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  He was one of the first settlers and landowners in Orange County, Virginia.  He was one of th e earliest surveyors of Virginia and ran out the lines between Hanover, Spottsylvania and Ora nge Counties and located about 10,000 acres of land in the latter county, to which he remove d at a very early date, as he was living there at the time of his death in 1729.  He left a f amily of nine children.
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  see notes, verificationFrom Menefee Family Forum: posted by Mary Thompson 9-30-1997:
  Another Chew researcher has kindly given permission to use the following information:
  [rashultz@@erols.com]: Quote:, ELIZABETH CHEW m. JONAS MENEFEE
  Her mother was Martha Taylor [b. 1-17-1701/02- d. bef 1761] and her father was Thomas Chew [n o dates].
  Her maternal grandfather [my 8th great grandfather] was James Taylor II of Royal Governor
  Spotswood's "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe" who was among the first explorers of the Virgi nia
  frontier. He gained the patent to much of what is now Orange County, VA, which is quite clos e to
  Culpeper, if you are familiar with the area. She would have been a first cousin, once remove d, to
  both presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor. Her siblings were Alice, Colby, Frances, Ha nnah,
  James, Joseph, Larkin, Mildred, Samuel, and Thomas.
  Martha Taylor's parents: James Taylor II b. March 14,1673/74 d. January 23, 1729/30 in Blooms bury,
  Orange County,  Virginia. Martha Thompson, b. 1679 m. February 23, 1699/00 d. November 19, 17 62. [By
  the way, their daughter, Frances Taylor married Ambrose Madison, father of James Madison Sr , father
  of President James Madison].   ______________________________________________________________ ______
  James II parents: James Taylor I b. 1635 in Carlisle, Lancaster County, England d. April 30 , 1698 in
  King & Queen County, Virginia m. Frances Walker b. before 1668 and d. September 22, 1680 in V A.
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  Thomas Chews parents: Larkin Chew and Hannah Roy.
  Other note...if you go down the Taylor line far enough, you find President Zachary Taylor!! W hat a family!
  
  see notes, verificationFrom Menefee Family Forum: posted by Mary Thompson 9-30-1997:
  Another Chew researcher has kindly given permission to use the following information:
  [rashultz@@erols.com]: Quote:, ELIZABETH CHEW m. JONAS MENEFEE
  Her mother was Martha Taylor [b. 1-17-1701/02- d. bef 1761] and her father was Thomas Chew [n o dates].
  Her maternal grandfather [my 8th great grandfather] was James Taylor II of Royal Governor
  Spotswood's "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe" who was among the first explorers of the Virgi nia
  frontier. He gained the patent to much of what is now Orange County, VA, which is quite clos e to
  Culpeper, if you are familiar with the area. She would have been a first cousin, once remove d, to
  both presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor. Her siblings were Alice, Colby, Frances, Ha nnah,
  James, Joseph, Larkin, Mildred, Samuel, and Thomas.
  Martha Taylor's parents: James Taylor II b. March 14,1673/74 d. January 23, 1729/30 in Blooms bury,
  Orange County,  Virginia. Martha Thompson, b. 1679 m. February 23, 1699/00 d. November 19, 17 62. [By
  the way, their daughter, Frances Taylor married Ambrose Madison, father of James Madison Sr , father
  of President James Madison].   ______________________________________________________________ ______
  James II parents: James Taylor I b. 1635 in Carlisle, Lancaster County, England d. April 30 , 1698 in
  King & Queen County, Virginia m. Frances Walker b. before 1668 and d. September 22, 1680 in V A.
              __________________________________________________________________
  Thomas Chews parents: Larkin Chew and Hannah Roy.
  Other note...if you go down the Taylor line far enough, you find President Zachary Taylor!! W hat a family!
  
  !NOTE: James Taylor ll was a Burgess, justice of the Peace in King & Queen
  Co. Va.1702-1714, Vestryman of the Church, Surveyor General of the
  State and ran boundary lines for Caroline, Spottsylvania, Hanover,
  and Orange counties in 1734.  He went on some exploration trips to
  the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah River in 1716 with Gov. Spottswood.
  He was a member of the "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe", as Spottswood
  called all his men.  James was a Colonel in the Colonial militia.
  He built his home in Orange co. called "Bloomsburg" in 1722.
  - "Log Cabins", p. 256-259.

Details of James' family with Martha Thompson