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Giles Taylor (abt. 1755 - 1830)

Giles Taylor
Born about in Orange County, Colony of Virginiamap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 6 Jul 1786 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at about age 75 in Equality, Gallatin, Illinois, USAmap
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Contents

Biography

Name

  • Giles Taylor

Birth

  • 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]

Marriage

  • Married by Thomas Crymea
  • 06 JUL 1786
  • Lunenburg Court House, Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States[3][4]

Residence

06 JUL 1786
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA [5][6]
family moved to
1806
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
family moved to
1808
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA
1810
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States[7]
family moved to
1814
Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
1818
Illinois, USA[8][9]

Military Service

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
21 MAY 1818
Mountain, Saline, Illinois, USA[10]

Death

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.
1830
Equality, Gallatin, Illinois, United States[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois (1900): pages 519-520
  2. ↑ The National Magazine A Journal Devoted to American History, Volume 16 written by Howard Louis Conard. Published for April through November 1892 New York, The National History Company, 132 Nassau Street.
  3. ↑ The old Free State : a contribution to the history of Lunenburg County and southside Virginia Vol. II. Chapter IX. Genealogical data
  4. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files / Marriage Record
  5. ↑ The old Free State : a contribution to the history of Lunenburg County and southside Virginia Vol. II. Chapter IX. Genealogical data
  6. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files / Marriage Record
  7. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: Year: 1810; Census Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 9; Page: 80; Family History Number: 0181354; Image: 00088. Data: Text: Residence date: 1810 CONT Residence place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Object: @M655@
  8. ↑ Source: #S79 Data: Text: Residence date: 1750-1887 CONT Residence place: Illinois, USA Object: @M663@
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ 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
  11. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37704282
  12. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37704282

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Steve Taylor
According to Wikipedia, Giles was born in 1766. See his son: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Dick_Taylor

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

posted by Steve Taylor
edited by Steve Taylor
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
all source for the parents indicate that there was never a son named Giles
posted by Robin Lee
Gerard-337 Michelle (Gerard) Hartley
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.
posted by Michelle (Gerard) Hartley

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