Lydia (Masters) Taber (abt. 1605 - bef. 1669)

Born about 1605 in England

Wife of Philip Tabor — married before 21 Dec 1639 in Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 1669 before about age 64 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Lydia (Masters) Taber immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

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Lydia Masters

Birth: 1605 • West Hatch, Somerset, England^[1]

Death: 11 Dec 1669 • Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: John Masters (1580–1639)

Mother: Jane UNKNOWN

Lydia Masters was born "say" 1615^[2], the daughter of John Masters and Jane (Unknown), "of Watertown."^[3]

Lydia's birth location (as well as the origins of her parents) has yet to be confirmed. Lydia immigrated (possibly on the Arabella) with her parents.

Lydia Masters married by 1639 to Philip Tabor/Taber (Lydia married by 19 Dec 1639, when Lydia's father names her "Lydia Taber" in his will).^[3]

Philip Tabor (aka Taber), origins unknown, born about 1605 based on his claim in a deposition that he was 64 in 1669, emigrated by 1633, settling initially in Watertown (where he was admitted to the church before 14 May 1634 when made freeman), removed to Yarmouth in 1638, then Martha's Vineyard, then New London, then Portsmouth in 1656, and finally Providence, Rhode Island.

Lydia and Philip had the following children:

1. John Taber^[4] bp Barnstable 8 Nov 1640; living 21 Oct 1684
2. Philip Taber^[5] b abt 1642; m by 1668 Mary Cooke
3. Thomas Taber^[6] b abt 1644; m1 by 1668 Esther Cooke; m2 by 1673 Mary Tomson.
4. Joseph^[7] b abt 1646; living 1669
5. Lydia Taber^[8] b abt 1648; m1 Providence 16 Apr 1664 Pardon Tillinghast (support is lacking); m2 in Providence 4 Nov 1718 Samuel Mason of Swansea

• See Research Notes for disputed daughter Esther (Taber) Mayhew.

Lydia died sometime after her last child was born in 1648 and before about 1669 when Philip married again. Philip died after 24 Feb 1671/2 and before 27 Apr 1682 when his second wife was called widow. Many sources claim he died in Tiverton, but he apparently died before Tiverton was settled. (Some descendants did reside there.)

Research Notes

Disputed child: R. C. Anderson in "The Great Migration Begins" says there was no daughter named Esther (Taber) Mayhew who married a Mayhew, so she is being detached. There are many internet errors because of a Taber Genealogy Book by George L. Randall, therefore this profile is being protected by the Puritan Great Migration Project.

Sources

1. ↑ NOTE: There is dispute as to the location of Lydia Masters' birth. However, it is more probable she was born in England, which is consistent with the migratory pattern of the time.
2. ↑ NOTE: Other records indicate Lydia Masters was born in 1605, which is more in keeping with her spouse's birth year.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Anderson, Robert Charles. "John Masters," Featured name. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (NEHGS, 1995) AmericanAncestors.org LINK Volume 2, Pages 1234-36.
4. ↑ John Taber (Tabor) (1640–1684)
5. ↑ Phillip Taber (Tabor) Jr (1643–1692)
6. ↑ Capt. Thomas Taber (Tabor) Sr (32) (1645–1730)
7. ↑ Joseph Taber (Tabor) (1646–1734)
8. ↑ Lydia Taber (Tabor) (1648–1718)

• Archive.org Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts ... Vol 1. (Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co., 1912) Volume 1, pg 205.

• The Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record – Volume XXII. The Philip Taber Family. 1944.

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI): Name: Lydia Masters; Birth Date: 1610; Birthplace: Eng, Massachusetts; Volume: 111; Page number: 496; Reference: A genealogical dict. of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692. By James Savage. Boston. 1861. (4v.)v.3:170

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Text: born 1609 Barnstable MA; born 1605 Cambridge MA; born Tiverton England 1615; died 11 Dec 1669 Cambridge, MA; died 1640 Cambridge, MA

• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current: Name: Lydia Tabor; Birth Date: 1615; Birth Place: England; Has Bio?: Y; Children: John Taber; Esther Mayhew

• Millennium File: Name: Lydia Masters; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 1609; Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Father: John Masters; Mother: Jane Joan Cox; Spouse: Philip Taber; Children: Lydia Taber

• New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: Name: Lydia Masters; Gender: Female; Spouse: Philip Taber; Child: Thomas Taber

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s: Name: Lydia Masters; Arrival Year: 1630; Arrival Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Primary Immigrant: Masters, John; Family Members: Wife Jane; Daughter Elizabeth; Daughter Lydia; Daughter Sarah; With son; Source Publication Code: 116.1; Annotation: Date and place of first residence in New England. Extracted from passenger lists, lists of freemen, colony and court records, notarial records, vital records, land records, church records, and journals and letters. Place of origin, occupation, and other genealogical and historical information may also be provided. Source Bibliography: ANDERSON, ROBERT CHARLES. The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. Three Volumes. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. 2386p. Household Members: Name: John Masters; Jane Masters; Elizabeth Masters; Lydia Masters; Sarah Masters

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Name: Lydia Masters; Gender: Female; Birth Place: MA; Birth Year: 1605; Spouse Name: Philip Taber; Spouse Birth Place: RI; Spouse Birth Year: 1604; Marriage Year: 1639; Marriage State: MA; Number Pages: 1

• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700: Name: Lydia Taber; Maiden Name: Masters; Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 1633; Marriage Place: New England, USA; Spouse: Philip Taber

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Name: Lydia Masters; Gender: Female; Birth Place: MA; Birth Year: 1605; Spouse Name: Philip Taber; Spouse Birth Place: RI; Spouse Birth Year: 1604; Marriage Year: 1639; Marriage State: MA; Number Pages: 1

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Name: Lydia Masters; Gender: Female; Birth Year: 1605; Spouse Name: Philip Taber; Spouse Birth Place: En; Spouse Birth Year: 1605; Marriage Year: 1639; Marriage State: RI; Number Pages: 1

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s: Name: Lydia Masters; Arrival year: 1630; Arrival Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Primary Immigrant: Masters, John; Family Members: Wife Jane; Daughter Elizabeth; Daughter Lydia; Daughter Sarah; With son. Source Publication Code: 116.1; Annotation: Date and place of first residence in New England. Extracted from passenger lists, lists of freemen, colony and court records, notarial records, vital records, land records, church records, and journals and letters. Place of origin, occupation, and other genealogical and historical information may also be provided. Source Bibliography: ANDERSON, ROBERT CHARLES. The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. Three Volumes. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. 2386p. Household Members: Name: Relation: John Masters; Jane Masters: Wife; Elizabeth Masters: Daughter; Lydia Masters: Daughter; Sarah Masters: Daughter

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• Sources for Lydia Masters

1. New England Historical and Genealogical Register , 1901, Vol. 55, Page 74, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).

2. Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol . 2, G-O, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (1995), 1236.

3. Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol . 3, P-W, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (1995), 1792.

4. Johnson, Alvin Page, Franklin D. Roosevelt's Colonial Ancestors: Their Part in the Making of American History, Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard (1933), 134-135, Heritage Quest (Digital Library).

5. Tillinghast, Rose C., The Tillinghast Family 1560-1971, Unknown: Unknown (1972), 9, Internet Archive (Digital Library).

6. Wood, Ralph V., Jr. , Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 12, Francis Cooke, Revised Edition , Rockland, Maine: Picton Press (2011, revised edition 3rd printing) , 79.

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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Michael Sherwood Sherwood for creating WikiTree profile Masters-530 through the import of Sherwood Family Tree 9_14_09.ged on Jul 14, 2013.