The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10

Complying with Il former request from
h correspondent, that we tako UP the
families Of The many Presidents which
i Virginia has furnished the country. We
rive to-day that OF Taylor, as being COLI.
nected so intimately With the fiitcs. Mad.
isons. 1srlscocs and other Valley families
which we have recently been considers
t,ig.
Bishop Meade, In Ills Old Churches,
hates that The 'raylotr trace their arces-i
try8froin James Taylor, of Cnrlish. Cum
icrland county, Engln,ld Bu, this fact
ne not substhntintcd by recent family
records. We give ut tho head ~ ttis,
the Taylor Originally spelled Tnylour).
toal-or-arms.g as furnished by descend
< ant whicl, arc taken from the 1Ittald's
Gollcgc, London, and arc also 10 be found
.n Burke's British Pecrnge. In connection
= with tho arms OF Head Tort. The arms
nro described as quarterly: First and
fourth, argent, on n chief, snblc. two
y l,onrs. heads OF the field, couped and
SrOt. for Taylor. Second quarter. argent.
q chevron between tl,rcc cylio,inds
+ couvant, proper for Fatratead Third
quarter argent. a chevron ct.ninc. be-
tween three mulcts, gnles. for Frccland.
4 Crest. n dexter arm endowed In nrmor.
THE hand In n gnuntIet grnspinE n 5av.r.s.
In. all ppr. Motto: "Conreguitcr luo,t
c,iInunc petiL'', (I1e obtains whatever,
lie Eecks.) We give Only he arms prop
& ct for Taylor. emitting tho SECOND 1unr-
fer for 1snirstcad, and third quarter Tor
lTrecland, ny Irrelevant. r rom these arms
4 we trace the family OF Taylor. as having
i descended from Thomas TIA ylotr, Of S'ls-i
rex county. England. It2o. He was sue Z.
cccdcd to tile estate by his son. John 1ray-
tfl,, at,ro "A
Thomas Taylotir. was created Baronct
or ireland. ,17o4. md was sworn In the
1'rivy Council. 1925. Sir T'i1onas married
3 Anne. daughter OF Sir Robert Cot ton, Q {
(.ombcrrnerc: his children were: r homas.
Ills heir: Robert. dean of Donford; Hen
ry, died unmarried; James. marrfcd
Catherine daughter OF Thomas Meredith,
3 Leo. about 1918, and died .
Thrs James Ia the one supposed 70 have
4 scttied at Carlisle and was tho father
Il OF Colonel James Taylor. tho cmigrant
IS, 70 camc to Virginia about 1898 md se Z
!; tied 4l,ct ween tho North and York Rivers,
on the Chesa peake Pay. James, tho emil
j. grant. is stated BY Bishop Meade az
''havIng> several $chlldreri--onc Of whom
81 (Mary) was tho mother o {, Judge PEN
fllctpn. His son, John. who married q
3 Pend Teton. Is the ancestor ofs Colonel John
TAYLOR, Of Caroline. His son, Jamcs,
* took up lands In Orange county. and was
a first settler. THIS was Colonel James
Taylor, second whose family VIC VIII
4 principally trace. He married Martha
Thompson. a lady OF royal descent e, :, she
tracing her lineage from Sir Roger
4 Thompson. OF Scarborough. Yorkshire.
4 England. wiiosc daughter. Anne, married
1ier cousin, Richard Tfonnpson ey
had n son. william. who became 9 colo
mel In tia British army, and served Bns
& such In the Virginia colony about the
years 1880. His homo wa 9 At f'la OK
Is well Neck In IIanogerS county. Va ne
had four children: l 4, s. 81.
5 lst Martha who married Coionei3 james
81 Taylor. second b OF Orange. # s
I'd. John ,rhompsoi'. married iepecca
Claiborne. 55s,
al. Roger Called .'s,r Roger. who
married Ann Foster.
9Th. Joseph married Sarah Claiborne.
~ We are still more strengt hcned In tho
ii belief that this IL the true line OF Tor
IS desce,,t IL from the fact that Sir Thomas
q TayJour, Earl OF Beehive. and NJ F.a.5 1Si2
direct descendant of the first homas
Tayo;Ir) married Amelia. only child OF
5 William Thompson, esq. OF l'nderly Han.
Ncstmorcland county. England. who was
Il also a descendant of Sir Roger Ihomp-
y son (see Birke).
4 SS Colonel ames IAylor anu AZ - ZIG
Thorn pson had four sons and one daugl u
.tcr,5lfamcly: "a. q
LIST. James, who moved to Kentucky.
Il and left#many descendants.
Cd. George. had fourteen sons !; seven Of
whom served iii Reyolutfonary vi r. and
t::rteen OF whom are said to have held
Il Office at the same time under the govern
ment OF the United States.
I Fl I'd. Zachary, had seven sons and three
daughters: he was the grandfat her OF
" General Zachary Taylor.
4th. Erasmus. had two sons and i've
daughters, viz:gJoln. who WAS the father
4 OF the late Judge John Taylor, OF Mis-
is sissppi Robert, married Frances Pendle-
tom from whom descended most Of the
Taylors now living In Orange al OF tRh n
have retained their attachment TO tho
IA church Of their fathers. the Episcopal
Church Of Virginia. Of the daughters 81
Erasmus Taylor, Mildred married VIII
Z liam Morton; FRANCES married q Mr..
Z Burnley: Elizabeth married a Mr.. Glas-
sci, descended from the old Scotch elias.
B see family, who came over before the
revolution and settled at fredericksburg;
Lucy Taylor married the Rev. Al Ben
tamin, one OF the early Episcopal minis
tors. and Jane Taylor married Charles +,
Howard.
one OF the sons Of Zachary Tay,
lor Was Richard Taylor. who mar
ricel Sarah strother. These were the pa
rents Of General ZACH ry Taylor, Presl.
dent Of the United States, The father o.
\ Sarah Strother was William strother,
direct descendant 'of tho old Saxon
family of "straatl,cr,'' whose first emf
grant to the colony was Anthony strotf,
ar. 1874. whose son, Francis Strothcr,imar-
iIed Miss Dabney and died 1752;ethcfr sot
was the celebrated General y. Strothcr
tile Porte Crayon" Of Harpers Muga,
4 zinc, 1850. S 4.
Alexander Taylor, son of the first Rob
orr Taylor married Mildred q. Lindsey
or 5Albemarlc, their daughter, Sally srny
lor. becoming tho wife Of Colonel join
q M, Patton. of Richmond. Va, and owncc
3 tho fine old Taylor estate OF the Mead
ows," In Albemarle.
Colonel Richard Taylor succeeded to
hls,fathcr's large estate in Orange coun,
# ty, and was most prominent and influ.
entail. both In church and State affairs
General Ia chary Taylor was born at q
place called Hare Forest,"g'a about -four
7 miles from Orange Courthouse; on Sep;