TAYLOR, SAMUEL (grave), Clemson, Oconee County, SC a.k.a. Pickens County after 1967 Version 1.0, 17-Jun-2003, C251.TXT, C251 **************************************************************** REPRODUCING NOTICE: ------------------- These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, or presentation by any other organization, or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. **************************************************************** LOCATION: --------- The grave marker is located on the property of Sally Anderson - 864-654-4244. Find intersection of Highway 76/123 and 93 (Old Clemson Highway). Drive 0.5 miles SW on Route 93, until you come to Perimeter Rd. Turn right on Perimeter Rd and drive 1.0 miles until you come to Cherry Rd. Turn right on Cherry Rd and drive 0.5 miles until you come to Rutledge Rd. Turn right on Rutledge Rd and drive to 116 Rutledge. Turn right on Taylor Rd and drive to the homes side driveway. To the left of the driveway is a large tree. The original tombstone is being engulfed by the tree. HISTORY: -------- Samuel stated when he joined Col. William Thomson's Rangers in 1775 as a Lt., that he was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1740. He served in the Third Regiment of Rangers until March of 1776, at which time he was made Captain in the new Sixth Regiment, which was under Col Thomas Sumter. He finished the war as a Major. Before and during the revolution Maj. Taylor lived in the District-96 Abbeville area. The property where the grave marker is found, was acquired in 1784 and adjoins the land of General Pickens. Samuel was witness to and signed three of the Hopewell treaties with the Indians negotiated by Andrew Pickens at the Treaty Oak. Major Samuel Taylor was part of the 6th SC Militia Regiment during the Revolutionary War. Mr. Simpson in his book about Old Pendleton, states that the graves of Samuel and his wife Eleanor, were covered during the forming of nearby Lake Hartwell. It is speculated that Samuel's grave marker was simply moved to it present location. However, the Lake Hartwell Corps of Engineers should have a record of their grave removal to another area. DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2001 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Jul-2001 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Barbara Abernethy at hmaj1@earthlink.net in Jul-2001 LOCATION WRITE-UP: Barbara Abernethy at hmaj1@earthlink.net in Jul-2001 TRANSCRIPTION .. : Barbara Abernethy at hmaj1@earthlink.net in Jul-2001 TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: -------------------- a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife TAYLOR, Samuel, b. 1740, d. 20-apr-1798, w. eleanor taylor D.A.R. has placed a nearby stone memorial marker on 19-may-2003. 1740 - 1797 6th regional continental line 5th general assembly sc