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John Taylor a Scottish Merchant of Glasgow and New York 17521833 J O H N T A Y L O R A S C O T T I S H M E R C H A N T O F G L A S G O W AN D N E W Y O R K 1 7 5 2 — 1 8 3 3 A S C O T T I S H M E R C H A N T A FAM I LY NARRAT I V E WRI T T EN F O R H I S D E S C E N DA NT S E M I L Y JO H N S T O N D E F O R E S T ’ Still o er these scenes my memory wakes. And fondly broods with miser care ; Time but the impres S IOD deepe r ma kes r am r ann r r st e s thei ch els deepe we a . Y O R K P R I V A T E L Y P R I N T E D M C M X V I I 1 7 7 5 3 06 ILL! STRATIONS JOHN TAYLOR rom a a n n owne his r - nd C arl s F p i ti g d by g eat gra son , h e Austin Sherman . F P S INTRY ARISH , TIRLINGSHIRE . rom a m a u l s oh m br F p p b i hed by J n Tho son Co. , Edin u gh, 1820. BIBLE OF MARGARET SCOTT G n to her on her e n d r ive w ddi g ay, Octobe wn d Em ohn on r R . de O e by ily J st de Fo est (Mrs . obert W Forest) . JOHN TAYLOR AND MARGARET SCOTT r m a n n wn d h r r - r dd r F o p i ti gs o e by t ei g eat g an aughte , Emily Johnston de Forest. ’ JOHN TAYLOR S THREE DA! GHTERS MARGARET, MRS . JOHN JOHNS TON m d h r Fro a paintin g owned by her grand aug te , d John ston e Forest. ELI! A , MRS . THADDE! S SHERMAN m m r ndd r Fro a inia ture owned by her g a aughte , m . R c rd G. n Sher an Stevens (Mrs. i ha Steve s) E MRS . S E JAN T, CHARLE SH RMAN r m m n ur h r r nd r F o a i iat e owned by e g a daughte , m . r D. r Sher an P ratt (Mrs . Geo ge P att) BLOOMINGDALE FARM - The coun r om f l r 17 6 1 33. t yh e o John T ay o , 9 8 ILL! STRATIONS ROBERT LENOX rom m n ur wn his r n dau h r F a i ia t e o ed by g a d g te , Lenox Varnum . B F 1834 OF LOOMINGDALE ARM , f f Loca ted sou th o the site o the New York P u blic Library . FAMILY CHART The Anc r f l est y o John T ay or . J O H N T A Y L O R I CAIRNOCH- ON- CARRON- WATER - OHN TAYLOR m 3. , y great grandfather , was Scot . He was born in Stirlingshire , which in a sense is the core of Scotland , holding as it does - Of the Palace Fortress all its kings , Stirling Castle , and the chief battleground in its history , Bannockburn . Of his forbears but little is known . My cousin , m JOhn ston e John Hu phreys , who is well versed in m O m genealogical atters , btained recently fro the Regis Edinborou h m ter House in g , through a cursory exa ination m m f m by a e ber of its sta f , so e copies of m docu ents in the way of Wills , deeds relating to land , and extracts from parish registers . It is to be regretted that parish registers at that period were very irregularly kept , blanks constantly occurring , while at earlier periods they were not kept at all . Therefore the m aterials collected in this experimental search are fragmentary . The subject has not been looked into hl m thoroug y , nor have other possible sources of infor a m m tion been drawn upon . These docu ents for , how f ever , the only collection o facts which is available n alo i for the early period of our study , and the ge e g [3] T JOHN AYLOR , OF GLASGOW AND NEW YORK cal data derived from them are embodied in the chart which accompanies this paper . T o tell the story of my great- grandfather we m ust 1 700 begin with his ancestors . About the year there lived in Stirlingshire three brothers : Andrew Taylor “ ” m “ in Lag of Fintry , Willia Taylor in Craigtown ” m “ of Fintry , and Ja es Taylor of Easter The Andrew Taylor named above was the grand father of John Taylor of New York and the other - brothers were his great uncles . m Ja es , the third of these brothers , was portioner of Easter Cringate and at an early period— certainly 1750 before , but we do not know just how early - was also portioner Of the property in St . Ninians Parish called In 1 750 he owned a portion of this land , which was then known , and “ l i ” Ho e cra . perhaps still is , as g In the year just m m entioned he bought another portion , na ely, Ashen h ilhi trees , and later , still another, S e ll. The entire tract which he then held comprised about five hundred . Cairnoch Crin ate acres Since adjoins g on the south , m it is quite understandable that Ja es Taylor , who rin a owned land at Easter C g te , should have wished For n orma on r ar n ar n a of r r i f ti eg di g the p e t ge these b othe s , see the chart at end of the this pa mphlet . “ ” ” It m u st be u nderstood tha t the word in a s in Lag indica ted tena ncy “ ” “ ” in om a a La of as of Ea r ri a e s e pl ce c lled g, while , ste C ng t , indica ted o n r . or on r m an o n r of a ar w e ship P ti e e t w e p t . J ohn T ayl or of New York sp oke in his Will of C arn och ne ar the ” ar of n r F . r a was u a in a o n n ar of P ish i t y It e lly sit ted the dj i i g P ish St . n an Ni i s . r u n old a nd new m a and all the a a a ma r a Afte st dyi g ps v il ble te i l , it is ” n t o me a Cairnoch IS ro r n f evide t th t the p pe spelli g o this name , th ou gh r ro a ron u r it is ve y p b bly p o nced C a noch . [4] T JOHN AYLOR , OF GLASGOW AND NEW YORK cal data derived from them are embodied in the chart which accompanies this paper . T o tell the story of my great- grandfather we m ust 1 700 begin with his ancestors . About the year there lived in Stirlingshire three brothers : Andrew Taylor “ ” m “ in Lag of Fintry , Willia Taylor in Craigtown ” “ Of m Fintry , and Ja es Taylor of Easter The Andrew Taylor named above was the grand father Of John Taylor of New York and the other - brothers were his great uncles . m Ja es , the third of these brothers , was portioner Of Easter Cringate and at an early period— certainly 1 750 before , but we do not know just how early — was also portioner of the property in St . Ninians Parish called In 1 750 he owned a portion of this land , which was then known , and “ i ” Holecra . perhaps still is , as g In the year just m m entioned he bought another portion , na ely, Ashen h ilhill. trees , and later , still another, S e The entire tract which he then held comprised about five hundred . airn h rin at acres Since C oc adjoins C g e on the south , m it is quite understandable that Ja es Taylor , who rin ate owned land at Easter C g , should have wished For n orma on r ar r n a of r r ar i f ti eg ding the pa e t ge these b othe s , see the ch t at e nd of the this pa mphlet . “ “ ” It mu st be understood tha t the word in as in Lag indica ted tena ncy “ ” “ ” in om a a La of a s of Ea r rin a te n a s e pl ce c lled g, while , ste C g , i dic ted o n r . or on r m an o n r of a ar w e ship P ti e e t w e p t . John T ayl or of New Y ork sp oke in his Will of C arnoch ne ar the ” ar of n r r a w as u a in a o n n ar of P ish Fi t y .
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