I am researching my maternal family history rooted in Orange County, Virginia. My grandmother was Ann Taylor Schmidt, and her grandmother was Ann Taylor of Orange County, Virginia, from the prominent Taylor family line. Through this lineage, my family is believed to be related to Zachary Taylor.

The Taylor family is known to have been established landowners in Virginia, with deep ties to early colonial settlement and American history. I am working to verify exact connections through documented records, including plantation ownership, wills, and land grants associated with the Taylor lineage of Orange and surrounding counties.

My goal is to accurately trace my direct bloodline through the Taylor family, confirm ancestral relationships, and preserve this history for future generations. I am actively seeking records, historical documentation, and family connections that can help complete this family tree.