1. | James Taylor, I was born on 12 Feb 1609 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England; died on 30 Apr 1698 in New Kent County, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: The home at which he lived and died is said to be in New Kent Co. He was a large landowner and prominent man in all affairs affecting the well-being of the colonies. Family/Spouse: Mary Gregory. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] James married Frances Walker about 1666 in Virginia. Frances was born about 1624 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England; died on 23 Sep 1680 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | James Taylor, II (1.James1) was born on 14 Mar 1673 in New Kent County, Virginia; 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:
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]
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3. | Frances Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 30 Aug 1700 in Piedmont County, Orange.; died on 15 Nov 1761. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Great Aunt of Zachary Taylor of Mexican War Fame and who also became to twelfth president of USA in 1849 Frances married Ambrose Madison on 24 Aug 1721 in Orange County, Virginia. Ambrose (son of John Madison and Isabella Minor Todd) was born about 1700 in Kings And Queens Co., Virginia; died on 27 Aug 1732 in Montpelier, Orange Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Colonel George Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 17 Feb 1711 in Orange Co., Virginia; died on 4 Nov 1792 in Orange Co., Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Colonel of Colonial troops under Governor Dinwoodie. Family/Spouse: Sarah Taliaferro Conway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] George married Rachel Gibson on 28 Feb 1738. Rachel (daughter of Jonathan Gibson) was born on 4 May 1717 in England; died on 19 Feb 1761 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | James Taylor, III (2.James2, 1.James1) Family/Spouse: Elizabeth M. Lewis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Alice Thornton Catlett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Zachary Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) Notes: Zachary's grandson became the twelfth president of the United States of America, also named Zachary Taylor.[Cheryl.FTW] Family/Spouse: Esther Jones Blackburn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Lee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Mildred Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) Family/Spouse: Richard Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Hannah Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) Family/Spouse: Nicholas Battaile. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Tabitha Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) Family/Spouse: Thomas Wild. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Charles Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) |
11. | Martha Thompson Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) Family/Spouse: Thomas Chew. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Erasmus Taylor (2.James2, 1.James1) Family/Spouse: Jane Moore. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Colonel James Madison (3.Frances3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 27 Mar 1723 in Orange County, Virginia; died on 27 Feb 1801 in Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Colonel James married Eleanor Rose Conway on 23 Sep 1749. Eleanor was born on 9 Jan 1731 in Virginia; died on 11 Feb 1829 in Montpelier Virginia; was buried in Montpelier Graveyard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Lieutenant Jonathan Taylor (4.George3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 13 Dec 1742 in Orange Co., Virginia; died in 1803 in Clark Co., KY. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Lieutenant of a company in the Convention Guards in the American Revolution Jonathan married Nancy Ann Berry in 1764. Nancy (daughter of Colonel William Berry and Mary Pryor) was born in 1749 in Caroline Co., Virginia; died in 1808 in Clark Co., Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Commodore Richard Taylor (4.George3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 6 Jan 1749 in Orange Co., Virginia; died in 1825 in Kentucky. Notes: When Commodore Richard Taylor was born on 6 January 1749, in Orange, Virginia, United States, his father, Col. George Taylor Sr, was 37 and his mother, Rachel Gibson, was 32. He married Catherine Davis about 1769, in King George, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 14 sons and 11 daughters. He lived in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1810 and Virginia, United States in 1881. He registered for military service in 1775. He died on 30 August 1825, in Westport, Oldham, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Taylor Graveyard, Goshen, Oldham, Kentucky, United States. Richard married Catherine Davis in 1771. Catherine (daughter of James Davis and Frances Berry) was born in 1750 in King George County, Virginia; died in 1809 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Richard Taylor (6.Zachary3, 2.James2, 1.James1) was born on 3 Mar 1744 in Rapidan, Orange Co, VA; was christened in Grandson, Hancock, Lee, Sally; died on 19 Jan 1829 in Springfield, Lexington, KY; was buried in National Cem., Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY. Notes: 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. 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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