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Richard Taylor 1597 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1597

Birth Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1659

Death Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Capt Taylor

Mother: Margaret Swinderby

Spouse(s): Ann Browne

Children(s): John Taylor

The story of Richard Taylor began in 1597 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Richard Taylor married Ann Browne, and had children including John Taylor. Richard Taylor passed away in 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Taylor began in 1597 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
  • Richard Taylor married Ann Browne, and had children including John Taylor.
  • Richard Taylor passed away in 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Richard Taylor's Ancestors

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Richard Taylor
1597 – 1659
Birth Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Capt Thomas J Taylor
1574 – 1618
London, London, England
Margaret Swinderby
1578 – 1672
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Grandparents
Thomas Taylor
1548 – 1588
Hadleigh, Suffolk, , England
Elizabeth Burwell
1552 – 1576
All Hallows Lombard Street, London, England
Andrew Swinderby
1546 – 1577
Copenhagen,,,Denmark
Margreta Anderson
1550 – 1644
Copenhagen,Copenhagen,,Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Rowland Taylor
1510 – 1555
Margaret Tyndale
1510 – 1555
Thomas Burwell
1531 – 1551
Bruwell
1531 – 1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Taylor
1478 – 1550
Susan Rowland
1482 – 1582
John Tyndale
1486 – 1539
Amphyllis Coningsby
1478 – 1533

Richard Taylor's Descendants

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Richard Taylor (27 Jul 1597 – 10 Apr 1659) m. Ann Browne (1603 – 4 December 1669)
  1. 1. John Taylor (24 Jan 1629 – 21 Feb 1675) m. Margaret Phinney (1637-07-20 – 1638) m. MARGARET Phinney (20 Jul 1637 – 1675)
    1. 1. Arthur Taylor (1649 – Nov 1728) m. Margaret Hill (1650 – 7 January 1678) m. Frances Smithers (Abt 1650 – )
      1. 1. Ann Taylor (1662 – 13 May 1716) m. James Greer (1627 – 1688)
        1. 1. John Greer (1688 – 15 Sep 1750) m. Sarah Day (1686 – 1758)
      2. 2. John Taylor (1672 – )

Richard Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1597
27 Jul 1597
Birth of Richard Taylor in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
1659
10 Apr 1659
Age 62
Death of Richard Taylor in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1597
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1659
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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