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Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor 1635–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1635

Birth Location: Earl, Hare, Carlisle, England

Death Date: 30 Apr 1698

Death Location: Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia

Father: Captain (Thomas)

Mother: Elizabeth Horton

Spouse(s): Mary Walker

Children(s): Colonel (GGU-PPPMMP)

Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor was born in 1635 in Earl, Hare, Carlisle, England, the child of Captain Sir John Taylor Thomas And Elizabeth Horton. Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor married Mary Frances Walker, and had children including Colonel James Walker Taylor Ii James I House Of Burgesses For Va Knight Of The Golden Horseshoe Veteran Of French And Indian Wars Ggu Pppmmp. Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor passed away in 1698 in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor was born in 1635 in Earl, Hare, Carlisle, England, the child of Captain Sir John Taylor Thomas And Elizabeth Horton.
  • Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor married Mary Frances Walker, and had children including Colonel James Walker Taylor Ii James I House Of Burgesses For Va Knight Of The Golden Horseshoe Veteran Of French And Indian Wars Ggu Pppmmp.
  • Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor passed away in 1698 in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia.

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Colonel Taylor's Ancestors

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Colonel Taylor
1635–1698
Birth Place: Earl, Hare, Carlisle, England
Parents
Captain Sir John Taylor (Thomas)
1607–1652
Penning Castle, Earl, Hare, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Elizabeth Horton
1610–1659
Flintshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Taylor's Descendants

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Colonel (James (John) Henry "The Elder") Taylor (12 Feb 1635–30 Apr 1698) m. Mary ("Frances") Walker (28 February1640–23 September 1680)
  1. 1. Colonel (James Walker Taylor II (James I); House of Burgesses for VA "Knight of the Golden Horseshoe" *Veteran of French and Indian Wars) (GGU-PPPMMP) 1675–1729 m. Martha Thompson 1679–1762
    1. 1. Colonel (George Francis) Taylor 1711–1792 m. Rachel (Gibson (1st wife of Col. George Taylor) "Great Aunt to Pres. James Madison,) Jr" 1717–1761
      1. 1. Captain (F. Reuben) Taylor 1745–1829 m. Mary Garre 1745–1804
        1. 1. John (Marcus) Taylor 1776–1864 m. Mary (Sarah "Polly") Knott 1784–1827

Colonel Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1635
12 Feb 1635
Birth of Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor in Earl, Hare, Carlisle, England
Earl, Hare, Carlisle, England
1682
10 Aug 1682
Age 47
Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor was married in New Kent, Caroline, VA
New Kent, Caroline, VA
1698
30 Apr 1698
Age 63
Death of Colonel James (John) Henry "The Elder" Taylor in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia
Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1635
    Event Place: Earl, Hare, Carlisle, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1682
    Event Place: New Kent, Caroline, VA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1698
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

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