Esther
Taylor
formerly [surname unknown]
Born about in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Taylor
— married
before 1714 in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Died
at about age 68
in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2019
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Biography
Esther was born about 1687, based on her age at death..
- Some online trees claim she was Esther Greene; an Esther Greene did marry a John Taylor, but in 1770; this Esther and John were married far closer to 1705.
She married about 1707 John Taylor, son of Richard. Their marriage is not recorded in Stow.
She had several children as supported by John Taylor's estate documents; the two youngest were recorded in the Stow vital records; they included (order of oldest uncertain):
- Solomon; mentioned in father's estate records in 1738 [check] but not in 1747.
- Israel; removed to Harvard, Worcester County, by 1747
- Tabitha; m Boaz Brown; died in child birth
- Jerusha; m Simeon Haughton after the death of her father
- Phinehas; called youngest son in probate records of father
She died 23 Nov 1755 in her 69th year (I.e., age 68).[1]
She is buried at Lower Village Cemetery in Stow.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, Deaths, P 261
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104606655/esther-taylor : accessed 15 December 2021), memorial page for Esther Greene Taylor (1686–23 Nov 1755), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104606655, citing Lower Village Cemetery, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Marilyn (contributor 47930340) .
See also:
- Birth record of daughter Jerusha Taylor.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
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~0.39%
Pauline (Martin) Rosen
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Categories: Lower Village Cemetery, Stow, Massachusetts
An Elizabeth Greene did publish intentions to marry a John Taylor (to which Samuel Green objected), but in 1770 , not in 1700. See https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Stow/Images/Stow_M204.shtml