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Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor 1744–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 3, 1744

Birth Location: Lexington, Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Jan 1829

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Zachary Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): Sarah Strother

Children(s): Zachary USA, Hancock owner, Sarah Taylor, George 1814, Elizabeth 1850,, William Army.

Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor was born in 1744 in Lexington, Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Zachary Taylor Sr And Elizabeth Lee. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother, and had children including Elizabeth Lee Lloyd Taylor Married To Slave Owner 1820 1850, George Taylor Parental Landaker Howard 4Th Great Granduncle Military 16 Dec 1814, Hancock Strother Taylor Parental Landaker Howard 4Th Great Granduncle Brother Of Zachary Scott Taylor Slave Owner, Sarah Bailey Taylor Gray Parental Landaker Howard 4Th Great Grandaunt Sibling Of Zachary Taylor, William Dabney Strother Taylor Parental Landaker Howard 4Th Great Granduncle Died A Surgeon In The Us Army, Zachary Taylor 12Th President Of Usa. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor passed away in 1829 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor was born in 1744 in Lexington, Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Zachary Taylor Sr And Elizabeth Lee.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother, and had children including Elizabeth Lee Lloyd Taylor Married To Slave Owner 1820 1850, George Taylor Parental Landaker Howard 4Th Great Granduncle Military 16 Dec 1814, Hancock Strother Taylor Parental Landaker Howard 4Th Great Granduncle Brother Of Zachary Scott Taylor Slave Owner, Sarah Bailey Taylor Gray Parental Landaker Howard 4Th Great Grandaunt Sibling Of Zachary Taylor, William Dabney Strother Taylor Parental Landaker Howard 4Th Great Granduncle Died A Surgeon In The Us Army, Zachary Taylor 12Th President Of Usa.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor passed away in 1829 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachary Sr.
1707–1768
Birth Location: King & Queen Co., VA (Orange Co. wasn't formed until 1734)
ZS
Elizabeth Lee
1703–1753
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
EL

Spouses(s)

Sarah Strother
1760–1822
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
SS

Children(s)

Zachary USA
1784–1850
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
ZU
Hancock owner
1781–1841
Birth Location: Montebello, Orange County, VA British America
Ho
Sarah Taylor
1799–1851
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Cty, KY
ST
George 1814
1789–1829
Birth Location: 'Montebello', Barboursville, Orange Cty, VA
G1
Elizabeth 1850,
1792–1845
Birth Location: Montebello, Orange Cty, VA
E1
William Army.
1782–1808
Birth Location: Rapidan, Orange Cty, VA
WA

Lieutenant Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Lieutenant Taylor
1744–1829
Birth Place: Lexington, Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
Zachary Taylor Sr.
1707–1768
King & Queen Co., VA (Orange Co. wasn't formed until 1734)
Elizabeth Lee
1703–1753
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (James Walker Taylor) II
1673–1729
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Martha (Montague) Thompson
1679–1763
Hanover, Hanover, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Hancock Lee
1653–1709
Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Allerton
1670–1731
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Allerton
1628–1702
Elizabeth Colclough
1635–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Allerton
1586–1658
Fear Mary
1606–1634

Lieutenant Taylor's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Colonel Richard Lee) Taylor (April 3, 1744–19 Jan 1829) m. Sarah (Dabney) Strother (14 Dec 1760–13 Dec 1822)
  1. 1. Zachary (Taylor 12th President of) USA 1784–1850 m. First (Lady Margaret 'Peggy' Mackall) Smith 1788–1852
    1. 1. Sarah (Knox 'Knoxie') Taylor 1814–1835
    2. 2. Octavia (Pannel) Taylor 1816–1820
    3. 3. Margaret (Smith) Taylor 1819–1877
  2. 2. Hancock (Strother Taylor -parental Landaker Howard 4th Great Granduncle brother of Zachary Scott Taylor, slave) owner 1781–1841
  3. 3. Sarah (Bailey Taylor Gray -parental Landaker Howard 4th Great grandaunt Sibling of Zachary) Taylor 1799–1851
  4. 4. George (Taylor -parental Landaker Howard, 4th Great granduncle, Military 16 Dec) 1814 1789–1829
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Lee Lloyd Taylor married to slave owner 1820,) 1850, 1792–1845
  6. 6. William (Dabney Strother Taylor -Parental Landaker Howard 4th Great Granduncle died a surgeon in the US) Army. 1782–1808

Lieutenant Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1744
April 3, 1744
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor in Lexington, Orange, Virginia, United States
Lexington, Orange, Virginia, United States
1829
19 Jan 1829
Age 85
Death of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Taylor in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 3, 1744
    Event Place: Lexington, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1829
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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