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Zachary Taylor 1735 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1735

Birth Location: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 15 Jun 1815

Death Location: Woodford, Kentucky

Father: Zachary Taylor

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): Alice Chew

Children(s): Mary Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, John Taylor, Elijah Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Sally Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Samuel Taylor

Zachary Taylor was born in 1735 in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia Colony, the child of Zachary Joseph Taylor and Elizabeth Lee. Zachary Taylor married Alice Chew, and had children including Mary Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, John Taylor, Elijah Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Sally Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Samuel Taylor. Zachary Taylor passed away in 1815 in Woodford, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Zachary Taylor was born in 1735 in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia Colony, the child of Zachary Joseph Taylor and Elizabeth Lee.
  • Zachary Taylor married Alice Chew, and had children including Mary Taylor, Jeremiah Taylor, John Taylor, Elijah Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Sally Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Samuel Taylor.
  • Zachary Taylor passed away in 1815 in Woodford, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Zachary Taylor's Ancestors

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Zachary Taylor
1735 – 1815
Birth Place: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia Colony
Parents
Zachary Joseph Taylor
1707 – 1768
Court House, Amherst, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth Lee
1709 – 1750
Northumberland, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Col. (James) Taylor
1675 – 1729
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Martha Thompson
1679 – 1762
Blackwells Neck, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hancock Lee
1653 – 1709
Dividing Creek, Northumberland, Virginia Colony
Sarah (Elizabeth) Allerton
1671 – 1731
Westmoreland, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Taylor
1610 – 1698
Frances Walker
1640 – 1680
Isaac Allerton
1628 – 1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walker
1615 – 1703
Sarah Fleet
1604 – 1679

Zachary Taylor's Descendants

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Zachary Taylor (27 Feb 1735 – 15 Jun 1815) m. Alice Chew (1739 – 1796)
  1. 1. Mary Taylor (1766 – 1815)
  2. 2. Jeremiah Taylor (1766 – 1860) m. Lucy Brainard (1772 – 1860)
    1. 1. Valentine (Dudley) Taylor (12 Sep 1795 – 22 May 1884)
    2. 2. Betsy Taylor (1796 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Taylor (1797 – )
    4. 4. Susannah Taylor (1800 – 25 Dec 1886)
    5. 5. Hannah (W) Taylor (14 Feb 1804 – 1 Nov 1867)
    6. 6. Eliza Taylor (1824 – )
  3. 3. John Taylor (1772 – 3 Aug 1819) m. Parthenia Dawson (1775 – 1805)
    1. 1. Richard Taylor (1795 – )
    2. 2. Parnethia Taylor (1799 – )
    3. 3. Catherine Taylor (1801 – )
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Taylor (1807 – 1876)
    5. 5. William Taylor (1808 – 1855)
  4. 4. Elijah Taylor (1775 – 20 Oct 1843)
  5. 5. Sarah Taylor (13 Apr 1775 – May 1833)
  6. 6. Sally Taylor (1780 – )
  7. 7. Zachary Taylor (15 Oct 1782 – 1835)
  8. 8. Samuel Taylor (5 Apr 1787 – 1874)

Zachary Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1735
27 Feb 1735
Birth of Zachary Taylor in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia Colony
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia Colony
1815
15 Jun 1815
Age 80
Death of Zachary Taylor in Woodford, Kentucky
Woodford, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1735
    Event Place: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1815
    Event Place: Woodford, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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