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Zachary Taylor 1707–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1707

Birth Location: Caroline City, VA

Death Date: 1768

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

Father: James II

Mother: Martha Thompson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taylor

Children(s): Richard Taylor, Hancock Taylor

Zachary Taylor was born in 1707 in Caroline City, VA, the child of James Taylor Ii And Martha Thompson. Zachary Taylor married Elizabeth Allerton Taylor, and had children including Hancock Taylor, Richard Lee Taylor. Zachary Taylor passed away in 1768 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Zachary Taylor was born in 1707 in Caroline City, VA, the child of James Taylor Ii And Martha Thompson.
  • Zachary Taylor married Elizabeth Allerton Taylor, and had children including Hancock Taylor, Richard Lee Taylor.
  • Zachary Taylor passed away in 1768 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James II
1675–1729
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
JI
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Taylor
1709–1753
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
ET

Children(s)

Richard Taylor
1744–1829
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
RT
Hancock Taylor
1738–1774
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
HT

Zachary Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Zachary Taylor
1707–1768
Birth Place: Caroline City, VA
Parents
James Taylor II
1675–1729
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Col. (James Taylor, of King &) Queen
1633–1698
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Francis Walker
1640–1680
Accomack Co, VA
Colonel (William F. Thompson Also Known As: "James William Thompson" Son of Sir Roger Thompson and Mary Elizabeth Buttal Husband of Mary Ann Thompson Father of Martha) Taylor
1652–1700
Orange County, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Taylor
1607–1651
Elizabeth Taylor
1610–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Line)
1574–1618
Margaret (Denmark)
1578–1672

Zachary Taylor's Descendants

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Zachary Taylor (17 Apr 1707–1768) m. Elizabeth (Allerton) Taylor (1709–April 1753)
  1. 1. Richard (Lee) Taylor 1744–1829 m. Sarah (Dabney) Strother 1760–1822
    1. 1. Zachary (Taylor, 12th U.S.) President 1784–1850
    2. 2. Emily (Richard Taylor) Allison 1801–1841
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor 1792–1845
    4. 4. George Taylor 1789–1829
    5. 5. Hancock Taylor 1781–1841
    6. 6. Joseph (Pannel) Taylor 1796–1864
    7. 7. Sarah (Bailey) Taylor 1799–1851
  2. 2. Hancock Taylor 1738–1774

Zachary Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1707
17 Apr 1707
Birth of Zachary Taylor in Caroline City, VA
Caroline City, VA
1768
1768
Age 61
Death of Zachary Taylor in Orange Co, VA
Orange Co, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1707
    Event Place: Caroline City, VA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Orange Co, VA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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