The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26

A. a tvpe Of a class 90 be found III All
~ the colonies. even more than as
mere family history. the record Oh lhe
Tavloes OF Virginia Is OF interest
The present pOsscss0r of Nj. AIRY IS
descended from fOreiathers VINO Aci"
prominent positions In Virginia IoI Hloi d
than two hundred and fifty years Inc
IMMIGRANT ancestor. william layloe, oi
Landau came 20 the colony about l0iV
and settled at what was later known as
the "Old Place which. as has already
been mentioned. Is still discoveiaDie IN the
low-grounds in view of the MI Hlry
house There had. hswcver, been a mem
her Of the TaylOe family I'm the colony
at an earlier date for Colonel Nllllam
Tayloe. or Taylor. of York county VINO
was n member of the House Of BurgeSse-
I'm 1912 and OF the Council OF state lh
1862. left. at his death. large tract OF
land to his nephew. William Iayioe' OF
London, afterwards OF RappahannocK
(the present Richmond county virginia
This Colonel William Tayloe' the |ouh-
cillor. married Elizabeth kingsmlll. VINO
was afterwards the wife OF Natnamel
pacon president OF the Council, and a
cousin OF Nathaniel Bacon. the rebel ON
Inc tomb erected to her memory Mrs. Bl-
cons friends ingeniously testified to her
allegiance 10 her two husbands. for while
the epitaph only states that she was the
wife OF "Hon. Nat Bacon, ESQ., the
arms engraved are Tayloe and Kingsmlll
empaled
William Tayloe. the nephew, also be-
came a man of note in his community
holding the offices OF sherin or Kappa
hammock Gin 16SO. Justice and sheriff or
Richmond, and representing the latter
county i'm the House OF Burgesses. A.
rI.., In Oh nf
Richmond county (an Office which gave
him the title Of colonel he suppressed,
I'm 1904 an attempted uprising OF the In
diaps. This Colonel William Tayloe mar
RED Ann, daughter OF Henry CorDin,
Esp, OF buckingham House. Middle
sex county-a Stanordshire gentleman or
ancient lineage. whose paternal pedigree
in the Herald's College goes back nearly
TO the Conquest. and whose mother WIN
fired. daughter of Gavin GrosNenor' was
descended from a cadet Of the FAMILY now
represented by the Duke of West minis
ter Mr. Corbin was a member OF the
Virginia House Of Lords one Counch
of State. and there SIS q portrait al MI.
Airy said 10 be Of him. but which an
other. and probably more correct. account
declares to be likeness Of Colonel Rich
ara Corbin. che Royal Receiver General
a. the outbreak OF the Revolution.
SUCCEEDED by HIS SON.
Diving iq l1iO Colonel Tdyloe was sue
serded by his only son, John Iayioe'
Eco. who. like his maternal grandfather
was a member of the Council. and who
added greatly 10 the family estate
He TOO made q wealthy alliance, in Sc
curing the hand and heart Of Mrs. Eliz-
sbeth Lyde widow of stephen LyUo
1vybose family were then eminent mof-
uH.H.r nM "
lionel Ivde. was created haroneO, ana
beiress of David Gwyn. q Welshman who
mad come 10 Virginia, and was a man OF
considerable fortune. Along with such
suhstantial memorials as the valudole
sGwynnclG" plantation, in Essex, inc
fair widow. when she became Madam
Tavloc" (as the old county records s'yle
ner) brought 20 the family portraits OF
MR. Gwyn. herself. and Master Cornelius
Lyde-- her only chila ~ ner hrst mar
riage who died in boyhood These pie
lures still hang together ia the dinl"s-
room at MI. Airy.
John Tayloe. Esq, died In Ia. aseo
sixtv Years and ms will. which is pre-
servea % Richmond Courthouse, shows
The extent of great Virginia colonial
estate He gives 20 his widow the use o.
,he plantatlon where he lived, 100 acres;
a large number Of slaves, his chariot ana
six horses. plate and furniture, lWJ
mounds sterling. and onc-iourth or ms
stocks OF horses and cattle. In addition
he directs that these requests are NOT
20 bar her from receiving her DOVER no
each OF his TWO daughters ne gives %~y
mounds sterling from his own estate ana
600 mounds a piece I'm currency money
which had been left them by their grand
mother. Mrs Gwyn.
These daughters were Betty ana Ann
corbin Tayloc. Betty Is described In the
Virginia Gazette as "a lady Of great
beauty and fortune" She married her
cousin. Richard Corbin. OF 'Laneville.'
King and Queen county. the Receiver
General OF Virginia for many years prior
90 l77G The fair Mistress Betty was the
lady. who, in the absence OF her hus-
band. was reused out OF sleep by the
Minute Men OF Hanover county, who, an
mated by Patrick Henry, came 10 de-
nand Of Colonel Corbin that he pay, on;
OF the royal quit rents. for the powder
stolen by Lord Dunmore from the mag
azine Of Williamsburg. Though Richard
corbfn sympathized with England IN the
Revolutionary struggle. he retained the
respect Of al, parties. Washington, I'm
talking OF him IN 11S3. 20 his son. Francis
Corbin. who had just returned from
studying at Elton and Cambridge. said;
s1Ie IS worthy man. and one OF the
best friends ever had" Franklin, in
iTs7. said OF him 20 this same young
man: "Ho IL one OF the wisest men we
have" and when Francis Corbin was
presented TO George III the King inquired
about his father. and said: He " 9