Kay & Darrell Groves have good Ridenour info (SV-946 for reference)
Jim Henry’s info says she was born Abt 1764 in Augusta co., VA. (SV-507 pg 5)
Edgar Cress shows she was born in 1770. (SV-401 pg 67 & SV-404 pg 354)
Barbara Reed says she was born ca. 1770. (SV-472)
Bev Faulkner says she was born abt 1764 Augusta ca. VA. (SV-708)
Note: Book Augusta Co. VA Marriages 1748-1850 does not list an Elizabeth Somers or Summers who married anyone named CRESS.
John Summers’ will of 1803 (Augusta co., VA) mentions a daughter, Elizabeth Peck. (SV-488) Could he have had two daughters with the same forename??
SV-242 says some say she also married: Thomas Allen and George Taylor.
SV-356 lists an Elizabeth Summers who married Thomas Allen but it could instead be her mother.
SV-251 says she married Nicholas Abt 1788
Dec. 1799 Wythe Co., VA Court Orders: “Elizabeth Cress, relict of Nicholas Cress decd., granted administration of goods and chattels rights and credits of the deceased. Bond with Nehemiah Bonham & Sherrard James. Nath’l Morgan, Frederick Slimp and Michael Buster to appraise the estate of Nicholas Cress.” pg 55. (SV-1651.2)
1800 Wythe Co., VA Tax List: Elizabeth Cress, 0 WM over 16 yrs and 2 Horses; living in the same vicinity as George Cress. (SV-1681.2). (SV-35; SV-507 pg 10 & SV-579 & SV-837 & SV-1302)
What happened to her children after Nicholas’ death??
Washington Co., VA marriage book shows marriage of Elizabeth Cress to David Taylor on 21 Aug.
1803: Book 1 No. 65. (SV-899)
SV-184 says she died in Wythe co., VA
May 1809 Wythe Will Book 1 pg 438: A court ordered group met on the lands of Nicholas Cress, dec’d and assigned to Elizabeth Taylor, late Elizabeth Cress her Dower in the lands of Nicholas Cress. (SV-836)
Wythe Co., VA Court Orders: Apr. 12, 1809 “Michael Buster, John Smith and Thomas Coppehafer appointed to lay off the dower to Elizabeth Taylor, late Elizabeth Grace (Gross, Cress?), and report the same. (SV-1651.6)
Wythe Co., VA Wills: Jun. 14, 1809 SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF NICHOLAS GIESS (GRACE) “Court appointed Michael Buster, John Smith and Thomas Coppenhafer (signed Kobenhaver) as commissioners to settle land with Elizabeth Taylor, late Elixabeth Grace on April 1809.” (SV-1654.2)
Wythe Co., VA Court Orders: Jun. 14, 1809 “Michael Buster, John Smith and Thomas Copehaver reported the dower they laid off for Elizabeth Taylor, late Elizabeth Grace (Cress?) of the lands of Nicholas Grace (Cress?) deceased.” (SV-1651.7)
1810 Wythe Co., VA census: David Taylor 45+yrs; 2 males <10yrs (Andrew Cress? & Joshua Cress?); 1 female <10yrs (who??); 1 female 45+yrs (Elizabeth Summers Cress Taylor). (SV-904 & SV-1665)
Edgar Cress says she died in 1812. (SV-404 pg 533)
1820 Census: Not Found.
1821-1830 No mention of her or David Taylor in Wythe Co., VA Court Orders. (SV-1652)
1824 Wythe Co., VA Deed: David & Besty Taylor of Grayson Co. sold to Henry Wisman 35 ac. on South Fork Holston River for $225, adj. Summers land. Wythe Book 10 pg 35. (SV-834 & SV-1689.1 & SV-1667.2) Note: It was witnessed by John Cress and was proved in court in 1825.
1830 Grayson Co., VA Census (Ancestry.com): David Taylor (50-60); 1 male (5-10); 1 male (15-20); 1 male (20-30); 1 female (<5); 1 female (15-20) and 1 female 60-70yrs (Elizabeth Cress?).
1835 Grayson Co., VA Deeds: David Taylor sold 70 ac. on Big Fox Cr. to James Taylor for $100. Note: This includes David & Betsy’s signature. (SV-1802.10)
1840 VA Census (Ancestry.com): No Elizabeth Taylor born before 1780 Note: she is not listed with any of her 6 sons.
SV-252 says she died perhaps in Knox Co., TN and that she married Abt 1864.
Jim Henry says she died in Knox Co., TN in 1865 and was born ca. 1764 in Augusta Co., VA. (SV-507)
1850 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com): No Elizabeth Taylor b. ca 1765 in VA.
1860 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com): No Elizabeth Taylor b. ca 1765 in VA.
Died in Knox co., TN in 1865 according to SV-356 & SV-507 pg 10 and Bev Faulkner. (SV-708)