Hephzibeth was "a woman of resolute will and independence ... of a very charitable nature. She was [of] very dark complexion, black hair and eyes, and boasted of being 1/8 Cherokee Indian blood."1010

Josiah was described as an "educated man of quiet and gentle disposition with light hair and beard, fair complexion and blue grey eyes."1010

Years later, Creed recalled that he and his father left Alabama in 1824 when he was four years old. He perhaps meant that he and the entire family moved, traveling together and settling below Liberty on the Trinity River (present-day Liberty County). Another move placed them at Taylor's Bayou, then another placed them in DeWitt County. Green DeWitt was successful and acquired a land grant from the Mexican government in April 1825, which allowed him to bring in four hundred Anglo-Americans on the Guadalupe River to settle, in the area now including and surrounding DeWitt County. The opportunity was there and Josiah Taylor took advantage of it. He immediately attended to the legal requirements to assure that the land would remain his, and that would be his last move. On February 1, 1829, Josiah registered his brand and the marks of Hephzibeth as well as marks and brands of Johanna, Creed, and Josiah Taylor Jr., who were minors. Green DeWitt himself witnessed the registration. The family settled on the banks of the Guadalupe River, near where the present Taylor-Bennett Cemetery is located, just south of Cuero.1010