William
Taylor
Sr.
Born in Little Compton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Taylor
and Elizabeth (Irish) Taylor
Brother of
Hannah (Taylor) Burgess and Anna (Taylor) Briggs
Husband of
Deborah (Gray) Taylor
— married
15 Oct 1747 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Simeon Taylor, Peter Taylor, Jonathan Taylor, Susannah (Taylor) Wood, Samuel Taylor, Samuel Taylor, Benjamin Taylor, Elizabeth (Taylor) Church, William Taylor, Josiah Taylor, Daniel Taylor, Deborah (Taylor) Wilbur, John Taylor and Hannah Richmond Taylor
Died
at age 85
in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jun 2018
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Biography
Children, b. Little Compton:[1]
- Simeon, b. 7 Jul 1748
- Peter, b. 31 Jul 1751
- Jonathan, b. 18 Feb 1853
- Susannah, b. 20 Dec 1754
- Samuel, b. 6 Sep 1756; d. 18 Sep 1756
- Samuel, b. 17 Oct 1757; d. Apr 1785
- Benjamin, b. 8 Jan 1761
- Elizabeth, b. 17 Jan 1763
- William Jr., b. 6 Feb 1765
- Josiah, b. 4 Mar 1767
- Dan, b. 1 Feb 1769
- Deborah, b. 20 Dec 1770
- John, b. 3 Jan 1773
- Hannah R., b. 16 Jul 1776
Sources
- "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRQ-4HK : Thu Sep 14 16:56:04 UTC 2023), Entry for William Taylor, 1800.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #33289846
- Abstract of his will is in "RIGR" vol 7 pg 237, from Little Compton Wills, vol 4 pg 299-304. It was dated 28 Mar 1804, proved 7 Mar 1810, names wife Deborah, sons Jonathan, John, Peter, William, Josiah, Dan, Benjamin and Samuel, daughters Susannah Wood, Elizabeth Church, Deborah Wilbur and Hannah Richmond Taylor, unmd. taken from familysearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LXS1-CTK
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