Captain William S. TAYLOR, under the command of Colonel William CHISOLM, led a volunteer unit during the Second Seminole War (a/k/a Florida War) in 1836. Capt. TAYLOR was a prominent citizen of Fayette County at this time, so it is presumed that most – if not all – of the soldiers in his company also lived in the immediate area. Their names appear below, followed by their military rank at time of enlistment.* The designation "ofu" (original filed under) indicates that some names are repeated with different spellings. Names/initials in RED are best guesses. — bjw
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Levi - Private ALDRICH, David - Private (ofu AULDRIDGE) ALDRICH, Levi - Private (ofu ALDREACH) ANDERSON, James - Private ARCHER, Thomas H. - Private ASTEN, Daniel - Private AULDRIDGE, David - Private BARTIN, Benjamin A. - Private (ofu BARTON) BARTON, Benjamin A. - Private BLYTHE, Andrew - Musician BOLLES, James - Private BROGDEN, H. - Private BROOKS, Z. - Private BROYDEN, H. - Private (ofu BROGDEN) BRYON, Willie - Sergeant CHANCY, Artemas - Private CHAUNCEY, Artemas - Private (ofu CHANCY) CHRISTIAN, H.W. - Private CLARK, Samuel - Private CLIFFTON, George D. - Private CLIFTON, George D. - Private (ofu CLIFFTON) CONLEY, Preston - Private COPLING, William - Private COSLEY, William - Private DAVIS, John - Private DAVIS, John H. - Private DEAN, I.L. - Private DICKSON, Hugh - Private DUNN, Elisha - Private DYER, William - Private EARNEST, Robert - Private ERNEST, Robert - Private (ofu EARNEST) GILHAM, William - Private GRACEY, Benjamin - Private GRIFFIN, William - Private GUM, Michael - Private (ofu GUNN) GUNN, Michael - Private HALL, William - Private HARRIS, Andrew P. - Sergeant HARVERY, Thomas - Private (ofu HARVEY) HARVEY, Thomas - Private HARVEY, Wade - Corporal HISAW, John - Private JENT, Obed - Private JOHNSON, H. - Private KEYDENDALL, S. - Private KILGORE, John M. - Corporal KILGROVE, John M. - Corporal (ofu KILGORE) KING, William - Sergeant KIRKLAND, Daniel - Private LANCASTER, Joel - Private |
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E. - Private LEATHERS, William - Private LONG, William - Private LOWREY, Edward - Private (ofu LOWRY) LOWRY, Edward - Private LUSH, John - Private (ofu LUSK) LUSK, John - Private MASON, George - Private MASON, Westly - Private McCOY, John - Private (ofu McVEY) McKINNY, Robert - Private (ofu McKURY) McKURY, Robert - Private McVEY, John - Private MORROW, Samuel - Corporal ORE, Sample - Private PAGE, William C. - Private PHILLIPS, William - Musician PRESTRAGE, James - Private PRESTRIDGE, James - Private (ofu PRESTRAGE) RECTON, Charles - Private (ofu RECTOR) RECTOR, Charles - Private RECTOR, Thomas J. - Corporal RICE, Jeptha - Private RICHARDS, George W. - Private RICHTON, Thomas J. - Corporal (ofu RECTOR) RYAN, William - Private SMITH, C.S. - Private SMITH, Jesse - Private SMITH, William - Private STEAM, John - Private (ofu STEAN) STEAN, John - Private TAYLOR, Charles M. - Ensign TAYLOR, Isaac - Private TAYLOR, S.I. - Sergeant TAYLOR, William S. - Captain TITTLE, McA___ - Private TRAWICH, George - Private TURKEYNOT, J.D. - Private TUTTLE, McA___ - Private (ofu TITTLE) WABINGTON, Jacob - Private (ofu WASHINGTON) WABINGTON, John - Private (ofu WASHINGTON) WALDRON, Jesse - Private WASHINGTON, Jacob - Private WASHINGTON, John - Private WATERS, Hance / Hunce - Private WEDGEWORTH, J.D. - Private WELLINGTON, Elihu - Private WHITTON, William - Private WILLET, A.T. - Private WILLINGHAM, Elihu - Private (ofu WELLINGTON) WILSON, Moses - Lieutenant |
A few of these men later applied to the U.S. government for "Old War" pensions based upon their military service. The application of Zachariah BROOKS (dated 03 Jun 1881 at Eastland Co., TX) reveals that he enlisted 20 Jan 1836 in Company A of the 1st Regiment of Alabama Volunteers and was discharged at Mobile, AL, in May 1836 after contracting measles: "I was treated in camps in 1836 by our Capt. W.S. TAYLOR, having no regular surgeon." His pension record includes supporting affidavits from fellow soldiers, Daniel G. KIRKLAND (living in Fayette County in December 1881) and William C. PAGE (living near Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS, in December 1890). The pension record of Andrew BLYTHE's widow (dated 20 Aug 1881 at Union Co., MS) states that he served in Capt. TAYLOR's company from 27 Feb 1836 until 26 Apr 1836. Andrew also contracted measles and was discharged near Tampa, FL. Other soldiers mentioned here were (George) "TRAY WEEK, Jeptha RICE, James PRISTREDGE, Albert BARTON, Hardin JOHNSON ... the aboved name [sic] men left soon after the war / I cant find out whether they are yet living or dead."