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Alias:<ALIA> Thomas Taylor /(#1)/
Custom Field:<_FA#> Mar 1662Thomas patented 281 acres on the northside of the James River near King Island.
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Thisis Thomas Taylor #1 of the Virginia Taylors.
Thomas Taylor(#1) was the sixth child of John and Elizabeth Taylor both
of whom emigrated to Virginia in about 1648. Thomas came to the colonies
under the "Headright System" under whichpersons who transported
colonists to Virginia were rewarded with grants of land. He arrived in
Virginia in 1650, two years after his parents came, transported by
Richard Tye and Charles Sparrow of Charles City County, Virginia. On
that same ship was Thomas Chappell. Chappell's grandson, another Thomas,
who became the first husband of Thomas Taylor's(#3) wife, Elizabeth Ann
(Jones/Chappell). On March 20, 1662 Thomas Taylor (#1) patented 281
acres of land on the North side of the James River near Kings Island.
Thomas died in 1712and in his will he names sons Thomas(#2), Benjamin
and John to be set at liberty at age 16 and for each to receive 50 acres
of land.