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William Owen Taylor Major 1753–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1753

Birth Location: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 Apr 1830

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Col. Taylor

Mother: Rachel Gibson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Courts, Lucy Hord

Children(s): Eleanor Berry, Dorcas Taylor, Robert Taylor, Louise Taylor, Eleanor Taylor, Caroline Thornton, Eliza Taylor, Richard Taylor

William Owen Taylor Major was born in 1753 in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Col George Taylor And Rachel Gibson. William Owen Taylor Major married Elizabeth Courts, Lucy Norvell Hord, and had children including Betsey Taylor, Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton, Dorcas Taylor, Eleanor M Berry, Eleanor Madison Taylor, Eliza Ormsby Taylor, John Taylor, Louise Washington Taylor, Rebecca Taylor, Richard W Ferguson Taylor, Robert Gibson Taylor, Robert H Taylor, Robert Henley Coats Taylor, Ruth Taylor. William Owen Taylor Major passed away in 1830 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • William Owen Taylor Major was born in 1753 in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of Col George Taylor And Rachel Gibson.
  • William Owen Taylor Major married Elizabeth Courts, Lucy Norvell Hord, and had children including Betsey Taylor, Caroline Virginia Jefferson Thornton, Dorcas Taylor, Eleanor M Berry, Eleanor Madison Taylor, Eliza Ormsby Taylor, John Taylor, Louise Washington Taylor, Rebecca Taylor, Richard W Ferguson Taylor, Robert Gibson Taylor, Robert H Taylor, Robert Henley Coats Taylor, Ruth Taylor.
  • William Owen Taylor Major passed away in 1830 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Major's Ancestors

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William Major
1753–1830
Birth Place: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col. George Taylor
1743–1792
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Rachel Gibson
1717–1761
Rapidan, Orange Co, VA
Grandparents
Col (James Jr) Taylor
1675–1729
St Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Martha (Thompson) Taylor
1679–1762
Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Jonathan Gibson
1672–1744
Richmond, Virginia
Margaret Catlett
1655–1750
Sittenbourne, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
Col Taylor
1635–1698
William Col.
1652–1701
Ellen Thompson
1654–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Thompson
1607–1715
Martha Buttal
1627–1676

William Major's Descendants

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William (Owen Taylor) Major (23 Jan 1753–14 Apr 1830) m. Elizabeth Courts (1775–1849) m. Lucy (Norvell) Hord (1754–1794)
  1. 1. Eleanor (M) Berry 1806–1899 m. Jonathan (T) Berry 1794–1871
    1. 1. Lawrence (S) Berry 1834–1862
    2. 2. Robert (Henley Courts) Berry 1827–1884
    3. 3. Caroline (Virginia) Taylor 1843–1935
    4. 4. Eleanor (M) Taylor 1840–1926
  2. 2. Dorcas Taylor 1769–1823
  3. 3. Robert (Henley Coats) Taylor 1797–1883
  4. 4. Louise (Washington) Taylor 1803–1817
  5. 5. Eleanor (Madison) Taylor 1806–1899
  6. 6. Caroline (Virginia Jefferson) Thornton 1808–1848 m. William (Tucker) Thornton 1806–1874
    1. 1. William (Taylor) Thornton 1843–1916
    2. 2. Caroline (V) Wilson 1846–1937
    3. 3. Anna (C) Thornton 1841–1842
  7. 7. Eliza (Ormsby) Taylor 1813–
  8. 8. Richard (W Ferguson) Taylor 1820–1909

William Major's Timeline

2 Records

1753
23 Jan 1753
Birth of William Owen Taylor Major in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
1830
14 Apr 1830
Age 77
Death of William Owen Taylor Major in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1753
    Event Place: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1830
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families

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