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Captain Joseph Taft 1680–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 18 July 1747

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Robert Taft

Mother: Sarah Simpson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Emerson

Children(s): Lieutenant Taft

Captain Joseph Taft was born in 1680 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Robert Taft And Sarah Simpson. Captain Joseph Taft married Elizabeth Emerson, and had children including Lieutenant Moses Taft. Captain Joseph Taft passed away in 1747 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Captain Joseph Taft was born in 1680 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Robert Taft And Sarah Simpson.
  • Captain Joseph Taft married Elizabeth Emerson, and had children including Lieutenant Moses Taft.
  • Captain Joseph Taft passed away in 1747 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Taft
1640–1725
Birth Location: County Louth, Ireland
RT
Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Emerson
1687–1760
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
EE

Children(s)

Lieutenant Taft
1712–1788
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
LT

Captain Taft's Ancestors

Self
Captain Taft
1680–1747
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Robert Taft
1640–1725
County Louth, Ireland
Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Robert) Taft
1614–1700
St Dunstans Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
Margaret Faun
1620–1684
St Dionis Backchurch, London, England
William Simpson
1592–1674
Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
Gertrude Alders
1609–1675
St Dunstan and All Saints, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1584–1629
Richard Faun
1579–1671
Margaret Holme
1583–1620
William Simpson
1803–1660
Margery Pegram
1572–1660
William Alders
1590–1671
Marion Bruce
1579–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert( Taft
1534–1590
Margaret Faun
1538–1584
John Fauns
1530–1600
Filys Bennet
1539–1610
Henerici Holme
1557–1609
Margareta Milner
1557–1596
Cuthbert Simpson
1555–1584
Lady Hutchinson
1525–1624
William Bayley
1563–1612
Alice Jone
1558–1656
Sir Airth
1548–1597
Isbell Forbes
1555–1611

Captain Taft's Descendants

1.
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Captain (Joseph) Taft (1680–18 July 1747) m. Elizabeth Emerson (1687–10 Mar 1760)
  1. 1. Lieutenant (Moses) Taft 1712–1788 m. Priscilla Thayer 1720–1790
    1. 1. Margaret Taft 1742–1800 m. Levi White 1743–1813
      1. 1. Orpah White 1770–1845 m. Silas Morse 1767–1813
        1. 1. Silas (White) MORSE 1794–1847 m. Finette Bradley 1800–1880

Captain Taft's Timeline

8 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Captain Joseph Taft in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1680
1680
Birth of Captain Joseph Taft in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1708
1708
Age 28
Captain Joseph Taft was married
None
1718
19 Mar 1718
Age 38
Captain Joseph Taft resided here in Mendon, Massachusetts
Mendon, Massachusetts
1747
18 Jul 1747
Age 67
Death of Captain Joseph Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1747
18 July 1747
Age 67
Death of Captain Joseph Taft in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1747
19 Aug 1747
Age 67
Captain Joseph Taft - Probate in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1850
1850-1907
Age 170
Captain Joseph Taft resided here in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1708
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1718
    Event Place: Mendon, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850-1907
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Uxbridge
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 a - Z, July

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1747
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1747
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1747
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
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