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TaborRe: TABER/TABOR Mr. Howell Boone Boone Farm Road Rt 1, Box 365A Mocksville, NC 27028 Dear Mr. Boone; Larry S. Stallcup 1436 Lakeview Drive Va. Beach, Va. 23455 Thank you for all the information and especially for all the work you have done for me. As you said family traditions are often difficult to document. In this case the stories are so persistant that I believe there has to be some factual basis for a Taber/Tabor-Boone connection even though I may never be able to find the documents to prove it. I think, how- ever, that the stories have become a little twisted with the passage of time. While some versions of the story place Nathan Tabor in one of the Boone parties this is not possible due to the dates involved. On the other hand it is very probable that Nathan's father, John, or one of his older brothes could have been involved in one of the Boone "adventures": I do not have a complete record of the Taber/Tabor family because, as You say, records of that era are few and often incomplete. Nathan was born April 19, 1784, "the first child born after the Revolution" and so too late to be involved. Nathan's oldest brother, William, was born in 1761 and so would be 18 by the time of the 1779 Boone party out of NC. William was born in Orange County while Nathan was born in Rutherford County. This places the family migration route directly through the Boone homeplace area between 1761 and 1784. The most realistic version of the story is that ? Tabor travelled with Daniel Boone from the Yadkin River into the western NC mountains but then stayed in NC while Boone went on over into Kentucky. Now the story is a real possibility because it matches the events of the only trip Boone made (apparently) into the western NC mountains — his trip to buy land from the Cherokee Indians at Watauga. The timming of this trip means that the Tabor involved has to be an older person, ie, must be Nathan's father John. John Tabor died'in Rutherford County in 1805-.6(Will made 1805, probated in 1806). Shortly after his father's death, Nathan, in company with one or more of his brothers travelled into Kentucky. Nathan stayed in Kentucky for a while and married Elizabeth Condra there in 1815. When Nathan moved his family back into NC in 1828 he settled first at the mouth of Cowee Creek, Macon County. This spot is within a few miles of Watauga, Nathan died in 1851 and was buried on his farm, now the Tabor e Family Cemetery, in present day Swain County. b I congratulate you on your excellent work. What I saw of it during my _ brief visit to the Mocksville Library was indeed impressive. My own e research into the Taber/Tabor Family is continuing. Should I discover anything positive that relates to Boone I will send it on to you. Thanking you again, I am S' erert4c;U97 h a OAVIE CO. PUBLIC; LIB MOCKSVILLE, NO L y Re: TABER/TABOR Mr. Howell Boone Boone Farm Road Rt 1, Box 365A Mocksville, NC 27028 Dear Mr. Boone; Larry S. Stallcup 14.36 Lakeview Drive Va. Beach, Va. 23455 Thank you for all the information and especially for all the work you have done for me. As you said family traditions are often difficult to document. In this case the stories are so persistant that I believe there has to be some factual basis for a Taber/Tabor-Boone connection even though I may never be able to find the documents to prove it. I think, how- ever, that the stories have become a little twisted with the passage of time. While some versions of the story place Nathan Tabor in one of the Boone parties this is not possible due to the dates involved. On the other hand it is very probable that Nathan's father, John, or one of his older brothes could have been involved in one of the Boone "adventures": I do not have a complete record of the Taber/Tabor family because, as you say, records of that era are few and often incomplete. Nathan was born April 19, 1784, "the first child born after the Revolution" and so too late to be involved. Nathan's oldest brother, William, was born in 1761 and so would be 18 by the time of the 1779 Boone party out of NC. William was born in Orange County while Nathan was born in Rutherford County. This places the family migration route directly through the Boone homeplace area between 1761 and 1784. The most realistic version of the story is that ? Tabor travelled with Danial Boone from the Yadkin River into the western NC mountains but then stayed in NC while Boone went on over into Kentucky. Now thh story is a real possibility because it matches the events of the only trip Boone made (apparently) into the western NC mountains — his trip to buy land from the Cherokee Indians at Watauga. The timming of this trip means that the Tabor involved has to be an older person, ie, must be Nathan's father John. John Tabor died in Rutherford County in 1805-6(Will made 1805, probated in 1806). Shortly after his father's death, Nathan, in company with one or more of his brothers travelled into Kentucky. Nathan stayed in Kentucky for a while and married Elizabeth Condra there in 1815. When Nathan moved his family back into NC in 1828 he settled first at the z% mouth of Cowee Creek, Macon County. This spot is within a few miles of g Watauga, Nathan died in 1851 and was buried on his farm, now Family Cemetery, in present day Swain County. I congratulate you brief visit to the research into the anything positive on your excellent work. What I saw of it Mocksville Library was indeed impressive Taber/Tabor Family is that relates to Boone Thanking you again, I am DAVIE CO. ivu continuing. Should I T will genrl it nn to the Tabor 5 U_ .Q during my . My own c s discover o 0 vou. U REs TABER/TABOR, John or Nathan LARRY S. STALeLCUP 1436 Lakeview Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Dear Mr Stallcups HowEzz BooE Boone Farm Road Route l Box 365A Mocksvillep= 2'/028 TELa (704) 492-5307 21 JULY 1983 You have inquired about "lists" of early Kentucky pioneers which might include your maternal ancestors -- John c+- Na'';han Taber/Tabor. To date, I have seen only two lists for early Kentucky set-. tlers who accompanied Daniel Boone to Boonesborough: (1) those named individuals who blazed the Wilderness Road with Daniel. Boone ( cited in a footnote on page 117 of Reuben Gold Thwaites Panel -Boone published in 1902 by Do Appleton & Company) . and (2) the booklet garly Settlers of Xqrt Bogpesborough by H. Thomas Tudor, and published by him in 1975• In neither list is there a name even remotely like Taber/Tabor. The Thwaites footnote with list is as follows s . "The names of this party of Kentucky pioneers, as preserved by tradition# are worth preventing in our record, for many of them afterward became prominent -in the annals of the Wests Squire Boone, Edward Bradley, James Bridges, William Bush, Samuel Coburn Colonel Richard Callaway, Captain Crabtree* Benjamin Cutbirth* David Gass* John Hart, William Hays (son- in-law of Daniel Boone), William Hieke, Edmund Jennings, Thomas Johnson, John Kennedy, John King, William miller, William Moore, James Nall, James Peeke, Bartlet Searcy, Reuben Searcy, Michael Stoner, Samuel Tate, Oswell Towns, Captain William Twitty(wounded at Rockcastle) John Vardeman* and Felix Walker (also wounded at Rockcastle). Mrs Hays, Boone's daughter, traveled with her husband# a negro woman accompanied Calloway, and a negro man (killed at Rockcastle) was with Twitty. Pages 19 and 20 of XMIX S t ere of Fort Bo© esbo u h list the following individuals under Ta Tablott, Hale (1781) Tanner, John Tate* John Tate* Robert Taylor# Edmund Taylor, John(1779) Taylor.* Peter Taylore Nancy (Peter's wife) Taylor, Richard Thomas, James Terrell* John Terrell, Robert Thompson, James Thompson# Lawrence(1780) [)Vie County Public UbraTAVI E CO.WOMAN, NC M-oCKSVI_LL, ,�� I 2 Todds John (Colonel) Tomlinsont William Townsend, Gerrett Townsend& Joshua Townsend, 0 swald (1?75) Tribbles Thomas Turnery David Turner, John Turpin, Solomon Turpin, William Twiddy, William (killed) Twiddy„ Captain Thomas* Thormso Doses is added to this list in a supplement o Yq imm pression s this list is not truly all inclusive, some names of those at Fort Boonesborough may never be documented and listed. I myself have attempted to determine exactly who was with Daniel Boone during the aborted 1773 attempt to settle Kentucky; the names I have been able to determine does not include the name Taber/Tabor* In 1775 after blazing the Wilderness Road and beginnjng--,con- struction on Fort Boonesborougho Daniel Boone returned to Castle's Woods in Virginia and guided his own family and others to Ken -M tucky& I have never seen a list for this group. The largest group Daniel Boone escorted to Kentucky was in the fall of 1779# when his wife and children returned to Kentucky from North Carolina with the families of several of his brothers and several of the Bryan families (Rebecca's relatives) plus " "quite a few others" names unknown tome and unknown to documented hiEstorye Your family tradition is authentic "family tradition" You may never be able to document a Taber/Tabor presence in any of 'the groups Daniel Boone led to Kentucky& The records of that long ago era are few and often incomplete& A suggestions check early Kentucky Census records and Tax Lists to accurately locate John and Nathan Taber/Tabor in Kpr- tuckya The Kentucky State Archives at Frankfot-t:-iahoUd:::have-� -the most complete,, information available& Sincerely yours,, DA VHE CO. P TUC U PIAIPO .,U I RW4_ .P� mocksy;ll e �C S T Pf B E R/Th &-) R 8X983 )14. ,ems, Davie County Public Library C Adocksville, MC 7 DAVIE Co. 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