George Taylor (Virginia politician)

Taylor was appointed deputy clerk of Orange County in 1749. He was appointed clerk in 1750. He remained in the role until he was succeeded by his son James in 1772.^[1]

Taylor was appointed colonel of the Orange County militia by Governor Robert Dinwiddie during the French and Indian War. He was a member of the Orange County Committee of Safety during the American Revolutionary War.^[1]

Taylor served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, representing Orange County, from 1748 to 1758.^[1][5] He was a member of the Virginia Convention of 1775.^[1]

Taylor married Rachel Gibson, daughter of Jonathan Gibson. They had 11 sons: James, George, Jonathan, Edmund, Francis, Richard, John, William, Charles, Reuben, and Benjamin. All of his sons served in the Revolutionary War except for George, who died in 1761.^[1] After his wife Rachel died, Taylor married Sarah (née Taliaferro) Conway. They had one son, Charles Conway.^[1] He had as many as 14 sons, in total. According to other sources, only seven of his sons served in the Revolutionary War.^[2][6] His great-great-grandson was Edmund H. Taylor Jr.^[1] He was also an ancestor of John Penn.^[2]

Taylor's home was called Midland.^[6] He died on November 4, 1792.^[3]