Taylor Surname

William Taylor was born circa 1612 in Scotland. He died circa December 30, 1677 in Wells, York Co., Maine.

He is supposed to have come to America from Glasgow, Scotland. He came to the English colonies by the 1640's, where he settled in Exeter, New Hampshire. He married Ann Wyeth Dare in 1647 or 1648 in Exeter. They had at least 5 children: Joseph, William, Edward, Benjamin (see next generation), and Sarah. In about 1665, William moved with his family to Wells, Maine, where he settled. William died after December 30, 1677 in Wells, Maine. His widow Ann later married George Pearson and died after 1714.

They had the following children:

1	Benjamin Taylor
2	Joseph Taylor
3	William Taylor
4	Edward Taylor
5	Sarah Taylor

Benjamin Taylor was born circa 1665 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. He died on January 30, 1746/7 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.

Father: William Taylor
Mother: Anne Wyeth

As a youth, Benjamin moved to the town of Stratham, New Hampshire. He was married there in about 1693 to Rachel Lawrence. They had at least three children: Nathan (see next generation), Benjamin, and Edward. In 1726, Benjamin served as a selectman for the town of Stratham. He died there on January 30, 1746/7. His widow Rachel died in 1749.

They had the following children:

1	Nathan Taylor
2	Benjamin Taylor was born 1698 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.
3	Edward Taylor was born circa 1700 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.

Nathan Taylor was born in 1696 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire ¹. He died on March 11, 1784 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire ¹.

Father: Benjamin Taylor
Mother: Rachel

Nathan was raised in Stratham, where he married Anna Chase. In about 1773, Nathan moved to the new town of Sanbornton in Strafford (now Belknap) County, New Hampshire. Nathan died there on March 11, 1784.

Father: Jonathan Chase
Mother: Joanna Palmer

1	Hannah Taylor was born in 1725 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1. She died in February 1812 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. She married Mr. Mason. Any details about her husband or whether or not they had any children, are unknown.
2	Chase Taylor was born in March 1727/8 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1. He died on August 13, 1805 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. He is buried in the Centre Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. He married first Phebe Hayes in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. (She was born circa 1728 1 and died on February 17, 1786 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She is buried in the Centre Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.) They had the following children: Chase Taylor (1752-1776) Nathan Taylor (1754-1840) md. 1st. Hannah Batchelder md. 2nd. Abigail Elkins William Taylor (1757-1823) md. 1st. Jenny Smith md. 2nd. Rosamond Robinson Thomas Taylor (1759-1777) Hannah Taylor (1761-1837) md. Jonathan Perkins Jeremiah Taylor (1764-bef. 1802) md. Susanna Tilton Anne Taylor (1766-1777) Mary Taylor (1769-1838) md. Ephraim Hackett Phebe Taylor (1771-1830) md. 1st. Ephraim Fogg md. 2nd. Solomon Copp He married second Sarah Putnam. (She was born circa 1742 and died on October 4, 1824 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire.) They had no children.
3	Anne Taylor was born in 1731 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1,6. She died on March 26, 1808 in Newmarket, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 6. She married Daniel Hilton circa 1752 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 6. He was born in 1725 in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 6 and died on January 6, 1800 in Newmarket, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 6.) They had the following children: Dudley Hilton (1753-1822) md. Rhoda Bickford Daniel Hilton (1758-1819) md. 1st. Sally Wiggin md. 2nd. Eliza George Hilton (1765-821) md. Mary Wiggin Anna Hilton (1767-1861) Chase Hilton (1768-died young) Nathan Taylor Hilton (1772-1865) md. 1st. Olivia Frost Hill md. 2nd. Betsey Thompson Ward Hilton (1774-1848) md. Hannah Cram
4	Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor was born on October 2, 1739 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire ¹. He died on March 2, 1816 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire ¹. He is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.

Father: Nathan Taylor
Mother: Anna Chase

He was married in Stratham on October 16, 1760 to Rachel Moore. Rachel and Jonathan were fourth cousins, both being descended from the Chase family. Jonathan continued living in Stratham until about 1773, when he moved with his family to the newer and more remote location of Sanbornton in Strafford (now Belknap) County, New Hampshire.

Jonathan was one of the original settlers of the town of Sanbornton and did much for its improvement. He kept one of the first taverns in that town. During the American Revolution, he probably would have served, but remained at home to care for his family and his aging father. Jonathan and Rachel had 8 children: John, Jonathan (see next generation), Ede, Anna, Mark, Rachel, Thomas, and Nicholas. Jonathan lived out his life at Sanbornton, New Hampshire, where he died on March 2, 1816 at the age of 76. His wife Rachel died in 1808. They are both buried at the Chapel Cemetery in Sanbornton, New Hampshire.

Father: Thomas Moore
Mother: Rachel Sinclair

1	John Taylor was born on June 9, 1762 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1. He died on July 21, 1842 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire 1. He is buried in the Centre Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. He married Susannah Thompson on October 7, 1784 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (She was born on November 27, 1760 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on September 28, 1838 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.) They had the following children: Nathan Taylor (1785-1823) md. Rachel Moore Susannah Taylor (1787-1860) md. Chase Perkins Rachel Taylor (1789-1856) md. Christopher Smith Sanborn William Taylor (1791-1872) md. Hannah Eastman John Taylor (1793-1854) md. Caroline Betton Jones Jonathan H. Taylor (1794-1862) md. Juliann Perkins Catharine Taylor (1796-1849) md. Zebulon Smith Thomas M. Taylor (1798-???) md. Eliza Peaslee Lucinda Taylor (1800-1875) md. Jonathan Taylor Fanny Taylor (1803-aft. 1880) md. Woodman Emery Eliza Langdon Taylor (1805-aft. 1850) md. Jonathan Robinson
2	Jonathan Taylor
3	Ede Taylor was born on April 27, 1767 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1. He died on April 5, 1846 in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire 1. He married Anne Emery on December 12, 1793 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (She was born on July 8, 1775 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on April 9, 1847 in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire 1.) They had the following children: Agnes Moore Taylor (1795-1871) md. Benjamin Whidden Rebecca Woodman Taylor (1796-aft. 1870) md. Roswell Swetland Polly Taylor (1797-1875) md. Jonathan C. Smith Rachel Moore Taylor (1799-1859) md. Trueworthy Smith Gordon Nancy Taylor (1800-1874) md. Calvin (Charles) Ingalls Charlotte Taylor (1801-1866) md. Freeman Lane Electa Taylor (1803-1812) Eliza Crockett Taylor (1806-1848) md. Jonathan E. Cilley Sally Huse Taylor (1808-aft. 1880) md. Horace Lyman Plaisted Irene Taylor (1811-1895) md. Christopher S. Mason Electa Taylor (1813-1832) Marenda Taylor (1815-1829) Josiah Emery Taylor (1819-1848) md. Susan H. Manser
4	Anna Taylor was born on May 7 7 or 9 1, 1770 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. She died on April 12, 1853 in Bristol, Grafton Co., New Hampshire 1,7. She married David Chase on September 18 1 or 19 7, 1786 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire. (He was born on June 19, 1766 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1,7 and died on December 19, 1835 in Bristol, Grafton Co., New Hampshire 1,7.) They had the following children: Rachel Chase (1787-1857) Mark Chase (1789-aft. 1870) md. Martha Danforth David Chase (1792-1871) md. Annie Russell Jonathan Taylor Chase (1794-1870) md. 1st. Fanny M. Bean md. 2nd. Adaline Folsom William Chase (1797-1873) md. Virtue Emerson Phebe Chase (1799-1859) md. Caleb Whittemore Ede Taylor Chase (1802-1803) Nancy Chase (1809-???)
5	Mark Taylor was born on January 19, 1773 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1. He died on November 7, 1822 in Alexandria, Grafton Co., New Hampshire 1. He married Betsey Chase in 1791 1. (She was born on June 4, 1772 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on July 8, 1823 in Alexandria, Grafton Co., New Hampshire 1.) They had the following children: Nancy Taylor (1792-1826) Hannah Taylor (1795-1863) Phebe Taylor (1797-1853) md. Moses Ladd Amos Taylor (1799-1853) md. Rebecca Simonds James Taylor (1800-???) md. Eliza Morrison Mark Taylor (1802-1857) md. Elizabeth S. Page John Ward Taylor (1804-1872) md. 1st. Malinda Smith md. 2nd. Judith C. Lane Mary Taylor (1806-1836) md. Timothy Danforth Belinda Taylor (1809-1874) md. Samuel P. Robinson Jonathan Kelley Taylor (1814-aft. 1881) md. Elizabeth Sarah Burley Laura M. Taylor (1821-???) md. Joseph R. Rhoades
6	Rachel Moore Taylor was born on January 26, 1776 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She died on February 15, 1818 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She is buried in the Union Bridge Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. She married Willoughby Durgin on November 6, 1802 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (He was born on September 5, 1776 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on October 12, 1848 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hamsphire 1.) They had the following children: Jonathan Taylor Durgin (1805-1865) William Morrison Durgin (1807-1868) md. Nancy Philbrick Bradstreet Moody Durgin (1812-1813) infant Durgin (1818-1818)
7	Thomas Taylor was born on March 13, 1779 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. He died on July 10, 1850 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire 1. He is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. He married Sarah E. Jewett on November 26, 1800 1. (She was born on November 22, 1780 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on April 10, 1856 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire 1. She is buriedd in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.) They had the following children: Fanny Taylor (1802-1803) Ede Taylor (1803-1872) md. Lydia B. Perley Chase Taylor (1805-1846) md. Polly K. Wentworth Lydia Jewett Taylor (1808-aft. 1870) md. Samuel D. Morrison Thomas Taylor (1810-1858) md. Elizabeth S. Abbott Andrew Jewett Taylor (1816-1882) md. Polly Osgood Stephen Gale Taylor (1819-1884) md. Mary Adaline Cobb Jonathan Moore Taylor(1822-1900) md. Huldah Lane Charles G. Taylor (1826-aft. 1870) md. Mary J. Clark
8	Nicholas Mason Taylor was born on October 4, 1783 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. He died on January 13, 1861 in New Hampton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire 1. He married Sally Eastman on April 5, 1803 1. (She was born on June 22, 1784 1 and died on December 29, 1864 in Bristol, Grafton Co., New Hampshire 1.) They had the following children: Mary Butler Taylor (1804-???) md. Benaiah Sanborn Crockett Ira Allen Eastman Taylor (1805-1870) md. Hope M. Rich Rachel Moore Taylor (1807-1868) md. 1st. Arthur Livermore MacLelland md. 2nd. P. P. Halbert Sarah Robinson Taylor (1810-???) md. Abraham Bodwell Sanborn Jonathan Moore Taylor (1811-aft. 1880) Ebenezer Eastman Taylor (1813-1848) Clarinda Jane Taylor (1815-1837) md. Gustavus Bartlett Anna Chase Taylor (1817-???) md. Daniel S. Mason Cyrus Chase Taylor (1818-???) md. Martha Minot Martha G. Taylor (1820-1856) md. Gustavus Bartlett William E. Taylor (1822-aft. 1880) md. Betsey Kelley Simpson Laura Elizabeth Taylor (1824-1825) Laura Elizabeth Taylor (1830-???) md. George P. Smith

Jonathan Taylor Jr. was born on March 12, 1764 in Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire ¹. He died on August 11, 1841 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire ¹. He is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.

Father: Jonathan Taylor
Mother: Rachel Moore

When a young boy, Jonathan moved with his family to Sanbornton, New Hampshire, where he lived for the rest of his life. While living in Sanbornton, Jonathan also served in the latter part of the American Revolution, put under what capacity it is unknown. After the war was over, on March 16, 1786 in Sanbornton, Jonathan was united in marriage with Theodosia Gale. He first settled on a farm in the northeast part of Sanbornton, then in about 1801-1802 he moved his family to a different part of Sanbornton, where they remained.

Jonathan and Theodosia had 9 children: Anna, Martha, Sally (see next generation), Susannah, David, Daniel, Margaret, Betsey, and Jonathan. Jonathan also served in the War of 1812, as a Corporal in a company of volunteers of old men. In matters of religion, Jonathan may have been the first of the family to become a Baptist. He was one of the original members of the First Baptist Church in Sanbornton, and he is said to have regularly attended the religious meetings of the church even though he lived quite a long distance away. According to one source, “in character he was unexceptionable, and highly esteemed by all who knew him.” Jonathan died on August 11, 1841 at the age of 77 and his wife Theodosia died in 1849. Both were buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in Sanbornton.

Father: John Gale
Mother: Susan McCarty

1	Anna Taylor was born on December 17, 1786 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She died on August 31, 1875 in Newton, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1. She is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. She married Shadrach Chase Smith on March 13, 1805 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (He was born on July 16, 1786 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on July 15, 1852 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hamsphire 1. He is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.) They had the following children: Molly Smith (1807-1870) md. Noah Shute Noah Smith (1808-1878) md. Mary Jane Daniels John Marsh Smith (1811-1879) md. 1st. Sarah Elmira Andrews md. 2nd. Julia Ann Duff md. 3rd. Harriet Baldwin Malinda Smith (1814-1859) md. John Ward Taylor Lydia B. Smith (1820-aft. 1880) md. Leonard Currier
2	Martha Taylor was born on March 13, 1789 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She died on March 20, 1853 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire 1. She married Theophilus Rundlet(t) on June 26, 1808 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (He was born on October 11, 1785 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on November 24, 1822 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1). They had the following children: Taylor Moore Rundlet(t) (1810-1875) md. Olive Treadwell Daniel T. Rundlet(t) (1813-1885) md. Hannah Kimball Rogers Comfort M. Rundlet(t) (1817-1827)
3	Sally Taylor
4	Susannah Taylor was born on April 21, 1793 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She died on March 7, 1879 in Manchester, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire 1. She is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. She married Ebenezer Brown on December 25, 1817 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (He was born on June 30, 1792 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on October 26, 1864 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire 1. He is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.) They had the following children: Jonathan Cram Brown (1819-1820) Theodosia Taylor Brown (1821-1868) md. 1st. Ebenezer Eastman Taylor md. 2nd. Charles Cawley Horace Brown (1823-1855) md. Valeria McQuesten Clark
5	David Taylor was born on December 20, 1795 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1,10. He died on April 11, 1886 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire 10. He is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. He married first Sarah Smith Doe on February 1, 1826 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (She was born on July 15, 1804 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1,10 and died on August 29, 1837 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1,10. She is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.) They had the following children: John Doe Taylor (1827-1904) Rhoda Ann Taylor (1829-1873) md. Jeremiah Leavitt Fogg Sarah Woodman Taylor (1834-1917) md. Martin Luther Abbott Martha Rundlet Taylor (1837-1862) md. Samuel John Lane He married second Elvira, widow of John Gordon, in April 1846 1. (She was born in 1804 1,10 and died on April 6, 1847 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire 1,10. She is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belnap Co., New Hampshire.) They had no children.
6	Daniel Taylor was born on May 30, 1798 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1,8. He died on October 13, 1858 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts 1,8,9. He is buried in the Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. He married Eliza Cecilia Melcher on October 4, 1825 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1. (She was born on July 31, 1799 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1,8 and died on February 23, 1889 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts 8,9. She is buried in the Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.) They had no children (but they adopted their niece Eliza M. Wadleigh and raised her as their own child.)
7	Margaret Taylor was born on June 22, 1800 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She died on November 14, 1835 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. She married George Washington Prescott in April 1818 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (He was born on December 8, 1798 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on January 23, 1883 in Marcellon, Columbia Co., Wisconsin. He is buried in the North Marcellon Cemetery, Marcellon, Columbia Co., Wisconsin.) They had the following children: Joseph Taylor Prescott (1819-1895) md. 1st. Ruth Calef Silver md. 2nd. Ruth Roberts Theophilus Rundlett Prescott (1823-1867) md. Mary Wakefield Comfort Morrison Prescott (1827-1903) md. ??? Morrison
8	Betsey Moore Taylor was born on April 12, 1803 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. She died on September 29, 1870 in Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts 1. She married John Henry Clark on February 13, 1823 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (He was born on July 27, 1797 in Candia, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire 1 and died on August 7, 1875 in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1.) They had the following children: John Taylor Clark (1825-1880) md. Elizabeth Weld Andrews William Jones Clark (1828-???) md. Lucy Ashley Hannah Dudley Clark (1830-???) md. Joseph Plumer Susan Brown Clark (1835-1896) md. Jeremiah B. Calef Nathan Joshua Clark (1837-1908) md. Georgiana Bartlett Perley Henry Wood Clark (1839-???) md. Ella Ladd
9	Jonathan S. Taylor was born on September 19, 1805 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. He died on August 6, 1895 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. He is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire. He married Sarah Johnson Rogers on April 15, 1827 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1. (She was born on February 20, 1807 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire 1.) They had the following children: Sarah Woodman Taylor (1828-1831) Nathan Rogers Taylor (1831-1831) Eliza Ann R. Taylor (1834-1844) Sarah Emily Taylor (1840-???) md. Stephen Smith Hersey Ann Eliza Taylor (1844-???) Mary Ella Taylor (1846-1875) md. Samuel E. Holden David Daniel Taylor (1849-???) md. Minnetta F. Cheney

Sarah "Sally" Taylor was born on July 18, 1791 in Sanbornton, Strafford (now Belknap) Co., New Hampshire ¹. She died on May 8, 1858 in Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire ^1,2,3. She is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap Co., New Hampshire.

Father: Jonathan Taylor
Mother: Theodosia Gale

Her name was Sarah, but she always went by Sally, except on legal documents. Sally was a Baptist and remained a faithful member of the First Baptist Church for her whole life. She was married at her parents' home in Sanbornton by the Rev. Crocket to John Wadleigh on March 4, 1814. Afterwards they lived at an unknown location in Sanbornton. Then in 1819 they settled on the Wadleigh homestead in Sanbornton, where they remained until their deaths. Sally . Sally died at her home on May 8, 1858 at the age of 66. She was afterwards buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery beside her husband John who died in 1850.

For information on their children, see his page.