Taylor, Robert Barraud, 1774-1834

Gen. Robert Barraud Taylor graduated from William and Mary in 1793, and afterwards practiced law in Norfolk. He married Nancy Ritson in 1796, and they lived on Catharine Street in Norfolk. He served as a general during the War of 1812. He was judge of the Chancery District Court of the first district of Virginia. In 1830, census records reveal he enslaved nine people in his household. He died on April 13, 1834, and was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery.

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, September 22, 1806]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written from Eyre Hall, discussing a party of the Taylors coming from Norfolk, along with Robert Barraud Taylor, a Mr. Tilghman, Mr. Morris, and Mr. Jones. Also mentioned are Grace Duncombe Taylor, Retta Teackle of Easton, and John Eyre. The last page(s) of the letter are missing.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband Littleton D. Teackle, November 17, 1807]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, detailing delays in her journey home. She stopped at Dr. Winder's due to a lame horse, and is slowly making her way home. She's heard that a schooner matching the description of one of their boats, the Princess Anne, was seen in the Wicomico river, returning from the West Indies. She says she recently wrote him by Robert Barraud Taylor, who was to post it in the Western Shore mail. She says Grace D. Taylor Eyre just had a boy who is doing well, and that Comfort Winder is also pregnant.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, October, 1811]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, discussing their finances and purchases she would like for him to make.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Eyre, January 4, 1810]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She talks of George Teackle Kendall accompanying her while her husband is away. She mentions also Robert Barraud Taylor, Anne Hack Waters Robinson Bayly, and Hugh Ker. She recounts being invited to Easton and Cambridge, Maryland. The end of the letter is missing.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, October 3, 1811]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, September 8, 1811]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She discusses the health issues going on around town, including her own recent miscarriage. She talks about being treated by Dr. Robert King. She writes a response to the news of her uncle Littleton Upshur. She also discusses her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle's business dealings. The end of the letter is missing.