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John Taylor

Male Abt 1478 -


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  • Name John Taylor 
    Born Abt 1478  Rothbury, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1011  MyTree
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2009 

    Family Susan Rowland,   b. Abt 1482, Rothbury, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Rowland Taylor,   b. 6 Oct 1510, Rothbury, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1554, Hadleigh, Middlesex England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F4956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The Coat-of-arms is blazened; quarterly, first and forth, azure, on a
      chief sable, two boars heads argent: second, argent, a chevron ermine
      between three grayhounds azure; third, argent chevron ermine between
      three mullets azure.
      Crest: A dexter arm embowed in armor, the arm grasping a javelin
      Motto: Consequitor quodeunque petit-
      He accomplishes what he undertakes.

      The name of Taylor all along the ages has had a variety of forms. For
      example, Taylefer, LeTellyur, Taillour, Tailyour, which is the old
      Scottish form, Tailleau, Tayleure,Taylurese, Taylour, Tayller,
      Taillir, and Taillor.
      Present day orthography is reduced to the forms, Taylor, Tailor,
      Tailer, Tailler, and in rare instances, Tayloe.

      A Coat of arms is an emblem or a dievice which is displayed by titled
      persons, persons of royal blood, and their discendants.V Coats of Arms
      were originally used for purposes of identification and recognition on
      the field of battle as well as in civil life.
      It is claimed by some writers that Coats of Arms, in a crude form,
      were used by Noah's sons after the flood. There are records of other
      Coats of Arms, in one crude form or another, at different periods of
      ancient history. Heraldry, however, as we know it today, did not
      become of much importance until soon after the invasion of England by
      William the Conqueror, A.D. 1066. Heraldry became or general interest
      at about the time of the Crusades.
      The Taylor Coat of Arms is the Arms of Taylor, Earls of Bective and
      Marquises of Headfort. Coats of Arms very similar to it are used by
      other great Taylor families, and numerous branches of the family have
      Coats of Arms resembling it.
      This is the most widely used of all Taylor Coats of Arms, and has been
      in existence for many centuries. It is described in BURKE'S GENERAL
      ARMORY, BURKES'S LANDED GENTRY, BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE, and
      other reliable works on heraldry, in some cases accompanied by
      illustrations and pedigrees. In the opinion of established
      authorities, practically all Taylor families in America claim this
      Coat of Arms.

      Heraldic Language English Discription:
      Arms........... Ermine, on a chief gules, a fleur-de-lis between two
      boar's heads, couped and erect or. An ermine shield (white with black
      spots), bearing across the upper half a red band on which is a
      fleur-de-lis between two boar's heads, all gold.
      Crest............ A naked arm embowed grasping an arrow proper. A
      naked arm, bent at elbow and grasping an arrow, all in natural colors.


      Motto: "Consequitur quodqunque petit. (Latin) He obtains whatever he
      seeks."

      The boar's head was once the chief dish at Christmas feasts in palace
      and castle. When England's sovereigns kept Christmas or yore in their
      noble halls at Guildford, Eltham, Westminster or Windsor, in high
      estate, arrayed with crown and sceptre, closthed in ermine and
      surrounded by their wondering subjects, it was brought to their table
      with great ceremony. The introduction of the great dish was
      accompanied by music and singing... often by the song reprinted below.
      "Caput Apri refero
      Reddens laudes Domino.
      The bore's head in hand bring I
      With garlans gay and rosemary,
      I pray you all sing merrily
      Qui estic convivio."
      Translates to:
      "The bore's head, I understande,
      Is the chief servyce in this lande
      Loke wherever it be fande,
      Servite cum cantico."
      So is explained the significance in the Taylor Coat of Arms of the
      golden boar's heads on either side of the fleur-de-lis, ancient symbol
      of nobility.
      Sir Bernard Burke, of Heralds College, London, said "Heraldry is
      prized by all who can show honorable ancestry or wish to found
      honorable families."
      Besides its family significance this Coat of Arms makes an excellent
      mural decoration and inspires the admiration and comment of all who
      see it.
      It is quite appropriate that members of the Taylor family who have a
      pride in their ancestry should display the family Coat of Arms, in
      proper colors.
      (Courtesy of James Whit Taylor III)