Rachel (Crofut) Taylor (abt. 1745)

Born about 1745 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England [uncertain]

Ancestors

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Biography

Rachel Crofut, daughter of Josiah Crofut and Sarah Benedict, was named in her father's 1764 probate distributions, and in the distribution of her mother's estate in 1787.^[1]

She was referred to as the wife of Ebenezer Taylor.^[1]

During the American Revolution, Danbury, Connecticut, was used as a supply base. In 1777, British forces made a raid. Much of the town was burned to the ground, and many of the records in Danbury, were destroyed, leaving large gaps in our genealogical knowledge.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Estate of Josiah Crofut, Danbury, Danbury Probate District 1764 #1412 Conn. Wills and Probate records 1609-1999. Images at Ancestry (pay site) Original at Connecticut State Library.

• Probate records, 1744-1916. Connecticut. Probate Court (Danbury District) Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782 Vol 1 p. 283-288. This also includes the inventory. Josiah
• Probate records, 1744-1916. >Probate records v. 4-5 1775-1790 > Vol 5 p. 393+ Film # 007627320 Sarah wid. of Josiah