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Zachary Taylor 1707–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1707

Birth Location: King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 29 Mar 1768

Death Location: Taylor Family Cemetery (Meadow Farm Estate)--Orange, Orange, Virginia

Father: Col Taylor

Mother: Martha Taylor

Spouse(s): Betty None, Esther Blackburn, Elizabeth Lee

Children(s): Zachariah ll, Joseph Taylor, Elizabeth Bell, Phyllis Taylor, Ezekiel Taylor, William Taylor, Phillip Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, Ann Taylor, Nancy Taylor, Hancock Taylor, Zachariah Taylor, Richard Taylor

Zachary Taylor was born in 1707 in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Col James Jr Taylor And Martha Thompson Taylor. Zachary Taylor married Betty, Elizabeth Lee, Esther Jones Blackburn, and had children including Ann Taylor, Elizabeth Lee Taylor Bell, Ezekiel Taylor, Hancock Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, Joseph Taylor, Nancy Taylor, Phillip Taylor, Phyllis Frankey Taylor, Richard Lee Taylor, William Taylor, Zachariah Taylor, Zachariah Taylor Ll. Zachary Taylor passed away in 1768 in Taylor Family Cemetery (Meadow Farm Estate)--Orange, Orange, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Zachary Taylor was born in 1707 in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Col James Jr Taylor And Martha Thompson Taylor.
  • Zachary Taylor married Betty, Elizabeth Lee, Esther Jones Blackburn, and had children including Ann Taylor, Elizabeth Lee Taylor Bell, Ezekiel Taylor, Hancock Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, Joseph Taylor, Nancy Taylor, Phillip Taylor, Phyllis Frankey Taylor, Richard Lee Taylor, William Taylor, Zachariah Taylor, Zachariah Taylor Ll.
  • Zachary Taylor passed away in 1768 in Taylor Family Cemetery (Meadow Farm Estate)--Orange, Orange, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Zachary Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Zachary Taylor
1707–1768
Birth Place: King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
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
Grandparents
Col (James Sr) Taylor
1635–1698
England
William (Thompson) Col.
1652–1701
Orange, Virginia, USA
Ellen Thompson
1654–1680
, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Roger Thompson
1607–1715
Martha Buttal
1627–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Thompson
1565–1630
Anne Nelthorpe
1582–1657

Zachary Taylor's Descendants

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Zachary Taylor (17 Apr 1707–29 Mar 1768) m. Betty (1709–01 Apr 1750) m. Esther (Jones) Blackburn (1711–1761) m. Elizabeth Lee (Abt. 1703–Abt. 1750)
  1. 1. Zachariah (Taylor) ll –1815 m. Alice Chew 1739–1796
    1. 1. Elijah Taylor 1773–1850
    2. 2. Sarah Taylor 1774–1833
    3. 3. Elizabeth Taylor 1775–1801
    4. 4. John (Taylor) Sr 1777–1819 m. Judith Taylor 1782–1852
  2. 2. Joseph Taylor 1751–1818
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Lee Taylor) Bell 1740–1795
  4. 4. Phyllis (Frankey) Taylor 1754–1791
  5. 5. Ezekiel Taylor 1752–
  6. 6. William Taylor 1750–1843
  7. 7. Phillip Taylor 1761–
  8. 8. Jeremiah Taylor 1758–1858
  9. 9. Ann Taylor 1747–
  10. 10. Nancy Taylor 1760–
  11. 11. Hancock Taylor 1738–1774
  12. 12. Zachariah Taylor 1756–1845
  13. 13. Richard (Lee) Taylor 1744–1829 m. Sarah (Dabney) Strother 1760–1822
    1. 1. Hancock (Strother) Taylor 1781–1841
    2. 2. George Taylor 1790–1829
    3. 3. Sarah (Bailey) Taylor 1799–1851
    4. 4. Joseph (Pannell) Taylor 1796–1864
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor 1792–1845
    6. 6. Emily (Richard) Taylor 1801–1841
    7. 7. (Pres.) (Zachary) Taylor 1784–1850

Zachary Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1707
17 Apr 1707
Birth of Zachary Taylor in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America
King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America
1768
01 Mar 1768
Age 61
Death of Zachary Taylor in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
1768
29 Mar 1768
Age 61
Death of Zachary Taylor in Orange, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1707
    Event Place: King and Queen County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 July 2018, 03:18), entry for Zachary Taylor(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 992X-FLP
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Apr., 1915), page 268. On-line at:
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Zachary Taylor, 1768; Burial, Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States of America, Taylor Family Cemetery (Meadow Farm Estate); citing
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1768
    Event Place: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 July 2018, 03:18), entry for Zachary Taylor(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 992X-FLP
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Apr., 1915), page 268. On-line at:
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Zachary Taylor, 1768; Burial, Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States of America, Taylor Family Cemetery (Meadow Farm Estate); citing
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1768
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taylor Family Cemetery (Meadow Farm Estate)--Orange, Orange, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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