Richard Lee Taylor (1744-1829)
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| Richard Lee Taylor (1744-1829) | |
| Birth: | April 3, 1744 Orange County, Virginia |
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| Death: | January 19, 1829 Louisville, Kentucky |
| Father: | Zachary Taylor (1707-bef1768) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Lee (1707-c1750) |
| Spouse: | Sarah Dabney Strother (1760-1822) |
| Marriage: | August 20, 1779 Orange County, Virginia |
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Richard Lee Taylor (Colonel)
- Father of 12th U.S. President Zachary Taylor (1784-1850)
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Richard Lee Taylor (April 3, 1744 – January 19, 1829) was an officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, and the father of the 12th President of the United States, Zachary Taylor.
Taylor was born in Orange County, Virginia in 1744 to Zachary and Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor. He was a graduate of the College of William and Mary. In 1769 he explored the Ohio River and Mississippi River with his older brother, Hancock Taylor, travelling from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. When the American Revolution began, Taylor became an an officer in the Virginia Continental forces, and fought in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, Trenton, and White Plains. He was discharged as a lieutenant colonel.[1]
Taylor married Sarah Dabney Strother in 1779. They lived first at his plantation, "Hare Forest". However, he had acquired 8,000 acres (32 km2) throughout Kentucky, and with the return of peace in 1783, he started clearing the land to move his family there. They did so in 1785, and by 1790 he had built his home "Springfield", known today as the Zachary Taylor House.[2] [3]
During the Northwest Indian War, Taylor served as a volunteer in the Kentucky militia under Major John Adair. He was injured in a disastrous 1792 battle with Indians under Little Turtle near Fort St. Clair, site of the present Eaton, Ohio.
By 1800, Taylor had enlarged "Springfield" to 700 acres (2.8 km2) by 1800. He remained active for the remainder of his life in Kentucky politics.[2] [4] He donated 60 acres (240,000 m2) for the creation of Taylorsville, Kentucky, which was named in his honor.[5]
Richard Taylor died in 1829 at the age of 85. He was buried in the family cemetery, now part of the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
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| Offspring of Richard Lee Taylor (1744-1829) and Sarah Dabney Strother (1760-1822) | ||
| Name | Birth | Death |
| Hancock Taylor (1781-?) | , | |
| William Dabney Strother Taylor (1782-1808) | ||
| Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) | November 24, 1784, Barboursville, Virginia ("Montebello, Orange, VA"?) | July 09, 1850, Washington, D.C. |
| George Taylor (1790-?) | ||
| Elizabeth Lee Taylor (1792-1845) | ||
| Joseph Pannill Taylor (1796-1864) | ||
| Strother Taylor (c1797-?) | ||
| Sarah Strother Taylor (1799-1851) | ||
| Emily Richard Taylor (1801-1841) | ||
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