Blue Dawn's Native Genealogy Page Six

So far, the only information we have on Morning is that she was born in 1705 in Surry,VA, to Cherokee father and Cherokee mother. Morning married William Little, born 1685 to father William Little and mother, Mrs. Little, and died March 1,1756 in Beaufort,NC.

Children of Morning and William Little are:
1. Abraham Little b.1715, Surry,Va.
2. William Little b. 1720, Surry,Va. d.1794 in Edgecombe, NC
3. James Little b.1722, Surry,Va. d.abt.1794
4. John Little b.abt 1726,Surry,Va.
5. Joseph Little b. abt.1726,Surry, Va. d. 1799
6. Joseph Little b. 1728, Surry, Va
7. Jane Morning Little b.abt 1728 Surry,Va
8. Issac Little b. abt 1730 Surry, Va
9. Jacob Little b. 1730 Surry Co,Va. d.1791 Edgecombe,NC

Generation #2
Abraham Little married Amy Llewellin (Gray?)in 1739 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Children of Abraham Little and Amy Llewellin;
1.Celia Little b. 1740 Edgecombe Co.,NC
2.Jesse Little b.1742 Edgecombe Co.,NC d.1825
3.Frederick Little b.1743 Edgecombe Co.,Nc d.
4. John Little b. 1746 Edgecombe Co.,NC
5.Sarah Little b. 1748 Edgecombe Co.,NC
6.Ann Little b. 1750 Edgecombe Co.,Nc
7. William Little b. 1752 Edgecombe Co.,NC d.May 22,1837

Now, I ran the lineage from Mathias on page one. That is the one that runs down through my father. On this page I am going to run the lineage of two of the other brothers, Joshua and Stephen, as these are the ones that will run down to my mother.

Joshua Taylor was born 1780 in Edgecomb County, NC, and died 28 FEB 1833. He married Beatrice "Breedy Or Beady" Mrs Taylor in NC. She was born ABT. 1786 in NC, and died AFT. 1860 in AL. Stephen TAYLOR was born 1787 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died FEB 1848 in Edgecombe Co., NC. He married Nancy Curle. She was born 1791 in VA, and died JUN 1848 in Edgecombe Co., NC.

Ok. Here is where it gets interesting.

Children of Nancy Curle and Stephen TAYLOR are:
i. Egbert H. TAYLOR was born in NC. He married Evelina Pender 13 DEC 1845 in Edgecombe Co., NC.
ii. Sarah A. TAYLOR was born in NC. She married George Washington Tison Tyson.
iii. Willie Gray TAYLOR was born in NC.
2. iv. Jesse Little Taylor was born 5 JAN 1809 in near Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, and died 27 MAY 1896 in Lamar Co, AL. He married Penninah Hedgepeth 4 JAN 1831 in Edgecombe Co., NC. He married Beatrice TAYLOR ABT. 1833 in AL, daughter of Joshua Taylor and Beatrice "Breedy Or Beady" Mrs Taylor. She was born 1819 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died BEF. 1850 in Fayette Co., AL. He married Margaret C. Burns BEF. 1850.
v. Elizabeth TAYLOR was born 15 MAR 1813 in NC, and died 7 DEC 1888 in NC. She married Abraham T. Sharpe 24 JUN 1835. She married Hartwell Williford 4 NOV 1848 in NC.
vi. Nancy TAYLOR was born 29 MAR 1817 in Nash Co., NC, and died 22 JUL 1860 in Neshoba Co., MS. She married Lancelot Viverette.
vii. Milbery TAYLOR was born 7 NOV 1818 in NC. She married James Wiggins 7 NOV 1818.
viii. Martha (Patsy) TAYLOR was born ABT. 1825 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died 1896 in Nash Co., NC. She married Jr. Viverette James.

Children of Beatrice "Breedy Or Beady" Mrs Taylor and Joshua Taylor are:
i. Prudence "Purdie" TAYLOR was born 1805 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died 1875 in Marion Co., AL. She married Samuel (Bysa) WEEKS 1825. He was born 1804 in Putnam Co., GA, and died 1862 in Civil War (at or near Shiloh).
ii. Bysha Taylor was born 1809 in Edgecombe Co., NC. He married Hannah.
iii. Mary Susan TAYLOR was born 20 MAR 1811 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died 1895 in Lamar Co, AL. She married James Holliday.
iv. William Burton TAYLOR was born 1817 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died BEF. 1870 in AL. He married Carolyn ABT. 1842.
3. v. Beatrice TAYLOR was born 1819 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died BEF. 1850 in Fayette Co., AL. She married Jesse Little Taylor ABT. 1833 in AL, son of Stephen TAYLOR and Nancy Curle. He was born 5 JAN 1809 in near Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, and died 27 MAY 1896 in Lamar Co, AL.
vi. Catherine TAYLOR was born ABT. 1820 in Franklin Co., TN, and died ABT. 1914 in Lamar Co, AL. She married Hiram Tarwater 20 MAY 1835 in Marion Co., AL. He was born 1815 in TN, and died MAR 1859 in Fayette, Co., AL.

Jesse Little Taylor b: 5 JAN 1809 d: 27 MAY 1896
married first- Penninah Hedgepeth b: 1819 d: BEF. 1850

1.. Mary Elizabeth Taylor b: 1837 d: 1887 + Isaac Rasberry
2.. Martha Taylor b: 1839 + J.P. Norsworthy
3.. Joshua B. Taylor b: 1841
4. Beday A. Taylor b: 1843 + Charley Norton
5. Mary Susan Taylor b: ABT. 1845 + Flem Holliday
He then married Beatrice Taylor.

The Children of Jesse Little Taylor and Beatrice Taylor were:

6. Stephen Taylor b: 10 DEC 1845 d: 17 JUL 1917He married Kesiah Holiday.
7. James W. Taylor b: 1847
8. Thomas Jefferson Taylor b: 18 SEP 1848 d: 13 NOV 1912 + Margaret C. Burns
9. George Bennett Taylor b: 1850 + Martha Springfield
10. Nancy Taylor b: 1853 + Calvin Lawrence
11. Amanda Taylor b: 1856 + Unk Andrews

The Children of Stephen Taylor and Kesiah Holiday were:
i. Lettie Liza TAYLOR.
ii. Daniel Jessie TAYLOR was born 8 AUG 1868 in Sanford County, Alabama, and died 1 JUL 1943 in Lamar County, Alabama. He married Deanna MOORE. She died ABT 1885. He married Mary MOORE 17 AUG 1887. He married Florence Amberilla FLYNN 31 JUL 1906, daughter of Andrew Jackson FLYNN and Margaret Jane MURPHY. She was born ABT 1877 in Lamar County, Alabama.
iii. Richard Lee TAYLOR was born 19 DEC 1870 in Sanford County, Alabama, and died 1 SEP 1973 in Lamar County, Alabama.
iv. James William TAYLOR was born 10 FEB 1872 in Lamar County, Alabama.
v. George Wylie TAYLOR was born 10 AUG 1873 in Lamar County, Alabama, and died 20 JAN 1946.
vi. Lillie Lee TAYLOR was born 16 MAY 1876 in Lamar County, Alabama, and died 22 OCT 1931.
vii. Mary Eliza TAYLOR was born 9 AUG 1877 in Lamar County, Alabama.
viii. Margaret Stiller TAYLOR was born 6 SEP 1878 in Lamar County, Alabama, and died JUL 1882 in Lamar County, Alabama.
ix. Charles Powell TAYLOR was born 16 OCT 1879 in Lamar County, Alabama, and died 13 NOV 1880 in Lamar County, Alabama.
x. Alice Priscilla TAYLOR was born 10 JUL 1881 in Lamar County, Alabama, and died 28 JAN 1889.

1 Daniel Jessie TAYLOR b: 8 AUG 1868 d: 1 JUL 1943 d: ABT 1885 married first Deanna Moore


The children of Daniel Jessie Taylor and Deanna Moore were:

1.Fronnie TAYLOR who married Art Crowder
2 Menzora TAYLOR b: 24 JUL 1885 d: 1 FEB 1968 who married Samuel Claude MERCHANT b: 29 JUL 1883 d: 12 MAR 1951

Children of Menzora Taylor and Samuel Claude Merchant were:
Daniel Bradford MERCHANT b: 28 SEP 1916 d: 4 JUN 1978 married Ruby Gray O'MARY b: 15 OCT 1922 d: 26 JUL 2003
Millie Merchant
Hattie Merchant
Charlie Merchant
Roy Merchant
Minnie Merchant
Mary Alice Merchant m. Johnny White
Ruby MERCHANT b: 18 JAN 1928 d: 24 JUN 2004 married Irvin David KELL b: 24 MAY 1918 d: 7 OCT 1989
Sarah E.Merchant m. Milton Harper
Maggie Mae Merchant

Some of you will recognize these names, and I would really appreciate it if you would contact me with information on any of them. I thought that Aunt Millie and Aunt Minnie married brothers (O'marys). I am almost positive that at least one of them married one of my grandmother's brothers, but I thought that they both did. Someone help me out on that. Also, wasn't Aunt Maggie Mae's husband named Audie Harris?

The Children of Daniel Bradford Merchant and Ruby Gray O'mary are:
1.Lovie Ann Merchant(my mother) b.Dec4,1937, d.Sept.6,2003 married to Trannie Haskell Compton(see page one)
2.Tommie Lee Merchant
3.Patsy Ruth Merchant
4.Dorothy Sue Merchant d.August 7, 2006
5.Daniel Wayne Merchant
6.Samuel Bradford Merchant
7.William David Merchant
8.Mary Tallulah (Tootsie)Merchant