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DR JOHN ROBERTS2 TAYLOR (RICHARD SQUIRE1)1,2,3 was born July 04, 1803 in "Dorrell," King William County, Virginia4, and died June 23, 1884 in "Fall Hill," Spotsylvania County, Virginia4. He married (1) ELIZABETH FITZGERALD FORBES5 February 14, 18426. She was born June 06, 18206, and died January 29, 18756. He married (2) JUDITH WILLANTINA F ROBINSON6,7 Abt. June 17, 1829 in Middlesex County, Virginia8. She was born March 09, 18089, and died Unknown.
More About DR JOHN ROBERTS TAYLOR:
Burial: 1884, Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia10
Cause of Death: Pneumonia11
Graduation: 1827, Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania 12
Namesake: Dr John Roberts, a physician in King William County, Virginia13
Occupation: Farmer; President of a steamboat line on the Rappahannock River14
Public Office: Member of the Virginia legislature15
Religion: Episcopalian15
More About ELIZABETH FITZGERALD FORBES:
Burial: 1875, Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia15
More About JUDITH WILLANTINA F ROBINSON:
Burial: Unknown, "Ferry Farm," King William County, Virginia16
Children of JOHN TAYLOR and ELIZABETH FORBES are:
i. BENJAMIN RICHARD3 TAYLOR17, d. 1893, California18; m. MAY NESBETH18; d. Unknown.
More About BENJAMIN RICHARD TAYLOR:
Burial: Unknown, California18
Education: Washington College19
Occupation: Mining engineer20
Residence: "Fall Hill," Spotsylvania County, Virginia21
ii. CAPTAIN MURRAY FORBES TAYLOR, b. 184322; d. 1909, "Fall Hill," Spotsylvania County, Virginia23; m. BUTLER BAYNE THORNTON24; d. Bef. 1909, Bakersfield, California24.
More About CAPTAIN MURRAY FORBES TAYLOR:
Burial: 1909, Bakersfield, California24
Education: Bloomfield Academy, Albemarle County, Virginia; Virginia Military Institute24
Military service: Served in the Civil War at Harper's Ferry and on A P Hill's Staff24
Occupation: Manager for the extensive Hearst properties in California and Mexico24
Residence: Bakersfield, California24
Retired: 1906, "Fall Hill," Spotsylvania County, Virginia25
More About BUTLER BAYNE THORNTON:
Burial: Unknown, Bakersfield, California26
iii. J TEMPLE TAYLOR, b. 184426; d. 191326; m. MARY BYRD WALLACE; b. , Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia26; d. Unknown.
More About J TEMPLE TAYLOR:
Burial: 1913, Bakersfield, California26
Medical Information: Severely wounded in the Civil War by a sabre cut on the head that nearly scalped him, and carried the scars the remainder of his life.26
Military service: Served in the Confederate States Army26
Occupation: Rancher26
Residence: Bakersfield, California26
iv. R INNES TAYLOR, SR27, b. 184628; d. 192528; m. ANNE HAYES DOWNMAN28, October 03, 1876, Spotsylvania County, Virginia29; b. October 03, 1856, Fredericksbury, Spotsylvania County, Virginia30; d. February 12, 187930.
More About R INNES TAYLOR, SR:
Burial: 1925, Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia31
Medical Information: Severely wounded by a shot through the chest during the Civil War31
Military service: Served in the Confederate States Army31
Residence: "Cherryvale," Spotsylvania County, Virginia32
v. JAMES FITZGERALD TAYLOR, b. August 28, 185233; d. June 30, 186233.
vi. ELIZABETH TEMPLE TAYLOR33, b. August 27, 186033; d. May 22, 192933; m. CHARLES SELDEN, SR33; d. Unknown.
More About CHARLES SELDEN, SR:
Residence: Richmond, Virginia33
Child of JOHN TAYLOR and JUDITH ROBINSON is:
vii. WILLIAM ROBINSON3 TAYLOR34, d. Unknown; m. MARY BURNLEY34; d. Unknown.
More About WILLIAM ROBINSON TAYLOR:
Military service: Served in the Confederate States Army34
Endnotes
1. Hayden, Horace Edwin, M. A., Rev, Virginia Genealogies, (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1891.), 126.
2. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 805.
3. Slaughter, Rev Philip Slaughter, D D, A History of St Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia, (Culpeper, Virginia, 1900.), 80.
4. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 805.
5. Slaughter, Rev Philip Slaughter, D D, A History of St Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia, (Culpeper, Virginia, 1900.), 80.
6. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806.
7. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 320.
8. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806.
9. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 320.
10. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806, "Dr. Taylor and his second wife are buried in the Taylor plot in the Confederate Cemetery, at Fredericksburg. The following inscriptions are on the marble shaft: 'In Memory of John R Taylor, M D Born at the Dorrill, King Wm. Co., Va., July 4, 1803. Died at Fall Hill, Spotsylvania County, June 23, 1884': and 'In Memory of Elizabeth A Fitzgerald, daughter of Murray and Sally Innes Forbes, and wife of John R Taylor, M. D. Born June 6, 1820. Died Jan. 29, 1875'."
11. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806, "The death certificate of Dr. John R. Taylor is filed in the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Richmond. It states that he died in Spotsylvania County June 23, 1884, of pneumonia, at age 81 years, and that his parents were Richard and Elizabeth Taylor."
12. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806, "In reply to a letter of inquiry addressed to the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. E S Thorpe, assistant to the dean, replied under date of Feb. 14, 1933: 'Dr. John R Taylor attended this Medical School during the session 1824-25 and 1826-27, and he graduated in 1827.'.
13. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 805-806.
14. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806, "He [John R Taylor] did not practice his profession but was intrested in farming, became president of a steamboat line on the Rappahannock River, was a prominent member of the Episcopal Church and at one time a member of the State legislature."
15. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806.
16. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806, "Dr Taylor's first wife died shortly after the birth of her first child, and it is significant that she was buried at the 'Ferry Farm' mentioned above as the burial place of Rev Daniel Taylor, 2nd."
17. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807.
18. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 808.
19. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807.
20. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 808.
21. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807, "Benjamin Richard Taylor inherited the immediate house tract at Fall Hill which he later sold. For the first time since the original Thornton owner it was now out of the family, and passed through several hands for 20 years till it was returned to Captain Murray Forbes Taylor..."
22. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807.
23. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807, "He died at Fall Hill in 1909, and was buried in Bakersfield, Cal., by his wife who predeceased him." [I had to read this several times before I realized that "by" meant beside. I was wondering how his wife buried him if she died before him. BCC]
24. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807.
25. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807, "When he retired in 1906, the estate of 'Fall Hill,' which had been out of the family for 20 years, was purchased by Mrs. Hearst and given to Captain Murray Forbes Taylor."
26. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807.
27. Stanard, William G, Editor, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume VII, No. 3, Wm. Ellis Jones, Printer, Richmond, Virgiinia, 1899.: 330.
28. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807.
29. Hayden, Horace Edwin, M. A., Rev, Virginia Genealogies, (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1891.), 126.
30. Stanard, William G, Editor, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume VII, No. 3, Wm. Ellis Jones, Printer, Richmond, Virgiinia, 1899.: 330.
31. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807.
32. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 807, "R Innes Taylor (1846-1925) inherited a part of the Fall Hill estate known as Cherryvale, and lived the life of a farmer."
33. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 808.
34. Barnes, Robert, Indexed by, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume IV, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.), 806.
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