Richard Strother Taylor

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A Colonel RichardTaylor, b. March 22, 1744, m. Sarah, daughter of William Strother of this family and died in KY in 1826. He was father of PresidentZachary Taylor, whose daughter Sarah, was the first wife of President Jefferson Davis, CSA.

(Note: Zachary Taylor was born Nov. 24, 1784; third son of Col. Richard Taylor, a Rev. officer. In 1785 he moved from Orange Co., VA to KY which at the time was part of Virginia. He lived near the present city of Louisville, KY. Ref: The World Book, Vol. 16, Encyclopedia).

Richard came from an old Virginia family with his father, Zachary, one of the first justices of Orange County in 1734 along with Robert Green, father of John, also of the First Virginia. Zachary died in 1768 and his epitaph in the Taylor Cemetery at Meadow Farm, Orange County, reads "son of James II, of Bloomsbury, Knight of the Golden Horseshoe. Grand parent of President Zachary Taylor, Great Uncle of President James Madison, Great Grand parent of Sara Knox Taylor, wife of President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy, husband of Elizabeth Lee." Richard was born on 3 April 1744 in Orange County. He was a graduate of William and Mary, served in the Virginia Assembly, and acquired the "Hare Forest" estate in Orange County. Richard went to Williamsburg with the company of Capt. John Green as its first lieutenant. Taking command of the company in October 1776, promotion to captain came with a date of rank of 5 March 1776. May and June 1777 found him in Virginia recruiting. The company payroll for September 1777 was signed by him and thatmonth through the following November had him as acting regimental commander. On 4 February 1778, Taylor was promoted to major, while on furlough, and transferred to the Thirteenth Regiment which on 14 September 1778 became the Ninth. On20 August 1779, he married Sarah Dabney Strother, sixteen years his junior, and also descended from old Virginia families. Appointment to lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment was on 7 December 1779
and retirement on 12 February 1781. His balance of pay was collected on 24 April 1783. On
8 September 1783, land warrant 1734 awarded him 6,000 acres in the Military District of Ohio as a lieutenant colonel of the Virginia line for three year's service. He was also awarded number 5452 for eight years and two months service, in all 8,166 acres. Of their nine children, the third child and son, Zachary, would become Presidentof the United States. Shortly after Zachary's birth at "Montebello", the home of a cousin, as "Hare Forest" had been sold, the mother and he and his two older brothers moved to Jefferson County (Kentucky) where Richard had already foundthe family a new home, "Springfield", near Louisville, which he built in 1785.Sarah died on 13 December 1822 and Richard on 19 January 1829. Almost to the end Richard sought his just rewards for on 12 June 1828 he was granted 450 acresfor his lieutenant colonelcy which he had never received. A pension was also received on that date as he had opted for five years of full pay versus half payfor life. His accounting of his retirement was somewhat different from that provided by Gwathmey. He stated the Chesterfield Courthouse arrangement of officers arranged him as a supernumerary lieutenant colonel in the Ninth Virginia rather than a major in the Thirteenth which he was until then (M. Lee Minnis, First Virginia Regiment of Foot 1775-1783, 1998, pp. 386-387).

Col. Richard Taylor and his wife had several children. Their son, Zachary Taylor, Jr., was born in Orange Co, VA, in 1786, and was an officer in the U. Army, distinguishing himself during the struggle with Mexico, which service made him available to the Presidency, to which position he was elected, but the duties of his office wereso taxing that he died before the expiration of his term. He married Margaret Smith and their son, Richard Taylor, was a Lieuten

Richard married Sarah Pannill Dabney Strother on 20 Aug 1779 in Rapidan, Orange Co, VA. Sarah (daughter of William Dabney Strother and Sarah Bayly) was born on 11 Dec 1760 in Rapidan, Orange Co, VA; died on 13 Dec 1822 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY; was buried in Dec 1822 in National Cem, Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 14 Dec 1760, Prob. Orange Co. VA; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 13 Dec 1822; Alt. Death

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Zachary's grandson became the twelfth president of the United States of America, also named Zachary Taylor.[Cheryl.FTW]

Zachary's grandson became the twelfth president of the United States of America, also named Zachary Taylor.

Zachary married Elizabeth Lee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: Between 1719 and 1747; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1725, Prob. Hanover Co. VA; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: Between 1753 and 1826; Alt. Death
• Alt. Death: 5 Nov 1808, Versailles, Woodford, KY; Alt. Death

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William Strother was b., probably in Hanover Co., VA, about 1725. Fromthe failure of Francis Strother, of St. Mark's, to mention him by name inhis will, doubt has been expressed as to his being a son. But apart fromthis failure, the cause for which does not appear, there can hardly be areasonable doubt on the point. On Aug.1, 1727, Margaret (Thornton)Strother gave by deed to her son Francis Strother,of Hanover Co.,certain slaves with reversion to her grandson William Strother. Theconnection here would clearly indicate that William was the son ofFrancis,rather than of any one else, a conclusion further strengthenedby the fact thatnone of her other sons,so far as can be discovered fromrecords and other sources, had a son named William of his age. In 1749,there was a grant of 400 acresin Orange Co., forks of Rush river,adjoining Francis and John Strother, to William Strother, son of Francis,which grant was subsequently sold by William to John Strother. Rev.George Strother of Trimble Co., KY, b. in Culpeper Co., VA (son of JohnF. Strother, and Anne, dau of Capt. John Strother) was consequentlyagreat nephew of this William, and Undisclosed in the same region must haveknown him. The former has left a record in which he places William asson of Francis, of St. Mark's, and brother of his grandfather, John, whohe says was b. in Hanover Co. As shown following, the names of thechildren all show evidence of descent from a Dabneyintermarriage-----such as "Susannah" (name of the wife of Francis of St.Mark's, and also of his dau), and William "Dabney" Strother. He was alarge landed proprietor in Culpeper and Orange. He m., prior to Feb. 20,1752, (1) Mrs. Sarah (Bayly) Pannill, widow of William Pannill. She wasoriginally of Urbana, in Middlesex Co., VA. On Oct. 25, 1759, he as "ofthe county of Orange, Planter, and Sarah his wife, late widow and relictof William Pannill, late ofthe county of Culpeper," convey to her sonsWilliam and David Pannill 400 acresin Orange. His 1)wife d. I774 and hem. (2) Anne Kavenah (sic), bond dated June 9, 1775 (Orange records). Latein life he removed to Woodford Co., KY, where he d. 1808 (Owen, WilliamStrother of VA, 1898, pp. 17-19).

William married Sarah Bayly in 1750 in Hanover, Virginia. Sarah was born about 1720 in Urbana, Middlesex Co. VA; died on 23 Aug 1774 in Orange Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: Between 1719 and 1753; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1720; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: Between 1753 and 1834; Alt. Death
• Alt. Death: 1774, Orange, VA; Alt. Death

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1774 WILL: Orange Co, VA, WB 2-489, dtd 28 Aug 1774, proved 22 Dec 1774.Sarah Strother ordered her land, slaves, and other property to be sold.The proceeds to be divided:1)grandson William Pannill son of DavidPannill at age 21, 2)granddaughter Sarah Bailie Morton Pannill dau ofWilliam Pannill at age 21, 3)grandson Gerard Banks son to Frances Banksat age 21, 4)granddaughter Sarah Bailie Hawkins at age 21, 5)SarahRunnolds dau of Tabitha Runnolds, 5)William Dabney Strother then at age21, 6)to first child that Joseph Pannill may have born, and 7)remainderbetweenson William Dabney Strother and daus Frances Banks and SarahStrother.

Source from Hills/Hatcher Family Tree on World Connect

1774 WILL: Orange Co, VA, WB 2-489, dtd 28 Aug 1774, proved 22 Dec 1774. Sarah Strother ordered her land, slaves, and other property to be sold. The proceeds to be divided: 1)grandson William Pannill son of David Pannill at age 21, 2)granddaughter Sarah Bailie Morton Pannill dau of William Pannill at age 21, 3)grandson Gerard Banks son to Frances Banks at age 21, 4)granddaughter Sarah Bailie Hawkins at age 21, 5)Sarah Runnolds dau of Tabitha Runnolds, 5)William Dabney Strother then at age 21, 6)to first child that Joseph Pannill may have born, and 7)remainder between son William Dabney Strother and daus Frances Banks and Sarah Strother.

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• Name: James Taylor
• Alt. Birth: 13 Mar 1673; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 23 Jan 1727; Alt. Death

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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]

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• Alt. Birth: 1679; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 19 Nov 1762; Alt. Death

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