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From: Jim Davis <>
Subject: Re: Colonel John TAYLOR of Hunterdon
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 09:31:10 -0400


Mary,

Below is my Mary Taylor. Trying to find more info.
Taking a shot to see if my Mary Taylor has any relation to
John Taylor below. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Can you E-Mail the pamphlet you have on MS.

Let me know
Thanks
James Davis

James DAVIS Wife: Mary TAYLOR
b. 1761 Hunterdon County, NJ b. 1765, NJ
m. 1780-1792 ?Where d. 1837, Union Cty, IN
d. 6-26-1827 Union County, IN
Enlisted in the Revolutionary War, 3rd NJ Regiment under:
- Capt. Anthony Sharp - Col. Elias Dayton 3rd Reg.
- Capt. Samuel Flaningham - Col. Elias Dayton 3rd Reg.
Served 1776 to 1780
Moved to Indiana around 1803-1806.

At 11:04 PM 5/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
> In 1892 a pamphlet was issued by H.E. Deats, Publisher, Flemington, N.J.
>which was No. 2 in the 'Hunterdon Historical Series'. It was titled "The
>Two Colonels John Taylor." and it concerns Col. John Taylor of Middlesex
>who was born 1 August 1751 and served in the Second Middlesex regiment. He
>married Jeannette Fitz-Randolph. They had three children, Augustus, John,
>and Mary.
> The other man concerned is Col. John Taylor of Hunterdon who was born in
>Bath, England, date unknown, who served in the Fourth Hunterdon and married
>Lydia Kar. They also had three children, Nathaniel, Catherine and Lydia.
>He settled on Rockaway creek between New Germantown and White House.
> This pamphlet was authored by Henry Race, M.D. I have a copy of this
>little pamphlet and I've transcribed it into a MS Word file and if anyone
>would like a copy I'll be glad to snail mail or e-mail a copy out.
> According to my ggrandmother's records I'm related to the second Col
>Taylor but the children don't match since our Col. Taylor supposedly had a
>son named George Washington Taylor who was born in Trenton, 25 May 1784.
>(the first pamphlet in the series was titled 'The Flemington Copper Mines'
>and was authored by Elias Vosseller...I don't have a copy of that..)
>
>...Mary
>*****
>Mary Arvidson
>Palatine, IL
>
>
>
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