My family has the same belief, that we are related to Zachary Taylor, with no proof. We thought it might be thru Esther Blackburn, 2nd wife of his grandfather (I have Blackburn ancestors)but she only married a BlaCKBURN, HER MAIDEN NAME WAS JONES. The Taylor homeland was on Scotland/England Border. They came to America from Carlisle, England abt 1620. Mine came from Antrim, Ulster, Ireland to the same place in VA abt 1737. Both families came to the same place in America(Orange/Augusta Cos. VA) and gave their children many of the same first names. Take the Taylor DNA test and find out! I took it and found only one relative, who thought he was descended from Zach's family but the DNA test proved otherwise. I don't think any of Zach's family have taken the DNA test Earl H Taylor [email protected] (909) 593 2652 yahoo IM eht2060 AOL IM eht2060 http://www.keyway.net/~eht2060/ -----Original Message----- From: Edgar Taylor [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 12:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Zachary Taylor's second wife?- Re: [TAYLOR] Family myths, NA lines I am interested in connections of Taylors with Native Americans. In several exchanges I have raised the question whether the Ester Blackburn, who married Zachary Taylor, the grandfather of Gen. and Pres. Zachary T., was an NA. Like so many Taylors we have the tradition that our Taylors are connected to Pres. Zachary Taylor, which my great grandfather unhesitantly told his Rathbone cousins was a fact. He and his father, Cornelius Taylor, knew the Gen., so there may be some truth in this, though I have never been able prove it. The suspicion of an NA in our Taylor family comes from the observation that, though a father Isaac Taylor, was named for Cornelius' sister, Deborah Taylor who married Edmund Rathbone, a mother was never mentioned. Also, Cornelius T. had some facial and other characteristics that might indicate an NA ancestry. Can any one address this question of Zachary Taylor's second wife with any good evidence? EdT of PGH -------------- On Feb 11, 2005, at 5:02 PM, Anne wrote: > Linda, > > Have you actually traced all your lines all the way "across the pond"? > If so, you are surely to be congratulated. Many if not most of us have > not gotten nearly so far. > > I'm one who is pretty sure that "myths" of Native American ancestry in > some of my lines contain are pretty certainly true. In many ways, they > are harder to prove than tracing a line back to England or Germany. > > Anne > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Lambert" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 4:06 PM > Subject: RE: [TAYLOR] JOHN M & MARY TAYLOR - 1810-1853 - MD > > >> Yep.....my father has always told me that there was Native American >> Indian >> in our line. I have us going back all the way "across the >> pond"....and I >> have no evidence of Native Americans anywhere in our line. Even >> though I >> have provided Dad with citations and sources, he refuses to accept >> that >> there is no Native American blood in our German/English lines. >> >> Some myths die hard <grin> >> >> Linda >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 1:54 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [TAYLOR] JOHN M & MARY TAYLOR - 1810-1853 - MD >> >> It is amazing how many family stories are simply wrong. Perhaps >> there is >> some truth in the stories we have been told, but, it is difficult >> trying to >> find >> it. Lyle >> >> >> ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== >> Don't forget to change the subject line when the topic changes. >> >> ============================== >> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >> New content added every business day. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== >> Don't forget to change the subject line when the topic changes. >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from LIST - mailto:[email protected] > To UNSUBSCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:[email protected] > Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in subject and body of message > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > ==== TAYLOR Mailing List ==== Don't forget to change the subject line when the topic changes. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx