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Capt. John William Taylor 1607 – 1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1607

Birth Location: Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1652

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Father: Captain Taylor

Mother: Lady Swinderly

Spouse(s): Mary Horton

Children(s): Robert Taylor

In 1607, Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 entered the world in Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England, born to Captain Thomas John Taylor and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Swinderly. Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 married Mary Elizabeth Horton, and had children including Robert Taylor. Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 passed away in 1652 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1607, Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 entered the world in Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England, born to Captain Thomas John Taylor and Lady Margaret Elizabeth Swinderly.
  • Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 married Mary Elizabeth Horton, and had children including Robert Taylor.
  • Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 passed away in 1652 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Taylor
1574 – 1667
Birth Location: Hadley, Middlesex, London, England
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Lady Swinderly
1578 – 1672
Birth Location: Copenhagen København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
LS

Spouses(s)

Mary Horton
1610 – 1659
Birth Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
MH

Children(s)

Robert Taylor
1648 – 1720
Birth Location: Ireland
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Capt. Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Taylor
1607 – 1652
Birth Place: Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
Parents
Captain Thomas John Taylor
1574 – 1667
Hadley, Middlesex, London, England
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Swinderly
1578 – 1672
Copenhagen København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas John) Taylor
1548 – 1588
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Eddings) Burwell
1552 – 1576
All Hallows Lombard Street, Hadley, Middlesex, England
Andrew Swinderby
1546 – 1577
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Lady (Margaret) Anderson
1550 – 1646
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Sir Taylor
1510 – 1555
Margaret Tyndale,
1510 – 1555
Sir Burwell
1531 – 1551
Alice Hadley
1531 – 1552
Christopher Swinderly
1515 – 1582
Greta Bergeson
1501 – 1564
Dame Smythe
1533 – 1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Taylor
1478 – 1555
Susan Rowland
1488 – 1562
Sir Tyndall
1486 – 1539
Lady Coningsby
1478 – 1533
Sir Burwell
1500 – 1587
Lady Marton
1500 – 1587
Thomas Hadley
1500 – 1530
Francis Bushnell
1500 – 1558
Sir Smythe
1496 – 1538
Lady Hyde
1510 – 1603

Capt. Taylor's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (John William) Taylor (10 Aug 1607 – 16 Jan 1652) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Horton (1610 – 18 Feb 1659)
  1. 1. Robert Taylor (1648 – 1720) m. Elizabeth Hudson (1655 – 1704)
    1. 1. Ann Taylor (1662 – 29 Aug 1747) m. Thomas Barabar (1675 – 1743)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Liewellyn (1701 – 1770) m. Robert (" the Hunter") Looney (1692 – 14 September 1769)
        1. 1. Thomas (Lewellyn) Looney, (1718 – 1760) m. Margaret (Jane) Harmon (1718 – 15 Apr. 1744)

Capt. Taylor's Timeline

6 Records

1607
10 August 1607
Birth of Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Carlisle, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1607
10 Aug 1607
Birth of Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 in Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
1607
10 Aug 1607
Birth of Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 in Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
1651
Jan 1651
Age 44
Death of Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 in Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA
1652
16 January 1652
Age 45
Death of Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1652
16 Jan 1652
Age 45
Death of Capt. John William Taylor III, owned a ship named Virgin, arr'd 1638 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1607
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1607
    Event Place: Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1607
    Event Place: Pennington Castle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1652
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1651
    Event Place: Lancaster, PA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1652
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
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