Family History : Anthony Taylor of Hampton, New Hampshire, Founder, Pioneer, Town Father, and Some of His Descendants 1635-1935
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FAMILY HISTORY ANTHONY TAYLOR OF HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, and SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS l635 - 1935 COMPILED, EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY HAROLD MURDOCK TAYLOR T "// is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors:' —PLUTARCH FOUNDERS MONUMENT, Hampton, N. H. (See Text page 34, and Map opposite page 35) (INSCRIPTION) A LITTLE BAND OF PIONEERS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF REV. STEPHEN BACHILER OF SOUTHAMPTON. ENGLAND SEEKING A LARGER LIBERTY IN OCTOBER. 1638 SETTLED IN THE WILDERNESS NEAR THIS SPOT TO PLANT A FREE CHURCH IN A FREE TOWN THEY WERE JOINED IN 1639 BY OTHERS AND IN THAT YEAR THE TOWN WAS INCORPORATED TO DO HONOR TO THE FOUNDERS AND FATHERS OF HAMPTON TO EXALT THE IDEALS FOR WHICH THEY STROVE AND AS AN INSPIRATION TO POSTERITY THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED OCTOBER 14, 1925 COPIES MAY BE ORDERED FROM HAROLD MURDOCK TAYLOR, 2286 CRANSTON STREET, CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, U.S.A. TERCENTENARY EDITIO N PRINTED IN U. S. A, THE TUTTLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. RUTLAND, VERMONT IN COMMEMORATION OF AND Philiipa, His Wife WHOSE DECISION TO EMIGRATE TO THE NEW WORLD WAS SO MOMENTOUS IN CONSEQUENCE TO THEIR DESCENDANTS CONTENTS PAGE FOREWORD 9 INTRODUCTORY 13 SINGULARITIES OF THE ANTHONY TAYLOR FAMILY . 25 EXPLANATIONS - ABBREVIATIONS 26 FIRST GENERATION (In America) 27 CHRONOLOGY OF ANTHONY1 TAYLOR .... 28 SECOND GENERATION 61 THIRD GENERATION 71 Two MAIN BRANCHES OF THE FAMILY .... 73 FOURTH GENERATION 84 MULTIPLICITY OF JOHN TAYLOR 88 FIFTH GENERATION . 102 TAYLORS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION—THE ASSO CIATION TEST 105 SIXTH GENERATION • • 155 SEVENTH GENERATION 214 LONGEVITY STATISTICS OF SEVEN GENERATIONS . 296 EIGHTH GENERATION 300 NINTH GENERATION 391 TENTH GENERATION 438 SOME TOWNS IN WHICH TAYLORS SETTLED EARLY . 448 INDEX OF PERSONS TAYLOR NAMES 449 OTHER NAMES 463 INDIVIDUAL INDEX 531 ILLUSTRATIONS FOUNDERS MONUMENT, Hampton, N. H FRONTISPIECE opposite Page WHERE ANTHONY1 TAYLOR AND DESCENDANTS LIVED IN HAMPTON, N. H. (Map) 35 DEED OF SALE, 1659, ANTHONY1 TAYLOR to Thomas Ward . 41 SIGNATURE OF ANTHONY1 TAYLOR (and other Hampton Men) To PIKE PETITION, 1653-4 46 1 FIRST HOMESITE OF ANTHONY TAYLOR (Old Towle House) \ fift TAYLOR RIVER, Hampton, N. H. (Two Views) J SIGNATURE OF JOHN2 TAYLOR TO PETITION, 1690 see 61 HOMESITE OF CAPT. JOHN AND SARAH2 (TAYLOR) (CANNEY) WINGATE, Dover, N. H. 1 66 SECOND HOMESITE OF ANTHONY TAYLOR (Old Wingate- Toppan House), Hampton, N. H. SIGNATURE OF RICHARD3 TAYLOR TO HIS WILL, 1753. see 73 WHERE THE TAYLORS LIVED IN NORTH HAMPTON, N. H. (Map) 74 HISTORIC TAYLOR HOMESTEAD, 1669-1931, Bride Hill, Hampton 93 WHERE THE TAYLORS LIVED IN EFFINGHAM AND FREEDOM (Map) 109 GRAVESTONE OF RICHARD5 TAYLOR and Wife, HANNAH ] CAMPERNELL, Freedom, N. H. k . 113 TAYLOR HOMESTEAD, Brentwood, N. H. j WHERE THE TAYLORS LIVED IN DANBURY, N. H. (Map) .. 136 BIBLE RECORD OF ANTHONY5 TAYLOR, Danbury, N. H.. 142 SMITH HOMESTEAD, Danbury, N. H. ] GRAVESTONE OF PETER SMITH and Wife, MOLLY5 TAYLOR \ 148 GRAVESTONE OF JAMES6 TAYLOR SMITH, Danbury, N. H. j TAYLOR HOMESTEAD, Center Effingham, N. H. \ _ HAROLD10 TAYLOR POTTER and Wife, CAROLINE NELSON j MIRIAM (JORDAN) TAYLOR, Freedom, N. H 165 SANBORN HOMESTEAD, Freedom, N. H. \ WILLIAM C. SANBORN and Wife, ELIZABETH6 TAYLOR ƒ 166 HENRY6 DEARBORN TAYLOR and Wife, ABIGAIL LORD, Effingham, N. H. and Wells, Me 180 ANTHONY TAYLOR OF HAMPTON, N. H. AMOS6 TAYLOR and Wife, REBEKAH REED, Danbury, N. H. 195 REV. JONATHAN6 TAYLOR, Cookshire, P. Q., Canada 202 EZRA6 TAYLOR, Eaton, P. Q., Canada 208 ELIJAH7 TAYLOR, Center Effingham, N. H 214 JOHN7 TAYLOR and Wife, ISABEL PAINE, North Anson, Me. 233 ALFRED7 TAYLOR and Wife, SALLY S. CATE, Strafford, N. H. and Lennoxville, P. Q., Canada 239 SHTJBAEL7 LEAVITT TAYLOR, Quincy, 111. 8 260 EUGENE RUSSELL TAYLOR, Delmar, N. Y. MOSES7 LEAVITT TAYLOR, Danbury, N. H 1 EZRA7 AUGUSTUS TAYLOR, London, Ont., Canada J JOSEPH7 L. TAYLOR and Wife, THEODOTIA LABEREE 293 TAYLOR-LABEREE HOMESTEAD, Birchton, P. Q., Canada (Two Views) 294 OLIN8 PAINE TAYLOR, Providence and Cranston, R. 1 322 ALICE (MURDOCK) TAYLOR, same \ O9K ISABEL9 TAYLOR, New York City J 0 0 JAMES GARLAND MALLORY and Wife, HELEN8 A. TAYLOR . 328 MALLORY HOMESTEAD, Lennoxville, P. Q., Canada ) GEORGE8 W. TAYLOR RESIDENCE, Lennoxville, P. Q. ƒ GEORGE8 W. TAYLOR and Wife, CLARA OLIVE MALLORY . 330 FRANK8 LEAVITT TAYLOR and Wife, NELLIE J. MARTIN, Danbury and Franklin, N. H 366 HARRY NILES CHUBB and Wife, CLARA8 EMILY TAYLOR, Lawrence, Mass. and St. Petersburg, Fla 379 WARREN8 FRENCH TAYLOR and Wife, MARY E. ALLYN, Lawrence, Mass. and St. Petersburg, Fla 381 HAROLD9 MURDOCK TAYLOR, Cranston, R. 1 401 GEORGE01 HOLDEN TAYLOR 10 402 HAROLD MURDOCK TAYLOR, Jr. ELLERY9 KIRKE TAYLOR, Philadelphia and Haddonfield, N.J. 405 KIRBY9 WADE TAYLOR, Washington, D. C. and McLean, Va. AMOS9 LEAVITT TAYLOR, Boston and Belmont, Mass 422 WiNFRED9 ALBERT TAYLOR, Newark and Summit, N.J. ) ,«,0 ALLYN9 CHANDLER TAYLOR, Reading, Pa. ƒ FOREWORD At some time in life almost everyone, I think, wishes to know something about his early ancestors—at least who they were and where they lived. When first I became interested in my Taylor forebears, no one could enlighten me much; great-grandfather Taylor was killed in an acci dent when grandfather was a small child ... I resolved if ever I had time, I would try to find the paternal ancestors of this great-grandfather. When opportunity came, although hardly in the manner anticipated, it was immediately seized. I shall never forget the thrill in being able to trace back five generations to that stalwart pioneer, Anthony Taylor,— the emigrant from England, who helped found the Town of Hampton in New Hampshire . After tracking down scores of other pioneer prede cessors, mere individual ancestor-hunting somewhat palled. The idea of a Taylor genealogy or family history took hold. In the History of Hampton by Joseph Dow was the nucleus of such an undertaking. In that now rare book were records of Taylors who lived in Hampton, with references to a few places to which members of the family removed. While only fourteen heads of Taylor families are indexed therein, they constitute the ancestors of all those mentioned in succeeding pages . Throughout this compilation I was animated by the desire to present more than just a string of dates. To the pure genealogist the vital events of life are birth, marriage and death; all else is secondary. To the historian and biog rapher that which occurs in between is of prime importance. This book, to some extent, combines the necessary features of genealogy with those of history and biography; it attempts to place members of one of the oldest Taylor families in America in their proper historical setting and to indicate their participation, whatever it was, in the larger happenings of the times. No one is more aware than I am of its shortcomings. Nevertheless, I do not hesitate to call it an unusually com- 10 ANTHONY TAYLOR OF HAMPTON, N. H. plete account, genealogically speaking, of an early colonial family. The ancestry and personal record of almost every Taylor son and daughter is traced to the Founder; these men and women are located throughout the United States, Canada, and elsewhere; their useful roles in upbuilding the country are suggested. The service in the French and Indian Wars and American Revolution of every Taylor son (all of age engaged) is recorded in detail, showing that every de scendant now living is eligible for membership in some one or more of the historic-patriotic societies. Much new gene alogy of allied families is included. More than usual attention has been given to maternal lines to obtain the parentage, including mother's maiden name, of wives and husbands of Taylor descendants. Few known facts in the early gen erations have been omitted, as it seemed better to include what might appear trivial to some rather than run the risk of leaving out information desired by someone else. Example —the account of Anthony Taylor. All that is known, or ever can be known of many founders of early colonial families is told in a few pages; Anthony Taylor can not, in justice, be disposed of so easily, for the references to him are un usually numerous. The work is based primarily on original sources—town, county, state, federal, church, cemetery, family Bible. Prac tically all of the material has never been published before, or if so, mistakes have been corrected and new information added. In addition to unpublished records, over 1,200 printed volumes were consulted—including local histories and publications of a more general nature. The compilation required my entire time for ten years— not such a long time to spend on a genealogy, but possible in this instance because the Family was comparatively small, and I did not labor intermittently. A more finished job would have resulted if more time had been devoted to it, but several important reasons, including the approach of the Tercentenary of the arrival of Anthony Taylor on these shores, seemed to compel publication at this time. The book was published under difficulties. Desired personal attention to editing, correcting proofs, and indexing was impossible. However, special care was exercised in preparing the manu- FOREWORD 11 script; also, more than usual time and space were given to citing sources, so that, excepting a family record, the in quiring reader may verify almost any statement. All known living descendants, as well as many now deceased, were contacted by extensive correspondence. Their family records are here preserved. In fact, it seems most fortunate that this compilation was undertaken when it was. In the early stages, many aged descendants were still living whose memories could bridge the difficult 6th and 7th genera tions and connect the present with the past.