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PLANTATION NAME: | POOL ROCK PLANTATION |
ASSOCIATED LINK(s): | Bloomsbury Plantation; James Taylor married Mary Eaton of Bloomsbury in 1827 |
ORIGINAL OWNER: | JOHN TAYLOR SR.; JAMES H. TAYLOR |
BUILT: | 1827 |
ASSOCIATED SURNAMES: | Taylor |
HISTORY: | On April 15, 1800,
John Taylor of Granville County paid £800 Virginia money to William Lanier
for the 900 acres on Little Nut Bush "whereon Thomas Lanier at present
resides." Taylor could not take possession of the property, however, until
Thomas Lanier died in 1805 because of the provision for a life estate. |
SLAVE POPULATION: | JOHN TAYLOR SR.
GRANVILLE CO. Written Apr. 29, 1827, Will Book 13, P.519 To daughter AGNES B. TAYLOR following slaves: BETTY, wife of MATT LUCY AGGY BETSY RACHEL DILSEY ELIZA, daughter of DILSEY NANCY, daughter of DOLLY deceased RITTER FANNY CAROLINE ORANGE DUKE HENRY ANTHONY (NICK Shoemaker) JOB BOB WASHINGTON To sons JOHN C. TAYLOR & JAMES H. TAYLOR, and sons in law HENRY YOUNG & THOMAS ALLEN & their survivors to hold in trust from Apr. 3, 1822 for grandson JOHN TAYLOR WALTON: WILLE FRANKY ISOM FANNY BELL JUDAH TOM DAVID HANNAH MALVINA RITTA BARBARY If he does not reach age 21, the slaves will fall back into the Estate. A codicil gives LIZY & JOE to sons bequeathed to sons JOHN C. and JAMES H. TAYLOR Will Probated Granville County, May Court 1837 |
RESEARCH NOTES: | Pool Rock has been sold many times over the past 2 centuries. It is currently a resort and vacation favorite, after being restored by owners Don & Susan Vess-Iglehart. Pool Rock Plantation Manor |
MISCELLANEOUS: |
National Register of Historic Places Application; Pool Rock Plantation on Wikipedia Transcribed by Deloris Williams |
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