William Dabney Strother Taylor (abt. 1782 - 1846)

Born about 1782 in Orange, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Preston (McDowell) Taylor — married 1813 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1846 at about age 64 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

William married Susan Preston McDowell in 1813. He passed away in 1846. His wife died in 1849. William married Susan P Mcdowell on 20 October 1813 in Virginia, United States.^[1]

Richmond Enquirer

23 January 1846, page 1

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 12 o'clock, pursuant to the order of Saturday, for the purpose of attending the funeral of the Hon. William Taylor, deceased, one of the Representatives from the State of Virginia, who died at his lodging, at the seat of Government, on Friday night. After prayer by the Rev. Chaplain Milburn, appropriate to the mournful ceremonies about to commence - article continues^[2]

William was mentioned on a memorial in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States with a death date of 17 January 1846.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
   citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
   FamilySearch Record: 668B-FJNT (accessed 13 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91H-C7BK-V Image number 00127
   William Taylor marriage to Susan P McDowell on 20 Oct 1813 in Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ Richmond Enquirer, Richmond, Virginia; 23 January 1846, page 1. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image but no data)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #7374225 (accessed 27 June 2023)
   Memorial page for William Taylor (5 Apr 1788-17 Jan 1846), citing Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA (plot: Range 54, Site 120); Maintained by Find a Grave.

• Rockbridge County, Virginia - Chancery. Admr. of William Taylor v. Heirs of William Taylor. Index #1853-018, original case #51.198. Image 163_1853_018_0005.pdf - Robert I. Taylor, qualified as administrator on 13 April 1846; William Taylor dec, who died intestate on the 17th January 1846, leaving as his surviving heirs, six children, viz, James McD Taylor, your orator, Mrs. Susan McD Weller of the state of Ohio, Wm A. Taylor, Thomas B. Taylor, L Edmonia E P C Taylor, the last named being minors, and his widow also surviving - to wit - Mrs. Susan P. Taylor.
• "WHARF PROPERTY FOR SALE." Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, Virginia; 15 October 1846, page 1. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
• Biographical Directory of the American Congress.

• Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. [1]

William Dabney Strother TAYLOR

Birth 1782

Location Orange, Virginia, United States

Original Text Gen. 6: WILLIAM DABNEY STROTHER TAYLOR6 (Richard Taylor5, Elizabeth Lee4, Sarah Allerton3, Isaac Allerton2, Isaac Allerton1)

Father Richard Taylor

Mother Sarah Dabney Taylor

Volume Name Allerton, Isaac (Vol. 17) Page 188

Acknowledgements

Taylor-3978 was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.

• Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 188