Name: vaadman -- Brooks, Taylor, Moody, Smith and Scott famiies of VA

Updated: 08-03-2020 18:08:51. Owner: DeWitt Brooks


Individual Page


Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Sarah Ann Taylor: Birth: 23 JUN 1859. Death: 15 MAR 1945

  2. Charles Albert Taylor: Birth: 18 OCT 1862. Death: 5 MAR 1945 in Urbanna, VA

  3. Rosa Lee Taylor: Birth: 26 SEP 1866 in Essex County, VA. Death: 6 JUL 1949 in Newport News, VA

  4. Mary Ida Taylor: Birth: 16 SEP 1869. Death: 27 AUG 1880 in Essex County, VA

  5. Ella Jane Taylor: Birth: 30 JUL 1873 in Essex County, VA.


Sources
1. Title:   "Ancestors and Descendants of Charles Albert Taylor, Sr.
Author:   Charles A. Ta'ylor, Jr.
Publication:   Son of Charles Albert Taylor, Sr.
2. Title:   Marriage Bonn - Westmoreland County, VA
3. Title:   Hustings Court of Fredericksburg, VA
Page:   Copies from original records

Notes
a. Note:   It appears the Taylor family was quite prominent in Essex and Middlesex Counties and owned extensive real estate in the town of Urbanna, VA.
 Urbanna is the second largest town in Middlesex County. Urbanna, meaning City of Anne, was created in 1680 as a designated customs port to handle the inspection of the qualiity of tobacco being shipped back to England and also Scotland. Back then the Urbanna Creek was named Wormeley Creek. Later its name was was changed to Nimcock Creek after a tribe of Indians in the Urbanna area.
 Three centuries ago boats entered Urbanna Creek from London, Liverpool, Bristol, and Glasgow bringing people, goods and merchandise then loading tobacco for the return trip. Along with ships came pirates. When pirates were captured they would be hanged and actually left to dangle as a warning to other mariners considering straying from the right life.
 Tobacco in great quantities was exported from Urbanna. Tobacco as well as corn was grown on nearby plantations and brought to the Old Tobacco Warehouse in the village for inspection. Then it was shipped through Urbanna, whose Prettymans Rolling Road was alive with hogsheads of tobacco headed for ships. Tobacco in those days was the main crop in Middlesex County.
 The Old Tobacco Warehouse (which is not a warehouse at all) was the building where the tobacco leaf was inspected. Later, it was made into the Urbanna Public Library which has recently moved to a newer building.
 Another historical house in Urbanna is the Gressit House. This house was built in 1740. This was before the era of the tobacco business. The Gressit House is located next to the Tobacco Warehouse. The house once belonged to the harbor master and if you open the door going to the roof of the front porch you will have a great view of the Urbanna Creek. It was from this house that William Clark left to go explore the Northwest Territory.
 The last historical house is the Customs House. In this house there is an unusual rear wall where business was conducted. An old vault in the basement confirms that there were many uses for this building. This house has belonged to the family of the Virginia Governor Andrew Jackson Montague since 1934.
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