Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-07-18
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Breyrt Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor hay.
Ing now5 it may be- satd, carved his name
IN his tottntry'g history with his sword. an
interest, which otherwise would not cSist,
attaches to bis ancestral Lineage We
therefore extract the following from the
Pennsylvauian, which hns heeft furni he'd
by u correspondent Of that paper. The
writer says (:
The accompanying letter from the Hon.
orable John w Tibbats, referring ii some
interesting incidents in the life ofGen. z
Taylor, now so prominent in the public
eye, has suggested the propriety Of mott.
cling at this time, in u ]suecinct sketch, a
few collateral matters, which may also be
of interest TO the general reader.
In the year 1899, James TAYLOR, the
first ! may suy, emigrated to this country
from England, and located Ia the Eastern
part Of Virginia. Coming from a country
where the law of primogeniture was con.
sidered next TO the law of (fod, il was moth,
ing more than reasonable that he should
cleave TO the same opinion, even though
the very goal which he sought in coming
here, was an indiscriminate equality a.
mong men. His own name, | have said.
was james his eldest son took the same.
and SO Of his eldest son, down to the present
time. la no case has the son died before the
father and although near two centuries have
elapsed, the prospect is still fair for a success.
full indulgence of what, in this country at
least, is an innocent prejudice. Gen. James
Taylor, of Newport, KY, Is at the present
time the senior having a son of the same
name, aud the latter also one of the same
name, and all in good health. Gen. TAYLOR,
Of Newport, was Quartermaster General in
the Army at Hull's surrender and though
now near eighty years Of age, is always rea-
dy TO pronounce Anaihelna Maranatba upon
that unfortunate individual. He is worth, in
in this worlds goods, near one million Of dol
lars and is the father IL. law of John w
TIbbats, Of the House Of Representatives.
The collateral branches, springing of
course from the younger sons and daughters,
alt the way, have extended into many parts
of Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky,
and in fact all over the Southern States,
even into Texas. / once had the pleasure of
constructing a "family tree" for the pratiica-
ton Of the old General at Newport, and
we'll remember that among these latter were
to be found such names as James Madison,
John Taylor of Carolina, Judge pendleton
OF Va, Gen. Memuean Hunt, and many oh
ers not unknown to honorable distinction.
Gen. James, of Newport, and Hubbard and
Dick Taylor, | believe, Younger brothers, en-
igrated to Kentucky as the very earliest ofits
pioneers. The two latter took their wives
with them from Virginia, but the former did
not marry until some time after his location
at Newport. Zachary was the son of Dick.
and forms the subject of the following letter.
Ii will be seen from that, that no State, and
perhaps no country in the Union can claim
him, as it is probable that, at the time of his
birth, Kentucky was not admitted as a state.
though | do not recollect. This would make
him, 10 the Indian dialect, tt0ld Rough and
Ready = Of the "BIoody Land"
Gen. z Taylor is now 30 years of age. He
is the son Of Captain Dick Taylor, one Of The
band Of enterprisiBg pioneers of the West,
who settled the clark and bloody ground to
use the Indian meaning of the word .sKen-
Of Captain Dick Tatior, Gu
Scott who was sometimes a II the sva
is reported to have said, that If b. at
storm the gates of hell, he would want Dick
TO lead the column. Zachary 1ayIor
is a keRtueEiau by birth-his father was from
Virginia. z Taylor entered the service as a
Lieutenant Of Infantry in 1903, shortly after
the attack Of the Chesapeake, and las rel
NAMED in the army ever since. He was sent
into Indiana, and early engaged in Indian
hostilites. On the 18th December, 1912
lie made . gallant defence Of Fort Harrison.
which he was breyeted Major By Presi-
dent Madison, hich breyet is the oldest in
the army. In 1892 he led The lst Infantry in