Joseph Taylor (colonel)

He commanded the Granville County Militia during the American Revolutionary War, serving as their commander at the Battles of Moore's Creek^[2] and Guilford Court House.^[3] Starting during the later years of the American Revolutionary War, and on through into the early nineteenth century, he served as a State Senator for Granville County, North Carolina, overseeing many of the States early sessions^[4] and foundational laws and actions including the foundation of the University of North Carolina, the Cession of Western lands to areas that later became the state of Tennessee, the establishment of the Federal Election System, and the formation of the modern county set up of North Carolina.^[5][6]

Joseph Taylor Sr. died in 1815 at age 73.^[7] His descendants and relatives in Granville County, North Carolina have several plantation sites still standing today, including the Archibald Taylor Plantation House and the Col. Richard P. Taylor House. His 3rd great-granddaughter is Elizabeth Taylor.^[8]