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Tribute for my 4 x Great-grandfather. |
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(c. 1760 - 1830) |
Giles Taylor
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Artist: Joseph Scott Morris |
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Honorable Revolutionary War Veteran |
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| Captain Giles Taylor: Was born around 1760 in Virginia and died August 30, 1830 in Illinois. He was a merchant and | ||
| commissary under General Nathanael Greene's command during the Revolutionary War. He served in the Virginia Continental | ||
| Line with the 9th Virginia Regiment, and other units. | ||
| On the 6th day of July, 1786, he married Sina Stokes in Lunenburg County, Virginia. | ||
| A family notation states that his remains were interred at Hickory Hill Cemetery, Gallatin County, Illinois. | ||
| Reference: | 8th Virginia Regiment |
| Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 1: page 518 | ||
| Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War: pages 219 and 333 |
| Lunenburg Courthouse | ||
| Classification: | Non-fiction, history |
| Credits: | A special thanks to my cousin Bruce Wilson for sharing his research records as well. | |
| Note: | This Giles Taylor should not be confused with his son Giles Y. Taylor who was b. 1802 | |
| The 9th Battalion of Foot: also known at various times as 'Eastern Shore Regiment' in the service of United States, | ||
| 9th Virginia Regiment. |
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First Virginia Regiment - Revolutionary War
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