John Baylor, II

John Baylor 1 ( 1650- 1720) resident of Gloucester County, Virginia, and later King and Queen County, Virginia, married Lucy Todd O'Brien (ca.1681-?) of New Kent County, Virginia, in 1698. They were believed to have had three offspring, Frances Baylor, Robert Baylor, and John Baylor 2. (1)

he was a man of wealth, a "factor" as well as a planter, employing his own ships for trans-oceanic trade, and his principle warehouses were called "Baylor," on the Mattaponi, between Walkerton and King and Queen courthouse.

notes

"Baylor was born on May 12, 1705, at Smithfield, in King and Queen County, Virginia, the son of John Baylor II, a wealthy planter and merchant, and Lucy Todd O'Brien, a widow who married the elder Baylor in 1698. Family tradition suggests that the Baylors had two additional children, a son and a daughter, but it is unlikely that either reached maturity." (2)

" a slave dealer described by Robert "King" Carter as "the greatest merchant in our country." (2)

Citations

1. A GUIDE TO THE BAYLOR FAMILY PAPERS "These papers pertain to John Baylor (1650-1720) of Gloucester County, and King and Queen County, Virginia, and his wife, Lucy Todd O'Brien of New Kent County, Virginia, and four generations of their descendants. The John Baylor ledgers, 1719-1755, reveal that John Baylor was a wealthy merchant, planter, and shipowner. He also served as a burgess, representing Gloucester County in the 1693 General Assembly and King and Queen County in 1718."
2. Encyclopedia of Virginia: John Baylor III (1705–1772)