Hi Michele,
I believe that my gr gr gr grandfather, William McGinnis, b 5 Dec 1782 Westmoreland Co.,
PA was first married to Trifena Taylor, the d/o Benjamin Taylor and that she had a sister
named Absolem. William and Trifena Taylor were m. 25 Apr 1804 Pulaski Co., Ky. However,
William and Trifena's daughter, Rebecca McGinnis Gray died 9 May 1868 in Spencer, Owen
Co., In. Wm and his second wife eventually moved to Owen Co., Indiana cir 1830 where
three of their children were born, before they later moved back to Kentucky. I have no
absolute proof, but I've always believed that Trifena died cir 1814 possibly in child
birth, and that the Taylor family raised Wm and Trifena's children, possibly in the
Owen Co. area. Which would explain why Wm and his second wife, who were m. 1819, moved
to Owen Co. for a time. I also have a copy of a letter that Wm's first born son,
Francis McGinnis, wrote to his father on December 26, 1841 from Owen Co., In. As far as I
can ascertain, the children!
of William and Trifena would have been: Francis b. 8 Mar 1801 m. 1st Jane Coffer and 2nd
Elenora Bartlow; Nancy b. cir 1805 m. ? Smith; William b. cir 1807; Mave b. cir 1810;
Rebecca b. 28 Mar 1812 m. James Gray d. 9 May 1868 Spencer, Owen Co., In.; and Margaret b.
cir 1814 m. 11 Jun 1840 Benjamin McGee in Owen Co., In. Since your Taylors also
originated in PA, and ended up in Owen Co., In., do you know of any info that could either
prove or disprove some of my theory. Could Benjamin, Trifena and Absolem be a part of
your family? Does anyone else on the list recognize any of these family members?
Thank you for your consideration.
God Bless!
Sherry J. Lowe
Grayson, Carter Co., Kentucky