JOSEPH TAYLOR
Joseph Taylor was born in 1811, from multiple
sources:
NY 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists,
"passenger, Joseph Taylor arrived in NY City Nov. 6, 1848,
age 37"
1850 census, Joseph Taylor age 39
1880 census, Joseph Taylor age 69
Tomb Stone on St. James Episcopal Church, Joseph
Taylor 1811-1884
I no not know who his parents
were. However, we know he had a brother James Taylor.
Much later they lived close to each other in
Delaware.
Jospeh Taylor married Lucy Hollins in England, probably Cheshire. Baptismal records of St. Georges Chapery in Hyde Cheshire England. page 37 Parish of Stockport. Note the birth of their son Robert on Nov. 20th 1834. He was baptized by H. Alkin . Mr. Taylor was listed then as a shoemaker. Hyde is east of and just outside Manchester.
Robert attended school in Hyde and learned mechanical engineering. He put this to use in a variety of ways in America. When Robert was just 14 the family sailed from Liverpool on the ship Rappannock, with Cap. Cushing arriving in New York City on Nov. 6, 1848. from NYC 1820 - 1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists, Microfilm M237, Roll 76.
There is full page dedicated to Joseph and Robert Taylor in the Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware Vol 1, page 470. It was published in 1899. Robert was very active at that time and probably provided much of the information. It fills in some of the gaps not found in census or deed documents. It states that Joseph and Lucy Taylor had three children, all born in Hyde, but 2 died there:, Maybe why they migrated:
Robert
Sawyer Taylor
Eli Taylor - died in Hyde
Hannah Taylor
– died in Hyde
The family moved a lot. It appears their first home was in Pittsburgh. They are on the 1850 Census living in Birmingham borough of Allegheny County. page 62. This is on the south side of the Monongahela River in what is now greater Pittsburgh. Joseph Taylor is 39 and a shoemaker, Louisa is 42 and Robert 15. all born in England.
According to the Bio the family moved to Louisville Ky in 1850 - would have been after the census was taken in PA.In Louisville he was trained as a glass and bottle blower. In 1853 they returned to PA, Bridgewater. There are actually 3 Bridgewaters in PA, but I believe it most likely they were moving via the Ohio River, ie Pittsburgh to Louisville, then back up the river to the Bridgewater that is on the Ohio just west of Pittsburgh. During most of these places, Joseph worked as a store clerk. Finally, he family moved to Delaware where Joseph's brother, James Taylor owned and operated a woolen mill on Pike Creek in Mill Creek Hundred. Joseph worked in the mill until it closed when he returned to being a shoemaker.
The1860 Census Delaware of Mill Creek Hrd,Mermaid Post
Office, page 29 taken June 20 :had the Taylor
family:
Joseph Taylor age 48 farm tenant born England
Lucy Taylor, age 52, (Jospeh's wife) born England
Robert Taylor, age 25, an engineer, born England
Ann Taylor, (Robert's wife) age 22 born Delaware
Lucy Taylor, age 1, born Pennsy (think an error)
Catherine Whitehead age 7 born Del. (I do not know
who she is)
However the previous page had John and Ann Whitehead -
age 50. (what is the connection ??)
The Taylor family lived next door to John Kelly
age 25 and his family (Ann's brother)
James Taylor, age 50, Woolen manufacturer, born
England was on page 31. He was Joseph's older brother and
the first to come to Delaware.
Robert Taylor, 35 farmer born England
Anna Taylor, 33 born Delaware as were all children
Lucy Taylor, 10
George Taylor, 8
Catherine Taylor, 6
Sarah E. Taylor, 4
Katherine Kelly 69, Anna's mother
Joseph and Lucy Taylor. were next door
The 1880 Delaware Census, Western part of Millcreek Hnd, page 26
Joseph Taylor, age 69, Cobbler born in England
Lucy Taylor, age 72, born in England
I believe he had a shoe shop in Stanton. On a map of Mill Creek hundred, no date, but it shows the woolen mill on Pipe Creek. It is one of those wonderful maps with lots of names of land and business owners. R. Taylor is right on pike creek Rd just beyond Old Coach Rd. J.H. Taylor is on the opposite side of Pike Creek right on Old Coach Rd. and there is also JH Taylor in Stanton near the current intersetion of Telegraph Rd &
rt. 7. We still own a small steelyard (scale) that Joseph Taylor must have used in his cobbler shop.
While their son, Robert married a Presbyterian and is buried at White Clay Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Joseph and Lucy Taylor stayed close to their English roots. They were members of and are buried at St. James Episcopal Church. The church dates from at least 1726. The current building was constructed in the 1820s, so is already 200 years old. It is near Stanton, but found just off Kirkwood highway on St. James church Rd which is at the other end of Telegraph Rd.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45706215/joseph-taylor Joseph Taylor died in 1884. His wife Lucy Taylor died in 1892. They share a tombstone in St. James Cemetery. I never saw what the H. stood for on the Mill Creek map.
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