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Persönliche Daten Edward Thornton Tayloe 

• Er wurde geboren am 31. Januar 1803 in "Octagon House", Washington, D.C.Quelle 1
• Er ist verstorben am 26. November 1876 in "Powhatan", King George Co., Virginia, er war 73 Jahre alt.Quelle 1
• Er wurde beerdigt in "Powhatan", King George Co., Virginia.Quelle 1
• Ein Kind von John Tayloe und Ann Ogle
• Diese Information wurde zuletzt aktualisiert am 4. Dezember 2022.

Familie von Edward Thornton Tayloe

Er ist verheiratet mit Mary Ogle.

Sie haben geheiratet am 16. Dezember 1830 in "Belair", Pr. George's Co., Maryland, er war 27 Jahre alt.Quelle 1

Kind(er):

1. Edward Poinsett Tayloe  1832-1888
2. Julia Sophia Tayloe  1833-1864
3. Bladen Tasker Tayloe  1836-1862
4. Mary Ogle Tayloe  1838-1914
5. William Tayloe  1840-1907
6. Ellen Thornton Tayloe  1842-1856
7. Catherine Goodrich Tayloe  1844-1861
8. Imogen Tayloe  1847-????
9. George Ogle Tayloe  1849-1904

Notizen bei Edward Thornton Tayloe

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!  (1) "The Tayloes of Virginia and Allied Families," by W. Randolph Tayloe (Berryville, VA , 1963) p.26,44-45,85,102,107. FHL #929.273 T211t. Cites: (a) MacKenzie's "Colonial Familie s of the U.S." (b) Tayloe family papers.
  (2) "A Chronicle of Belair," by Shirley V. Baltz (Bowie Heritage Comm., Bowie, MD, 1984) p. 59, Part 2, p.10. Cites: (a) "National Intelligencer," 22 Dec 1830. (b) "Edward Thornton Tayl oe," by Gardiner.
  (3) "The Octagon," by George McCue (American Institute of Architects Foundation, Washingto n D.C., 1976) p.95.
  (4) Letters to John Tayloe, in possession of William G. Davidson, Steptoe Ranch, McGill, N V (1992).
  (5) Letters to Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, in possession of William G. Davidson, Steptoe Ranch, M cGill, NV (1992).
  (6) Tayloe family records from Mt. Airy, VA, extracted 29 Sep 1927 (by Cabell Gwathmey?).
  (7) Certification of authenticity of the Octagon table signed by George P. Tayloe and Henr y A. Tayloe, 17 Jun 1896, Roanoke, VA. Certificate signed by Edward H. Ingle, 10 Feb 1912, 15 39 I. St., N.W., Washington, D.C.. Receipt of sale for the table signed by G. Ogle Tayloe, 3 0 Oct 1897. History of the table signed by Annie Bailey (Mrs. Alfred Hunter) Voorhies, 16 Ju n 1911, San Francisco, CA. Copies from The American Institute of Architects Archives, 1735 Ne w York Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
  (8) "Return to Powhatan - Growing up in Old Virginia," by Roberta Love Tayloe (1985) p.10-2 8,97. FHL #975.525 H2t. Cites: (a) Gravestone family cemetery at "Powhatan."
  (9) "Marriage and Death Notices from the National Intelligencer, Washington D.C., 1800-1850 " (National Genealogical Soc., 1976) p.565. FHL #929,472. Cites: (a) 22 Dec 1830.
  (10) Marriage Records of MD, NC, VA, Hunting for Bears Collection, comp. by Dorothy L. & Ni cholas R. Murray from original county records (Automated Archives, 1994) CD004.

!  Birth: (1) 1803. (1,2b,3,8) Octagon, Washington D.C. (1,2b,3,6,8) s/o John Tayloe II/Ann O gle. (2b,3,6,8,8a) 31 Jan 1803. (7) s/o Col. John Tayloe. (8) Named for Edward Thornton, a fr iend and fellow student of his father's at Eton and His Majesty's ambassador to Washington, a nd Edward Thornton Tayloe's godfather.
  Marriage to Mary Ogle: (1,3) 16 Dec 1831. His first cousin. (2a,6,9a) 16 Dec 1830. (2a,9a ) "Belair," Prince George's Co., MD. (8) 1830 at Christmas time. (9a) By Rev. Mr. Hawley. (10 ) 15 Dec 1830, Prince Georges Co., MD. (NOTE: May be date of license.)
  Death: (1) 1876. (3) Dec 1876, "Powhatan," King George Co., VA. (6,8) 26 Nov 1876. (8a) 2 5 Nov 1876.
  Burial: (8a) "Powhatan," VA, in the family cemetery at the end of the flower garden.

  (1) He always felt that since he was born in Washington D.C., that somehow reduced his clai m to the Old Dominion. (8) Edward complained the rest of his life that he was born in the wro ng place, in the Octagon House in Washington.
  (1,8) ca. 1819: At age 16, he entered Harvard University.
  (4) 1820, 16 Dec: Wrote to his mother in Washington from U.S. Ship Erie, Harbour of Curarao , "I wrote you from St. Barts on the 4th instant, informing you of our progress up to that da te. We sailed thence on the following morning after having (cut?) out the privateer Schooner , which the government of the Island refused to deliver up, and having been fired at by the F ort, wider whose guns we were lying at anchor. On the evening of the 8th, we received on boar d the Generals, whom we had left at Saint Martins, and Sailed for this place, where we arrive d on the 13th. We have now landed General VerVeer (Guite?); and after taking in a further sup ply of water, are to Sail for Maracaybo, which we shall reach by the 20th. After that time, o ur troubles will commence - thus far, we have had only pleasures, for on ship-board, we enjo y many of the comforts that our own country affords, but on the journey, we must bid farewel l to them all. This port is the most remarkable I have ever seen, and presents, perhaps, th e finest harbour in the world. The entrance is very little wider than the length of our ship , and continues narrow for nearly a mile, when it expands into a fine bay, which might contai n all the navies of Europe... As our ship cannot reach nearer than 25 miles to Maracaybo, yo u may not again hear from me for some considerable time... Dec. 20. We came out from Curara o this morning & have hired a schooner to carry us to Maracaybo. We are about leaving the Eri e just without the Gulf, off Aruba, it being too dangerous to conduct so large a ship withi n it."
  (8) 1821: He was expelled from Harvard, then readmitted.
  (8) Following his readmittance, Harvard was noted for "meetings, and forbidden dinners, bat tles in commons, bonfires and explosions in the Yard, cannon balls dropped from upper windows , choruses of 'scraping' that drowned tutors' voices in classroom and chapel, and plots tha t resulted in drenching their persons with buckets of ink-and-water." Student protests agains t the Harvard administration mounted in intensity until the faculty responded by expelling 4 7 members of a class of 80, including the son of Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and son s of other prominent families.  Edward had not participated in the action that prompted the e xpulsion because of a promise he had made his father following his own dismissal in 1821. Bu t he asked his father's permission to leave the college only 6 weeks before his graduation. H is father denied him permission, and he finished the term "in inward fury." "Of the thirty (c lassmates who remained), I look upon and treat four as perjured, seven as pitiable, eight o r nine as mean-spirited and the remainder as contemptible beyond measure."
  (1) 1823: Graduated from Harvard.
  (1) ca. 1823-1825: Spent the two years after graduation moving about in the society of th e day and attending the races. (8) After he left Harvard, he commenced a period of travelling . He visted all the famous homes and social spots of Virginia, including Monticello, "where h e was favored with a gracious conversation by the aging Jefferson." Edward admired Jefferson.
  (1) It was during this time that he met Mr. Joel Roberts Poinsett of SC, the newly appointe d Minister to Mexico. Mr. Poinsett wanted a private secretary, but it was not allowed in hi s budget, while John Tayloe wanted an opportunity for his son. It was agreed that Edward woul d accompany Mr. Poinsett to Mexico without pay and at his own expense. (8) A fiery fellow nam ed Joel Poinsett from South Carolina had taken a special interest in Mexico while he served i n the House of Representatives, carrying out several missions there. By 1825 he had managed t o have himself appointed the first Minister to Mexico, and was gathering a delegation. His bu dget contained no provision for paid staff, but dozens of applicants came forward. Edward Tho rnton Tayloe was selected as Poinsett's private secretary. He was to defray his own expense s through the generosity of his father's purse, and had no official appointment. He was skill ed in French, Italian and Spanish.
  (8) 1825, 30 Mar: He set sail on the U.S.S. Constellation for Mexico.
  (1) 1825, May: Arrived in Mexico. Spent 3 years there, during which time he kept a journa l of his travels and observations. Upon returning home, he added to the journal with materia l taken from letters he had written to relatives from Mexico. The completed journal was sol d to a manuscript dealer in the late 1940's and was purchased by the Library of Congress. I t was published in 1959 by the University of NC Press as "Mexico 1825-1828 - The Journal an d Correspondence of Edward Thornton Tayloe." (8) The careful journal he kept of the 3 years w ith Poinsett reveals a young, ardent, inquiring and sometimes impatient mind, but also a pati ent and dispassionate precision and objectivity. He enjoyed drenching himself with Mexican cu lture and politics. Mr. Poinsett's attitude toward the Mexican government inspired the Mexica ns to coin a word - poinsettismo - to summarize their displeasure at being pushed. America re sponded by coining a word of its own, poinsetta, to name the beautiful flowers the diplomati c mission brought back. Edward recorded the details of everyday life, the weather and the fru its of the land.
  (8) 1828: His father died 3 weeks before Edward returned to Washington. Edward was at sea a nd knew nothing until he arrived. In addition to learning of his father's death, he was infor med that he was co-executor of the will and the vast and complicated estate. Edward inherite d about 2,000 acres his father had bought from James Keep in 1795, about 50 miles from Mt. Ai ry, on which he built "Powhatan;" John Tayloe's will devised to Edward "all my plantations i n King George County Virginia called the Hop Yard, including also the plantation which I hav e bought lately of Taliaferro called the Dogue, adjoining to the Hop Yard."
  (1,8) 1828: Became Secretary of Legation to William Henry Harrison, this country's first mi nister to Columbia. (8) Since 1825 he had flooded the fledgling Department of State with reco mmendations from influential friends, including Poinsett, seeking his appointment to diplomat ic service. Only six weeks after his return from Mexico, he was appointed by President John Q uincy Adams. Before the party left for Bogata, President Adams was defeated by Andrew Jackson , and the patrician Virginians and New Englanders who had ruled America since its creation we re out. Gen. Harrison and Edward Tayloe proceeded to Columbia, hoping the new administratio n would leave them in place. While they awaited the ship, Gen. Cordoba seized the opportunit y of Simon Bolivar's absence to stage a revolt in Columbia. Bolivar's second in command blame d the Cordoba affair on the meddling of Harrison and Tayloe. Then an American adventurer in t he employ of Bolicar's government saw an opportunity for his own advancement and spread the t ale that Harrison and Tayloe had conspired with Cordoba in his attempted coup. A mutual frien d of Harrison and Tayloe was imprisoned without charges or trial, and they returned to VA. Si mon Bolivar had disappointed him with his aggression against Peru and his dictatorial tendenc ies, and Washington politics had topped everything off.
  (1) 1829: Returned to Washington late in the year after an irritating delay when Andrew Jac kson was elected President and initiated the "spoils" system.
   (1,8) The time he spent in Columbia turned Edward temporarily against all forms of nationa l politics and he retired to King George Co. to his farm on the Rappahannock. He was interest ed in botany and geology.
  (8) 1830: Became a County Magistrate.
  (8) 1830: Wrote to Rensselaer Van Renssalaer, a companion from Bogota days, inviting him t o the Tayloe plantation at "Powhatan."
  (1,3) 1832: Completed building "Powhatan" in King George Co., VA. (7) Of "Powhatan." (8) Ac cording to family tradition, the best guess is that the present structure of Powhatan was com pleted in 1832, that it took almost three years to build, and that the bricks were made fro m the soil of Powhatan.
  (1) Was elected several times to the VA Legislature.
  (8) 1836: He wrote to William Henry Harrison, he remarked concerning the Van Buren presiden tial campaign, "we can only counteract them by rallying under the banner of States' Rights .  This must be our flag, and under that alone can we conquer the ground we have lost."
  (1) 1840: Won election with William Henry Harrison, but President Harrison died. (1,8) Befo re his death, President Harrison confided to Benjamin Ogle Tayloe that he intended naming Edw ard Tayloe to the post of Treasurer of the U.S. (1) One account even states that Mr. Harriso n caught his death while walking in the rain from St. John's Church with that information.
  (5) 1849, 9 Apr: Wrote to his brother Benjamin Ogle Tayloe from Powhatan Hill, "I go to Fre d'burg with George in the morning."
  (5) 1849, 16 Aug: H.H. Lewis wrote Benjamin Ogle Tayloe at Lenox, MA, from Washington, "W e have had very recent letters from Mount Airy, Sabine Hall & Powhatan as well as from Buen a Vista... Mr. E. Tayloe left for Lexington with his two sons on the 6th & is now doubtless w ith Poinsett & Julia. He expected to see George & his eldest daughters at the Natural Bridg e about the 20th of this month."
  (8) 1861: He and his sons pledged their lives and fortunes for the successionists on behal f of a way of life they understood to be constitutionally sound and morally honorable. As fa r as these Virginians were concerned, the central issue was the right of its commonwealth t o govern itself as it had from the beginning. As the war progresses, Edward found it necessar y to load his family's necessities into wagons for a series of journeys, ever more southward .  At each stage he rented a house.
  (8) Finally he moved to "Buena Vista," near Roanoke, where his brother George Plater Taylo e lived in a fine home he had built a few years earlier. Though Edward was able to make sever al trips back to "Powhatan" to check on crops tended by the slaves he left in charge, it wa s not enough. At the war's end, scarcely any of the furniture was left. On these returns, h e also had to stop at the "Dogue," the landed estate given to his son Bladen Tasker Tayloe, t o check on that farm. Throughout his years as a farmer, he kept a journal now given to the Un iversity of VA Archives. "Unlike his earlier, more literary journal on Mexico, this one is le an and spare, mostly a painstakingly accurate record of crops and rainfall. Its silence is el oquent, as if mere words could no longer serve him as they did when he was young and ready t o conquer the world of diplomacy... there is a constant attention to the details of the land : on a three hundred mile ride back to Powhatan to check on the mother plantation and on th e homes he'd given his sons, he could write, 'the dogwood is early this year and very beautif ul,' and leave it at that."
  (8) A plague in St. John's Episcopal Church at King George, which he helped build, recall s his "great worth" to the Church.  He worked all his life on behalf of his community, his ch urch, his family and his country, and he cultivated the southern virtue of hospitality towar d all, rich and poor alike.
  (7) Edward Thornton Tayloe owned for more than 50 years the table that had been in the Octa gon House and on which the Treaty of Ghent had been signed. Upon his death, it passed to Edwa rd's son George Ogle Tayloe. On 17 Jun 1896, John Tayloe's sons George P. Tayloe and Henry A . Tayloe signed a certificate of authenticity drawn up by Edward H. Ingle, Edward T. Tayloe' s son-in-law, stating that they were familiar with the table when it stood in the library i n their father's house in Washington D.C., where it remained for many years after the Treat y had been signed on it. On 30 Oct 1897 Edward's son G. Ogle Tayloe sold the table to Annie B ailey Voorhies, who had family connections.
  (8) There was not enough estate to write a will. He had left what he could, the land that h ad been left to him by Col. John Tayloe: "Lothian," to Edward Poinsett, the "Dogue" to Blade n Tasker, part of "Powhatan's" lands and a farm later to be known as "Hop Yard" or "Ferneau " to George Ogle, and the remainder of "Powhatan" to William.

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