Individual Details
John Taylor
(10 Aug 1607 - 1652)
https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tthompsondth&id=I23241&style=TABLE from the information provided by David Thompson
He immigrated to America about 1648 and held many acres of land in Lancaster, Virginia.
He is an ancestor of James Madison, Zachary Taylor, and Abraham Lincoln.
JOHN TAYLOR 1607-1652
Qualifying ancestor for THE JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY.
John Taylor I, s/o Thomas and Margaret (Swinderly) Taylor, was born August 10, 1607, in England. Records in Northumberland and Lancaster
County, Virginia Colony, indicate that he came to America about 1648. He is listed in Greer's Immigrant List, 1648. In that year, he, James Jones,
and John Ellis patented 500 acres of land. On April 28, 1651, John Taylor patented 950 acres and 1,400 acres. He sold the 1,400 acres to Francis
Morrison. In 1652, he patented two tracts of land in Lancaster County,---440 acres and 450 acres-which passed to son John II, Northumberland
County. Virginia Colony.
See: Life of Rowland Taylor, by William James Brown Pub. Epworth Press,England, furnished by The English Rev, Rector of Hadleigh, John Betton.
See also: The Book of Martyrs by Foxe pub. in England 1610 Vol.I. One of the sons of John Taylor (James, born 12 Feb 1610 in England,died 1655
in America) was grandfather to two US presidents, Zacharia Taylor and James Madison.
John Taylor was born in England 10 August 1607 in Pennington Castle. He was of the Earls of Pennington. He and his entire family were immigrants
to America. They were all transported under the 'Headright System' by John Rosier of Northumberland Virginia, reaching american soil on 7 February, 1650.
John Taylor died about two years later. His widow, Elizabeth married Tobias Horton.
Along with the Taylor crest there is a legend that on a certain occasion when the king of England was hunting in one of his royal forests a wild boar
turned on the king. There sprung to his defense, one of his knights who killed the boar. Out of gratitude the king gave the knight a crest. The
distinguishing mark was an uplifted hand and the motto: "Consequitur Quod Comque Petit". The Taylor came to America on the ship 'True Love' in 1635.
He immigrated to America about 1648 and held many acres of land in Lancaster, Virginia.
He is an ancestor of James Madison, Zachary Taylor, and Abraham Lincoln.
JOHN TAYLOR 1607-1652
Qualifying ancestor for THE JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY.
John Taylor I, s/o Thomas and Margaret (Swinderly) Taylor, was born August 10, 1607, in England. Records in Northumberland and Lancaster
County, Virginia Colony, indicate that he came to America about 1648. He is listed in Greer's Immigrant List, 1648. In that year, he, James Jones,
and John Ellis patented 500 acres of land. On April 28, 1651, John Taylor patented 950 acres and 1,400 acres. He sold the 1,400 acres to Francis
Morrison. In 1652, he patented two tracts of land in Lancaster County,---440 acres and 450 acres-which passed to son John II, Northumberland
County. Virginia Colony.
See: Life of Rowland Taylor, by William James Brown Pub. Epworth Press,England, furnished by The English Rev, Rector of Hadleigh, John Betton.
See also: The Book of Martyrs by Foxe pub. in England 1610 Vol.I. One of the sons of John Taylor (James, born 12 Feb 1610 in England,died 1655
in America) was grandfather to two US presidents, Zacharia Taylor and James Madison.
John Taylor was born in England 10 August 1607 in Pennington Castle. He was of the Earls of Pennington. He and his entire family were immigrants
to America. They were all transported under the 'Headright System' by John Rosier of Northumberland Virginia, reaching american soil on 7 February, 1650.
John Taylor died about two years later. His widow, Elizabeth married Tobias Horton.
Along with the Taylor crest there is a legend that on a certain occasion when the king of England was hunting in one of his royal forests a wild boar
turned on the king. There sprung to his defense, one of his knights who killed the boar. Out of gratitude the king gave the knight a crest. The
distinguishing mark was an uplifted hand and the motto: "Consequitur Quod Comque Petit". The Taylor came to America on the ship 'True Love' in 1635.
Events
| Birth | 10 Aug 1607 | Carlisle, Cumberland, , England | |||
| Death | 1652 | Lancaster County, Virginia |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Thomas Taylor (1637 - 1686) |
| Father | Thomas Taylor (1573 - 1618) |
| Mother | Margaret Swinderly (1578 - ) |