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Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor 1717–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1717

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 13 Nov 1789

Death Location: Beesley Island, Craven, North Carolina, United States

Father: Abraham 3rd

Mother: Dinah White

Spouse(s): Solomon Beasley

Children(s): John Beasley, Abraham Beesley, Ann Beesley, Benjamin Beesley, Elizabeth Beesley, James Beesley, Martha Beesley, Mary Beesley, Richard Beesley, Samuel Beesley, Sarah Beesley, Velair Beesley, William Beesley

Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor was born in 1717 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Abraham Lawrence Taylor Iii Sar 225517 3Rd And Dinah White. Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor married Solomon J Beasley, and had children including Abraham Beesley, Ann Beesley, Benjamin T Beesley, Elizabeth T Beesley, James W Beesley, John Beasley, Martha Beesley, Mary T Beesley, Richard Beesley, Samuel T Beesley, Sarah Beesley, Velair Or Violator Beesley, William E Beesley. Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor passed away in 1789 in Beesley Island, Craven, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor was born in 1717 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Abraham Lawrence Taylor Iii Sar 225517 3Rd And Dinah White.
  • Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor married Solomon J Beasley, and had children including Abraham Beesley, Ann Beesley, Benjamin T Beesley, Elizabeth T Beesley, James W Beesley, John Beasley, Martha Beesley, Mary T Beesley, Richard Beesley, Samuel T Beesley, Sarah Beesley, Velair Or Violator Beesley, William E Beesley.
  • Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor passed away in 1789 in Beesley Island, Craven, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham 3rd
1685–1751
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
A3
Dinah White
1690–1784
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
DW

Spouses(s)

Solomon Beasley
1707–1789
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
SB

Children(s)

John Beasley
1755–1808
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
JB
Abraham Beesley
1754–1803
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
AB
Ann Beesley
1768–1820
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
AB
Benjamin Beesley
1765–1835
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
BB
Elizabeth Beesley
1752–1822
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
EB
James Beesley
1772–1834
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
JB
Martha Beesley
1751–1825
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
MB
Mary Beesley
1769–
Birth Location: –
MB
Richard Beesley
1764–1834
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
RB
Samuel Beesley
1766–1826
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
SB
Sarah Beesley
1767–
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
SB
Velair Beesley
1767–1795
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
VB
William Beesley
1762–1847
Birth Location: Beasley Island, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
WB

Rachel Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Taylor
1717–1789
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents
Abraham Lawrence Taylor, III SAR 225517 3rd
1685–1751
Baltimore, Baltimore, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
Dinah White
1690–1784
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Taylor) III
1656–1719
Concord, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Jane Courkin
1660–1717
Northampton, Virginia, United States
Joseph (William) White
1670–1714
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Mould Woolson) White
1673–1757
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham II
1630–1692
Deborah Keachine
1640–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham I
1583–1630
Elizabeth Haughton
1608–1630

Rachel Taylor's Descendants

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Rachel (Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth)) Taylor (9 Oct 1717–13 Nov 1789) m. Solomon (J) Beasley (23 February 1707–13 November 1789)
  1. 1. John Beasley 1755–1808
  2. 2. Abraham Beesley 1754–1803
  3. 3. Ann Beesley 1768–1820
  4. 4. Benjamin (T) Beesley 1765–1835
  5. 5. Elizabeth (T) Beesley 1752–1822
  6. 6. James (W) Beesley 1772–1834
  7. 7. Martha Beesley 1751–1825
  8. 8. Mary (T) Beesley 1769–
  9. 9. Richard Beesley 1764–1834
  10. 10. Samuel (T) Beesley 1766–1826
  11. 11. Sarah Beesley 1767–
  12. 12. Velair (or Violator) Beesley 1767–1795
  13. 13. William (E) Beesley 1762–1847

Rachel Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1717
9 Oct 1717
Birth of Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1789
13 Nov 1789
Age 72
Death of Rachel Eda (Edna) (Elizabeth) Taylor in Beesley Island, Craven, North Carolina, United States
Beesley Island, Craven, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1717
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1789
    Event Place: Beesley Island, Craven, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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