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Anson Taylor

1791 – 1831

Birth1791
Death1831
CemeteryOld Mexican Cemetery
Anahuac , Chambers County , Texas , USA
Added byAngelina Davis on 14 Dec 2019
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Placed here based upon his date of death and residence at Anahuac -ANSON TAYLOR AND ELIZABETH MALEY posted at https://www.genealogy.com/forum/regional/states/topics/sc/24421/: -ROUND POINT=Handbook of Texas Online, "ROUND POINT," accessed December 14, 2019, ttp://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rrrtz. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Modified on February 1, 2019. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. -SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 13: The ship in Lake Miller is undoubtedly a very old ship as the early settlers described it as having a bottom sheathed in copper. The early wooden boats were thus protected from sea worms, which bore into their bottoms rendering them useless quickly. The early stories say that it was one of Jean Laffite's ships. The most likely scenario is that it was a ship that belonged to Andrew Road (Andres Roachi) an Italian seaman born about 1794 who sailed with Jean Laffite. Roach lived in the Lake Charlotte/Lake Miller vicinity during the early 1800s. Lake Charlotte and Lake Miller were just one big lake during Roaches tenure and was known as Lake de la Roche. Roach was married in about 1824 or 25 to Cecilia (Sally) Taylor, the daughter of Anson Taylor, an early Texas frontiersman. Roach had a boat named the TEXAS in which General Feliz Trespalacious and Benjamine Milam went on a cruise in August of 1821 to Vera Cruz to ascertain the condition of the country. Of course, Jean Laffite had vacated Galveston Island in the spring of 1820. The Johnson Hunter family encountered Roach and Anson Taylor in Galveston Bay in 1822 in a big black ship. -TAYLOR BROTHERS posted at https://taylortopicsdna.blogspot.com/2010/03/anniversary-of-alamo-defeat.html: Taylor and his brothers were born in Tennessee, to Anson and Elizabeth Maley Taylor. At the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, the three brothers were employed picking cotton in Liberty, Texas. They soon left that job to join the Army of the Republic of Texas, and served under the command of Col. William Travis at the Alamo. All three were killed when, on March 6th, 1836, the Mexican army breached the Alamo walls, overwhelming the defenders. There have been some who have suggested that the brothers were killed in the massacre following the Battle of Goliad, but instead they were killed at the Alamo. Taylor County, Texas is named for the Taylor brothers." -THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALAMO posted at https://taylortopicsdna.blogspot.com/2010/03/anniversary-of-alamo-defeat.html -1791=COLUMBIA,RICHLAND,SC,USA -1800= -8Dec1807=MADISON COUNTY,KY,USA -1810= -1811=Near COUSHATTA INDIAN VILLAGE on Trinity River, Tejas,Mexico,Nueva Espana: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 20- Anson Taylor is first mentioned by John Henry Brown in his History of Texas. Brown says, "At the close of 1811, Anson Taylor, a stalwart frontiersman, settled near the Coushatta village on the Trinity." -1818/1819=Near COUSHATTA INDIAN VILLAGE on Trinity River,Tejas,Mexico,Nueva Espana: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 20- In summarizing what is actually known about Anson Taylor's movements, it appears likely that he came to Texas in 1818 or 1819, perhaps with one of the filibustering expeditions, and settled near the Coushatta Indian Village on the Trinity. -1820= -1821-1826=On or near TRINITY RIVER,Tejas,Mexico,Nueva Espana: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 20- He [Anson Taylor] was still living on or near the Trinity River in 1821 through 1826. -Apr1822=On or near the TRINITY RIVER,Tejas,Mexico,Nueva Espana: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 20- In early April 1822, the Johnson Hunter family immigrated to Texas. Arriving at Galveston in their small sailing vessel, they immediately found friends and assistance. Robert Handcock Hunter, the son of Dr. Johnson Hunter, wrote in his memoirs, "When Pa came to Texas in 1821, he got acquainted with old man Anson Taylor on the Trinity and old man Taylor was on Capt. Rochs (sic) ship and knew Pa, and with his speaking trumpet cald (sic) us a long side and Capt. Roch let down a chir (sic) and took us aboard. -1826=ATASCOSITO CENSUS,Tejas,Estados Unidos Mexicanos: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 20- The Atascosito Census of 1826 lists the Taylor family thus; Anson Taylor 36 years old, born in South Carolina, a farmer and stock raiser; Elizabeth Maley his wife, 36 years old, born in Kentucky; Edward, son, 14 years, born in Tennessee; Robert son, 7 years, born in Texas; Nancy, daughter, 4 years, born in Texas. The first child of Anson Taylor born in Texas was Robert, who was seven years of age in 1826, thus definitely placing the Taylor family in Texas as early as 1819. Anson Taylor's daughter Cecilla (Sally) married Andrew Roach, reputed to be one of Jean Lafitte's men, and this family was also listed in the 1826 Atascosito Census; Andrew Roach thirty two years old, born in Italy, a seaman; Sally Taylor, his wife, 18 years born in Tennessee and Elenor, daughter, 1 year, born in Texas. -TAYLOR'S BAYOU at what is now Clear Lake,Harris County,Texas,USA: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 20- He [Anson Taylor] then moved to Taylor's Bayou at Clear Lake, Harris County, where he built a substantial dwelling. This improvement he sold to Amos Edwards before March 1830 and moved to Round Point. -11Mar1830=CLEAR CREEK,TEJAS,ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 20- A map entitled, survey of Land Belonging to Wm. P. Harris and Others, has no date but was probably done after 1832 and before 1840 by P. Snell of 120 Canal Street in New Orleans. This map has a sketch of a house labeled "Taylor's Improvement's" located at the mouth of Taylor's Bayou on the east bank of Clear Lake in Harris County. In a letter from Amos Edwards (of Davis Point, now San Leon) to Stephen F. Austin dated March 11, 1830, Edwards says, "I am requesting by my son-in-law, Mr. Ritson Morris, that he wishes a league of land adjoining the one I am on, lying on Clear Creek. It is a tract on which Anson Taylor lived and I bought his improvements and have a respectable family now living on it. -Fall 1829 or early 1830=MOVED to ROUND POINT,TEJAS,ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 20- He [Anson Taylor] then moved to Taylor's Bayou at Clear Lake, Harris County, where he built a substantial dwelling. This improvement he sold to Amos Edwards before March 1830 and moved to Round Point. ... Charles Willcox, a merchant of Anahuac, fixes the time of Taylor's removal to Round Point as the fall of 1829 or the first part of 1830. Willcox further stated that Anson Taylor left Round Point some time in April of 1831, coming to Anahuac with his children. His wife was dead. Taylor died the last of May or the first of June 1831. -1831=ROUND POINT,TEJAS,ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 21- A mystery exists as to why the Teran-Berlandier Map of 1831 showing Round Point does not also show a house since Anson Taylor was residing or had been living there. Round Point was very prominent geographically, being on the land route from Anahuac to Double Bayou, also highly visible from the bay side, and a dwelling located there should not have been missed by cartographers. A possible explanation may be that the Taylor dwelling was a temporary affair, lived in only a little over a year. -28Mar1831=ANAHUAC,TEJAS,ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 21- When Colonel John Davis Bradburn and the Mexican troops arrived at Perry's Point (Anahuac) in the fall of 1830, there was not a soul there, Dr. Nicholas D. Labadie related to his nephew Anthony Lagrave. Then the scattered population began to converge on the area, building homes, commercial establishments and seeking business opportunities in connection with the newly established military post. Dr Labadie was hired as physician to the troops and maintained a hospital at Anahuac. The Labadie Day Book records a visit to "your father" March 28, 1831.; SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 26: Anson Taylor died the last of May or the first of June in 1831 of an illness. Dr. Labadie treated him with laudanum on March 28. -Apr1831=ROUND POINT to ANAHUAC,TEJAS,ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS -1833=MATAMOROS,TAMAULIPAS,ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 21- Sally Taylor Roach and her husband, Andrew, were living in Matamoros in 1833 and Dr. Labadie was sending A. D. Roach's notes for collection there. Charles Willcox also claimed that two of Anson Taylor's children went to Matamoros in 1833. -1866=ROUND POINT,CHAMBERS,TX,USA: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 22- In 1866, Elizabeth (Nancy) Taylor and her husband, Edward C. Mos (sic) acquired all right, interest, and title from Cecelia Taylor Roche, to the several estates and inheritances of Anson Taylor and sons, James, George and Edward Taylor, including Round Point. The Mos (sic) family returned to Chambers county to live at Round Point and are listed in the 1870 Census thus: Edward Mos age 64, farmer, born in Tennessee; his wife, Elizabeth age 40, born in Texas; Edward, son, age 12, born in Mexico; Francis, son, age 11, born in Mexico.; By 1866, clear title to Round Point had been restored to Anson Taylor's heirs, though his daughter Nancy Elizabeth Taylor Moss later sold the land to Philip(1821-1898)&Caroline Crook Huffman(1823-UNK) -ca.5Nov1868=ROUND POINT,OLD LIBERTY,TX,USA: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019), page 22- In the next household lived the Philip H. Huffman family to whom the Mos's (sic) sold a portion of the Anson Taylor League. The deed records are difficult to trace as not all were rerecorded after the courthouse fire of 1875. The Mos (sic) to Huffman conveyance is not on record but a deed from E. C. Mos (sic) et al to F. F. Foscue is dated November 5, 1868 for about 50 acres in the Anson Taylor Survey. The Mos (sic) family apparently sold all of their holdings in Chambers County and moved as they were not listed in the 1880 Census of the county. -1984=Texas Historical Marker at Round Point posted at http://www.anahuactexasindependence.com/m_roundpoint.htm and at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=121353: Marker Erected 1984 Marker Located: South of Anahuac Marker Text: This area on Trinity Bay, three miles south of the town of Anahuac, was called Round Point as early as 1828 when Anson Taylor (1791-1831) settled here. A native of South Carolina, Taylor emigrated to Texas from Tennessee with his wife, Elizabeth, and their five children. The Taylors' three sons, James, George, and Edward, later were killed in the battle of the Alamo during Texas' struggle for independence from Mexico. About 1840 Thomas Jefferson Chambers (1802-1865), for whom the county of Chambers is named, assumed ownership of this property on the Anson Taylor survey. The early Texas attorney and statesman was involved in several disputes over possession of the land and fatally wounded area resident John O'Brien in one such argument. By 1866, however, clear title to Round Point had been restored to Anson Taylor's heirs. Elizabeth Taylor Moss later sold the land to Philip and Caroline Huffman, who built their home here. Round Point was the subject of further legal battles over possession in 1904, as many area residents claimed part-ownership in the property. An important site in the early history of the Anahuac area, Round Point remains significant for its association with the Taylor family and with Thomas J. Chambers. -Last of May or first of Jun1831=FORT ANAHUAC,TEJAS,ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS: SKETCHES OF THE PAST by Jean L. Epperson (1927-2019),page 26: Anson Taylor died the last of May or the first of June in 1831 of an illness. -1831=OLD MEXICAN CEMETERY,Anahuac,Tejas,Estados Unidos Mexicanos The following are persons who died in early Anahuac and were probably buried in the Mexican Cemetery. Anson Taylor died the last of May or the first of June in 1831 of an illness.

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