Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23
JOSEPH Q. TAYLOR.
His Death In This City Yesterday
Week After Brief Illness.

He Was "A Lineal Descendant of "Petor,
the E1miErant," and Left Two Ancient
Deeds and Genealogical History of
the Taylor Family.
Joseph @. Taylor, lineal descendant
of Peter Taylor, or, as he was called,
"Pcter, the emigrant," died yesterday
week, at his residence, Lancaster
avenue and jackson street. Last Mon
day week he went to Media, Pa, and
when he returned in the afternoon he
seemed to be in good health. He ate q
hearty supper and soon afterwards went
out in the yard. While there he was
seized with illness which resembled
neuralgia and fell. His condition was
so serious he had to be carried indoors,
From then until Wednesday he suf-
fered intensely. He was unable to lie
down and paced his room almost con.
stautly. While at dinner Wednesday he
grew worse and soon after he left the
table he died. DIR. Corkran. attributes
his death to heart failure.
The deceased was born in Delaware
county, Pa, and was ~ years old. He
had been residing in this city ever since
the close of the late war. He was mar
ried 28 years ago, and his wife, who is
the mother of Arthur +, Francis, formerly
a Wilmington newspaper man and now
engaged in journalism in Denver, Col,
and William II, Francis of the govern
ment printing office at Washington, d..
c., survives him. He was brother of
the late Maris Taylor, who was mem
Der of the City Council and Of the Board
of Education of this city.
Among his effects is an original deed
for u tract of land in Pennsylvania,
signed by William Penn. 1t is written
in old English text on parchment, dated
March 3D., 1851, and despite its great
age is in a remarkably good state of
preservation. The deed first defines the
limit Of the land granted to William
Penn by Charles Ii, and then conveys
in due form 1850 acres of this tract to
William and Peter Taylor in considera-
ton Of Eos. These 1,250 acres are situate
in Delaware (then Chester) county and
includes portion of the ground on
which the town of Media now stands
On the margin of the deed is William
Penn's signature in his well-known
bold handwriting.
He also left another parchment deed
which conveyed to Peter Taylor a por-
ton Of the above tract. This was
recorded at Philadelphia in Patent
Book, Volume 3, page SO, March 9th,
l1O5. On its margin are the signatures
Of Edward Shipper, Griffin Owen and
James Logan, commissioners Of William
Penn, who at the time was absent in
England.
Mr.. Taylor had compiled a genealogi-
cal history of the Taylor family from
the time of its settlement in Pennsyl-
vania to the present day, copy of
which he presented recently to the
Pennsylvania Historical Society. This
history is written in style similar to
that Of the Biblical book Of Chronicles
and is highly interesting. 5
William and Peter Taylor came from
England in 1852. The ground which
| Peter secured formed nearly PARALLEL.
gram and extended from Ridley creek,
Pa, to the Providence road. Its south
crn boundary line extended east and
west along or near Washington street,
Media. Williams land was nearly in
the form Of square and along the
Providence road, north of and adjoining
the possessions Of Peter. William had
been settled there less than year when
he died. He died March 9th, 1888, three
days after the death of his wife. General
Zachary Taylor, President of the
United States, was lineal descendant
of Peter Taylor.
Mr.. Taylor's funeral was held last
Monday afternoon and the interment
was made in Riverview cemetery.