Jasher Taylor (abt. 1685 - 1752)

Born about 1685 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Experience (Cobb) Taylor — married 18 Feb 1714 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

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Disambiguation: Not to be confused with Jasper Taylor, also of Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, same generation, but son of Jasper Taylor and Hannah Fitz Randolph.

Biography

Jasher was born about 1685. That he was son of Richard Taylor and Hannah of Yarmouth, and husband of Experience Cobb, is supported by:

• the 1725 will of Richard Taylor of Yarmouth names his children, which includes a son "Jasher" and a daughter-in-law Experience.^[1]
• the 1755 will of Isaac Taylor (another son of Richard Taylor of Yarmouth) makes a bequest to the four daughters of Isaac's brother Jasher -- Lydia Whelden and Elizabeth, Thankful and Keziah Taylor.^[2] These daughters match the daughters that Jasher Taylor had with Experience Cobb.

He married Experience Cobb in Yarmouth 18 Feb 1713/14.^[3][4]

NOTE: Previous versions of wikitree profiles claimed that the husband of Experience Cobb was the other Jasper Taylor. But the above records clearly indicate that Experience's husband was THIS Jasher Taylor.

He passed away in 1752.

Children

Of Jasher Taylor and Experience Cobb, recorded in Yarmouth:^[5]

1. Ruth, b 28 Apr 1715 [argues for Jasher being son of Richard, not Jasper]^[6]
2. Isaac, b 14 Nov 1716^[7]
3. Lydiah b 12 Jan 1716/7^[8]
4. Jasher, b 6 Oct 1719^[9]
5. Bety Taylor b 27 Feb 1721/2^[10]
6. Jonathan b 18 Feb 1726/7^[11]
7. Steven b 16 May 1728^[12]
8. Thankful, b 2 Apri 1732 [Thankful is a name associated more with the Taylor-FitzRandolph family]^[13]
9. Kezia Taylor b 29 Mar 1734 [a name associated more with the Richard / Hannah family]^[14]

• David Taylor, b ?? ^[15]

Research Notes

Jasper or Jasher/Jesher? He appears with both spellings across the records:

• He is Jasher (or even Jashuer) in the will of his father^[1] and Jasher in the 1755 will of his brother Isaac.^[2]
• A transcript of marriage records chose "Jasper"^[4]
• Another index of the same marriage records uses "Jesher."^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Probate records 1685-1894; Vol. 4-5 (1721-1741); pp 65-67 (images 380-382)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Will of Isaac Taylor of Yarmouth, in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Probate records v. 9-10 1749-1781, image 128 of 552
3. ↑ Yarmouth VR; Vol. I, p. 174, OTIS, "Experience (Cobb) b. 8 June 1692, married 18th Feb. 1713/14 Jasher Taylor of Yarmouth."
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-PJTV : accessed 11 May 2016), Jasper Taylor and Experience Cob, 18 Feb 1713; citing Marriage, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 947,061. NOTE: This record is clearly a copy of the original as it is in one hand, evenly written as if at one sitting.
5. ↑ Yarmouth Vital Records, Volume 1, p 51
6. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Ruth Or Jasher Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
7. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Isaac Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
8. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Lydiah Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
9. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Jasher Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
10. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Bety Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
11. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Jonathan Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
12. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Steven Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
13. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Thankfull Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
14. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Kezia Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
15. ↑ Jasher Taylor in entry for Davied Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
16. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCD1-1YT : 30 December 2022), Jesher Taylor, 1713.

See also:

• Jillaine Smith, Mysteries of the Several Richard TAYLORs of Yarmouth, MA (Research Notes, 30 Jun 2008).

Jasher was the brother of Isaac, here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Taylor-11471

Marriage

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-PJTV : accessed 11 May 2016), Jasper Taylor and Experience Cob, 18 Feb 1713; citing Marriage, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 947,061.

Name: Jasper Taylor;

Event Type: Marriage;

Event Date: 18 Feb 1713;

Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States;

Gender: Male;

Spouse's Name: Experience Cob;

Spouse's Gender: Female

"Joyned in marriage"; by Justice Peter Thacher

• Similar record, index: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM2-MMT : accessed 11 May 2016), Jasper Taylor and Experience Cob, 18 Feb 1713; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 947,061. Name: Jasper Taylor; Spouse's Name: Experience Cob; Event Date: 18 Feb 1713; Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Marriages - Jesher Taylor mentioned in the record of Jesher Taylor and Experence Cob Name Jesher Taylor

Spouse's Name: Experence Cob

Event: 18 Feb 1713 Yarmouth,Barnstable,Massachusetts

Citing this Record - "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCD1-1YT : 4 December 2014), Jesher Taylor and Experence Cob, 18 Feb 1713; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1598030 IT 1-2.

Death

• Legacy NFS Source: JASPER TAYLER - Government record: Death record or certificate: death: 31 October 1752; Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

• Find A Grave: Memorial #43963059

• Burial: Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
• Inscription: 67y
• Photo: Has a photo of gravestone on gravesite

• Bowman, George Ernest. Gravestone Records in The Ancient Cemetery and The Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Mass. Soc. of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, Mass., 1906) Page 31