Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor (1739 – 1813) was a sugar planter and slave owner in the British Colony of Jamaica. Taylor was the wealthiest planter on the island, according to its governor, and died leaving an estate estimated at over £1 million. He was born in Jamaica in 1739, the first-born son of Patrick Tailzour who migrated to Jamaica from Forfarshire in Scotland and anglicised his surname to Taylor, and his wife Martha.

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	Bought & Sold: Scotland, Jamaica and Slavery by Kate Phillips 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Fury: A Jamaican Slaveholder and the Age of Revolution by Christer Petley 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2018 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars