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Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor 1574–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1574

Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 Jan 1651

Death Location: Derbyshire, England

Father: William Taylor

Mother: Taylor None

Spouse(s): Sarah Barker, Katherine Taylor, Margaret (Taylor), Dorothy Baker

Children(s): Richard Taylor, John Ii, John Taylor, Joseph Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Richard Taylor, William Immigrant, William Taylor, John Immigrant, Anne Taylor, Anne Taylor, Lady Taylor, Anna Taylor, Anna Taylor, Anne Taylor, George lll, William Taylor, John Taylor, John Taylor, ★John Taylor, Captain Immigrant, Thomas Taylor, Robert Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Margaret Lady, Thomas Taylor, John immigrant", Esther Taylor, Esther Taylor, George Taylor, George Taylor, William Taylor, Phillip Taylor, Nathaniel Taylor, Edmund Taylor, Peter Taylor, James Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Elizabeth Meriwether*, Mary Taylor

The story of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor began in 1574 in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor married Dorothy O Diorn Baker, Katherine Cotton Taylor, Margaret Swinderby Taylor, Sarah Dorothy Barker, and had children including Anna Salmon Taylor, Anna Taylor, Anne Taylor, Captain Thomas Taylor Immigrant, Edmund Taylor, Elizabeth Meriwether, Elizabeth Tailer, Esther Taylor, George Taylor, George Taylor Lll, James Taylor, John K Taylor, John Taylor, John Taylor Immigrant, John Thomas Ii Taylor, John Thomas Ii Taylor Ii, John William Taylor The Immigrant, Joseph Taylor, Lady Margaret Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Margaret Taylor Lady, Mary Taylor, Nathaniel Taylor, Peter Taylor, Phillip Taylor, Richard Rock Taylor, Richard John Taylor, Robert Taylor, Sarah Long Taylor, Thomas Teen 14 Taylor, Thomas Taylor, William George Elliott Taylor, William Robinson Taylor, William Taylor, William Taylor Immigrant, Zachary Taylor. Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor passed away in 1651 in Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor began in 1574 in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor married Dorothy O Diorn Baker, Katherine Cotton Taylor, Margaret Swinderby Taylor, Sarah Dorothy Barker, and had children including Anna Salmon Taylor, Anna Taylor, Anne Taylor, Captain Thomas Taylor Immigrant, Edmund Taylor, Elizabeth Meriwether, Elizabeth Tailer, Esther Taylor, George Taylor, George Taylor Lll, James Taylor, John K Taylor, John Taylor, John Taylor Immigrant, John Thomas Ii Taylor, John Thomas Ii Taylor Ii, John William Taylor The Immigrant, Joseph Taylor, Lady Margaret Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Margaret Taylor Lady, Mary Taylor, Nathaniel Taylor, Peter Taylor, Phillip Taylor, Richard Rock Taylor, Richard John Taylor, Robert Taylor, Sarah Long Taylor, Thomas Teen 14 Taylor, Thomas Taylor, William George Elliott Taylor, William Robinson Taylor, William Taylor, William Taylor Immigrant, Zachary Taylor.
  • Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor passed away in 1651 in Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Taylor
1548–1592
Birth Location: Shadochurst Kent England
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Taylor None
1550–1623
Birth Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Barker
1570–1660
Birth Location: , Kent, , England
SB
Katherine Taylor
1573–1638
Birth Location: Lidgate, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
KT
Margaret (Taylor)
1578–1660
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Dorothy Baker
1589–1660
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Children(s)

Richard Taylor
1593–1658
Birth Location: Lidgate, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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John Ii
1587–1650
Birth Location: England
JI
John Taylor
1607–1707
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, , England
JT
Joseph Taylor
–1685
Birth Location: –
JT
Sarah Taylor
1581–1630
Birth Location: Nazeing, Essex, England
ST
Richard Taylor
1625–1678
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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William Immigrant
1610–1643
Birth Location: (Of Bradley, Hampshire, England)
WI
William Taylor
1587–1621
Birth Location: Brancaster, Norfolk, England
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John Immigrant
1590–1650
Birth Location: Rigmere, Sussex, , England
JI
Anne Taylor
1590–
Birth Location: South Tamworth, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA
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Anne Taylor
1590–
Birth Location: South Tamworth, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA
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Lady Taylor
1590–1659
Birth Location: Preston, Dorset, England
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Anna Taylor
1590–1630
Birth Location: Lidgate, St Edmundsbury Borough, England
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Anna Taylor
1590–1630
Birth Location: Lidgate, Suffolk, , England
AT
Anne Taylor
1590–1712
Birth Location: Lidgate, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
AT
George lll
1591–1621
Birth Location: Lidgate, Suffolk, England
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William Taylor
1591–1621
Birth Location: Lidgate, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
WT
John Taylor
1593–1658
Birth Location: Lidgate, Suffolk, England
JT
John Taylor
1593–1658
Birth Location: Lidgate, Suffolk, England
JT
★John Taylor
1593–1658
Birth Location: Lidgate, Suffolk, England
★T
Captain Immigrant
1595–1667
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Thomas Taylor
1595–1667
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Robert Taylor
1596–1658
Birth Location: Lindgate, Suffolk, England
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Margaret Taylor
1603–1604
Birth Location: Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
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Margaret Lady
1599–1659
Birth Location: Lidgate, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
ML
Thomas Taylor
1604–1618
Birth Location: Lidgate, Suffolk, England
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John immigrant"
1607–1651
Birth Location: Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
Ji
Esther Taylor
–1799
Birth Location: –
ET
Esther Taylor
–1799
Birth Location: –
ET
George Taylor
–1807
Birth Location: –
GT
George Taylor
–1807
Birth Location: –
GT
William Taylor
1599–1606
Birth Location: Prestbury, Cheshire, England
WT
Phillip Taylor
1590–1616
Birth Location: Marden, Herefordshire, England
PT
Nathaniel Taylor
1596–
Birth Location: –
NT
Edmund Taylor
1598–
Birth Location: Cambridge, Suffolk, England
ET
Peter Taylor
1608–
Birth Location: Little Leigh, Cheshire, England
PT
James Taylor
1610–1698
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
JT
Zachary Taylor
1611–
Birth Location: –
ZT
Elizabeth Meriwether*
1635–1710
Birth Location: England
EM
Mary Taylor
–1671
Birth Location: –
MT

Richard Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Richard Taylor
1574–1651
Birth Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Taylor
1548–1592
Shadochurst Kent England
Taylor
1550–1623
Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Joseph de Taylor - MASTER OF THE) ROLLS
1520–1571
Tunbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Thomasine) Isaac
1515–1563
Hardwick, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitfield
1475–1535
Mildred Manning
1480–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Taylor's Descendants

1.
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Richard ("Ancient Planter" William) Taylor (15 Mar 1574–6 Jan 1651) m. Sarah (Dorothy) Barker (1570–1660) m. Katherine (Cotton) Taylor (1573–28 November 1638) m. Margaret (Swinderby) (Taylor) (1578–1660) m. Dorothy (O'Diorn) Baker (1589–1660)
  1. 1. Richard (John) Taylor 1593–1658 m. Dyonis (Sweete) (Taylor) 1587–1650 m. Rebecca (Ravening) Taylor 1603–1663 m. Susanna Cole 1557–1670 m. Dorothy Fysher 1599– m. Margaret Swinderly 1578–1659 m. Elizabeth Taylor 1620– m. Elizabeth (W Caldwell (Married Nicklas??) -) 7463 1590–1650
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Taylor) (George) 1619–1645 m. James (Richard George) Georg 1618–1706
      1. 1. Sarah George 1643–1697 m. JOSHUA (COGGESHALL) Jr 1656–1723 m. Benjamin Griffin 1639–1677
        1. 1. Mary Sweet 1660–1752 m. Henry (T Sweet) Sr 1662–1749
        2. 2. Ann Coggeshall 1707–1754
        3. 3. Thomas Coggeshall 1688–1771
        4. 4. Margaret Griffin 1663–1752
        5. 5. Sarah (Ann Griffin) (Greene?) 1670–1765
        6. 6. Elizabeth Coggeshall 1686–1755
        7. 7. Josiah Coggeshall 1690–1738
        8. 8. Richard Coggeshall 1692–1769 m. Waite Gould 1691–1724
        9. 9. Joshua Coggeshall 1681–1727
        10. 10. John Coggeshall 1683–1738
      2. 2. John George 1643–1681
      3. 3. Thomas George 1645–1704
      4. 4. Sarah George 1667–1765
      5. 5. Sarah George –1797
      6. 6. Eliner Kirke 1645–1691
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Taylor 1616–1677 m. Francis (Willoughby) 1613**++# 1613–1671
      1. 1. Jonathan (Willoughby 1636**++#) Reverend 1636–1677
      2. 2. Francis (Willoughby 1640**++#) II 1640–1678
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Sarah Willoughby) 1641**++# 1641–1711
      4. 4. Hannah (Willoughby) 1643**++# 1643–1643
      5. 5. Nehemiah (Willoughby) 1644**++# 1644–1702
      6. 6. Amos (Taylor Willoughby) 1647**++# 1647–1678
      7. 7. Jeremiah (Willoughby) 1647**++# 1647–1678
      8. 8. Octavia Willoughby 1650–
      9. 9. William (Willoughby) 1652**++# 1652–1678
      10. 10. Sarah (Willoughby) 1659**++# 1659–1670
      11. 11. Francis (Willoughby 1659**++#) Jr 1659–1677
      12. 12. Thomas Willoughby 1660–1729
      13. 13. Nathaniel (Willoughby) 1661**++# 1661–1663
      14. 14. Susannah (Willoughby) 1664**++# 1664–1709
    3. 3. John Taylor 1621–1684
    4. 4. John (William) Taylor 1621–1645
    5. 5. John (William) Taylor 1621–1645
    6. 6. Richard Taylor 1621–1678
    7. 7. John Taylor 1644–1684
    8. 8. Elizabeth Taylor 1619–1645
    9. 9. Elizabeth –1645
    10. 10. Colonel (William Alexander Taylor) (Osbourne) 1605–1687
    11. 11. Anne Taylor 1610–1672
    12. 12. Col (James Taylor) Sr 1610–1698
    13. 13. Elias Taylor 1612–1670
    14. 14. Mary Taylor 1616–1677 m. Dep. (Gov. Francis) Willoughby 1615–1671
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Willoughby 1641–1711
      2. 2. Hannah Willoughby 1643–1643
      3. 3. Jeremiah Willoughby 1647–
      4. 4. Nehemiah Willoughby 1644–1702
      5. 5. William Willoughby 1652–1678
      6. 6. Henry Bewlay 1785–
    15. 15. Henry Tayler 1620–1671
    16. 16. Thomas Taylor 1620–1682
    17. 17. Thomas Taylor 1620–1682
    18. 18. William Taylor 1622–1682
    19. 19. Jane Taylor 1625–
    20. 20. Alice Taylor 1627–
    21. 21. Dorothy Taylor 1627–
    22. 22. Nicholas Taylor 1630–1701
    23. 23. Thomas Tayloer 1637–
    24. 24. Andrew Taylor 1630–1718
  2. 2. John (Thomas II Taylor) Ii 1587–1650
  3. 3. John (Thomas II) Taylor 1607–1707
  4. 4. Joseph Taylor –1685
  5. 5. Sarah (Long) Taylor 1581–1630
  6. 6. Richard ("Rock") Taylor 1625–1678
  7. 7. William (Taylor,) Immigrant 1610–1643
  8. 8. William (George Elliott) Taylor 1587–1621
  9. 9. John (Taylor,) Immigrant 1590–1650
  10. 10. Anne Taylor 1590–
  11. 11. Anne Taylor 1590–
  12. 12. Lady (Margaret) Taylor 1590–1659
  13. 13. Anna (Salmon) Taylor 1590–1630
  14. 14. Anna Taylor 1590–1630
  15. 15. Anne Taylor 1590–1712
  16. 16. George (Taylor) lll 1591–1621
  17. 17. William Taylor 1591–1621
  18. 18. John (K) Taylor 1593–1658
  19. 19. John Taylor 1593–1658
  20. 20. ★John Taylor 1593–1658 m. Elizabeth (W Caldwell (Married Nicklas??) -) 7463 1590–1650
    1. 1. Colonel (William Alexander) Taylor 1605–1687
    2. 2. Anne Taylor 1610–1672
    3. 3. Colonel (James Taylor) Sr. 1610–1698
    4. 4. Elias Taylor 1612–1670
    5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Taylor 1616–1677
    6. 6. Thomas Taylor 1620–1699
    7. 7. Elizabeth Taylor 1622–1675
    8. 8. William Taylor 1622–1682
    9. 9. Jane Taylor 1624–1699
    10. 10. Alice Taylor 1627–
    11. 11. Dorothy Taylor 1627–
    12. 12. Nicholas Taylor 1630–1701
  21. 21. Captain (Thomas Taylor,) Immigrant 1595–1667
  22. 22. Thomas Taylor 1595–1667
  23. 23. Robert Taylor 1596–1658
  24. 24. Margaret Taylor 1603–1604
  25. 25. Margaret (Taylor) Lady 1599–1659
  26. 26. Thomas ("Teen-14") Taylor 1604–1618
  27. 27. John (William Taylor "the) immigrant" 1607–1651
  28. 28. Esther Taylor –1799
  29. 29. Esther Taylor –1799
  30. 30. George Taylor –1807
  31. 31. George Taylor –1807
  32. 32. William (Robinson) Taylor 1599–1606
  33. 33. Phillip Taylor 1590–1616
  34. 34. Nathaniel Taylor 1596–
  35. 35. Edmund Taylor 1598–
  36. 36. Peter Taylor 1608–
  37. 37. James Taylor 1610–1698
  38. 38. Zachary Taylor 1611–
  39. 39. Elizabeth Meriwether* 1635–1710
  40. 40. Mary Taylor –1671

Richard Taylor's Timeline

12 Records

1574
15 Mar 1574
Birth of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom or Shaddockhurst EN
Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom or Shaddockhurst EN
1574
1574
Birth of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor in Invernesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Invernesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1574
15 Mar 1574
Birth of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1574
10 May 1574
Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor was baptized in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England
1576
26 Oct 1576
Age 2
Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor was baptized in Chiselborough, Somerset, England
Chiselborough, Somerset, England
1578
1 Mar 1578
Age 4
Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor was baptized in Shustoke, Warwickshire, England
Shustoke, Warwickshire, England
1624
1624
Age 50
Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor resided here in Virginia Pioneer, Neck of Land, Virginia
Virginia Pioneer, Neck of Land, Virginia
1624
1624
Age 50
Death of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor in Jamestown, James City, Virginia Colony
Jamestown, James City, Virginia Colony
1630
1630
Age 56
Death of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
1632
1632
Age 58
Death of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor in Jamestown, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, Virginia, USA
1651
abt 1651
Age 77
Death of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor in Jamestown, James, Virginia, British Colonial America
Jamestown, James, Virginia, British Colonial America
1651
6 Jan 1651
Age 77
Burial of Richard "Ancient Planter" William Taylor in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1574
    Event Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom or Shaddockhurst EN
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1624; Page Number: 203
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Invernesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1574
    Event Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 May 1574
    Event Place: Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl21024; Document Reference: DR 69

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1576
    Event Place: Chiselborough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\chis211

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1578
    Event Place: Shustoke, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: PG 3359; Document Reference: DRB 39
    [2] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P65 in 11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1624; Page Number: 203

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Virginia Pioneer, Neck of Land, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Andrew
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City, Virginia Colony
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Jamestown, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1651
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1651
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby
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