The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-13
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| gjnia FIRE and Marine Insurance Com.
! pany. Was think, Judge IN one OF
tho courts OF Richmond. How many girls
and boys had he. and what became OF
them? Ono, learn. married the Hon. S.
V. Snuthall, of Charlottesville. Can you
i tell his ancestry, etc? Please do SO in
next Sundays paper, If you can. T."
East Richmond.
! Certainly. we will give what we can
! now and proba bly, more hereafter.
| Tho family Of Allen is one OF the ear
| Hest which settled in Richmond We
find the names OF Edward Allen, James
Allen, Edmond Allen and Richard Allen
recorded as early as 1735 In Henrlco
parish records all Of whom in or near
the city at that time.
Joseph Allen, who was one Of the most
prominent men in the business and So
cial .j.tle OF Richmond during the 40's.
was the son OF James Allen, long con-
nected with old ST. Johns church. lilo
lived on Church Hill, but when his son
Joseph grew up and married, lie moved
over TO ShocAoe Fill and lived ON the
steep eminence of Council Chambers Hill.
He was a vestryman and active worker
III the Monumental church. He had sew
eral children.
Allen, who was educated In Richmond,
married., as Is stated above, the Hon.
S. " Southnll, Of Charlottesville, one
OF the most eminent lawyers and states
men Of Albemarle. and still resides in his
stately old colonial mansion IN Char
lottesville, though having long since re-
tired from practice.
Judge Allen also had a brother, Will.
liam Allen, who was one of the direc-
tors in the old Exchange Bank.
Judge 1Aaien was first made clerk OF the
Eastern District Court of Appeals, and
afterwards rose to judge OF the city
court. He had son. Philip Allen. and
other daughters. which, at this writing
ne are unable to trace.
Taylor.
James Taylor, OF Carlisle. England. the
exact date Of emf grafton being uncertain,
but between 1875 and 17GO. He married,
first Frances Walker? (This surname
have from one source only. VIII some
one who knows. give us the proof this
is authentic or show it to be error?) This
eldest child, Jane Taylor. was born De-
ccy11ber 81. 1865. Her sister, Sarah born
1876, married a Powell. Can anyone give.
his Christian name, and any of their de-
scendants? James Taylors second wife,
Mary Gregory, had a daughter. Ann, born
1855, who married an Eastman; his name
and descendants desired: also descendants
OF Edmund Taylor, If any. born July ),
1880; another son. John, and tho young
est, married Catherine Pendleton, daugh-
ter OF Philips and Isabella Hurt Pen
Neton sister of Henry, who married
Mary, sister Of John Taylor
3 James Taylor, Sr., died Aprn 30. 1885:
very aged. What relation was he to the
following Taylors, as taken from Parish
Registers? From New Kent County Reg
lister: John Taylor, buried July, 1898 (nay
he not have been a brother Of James?);
John, son OF John and Mary Taylor, born
1886: Sarah. daughter OF John and Mary
Taylor, born 1905; James, son Of John
Taylor. born 1924; Mary, daughter OF
James and Elizabeth Taylor born 1905;
WiEian1 son of james and Elizabeth
Taylor. born 17os; George. son Of James
and Eliza beth Taylor, born 1903; Eliza
beth, daughter OF james and Elizabeth
Taylor, l712; Christian, daughter of James
and Elizabeth Taylor, born Ills; Frances.
daughter Of James and Elizabeth Taylor,
born 17l6; Susannah. daughter Of James
and Elizabeth Taylor. born l19; James
Taylor, died 1713; Sarah Taylor married
John Cowing, 1744.
From st. Peters, New Kent County,
Register:
Frances, daughter Of George and Lucy
Taylor, born 9Th December, 1884, James,
son of George and Lucy Taylor born
May. 1886; William, son of George and
Lucy Taylor, born May, 1888; James, son
of Bernard and Sarah Taylor. horn De-
cember. 173s; George. son of John and
Elizabeth Taylor. born August. 1851: VIII
liam, son OF John and Elizabeth Taylor. !
born June, 1850; Leonard son Of Richard