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Peter Taylor 1697–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1697/1698

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 31 March 1764

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Peter Taylor

Mother: Elizabeth Peckham

Spouse(s): Hannah Wood, Bridget Wood, Sarah Wood, Hannah Wood, Sarah Wood, Elizabeth Irish

Children(s): Anna Taylor, Mercy Taylor, Hannah Peck, Nicholas Peck, Rebecca Peck, Jonathan Peck, Rebecca Taylor, Hannah Peck, John Peck, Hannah Taylor, William Taylor, Hannah Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor

Peter Taylor was born in 1697 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Peter Taylor And Elizabeth Peckham. In 1747, Peter Taylor established residence. Peter Taylor married Bridget Wood, Elizabeth Irish, Hannah Wood, Sarah Wood, and had children including Anna Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Hannah Peck, Hannah Taylor, John Peck, Jonathan Peck, Mercy Taylor, Nicholas Peck, Rebecca Peck, Rebecca Taylor, William Taylor. Peter Taylor passed away in 1764 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Taylor was born in 1697 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Peter Taylor And Elizabeth Peckham.
  • In 1747, Peter Taylor established residence.
  • Peter Taylor married Bridget Wood, Elizabeth Irish, Hannah Wood, Sarah Wood, and had children including Anna Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Hannah Peck, Hannah Taylor, John Peck, Jonathan Peck, Mercy Taylor, Nicholas Peck, Rebecca Peck, Rebecca Taylor, William Taylor.
  • Peter Taylor passed away in 1764 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Peter Taylor
1697–1764
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Peter Taylor
1661–1736
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Elizabeth Peckham
1661–1714
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Robert Taylor
1621–1688
Kent, South East, or Little Leigh, Cheshire, England
Mary Hodges
1620–1728
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, or Charles, MA, USA, or Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
John Peckham
1595–1681
Boxgrove, Sussex, England or Rhode Island
Mary Clarke
1607–
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Taylor
1594–1637
Mary Taylor
1598–1634
John Taylor
1600–1630
Mary Miller
1599–1693
Henry Peckham
1560–1616
Elizabeth Badger
1570–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Taylor
1550–1627
Ellen Massey
1565–1611
Somename Barrow
1583–1602
Barrow
1587–
Henry Peckham
1525–1615
Grace Sambourne
1535–1631

Peter Taylor's Descendants

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Peter Taylor (20 October 1697/1698–31 March 1764) m. Hannah Wood (7 October 1699–11 October 1733) m. Bridget Wood (22 June 1706–) m. Sarah Wood (6 November 1692–1744) m. Hannah Wood (18 February 1685–14 June 1730) m. Sarah Wood (6 November 1692–8 March 1718) m. Elizabeth Irish (28 August 1687–1732)
  1. 1. Anna Taylor 1726–1777 m. Jeremiah Briggs 1721–1764 m. John Bailey 1713–1777
    1. 1. Thomas Briggs 1834–
    2. 2. Keziah Briggs 1751–1816
    3. 3. Keziah Briggs 1751–1816
    4. 4. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Briggs 1754–1821
    5. 5. Kezia Briggs 1751–1818
    6. 6. Kezia Briggs 1751–1818
    7. 7. ELIZABETH Briggs 1754–1821
    8. 8. Sarah Briggs 1749–1804
    9. 9. Sarah Briggs 1749–1804
    10. 10. Mary Briggs 1746–1819
    11. 11. Thomas Briggs 1757–1822
    12. 12. Mary Briggs 1746–1819 m. Ephraim Bailey 1744–1820
      1. 1. Jeremiah Bailey 1773–
      2. 2. Ephraim Bailey 1775–1851
      3. 3. George Bailey 1768–1842
      4. 4. John Bailey 1770–1860
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bailey 1778–1855
      6. 6. Peabodie Bailey 1786–
      7. 7. Rebecca Bailey 1793–1813
      8. 8. Gideon Bailey 1782–
      9. 9. John Bailey 1770–1860
      10. 10. Rebekah Bailey 1793–1813
      11. 11. Mary (Polly) Bailey 1779–1800 m. Edmund Brownell 1775–1840
        1. 1. Ann Brownell 1800–1870 m. Brownel Woodman 1799–1861
        2. 2. Mary (Polly) Brownell 1800–1881
  2. 2. Mercy Taylor 1717–1796
  3. 3. Hannah Peck 1730–
  4. 4. Nicholas Peck 1727–
  5. 5. Rebecca Peck 1721–
  6. 6. Jonathan Peck 1724–1797
  7. 7. Rebecca Taylor 1718–1782
  8. 8. Hannah Peck 1729–
  9. 9. John Peck 1723–
  10. 10. Hannah Taylor 1721–1787
  11. 11. William Taylor 1716–1810
  12. 12. Hannah Taylor 1743–
  13. 13. Elizabeth Taylor 1738–1758

Peter Taylor's Timeline

3 Records

1697
20 October 1697/1698
Birth of Peter Taylor in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1747
1747
Age 50
Peter Taylor resided here
None
1764
31 March 1764
Age 67
Death of Peter Taylor in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1697/1698
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [4] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts
    [5] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [6] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 March 1764
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [4] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [3] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1747
    Record Source: Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

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