Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

William Tayloe

Male 1645 - 1711  (66 years)


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  • Name William Tayloe 
    Birth 1645 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Feb 1710/11  Mt. Airy, Richmond County, Virginia - admin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27009  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Family Anne Corbin,   b. 9 Feb 1664, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1694, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 1685  Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Tayloe,   b. 26 Jul 1686, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1724, Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 39 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. John Tayloe,   b. 15 Feb 1687, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1747, Lunenburg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Anne Catherine Tayloe,   b. Bef 1694, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1752, Culpeper County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 60 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. William Tayloe,   b. 30 Jul 1694, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1770, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F17870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      1710-1711 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 5; Part 3 [Antient Press]; Page 226
      Richmond County Court 7th of February 1710/1711
      TAYLOE p admon. TAYLOE.
      Upon the motion of Mr. JOHN TAYLOE, administration is granted him on the Estate of his Father, Collo. WILLIAM TAYLOE, late of this County, deced., givein.g security according to Law. Whereupon SAMLL. PEACHEY and JOHN TARPLEY acknowledged themselves indebted unto the Worshipful her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Richmond Connty in the full sum of two thousand pounds Sterling to be paid to the Justices their Executors or Administrators in case JOHN TAYLOE do not duely administer on all and singular the Estate of WILLIAM TAYLOE and render a true account thereof when lawfully called
      TAYLOE's Estate to be appraised.
      THOMAS BEAL, MOORE FANTLEROY, WILLIAM FANTLEROY, AUSTIN BROCKENBROUGH and WILLIAM SMITH on the Hills, or any four of them sometime between this and next Court is appointed to appraise all and singular the Estate of Collo. WILLIAM TAYLOE, deced., which shall be presented to their view and make report thereof to next Court. Mr. JOSEPH DEEK or any other Justice of the Peace of this County is requested to administer an Oath to the Appraisers for the true appraisment of the deced.'s Estate and also to JOHN TAYLOE, Gent., the Administrator, for the true discovery thereof
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      1709-1717 Richmond County, Virginia Wills Book 3 and Inventories [Robert K. Headley, jr.]; Page 41
      - Col. William TAYLOE, inv; 7 Mar 1710/11.

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      1692-1704 Abstracts of Land Records of Richmond County, Virginia; [Mary Marshall Brewer]
      2 Feb 1702/3. Deed of Gift. WILLIAM SMITH of Farnham Parish Rich Co for naturall love and affection give unto my son WILLIAM SMITH of same place ... a 100 a. tr of land upon Rappa Cr bounded by HENRY BURDIT decd, Coll TAYLOE & Herring Cr Swamp ....
      Wit: EDWARD JONES, GABRIELL ALLOWAY. Ackn 3 Mar 1702. (Bk 3pg: 111)
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      1679-1682 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will & Deed Book 6, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 371-372
      THIS INDENTURE made the fiveteenth of Novembr: and in the thirtie fowerth yeare of the Raigne of or: Soveraigne Lord King Charles ye Second &c. Between WILLIAM FANTLEROY of the County of Rappak: Gent. and KATHERINE his Wife of the one part and WILLIAM TAYLOE of the same County, Merchant, of the other pt. Witnesseth that the said WILLIAM FANTLEROY and KATHERINE his Wife for Five Shil, of lawfull money of England to them or one of them in hand by said WILLIAM TAYLOE well and truly paid have sold unto the said WILLIAM TAYLOE all that divident or parcell of land containing Twelve hudnred acres situate on the South side of RAPPAE: CREEK in the Pish of Farnham on the'North side of RAPPA: RIVER in County aforesaid runing and bounding as hereafter is mentioned beginning at a Chestnut tree on the said CREEK side being the corner tree of one THOMAS HUDSON deced and running So: E: along the line of the said HUDSON to a white Oake corner tree of the said HUDSON, thence So. W. along the line of HENRY BURDITT to a white Oake corner tree of the said BURDITT, thence along the line of the said BURDITT to Pockicary corner tree, thence S. We. to Pockicary standing by a small Creek, thence N. W. over the said Creek to a white Oake standing in lower ground at the head of a Creeke that runs by or near the grter. Plantacon of the said WM. FANTLEROY, thence West to a corner tree of HENRY AUSTINE and soe continuing the same course along the said AUSTINEs line to a red Oak on RAPPA; CREEK side, thence upon the said CREEK its severall courses to the place it first began being brought into a straight line by computation according to the plat or draft thereof made as it was lately Surveighed by WILLIAM MOSELEY & examined approved and Attested by EDWIN CONWAY, Surveighr. of ye County aforesd., and all houses buildings erected or being with all woods trees standing or growing and all marshes and points of wood lying between RAPPA. CREEK and the bound aforesaid wch land are part of a greater divident granted Coll. MOORE FANTLEROY deced, Father of the said WM. FANTLEROY, by Pattent bearing date August the 20th 1661 and descended to the said WILLIAM as Son and hcircs apparent of the said MOORE FANTLEROY; To have and to hold the said Twelve hundred acres of land withall appurtenances unto the said WILLIAM TAYLOE his heires and assignes from ye day before the date hereof unto full end of one whole yeare from thence next ensuing to the intent that the said WILLIAM TAYLOE may be capable to take a convayance in fee simple of all the said prmisses to him and his heires forever according to and in psuance of a Statute in that Case provided transffering uses into possession paying therefore unto said WILLIAM FANTLEROY his heires and assignes one Peper Corne at the Feast of St. Michaell ye Archangell next if demanded In Witness to the truth heareof the said WILLIAM FANTLEROY and KATHERINE his Wife have sett their hands and Seales Signed sealed and delivered by the said WILLIAM FANTLEROY in the prsence of us THO: GEORGE, WILL. FANTLEROY
      WILLIAM MOSELEY , W INIFRED GRIFFIN KATHERINE FANTLEROY
      JO: ALMOND
      Sealed and delivered by the above named KATHERINE FANTLEROY in ye prsence of LEROY GRIFFIN, JO: TAVERNER, THO, GEORGE
      Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa: 3 die Janry 1682
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      1679-1682 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will & Deed Book 6, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 372-375
      THIS INDENTURE made the Sixteenth day of November 1682 And in the four & thirtieth yeare of the Raigne of Lord Charles the Second &c. Between WILLIAM 375 FANTLEROY of Rappahanock Gent. and KATHERIN his Wife of one part and WILLIAM TAYLOE of same County, Merchant, of the other part, Witnesseth that the said WILLIAM FANTLEROY and KATHERIN his Wife the sume of One hundred and Sixty pounds of lawfull moray of England have sold unto the said WILLIAM TAYLOE his heires and assignes forever (in his possession being by force and virtue of a deed of demise lease or sale and by force and vertue of the Statute for transfering uses into possession) all that parcell of land containing Twelve hundred acres of Land, To have and to hold all the said land unto said WILLIAM TAYLOE his heires & assignes forever And that the said WILLIAM FANTLEROY and KATHERINE his Wife will at any time within Seaven yeares ensuing the date of these prsents upon reasonable request and the cost and charges in the Law of said WILL, TAYLOE his heires doe acknowledge and execute all such further lawfull acts for more absolute conveying of all the bargained prmises unto said WILLIAM TAYLOE as shall be reasonably required In Witness whereof the
      said parties have sett their hands and seales Signed sealed and delivrd by the said WILL FANTLEROY in ye prsence of us THO: GEORGE,
      WILLIAM MOSELEY, WILL FANTLEROY
      W IN IFRED GRIFFIN, JO: ALMOND KATHERIN: FANTLEROY
      Signed seald and delivered by the abovenamed KATHERIN FANTLEROY in prsence of us LEROY GRIFFIN, THO: GEORGE, JO: TAVERNER
      Recognitr in Cur Com Rappae 3 die Janry 1682

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      1686-1688 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 334-338
      THIS INDENTURE made the second day of May 1686 and in the third year of the Reign of our Sovereigne Lord James the second &c. Between SAMLL. GRIFFIN of NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY Gent. and SARAH his Wife of the one part and LEROY GRIFFIN of Rappa. County Gent., Son and heir apparent of THOS: GRIFFIN, late of the same County deced, of the other part. Whereas the sd THO: GRIFFIN bought and purchased of MOORE FANTLEROY late of LANCASTER COUNTY by Deed under his hand and seale bearing date the 22nd of 7ber 1653, Six hundred and seventy acers of land being as in the sd Deed is mentioned whereto relation being had may appeareth, And whereas the sd THO: GRIFFIN held by Patent bearing date the 4th of July 1633, One thosuand sixty four acers of land which the said LEROY GRIFFIN repatented the 10th of February 1663, and in the 16th yeare of the Reigne of our late Sovereigne Lord King Charles the second, which sd last mentioned land is bounded as in the last recited Patent is expressed to which relation may also more fully appeareth And Whereas the sd SAMLL. GRIFFIN in a certain writeing of Indenture under his hand and wale bearing date the 4th day of March 1661, did give and grant unto THO: GRIFFIN, Son of the sd THO: GRIFFIN deced, and Brother to the sd LEROY all right of a tract of land mencioned in the Patent conteyning One thousand forty and six acers and is dated the first day of January 1660 and that the sd last mentioned land should be unto the sd THO: GRIFFIN his heires forever, But provided he died without issue of his body lawfully begotten that then he did give and grant the therein mencioned land unto WINIFRED GRIFFIN, Sister of the sd THOMAS and LEROY and her heires and assignes forever which the sd THOMAS, the Son, and WINIFRED, are both deceased without issue and the sd land last mentioned is come unto the sd LEROY as heire to the Survivour of them since which also the sd LEROY GRIFFIN as heire hath entered into and now remaineth in the quiet and peaceable possession of all the fore recited premisses and Whereas the sd SARAH as Wife formerly to the said THOMAS GRIFFIN, the Father, and at present Wife to the sd SAMLL. GRIFFIN, hath or might pretend right of Dower to all the before recited lands Now This Indenture Witnesseth that the sd SAMLL. GRIFFIN and SARAH his Wife for a good and valuable consideration to them in hand paid by the sd LEROY GRIFFIN have given unto the sd LEROY GRIFFIN his heires and assignes forever the quiett and peaceable possession of all ye interest and demands whatsoever of the sd SAMLL. GRIFFIN and SARAH his Wife which they or any of them have or claime to all the before mencioned tracts of land by right of Dower or pretence whatsoever And the sd SAMLL. GRIFFIN for himselfe and the sd SARAH his Wife doth hereby grant with the sd LEROY GRIFFIN that he the sd SAMLL, and SARAH will acknowledge these presents for the further confermacon In Witness whereof the sd parties have set their hands and seales
      Signed sealed and delivered in the presents of
      SAMLL. CHURCHILL, SAMLL. GRIFFIN
      JOHN POUND SARAH GRIFFIN
      TEILIFF ALLURSEN
      Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa: 4 die May 1687 et record 12th die
      KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I SARAH GRIFFIN for sundry considerations thereunto moving do make my loving Friend, DENNIS CARTY my true and lawful! Attorney for me to make ackowledgement of my Right of Dower in several! tracts of land sold by me Husband, SAMLL. GRIFFIN, unto LEROY GRIFFIN, my Son, as by two several! Instruments or Deed bearing date the 2nd of May 1687 may appeare and what my sd Attorney shall act and doe I do ratify to be as full and ample to all intents as if I were personal! present. Witness my hand and seale this 2nd of May 1687
      Teste MARY MILLS SARAH GRIFFIN
      MARY LUNTHE marke of
      Recordr. Cur Com Rappa: 12 die May 1687
      I LEROY GRIFFIN do hereby authorize and depute my Loving Brother, Mr. WM. TAYLOE, to accept for my use the acknowledgement (before his Maties Justices of peace sitting in Court of Rappa: County) of a Deed of Bargaine and Sale made by SAMLL. GRIFFIN and SARAH his Wife unto me the sd LEROY of two tracts of land in said County and also of one Deed of Release made by and from the sd SAMLL. and SARAH to me the sd LEROY all their right of three tracts of land therein mencioned both which Deed are dated the
      second day of May 1686 hereby ratifieing what my sd Attorney shall do in the premisses Witness my hand and seal this 3rd day of May 1687
      LEROY GRIFFIN
      Record Cur Com 23th die May 1687
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      1705-1708 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 4 [Antient Press]; Page 42a
      KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I SAMLL. BAYLEY of County of Richmond for the summe of Thirteene thousand foure hundred and fourty three pounds of good tobbo: in hand paid by Collo. WILLIAM TAYLOE, by these presents bargaine sell and confirm unto JOHN TAYLOE , oldest Son of Coll. WILLM. TAYLOE, two Negroe boys called Frank &Torn, the said two Negro slaves to hould and enjoy to him the said JOHN TAYLOE with warranty of the same against all persons whatsoever; In Wittnesse whereof I the said SAMLL. BAYLE have hereunto sett my hand and seale this 2d day of Aprill Annoq. Dom 1706.
      Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
      RALPH M(?) SAMLL. BAYLEY
      ROGER signum DICKSON
      Recordatr. Cur. Corn, Richmond 23d die Aprilis 1706
      Test J. SHERLOCK, Cl Cur

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