Descendants of Beriah (Bry) Taylor JR.

Generation No. 1 

1. 1. BERIAH³ (BRY)TAYLOR (BERIAH (BRY)² TAYLOR, RICHARD¹)¹ was born June 18, 1775 in Burlington Co., New Hanover New Jersey¹, and died February 23, 1863 in West Pike Run township, Washington County PA¹. He married ELIZABETH SHORT¹ Abt. 1804 in Cookstown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania¹, daughter of JOHN SHORT and ALSIE CRAVEN.

Notes for BERIAH (BRY)TAYLOR:

1800 Fayette County, PA Census

Taylor, Bry, Jr. State : PA

County : Fayette Co.

Year : 1800

Page # : 644

Age ranges in household : 00100-1001000

MALE

1774-1784 1 MALE [BRY JR.]

FEMALE

1790-1800 1 FEMALE

1755-1774 1 FEMALE [ELIZABETH]

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Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810

Taylor, Beriah, Jr. State : PA County : Fayette Co.

Location : Saltlick Twp Year : 1810

Page # : 114

MALES

Under 10=2 1800-1810 [CALEB]

10-16=1 1794-1800 [GASKILL]

26-45=1 [BRY JR.] 1765-1784

FEMALES

26-45=1 [ELIZABETH] 1765-1784

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Fought in the War of 1812 in PA

He was a Blacksmith by trade.

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1820 Washington twp. Fayette County PA pg. 109

410120100100001

MALES

UNDER 10 = 4 1810-1820

10-16 =1 1804-1810

16-26 =1 1794-1804

26-45=2 1775-1794 [BRY]

FEMALES

10-26=1 1794-1804

26-45=1 1775-1794 [ELIZABETH]

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Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830

Taylor, Bariah State : PA County : Washington Co.

Location : Pike Run Twp Year : 1830

Page # : 220

MALES

1-2-0-2-1-0-0-1

Under 5=1 1825-1830

5-10=2 1820-1825

10-15=0

15-20=2 1810-1815

20-30=1 1800-1810

50-60=1 1770-1780

FEMALES

0-0--1-0-0-0-1

10-15=1 1815-1820

40-50=1 1780-1790

BARIAH TAYLOR LIVES VERY CLOSE TO ELISHA GRIFFITH IN THIS CENSUS.

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I haven't been able to find Beriah in any other census records after this one.

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Wash. Co., PA Willbook Index 1781-1900 compiled &

published by Closson Press & Bry Taylor is NOT listed.

More About BERIAH (BRY)TAYLOR:

Occupation: Blacksmith¹

More About ELIZABETH SHORT:

Record Change: July 23, 1998

Children of BERIAH (BRY)TAYLOR and ELIZABETH SHORT are:

i. GASKIL⁴ TAYLOR², b. December 25, 1806; d. November 1856.

ii. BRIAH TAYLOR², b. January 21, 1809, Pennsylvania; d. June 14, 1824, Pennsylvania.

iii. CALEB TAYLOR³, b. April 15, 1811, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, US³; d. August 03, 1870, West Brownsville, Taylor Cemetery, Washington, Pennsylvania, US³; m. MARY GILLIS⁴, 1832, Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania, US⁵.

Notes for CALEB TAYLOR:

Caleb Taylor, son of Beriah and Elizabeth Taylor, was born April 15,

1811, and learned the wagon-maker's trade. He was married to Mary Gillis,

daughter of Robert, and granddaughter of John Gillis, who was a native of

Ireland.

The grandfather was married in Old Erin to Mary Martin, and she born

him two sons, viz.: Robert and Samuel. These children came to America,

locating in Huntingdon county, Penn., where Robert Gillis was married, in October 1814, to Agnes Porter, who was born June 20, 1787, and was a daughter of James and Sarah Porter. Robert and Agnes Gillis settled in Washington county, Penn., where their daughter Mary (who became the wife of Caleb Taylor) was born. Caleb and Mary Taylor were the parents of thirteen children, four of

whom are yet living. The parents passed their lives in Washington county,

where their father died August 3, 1870, followed by the mother July 20,

1880.

Text taken from page 826 of:

Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington

County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

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Census 1850 East Bethlehem Township, Washington Co. PA

August 1850

House #281, pg. 255

Caleb 31 yrs., male, wagonmaker, born PA Real estate $900

cannot read or write

Margaret (Mary) 33 yrs. female, born PA cannot read or write

Robert 15 yrs. male born PA

V. A. 10 yrs. female born PA at school

Nancy 8 yrs female born PA at school

J.T. 7 yrs male born PA at school

J.T. 5 yrs male born PA at school

Elizabeth 3 yrs. female born PA

William 1 year male born PA

William M. GILLIS 20 yrs. born PA at school (Mary's brother)

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1860 East Bethlehem, PO West Brownsville, Washington Co. PA

July 1860 pg. 414

House #68

Caleb TAYLOR 48 M WAGONMAKER $1,500/$350 PA

Mary 44 F PA

Nancy 18 F PA

John P. 16 M PA

Jas P. 15 M PA

Wm V. 11 M PA

George M. 8 M PA

SARAH K. 6 F PA

Alice M. 1 F PA

[Next door to WM L. TAYLOR 48 born PA]

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1870 East Bethlehem Township, Washington Co. PA

AUGUST 1870

pg. 33

TENMILE P.O.

House #248

Caleb 60 yrs. male, white, wagonmaster,

Real Estate $1,800 Personal Value $500 born PA

Mary 54 keeping house born PA

Griffith, Violet A. 30 F W

Nancy J. 28 yrs. female born PA

George M. 7 yrs. male born PA

Sarah 15 yrs. female born PA

Alice M. 12 female born PA

GRIFFITH, Andrew 11 yrs. born PA (daughter's son)

GRIFFITH, Harry E. 7 yrs., born PA (daughter's son)

TEAL, Johnathon 20 M W born PA

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TAYLOR CEMETERY

Old National Pike, Brownsville PA 15417 Phone (412) 785-4900

 

More About CALEB TAYLOR:

Census: 1850, E. Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania, US⁶

Record Change: July 22, 1998

More About MARY GILLIS:

Record Change: July 22, 1998

iv. PERRY TAYLOR⁷, b. August 15, 1813; d. May 1907.

v. AILSIE ANN TAYLOR⁷, b. January 07, 1816; d. September 22, 1854.

vi. JAMES TAYLOR^8,9, b. May 30, 1818; d. June 06, 1875; m. ELIZABETH CROW¹⁰.

vii. KESIAH TAYLOR¹¹, b. October 24, 1820; d. July 27, 1828.

viii. JOSEPH TAYLOR¹¹, b. March 09, 1823; d. 1823, died in infancy.

ix. VANMETER TAYLOR¹¹, b. June 26, 1824; d. September 10, 1845.

x. WILLIAM TAYLOR¹¹, b. June 28, 1827; d. February 11, 1907.

xi. MARY MALISSA TAYLOR¹¹, b. March 11, 1831; d. June 29, 1917.

xii. CHARLES TAYLOR¹¹, b. February 11, 1834; d. Unknown.

 

Endnotes

1. Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington.

2. W. Floyd Gillis.

3. Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington, page 826.

4. Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington.

5. 1850 Census East Bethlahem, Washington Co. PA, page 254.

6. 1850 Census East Bethlahem, Washington Co. PA.

7. W. Floyd Gillis.

8. Elizabeth P. Koleda, Gaskill Genealogy, pg. 480.

9. W. Floyd Gillis.

10. Elizabeth P. Koleda, Gaskill Genealogy.

11. W. Floyd Gillis.