Thomas
Taylor
Born in Carlton, Yorkshire, England
Son of Thomas Taylor
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 65
in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2020
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Biography
Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)
Thomas was born at Carlton near Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire in 1617. He was the brother of Christopher Taylor.[1] Their father was probably Thomas Taylor of Ravenstonedale, Westmorland.
Thomas was educated at Oxford University and then became a priest, first preaching at Richmond, Yorkshire, and then becoming curate of a chapel at Preston Patrick, Westmorland.[1] He was, though, questioning traditional Christian practices and did not have his children baptised.[1][2] He refused to accept tithes, and the chapel became a centre for Seekers - people looking for religious truth.[1][3]
Thomas was "convinced" by George Fox at Swarthmoor, Lancashire in 1652, and became a Quaker.[4][5] He resigned his ministerial position[1] and became one of the set of early Quaker missionaries known as the Valiant Sixty,[6] spreading the Quaker message in much of the North and Midlands of England.[1][7] He wrote a large number of Quaker tracts.[1]
In 1654 George Fox came to Thomas Taylor's home at Halifax, Yorkshire, where a meeting was held with about 200 people present, some of whom threatened to kill Fox. Quakers in the gathering were attacked, but did not retaliate. In the end calm prevailed.[8]
Because of his Quaker activity and beliefs, Thomas was imprisoned a number of times. In 1662, like many Quakers, he was gaoled at Stafford, Staffordshire for refusing to swear the Oath of Allegiance. His wife Elizabeth came to live nearby with their children, and he was allowed sometimes to see them. He was freed in 1672.[1] Thomas suffered a final period of imprisonment at Stafford in 1679.[1][9]
Thomas died at Stafford on 18 March 1682 at the age of 65 and was buried there on 21 March.[1] His wife Elizabeth died in December 1682.[1]
Research Notes
His Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that his father was probably Thomas Taylor of Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, but no source for this is given.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Charlotte Fell-Smith, revised by Caroline L. Leachman. Thomas Taylor (1617/18–1682)' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, print and online 2004
- ↑ Norman Penney (ed.). The First Publishers of Truth, Headley Brothers, 1907, p. 253
- ↑ William C Braithwaite. The Beginnings of Quakerism, 2nd edition, William Sessions, 1981, pp. 80-82
- ↑ Norman Penney (ed.). The Journal of George Fox, J M Dent & Son, 1924, pp. 71-72
- ↑ William C Braithwaite, The Beginnings of Quakerism, pp. 93-94
- ↑ Ernest E Taylor. The Valiant Sixty, 3rd edition, Sessions Book Trust, 1988, p.41
- ↑ Norman Penney (ed.), The First Publishers of Truth, passim
- ↑ Norman Penney (ed.), The Journal of George Fox, pp. 96-97
- ↑ Joseph Besse. Sufferings of Early Quakers, Vol. I, 1653, p. 653; facsimile in Sufferings of Early Quakers, West Midlands, Sessions Book Trust, 2008
- Charlotte Fell-Smith, revised by Caroline L. Leachman. 'Thomas Taylor (1617/18–1682)' in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, print and online 2004, available online via some libraries
- Charlotte Fell-Smith. 'Taylor, Thomas (1618-1682)" in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Vol. 55, pp. 466-467, Wikisource
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Would it be possible for you to transcribe what you found (MyHeritage is behind a paywall) and give the full information here, and also to indicate whether the information comes from a family tree - in which case it will not be a reliable source and may well not be accurate - or from an actual baptism record? We would need a link to the exact entry you found.
I have located elsewhere a baptism record for a Thomas Tailour son of Richard (Richardii) at Elland, Yorkshire, but that is almost certainly a different Thomas. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWV1-ZWY. He probably died by 1623 when another Thomas Tailor son of Richard was baptised there - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9SV-L6Y. Elland is quite a way from where the Thomas of this profile is thought to have been born, which is another reason for thinking this record is for someone different.
The record that came up in MyHeritage is a Christening record: Christened 1 Mar 1617 in Elland, York, England; Father Richardi Tailour; Batch Number C00930-2; GS Film Number 962116.
I don't know about you, but I don't trust much that I find in FamilySearch or other peoples' trees! I only use them if I'm at a true roadblock and looking for clues.
We descend from Edward Taylor who came to the New World and died in New Jersey in 1710.0I'll get back to you tomorrow with whatever we have from my grandma's 60+ years of research.
The sources aren't in my grandma's files, so I've sent a message to my cousin to ask if she has the sources. All of the sources that were accessed are named in the report, but the copies aren't attached to this copy of the report. This appears to have been the 2nd report of research, so there should be at least a previous report and also follow up report(s).
From this report, it appears that Richard, Thomas's father, had a brother Thomas.