Col. George F. Taylor

James Taylor and Martha Thompson had nine children, the few eldest not born there at Bloomsbury but most reared there:

5. George, b. 1711, m. Rachel Gibson, d. 1792, built the Taylor home Midland and had 11 sons, all but one of whom served in the Revolution.

George Taylor

• Birth: Feb. 11, 1711 Virginia, USA
• Death: Nov. 4, 1792 Rapidan Culpeper County Virginia, USA
• Husband of Rachel (Gibson) Taylor — married 28 Feb 1738 in Orange County, Colony of Virginia
• Husband of Sarah (Taliaferro) Taylor — married 1767 [location unknown]

He was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War and holds the distinction of the SAR.

Colonel of Orange County Militia. Fought in the Indian Wars. Burgess of Orange County, 1748-49, and 1752-58, member of Committee of Safety, 1774-75, member of convention of 1775; vestryman of Epicopal church in King George county; Clerk of Orange county for many years. He was father of ten soldiers of the Revolution, nine of whom were officers.

• ******************

From: DAR Patriot Index Washington 1966 Page 667 George Taylor, b: 2-11-1711 d: 11-4-1792 m:(1) Rachel Gibson m:(2) Mrs. Sarah Taliaferro Conway PS VA

(Contributed by Pam Barns)

• ******************

Family links:

Parents:

 James Taylor (1675 - 1729)

 Martha Thompson Taylor (1679 - 1762)

Spouse:

 Rachel Gibson Taylor (1717 - 1761)*

Children:

 James Gibson Taylor (1738 - 1808)*

 Jonathan Gibson Taylor (1742 - 1803)*

 Richard Taylor (1747 - 1825)*

 Charles Taylor (1755 - 1821)*

Siblings:

 Frances Taylor Madison (1700 - 1761)*

 James Taylor (1703 - 1784)*

 Margaret Taylor Polk (1705 - 1763)*

 Zachary Taylor (1707 - 1768)*

 Zachary Taylor (1707 - 1768)*

 George Francis Taylor (1711 - 1792)

 Erasmus Taylor (1715 - 1794)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Greenfield Cemetery Orange County Virginia, USA

Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

Created by: Paul Taylor "Moochie" Record added: Mar 21, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 18541233

References

• Library of Virginia Online Catalog: Taylor family Bible record, 1668-1906 http://image.lva.virginia.gov/Bible/27558.pdf
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=taylor&GSfn=g...
• Military_service: Virginia, United States
• Residence: Orange, Virginia, United States - 1782
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 28 2020, 16:37:38 UTC
• Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via mother Martha Taylor (born Thompson) by SmartCopy: Feb 1 2015, 23:10:42 UTC
• http://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/James-Taylor-Jr/p60078#