Taylor, John
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Title
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Taylor, John
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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John Taylor's military record states that he was born in the 1750s. At the end of his life, he was living in Washington County (Ky.). He served with the Virginia Militia in the U.S. Revolutionary war. The 7 persons enslaved by him appear in the 1800 records of the Bullittsburg Baptist Church.
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An excerpt from his biography, from the Boone County Public Library, states the following: "Rev. John Taylor was a distinguished pioneer Baptist preacher and writer who was born in Faquier County, Va in 1752. He united with the Baptists in his twentieth year. He began to preach almost immediately after he joined the church and continued with great success . He located in Kentucky in 1785.
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"In 1795 he moved to what would soon become Boone County and became the first preacher for Bullittsburg. He ministered there for seven years. During that time the church experienced revival in 1800-01 (in what is often called the "Second Great Awakening in America"); there were 113 people converted and baptized into the church."
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John Taylor's influence on Boone County Baptists far exceeded the seven years he resided and preached in the county. He was one of two invited to preach at the funeral of Absalom Graves in 1826; Graves was the leading missionary advocate among Baptists in Boone County.
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Birth date
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27 Oct 1752
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Father
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Taylor, Lazarus
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Mother
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Bradford, Hannah
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Spouse(s)
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Kavanaugh, Eilzabeth
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Nash, Mary
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Child(ren)
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Taylor, Benjamin
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Taylor, Joseph
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Taylor, Nancy
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Taylor, Polly
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Taylor, Jane
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Taylor, John W.
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Taylor, Cave
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Taylor, Eliza
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Taylor, Sally
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Death date
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12 Apr 1835
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Occupation(s)
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Clergy
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Military service
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Revolution, 1775-1783
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Virginia Militia, Co. of Capt. Gilmore under Col. Lewis
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Allegiance
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United States of America
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Held rank
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Private
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Service began
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1 Mar 1777
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Service ended
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1779
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Relationship
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Known enslaved: unknown, Asa; unknown, Ben [16]; unknown, Dublin [2]; unknown, Jacob [9]; unknown, Judith [2]; unknown, Letty [1]; unknown, Nanny [3]
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unknown, Asa
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unknown, Ben [16]
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unknown, Dublin [2]
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unknown, Jacob [9]
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unknown, Judith [2]
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unknown, Letty [1]
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unknown, Nanny [3]