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Richard Taylor 1621 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1621

Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 July 1678

Death Location: Tappahannock, Rappahannock, VA, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Taylor

Mother: Dorothy Baker

Spouse(s): Sarah Barker

Children(s): Lt. Taylor

Richard Taylor was born in 1621 in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Taylor and Dorothy O'Diorn Baker. Richard Taylor married Sarah Barker, and had children including Lt. Col. Richard John Taylor. Richard Taylor passed away in 1678 in Tappahannock, Rappahannock, VA, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Taylor was born in 1621 in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Taylor and Dorothy O'Diorn Baker.
  • Richard Taylor married Sarah Barker, and had children including Lt. Col. Richard John Taylor.
  • Richard Taylor passed away in 1678 in Tappahannock, Rappahannock, VA, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Taylor's Ancestors

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Richard Taylor
1621 – 1678
Birth Place: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Taylor
1574 – 1624
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Dorothy (O'Diorn) Baker
1589 – 1660
Kent, England
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Richard Taylor's Descendants

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Richard Taylor (24 January 1621 – 2 July 1678) m. Sarah Barker (1623 – 4 February 1694)
  1. 1. Lt. (Col. Richard John) Taylor (5 Nov 1641 – 2 July 1678) m. Sarah (Ann) Cornett (1645 – 23 March 1688) m. Margaret Manning (1644 – August 1679)
    1. 1. Richard (Taylor) III (22 March 1667 – 23 January 1716)
    2. 2. Margaret Taylor (1670 – 1735) m. Abraham (A) Miller (20 January 1671 – 7 February 1751)
      1. 1. Eleanor (Miller) Elliston (1 Jan 1712 – 1769) m. Gerard (Robert) Elliston (1700 – 8 Nov 1784)
        1. 1. Robert (E) Elliston (1732 – 1809) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Thorp (1746 – )

Richard Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1621
24 January 1621
Birth of Richard Taylor in Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
1639
11 June 1639
Age 18
Richard Taylor was married in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1678
2 July 1678
Age 57
Death of Richard Taylor in Tappahannock, Rappahannock, VA, Virginia, USA
Tappahannock, Rappahannock, VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1621
    Event Place: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 June 1639
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 July 1678
    Event Place: Tappahannock, Rappahannock, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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