John was born in 1760. He married first Mary Elizabeth Hawks in 1783, and after her death in 1816 he married Lucy (Reed) Prescott, the widow of Dr Joel Prescott. He passed away in 1830.
Sources
1810, 1820, 1830 United States Federal Census
Find a Grave
Marriage info from the book The Prescott Memorial (see source below), pg 103, lists the marriage of Lucy Prescott, widow of Joel Prescott, and daughter of Josiah Reed of Geneva, NY, and John Taylor on 7 Nov 1816
Prescott, William. The Prescott Memorial: Or, A Genealogical Memoir of the Prescott Families in America. In Two Parts. United States: H. W. Dutton & Son, 1870.[1]
Find a Grave, database and images [www.findagrave.com/memorial/93775577/john-james_stewart-taylor] : accessed 08 May 2021), memorial page for John James Stewart Taylor (12 Apr 1760–21 Jan 1830), Find A Grave: Memorial #93775577, citing Joslyn Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
Taylor-76561 and Taylor-54868 appear to represent the same person because: same info. I created Taylor-76561 as a spouse for Lucy Reed Reed-25947, not finding the existing Taylor-54868