Thomas Taylor1

#2612, (circa 1643 - )
Relationship6th great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*John Taylor1 ( - 1645/46)
Mother*Rhoda Tinker1 (c 1611 - )

Family

Rebecca Ketchum
Children 1.Thomas Taylor Jr5 (1668 - c 1758)
 2.Deborah Taylor5 (1671 - c 1751)
 3.Joseph Taylor5 (1673 - c 1762)
 4.John Taylor5 (1673 - c 1744)
 5.Daniel Taylor5 (1676 - 1770)
 6.Timothy Taylor5 (c 1678 - c 1734)
 7.Nathan Taylor5 (1682 - c 1781)
 8.Rebecca Taylor5 (1684 - c 1783)
 9.Theophilus Taylor5 (1687 - c 1777)
 10.Eunice Taylor5 (1689 - c 1779)
Birth*circa 1643He was born circa 1643 at Windsor, Connecticut.1 
before 1656He removed to Norwalk, Connecticut, before 1656 with his mother.2 
Marriage*14 February 1668He married Rebecca Ketchum, daughter of Edward Ketchum and Sarah _____, on 14 February 1668 at Connecticut.2,3,4 
1680He removed to Danbury, Connecticut, in 1680.2 

Citations

  1. [S289] George Sheldon, History of Deerfield, Massachusetts, Volume 2 (Deerfield: E.A. Hall and Co., 1896), p. 335-6.
  2. [S289] George Sheldon, History of Deerfield II, p. 336.
  3. [S1231] Richardson. Douglas, "The English Ancestry of the Merwin and Tinker Families of New England", Part Two. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 149 (Jul., Oct. 1995): 413, giving Norwalk, Connecticut. Hereinafter cited as English Ancestry of the Merwin and Tinker Families.
  4. [S1220] Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, online AmericanAncestors.org, 32320, "Thomas [Taylor] & Rebecca KETCHAM; 14 Feb 1667/[8], 1677 (error for 1667); Norwalk/Stratford, CT/Danbury, CT. Originally published as New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (AA).
  5. [S289] George Sheldon, History of Deerfield II, p. 336 "Among the descendants of Thomas (3) are Hon. John and Gen. W. T. Sherman, the Seelyes of Amh. and Nhn., Barnum, the showman, and many others of note."