Individual Details
(1615 - August 30, 1698)
"The Taylor family was of Norman origin coming from Taillefer, the minstrel of William the Conqueror. They settled in Kent, where they were lords of the manor of Shadockhurse. There Matthew Taylor were born in 1555, and according to Burke, he was the ancestory to the Virginia family. His son John, who died in 1658, had a son, Col. John Taylor (James ?), who came to Virginia circa 1635 from Chester County, England, settled in New Kent County, and died in Rappahanock County August 30, 1698. His seal ring, engraved with crest and motto, has descended to the present generation." (THE TAYLORS OF TABERNACLE, 1957, compiled by Tabernacle Historical Committee, Brownsville, Tennessee, page 39 and following.)
"James Taylor immigrated to the colonies in 1635 from Carlisle, England." Information about the Taylor family from COLONIAL FAMILIES OF THE SOUTHERN STATES OF AMERICA by Stella Pickett Hardy; A HISTORY OF CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA by Marshall Wingfield; and CULPEPER COUNTY HISTORY by Raleigh Travers Green.
Events
| Birth | 1615 | near Carlisle, England | | | |
| Marriage | Abt, 1666 | Frances Walker | | | |
| Death | August 30, 1698 | Rappahanock County, Virginia | | | |
| Marriage | | Mary Gregory | | | |
Families