Abraham Lawrence Taylor, III
Abt 1685 - 1751 (~ 66 years)-
Name Abraham Lawrence Taylor Suffix III Born Abt 1685 Baltimore Co., MD 
Gender Male Died Dec 1751 Johnston Co., NC Person ID I6896 MyTree Last Modified 30 Aug 2011
Father Abraham Lawrence Taylor, II, b. Abt 1661, Northampton Co., VA , d. 10 Jul 1719, Johnston Co., NC (Age ~ 58 years) Mother Jane Courkin, b. Abt 1660, Northampton Co., VA , d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1683 Northampton Co., VA Family ID F3740 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Dinah White, b. Abt 1685, d. Yes, date unknown Married 1708 Baltimore Co., MD Children + 1. Robert Taylor, b. 13 Oct 1709, St. John's Parish, Baltimore Co., MD (Record Pg. 18) , d. 15 Apr 1780, New Bern, Craven Co., NC (Age 70 years)2. Ann Taylor, b. 29 Mar 1712, Baltimore Co., MD , d. Yes, date unknown3. Jacob Taylor, b. 6 Oct 1714, Baltimore Co., MD , d. Yes, date unknown4. Rachel Taylor, b. 9 Oct 1717, Baltimore Co., MD , d. Yes, date unknown+ 5. Joseph Taylor, b. 20 Aug 1720, Baltimore Co., MD , d. Yes, date unknown6. IV Abraham Lawrence Taylor, b. 20 Oct 1723, Baltimore Co., MD , d. Yes, date unknown7. Isaac Taylor, b. 25 Nov 1725, pos Baltimore Co., MD , d. Yes, date unknown8. Prudence Taylor, b. Abt 1729, Craven Co., NC , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 17 Jul 2017 Family ID F3738 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Abraham Taylor III appears first and only on the 1705 list. His father
accumulated quite a large estate prior to his death on July 20 1719,
in Baltimore County Maryland. It is recorded in the St. John's Parish
Register, pg. 96. His Will was made in 1717. His son John Taylor was
made executor and his son Abraham and daughter Lettie (Taylor)
Doddridge were beneficiaries of it. Her (Lettie) brothers migrated to
North Carolina in the late 1720's but she and her family remained in
Maryland. The families of Abraham Taylor I (c. 1661-1719) and Abraham
Taylor III, (c. 1685-1751) were of the Anglican faith (English
Episcopal or Church of England).
Moses Taylor & Abraham Taylor of Johnston Co. NC Wills:
Abraham Taylor of Johnston Co. NC Will:
This will is in Book 5, page 262. It is not housed in the main
courthouse with the rest of the books of wills. Instead, it is across
the street in the courthouse annex with the Books of Deeds.
Last Will and Testament of Abraham Taylor:
In the Name of God Amen.
I Abraham Taylor Senr. of the Province of North Carolina & County of
Johnston being weak of Body but in perfect Mind & memory Thanks be to
Almighty God Do make my last Will and Testament in Manner and Form
following.
First I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Prudence The Plantation &
Land whereon I now Dwell to her and her Heirs for Ever. & if my Said
Daughter Dies without Heir I Desire it may fell to my Grand Daughter
Dinah Taylor Daughter
of Joseph Taylor & if she also Die without Heir it next shall be to my
Grandson Abraham Taylor Junr. son of Abraham Taylor Junr.
Secondly I Give and Bequeath to my Said Daughter Prudence One
Feather Bed and Furniture my Bigest & best Iron pots and all the puter
Viz: Two Dishes One Galon Bason and Two bottle & five plates One Iron
Skillet & Both Iron & heaters one Trunk with Two Drawers to her & her
Heirs for Ever.
Thirdly I Give & Bequeath to my Beloved Wife Eda Taylor my Bed &
Furniture I now in During her Life or Widowhood but after Death or
Mariag to my above Said Daughter Prudence & her Heirs for Ever.
Fourthly I Give and Bequeath to my Son Inlaw George Marshall One
small Bed & Furniture & my middle Fixed Pot to him and his Heirs for
Ever.
Fifthly I Give and Bequeath to all my Children Prudence Excepted
Robert Taylor Anne Colton Jacob Taylor Rachel Beesley Joseph Taylor &
Abraham Taylor all the rest of my Household and other Goods & my Stock
to be Equally Divided
among them and their Heirs for Ever. & I hereby Constitute & Appoint
my Said Son Joseph Taylor my whole and Soul Executor of this my last
Will and Testament hereby Utterly Disanulling all other Wills and
Legacies by me heretofore made & allowing this only to be my last Will
and Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this 2d of
April 1751.
Sign'd Seal'd & Confirmed In Sight and presence of:Henry Roberts Sarah
Prevatt J. Atkinson & Abraham Taylor.
North Carolina Johnston County December Court 1751.
Present His Majesty's Justices The last Will and Testament of Abraham
Taylor late of Johnston County Dec'd was Exhibited into Court and
Prov'd by the Oath of Henry Roberts Evidence Thereto who Swore that he
Saw the Testator Sign Seal Publish and Declare the Same to be his last
Will and Testament and that he was at the Time thereof of Sound Mind
and Disposing Memory and that he also. saw Sarah Prevatt and John
Atkinson Sign Concurring Evidences with him at the Same Time.
Joseph Taylor appeared and was Qualified the Execur. by taking the
Oathes by Law Appointed Ordered that Mr.Secretary have Notice hereof
that Letters Testamentary may issue Accordingly.
Cha: Young Court
Joseph Taylor is named as father of Dinah
Sarah Prevatt was a witness to will
Abraham Junior named here became Abraham Senior. After senior died
in 1751...his son, also called junior in the will is Abraham II & is
found in many records as "Abram or Abrim" to distinguis himself from
his father.
Rachel Taylor, daughter of Abraham, was married to Solomon Beasley,
they are the parents of William Beasley who married Moses dau
Elizabeth Taylor & ended up in Butler Co. KY!
Source: Sandie Mae Taylor)
- Abraham Taylor III appears first and only on the 1705 list. His father