Col. William Tayloe, of Mt. Airy

Children of (unknown) Tayloe, brother of the first William Tayloe, are:

Hon. William Taylor (b 1645, d 1710) of London, England, emigrated to the Colony of Virginia in the 17th century. He took up land in Lancaster and Richmond Counties in 1650. He was the progenitor of the Tayloe's of "Mount Airy." It is not known why his orthography was changed from Taylor to Tayloe. He accumulated a vast estate, and was a liberal supporter of the Established Church. He was a Burgess in 1710, 1728 and 1730.

"Tayloe's Quarters" was also known as "Mount Airy." The plantation home was known as the "Old House."

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tayloe-36

Land patented by Col. Wm. Tayloe of Richmond county, is included in the present "Mt. Airy" estate, which still, after an ownership of two hundred and twenty-five years, remains the 'home of the Tayloes'.”

[2]"It is not known why his orthography was changed from Taylor to Tayloe. He accumulated a vast estate, and was a liberal supporter of the Established Church ; m. 1685, Ann Corbin, b. 1664; d. 1694; dau. of Hon. Henry and Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin, of "Buckingham House," Middlesex Co., Va. [3] (See Corbin lineage.) Issue :

• 2—1. Elizabeth, b. July 26, 1686 ; untraced[4]
• 2—2. JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1688; of whom later.[5]
• 2—3. William, Col., of Richmond Co., Va., b. July 30, 1694; d. May, 1770 ; served as High Sheriff of Richmond Co., 1705-7, and as a Burgess, 1705-7 ; was a liberal supporter of the Established Church ; m. Letitia Wormley, dau. of Hon. Ralph and Elizabeth (Armistead) Wormley, of "Rosegill," Middlesex Co., Va., and had issue. (See Armistead lineage

.)"

After Ann Corbin’s death in 1710, he married another Anne with whom he had two more daughters, one named Anna Catherine, who married Samuel Ball, and the second named Mary, who married John Lyell/Lyall/Lile. [6]

From http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marshall/esmd50.htm#id1795

In 1685, William married Anne (1664 to 1694), daughter of Hon. Henry Corbin (b ca. 1629 d 1676) and Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin, of "Buckingham House", of Middlesex County.

Children included

• Elizabeth2 Tayloe was born on 26 Jul 1686; married John Wormeley [NO]
• Hon. John Tayloe, born 15 Feb 1688; married Elizabeth Gwynn.
• William Tayloe was born on 30 Jul 1694. He married Letetia Wormeley, daughter of Col. Ralph Wormeley and Elizabeth Armistead. He died in May 1770 at age 75.

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tayloe-36

After Ann Corbin's death in 1710, William Tayloe married another Anne, with whom he had two more daughters,

• one named Anna Catherine, who married Samuel Ball,
• and the second named Mary, who married John Lyell/Lyall/Lile.

source King, George Harrison Sanford. 1986. Marriages of Richmond County, Virginia, 1668-1853. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press. p. 205 (Available from FamilySearch.org at a Family History

biography

From page 336 of Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial ..., Volume 1 edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler

Tayloe, William, was nephew of Colonel William Tayloe, of the Virginia council. He emigrated to Virginia and in 1687 settled in Richmond county, then part of Rappahannock county. He was one of the first justices of Richmond county, and in 1704, as colonel and commander-in-chief of the county militia, subdued an attempted uprising of the Indians. He was burgess for Richmond county in 1700, 1701, 1702 and 1706, and died in 1710.
He married Anne, daughter of Henry Corbin, of "Buckingham House," and had issue:

• 1. John, of "Mt. Airy," member of the council.
• 2. William, of Lancaster county.

Colonel William Tayloe had at least two brothers, Joseph, clerk of Lancaster county, and Robert, a ship captain, who died in 1705.

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   15. s one of the first justices of Richmond county, and in 1704, as colonel and commander-in-chief of the county militia, subdued an attempted uprising of the Indians. He was burgess for Richmond county in 1700, 1701, 1702 and 1706, and died in 1710. He married Anne, daughter of Henry Corbin, of "Buckingham House," and had issue: 1. John, of "Mt. Airy," member of the council. 2. William, of Lancaster county. Colonel William Tayloe had at least two brothers — Joseph, clerk of Lancaster county, and Robert, a ship captain, who died in 1705. ##http://vagenweb.org/tylers_bios/vol1-32.htm