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Richard Taylor 1744 – 1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAR 1744

Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 JAN 1829

Death Location: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Zachary Taylor

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): Sarah Strother

Children(s): Zachary Taylor

In 1744, Richard Taylor entered the world in Orange County, Virginia, USA, born to Zachary Taylor and Elizabeth Lee. Richard Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother, and had children including Zachary Taylor. Richard Taylor passed away in 1829 in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1744, Richard Taylor entered the world in Orange County, Virginia, USA, born to Zachary Taylor and Elizabeth Lee.
  • Richard Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother, and had children including Zachary Taylor.
  • Richard Taylor passed away in 1829 in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA.

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Children(s)

Richard Taylor's Ancestors

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Richard Taylor
1744 – 1829
Birth Place: Orange County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Zachary Taylor
1707 – 1768
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lee
1709 – 1753
Ditchley, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Hancock Lee
1653 – 1709
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Elizabeth) Allerton
1670 – 1731
Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lee
1618 – 1664
Anne Constable
1622 – 1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Taylor's Descendants

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Richard Taylor (3 MAR 1744 – 19 JAN 1829) m. Sarah (Dabney) Strother (14 DEC 1760 – 13 DEC 1822)
  1. 1. Zachary Taylor (24 NOV 1784 – 9 JUL 1850) m. Margaret (Mackall) Smith (21 SEP 1788 – 14 AUG 1852)
    1. 1. Octavia (Pannell) Taylor (16 AUG 1816 – 8 JUL 1820)
    2. 2. Ann (Mackall) Taylor (9 APR 1811 – 27 DEC 1875)
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Taylor (10 APR 1824 – 25 JUL 1909)
    4. 4. Richard Taylor (27 JAN 1826 – 12 APR 1879)
    5. 5. Margaret (Smith) Taylor (27 JUL 1819 – 22 OCT 1820)
    6. 6. Sarah (Knox) Taylor (6 MAR 1814 – 15 SEP 1835)

Richard Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1744
3 MAR 1744
Birth of Richard Taylor in Orange County, Virginia, USA
Orange County, Virginia, USA
1829
19 JAN 1829
Age 85
Death of Richard Taylor in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1744
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 357

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1949
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 357

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1829
    Event Place: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 357

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