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The Early TAYLORs of Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony
Two of the earliest TAYLORs to reside in Yarmouth were:
- Richard Taylor, known as the tailor
- Richard Taylor, known as the Rock
That they were distinct from each other (as opposed to being the same person) is supported by the following (add source details):
- Richard Taylor, the tailor, had an estate inventoried in early 1674, in which he is described as deceased. Some of his children (alive at his death) are named in his will. The others attributed to him are so attributed due to their absence from the 1677 list of Richard Taylor, the Rock's children.
- Richard Taylor, the Rock, had a will initially dated 1693, codiciled in 1699, then proven in 1703. His children as listed in a 1677 Yarmouth town records (get details) match up with those listed in his will.
- Richard, the Rock's 1693 will and 1699 codicil were "signed" with a mark, not his signature, indicating the likelihood he may have been illiterate, and therefore distinguishable from a Richard Taylor who held several town positions, including grandjuryman.
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Both Richards were married to women named Ruth:
- Richard Taylor, tailor, was married to Ruth, daughter of Gabriel Whelden; they were married shortly after her father granted his permission 28 October 1646. Ruth Whelden Taylor is also supposed to be the drowned body identified as "wife of Richard Taylor" discovered in a boat near Duxbury 4 December 1673.
- Richard Taylor, the Rock, was supposedly married to Ruth. This is apparently based solely on the 1693 Yarmouth death record of one Ruth, wife of Richard Taylor, in (check month) 1693. Some researchers claim her maiden name was "Burgess" but no proof of this has been found.
The following table seeks to make clear what is known about each Richard, including which children belong to which:
| Name: | Richard Taylor, tailor (c1619-1673) | Richard Taylor, the Rock (c1620-1703) |
| Wife: | Ruth Whelden (c1625-1673) | Ruth Unknown (c1625-1693) |
| Marriage Date/Place: | c 28 October 1646 | c 1650 |
| Proofs | Insert proof here | Insert proof here |
| Events | List events where RT, tailor showed up | List events referencing RT, Rock |
| Children | 1. Ruth Taylor, b. 29 Jul 1647; bur 1648. Source: Savage (need better source). | 1. Richard Taylor, b. 29 Jan 1852 (Source: Yarmouth records, book 3, p. 13, 1677 list of names and ages of the children of Richard Taylar); m. Hannah Unknown (1649-1733); both buried in Yarmouth cemetery. Some argue that he is the same as Richard Taylor who married 1677 Hannah Rice Ward in Sudbury, but others have said these latter two died in 1694 and 1707, respectively. (Seeking confirmation of these 1694 and 1707 deaths.) Also, lists of children ascribed to each couple overlap in time and place, disallowing the possibility of a single family. |
| | 2. Ann Taylor, b 2 Dec 1648; bur 29 Mar 1650 (Source: Savage who then goes on to say she married 25 Jun 1679 (19 years later!) to Josiah Davis). The Ann Taylor who did marry Josiah Davis appears to have died before Davis' 1709 death -- perhaps not named in his will? (Source for her marriage to Davis: Richard Hawes, "Richard Taylor, Tailor and Some of His Descendants," 1914.) | 2. Mehitabel Taylar, b. 23 July 1654 (Source: Yarmouth records, book 3, p. 13, 1677 list of names and ages of the children of Richard Taylar). Also named in RT's 1703 will. |
| | 3. Ruth Taylor, b. 11 Apr 1649 (Source: Savage) Note: she and Ann above cannot be from the same mother as the birth dates are only 4 months apart. (Double-check dates.) | 3. Kesia Taylar, b. 18 February 1656 (Source: Yarmouth records, book 3, p. 13, 1677 list of names and ages of the children of Richard Taylar); married Samuel Eldredge (per 1703 will of RT). Also named in RT's 1703 will. |
| | 4. John Taylor, no birth found. (Source: RT's 1674 will). Note: he cannot be the John Taylor born in Boston in 1647 to Richard and Mary (Source) because Richard of Yarmouth was at that time married to Ruth Whelden. John marries Sarah Matthews on 15 Dec 1674; settles in Chatham. He died before 18 Jan 1722 when his will was probated. (Source: Cape Cod Library, Volume I, Richard Taylor, Tailor, and Some of His Descendants, Page: 766) | 4. Gesur (Jasher?) Taylar, b. 9 May 1659 (Source: Yarmouth records, book 3, p. 13, 1677 list of names and ages of the children of Richard Taylar) Not named in RT's 1703 will; perhaps he died before then? |
| | 5. Joseph Taylor, no birth found. (Source: RT's 1674 will); marries 1684 Experience Williamson and settles in Marshfield where he dies 13 Sep 1727. (Source CCL, Vol. 1.) | 5. Hannah Taylar, b. 17 September 1661 (Source: Yarmouth records, book 3, p. 13, 1677 list of names and ages of the children of Richard Taylar); m. bef 1703 (Job?) Jenkins (per 1703 will of RT where she is also named). |
| | 6. Martha Taylor, b 18 Dec 1650; m. 3 Dec 1675 Joseph Bearse; d. 27 Feb 1728. (Source; RT's 1674 will) Also, while Joseph Bearse is named in the 1695 will of Sarah Taylor (Add source), he is not explicitly named brother-in-law. | Elysha Taylar, b. 10 February 1664 (Source: Yarmouth records, book 3, p. 13, 1677 list of names and ages of the children of Richard Taylar). Also named in RT's 1703 will. |
| | 7.Elizabeth Taylor, ~1655 (based on age at death); m 20 Dec 1680 Samuel Cobb (Source: Vol. III, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Vital Records, Page 73). Her husband is named as brother-in-law of Sarah Taylor in the latter's 1695 will. Elizabeth died 4 May 1721 in Barnstable: "Here lyes ye body of Mrs. Elizabeth Cobe wife to Mr. Samuel Cobe decd May 4th 1721 in ye 66th of her age." (Source: 17th, 18th & 19th Century Cape Code Gravestones, transcribed by Robert J. Dunkle from the Gustavux Adolphus Hickley Collection, NEHGS; www.capecodgravestones.com) | 7. Mary Taylar, b. 12 June 1667 (Source: Yarmouth records, book 3, p. 13, 1677 list of names and ages of the children of Richard Taylar). Not named in RT's 1703 will so she must have died before then. |
| | 8. Hannah Taylor, no birth found, but 1658 per age at death; m. 19 Jul 1680 Dea. Job Crocker; d. 14 May 1743; her husband is named as brother-in-law of Sarah Taylor in the latter's 1695 will. (Source for marriage and death: Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families and Cape Code History/Richard Taylor and some of his descendants.) Look for her will proved 8 Jul 1743. Eight children 1681-1700 Barnstable, apparently. | |
| | 9. Mary Taylor, no birth found. (Source: RT's 1674 will); supposedly married Abijah Merchant abt 1672 (their first child b. 1673); she d. Feb 1718. Appears they settled at Martha's Vineyard. (Source Savage and CCL, Vol. 1, p. 765.) | |
| | 10. Sarah Taylor, no birth found; died and will probated in 1695. Her will (source) implies that at a minimum, she was sister to Hannah and Elizabeth above. | |
(Add links to their specific person pages)
Distinguishing The Two Contemporaneous Richard-Hannah Taylor Couples
As noted above, under Richard Taylor (1652-1733), many researchers claim that he is the same man who married Hannah Rice (daughter of Henry Rice, widow of Eleazar Ward) in Sudbury in 1677. Supporting this theory is a lack of marriage record for the Yarmouth Richard Taylor, who also married a Hannah of approximately the same birth year. Also, the Yarmouth couple is found buried in the old Yarmouth cemetery, Richard dying 1732, Hannah dying 1733. Other researchers have claimed that the Sudbury Richard and Hannah died in 1694 and 1707, respectively, but proof of their deaths has not been identified. This makes consideration that they are one and the same couple, but comparison of their children's names and birth dates demonstrates an overlap making it unlikely if not impossible that they were one and the same couple/family.
| Richard and Hannah Taylor of Yarmouth | Richard Taylor and Hannah Rice Ward of Sudbury |
| Marriage record not found | Married 1677 (Source: Sudbury marriages as recorded in Middlesex County (get complete title) |
| Children: | Children: |
| | 1. Richard Taylor, b. 1678 (Source: Middlesex County births: Sudbury) |
| | 2. John Taylor, b. 1680 (Source: Middlesex County births: Sudbury) |
| | 3. Elizabeth Taylor, b. 1682 (Source: Middlesex County births: Sudbury) |
| 1. Isaac Taylor, b. abt. 1684; d. 21 July 1755 in his 72nd year. 1755 will names brother Jasher. | 4. Anna Taylor, b. 1684 (Source: Middlesex County births: Sudbury) |
| 2. Joshua/Jasher Taylor, b. abt. 1685; d. 31 Oct 1752; m. Experience Cobb 18 Feb 1713? A captain. | 5. Lydia Taylor, b. 1686 (Source: Middlesex County births: Sudbury) |
| 3. Nathan Taylor, b. abt. 1687; m. 30 Jun 1715 Mehitable Cobb. | 6. Caleb Taylor, b. abt. 1690 (not in Sudbury/Middlesex Records) |
| 4. Ebenezer Taylor, b. May 1689; m. abt 1721 Mary Lothrop; d. 10 Oct 1770, in 82nd year. | |
| 5. Mary Taylor, b. Abt. 1688; m. bef 1708 Jonathan Whelden. | |
| 6. Another daughter (Hannah?) per Savage. | |
Yet to be added to this page
- Link to text of each of the wills.
- Link to each of the individual pages for each person (as available)
- Other source information that I have
Contributors
Jillaine 12:03, 7 July 2007 (MDT) Smith, Washington DC
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