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

1860 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Lloyds Post Office, Page 61
Dwelling 581, Family 565
Taylor, Frank S., 35, male, carpenter, $250 personal estate, born in Virginia
Taylor, Amanda J., 12, female, born in Virginia, attended school
Taylor, Leonard H., 5, male, born in Virginia, attended school

This being my last Will and desire being perfect in my mind I desire and want George Morton to take if I should die and leave my little child I do give her and all that I persess after my just debts are paid to George Moton and want him to see that she is profusly taken care of and that she is not imposed upon and that she is not ill treated I do have give and bequeath her and all that I persess to George Moton and I do write this so that no one else may trouble her nor any thing that I now own but George T Moton himself I do write this with my own hand this 11 day of November (no year). Signed Amanda J Dunn. Witnesses: Mary S her x mark Washington, Mary her x mark J Bunday. On 18 October 1886, presented in court and proved by Mary S Washington and Mary J Bunday, and certificate granted to George Morton in order to his obtaining letters of adminsitration de bonis non. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 30, page 373.]

On 18 October 1886, George T Morton, Lorenzo Dunn and James Ritchie were bound $200 for George T Morton as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Amanda J Dunn. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 30, pages 373–374.]