Richard Taylor (bef. 1620 - bef. 1672)

Born before 3 Dec 1620 in England

Husband of Sarah (Barker) Bisse — married 27 Oct 1646 in Rappahannock,Va.

Husband of Sarah Frances (Baker) Taylor — married about Mar 1661 in Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 15 Jul 1672 at about age 51 in Charles City, Charles County, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

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Disputed Origins

There is disagreement about whether or not this Richard was son of Ancient Planter Richard Taylor.

Those who believe he was:

• Ann Blomquist, Tate, Taylor, and Southern Families (online GEDCOM), citing:
  • Casey, Albert. p 20;
  • Meyer, Virginia and John F. Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person VA 1607-1624/5;
  • McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635, 2007. p 685; and
  • Virkus, Frederick A., The Compendium of American Genealogy, 1942. p 885.
• David Thomas Bradford
• [who else?]

NOTE: The Jamestown Society does not recognize Richard Taylor (who married Sarah Barker) as son of Richard Taylor, Ancient Planter.

Those who believe he was christened in London 3 Dec 1620, son of John Taylor:

• Jim White, author of Buckner Family Generations who believes Richard also went by the name William Taylor because that name appears on a number of records that White believes are associated with Richard Taylor of Virginia.
• Lavere Peters, severely questioning Jim White's work above (but her own GEDCOM still links to John Taylor as father).

Those who believe his origins are unknown:

• who?

Biography

Richard was born about 1620. It has not been confirmed that he was the Richard Taylor baptized in London on 3 Dec 1620.

If he was a son of Richard Taylor, ancient planter, then he was probably born in Virginia Colony, since Richard Taylor, ancient planter, was there by 1624.^{[citation needed]}

He married Sarah Barker.^{[citation needed]}

Richard Taylor and his wife Sarah Barker were from Merchant's Hope Plantation on the Southside of the James River. They had at least two daughters, Frances and Elizabeth.^[1]

An ancestry.com pedigree chart has his death date as 1684 in Charles City, Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

But another, well-researched GEDCOM on WorldConnect makes the case for Richard Taylor dying between Aug 1665 and Apr 1673. "Since Richard had been leaving regular records in the court until 1665, it is reasonable to assume that he died closer to 1665 than in 1673." He was certainly deceased by April 1673 when his widow remarried.^[2]

Research Notes

Matching on Ancestry.com suggests "Dr James Taylor" as his father (ca. 1605, d. 1655 in Surry, VA). No mother is named. The following possible siblings are given:

1. Barbara Taylor (ca. 1636-1669)
2. Thomas Taylor (ca. 1639-1672)
3. Richard Taylor's living dates are given as ca. 1641-1673, and
4. John Taylor (ca. 1643-1709)

After reviewing the possible match for his father, a match for the mother came up as:

Mary Perkins (ca. 1619-1703-Virginia). Note that Mary Perkins only works if there is support for a much later birth date.

Just curious as to which source gives a middle name for him, also. This "placement" in history is suggested: Richard Taylor III of Flowerdieu Hundred and Taylor's Mill / Hardiman's Lower Mill on Powell's Creek. Of course, that identification is now (especially being Richard Taylor III) in question if there is any validity to the Ancestry.com matching outcome. However, the identification of such a Richard Taylor is linked to his son Captain John Taylor Jr of Flowerdew Hundred and County Clerk at Charles City County for the House of Burgesses (ca. 1663-1709). Thus, if that linkage sticks, then it should be possible to cross-check or triangulate ascent and descent.

Additional reading list:

1. Bradford, David Thomas. The Bradfords of Charles City County, Virginia, and some of Their Descendants 1653-1993. Pages 20-1.
2. Tidewater Virginia Families: Generations Beyond.
3. Note that "Family Data Collection" compilations on Acestry.com suggests 1679 as a death year for Richard Taylor, husband of Sarah. Other sources list 15 Jul 1672. Perhaps this may be the will date, and 24 Apr 1673 perhaps the prove date. Then the latter date in 1673 may have been a codicil date.

Resources that may provide additional support for this profiles strength, if the redacted details can be obtained with an Ancestry.com subscriber account^{[citation needed]} review:

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): Richard Taylor, Birth: year
• US and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s: Richard Taylor, Arrival: Virginia year
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Richard Taylor, Spouse: Sarah Barker, Birth: year location, Spouse Birth Year: year, Spouse Birth Place: En, Marriage: En
• Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850: Richard Taylor, Vital: dd mm year, Civil: dd mm year location
• England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991: Richard Taylor, Spouse: Sarah

Lavere Peters website [1] provides information and documentation for the Taylors, Bradford and Barker families.

"Name: Richard William TAYLOR Surname: Taylor Given Name: Richard William Sex: M Birth: BEF 3 Dec 1620 in , , London,, England Christening: 3 Dec 1620 ,,London,,England Death: BEF 15 Jul 1672 in , Charles City, VA Reference Number: r529 _UID: 20916D888D62D611872CADF2889C830E8360 Note: From Jim White, author of Buckner Family Generations, <http://buckner.whitesnet.org/> Bradford-Taylor-Barker-Lucy Report, 11 July 2007 pages 31 to 35, #27 William Richard Taylor (John 2, John 1) was born before 3 Dec 1620 in London, , Greater London, England, was christened on 3 Dec 1620 in St. Peter Cornhill Parish, London, , Greater London, England, and died before 15 Jul 1672 in Charles City County, Virginia.

William Richard Taylor had two given names, Richard was his second given name in honor of his brother who died when aged about six months. He used the name William only occasionally, NOTE -- He was more frequently called Richard, so I'm going to call him Richard William.

Richard W. Taylor was apprenticed by his father December 5, 1631 for seven years to Mr. Pierce of the Worshipful Company of Joiners & Sealers (Wood Craftsmen).

Jim White's report suggests that Richard W. TAYLOR was skilled at living in two places at the same time. He must have had a lot of frequent-sailing miles. 1649 -- married Mary Perkins in England. 1650 -- immigrated to Virginia and had twin sons with Mary in London. 1652 -- had a son with Mary in London. 1652 -- Richard & Sarah Yealing (future wife) were together in James City, VA. 1657 -- wife Mary Perkins Taylor died in London. 1657 -- married Sarah Yealing in London. 1661 -- Sarah Yealing Taylor died in Charles City Co., VA 1661 -- married Sarah Barker in Charles City Co., VA

page 32 -- William married Mary Perkins on 12 Aug 1649 in Saint Leonard Parish Church, Colchester, , Essex, England. Mary was born before 24 Jan 1625 in Birling, , Kent, England, was christened on 24 Jan 1625 in All Saints Parish Church, Birling, , Kent, England, and died before 12 Oct 1657 in London, ,Greater London, England. Children from this marriage were:

1. 30 Richard Taylor Jr. was born in 1650 in London, , Greater London, England and died before 26 Sep 1729 in Elizabeth City County, Virginia. (Twin)
2. 31 Robert Taylor was born in 1650 in London, , Greater London, England, died in 1650 in London, , Greater London, England, and was buried in 1650 in St. Peter Cornhill Parish, London, , Greater London, England. (Twin)
3. 32 John Taylor was born before 22 Jan 1652 in London, ,Greater London, England, was christened on 22 Jan 1652 in Saint Andrew, Enfield Parish Church, , London, England,

[age 33 -- William next married Sarah Yealing on 12 Oct 1657 in Saint Benet Pauls Wharf Parish, London, , Greater London, England. Sarah was born in 1631 in Colchester, , Essex, England and died in 1661 in Charles City County, Virginia at age 30. Noted events in her life were: ? Information: It is believed Sarah died during birth of a child who did not survive. ? Proof: 1653, Maryland. Taylor, Sarah Qo:216 Film No.: SR 8198 Transported 1653-58 Transcript. Q:68,324 [SR 7345] MSA SC

RICHARD TAYLOR and SARAH (BARKER) TAYLOR

Richard was identified as a "fabricator of wood", which probably means a carpenter or a building contractor. He also operated a mill on Powell's Creek, called Taylor's Mill, and later known as Hardiman's Lower Mill.

Richard's first known land purchase was 13 March 1661/62 (CCCCOB 1661-1664, page 327), which he bought from Richard and Mary Pace for 300 pounds sterling. The land was on Powell's Creek in Charles City County. This land later went to William HAMLIN, son of Richard's daughter Elizabeth.

In July 1672, Richard patented 1000 acres of land in Charles City County, on the south side of the James River. It lay on the Blackwater River, behind Merchant's Hope, at a place called "Saw Tree". This property was willed to his son, Richard TAYLOR II, who patented it again in his own name on 3 November 1673 (Patent Book 6, page 488).

See wife Sarah (BARKER) TAYLOR for other notes

24 Jan 1996 Compiled by LaVere Peters May 1997 To webpage 2 Jan 2001 To Ann "teb" <teb @ duo-county.com> Sep 2005 To Ancestor Stories-2005 July 2007 Added Jim White's material 19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)Snyder-3297 19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT) This part of this report is based on conjecture.)

It has been claimed by David T. Bradford in "THE BRADFORDS OF CHARLES CITY CO., VA", that Richard was the son of the Richard Taylor who came to Virginia in 1608 and was there as late as 1638. This is not recognized by other researchers; it is also denied in a letter (in my file) from the Jamestowne Society. While it might be fun to be a descendant of an "Ancient Planter", I suggest using the claim only when talking with alleged Mayflower descendants.

It is also claimed by Virginia L. H. Davis in "TIDEWATER VIRGINIA FAMILIES" that Richard was married first to Mary Perkins, the widow of Nicholas Perkins and that Richard II was the son of the first marriage. A search of the Charles City County Court Orders, 1655-1658, pages 62 & 68, indicate that the widow Mary Perkins married Dr. Richard Parker, who was also the guardian of her two children (Elizabeth and Nicholas). Until it is proven otherwise, I'll list Richard II as the son of Richard and Sarah (BARKER) TAYLOR.

Data in LDS Ancestral File (AFN HZF4-KB) may be for a different Richard Taylor, who was born abt 1619 (probably in England) married to Sarah (BARKER)in Middlesex England, and died 1684 in Charles City Co., VA. I don't know when Richard was born, and I consider it likely that Sarah and her family were in Virginia before Richard was. Court records show that Richard died about 1672/73. The same record for Richard's wife, Sarah BARKER (AFN HZF4-LH), shows her as having been born at 1623 in England and died 1694 in Charles City. Those dates and places appear to be correct.

Richard may have been the one named as a headright of Captain John West, who patented land in York County 6 May 1651 (VA Patent Book 2, page 313). His arrival may very well have been earlier than the patent date.

An earlier patent, 9 April 1650 (Book 2, page 207) names two headrights -- Elizabeth BARKER and Mary TAYLOR. Elizabeth was the sister of Sarah, and it seems possible that the person listed as Mary was actually Sarah. The father of Elizabeth and Sarah was William BARKER, Mariner, who made frequent trips to Virginia as early as 1625; he had land in Charles City County in 1634, was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1645, and died before 1655.

Richard apparently married in England before 1650, either to Sarah BARKER or Mary PERKINS. 19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)Snyder-3297 19:04, 4 May 2016 (EDT)

CORRESPONDENCE From: "John Norvill Jones" <jnj3568 @ comcast.net> 24 Jan 2004: I read with interest the excellent material you have on the Taylors and related families of early Charles City County, Virginia. I am a descendent of Thomas Taylor who, I believe, was connected in some way to the Richard Taylor family. But I have not figured out what that connection is although I now suspect that he was a nephew of Richard Taylor who married Sarah Barker. I think that they both go back to a John Taylor "Citizen and Girdler of London" who was involved in the sale of Merchants Hope to William Barker and associates. Have you done any research on Richard Taylor's background? I was once told that he was a merchant who did much trade with Barbados. I know that John Taylor, Richard's son, was part owner of a ship, captained by Thomas Goodwyn, that traded with Barbados. My Thomas Taylor's son married Thomas Goodwyn's daughter. If you know anything about Richard Taylor's past, I would like to exchange information. Norvill Jones Alexandria, VA

LaVere's reply: My database does not show a single Thomas Taylor. You propose the possibility that Thomas may have been a nephew of Richard Taylor who married Sarah Barker. There are various speculations of the background of Richard, but none that I've seen make any suggestion of a brother. You mentioned that your Thomas's son married the daughter of Thomas Goodwyn. The only daughter that I show for Thomas and Mary Goodwyn is Amey, who married (1)John Scott and (2) Isham Epes about 1725.

Father: John TAYLOR, Jr. b: BEF 10 Mar 1580 in London, England c: 10 Mar 1580 in St. Boltoph Without Aldgate Par, London, England Mother: Joan ROBERTS b: 1583 in London, England

Marriage 1 Mary PERKINS c: 24 Jan 1625 in All Saints Par., Birling,, Kent, England Married: 12 Aug 1649 in St. Leonard Parish Church, Colchester, Essex, Children Has No Children Richard TAYLOR II b: 1650 in England Has No Children Robert twin infant TAYLOR b: 1650 in London, England Has No Children John TAYLOR b: 22 Jan 1652 in London, England

Marriage 2 Sarah YEALING b: 1631 in Colchester, Essex, England Married: 12 Oct 1657 in St. Benet Pauls Wharf Par., London, England

Marriage 3 Sarah BARKER b: ABT 1641 in Charles City Co., VA Married: BEF 1640 in England Children Has Children Frances TAYLOR b: ABT 1662 in Charles City Co., VA Has Children Elizabeth TAYLOR b: ABT 1664 in Charles City Co., VA Has Children John TAYLOR b: ABT 1665 in Charles City, VA Has No Children Sarah TAYLOR b: ABT 1669 in Charles City Co., VA Has No Children Katherine TAYLOR b: ABT 1671 in Charles City Co., VA"

Source

1. ↑ Peter G. Sandlund, Bradford Family Research, 4206 Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria, Va.. Includes several generations from the Bradford family. This copy was sent to Cheryl Hudson Passey by Bett Girardeau. A copy is in the Baker family file in possession of Cheryl Hudson Passey.
2. ↑ Blomquist, op cit.

See also:

• [ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lavere&id=I529
• [2]
• Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 (Census & Voter Lists - index courtesy Ancestry.com): Richard Taylor, Residence: 1624 Neck of Land, VA. NOTE: this source refers to the Ancient planter, not to THIS Richard Taylor.