elijah Taylor in Franklin, Illinois, United States
Franklin, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1875
    Event Place: Franklin, Illinois, United States

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