{Explanatory Note: Before there were sales and gasoline taxes,
before there was asphalt & multi-national construction companies, southern
roads were built and maintained by the community's labor. If a road served
your land or home, you were expected -- as your civic duty -- to help in
keeping it up. County courts appointed overseers for each section and
directed who would work on it.
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The genealogical value of this information is that it places persons in
specific areas at specific times and tells you who some of their neighbors were.
*
We have extracted only those records mentioning Taylors.}
LENOIR COUNTY OVERSEER APPOINTMENTS
October 1826
Greene Taylor- of the road in place of Shepard Jones and the usual
hands work theron under him. Exe. as above {"Executed by delivering a copy of
the within in Oct. Sherriff Jos. Loftin by F. B. Loftin."}
Richard Nobles - in the place of Isaac Taylor (Trent) and the usual
hands work on said road under him.
January 1827
Richard Nobles Jr. - road leading from William's Mill to the fox pond in
place of Isaac Taylor (Trent) and work the usual hands.
July 1827
Shadrack Wooten - road extending from Greene County line near John Wootens to
the Westernmost end of bear creek bridge near Joshua Moseleys in the county of
Lenoir with the following hands viz. the hands of John Wooten,
Eliza. Taylor, Sutton Hardy, Wm. Herring, Winafred Rouse, Joshua
Rouse, Benja. Rouse, William Rouse, Nathan Daniel and Alex. Mosely
January 1837
Levi Mewboorn - extending from Solomon Scotts to John Hartsfield and work his
own hands, Stanton Taylors, Jesse Hutchins and Solomon Scotts.
January 1839
John Taylor - extending from Deep run to the head of Joshuas creek and
work the usual hands.
October 1840
Bryan Jones - extending from Fools point to the bridge across Neuse River &
work the usual hands except
Green Taylor
Green Taylor - extending from Jesse Jones's gate to the bridge & then
up the other road to a Holly in Susan Jones's lane & work his own hands & Wm.
Barwicks
April 1849
John Taylor - from the center of the bridge across South West Creek to
a point the late residence of Wm. Jones dec'd and work the usual hands.
Octr 1849
Richard B. Taylor - from Fools point to the bridge across Nuse River
near Kinston and work the usual hands.
January 1850
Frederick G. Taylor - from the crossroad above Solomon Scotts to the
fork above Nancy Hartsfield and work the usual hands.
March 1851
Edwin Taylor - Taylor Jr. extend to work the road over which he is
overseer to the branch South of Mrs. Williams & work his usual Hands & Mrs.
Williams
John Taylor - Extend in working the road to the branch South of Mrs.
Williams & work the hands on the South West bridge near Mrs. Williams
Edwin Taylor - from the fork near the South west bridge by Mrs.
Williams to the road leading to White Hall and work the usual hands.
Mar 1853
John Tull - from the Briery to J. C. Washington land and work the hands of H.
Tull which work on the plantation known as the Taylor Place.
Walter Dunn - from Kinston Bridge to Kinston & work the hands of Washington &
White that work at their Hill W. C. Loftins that work at his Hall W. G.
Taylor, Aretus Jones & his own
March 1854
Jesse B. Taylor - from the corner of Jesse Vause fence and running to
the green County Lian and that the hands of Jesse Hartsfield, Jesse B. Taylor,
Rich. B. Taylor, &
Wm. G. Taylor work said road.
Amos Taylor - from Fools Point to the foot of Neuse Bridge and work
the usual hands.
September 1854
Amos Taylor - from the Fools Point to the fork of the Bridge, a cross
neuse river and from there to the Edge of the town of Kinston and work the hands
that he now works and all the hands on the other portion of the Road (vz) Joseph
Brugmans, Craven S. Jones, & James B. Cummings (J. W. Cox chairman)
January 1856
F. G. Taylor - from Solomon Scotts to the fork that leads from Blany
Cokers to Wheat Swamp Meeting House and work the hands of Mrs. Hutchins and Mrs.
Mewborns and his own. (Executed 27 Feb 1856 by William Fields, Sh)
March 1856
Joseph B. Taylor - from the Greenvill road to the Newbern road and L.
H. Aldridge, Allen Brown, Louisa Barwick, Mathias Harvey, and Elizabeth Bond
hands work under him. (Executed 10 Apr 1856 by William Fields, Sh)
July 1857
Wm. A. Jones - from the Duplin County line to the road at Mrs. irvins, and
work the hands of Lewis Jones, Aretus Jones Sr., James Davis, Jobe Leary, John
Davis, Levi H. Carter, Samuel S. Howard, Cornealious Taylor, & Silas M.
Turner.
September 1857
W. A. Boyett - from the Duplin County line to the wild pond and work the
hands of Isaac Stroud, M. C. C. Lawson, Jerman Davis, Ivey Davis, Rich. Tindal,
Danl. Holland, Lott Stroud, Lewis Herring, Curtis Tindal, Isaac Heath, Henry
Heath, Bryant Carter, Isaac Stroud, Rich. Stroud, Sam'l Stroud, Wm. I. Taylor,
Jas. Basden, Jno. W. Taylor, Lewis H. Taylor, Jas. W. Boyett & David
Quinn. (Executed by E. Goodman DS)
Nathan Hill - from vine swamp to deep run; and work the hands of Oliver
Herring, Michael Tilghman, William Devenport, John Devenport, Hardy Davis, James Taylor, Bryan Devenport, Zack Hill, Alexander Grady, John Gray, Lewis
Devenport, and Nathan Hill. (Executed by E. Goodman)
Sept 1858
Jobe Leary - from the Duplin County Line to the cross roads at Mrs. Irvins,
and work the hands of Lewis Jones, Aretus Jones, James Davis, Levi H. Carter, S.
S. Howard, Cornelius Taylor, S. M. Turner & his own.
March 1859
John Taylor - from the muddy cause way to fools point and work the
hands of S. E. Loftin, Needham Loftin, Eli N. Loftin, John Lewis, the hands of
the Warters land, his own, and all the hands that live in said District of Road.
Jarman Davis - from the Duplin County line to the wild pond and work the
hands of Isaac Stroud, M. C. C. Lawson, Ivey Davis, Richard Tindal, Daniel
Holland, Lott Stroud, Lewis Herring, Curtis Tindal, J. Heath, Henry Heath, Bryan
Carter, Isaac Stroud Jr., Richard Stroud, Samuel Stroud, W. J. Taylor,
L. H. Taylor, J. W. Boyet, David Quinn and his own.
Nathan Hill - from vine swamp to the hill on deep run above J. K. Grady's and
work the following hands: Oliver Herring, Michael Tilghman, Wm. Davenport, John
Daven- port, Hardy Davis, Jas. Taylor, Zach Howard, Bryan Davenport, Alex
Gray, Jno. Gray, Elisha Grady, J. K. Grady, his own and any other hands that may
live in said district of road.
Aquillla Aldridge - from the fork of the road at the corner of Alexander
Wilson's fence, to falling creek, including one half of the bridge, and work the
hands of John S. Aldridge, Thomas W. Dawson, Lemon Deal, Mathew Smith, Wm.
Warters, Freeman Smith, Stephen Dunk, Warren Taylor and all others that
may live in said District.
January 1861
Wm. H. Warters is extending from the fork of the road at Alexander Wilson's
fence to Falling Creek including one half of the bridge and work the hands of
Thomas W. Dawson, Lemon Dail, Mathew Smith, William Warters, Freeman Smith,
Stephen Dunk, Warren Taylor, and all others that may live in said
District of Road.
July 1861
Bryan Davenport - from Vine Swamp to the Hill on deep run above John K. Grady
& work the following hands: Oliver Herring, Michael Tilghman, Wm. Devenport,
John Devenport, Hardy Davis, James Taylor, Zack Howard, John Gray, John
K. Grady, his own & all others that may live in said district of road.
January 1862
Wm. G. Taylor - from the center of Ferry Branch to South West Creek
near Mrs. Nancy Williams and work all the hands that may live in said district
of Road.
Mr. King includes notations at the front & back of the book indicating
that it fell into the hands of J. K. Muns, a Union soldier (who apparently
gained access to the Lenoir courthouse) during the Civil War.
