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Richard Lee Taylor 1744–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 April 1744

Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 19 January 1829

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

Father: Zachary Taylor

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): Sarah Strother

Children(s): Emily Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Joseph Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, George Taylor, Strother Taylor, Zachary Taylor, William Taylor, Hancock Taylor, Richard Taylor, Mary Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Colby Taylor, Samuel Taylor, Elijah Taylor, John Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, John Taylor

The story of Richard Lee Taylor began in 1744 in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America. Richard Lee Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother, and had children including Colby Harrison Taylor, Elijah 1775 Taylor, Elizabeth 1783 Taylor, Elizabeth Lee Taylor, Emily Richard Taylor, George Taylor, Hancock Taylor, John C Taylor, John Gibson Taylor, Joseph Pannell Taylor, Mary 1780 Taylor, Richard Field Taylor, Samuel 1787 Taylor, Sarah 1792 Taylor, Sarah Bailey Taylor, Strother Taylor, William Dabney Taylor, Zachary Taylor. Richard Lee Taylor passed away in 1829 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lee Taylor began in 1744 in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Richard Lee Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother, and had children including Colby Harrison Taylor, Elijah 1775 Taylor, Elizabeth 1783 Taylor, Elizabeth Lee Taylor, Emily Richard Taylor, George Taylor, Hancock Taylor, John C Taylor, John Gibson Taylor, Joseph Pannell Taylor, Mary 1780 Taylor, Richard Field Taylor, Samuel 1787 Taylor, Sarah 1792 Taylor, Sarah Bailey Taylor, Strother Taylor, William Dabney Taylor, Zachary Taylor.
  • Richard Lee Taylor passed away in 1829 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Taylor's Ancestors

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Richard Taylor
1744–1829
Birth Place: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Zachary Taylor
1707–1768
King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Lee
1709–1753
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Taylor) II
1674–1729
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Hancock Lee
1653–1709
Northumberland County, VA
Sarah Allerton
1670–1731
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1634–1698
Frances Walker
1640–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Taylor's Descendants

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Richard (Lee) Taylor (3 April 1744–19 January 1829) m. Sarah (Dabney) Strother (14 Dec 1760–13 Dec 1822)
  1. 1. Emily (Richard) Taylor 1801–1841
  2. 2. Sarah (Bailey) Taylor 1799–1851
  3. 3. Joseph (Pannell) Taylor 1796–1864
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor 1792–1845
  5. 5. George Taylor 1790–1829
  6. 6. Strother Taylor –1829
  7. 7. Zachary Taylor 1784–1850 m. Margaret (Mackall) Taylor 1788–1852 m. Hannah (Annie (Mulatto) Slave) 1800–1860
    1. 1. Richard Taylor 1826–1879
    2. 2. Sarah (Knox) Davis 1814–1835
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Dandridge 1824–1909
    4. 4. Octavia (Pannell) Taylor 1816–1820
    5. 5. Margaret (Smith) Taylor 1819–1820
    6. 6. Ann (Mackall) Wood 1811–1875
    7. 7. William (Henry) Taylor 1836–1912
    8. 8. Robert Taylor 1843–
    9. 9. John (Lamb) Taylor 1838–1916
    10. 10. James (Calvin) Taylor 1839–1904
  8. 8. William (Dabney) Taylor 1782–1808
  9. 9. Hancock Taylor 1781–1841
  10. 10. Richard (Field) Taylor 1772–1819
  11. 11. Mary ((1780)) Taylor 1780–1852
  12. 12. Sarah ((1792)) Taylor 1792–
  13. 13. Colby (Harrison) Taylor 1780–1852
  14. 14. Samuel ((1787)) Taylor 1787–1874
  15. 15. Elijah ((1775)) Taylor 1775–1843
  16. 16. John (Gibson) Taylor 1784–1835
  17. 17. Elizabeth ((1783)) Taylor 1783–1835
  18. 18. John (C) Taylor 1792–1870

Richard Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1744
3 April 1744
Birth of Richard Lee Taylor in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
1829
19 January 1829
Age 85
Death of Richard Lee Taylor in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 April 1744
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Brewster Genealogy : 1566-1907 : A record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1829
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Brewster Genealogy : 1566-1907 : A record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflo

    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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