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Selected Families and Individuals
Notes
John Taylor
From: David Taylor: John Taylor born August 10, 1607, wife Eliz abeth, immigrated to America, referred to in this history as Immigrant John Taylor. Immigrant John and 1st wife Elizabeth Taylor had: I. Richard Taylor born 1625 in England was Headright of E dward Walker who claimed 900 acres of land in Northumberland Co. September 20, 1650 to transport himself and seventeen others. II. John Taylor II born 1627 in England was Headright of T homas Gerrord who claimed 1,000 acres of land in Northumberland Co. October 8, 1650. III. Robert Taylor born 1630 in England was Headright of St ephen Hamelin who claimed 1,250 acres in Charles City Co. VA on October 26, 1650. IV. William Taylor born 1632-4 or 1638 in England was Head right of widow Mrs. Francis Townsend who claimed 2,200 acres in Northumberland Co. VA February 7, 1650. V. James Taylor (known as James I) born 1635 was transpor ted by John Rosier who claimed 550 acres of Headright land in Northumberland Co. VA, December 13, 1650. James I is an ancestor of James Madison and Pres. Zachary Taylor. VI. Thomas Taylor born 1637 in England was Headright of Ri chard Tye and Thomas Sparrow who claimed jointly 550 acres in Northumberland Co. VA, August 12, 1650. Thomas is an ancestor to Pres. Abraham Lincoln. VII. Elizabeth Taylor born 1645 was d/o John Taylor I 2nd w ife Elizabeth. She married Simon Sallard. On March 1, 1677 she and Simon sold 450 acres of land originally patented to her brother John Taylor February 15, 1667. (Lancaster Co. VA records, p 286). Immigrant John Taylor John Taylor I, s/o Thomas and Margaret (Swinderly) Tay lor was born August 10, 1607 in England. Records in Northumberland and Lancaster Co. VA indicate that he came to America about 1648. He is listed in Greer's Immigrant List, 1648. In that year, he, James Jones and John Ellis patented 500 acres of land. On April 28, 1651 John Taylor patented 950 acres and 1,400 acres. He sold the 1,400 acres to Francis Morrison. In 1652 he patented two tracts of land in Lancaster Co.---440 acres and 450 acres-which passed to son John II, Northumberland Co. VA. NOTE: From: Naturalization papers.
James Taylor
Individual: From: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600 s. Taylor Caroline County Crest: A naked arm couped at the shoulder embowed, holding an arrow ppr. Motto: Consequitur quodcunque petit . James Taylor, ancestor of the Caroline County family of that name, is said to have come from the vicinity of Carlisle, England. He was in Virginia before 1650 and took out patents of land on the Mattaponi River. By his first wife, Frances, he had Jane, born 27 Dec., 1668; James, born 1674; Sarah, born 1676. His first wife died in 1680, and in 1682 he married Mary, sister of John Gregory, by whom he had the following children: John and Anne, twins, born 1685, John died young; Mary, born 1688; Edmund, born 1690 ; John, born 1693, died young; Elizabeth, born 1694, died young; John, born 1696. James Taylor died about 1698 at an advanced age. An old ring handed down in the family is said to have once been his property, and it bears engraved upon it the above crest which is that of the Taylors of Pennington Castle. The descendants of James Taylor have been exceedingly prominent in the history of the State, one of them--Zachary, becoming President Notes for JAMES TAYLOR I: Was a large landowner and he was a prominent citizen in the colony. He was a lawyer and a public official and served as a member of the House of Burgesses. He was Sheriff of New Kent County in 1690 and vestryman of Saint George's Parish. He moved to Orange County, Virginia, and belonged to Saint Stephen's Parish in New Kent County and also in King and Queen County. He owned 13,925 acres along the Mattaponi River where he built his home and named it " Hare Forest ", named for the Earls of Pennington Castle in England where Taylor ancestors are buried. By division of county lines his home was in Orange County, Virginia where his children was born. This home is now located in Caroline County, Virginia. WFT8-1383 States that a seal ring which had belonged to James Taylor I and which bore the crest and seal of Taylor arms has been handed down to the present generation. With his seal ring has also descended a legend to the effect that on a certain occasion when the King of England was enjoying a chase in one of his royal forests, a wild boar, hard driven, turned upon the royal huntsman, whereupon there sprang to his defense one of the knights who slew the boar. The King out of gratitude gave the Knight a crest, the distinguish mark of which was an uplifted hand, accompanied by the motto:"CONSEQUITUR QUOD COMQUE PETIT". Home was "Greenfield". Burgess 1702-1710, King and Queen County, Virginia. Justice,Knight of the Golden Horseshoe. Grandfather of two Presidents, Zachary Taylor and James Madison. In 1716 accompanied Governor Alexander Spotswood on an expedition over the Blue Ridge Mountains in to the Shenandoah Valley. This was an attempt to promote Virginia's expansion. The men who accompanied Governor Spotswood were called Knight of the Golden Horseshoe. NOTE: From: William Taylor Wittle Ancestral File 13255 shows only 3 children; Jane, James, and Sarah. The LDS records show 15, of which three cannot have been of this family because their birth years are too late; therefore, 12 are reflected here.
James came to America with his parents on the ship "True Love" in 1635. They apparently landed first in Pennsylvania because James' father, John, died there. James later settled at "Hare Forest" in what is now Orange County, Virginia. NOTE: (Source: The Life of Rowland Taylor, by William James Brown, published by Epworth Press, England and furnished by Rector of Hadleigh, England Rev. John Betton. The Book of Martyrs, by Fox, published in England 1610 , vol. I. Sections furnished by George Taylor of La Grange, IL and Maj. Bulan Davis, U.S.A.F.) James Taylor born February 12, 1610. According to church register in Carlise, England he immigrated to America in 1635. He married Elizabeth Underwood who divorced him, the first divorce registered in VA. He was called Governor, Councilman and was a doctor. He died in VA in 1655. NOTE: Source: "Archives & Manuscripts" at VTLS-Web Gateway Author : Sneddon, Jonathan T. Accession No 33830 This collection concerns the descendants of James Taylor (1615-1698) of King and Queen County, Virginia. It traces the various branches down through Orange County, concentrating on the lineage of the donor.
The VA land office records show that he lived on the Mattap oni River , in the lower part of what is now Caroline Co. He was succeeded in the ownership of this place by his oldest son in 1799.
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