TAYLOR, Richard Lee^[1]

1744 - 1829  (84 years)

• Name	TAYLOR, Richard Lee
  Birth	3 Apr 1744	Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jan 1829	Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Death	19 Jan 1829	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	American Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. Born in Orange County, Virginia, he graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. In 1769 he explored the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers with his older brother, Hancock Taylor, travelling from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. At the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, he became a 2nd lieutenant in the Virginia Continental forces in February 1775, and fought in the battles of White Plains in New York, Trenton in New Jersey, Brandywine in Pennsylvania, and Monmouth in New Jersey. In September 1781 he was discharged at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He acquired 8,000 acres throughout Kentucky and built his home "Springfield" on part of the land, known today as the Zachary Taylor House. During the Northwest Indian War (1785 to 1795, also known as Little Turtle's War), he served as a volunteer in the Kentucky militia and was injured in a disastrous 1792 battle with the Native Americans under Chief Little Turtle near Fort St. Clair, site of the present-day Eaton, Ohio. After 1800 he remained active in Kentucky politics for the rest of his life. He died at his home at the age of 84. He was the father of Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the US, and Joseph Pannell Taylor, who served as a general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Bio by: William Bjornstad [3]
  Age	84 years
  Person ID	P2658	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	TAYLOR, Zachary Sr           b. 17 Apr 1707, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA           d. 1 Mar 1768, Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	LEE, Elizabeth           b. 25 May 1709, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA           d. Apr 1753, Orange County, Virginia, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1735	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years and 8 months - She : ~ 25 years and 7 months.
  Children	+ 1. TAYLOR, Richard Lee           b. 3 Apr 1744, Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA           d. 19 Jan 1829, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F5752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STROTHER, Sarah Dabney           b. 11 Dec 1760, Port Conway, King George County, Virginia, USA           d. 13 Dec 1822, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA (Age 62 years)  [1]
  Marriage	20 Aug 1779	Orange County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 35 years and 4 months - She : 18 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. TAYLOR, President Zachary           b. 24 Nov 1784, Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, USA           d. 9 Jul 1850, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Apr 1744 - Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 20 Aug 1779 - Orange County, Virginia, USA Burial - Jan 1829 - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Death - 19 Jan 1829 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 1 Mar 2000 Find a Grave Memorial #8625 [S50] Findagrave.com.