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Lt. John Taylor
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Family
ClaimDetailEvidence
FatherCapt. John Taylor of Northampton (~1641-1704) [S1781:9]
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MotherThankful Woodward (1646-) [S1781:9]
primary
Spouse 1stWait Clapp (1670-1722) 
Child +Josiah Taylor (1701-1781) [S1793] [S1798]
secondary
Attributes
ClaimDetailEvidence
GenderMale
NameJohn Taylor [S366:730] [S1781:9] [S1798]
primary
NameJohn Tailor [S1781:32]
primary
NameLt. John Taylor [S1793] [S1798] [S2438]
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FatherCapt. John Taylor of Northampton (~1641-1704) [S1781:9]
primary
MotherThankful Woodward (1646-) [S1781:9]
primary
Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
BirthOct 10, 1667Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States [S366:730] [S1781:9]
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WillOct 9, 1744Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [S1793]
secondary
DeathNov 18, 1744Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [S366:730] [S1798] [S2438] 77y
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ProbateDec 4, 1744Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [S1793]
secondary
InventoryDec 10, 1744Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [S1793]
filed Dec 18, 1744
secondary
Sources
IndexTitle
[S366] Torrey, Clarence Almon, "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" (GPC, Baltimore, Maryland; 1985).
[S1781] "Massachusetts Vital Records, Northampton 1654-1844" (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/).
[S1793] "Fairfield County, CT: Probate Records, 1704-1757", New England Historic Genealogical Society (http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Da=0215).
[S1798] "Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection)" (1828), New England Historic Genealogical Society.
[S2438] "Connecticut Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934".
Note
John Taylor was the son of John Taylor and Thankful Woodward. He was born on October 10, 1667 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. His will was written on October 9, 1744. He died on November 18, 1744 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. His estate was probate on December 4, 1744.
He was appointed to the rank of Quarter-Master in the Fairfield County Troop in May of 1717, and then to Lieutenant in October of 1718.
On December 28, 1719, he was conveyed land by Samuel Finch.
He married 2nd Sarah Lewis, the widow of James Bennett.
Note
John TAYLOR
Fairfield County, CT: Probate Records, 1704–1757
Court, Land and Probate Records
WILL:1744
LOCATION:Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
VOLUME NAME:9 : 3209
TEXT:

Taylor, John, Lieut., late of Norwalk, will dated Oct. 9,1744, probated Dec. 4, 1744, mentioned his wife Sarah, and children Wait wife of Jackin Gregory, Sarah wife of Nathaniel Bates, Mary wife of Asahel Raymond, Abner, John, Noah, Josiah, and Reuben, and appointed Samuel Hanford and Samuel Pitch to make division of his land. Executors his sons John and Noah. Witnesses Thomas Scribner, Peter Randall and Mary Burr. Appeal taken by Reuben Taylor, page272.

Inventory taken Dec. 10, 1744, by Samuel Hanford, Samuel Cluckstone and Samuel Fitch, and filed Dec.18, 1744, page 274.

Additional inventory, page 879.

https://www.americanancestors.org/features/probate
Family Note
John and Wait were married in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. They had the following children. The first five born in Northampton, last five at Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Wait (27 Mar 1690 - Sep 1692)
John (20 Feb 1691 - 19 Mar 1692)
Wait (abt 1693 - ) m. Jachin Gregory
John (10 Jun 1695 - 3 May 1744) m1. 6 Nov 1723, Sarah Lockwood (d. 24 Jan 1724/25); m2. 19 Jan 1726/27, Hannah Stewart
Abner (19 Sep 1697 - ) m. Hannah _____ .
Noah (5 Oct 1699 - 15 Feb 1768) m1. Sarah Bennett; m2. 31 Jan 1745/46, Elizabeth (Clark) Marvin
Josiah (17 Oct 1701 - 11 Feb 1781) m. 2 Aug 1729, Thankful French
Rueben (21 Nov 1703 - 1752) m. Eunice Couch
Sarah (22 Nov 1706 - ) m. Dec 1728, Nathaniel Bates
Mary (2 Oct 1709 - ) m. Asahel Raymond

They moved from Northampton to Norwalk around 1698.
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