On 17 December 1846, Franklin S Taylor and James Croxton Jr were bound in the penalty of $150 for the intended marriage of Franklin S Taylor and Miss Martha Shackelford. Signed Franklin S Taylor, James Croxton Jr. In a separate document of the same date, Lydia Shackleford gives consent for Franklin S Taylor to intermarry with her daughter Miss Martha Shackleford. Signed Ludia her x mark Shackleford. [Essex County, Virginia, Marraige Consents and Bonds, 1846.]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 86B
Dwelling 358, Household 358
Taylor, Franklin, 25, male, carpenter, born in Virginia
Taylor, Martha, 23, female, born in Virginia
Taylor, Amanda, 2, female, born in Virginia