Zachary Taylor Jr. (1735 - 1815)

Born 26 Feb 1735 in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Chew) Taylor — married 1771 in Orange Co., Virginia

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1815 at age 80 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Zachary Taylor Jr. was born the 26th of February 1735, in Orange County, Virginia. Zachary was the son of Zachary Taylor and Elizabeth Lee.^[1]

Zachary deeded land to his brother Richard Taylor on the 9th of February, 1768. This land had belonged to their father Zachary Taylor Sr. The deed reads in part as follows: ". . . Witnesseth that the said Zachary Taylor for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which he hath and be [unreadable] unto his brother the said Richard Taylor, as also for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings current money where in hand paid by the said Richard Taylor the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath given and granted and by by these presents doeth give grant and confirm unto the said Richard Taylor his heirs and assigns forever two tracts or parcels of land situate lying and being in the county aforesaid being part of the land whereon Zachary Taylor dec'd lately lived containing in the whole two hundred and two acres . . . In Witness whereof the said Zachary Taylor hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written [signed] Zachary Taylor Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of [no names given] At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday the 25th Feb'r 1768 Zachary Taylor acknowledged this his Deed of Gift to Richard Taylor, which is ordered to be recorded Test Geo. Taylor COC."^[2]

Zachary deed land to his brother Hancock Taylor on the 9th of February, 1768. This land had belonged to their father Zachary Taylor Sr. The deed reads in part as follows: ". . . "This Indenture made this twenty ninth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty eight Between Zachary Taylor of the County of Orange of the one part and Hancock Taylor of the county aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said Zachary Taylor for & in consideration of the natural love and affection which he hath and beareth unto his Brother the said Hancock Taylor, . . . hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents, do give grant bargain sell & confirm unto the said Hancock Taylor his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the said County of Orange being part of the land whereon my father Zachary Taylor dec'd lately lived containing by estimation five hundred acres of land more or less and bounded as followeth . . . In Witness whereof the said Zachary Taylor hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day and year first above written [signed] Zachary Taylor Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of us James Taylor, R'd Taylor, Francis Taylor At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday the 24th of March 1768 This Indenture was acknowledged by Zachary Taylor to Hancock Taylor & is ordered to be recorded Test Geo. Taylor COC."^[3]

Zachary married Alice Chew in Orange County, Virginia in 1771. ^[4]

He died 15 June 1815 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Taylor and Jones Families, by Trist Wood, published in The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct., 1921), pp. 287-289
2. ↑ Orange County Virginia Deed Book 14 (1765-1768) pages 284 & 285; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-SL4G
3. ↑ Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 14 (1765-1768) page 289 & 290; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-SLXR
4. ↑ "Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP1P-FX4 : 12 March 2018), Zachariah Taylor and Alice Chew, 1771; citing , , County Courthouse, Orange; FHL microfilm 33,031.

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