Giles Taylor was probably born in Orange County, Virginia between 1750-1755 to Zachary Taylor, (grandfather of president Zachary Taylor), and Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor. Check these publications:
Indicates that: Giles son, Edmund Dick Taylor, was a cousin of General (later President) Zachary Taylor.[1]
It states: "Edmund Dick Taylor was born in Fairfax Court House, Virginia, October 18, 1802. He was the son of Giles Taylor, a Virginia planter, who was brother to Col. Richard Taylor, the father of General Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States."[2]
Marriage
Married by Thomas Crymea
06 JUL 1786
Lunenburg Court House, Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States[3][4]
Service: U.S. Revolutionary War, Virginia. Giles Taylor: a merchant and revolutionary veteran who was commissioned under General Nathanael Greene's command during the Revolutionary War. He served in the Virginia Continental Line with the 9th Virginia Regiment.
BET 1776 AND 1783
Property
Purchaser: TAYLOR GILES Residence of Purchaser: GALLATIN Lot: NE Section Number: 12 Township: 10S Range: 07E Meridan: 3 County of Purchase: SALINE Acres: 160.00 Price per Acre: 2.00 Total Price: 320.00 Type of Sale: FD Date of Purchase: 05/21/1818
Giles Taylor was buried at Hickory Hill Cemetery in Equality, Illinois. A large monument is there to Giles and Sina (Stokes) Taylor by their son Edmund "Dick" Taylor. Giles Taylor was in the Revolutionary War from Virginia.[11]
Burial
A family notation states that his remains were interred at Hickory Hill Cemetery.
↑ Source: #S53 Page: Purchaser, Purchaser address, Lot, Section#, Township, county of purchase, Acres, Price per Acre, Total Price, Type of Sale, Date of Purchase Data: Text: Detailed Information CONT Purchaser: TAYLOR GILES CONT Residence of Purchaser: GALLATIN CONT Social Status: CONT Legal Description: CONT Aliquot Parts or Lot: NE CONT Section Number: 12 CONT Township: 10S CONT Range: 07E CONT Meridan: 3 CONT County of Purchase: SALINE CONT Details of Sale: CONT Acres: 160.00 CONT Price per Acre: 2.00 CONT Total Price: 320.00 CONT Type of Sale: FD CONT Date of Purchase: 05/21/1818 CONT Volume: 087 CONT Page: 357
↑ Source: #S53 Page: Purchaser, Purchaser address, Lot, Section#, Township, county of purchase, Acres, Price per Acre, Total Price, Type of Sale, Date of Purchase Data: Text: Detailed Information CONT Purchaser: TAYLOR GILES CONT Residence of Purchaser: GALLATIN CONT Social Status: CONT Legal Description: CONT Aliquot Parts or Lot: NE CONT Section Number: 12 CONT Township: 10S CONT Range: 07E CONT Meridan: 3 CONT County of Purchase: SALINE CONT Details of Sale: CONT Acres: 160.00 CONT Price per Acre: 2.00 CONT Total Price: 320.00 CONT Type of Sale: FD CONT Date of Purchase: 05/21/1818 CONT Volume: 087 CONT Page: 357
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Giles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Giles:
Taylor-27683 and Taylor-12246 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse and children. Marriage is very close. Birth is off a bit but it was estimated.
Findagrave for Giles (born in 1765): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37704282/tay
According to Wiki Tree his SUPPOSED mother, Elizabeth Lee (wife of Swan Jones & Zachary Taylor) died in 1753.
Findagrave for Elizabeth Lee Taylor: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43365993/elizabeth-allerton-taylor
edited by Steve Taylor