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Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor 1741–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1741

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1826

Death Location: Jefferson, Kentucky

Father: Zachary Taylor

Mother: Elizabeth Taylor

Spouse(s): Sarah STROTHER, Sarah Taylor

Children(s): Zachary (2ndC5XR), George TAYLOR, Sarah TAYLOR, Richard TAYLOR, Elizabeth (2ndC5XR), Brig Taylor, Emily Taylor, William TAYLOR, William TAYLOR, Paul Taylor, LtGen Taylor, Strother Taylor, Elizabeth TAYLOR, Hancock TAYLOR

The story of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor began in 1741 in Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother, Sarah Strother Taylor, and had children including Brig Gen Joseph Pannell Taylor, Elizabeth Lee Taylor 2Ndc5Xr, Elizabeth Taylor, Emily Richard Taylor, George Taylor, Hancock Taylor, Ltgen Richard Taylor, Paul Pannell Taylor, Richard Strother Taylor, Sarah Bayley Taylor, Strother Taylor, William Dabney Strother Taylor, William Dabney Taylor, Zachary Taylor 12Th President Of The Usa Y Dna R1B R M269 2Ndc5Xr. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor passed away in 1826 in Jefferson, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor began in 1741 in Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother, Sarah Strother Taylor, and had children including Brig Gen Joseph Pannell Taylor, Elizabeth Lee Taylor 2Ndc5Xr, Elizabeth Taylor, Emily Richard Taylor, George Taylor, Hancock Taylor, Ltgen Richard Taylor, Paul Pannell Taylor, Richard Strother Taylor, Sarah Bayley Taylor, Strother Taylor, William Dabney Strother Taylor, William Dabney Taylor, Zachary Taylor 12Th President Of The Usa Y Dna R1B R M269 2Ndc5Xr.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor passed away in 1826 in Jefferson, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lieutenant Taylor's Ancestors

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Lieutenant Taylor
1741–1826
Birth Place: Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA
Parents
Zachary Taylor
1707–1768
Ditchley, Dividing Creek, Northumberland, Colony of Virginia
Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor
1709–1750
Ditchley, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Walker) Taylor
1675–1729
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Hancock Lee
1653–1709
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Allerton
1671–1731
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col TAYLOR
1635–1698
Frances Taylor
1640–1680
William Thompson
1652–1701
Elanor Montague
1632–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN (9thGGF)
1607–1652
Elizabeth Nin
1610–1659
William Walker
1613–1703
Elizabeth DNA
1610–
William Thompson
1630–1675
Martha (8thGGM)
1627–1670
Peter Montague
1602–1659
Cicely *
1613–1654

Lieutenant Taylor's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Colonel Richard) Taylor (3 Apr 1741–19 Feb 1826) m. Sarah (Dabney) STROTHER (14 Dec 1760–13 Dec 1822) m. Sarah (Strother) Taylor (11 Dec 1760–13 Dec 1829)
  1. 1. Zachary (TAYLOR (12th President of the USA) Y-DNA R1b (R-M269)) (2ndC5XR) 1784–1850
  2. 2. George TAYLOR 1799–1829
  3. 3. Sarah (Bayley) TAYLOR 1799–1851
  4. 4. Richard (Strother) TAYLOR 1794–1829
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Lee TAYLOR) (2ndC5XR) 1792–1845
  6. 6. Brig (Gen Joseph Pannell) Taylor 1796–1864
  7. 7. Emily (Richard) Taylor 1801–
  8. 8. William (Dabney) TAYLOR 1782–1808
  9. 9. William (Dabney Strother) TAYLOR 1805–1844
  10. 10. Paul (Pannell) Taylor 1796–
  11. 11. LtGen (Richard) Taylor 1794–1872
  12. 12. Strother Taylor 1798–1808
  13. 13. Elizabeth TAYLOR 1762–1832
  14. 14. Hancock TAYLOR 1781–1841

Lieutenant Taylor's Timeline

6 Records

1741
3 Apr 1741
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor in Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA
1744
3 Apr 1744
Age 3
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor in Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA
1744
3 Apr 1744
Age 3
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States of America
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States of America
1826
19 Feb 1826
Age 85
Death of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor in Jefferson, Kentucky
Jefferson, Kentucky
1829
19 Jan 1829
Age 88
Death of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor in Jefferson, Kentucky
Jefferson, Kentucky
1829
19 Jan 1829
Age 88
Death of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1744
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 347

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1744
    Event Place: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1741
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, Hare Forest, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1829
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 347

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1829
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky

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