Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-31
THE EARL OF TYRONE
OVER SEVEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
MAY DROP IN HIS LAP.
The Title and Eotate That Is Expectco 70
Revert to John c. Taylor, OF
Dayton, Ky.

The heirs 10 an immense estate in Coun-
~ Tyrone, Ireland. says Cincinnati DIS
match TO the New York Herald, are said 10 be
now living in Northern Kentucky. having
omiereted TO the United States in 1885 and
settled on what is known as De Coursey
creek. in Kenton county. some siI miles
sonth of Covington. The Oldest son and
snpposed heir 10 o title is now living in
comparative obscurity OF Dayton, Ky. HIS
name is Taylor.
Advertisements for The Taylors appeared
N fbr leading papers Of the United States
during September, October, and November
~ lse0. which attracted some attention,
ord soma DAYS ago a gentleman from Lon
don Fngland. arrived in Dayton and final
" succeeded in locating the people be was
looking for.
If the lineage of the man IL proved TO
be as he states Mr.. John 9. Taylor is the
direct heir Of the Accommodations OF the
estate for hundred years. The accumu-
lations are valued at f1,500,0OO.
HISTORY or THE FAMILY.
According to the account given in the
wear 1890 there was living in Tyrone.
Ireland, one Richard Taylor. descendant
of the military family of Taylors, who have
been known TO the history of Irish and
English warfare since the days OF the
Prince Of Orange. In support of one OF
the English princes there was an uprising
of a portion - of the semi-.lrish and
English military in which this Gene
raj Richard Taylor. then claiming TO
be the Earle of Tyrone, was engaged
The ipsurrection was soon subdued. Rich
ard TAYLOR was arrested, and, as o
punishment for his share in the conspi-
racv. his estate was cOnfiscated to the
Government for one hundred years. The
family, being quite an extensive one and
dependent on the estate, became renters
of the land in County Tyrone and lived in
the neighborhood until 1885, when the son,
William Henry, and the grandsons OF Gen
eral Richard Taylor-yohn c., William
Henry, Robert, James, Charles, and Rich
ard-came across the sea and located IN
Kenton county except Charles and Robert,
who located at Cold Springs, Campbell
county. One lster-Jane-marrleda man
named Thomas Nelson and located south
of Alexandria, Campbell county.
All except one Of the sons (JOhn Co. en-
braced agricultural pursuits and became
well-to-do farmers and the most influential
men Of their communities IN church ana
county affairs. Richard became prominent
in church circles as administer of the Meth
Odlst EplScOpal Cuu1Cu, III COhhSOeiOh WIN
the pursuit of farming.
One other sister CLillie) married and To-
Gated in a town in Ohio and became very
wealthy. Her husband diving. she took
charge Of his'business, and has become
most successful.
TRUE TO THE UNION.
In all the history of the family there ls
one remarkable characteristic-the mill
tary spirit that seemeda part of the family
during the war of tho rebellion. Though
living in Kentucky every member of the
TAYLOR family remained loyal and true to
the Union.
One of the sons (John C. Taylor was at
the time OF the war the proprietor OF a
store in the building now occupied by the
Covington Commonwealth, and one room
of his place was one of the strongbolds OF
the Union men during the war.
Another matter in connection with the
history Of the family IS the fact Of tho
traditions of the Tyrone estate and title
being known to them, but always kept
locked in the recesses of their own family.
No one outside Of the family relatives was
ever given the history, but TO the oldest
son was often in secret paid the honor due
to the so-called Earl of Tyrone.
On the 1st of July. 1889. the oldest bro
Their now living, and Mrs. Ovens, of Mid
dlctown. o., set sail for visit to the old
Irish home. At that time the oldest bro
Their. William Henry Taylor. was living in
Coyinpton. but he died suddenly, leaving
John c. the oldest living brother. Ms.
Owens and her brother spent some three
months visiting different parts OF Ireland
and Scotland, andreturned to Kentucky
Mr.. Taylor TO his home at Dayton. Inc
matter of the lineage had been talked
over, but no legal inquiries were made by
them while in Ireland.
TERM OF THE CoSFIscATIoN.
The expiration in this year Qs9D of the
hundred years of the contiscation was often
talked Of The attention of some members
of tho family was called to an advertise
rnent that appeared in September or Octo-
her last but as the name IL very general
little attention was paid 20 tho matter un-
til some two weeks ago, when gentleman
bearing the appearance OF a wealthy Eng
lishman arrived in the Taylor neighbor-
hood and spent several days IN the COM
munitY, making careful inquiries INTO the
history of the family. The man pressed
his inquiries until he was in possession of
the most minute details Of the affairs of
the Taylor family and their place of resi-
dence.
FINDING THE HEIR.
He finally succeeded in locating the
oldest son, John G.. Taylor, in Dayton, Ky.
He called on him and questioned him as to
his family history, telling him there was
for him not only the accumulation OF
81. 100000 but the estate and title of
the Earl of Tyrone as soon as some legal
stems that he had already arranged for
could be taken. He told Mr.. Taylor that
he would return in q short time and make
all things plain to him.
Mir. Taylor was seen at his home to-day.
He saws the confscation Of the estate oc-
CURED one hundred years ago, and that it
has ALWAYS been understood by the family
that the oldest son living in 1891 would
succeed to the estate and title.
Mr.. Taylor is q very intelligent gentle
man of about sixty-f years. He was
educated in one of the leading colleges of
Kentucky for the ministry and is an I'M
compromising Republican.
The estate is located in County Tyrone,
Ireland, and consists of some five hundred
tenant-houses, the most valuable part OF
the property being what is known as Iron
Mountain, which is some two and one hall
miles long. being an immense deposit OF
iron and coal, the resources of which If
! ever worked will be almost inexhaustible.