Author: James Edward Mitchell
Nimrod was born in Fauquier County, VA during 1756, where his parents resided. At age 21, he married Mary Lotz, (b. Scott Co., VA) in Fauquier during 1777, in order to start their family i.e., sons, James Taylor (Sr.) b. 1777, Nimrod Jr., and daughters, Mary (aka Polly) Taylor Davison and Lydia Taylor Johnson b. 1795 in Scott Co., VA.

As adults during Dec. 1832 Nimrod appeared in Court at Scott Co., and he gave a sworn affidavit on Dec 12th that he was age 76. He stated that he mustered as a married man into the (VA) Fauquier County militia during Sep., 1780 for his first 3 month tour. His company was commanded by Capt. Blackwell; Col. (Francis) Triplett and his co., marched from Fauquier Courthouse to Philadelphia in the fall of the year, before Cornwallis was taken. His company married men were discharged after the march home and the young men were sent to winter quarters.

His second 3 month tour was in the first days of June, in the year which Cornwallis and his army was pent up at Little York, but he could not recall the dates precisely. Then he lived in Fauquier and from that place his company marched to Malvern Hill, under command of Capt. William Grigsby, Lt. John Baker and Ensign Thomas Nelson where they joined the Continental army commanded by Gen. Lafayette; Col. Elias Edmunds [ a Capt. of VA State Artillery Regt.(later promoted to Lt. Col.)] and Maj. Welsh.

An online search of Malvern Hill from Wikipedia confirmed that Malvern Hill home, before destroyed by fire was camped there twice in 1781 during the Revolutionary War by Lafayette. It‘s location was given at coordinates on the north bank of the James River in Henrico Co., VA about 18 miles southeast of Richmond.

The company marched from Malvern Hill through Chickahominy Swamp in a night march, from that place to defend Williamsburg. There only a short time, the company joined 1,800 soldiers one night about dusk to go down to the British lines at Little York. The American force which his company was apart of was planning to ambush the British Light Horse but they failed to show. The America force remained ready on stationed there till about 10 or 11 o’clock the next day until marching back to Williamsburg, where the company was discharged as (new recruits) arrived. Nimrod Taylor stated at Court within Scott Co., VA, that his second 3 month tour was actually over 4 months duty. The applicant advised that during the joining of the Continental army, he could not recall any names of the Continental officers, except Lafayette.

Witnesses for Nimrod Taylor’s character were recorded as John Pendleton, Clergy; and, Ambrose Jones who gave the standard supporting affidavit. An online source for the Pension application of Nimrod Taylor, Pension # R.10422, State of Virginia, Scott County on Dec 12, 1832 supported the above, testimony; see Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters .

On Aug 4, 1855 in Scott Co., VA, James Taylor, Sr., age 78, a son of Nimrod, and widow Mary Taylor, dec’d., filed for a pension in right of his mother. He claimed the pension for himself, a brother Nimrod Taylor Jr., and sister(s) Lydia Taylor Johnson and Polly (aka Mary) Davison. James Taylor, age 78 advised that his father Nimrod and mother, Mary married before 1777, prior to his father’s first enlistment date. His mother, Mary died Sep 7, 1840 within Scott Co., as had his father (Jul 16, 1834) six years before.

A search of An 18th Century Perspective: Culpeper County compiled by Mary Stevens Jones and copyright 1976, Chapter II, ‘All Fine Fellows and Well Armed’, pg. 15 confirmed that Virginia’s largest bttn., was raised by Sep 1775, comprised by the counties of Culpeper, Orange and Fauquier. Fauquier contributed seven companies among which included Captains John Blackwell and Francis Triplett.

Following the death of Nimrod Taylor he was buried at Joseph Carter cemetery on Johnson Road, Rye Cove, Scott Co., VA. His 1834 upright headstone is a deep, dark blue color granite with hand inscribed, date, “July 16, NIMROD TAYLOR 1834”. A new, large size, SAR Bronze Lug is separately sealed to a small size red granite slab adjacent to the family headstone at Latitude: 36.71169 and Longitude: -82.69778.