A native of Kentucky, William Taylor (d. ca. 1850) a cousin of former president Gen. Zachary Taylor, was the proprietor of two plantations, Lakeland and Briers, in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Lakeland Plantation was located on the Mississippi River opposite Bayou Sara and operated as a sugar plantation. Briers Plantation was a cotton enterprise located on Bayou L'Atenache. These plantations may have been owned and operated by Taylor prior to his family's move from Kentucky to Louisiana. William Taylor, along with an associate, managed Gen. Taylor's presidential campaign in Louisiana. Taylor returned to Kentucky where he died and was buried in a family cemetery.
From the description of William Taylor diary, 1838-1842. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262623700
