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Preferred Citation

Patricia Latford, The Baylor Family in America, Manuscript MS 96.8, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Scope and Content Information

An unpublished genealogical manuscript compiled by Patricia (Riley) Latford which traces the John Baylor family line, the Robert Baylor family line, the Baylor line in Pennsylvania, Andrew Jackson Baylor's family line, and the New Jersey Baylors. Along with listing family members in each of these lines and providing biographical sketches, Latford recounts anecdotes related by surviving relatives and includes genealogical charts, family photos, and copies of coats of arms and documents. Latford also provides information about members of the Baylor family who settled in Virginia in the late seventeenth century and served in the House of Burgesses. In addition, she recounts the activities of John Baylor, who resided in Williamsburg in the early eighteenth century.

Related Material

The Baylor Family Papers, MS 59.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Baylor Family Papers, 1714-1848. 6 volumes, 54 items. MS 59.1

Index Terms

Family Names:

• Baylor family.

Persons:

• Latford, Patricia.

Geographical Names:

• Virginia--Genealogy.
• New Jersey--Genealogy.
• Pennsylvania-- Genealogy.

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