Individual Details
Hancock Taylor
(Bef 1744 - 1774)
Events
| Birth | Bef 1744 |  | |||
| Death | 1774 | by Indians - Kentucky, United States |  | |
Families
| Father | Zachary Taylor (1707 - 1768) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Lee (1709 - 1753) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Taylor (1740 - ) |
| Sibling | Col. Richard Lee Taylor (1744 - 1829) |
Notes
Death
He was killed by Indians while with a surveying party sent by General William Preston from Fincastle, Virginia, of which Kentucky was then a part.The will of Hancock Taylor was the first legal document executed in Kentucky. His grave is the oldest known in the state.
Endnotes
1. Louise Pecquet du Bellet, Edward Jaquelin, Martha Cary Jaquelin, Some prominent Virginia families: Volume 4 (Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell company (inc.), 1907), 71; digital images, ( : accessed 21 December 2010.
2. Louise Pecquet du Bellet, Edward Jaquelin, Martha Cary Jaquelin, Some prominent Virginia families: Volume 4 (Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell company (inc.), 1907), 71; digital images, ( : accessed 21 December 2010.