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Taylor Priscilla Cherokee [Female] b. 16 APR 1812 Alabama - d. 30 MAY 1886 Tuscaloosa, AL
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Priscilla Cherokee Taylor Jemison, wife of Robert Jemison, Jr., was thedaughter of Greenberr y and Elizabeth Taylor, who settled around 1810 inCherokee Indian territory in what is now no rthwestern Al abama.
According to family history, the Taylors befriended the Cherokees andwhen the chief's daughte r fell ill and tribal medicine failed, the chiefasked Elizabeth to nurse the girl back to hea lth. The dau ghter survived,and the chief later returned the favor by taking the Taylors int o hisvillage when the Choctaws went on a rampage.
The grateful Taylor family asked the chief how they could thank him forsaving their lives. B y naming their first daughter "Cherokee," hereplied. The Taylor's first daughter had alread y been baptized Elizabeth,but when their second daughter was born in 1812, they named her Pri scillaCherokee.
After the Choctaw scare, the family moved to a more densely populatedarea in what is now Clar ke County. Priscilla was educated at a femaleacademy in Tuscaloosa, the city where she met he r future hus band, RobertJemison, Jr. Sadly, Priscilla's father was killed and her mother was injured in an accident prior to their daughter's wedding.
True to family tradition, Priscilla and Robert Jemison named theirdaughter Cherokee, and th e name has now passed down through sixgenerations.
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Spouse:
Robert Jemison (1802 - 1871)
Children:
Cherokee Mims Jemison Hargrove (1838 - 1903)*
Burial:
Jemison Family Cemetery
Northport
Tuscaloosa County
Alabama, USA
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Record added: Jul 02, 2010
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Requiescat in pace, Priscilla.
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Rebecca is mentioned in her father, John Word's will:
"I also give unto my daughter Rebecca Byns on negro girl named Vilak."
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Fanny Word Jennings was given one negro boy named "Jerry" in her father,John's will.
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