Henry Taylor (abt. 1625 - aft. 1689)

Born about 1625 in Kent, England

Husband of Lydia (Hatch) Taylor — married 19 Dec 1650 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died after 1689 after about age 64 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Plymouth Colony

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Henry Taylor migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

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Merge Warning: There were multiple, different Henry Taylors in Massachusetts around the same time. This Henry is not the Dr. Henry Taylor of Boston. Please use caution when proposing or effecting merges.

Biography

Henry Taylor's origin, parentage, and date of birth are unknown, but it is likely he was born in England. The birth date of 1625 is inferred from the date of his marriage.

Henry lived in Barnstable, and married Lydia Hatch on 19 Dec 1650. ^[1] They had three children - Lydia, Jonathon, and Mary.^[2]

Neither Henry nor wife Lydia's date of death is known, but Henry is seen in Barnstable as late as 1689.^[3]

Children^[4]

1. Lydia Taylor, b 21 July 1655
2. Jonathan Taylor, b 20 Apr 1658
3. Mary Taylor, b abt 1660 and d 8 Oct 1738; she m Dec 1686 Dr. William Dyer of Truro, MA who d. 27 Jul 1738. They had eight children.

Discussion regarding the several Henry Taylors

Entries from Savage^[5] and Torrey^[6]:

1. HENRY, Portsmouth 1640, was in 1648 brot. to prison at Boston, d. 1649. (Clarence Torry's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 does not include him.)
2. HENRY, Barnstable, m. 19 Dec. 1650, Lydia Hatch, prob. d. of William, or Thomas, of the same, had Lydia, b. 21 June 1655; and Jonathan, 20 Apr. 1658. [THIS PROFILE]
3. HENRY, Boston, a surgeon, freem. 1665, by w. Mary had Hannah, b. 7 July 1665; John, 4 Aug. 1666; Mary, 6 June 1668; and Henry, 12 Oct. 1670; was one of the gr. body of petnrs. in 1666 to prevent quarrel with the governm. in Eng. [See 2 Mass. Hist. Coll. VIII. 03.]
4. TAYLOR, Henry & Sarah __?__, [she] m/2 Benjamin FIELD; ca 1693(?); Flushing, LI (Savage doesn't name this one.)

One of these Henry Taylors MIGHT have been the son of John Taylor and Sarah Unknown.

Four known sources claim this Henry was identical with the Dr. Henry Taylor of Boston. This is almost certainly incorrect. There is nothing in the record connecting these two Henrys, and if true, we would find our Henry with two daughters both named Mary, 10 years apart in age - a highly dubious assertion. There is also no evidence that the Henry Taylor of Barnstable was a doctor.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scituate and Barnstable Church Records," in NEHGR, 9(1855):287; see also this transcription
2. ↑ Birth records are seen for Lydia and Jonathon (image at right); daughter Mary is inferred by her marriage, children, and headstone - see Mary Taylor Dyer for further discussion.
3. ↑ The 11 Mar 1688/9 will of Robert Shelley of Barnstable was witnessed by Henry Taylor.
4. ↑ Charles Lothrop Pack, "Thomas Hatch of Barnstable & Some of His Descendants," The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey. 1930, pp 53-58. NOTE: It is this source that confuses Henry Taylor of Barnstable with Dr. Henry Taylor of Boston, so this list of children should be double-checked.
5. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862.
6. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 200