Notes for William TATUM


William Tatum
BIRTH 1776
DEATH 12 Jul 1845 (aged 68-69) Chambers County, Alabama, USA
BURIAL Menefee Cemetery, Gold Hill, Lee County, Alabama
Spouse Agnes B Dent Tatum 1785-1838
Children:
Albert Tatum 1810-1870
Phala B Tatum Kirk 1812-1886
Judson C Tatum 1815-1856
Created by Thomas 13 Jun 2012
--  Find A Grave Memorial 91895019,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91895019/william-tatum
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Notes for Winney Adline TATUM


1850 Federal Census, Forsyth County, Georgia, 3 October, District 31, page 405
(scan 203), Hse/Fam #813
James Tatem [Tatum] 40 M Farmer b NC Cannot read or write
Susan W Tatem 38 F b SC Cannot read or write
Moses Tatem 20 M Farmer b SC
Elisha Tatem 19 M Farmer b SC
Daniel Tatem 16 M Farmer b SC
Sarah A 14 F b Georgia
Winny 11 F b Georgia
Silas E Tatem 9 M b Georgia
Rebecca A 7 F b Georgia
Lucy M 3 4 F b Georgia
Parthenia M Tatem 2 F b Georgia
Doctor H Tatem 0mos M b Georgia

1860 Federal Census, Hall County, Georgia, 6 June, District 575, PO
Gainesville, page 10, Hse/Fam #70
Hardy Bryant 26 M Farmer $300 Personal born GA  Cannot read or write [b abt
1834]
Winney E Bryant 20 F born GA  Cannot read or write [b abt 1840]

The 1870 census reports Hardy Bryant's wife as Mary A.  This may mean that
Winney had an addiotinal given nmae Mary.  The birth date based on census age
in 1870, also, would make her birth eyar abotu 1845, instead of 1840 as in the
1860 census, and a genealogy reprots her birth date as 12 November 1840, which
is from oher death certificate.  Even so, this date could be an error.  But I
see the 1880 census also reports an age matching about 1845 as a birth year. 
They are living next door to Hardy';s mother, so there is no doubt this is the
correct Hady Bryant.

1870 Federal Census, Hall County, Georgia, 12 August, Fork District, PO
Gainesville, page 209, Hse #1916, Fam #1784
Bryant, Hardy 32 M W Farm Laborer $0 Real Estate $180 Personal born So
Carolina [b abt 1838]
Bryant, Mary A 25 F W Keeping House b Georgia [b abt 1845]
Bryant, Laura 1 F W born Georgia [b abt 1869]

1880 Federal Census, Hall County, Georgia, 7 June, Fork District, Enumeration
District 137, page 24, Hse/Fam #49
Bryant, Hardy W M 43 Head Farmer GA SC SC [b abt 1837]
Bryant, Winnie  W F 36 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA [abt 1844]
Bryant, Hardy W M 19 Son Working on Farm GA GA GA [abt 1861]
Bryant, Mary W F 16 Dau Working on Farm GA GA GA [abt 1864]
Bryant, James W M 14 Son Working on Farm GA GA GA [abt 1866]
Bryant, Fannie W F 12 Dau Working on Farm GA GA GA [b abt 1868
Bryant, Susan W F 9 Dau GA GA GA [b abt 1871]
Bryant, Minnie W F 5 Dau GA GA GA [b abt 1875]
Bryant, Nancy W F 2 Dau GA GA GA [b abt 1878]

Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
Winnie Adline Bryant [Winnie Adline Talum]
Birth 12 Nov 1840 Forsyth, Georgia
Death 13 Oct 1919 Hall County
Death Age 78
Ethnicity American
Father Name Jim Talum [all genealogies have the name as Tatum]
Mother Name
Westbrooks
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Notes for Zona Leota TATUM


From the name Zona, I would have thought the full given name was Arizona. All
sources reporting this child, however, including the 1920 census, report her
as Zona.  A diminutive form of the name Zona appears in the 1910 census.

1910 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Chickasaw Township,
District 25, page 1A, Hse/Fam #2
Tatum, Sam R Head M W 31 Married 10 years MS NC VA Farmer Owns [b abt 1879]
Tatum, Marry Wife F W 27 Married 10 years [# of children borne not reported]
AR MS MS [b abt 1883]
Tatum, Zoney (Zona) Dau F W 2 AR GA AR [b abt 1901]

1920 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, 12 February, Ada (Chickasaw
Township), District 170, page 9B, Hse #146, Family #140
Samuel R Tatum Head  M W  40 Georgia   Georgia   Georgia  Farmer
Mary A Tatum Wife  F W 37 Arkansas Unknown Unk
Sinie E Tatum Dau  F W White  14 Oklahoma Georgia Arkansas
Zona L Tatum Dau  F W  White  12 Oklahoma Georgia Arkansas

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Zona Mcanally
Death 23 Jan 1993 Hutchinson County
Gender: Female

Social Security Death Index
Zona L. McAnally
Born 19 Jan 1908
Died 23 Jan 1993
Last Residence Borger, Hutchinson, Texas 79007
SSN 456-36-4601 issued Texas (Before 1951)
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Notes for Mary TAUM-MER-RA-DA


1905 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma, 30 June, Kiowa Agency,
Comanche Tribe, Page 22
Taum-mer-ra-da       Eng Name Sidney Mah-seet  Male Husband 36
A-er-wuth-take-um   Female wife 41
Ne-hio	                Eng Name Len Parker  Male Stepson 15
Tit-tah	                Eng Name Thomas Parker  Male Stepson 13
Eng Name Mary Taum-mer-ra-da  Female Dau 9
Eng Name Josephine Taum-mer-ra-da  Female Dau 4
Eng Name Dyson Mah-seet Male Son 1/4

1911 Indian Census Rolls, Kiowa Comanche and Apache Tribes, Oklahoma, 30 June,
Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 20
17 Taum-mer-ra-da (Sidney Mah seet)  Head 45 M [b abt 1866] Roll #6
18 A-er-wuth-take-um   45 [b abt 1866, grave is 1853] F
19 Mary Taum-mer-ra-da  Female Dau 15 [b abt
1896]
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Notes for Ann Mackall TAYLOR


Ann Mackall Taylor Wood (1811-1875) - Born near Louisville, she married Dr.
Robert C. Wood, an army surgeon, in 1829.
--  Wikipedia, "Margaret Mackall (Smith) Taylor,"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mackall_Smith_Taylor
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Notes for Austin TAYLOR


1940 Federal Census, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, 20 April, Chickasaw Township,
District 62-13, page 9B, Hse #189, Rents $6
Taylor, Austin Head M W 35 Married Grade 5 b Okla Ada, Pontotoc Co OK in 1935
Laborer [b abt 1905]
Taylor, Lela Wife F W 28 Married Grade 7 b Okla Ada, Pontotoc Co OK in 1935 [b
abt 1912]
Tatum, Ethelyene Step-Dau F W 9 Single Grade 2 b Okla Ada, Pontotoc Co OK in
1935 [b abt 1931]
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Notes for Azonetta Stanton TAYLOR


Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
Shadrach L Green
A S Taylor
License issued 28 April 1882
Marriage 30 April 1882 Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Ceremony by William B Haslett, Minister of the Gospel
Recorded 2 July 1884

Azonetta Stanton “Nettie” Taylor Wiley
BIRTH 11 May 1860 Newton County, Georgia, USA
DEATH 23 Dec 1934 (aged 74) Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL Pineview Cemetery, Pinetops, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Spouses:
Shadrack L Green 1855-1884
George Wiley 1861-1898 (m. 1886)
Daughter Maud A Wiley 1889-1904
Created by Lonnie Hoover 22 Nov 2010
--  Find A Grave Memorial 62015683,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62015683/azonetta_stanton-wiley
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Notes for Cassandra TAYLOR


1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 17 June, Precinct 3, District 12, Page
19 (scan 129), Hse/Fam #168
Taylor, Daniel   W M 52  Farmer TN MS TN [b abt 1828]
Taylor, Mary J W F 30  Keeps House TX TX TN [b abt 1826]
Taylor, Cassandra W F 4 TX MS
TX
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Notes for Charles TAYLOR


1870 Federal Census, DeSoto County, Mississippi, 21 July, Township 6, PO
Arkabutta, page 18, Hse/Fam #142
Taylor, Charles 24 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate $500 Personal born Miss
Taylor, Perlina [matching Penina Philpot] 20 F W  K. House born Miss Cannot
Read or Write
Taylor, Sarah 2 F W born Miss
Taylor, Lucinda 1 F W born Miss
Philpot, Jesse 60 M W born Miss Cannot Read or Write
Philpot, Jemima 59 F W  K House born Miss
Philpot, Wm 18 M W Farm Laborer born Miss Cannot Write
Philpot, Jane 24 F W At Home born Miss
Philpot, Lucinda 15 F W At Home born Miss [b abt 1855, but not in 1860 census]
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Notes for Daniel TAYLOR


In 1880, Daniel and his wife Mary J Winter are living a few houses down the
road from Joseph Sanford Jenkins, and next door to Daniel's sister Nancy Ann
Taylor Day and her son Daniel H.  The 1880 census age would indicate Daniel
was born about 1828.  Research by Harold Christian indicated he was born
around 1830.

"Joseph's second wife is believed to be Lucinda Taylor, sister of Nancy Ann
(Taylor) Day and of Daniel Taylor, all believed to have been born in
Mississippi ca 1824, ca 1825 and ca 1830, respectively."
--  Jenkins Family History,
http://objgenealogy.com/articles/josephsanfordjenkinshistory.pdf, page 3

1870 Federal Census, Davis County, Texas, 9 August, Precinct 3, PO Cussetta,
page 30, Hse/Fam #241
Taylor, Daniel 40 M W Farmer $500 Real Estate $250 Personal  b MS
Taylor, Mary J 20 F W Keeps House b TX
Taylor, Parlee 2 F W born TX

1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 17 June, Precinct 3, District 12,
Page 19 (scan 129), Hse/Fam #168
Taylor, Daniel   W M 52  Farmer TN MS TN [b abt 1828]
Taylor, Mary J W F 30  Keeps House TX TX TN [b abt 1826]
Taylor, Parolee  W F 12 TX MS TX
Taylor, Julia A  W F 8 TX MS TX
Taylor, William B  W M 5 TX MS TX
Taylor, Cassandra W F 4 TX MS TX
Taylor, Daniel N  W M 1 TX MS TX
Winter, James W M 17 Brother-in-Law Farming  TX TN TX

Daniel's state of birth is reported here as Tennessee, yet I note that the
birth state of the father of all the children is reported as Mississippi. 
That would make it seem they are step children, but their last name is
reported as Taylor.

An interesting thing is that the report of the children's father's birth in
Mississippi matches family information about Daniel!  Though this census says
that Daniel was born in Tennessee, the family memories indicate he was born in
Mississippi as was his sister Nancy.

The date for Daniel Taylor from this census seems a likely year of birth (age
52, thus born 1828), but the place of birth as Tennessee seems questionable.

This 1880 census also included an agricultural schedule, which included Daniel
and several of his neighbors who are kin in various ways through marriage.

1880 Federal Census Agricultural Schedule, Cass County, Texas, 17 June,
Precinct 3, District 12, page 12, Hse #215, Fam #245
Taylor, Daniel Owns Acres 30 tilled 150 woodland Farm Value $800
Hicks, William Owns 30 Acres tilled 83 woodland Farm Value $600
Christian, Joseph Owns Acres 30 tilled 130 woodland Farm Value $800
Millsap, Joseph Owns Acres 35 tilled 210 woodland Farm Value $1200
Dycus, Goldsbury Owns Acres 15 tilled 88 woodland Farm Value
$400
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Notes for Daniel N TAYLOR


Daniel was born about 1879 and is first recorded in the 1880 census in Cass
County, Texas.

1880 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 17 June, Precinct 3, District 12,
Page 19 (scan 129), Hse/Fam #168
Taylor, Daniel   W M 52  Farmer TN MS TN [b abt 1828]
Taylor, Mary J W F 30  Keeps House TX TX TN [b abt 1826]
Taylor, Daniel N  W M 1 TX MS TX

In 1910, we find that Mary has moved with her son Daniel to Carter County,
Oklahoma (Ardmore area), where many of their relatives had moved over the last
two decades.

1910 Federal Census, Carter County, Oklahoma, 4 June, Graham Township,
District 49, page 23B, Hse #207, Fam #209
Fowler, James H Head M W 42 Single MS AL AL Farmer Owns
Taylor, Mary J Housekeeper F W 61 Widow 9 children/4 living TX AL TN
Taylor, Daniel N Cropper M W 31 Single TX MS TX Farmer

In about 1916, Daniel married Zell, and they remained in the same area, with
his mother in the home in Carter County, Oklahoma.

1920 Federal Census, Carter County, Oklahoma, 13 February, Graham Township,
District 51, page 9B, Poolville & Alma Rd, Hse #168, Fam #171
Taylor, Daniel N Head Rents M W  41 TX MS TX Farmer
Taylor, Zell Wife F W  23 TX TX TX
Taylor, Willard G Son M W  2yrs9mos OK TX TX
Taylor, Nelson D Son M W  1yr1mo OK TX TX
Smith, Mary J Mother F W  72 Widow TX AL TN

Nelson does not appear in the 1930 census, so it appears this child died
before 1930.

1930 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, 11 April, Earl Township,
District 34-7, page 7B, Hse/Fam #119
Taylor, Daniel N Head Rents Has Radio M W 50 Married at age 35 TX TX TX Farmer
[b abt 1880]
Taylor, Zell Wife F W 32 Married at age 18 TX TX TX [b abt 1898]
Taylor, Gerand [Willard] H Son M W 13 Single Okla Tex Tex [b abt 1917]
Taylor, Kenneth A Son M W 7 Single Okla Tex Tex [b abt 1923]
Carter, Charles C Nephew M W 15 Single [b abt 1915]

Daniel appears to have died about 1933.  In the 1940 census, his wife Zell is
married to Quenton Wood and there are 6-year-old twins in the home that seem
to be Zell's children.  Her 23-year-old son Willard Taylor is also in the Word
household.  23-year-old Wilard in 1940 matches the 13-year-old Gerand here. 
The spelling is not certain, due to the handwriting.  If Willard G and Gerand
H are both correct names and initials, then Willard had four names:  Willard
Gerand H Taylor.  I have not discovered what the H stands for.
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Notes for Dora Lea TAYLOR


Sudie Bell Mullins
Birth 14 July 1892 in Pontotoc Co Oklahoma
Death 25 September 1973 in Roseburg, Douglas Co, Oregon
Spouse William Lucky Mullins
Birth 15 March 1873 in Pickens County, Georgia
Death 22 Nov 1917 in Cuervo, Guadalupe Co, New Mexico
Parents:
James Christopher Mullins 1840-1935
Dora Lea Taylor 1851-1924
--  Ancestry Trees, Mullins Family Tree by Gilda,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/430559/person/-2083597868?ssrc=&ftm=1

Dora Mullins
Birth Jan 8, 1851
Death Jul 18, 1924
Burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Tupelo, Coal County, Oklahoma
Created by Kris Abelli Jul 01, 2012
--  Find A Grave Memorial #92884550,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Mullins&GSiman=1&GScid=99251&GRid=92884550&
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Notes for Elizabeth R TAYLOR


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... from the Bible of Richard Gregory, which was owned by Doctor William W.
Gregory, of Charlotte, North Carolina:

"Roger Gregory, my father, married Mary Cole Claiborne, and had Richard and
five other children, as stated above.

"Richard married the widow of William Broadnax, who was the daughter of
Colonel Seth Ward, and had four children, Martha, Richard, Maria, and Seth.

"Martha married General John Pegram, of Dinwiddle County, and had five sons,
James West Pegram and four others, and several daughters.

"Richard Gregory married, secondly, Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Colonel
Nathaniel Wilkinson, of Henrico County, by whom he had William W. Gregory,
four sons and six daughters.

"Doctor William W. Gregory married Elizabeth R. Taylor, daughter of Thomas
Taylor, of Richmond, Virginia, by whom he had, in 1843, three sons, Thomas,
Richard, and William Gregory."

--  Peyton Neale Clarke, Old King William homes and families; an account of
some of the old homesteads and families of King William County, Virginia, from
its earliest settlement (Louisville: John P Morton And Company, 1897), p 37,
https://archive.org/stream/oldkingwilliamho00clar/oldkingwilliamho00clar_djvu.txt
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Notes for Elsie TAYLOR


Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
William G Strange
Elsie Taylor
Bond of $1250 signed by W G Strange and J B Hardeman
Marriage 6 August 1927 Cocke County
License issued 6 August 1927
Ceremony by D H Lowe (?), J P
Registered Cocke County Marriage Book, p
272
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Notes for Frances TAYLOR


Frances was the daughter of James Taylor, Jr. and an ancestor of future
President Zachary Taylor.  She was married to Ambrose Madison, James Madison,
Sr's father.  This made her James Madison Jr (4th Pres. of the U.S.) and his
younger brother William Taylor Madison's, grandmother.
--  Resource: Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts;  The
Parish - Clary Genealogy book compiled by Valerie Knost Price, GG
grand-daughter of Harriet Madison Parish of Cynthiana, KY, through
Taylor-Dabney-Thompson-Madison.ged

"It is fairly well documented that James & Martha had 9 children: Frances,
Mildred, George, Tabitha, Erasmus, Hanna, Martha, Zachary & James (all
probably born in King & Queen Co.).  James II has not been proven to have ever
lived in Orange Co., though he undoubtedly visited there with Alexander
Spotswood and probably on his own after that.  In his last land patents
shortly before his death he is of Drysdale Parish (partly in Caroline Co. &
partly in King & Queen Co)"
--  Steve Taylor, Note on Our Family, 30 November
2012
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Notes for Frances N TAYLOR


Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011
Frances N Taylor
Gender Female
Age 30, Birth Year abt 1941
Marriage 4 Dec 1971 Galveston, Texas
Spouse Rube L Lynch
Spouse Age 27
Source Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
Frances Lynch
Birth Date 4 Aug 1941
Address 2009 Fn/Taylor, Temple, TX, 76502
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Notes for Henry TAYLOR


"I hereby certify that Henry Taylor and Selina Hayes were this day july joined
in Matrimony by me, this 21 day of Nov 1878 J C Zackeny Justice of the Peace"
--  Marriage license of Henry Taylor and Selina Hayes, 19 Nov 1878, p 178,
Habersham County Marriage Record Book, From Ancestry.com Research Library,
accessed 26 July 20914

Henry Taylor
Birth Oct. 11, 1855
Death Aug. 12, 1909
Burial Old Toccoa Baptist Church Cemetery, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia
Created by Brenda Oct 14, 2011
--  Find A Grave Memorial #78360092,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Taylor&GSiman=1&GScid=36065&GRid=78360092&
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Notes for James TAYLOR


This is James Taylor II, Junior or the Younger.  His father James Taylor I or
James Taylor the Elder was the first of the Taylor line to come to the
colonies.  Researcher Steve Taylor points out that the parentage of James
Taylor Sr is uncertain.  Traveling to the colony, James I arrived in Virginia
"in an unknown year on an unknown ship."

This James Taylor is sometimes referred to, even in formal sources, as a
Colonel, but Steve points out that James was not styled a Colonel.  "The first
record of him is in Dec 1675 when he purchased 200 acres from Thomas
Reynolds."
--  Steve Taylor, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 22 November 2010

Some genealogy sources have reported that James Taylor Jr was born in Orange
County.  This was a later name for the area where the family lived at the time
of James' birth.

Contributor Steve Taylor comments:
=========================
Orange County was created in 1734. This should more likely be New Kent County
although there is no proof of where James Taylor I was living in 1674 when
James II was born. The first record of James I in VA is in 1675 when he
purchased 200 acres from Thomas Reinolds.
--  Source: Library of VA--land patents, Book 7 page 520, patent date Oct 30,
1686 (http://www.lva.virginia.gov) James Taylor purchased 200 acres in 1675.

The first time James II was most likely in what would become Orange Co. was in
1716 when he was a surveyor in the Spotswood expedition (Knights of the Golden
Horseshoe) exploring the Piedmont area.
--  Steve Taylor, Note on Our Family, 30 October 2010
=========================

There is a record in the International Marriages Register for James Taylor and
Martha Thompson, but amazingly, it does not give the marriage date and
information!  We do get the names and birth years.  The birth years are
apparently approximate based presumably on the ages, which are likewise not
reported here.  Another similar record reports the birth year of Taylor as
1670.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
James Taylor, Gender: male, Birth 1675 VA
Spouse Name: Martha Thompson, Spouse Birth 1679 VA

A very detailed genealogy reports credible-sounding details about James,
though it does not report the sources for this information.  Because of the
information there about the burial, it appears the compiler found this
information on the grave, but the genealogy does not give details or a photo
of the stone.  This source indicates that James died in a portion of old King
and Queen County, Virginia, that became part of the later Orange County,
established in 1734.

James Taylor
Birth 14 MAR 1675 in New Kent County, Virginia
Death 23 JUN 1729 in Orange County (King & Queen co), Virginia
Parents James Taylor 1635-1698
Francis Walker 1640-1682
Marriage 23 Feb 1699 Caroline, Virginia to Martha Thompson
Burial Taylor Graveyard, Old Dick Burton Place, One mile East of Court House
--  Colburn Family of Dedham,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17829572/person/562004811

D Altenberger provided a photo of a historical inscription about Bloomsbury,
the estate of James Taylor:

Inscription:
"A mile north is Bloomsbury, estate of the pioneer, James Taylor, ancestor of
Presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor. He was a member of Spotswood's
expedition over the mountains in 1716. Erected 1937 by Conservation &
Development Commission. (Marker Number JJ 4.) Location. 38° 14.66' N, 78°
3.007' W. Marker is in Orange, Virginia, in Orange County."
Marker is at the intersection of Constitution Highway (State Highway 20) and
Bloomsbury Road, on the right when traveling west on Constitution Highway
--  http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=4699
--  D Altenberger, 3 Oct 2010,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12134381/person/1086586540/photo/bddf9ff8-65f8-465b-a309-a1a91afa46e8?src=search

Martha Thompson
Birth 23 FEB 1679 England, Cumberland, Carlisle
Death 11/19/1762 VA, Orange Co, Orange, Greenfield Plantation
Buried aft 19 NOV 1762 VA, Orange Co, Orange, Taylor-Quarles Family Cemetery
Marriage 02/23/1699 VA, King And Queen Co to
James Taylor, Jr.
Birth 14 MAR 1674 VA, New Kent Co
Death 23 JUN 1729 VA, King And Queen Co
King And Queen Co VAGenWeb Site
This area became part of Orange County in 1734
Buried VA, Caroline Co, Hare Forest Cemetery
--  Our Family Tree, http://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php?fid=39853

Laurie Kruczek discusses James' participation on the Spottswood (Spottiswood)
Project to survey the area to the Shenandoah Valley.
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James Taylor, Virginia Landowner

James Taylor had been a companion of Governor Spotswood and had been one of
the members of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe in 1716. This land
surveying expedition, which had crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains into the
Shenandoah Valley, took possession of the land between the Blue Ridge and the
ocean in the West in the name of King George I of England. Those who had been
part of the expedition then began to stake out claims to the land that had
been surveyed, James Taylor being among them.

In 1721, Ambrose Madison (President James Madison's grandfather) married
Frances Taylor.  Frances was the daughter of James Taylor.  The Taylors were
ancestors of future President Zachary Taylor.

James Taylor worked on building a 13,500-acre estate. In 1723, Taylor probably
pointed out some of the best 4,675 acres of land for his two sons-in-law,
Thomas Chew and Ambrose Madison, to patent jointly. This land would be part of
the Madison estate originally called Mount Pleasant. When James Taylor's son,
James Taylor, moved onto another portion of his father's estate, the Taylor,
Chew, and Madison families became a small community in themselves, all living
within a few short miles of each other.
--  Laurie Kruczek, 6 Mar 2008,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9777401/person/-624070691/media/2
-------------------------------------------------

See also Ann Blomquist, Tate, Taylor, and Southern Families, WorldConnect
-- 
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ann_blomquist&id=I07518

Steve Taylor reports the names of the 9 children of James and Martha Taylor
and their birth place.

"James Taylor II & Martha Thompson didn't have a daughter named Margaret.
Please check your source for documentation. I cannot check it because it is a
gedcom that I do not have access to.  It is fairly well documented that James
& Martha had 9 children: Frances, Mildred, George, Tabitha, Erasmus, Hanna,
Martha, Zachary & James (all probably born in King & Queen Co.). James II has
not been proven to have ever lived in Orange Co., though he undoubtedly
visited there with Alexander Spotswood and probably on his own after that. In
his last land patents shortly before his death he is of Drysdale Parish
(partly in Caroline Co. & partly in King & Queen Co.)."
--  Steve Taylor, Note on Our Family,
30-Nov-12
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