The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
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up 1850 acres on the Mattaponi. This
was large grant. and the colonel
affixed to the name suggests q man
of prominence. The prefix colonel" is
dear to the Virginian heart. Whether
1t is obtained in the red glare of battle
or in the gentle avocations of peace
whether won In the sheen OF COLO
lace without war. or by courage and
hardship in war. II is tenaciously
olutched and reluctantly relinquished
Colonel William Tsyler's title might
have been picked up easily or he
might have fought the Indians or held
euch dimcult office that his title was
excusable. yet we cannot place him
There are Taylors In Gloucester now,
but tho family isn't indigenous. but
transplanted; that is. their tenancy Is
not by grant from the King. but by
maternal inheritance.
The family from which the Glou-
cester Taylors descend is a small one
They come from Robert Taylor. tho
emigrant, and their only kin ny name
in Virginia is the family OF William
T.. Taylor. ESQ. of Norfolk. repre-
scented there now by his son. Captain
William e. Taylor. C. S. A, OF York
and Butte Streets. where stands the
beautiful old house of hia father. WILL
liam L. Taylor. Esq. surrounded by
a square of garden. lawn. trees and
fruit.
Robert Taylor. the emlgrant, came
from England by Antigua. where he
left brother and two sisters He
settled first at Smithheld. in Isle OF
Wight county. and moved thence to
Norfolk. Va. He married twice-firBt
wife unknown-but her name in all
probability was Bsraud His Oldest
son was General Robert Beraud
Taylor. the most distinguished mem.
Der OF this Taylor family. AS general
OF the Virginia forces in 1912. he drove
the British from Norfolk: he was
also one OF the most eminent lawyers
OF his day, fought a duel with John
Randolph of Roanoke, was appointed
to receive Lafayette at Yorktown in
1925 and made the address. His por-
trait in oils Is owned by Judge Field
ing Taylor Lewis. OF Gloucester. He
has a scholarly face, and holds IN his
hand law book. Captain William
Z. Taylor, OF Norfolk. has the fac
smile OF this portrait.
There is also portrait OF Robert
Taylor ~. which hangs on the walls
of the drawinv room at Roosevelt
OF sanity. intellectual looking old
gentleman. sitting on his porch with
a rcd prayer book in his hand. He
seems about to speak. His son. Robert
(2) taylor. had William C3) Eyre Tay-
Tor and Robert ca, distinguished
lawyer. William t3) Eyre Taylor had
William "a e. Tayl.r and DR.. Robert
ca Taylor. who married Leila Baker,
of Norfolk, William Z, 90 is unmar,
rled. DR.. Robert 90 Taylor left two
sons Robert Isl, NJ. D.. and Richard
go. both OF whom have children.
Captain William F. 60 Taylor az
nrmed that Tazewell Taylor. Esq, Of
Norfolk. told him that his father.
James Taylor. Esq said that his fam
lily and that OF the Robert Taylor was
the same They did not come from
the same county in England. but that
on tho James Taylor tomb in ST. paul's
churchyard in Norfolk are the same
arms. the which belong 10 the other
family.
Robert Taylor. first. married second
~ Ann Roy, direct descendant o.
Rob Roy whose full name was Rob
ert Roy McGregor Campbell. he being
OF the house OF Argyle. Scotland. They
had daughter. Anne (2) Taylor. who
married General Preston (who lived
in Montgomery county. then In tho
wild frontier), and had Ballard Pres
ton 90, Senator and distinguished law
yer. statesman. etc Colonel Robert
Preston 90 and Colonel James Pres.
ton 90, both OF the Confederate States
Army.
Anne Roy Taylor's prayer-book is
now owned by Judge F. J., Taylor OF
Belle Farm and Roosevelt. Her name
In gilt letters is on the leathern back
1t Is THE New Weeks Preparation
for Worthy Receiving of the Lords
supper" printed in Lopdon. 1877.
Judge Taylor also owns some tall glaAs
cases OF wax and she'll flowers made
by her. This was quite an art work
OF It's kind. and the fashionable ac-
complishment of English women of
her day These she brought from
Glasgow, Scotland. together with some
West indian shells. She left inHuen-
tial relations in Glasgow.
Archibald (2) Taylor, youngest son
CHS second wife,. married Frances
Fielding Lewis. one of the three
oke and Belle Farm. son Of Warner
Lewis, OF Warner Hall, and Eleanor
Lady Gooch, nee Bowles. Fielding
Lewis advised his son-in-law. Archi.
bald Taylor. not to buy Warner Hall.
as there were many who had heredi-
tary interest in 1T, and they would
never realize that the old homestead
was his; This letter, containing this
So Archibald Taylor remained al,
Be Farm which came to him through
wife, Frances r. Lewis Relic
Farm was a fascinating place. 1t al
ways seemed older than other places.
perhaps by reason OF It's solemn old
cedar trees; the box bushes and the
graves In the garden. The house was
veritable museum of priceless pic
lures. furniture. china and glass. and
II was blessed moment when Mrs
Fielding Lewis Taylor. its last and
most llvoly mistress. took out her
jewel box and displayed to wondering.
If not envious. eyes her beautiful Jew
els Fielding Lewis. the father of Mrs
Taylor. was the scientific planter OF
his day: His portrait as the first presi-
dent OF the Virginia Agriculture So
ciety, once hung at the Hale capital
and was placed by this society as
memorial of his great work OF renova-
tlon of Virginia lands by line etc
Belle Farm was left ito Fielding
Lewis by his brother Tom Warner
Hall was eventually sold out of the
family. having fallen into much decay.
and was finally burned during the
ownership of Colin Clarke ESD h,,t