The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-18

Hill It is about two miles from the village of Middletown. The Taylor fami- ly was related by marriage to Sir George | Cateret. proprietor of East New Jersey,
 and through him acquired large landed
 estates in Monmouth, and Somerset Coun-
 ties, N. J. deed dated November 19. 1881, conveys from Powark, and other h. { dians to the Lady Carteret in trust for
 Matthews Taylor and others, a large tract of land in Somerset Coun- ty. Matthews Taylor dying soon after oequeathed his share of the property to his brother Edward, then living in Lon-
 don. A few years lAter he came to this country and became the progenitor of
 the American Taylors. The old Taylor
 homestead. built in 172s, by George, son of the immigrant, still stands in the village | of Middletown, and as late as 1880. was oc- | cupied by a lineal descendant of the first | settler. The house was then in good con- | dition, with the old pictured Dutch tiles
 in the spacious fire place. Edward Tay-
 Tor. the settler. was of Briggs House. York County. England, residing in Lon- don. His wifes name was Catherine, and they brought five children with them, one (Joseph) was born in New Jersey; Ed- wards grandsons were among the first settlers of the new country, that is to say New York, Ohio and other States in the West and South. Most of them became
 useful, prosperous citizens. filling places of distinction. None, So far as can be learned, was ever convicted of crime,
 and none was born with any deforihity, or destitute of common sense. An hon ored officerlin the Revolutionary was Col onel Richard Cox, who married Mercy
 Tavlor, granddaughter of the settler. Their son, Richard, was a Major in the Jersey line in the Revolution. For ser vices rendered his country he received a grant of land fin the State of Ohio. Elisha Taylor, born in 17S6 was an officer in the war of 1872. Among distinguished mem bers of the family are the celebrated d. vine Jeremy Taylor, and in our own time Bishop Frederick William Taylor of Iili- nois. lately deceased. John Taylor, born 17S4 In New York was member of Con- gress uninterruptedly for twenty years
 from 1913 to 1883. Another member of the family who made a name for himself was Jacob Taylor. In the enumeration of Taylors who have won distinction. 1t must not he forgotten that one was Pres ident of the United States Before being called to that high office Zachariah Tay- Tor in command of the American forces in Louisiana and Texas. in the Mexican war, had beaten the enemy in two battles. had followed them into Mexico and there defeated Santa Anna in the crowning bat tie of his campaign, Buena Vista Among other distinguished men of this name, mention may be made of Bayard Taylor, author and poet: Brook Taylor. well known mathematician; Sir Henry Taylor. writer of philosophical and theological subjects; John Taylor. the dramatist and art critic. The Taylor coat of arms gives
 in the first and fourth quarters tsi" Tay- Tor family: the second quarter Is for the DeFairstead family, and the third for the Freeland It seems that in the reign of Richard III John Taylor married Mar garet, daughter and sole heir of Humph- rey DeFairstead, and thus he acquired the estates and arms of DeFairstead. A Matthew Taylor. born in 15s1. married Margaret only daughter and heiress of Richard Freeland. and acquired the Free land estate. and arms. The first and fourth quarters of the Taylor arms azure have the upper half sable, on which are two wild boar's heads. The second or De- Fairstead quarter has a clarion of ermine, between three rowels of a spur The crest Is a dexter arm embossed in armor; the hand in a gauntlet grasps & 1avelin. The motto Is: 'He accomplishes what he un- dertakes."