TAYLOR Surname Meaning & Origin:
An English occupational name for a tailor, from Old French "tailleur" for "tailor" which comes from the Latin "taliare," meaning "to cut." Taylor is among the most commonly found surnames, due to its popularity as a medieval occupation.
Fun Facts About the Taylor Surname:
Taylor may also be an Americanized version of one of several European surnames that derive from the occupation of tailor, including Schneider (German), Szabó (Hungarian), Portnoy (Russian), Krawiec (Polish) and Kleermaker (Dutch).
In 2007, the given name Tayor ranked #24 in a list of most popular baby names by the U.S. Social Security Administration.
My Taylor connection is my first wife. Lola Mae Taylor b. 28 Jun 1942 d. 4 feb 2008.
her parents were Christopher Sylvester and Ola Edna (Wiswell) Taylor.
My most recent Taylor is my great-great grandmother, Virginia Taylor. Her grandfather, Benjamin Taylor, came to America in the 1820's from Nottingham, England.
My 3rd great grandfather George Taylor married Mary Taylor 2 Jun 1825 in Habersham county Georgia. They had nine children. I am a descendant of their oldest daughter Mary Lucinda Taylor who married William Brewster Burke.
My Taylor connection is :
Henry Kent b: 1606 d: 1686 Halifax Co., VA
m: Amy ?
their son: Luke Kent ( Henry ) b: circa 1640
m: ??
their son:
Jimmy b: circa 1670
m: ???
their son :
Thomas Kent m:
Robert Kent b: 1710
m: Mary Easley
their son:
Alexander Kent b: 1755 Cumberland Co., VA
m: Mary Amy Carter
their daughter:
Sarah C. " Sally " Kent b: 1784 Caswell Co., NC
m: Dorman Davis TAYLOR b: 1784 Caswell Co., NC s/o Reuben TAYLOR ( no proof yet ) & Rebecca Moore
Dorman & Sallie Kent TAYLOR's son:
Alexander Smith TAYLOR b: 1811 NC d: 1864 TX
m: ? Davis
their daughter:
Elizabeth Cornelia TAYLOR b: circa 1839
m: RobertH. Tate b: 1841
their son:
William W. Tate b: circa 1862 Greenville, TX d: Oklahoma circa 1899
m: 1st Eudora Cochran
m: 2nd May Cockes
their son: Leo E. Tate
m: Augusta Faye Givens
their son: Leo E. Tate Jr. b: 1918 KS d: 1978 TX
m: Della Mildred Howard b: 1916 OK d: 1990 TX
( Leo & Mildred were my parents )
Anyone on here that belongs to this line of TAYLORS ? I would love to exchange information with you.
My ggggreat-grandfather was William S. TAYLOR b. circa 1770. His grandchildren submitted applications to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office, Relating to the Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes under the Act of 1896. They listed Cherokee as the tribe on the application and that he was from MS. His daughter Mary "Polly" TAYLOR b. 16 May 1801 in TN d. 13 June 1887 in Wise Co, TX m. 1825 to John RAY. They were my gggreat-grandparents.
Am looking for info on the family of George EDWARD Taylor (b. 1850), Sergeant in the 5th Militia. Daughter Kathleen Taylor who was born in Ireland, although family seems to be English. Mother Kathleen Sommerset (b. 1851). Kathleen moved to Canada with husband Clifford Butler in 1902.
My Taylor line:
Isaac Taylor is the 4th Great-Grandfather of John Blake Peterson
* Isaac Taylor
(Abt 1748 - )
* Mary
(Bef 1750 - )
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* John Taylor
(1 May 1772 - 7 Jun 1857)
Susan A. Trotter
(1793 - 9 Mar 1883)
Married 11 Apr 1816
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* Nathaniel Foster Taylor
(2 Mar 1837 - 23 Apr 1916)
Harriet C. Breeding
(16 Apr 1837 - 26 Mar 1910)
Married 2 Jan 1859
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* Alexander Douglas Taylor
(25 Oct 1859 - 25 Dec 1951)
Sarah Luella Knabb
(4 Jun 1863 - 4 Nov 1931)
Married 28 Feb 1888
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* Earl Douglas Taylor
(8 Feb 1889 - 4 May 1966)
Mary Ethel Fine
(29 May 1891 - 29 Apr 1972)
Married 15 Dec 1914
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Blake Peterson
(27 Dec 1915 - 21 Jul 2001)
* Neola Maxine Taylor
(29 Aug 1917 - )
Married 25 Sep 1937
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* John Blake Peterson
(24 May 1939 - )
My husband's family are Taylor.
The farthest back we have found is Robert Taylor, born c 1808, Kentucky; died 1906, Carroll County, Arkansas. His last wife was Roseanne Collins Ping. They were in the 1870 Census of Lawrence County, Missouri, married within the year. I believe this is the same Robert Taylor in the 1860 Census Adams County, Illinois with wife Permelia. We don't know how many wives he had before Permelia, or how many children. I know of sons James, Noah, and Thomas. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
I have a Taylor line. Belinda (Malinda) Taylor married John Brinson before 1800 in Kentucky. They lived in Madison and Pulaski, Kentucky. Some people indicate she was from North Carolina. Any information would be nice.
I'm interested in a TAYLOR family in Kent, England near the Canterbury/.Faversham area. My grandmother told the story her name should have been TAYLOR instead of what it was (MUTTON) but that her grandfather was born a TAYLOR and taken in by the MUTTON family and he took their name. I have proof to some degree as her grandfather's marriage cert list his father as George TAYLOR and his name was at that point George Taylor MUTTON. This marriage took place in the Parish of Blean between George Taylor MUTTON and Jane HOLNESS on July 4th 1847. If any of this sounds like it fits into your TAYLORs, I'd love to hear from you!
My Taylor family is from Kent England. My gg grandmother is Ann Taylor born in Warden Sheppey 21 Dec 1819 the daughter of John Taylor and Rebecca Rogers. John Taylor married Rebecca 13 Oct 1818 in Leysdown Sheppey. According to census info John Taylor was born around 1796 in Folkstone. As yet I've been unable to find any other info about him. The other children of John and Rebecca were Jonathan, William George and Eliza.
Here is my Taylor line:
Jesse Gerald Taylor, Jr (me) <-- Jesse Gerald Taylor Sr. <-- Jesse Lee Taylor (1894-1928 WVa)<-- John Lee Taylor (1869-1937 WVa) <-- Levi Johnson Taylor (1844-1873, WVa <-- Jesse M Taylor (1809-1898 Philadelphia) <-- Jesse Taylor <-- Frazier Taylor <-- John Taylor. Those earlier than Jesse M Taylor are pretty much undocumented. I'd love to discuss this line with someone!
I think that line is not related unless way back. This Taylor line has been in SC since about 1800. There is another Taylor group on Genealogywise that I am also on that is more general. You also might try the Taylor mailing list on Rootsweb--you have to subscribe.
Teresa,
I would suggest that you change the name of this Forum to something else. The Forum says it is about Taylor Family Genealogy and I do believe I am in the direct line of the Taylor family...
Oops! Chip. My bad. I have too many forums and too many things going on. You are perfectly correct. This IS the Taylor Family Genealy forum! Sorry. Teresa
My husband is the 3rd great grandson of Thomas J Taylor b abt 1812 married to Catherine Staley b abt 1823 married in Wythe County, VA in 1838. On the 1860 & 1870 census they were in Hunt County, TX. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Jo
My Taylor family is as follows: Matthew Taylor, Esquire, (Ireland, N.H.), Capt. Matthew Taylor, (N. H., Nova Scotia) Matthew Taylor, III, (Nova Scotia, Ohio), Robert Taylor (Il, IN) John M. Taylor (IA,) Robert Calvin Taylor (IA), Charles R. Edward Taylor, (IA), Elmer Robert Taylor, (IA, IN), Robert Charles Taylor, (IN). Glad to share whatever information I have and hope I can find more photos of any of my Taylor people.
My Taylors are all downunder in Aus But originally from England also.I am sure some would have connections way back as some went US and others came to Aus.
My Taylor's came over from England to the coal mining country of SE Illinois (Collinsville specifically) and over the generations married into the Aldridge, Ainsworth, and Webb families. The apparent originators of the line in the new world are Samuel and Martha (Webb) Taylor, who immigrated from England (Hempstead?) somewhere around the middle 1800s. The next two generations were both Edwin Taylors.
Thanks!
My Taylors descended from Jonathan Taylor who came over from England in the late 1690's with his two brothers Ephraim and Phineas. We seem to have remained in the Massachusetts/New Hampshire region ever since.
The Taylor line under which I fall dates back to 1644 with the death of Christopher Taylor in Skipton, Yorkshire. Christopher Jr who came over with Penn and while many of his family stayed in Pennsylvania, some moved to Maryland and the line we followed went to Ohio.
Happy Easter! I am stuck on my Taylor line. I have John Thomas Taylor (b. Rock Hill, SC, 1842) back to his marriage at Harmony Baptist Church, Chester County, SC, to Julia Nichols about 1869. That's where I'm stuck - going farther back. I have MUCH information from 1869 to present (we still live in the area he settled in the 1880s).
I am decended from Toliver Taylor who died in the battle of Franklin Tenn in the civil war. HIs father was possibly Elijah Taylor who had a plantation on Wilson Creek.in the old Pendelton District Toliver's dates were 1822 -1864. He was definately reared by Elijah and Elijah's father was a William with similar dates. Toliver married Anna McAlister. They lived in Anderson but she was from Abbeyville I would love to find pictures or information on this family. Anna and Toliver had nine children so there are a lot of decendents out there. They also went to the Old Stone Church and he belonged to the Farmers Society as did Elijah. Elijah was married to Mary Ann Leverett.
I am searching for info on my great-grandfather, James Taylor who lived in the Colbert Co. AL area according to the 1930 Census. Estimated dob: 1879. The census states both his parents-names unknown were born in GA. He married Mary E. Dailey in Colbert Co. AL in 1902. Unable to trace any of his ancestors. Any helpful hints would be appreciated.
hi im looking for info on john wesley taylor b 1886 in hardyville kentucky,,i dont have parents names , i know he married minerva e hartling from novs scotia canada,early 1900s ( i think in boston ,not sure )
I am looking for my great-grandfather Zachariach "Zach" Taylor, b 1861 in Lancaster, S.C., married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Connell before 1880. Their children were Mary Frances, Martha, Leroy and Ella Elizabeth.
My dna test results are confusing with ancestors all over the country and few in South Carolina.
An entry in a family journal says a cousin married a Sistare girl from SC. I have found a Rebecca Sistare, b 1825 married John Taylor, b 1818, may be the son of Andrew Jackson Taylor, b 1782 in Ireland. Does anyone have any info to share?
I do not have a male Taylor relative for the y dna test.
IIGSExecDirector
An English occupational name for a tailor, from Old French "tailleur" for "tailor" which comes from the Latin "taliare," meaning "to cut." Taylor is among the most commonly found surnames, due to its popularity as a medieval occupation.
Jun 24, 2009
IIGSExecDirector
Taylor may also be an Americanized version of one of several European surnames that derive from the occupation of tailor, including Schneider (German), Szabó (Hungarian), Portnoy (Russian), Krawiec (Polish) and Kleermaker (Dutch).
In 2007, the given name Tayor ranked #24 in a list of most popular baby names by the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jun 24, 2009
Charles Wesley Smith Sr
her parents were Christopher Sylvester and Ola Edna (Wiswell) Taylor.
Jul 10, 2009
Caren
Jul 10, 2009
Heather Valdez Chambers
Her parents are John Joseph Taylor (b. 1846 Ill. d. 1907 TX) and Mirendia Jane Tate Taylor (b. 1850 Ill. d. 1918 TX).
John Joseph Taylor's parents are:
Thomas Dodson Taylor (b. 1823 Ill. d. 1886 TX) and Annis Mariah Bird Taylor (b. 1825 Ill. d. 1912 TX).
That's as far as I have been able to get with sourced information.
Jul 11, 2009
Diane Mitchell
Jul 11, 2009
Patricia L. Stevens Banks
Jul 13, 2009
Becky
Henry Kent b: 1606 d: 1686 Halifax Co., VA
m: Amy ?
their son: Luke Kent ( Henry ) b: circa 1640
m: ??
their son:
Jimmy b: circa 1670
m: ???
their son :
Thomas Kent m:
Robert Kent b: 1710
m: Mary Easley
their son:
Alexander Kent b: 1755 Cumberland Co., VA
m: Mary Amy Carter
their daughter:
Sarah C. " Sally " Kent b: 1784 Caswell Co., NC
m: Dorman Davis TAYLOR b: 1784 Caswell Co., NC s/o Reuben TAYLOR ( no proof yet ) & Rebecca Moore
Dorman & Sallie Kent TAYLOR's son:
Alexander Smith TAYLOR b: 1811 NC d: 1864 TX
m: ? Davis
their daughter:
Elizabeth Cornelia TAYLOR b: circa 1839
m: RobertH. Tate b: 1841
their son:
William W. Tate b: circa 1862 Greenville, TX d: Oklahoma circa 1899
m: 1st Eudora Cochran
m: 2nd May Cockes
their son: Leo E. Tate
m: Augusta Faye Givens
their son: Leo E. Tate Jr. b: 1918 KS d: 1978 TX
m: Della Mildred Howard b: 1916 OK d: 1990 TX
( Leo & Mildred were my parents )
Anyone on here that belongs to this line of TAYLORS ? I would love to exchange information with you.
Jul 14, 2009
Gen Story Girl
Jul 22, 2009
Victoria Davis
Jul 26, 2009
Alycia Detvay
Jul 28, 2009
JB Peterson
Isaac Taylor is the 4th Great-Grandfather of John Blake Peterson
* Isaac Taylor
(Abt 1748 - )
* Mary
(Bef 1750 - )
|
* John Taylor
(1 May 1772 - 7 Jun 1857)
Susan A. Trotter
(1793 - 9 Mar 1883)
Married 11 Apr 1816
|
* Nathaniel Foster Taylor
(2 Mar 1837 - 23 Apr 1916)
Harriet C. Breeding
(16 Apr 1837 - 26 Mar 1910)
Married 2 Jan 1859
|
* Alexander Douglas Taylor
(25 Oct 1859 - 25 Dec 1951)
Sarah Luella Knabb
(4 Jun 1863 - 4 Nov 1931)
Married 28 Feb 1888
|
* Earl Douglas Taylor
(8 Feb 1889 - 4 May 1966)
Mary Ethel Fine
(29 May 1891 - 29 Apr 1972)
Married 15 Dec 1914
|
Blake Peterson
(27 Dec 1915 - 21 Jul 2001)
* Neola Maxine Taylor
(29 Aug 1917 - )
Married 25 Sep 1937
|
* John Blake Peterson
(24 May 1939 - )
Aug 5, 2009
Rosemary Taylor
The farthest back we have found is Robert Taylor, born c 1808, Kentucky; died 1906, Carroll County, Arkansas. His last wife was Roseanne Collins Ping. They were in the 1870 Census of Lawrence County, Missouri, married within the year. I believe this is the same Robert Taylor in the 1860 Census Adams County, Illinois with wife Permelia. We don't know how many wives he had before Permelia, or how many children. I know of sons James, Noah, and Thomas. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Aug 10, 2009
Rosemary Taylor
Aug 10, 2009
Jeffrey Alan MILLS
Aug 10, 2009
Barbara Whitehouse
Aug 20, 2009
Chip Taylor
Jesse Gerald Taylor, Jr (me) <-- Jesse Gerald Taylor Sr. <-- Jesse Lee Taylor (1894-1928 WVa)<-- John Lee Taylor (1869-1937 WVa) <-- Levi Johnson Taylor (1844-1873, WVa <-- Jesse M Taylor (1809-1898 Philadelphia) <-- Jesse Taylor <-- Frazier Taylor <-- John Taylor. Those earlier than Jesse M Taylor are pretty much undocumented. I'd love to discuss this line with someone!
Aug 31, 2009
Teresa McVeigh
I think that line is not related unless way back. This Taylor line has been in SC since about 1800. There is another Taylor group on Genealogywise that I am also on that is more general. You also might try the Taylor mailing list on Rootsweb--you have to subscribe.
Aug 31, 2009
Chip Taylor
I would suggest that you change the name of this Forum to something else. The Forum says it is about Taylor Family Genealogy and I do believe I am in the direct line of the Taylor family...
Aug 31, 2009
Teresa McVeigh
"William Taylor Family of South Carolina (1776-1864)"
If you have more ideas on being more spcific, I'll be glad to hear them.
Sep 1, 2009
Teresa McVeigh
Sep 1, 2009
Jo Raymond
Jo
Nov 17, 2009
Becky
I have several Taylor's from Hunt Co.. Do your Taylor's include Alexander Smith Taylor ?
Becky
Nov 17, 2009
John Scott McKay
Dec 27, 2009
Pat Taylor Jennings
Jan 6, 2010
Janelle Bramble
Mar 27, 2010
David Piening
Thanks!
May 24, 2010
Cindy Taylor
Aug 11, 2010
Ed Taylor
Sep 18, 2010
Mark Taylor Edwards
Oct 28, 2010
Josh Taylor
If you go the site , www.familytreedna.com/public/taylorfamilygenes you will see many family trees from members who have taken a y dna test
A great way to brak through a brick wall is to have a male TAYLOR participate by taking a y dna test . We have 400+ Taylors who have been tested – see https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?code=Q83848&Group... .
Regards, Josh Taylor
Volunteer Co-admin for TAYLOR surname group
Mar 13, 2011
Renee Taylor
Apr 24, 2011
Josh Taylor
Apr 24, 2011
Josh Taylor
Renee,
See this from ancestry as a posible match :
Apr 24, 2011
Renee Taylor
Thanks -- this is a good lead. Lancaster is in the general area where John Thomas is from...
Apr 24, 2011
Sarah Hood (Sallie)
I am decended from Toliver Taylor who died in the battle of Franklin Tenn in the civil war. HIs father was possibly Elijah Taylor who had a plantation on Wilson Creek.in the old Pendelton District Toliver's dates were 1822 -1864. He was definately reared by Elijah and Elijah's father was a William with similar dates. Toliver married Anna McAlister. They lived in
Anderson but she was from Abbeyville I would love to find pictures or information on this family. Anna and Toliver had nine children so there are a lot of decendents out there. They also went to the Old Stone Church and he belonged to the Farmers Society as did Elijah. Elijah was married to Mary Ann Leverett.
Sep 6, 2011
E L Smith
I am searching for info on my great-grandfather, James Taylor who lived in the Colbert Co. AL area according to the 1930 Census. Estimated dob: 1879. The census states both his parents-names unknown were born in GA. He married Mary E. Dailey in Colbert Co. AL in 1902. Unable to trace any of his ancestors. Any helpful hints would be appreciated.
Nov 30, 2011
ellen croft
hi im looking for info on john wesley taylor b 1886 in hardyville kentucky,,i dont have parents names , i know he married minerva e hartling from novs scotia canada,early 1900s ( i think in boston ,not sure )
Aug 20, 2012
Al Dawson
Leonard Haddon Taylor (born in County of Norfolk, England) came to Toronto in 1870 was my great-great-grandfather.
Oct 10, 2012
zoda morgan jr
if anyone can help me out on anything from nancy ann taylor (garner). she was 3 grandma. my family and i are doing the family history.
Apr 14, 2013
Mary Taylor Rutledge
My dna test results are confusing with ancestors all over the country and few in South Carolina.
An entry in a family journal says a cousin married a Sistare girl from SC. I have found a Rebecca Sistare, b 1825 married John Taylor, b 1818, may be the son of Andrew Jackson Taylor, b 1782 in Ireland. Does anyone have any info to share?
I do not have a male Taylor relative for the y dna test.
Mar 10, 2014