John Tayloe II was a wealthy plantation owner and race horses breeder in Colonial Virginia. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1764/00/00 | Mount Airy main house is completed for Colonel John Tayloe II. The plantation operates as a horse stud farm. | Home | Mount Airy Plantation | Warsaw, VA | |||
| 1765/00/00 | John Tayloe II breeds race horses at his Mount Airy Plantation, including: Sir Archy, Selima and Grey Diomed. The original stable and a few outbuildings, including a smokehouse and dairy - ice house, survive. | Home | Mount Airy Plantation | Warsaw, VA | Thoroughbred Horse Racing in America | ||
| 1769/05/24 | In consideration for Lee's love for Rebecca, John Tayloe doth give grant and alien and Confirm unto the said Rebecca Lee and her heirs All that tract or parcel of land Commonly known by the name of Menokin and 20 Negro Slaves. | Father of the Bride | Menokin | Warsaw, VA | Marriage of Francis Lightfoot Lee and Rebecca Tayloe | ||
| 1778/10/00 | John Tayloe enters his deed of gift for the Menokin plantation into the records of the county court on the condition that the Lees relinquish their right ever to sell Menokin by instantly conveying their property in trust to a Tayloe family member. | Father of the Bride | Menokin | Warsaw, VA |
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