TAYLOR, SAMUEL (grave), Clemson, Oconee County, SC a.k.a. Pickens County after 1967 Version 1.0, 17-Jun-2003, C251.TXT, C251 ******************************************************************************** It's believed that the usage of any original work submittals contained within these webpages such as articles, compiling, photographs or graphics, conform to Fair Use Doctrine & Copyright Guidelines. COPYRIGHT NOTE: (1.) Works published before 1923, are considered to be public- domain. (2.) Works published 1923-1977 without a copyright notice, are considered to be public-domain. (3.) Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain. Facts, names, dates, events, places & data can not be copyrighted. Narration, compilations and creative works can be copyrighted. Copyright law in the U.S. does not protect facts or data, just the presentation of this data. REPRODUCING NOTICE: These electronic pages may only be reproduced for personal or 501(c) Not-For-Profit Society use. Use the following names, if, you would like to give any author compiling credit. AUTHORS: Paul M. Kankula-NN8NN & Gary L. Flynn-KE8FD *********************************************************************** 05-01-15 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 HISTORY 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