William Taylor (1725 - 1784)

Born 31 Jul 1725 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Baker) Taylor — married 8 Apr 1756 in Beverly, Essex, MA

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1784 at age 58 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

William Taylor is one of twins.

William, twin to his sister Rebecca, was born on 31 July 1725 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts. He was the son of James Taylor (1686-1751) and his wife Charity Whittredge.^[1]

William married Sarah Meacham on 31 March 1751 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^[2] William's spouse Sarah Meacham Taylor died on 10 September 1754 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^[3] The widower William filed intentions to marry Mary Baker on 11 February 1756 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^[4] William married Mary Baker on 8 April 1756 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[5]

William Taylor was buried on Mar. 15, 1784, in Beverly, Massachusetts^[6]

William died intestate. His probate Case 27321 was dated 7 April 1784.^[7] There is a document in the file dated 1 March 1817. His widow Mary's thirds were set off on 25 June 1784.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 962871;
   FamilySearch Record: FZZ5-SSQ (accessed 11 April 2022)
   William Tailer birth on 31 Jul 1725 (born 31 Jul 1725) in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Marriage, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217.
   FamilySearch Record: FH56-NYM (accessed 11 April 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRSJ-S97 Image number 00483
   William Taylor marriage to Sarah Meacham on 31 Mar 1751 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
3. ↑ Spouse Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Death, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217.
   FamilySearch Record: FHBT-3H2 (accessed 11 April 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRSJ-S97 Image number 00483
   William Taylor in death record for spouse Sarah Meacham Taylor, 10 Sep 1754 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
4. ↑ Marriage Intentions: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Marriage, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217.
   FamilySearch Record: FH56-NYQ (accessed 11 April 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRSJ-S97 Image number 00483
   William Taylor marriage to Mary Baker on 11 Feb 1756 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
   Citing Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 823,764.
   FamilySearch Record: Q28K-MJ3J (accessed 11 April 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BN-1Q5C-V Image number 00454
   William Taylor marriage to Mary Baker on 8 Apr 1756 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
6. ↑ Death: Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850; Essex County;  Beverly, Deaths, Page 571 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Beverly/Images/Beverly_D571.shtml 
7. ↑ Probate: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Essex Cases 26000-27999; Case 27321, 1784, 36 Pages. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13880/27321-co1/248363330