Jonathan Taylor1

#2103, (7 February 1724 - 22 February 1800)
Relationship4th great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*Samuel Taylor1 (1688 - 1734)
Mother*Mary Hitchcock1 (1699 - 1781)

Family

Lucy Hastings d. 1802
Children 1.Thomas Taylor2 (1745 - )
 2.Thankful Taylor2 (1750 - )
 3.Huldah Taylor2 (1752 - )
 4.Lucy Taylor2 (1755 - )
 5.Jonathan1 Taylor2 (1758 - )
 6.Jonathan Taylor Jr2 (1759 - )
"12, Jonathan, s. of Samuel (6), b. 1724; engaged with brother Othniel in clearing land at Charl. 1743, and in the settlement of that town; the houses of both were at East Charl. and enclosed in a stockade
in 1754; the site of this fort was determined by the writer in 1874 by means of a plan found at the State House; Feb. 17, 1745, he bought of Othniel one-half of a 1000 acre tract lying on both sides of the river; abt. 1760 he rem. to Heath; he carried with him, on horseback, a pig which he got at Dfd., but his porkship did not like the change so ran away and went back home; he d. in Heath, Feb. 22, 1800. He m. Lucy, dau. Thos. Hastings of Hat; she d. Sept. 28, 1802, a. 78."2 
Birth*7 February 1724He was born on 7 February 1724 at Deerfield, Massachusetts.1 
Marriage*circa 1743He married Lucy Hastings circa 1743.3 
Death*22 February 1800He died on 22 February 1800 at Heath, Massachusetts, at age 76.2 

Citations

  1. [S762] Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Deerfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1920), Deerfield Births, p 127: Jonathan, son of Samuel and Mary, 7 Feb 1723/4.
  2. [S289] George Sheldon, History of Deerfield, Massachusetts, Volume 2 (Deerfield: E.A. Hall and Co., 1896), p. 339.
  3. [S289] George Sheldon, History of Deerfield II, p. 339, Jonathan Taylor marr. Lucy, "dau Thos. Hastings of Hat[field]."