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Where did the English Taylor family come from? What is the English Taylor family crest and coat of arms? When did the Taylor family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Taylor family history?
The distinguished surname Taylor is one of the many names that came to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is derived from the Old French "tailleor" or "tailleur," meaning "a tailor."
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- Known spelling variations
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- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Taylor, Taylour, Taylur, Tailler, Taillefer and many more.First found in Somerset, and in Kent where they were granted lands by King William for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. The name is widespread and can be found throughout England and Scotland.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Taylor research. Another 263 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1182, 1202, 1601, 1602, 1645, 1729, 1779, 1784, and 1850 are included under the topic Early Taylor History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Taylor family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 99 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Taylor. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Taylor Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- James Taylor, who emigrated Dumfries to Virginia in the 1600's
- Achsah Taylor, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630
- Anto Taylor, aged 26, landed in Barbados in 1635
- Anthony Taylor, who arrived in Virginia in 1637
- Alice Taylor, who landed in Virginia in 1653
Taylor Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Cath Taylor, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
- Agnes Taylor, who was recorded in South Carolina in 1768
- Michael Thomas Taylor, who arrived in Maryland in 1773
Taylor Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Andrew Taylor, aged 27, arrived in New York, NY in 1803
- Ann Taylor, who landed in America in 1804
- Archibald Taylor, aged 30, arrived in New York in 1812-1813
- Colin F Taylor, aged 25, arrived in West Indies in 1812
- Cohn Falconar Taylor, aged 25, landed in West Indies in 1812
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- Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (1932-2011), famous actress who is as well-known for her highly publicized personal life as she is for her long film career
- Deems Taylor (1885-1966), American composer
- Billy Taylor (b. 1921), American jazz pianist, composer, and educator currently the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University
- Margaret Smith Taylor (1788-1852), wife of American President Zachary Taylor
- Robert Taylor (1911-1969), American film and television actor
- James Bayard Taylor (1825-1878), American travel-writer
- Angelo F. Taylor (b. 1978), American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics
- Cecil Percival Taylor (b. 1933), American avant garde pianist
- Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), American engineer
- Henry S. Taylor (1942-1886), American poet awarded the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Forebearers and Descendants of William Taylor and Mahala Cromwell by Carrie Cathern Carte.
- From Log Cabins to the White House: A History of the Taylor Family by Mary Taylor Brewer.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Innes, Thomas and Learney. The Tartans of the Clans and Families of Scotland 1st Edition. Edinburgh: W & A. K. Johnston Limited, 1938. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
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