Robert TAYLOR
Tennessee was part of North Carolina until 1796
source"MY BEST FOR THE KINGDOM" Hartley
Master carpenter and builder using slave labor
a prominent well-to -do family
He married Nancy Ann Herring 18 Apr 1771 at Herring, Dobbs, North Carolina . Nancy Ann Herring was born at New Hanover, North Carolina 7 Dec 1753 daughter of Benjamin Herring and Mary Bright .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Herring Henry Taylor
born 4 Feb 1772.
Elizabeth Taylor
born 15 Oct 1773.
Lucy Taylor
born 3 Sep 1775.
Robert Taylor
born 11 Mar 1777.
Keziah Taylor
born 11 Apr 1778.
Manoah Taylor
born 27 Sep 1779.
Benjamin Taylor
born 6 Mar 1781.
John Taylor
born 13 Sep 1782.
Nancy Ann Taylor
born 6 Aug 1783.
Polly Taylor
born 23 May 1787.
Robert Taylor died 15 Apr 1799 at Sumner, Tennessee .