William Tayloe (planter)

William Tayloe
Born1599
Gloucestershire, England
Died1655 (aged 55–56)
Kings Creek, York County, Virginia
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Planter, agent
Known forVirginia Planter, Uncle of the Progenitor of the Tayloes of Mount Airy

Col. William Tayloe (born 1599; also known as William Teylow) was an English-American immigrant, colonist and planter, from Gloucester, England, who emigrated to the British Colony of Virginia and resided in York County. His coat of arms, Vert a sword erect Or between two lions rampant addorsed Ermine,[1] matches those of the Teylow families in Gloucester, England.[2][3]

  1. ^ [1] 1. Tayloe, Colonel William (born England; died King's Creek, York County, Virginia, before 1676); and 2. Tayloe, John (Richmond County, Virginia, 1688–1747) in "Roll of Early American Arms." The American Heraldry Society, accessed July 2019.
  2. ^ The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, Volume May 1, 2009, by Sir Bernard Burke C B LL D
  3. ^ William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 11, College of William and Mary, The College, 1903