George Nelson Taylor

1788 - Abt 1861  (72 years)

• Name	George Nelson Taylor
  Birth	25 Oct 1788	Saint Michael, Barbados
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1861
  Person ID	I190898	First tree
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Samuel Taylor,   b. Abt 1764   d. 5 Mar 1834, Bristol, England (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Frances Skeete,   b. Abt 1762, Saint Joseph, Barbados d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Dec 1786	Saint Michael, Barbados
  Family ID	F45290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Thomas,   b. 12 Jul 1797, Barbados d. 1870, Saint Michael, Barbados (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1818	Barbados
  Children	1. Samuel Taylor,   b. Bef 1858   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F45288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2022

  
  

• Notes

  George Nelson Taylor was a lawyer, Speaker of the House of Assembly in Barbados 1841-1846 [3], then called to Her Majesties board of Council He was a slave owner. In 1829, he purchased the property of Arthur Seat, St Thomas, Barbados (including 59 enslaved persons) from Samuel Taylor (his father) and purchased 2 enslaved persons from his brother Edward (the Guardian of Samuel E. Taylor presumably his son Samuel Edward Taylor). He had previously recorded 9 enslaved persons. In 1832, he recorded 77 enslaved persons for an unknown estate in St Thomas, Barbados. He claimed compensation for 97 enslaved persons in 1836