SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

(Robert) Taylor Plantation

Location: Rutherford Co., NC
Constructed: ca. 1765

History: Robert Taylor and his family moved to Rutherford County from Northampton County, North Carolina, in about 1765.

Associated Surnames: Taylor

Associated Plantations: Joshua Taylor Plantation (Rutherford Co., NC)

Associated Free White Names
(years associated with this location shown in parenthesis)

• (c.1765 - 1807) Robert Taylor: owner
• son Joshua Taylor: owner of Joshua Taylor Plantation
  • son Robert H. Taylor: c.1765 - c.1835
  • son Jesse Taylor: 1774 - c.1855

Associated Black Slave Names

1800: Slaves of Robert Taylor
From the 1800 US Federal Census, contributed by Jason Lee Edwards

• 6 slaves

1806: Slaves of Robert Taylor
From the Will of Robert Taylor, 1806, contributed by Jason Lee Edwards

• Sam: “man”, to son Joshua Taylor
• Mark: “man”, to son Joshua Taylor
• Tom: “man”, to grandson Jesse Taylor

Agriculture

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Description of Associated Architecture

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Other People Researching This Plantation

• Jason Lee Edwards (e-mail)

RESOURCES

• Robert Taylor Plantation originally submitted by Jason Lee Edwards. Thanks!!!
• Will of Robert Taylor, 1806, Rutherford County, NC
• US Federal Census, Rutherford Co., NC, 1800