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James Taylor 1742–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 12 Sep 1808

Death Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: {DLA} II

Mother: Penelope Taylor

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James Taylor was born in 1742 in Surry, North Carolina, United States, the child of Dla Thomas Taylor Ii And Penelope Taylor. James Taylor passed away in 1808 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Taylor was born in 1742 in Surry, North Carolina, United States, the child of Dla Thomas Taylor Ii And Penelope Taylor.
  • James Taylor passed away in 1808 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States.

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James Taylor's Ancestors

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James Taylor
1742–1808
Birth Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
Parents
{DLA} Thomas Taylor II
1700–1773
Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Penelope Taylor
1700–1782
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Taylor
1667–1715
Surry Co VA
Sarah
1674–1715
Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Thomas Goodwin
1665–1730
Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
{DLA} (Mary Magdelene) Harrison
1695–1779
Surry, Surry, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Walter Taylor
1644–1688
Mary Harris
1646–1688
William Jones
1662–
Anna Millington
1669–
Matthew Goodwin
1646–1701
Elizabeth Moore
–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James* I
1607–1653
Ann
1611–1649
Richard Harry
1630–1679
Jane
1625–1679
Daniel Goodwin
1620–1712
Margaret Goodwin
1631–1670

James Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of James Taylor in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States
1808
12 Sep 1808
Age 66
Death of James Taylor in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1774; Page Number: 36
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1774; Page Number: 36

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1808
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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