He was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War and holds the distinction of the SAR.
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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)
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On 18 July 1755 George Taylor was granted a Commission of Col. of Militia in Orange Co, VA by Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie.
His contributed to the Revolutionary War was for Civil Service & Patriotic Service, NOT MILITARY.
source: "Daughters of the American Revolution", dar.org
source: "The Official Records of Robert Dinwiddie, Lt. Gov. of the Colony of Virginia 1751-1758", Collections of the Virginia Historical Society, pgs 103/4, VOL II
Col. George Taylor
BIRTH 11 FEB 1711/12 (JULIAN CALENDAR) • King & Queen Co., VA (became part of Orange County in 1734)(birth date given in his son Francis Taylor's Diary)
DEATH 4 NOV 1792 (SUNDAY) ~ Midland Plantation, Orange Co., VA
CORRECT BURIAL INFORMATION ~ 6 Nov 1792 (Tues) between his mother (Martha Thompson Taylor) and 1st wife (Rachel Gibson Taylor), Taylor Family Cemetery, Greenfield Plantation, Orange Co., VA (death date & burial information given by his son Francis Taylor in his Diary for 1792)
source: "Colonel Francis Taylor Diary [manuscript] 1786-1792, 1794-1799 Taylor, Francis, 1747-1799, University of Virginia"
He was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War and holds the distinction of the SAR.
*******************
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)
*******************
On 18 July 1755 George Taylor was granted a Commission of Col. of Militia in Orange Co, VA by Lt. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie.
His contributed to the Revolutionary War was for Civil Service & Patriotic Service, NOT MILITARY.
source: "Daughters of the American Revolution", dar.org
source: "The Official Records of Robert Dinwiddie, Lt. Gov. of the Colony of Virginia 1751-1758", Collections of the Virginia Historical Society, pgs 103/4, VOL II
Col. George Taylor
BIRTH 11 FEB 1711/12 (JULIAN CALENDAR) • King & Queen Co., VA (became part of Orange County in 1734)(birth date given in his son Francis Taylor's Diary)
DEATH 4 NOV 1792 (SUNDAY) ~ Midland Plantation, Orange Co., VA
CORRECT BURIAL INFORMATION ~ 6 Nov 1792 (Tues) between his mother (Martha Thompson Taylor) and 1st wife (Rachel Gibson Taylor), Taylor Family Cemetery, Greenfield Plantation, Orange Co., VA (death date & burial information given by his son Francis Taylor in his Diary for 1792)
source: "Colonel Francis Taylor Diary [manuscript] 1786-1792, 1794-1799 Taylor, Francis, 1747-1799, University of Virginia"
Family Members
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SGM James Gibson Taylor
1738–1808
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George Taylor Jr
1739–1761
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LT Jonathan Gibson Taylor
1742–1803
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Edmund Taylor
1744–1786
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Peter Woodson Taylor
1746–1812
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Francis Taylor
1747–1799
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COM Richard Taylor
1749–1825
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LT John Taylor
1750–1781
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William Taylor
1753–1830
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Dr Charles Taylor
1755–1825
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CPT Reuben Taylor Sr
1757–1824
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Benjamin Taylor
1759–1832
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George Conway Taylor
1769–1805
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