| 1. | James Taylor, II was born on 14 Mar 1673 in New Kent County, Virginia (son of James Taylor, I and Frances Walker); died on 23 Jan 1729 in Greenfield, Orange Co., Virginia; was buried in 1729 in Taylor Cem, Rapidan, Orange Co, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: James Taylor
- Alt. Birth: 13 Mar 1673; Alt. Birth
- Alt. Death: 23 Jan 1727; Alt. Death
Notes:
Col. Taylor was Colonel of Militia of King and Queen Co., Va. He was a member of "The Knights of the Golden Horse Shoe," under Gov. Spottswood's Expedition. He was Surveyor General of the Colony of Va.; Burgess, King and Queen Co., 1702-14; Justice of the Peace. He died at "Bloomsbury," Orange Co., Va., at the home which he built in 1720, on an estate of ten thousand acres. It is about four miles from Orange courthouse, and the house, which is still standing, is in good condition.
James married Martha Thompson on 23 Dec 1699 in Orange County, Virginia. Martha (daughter of Colonel William Thompson and Martha Montague) was born in 1679 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, U.K.; was christened in Blackwell Neck, Hanover, VA; died on 19 Nov 1762 in Greenfield, Orange, VA; was buried on 19 Nov 1762 in Taylor Cem, Rapidan, Orange Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Frances Taylor was born on 30 Aug 1700 in Piedmont County, Orange.; died on 15 Nov 1761.
- Colonel George Taylor was born on 17 Feb 1711 in Orange Co., Virginia; died on 4 Nov 1792 in Orange Co., Virginia.
- James Taylor, III
- Zachary Taylor
- Mildred Taylor
- Hannah Taylor
- Tabitha Taylor
- Charles Taylor
- Martha Thompson Taylor
- Erasmus Taylor
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1673 - 1729 (55 years)
