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Robert Taft II Capt. 1640–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 February 1725

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

Father: Robert Taft

Mother: Sarah Taft

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taft, Sarah Newcomb

Children(s): Joseph Taft, Israel Taft, Mary Taft, Eunice White, Jane Taft, Elizabeth Marvel, Jemima Taft, Rebecca Taft, Gideon Taft, John Taft, Alice Taft, Elizabeth Taft, Eunice Taft, Elizabeth Taft, Elizabeth Taft, Robert Iii, Martha Taft, Isaac Taft, Jemima White, Thomas Taft, Susanna Taft, Benjamin Taft, Daniel Sr., Jemima Taft, Robert Capt., Thomas Sr, Rebecca Taft, Matthew Taft

The story of Robert Taft II Capt. began in 1640 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Robert Taft II Capt. married Elizabeth Taft, Sarah Simpson Newcomb, and had children including Alice Taft, Benjamin Simpson Taft, Daniel Taft Sr, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Taft, Eunice Taft, Eunice White, Gideon Taft, Isaac Taft, Israel Taft, Jane Taft, Jemima Taft, Jemima Taft White, John Taft, Joseph Newcomb Taft, Martha Taft, Mary Taft, Matthew Taft, Rebecca Taft, Robert Israel Taft Capt, Robert Taft Iii Iii, Susanna Taft, Thomas Taft, Thomas Taft Sr. Robert Taft II Capt. passed away in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Taft II Capt. began in 1640 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Robert Taft II Capt. married Elizabeth Taft, Sarah Simpson Newcomb, and had children including Alice Taft, Benjamin Simpson Taft, Daniel Taft Sr, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Taft, Eunice Taft, Eunice White, Gideon Taft, Isaac Taft, Israel Taft, Jane Taft, Jemima Taft, Jemima Taft White, John Taft, Joseph Newcomb Taft, Martha Taft, Mary Taft, Matthew Taft, Rebecca Taft, Robert Israel Taft Capt, Robert Taft Iii Iii, Susanna Taft, Thomas Taft, Thomas Taft Sr.
  • Robert Taft II Capt. passed away in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
Robert Capt.
1640–1725
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Robert I Taft
1640–1725
Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England
Sarah Taft
1640–1726
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Robert) Taft
1620–1700
London, Middlesex, , England
Margaret Taft
1620–1685
St. Dionis Backchurch, London, England
William Simpson
1592–
Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England
Rachel Brackett
1614–1684
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1584–1629
Margaret Milner
1587–1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1534–1590
Margaret (Taft)
1538–1584

Robert Capt.'s Descendants

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Robert (Taft II) Capt. (1640–8 February 1725) m. Elizabeth Taft (15 June 1670–29 February 1748) m. Sarah (Simpson) Newcomb (21 April 1639–8 November 1725)
  1. 1. Joseph (Newcomb) Taft 1680–1747 m. Elizabeth (Emerson) Taft 1687–1760
    1. 1. Joseph Taft 1722–1787 m. Elisabeth Cumings 1724–1797 m. Elizabeth Thayer 1724–1797 m. Elizabeth Emerson 1686–1760
      1. 1. Asahel Taft 1752–1826 m. Rachel Alton 1760–1851
        1. 1. Asahel (D.) Taft 1792–1864 m. Irena (Elizabeth Barber) Taft 1808–1885 m. Nancy (H) Brown 1827–1904 m. Amanda (M) Fenton 1800–1830
        2. 2. Emily Taft 1803–1851
        3. 3. Mary (Polly) TAFT 1789–1817
        4. 4. Silas (S) Taft 1780–1865
        5. 5. Joseph Taft 1794–1838
        6. 6. Fanny Taft 1801–1867
        7. 7. Sarah (Sally) Taft 1797–1879
        8. 8. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Taft 1783–1851
        9. 9. Rachael Taft 1789–1865
        10. 10. Lucy (Ann) Taft 1787–
        11. 11. Benjamin Taft 1785–1790
      2. 2. Captain (Peter Robert) Taft 1715–1783 m. Elizabeth Cheney 1707–1783
        1. 1. Gershom Taft 1739–1813
        2. 2. Henry Taft 1736–1812
        3. 3. Thankful (Taft) Sidley 1745–1837
        4. 4. Aaron Taft 1743–1808
        5. 5. Joel Taft 1747–1758
        6. 6. Peter Taft 1741–1802
      3. 3. Thomas Taft 1751–1751
      4. 4. Sarah Taft 1747–1811
      5. 5. Reuben Taft 1742–1831
      6. 6. Lucy Taft 1745–1796
      7. 7. Silas Taft 1747–
      8. 8. Ezra Taft 1753–
      9. 9. Thomas Taft 1754–1756
      10. 10. Elizabeth Taft 1756–1797
      11. 11. Nathan Taft 1758–1781
      12. 12. Phebe Taft 1760–1852
      13. 13. Eunice Taft 1761–
      14. 14. Ruth Taft 1763–
      15. 15. Hannah Taft 1764–
      16. 16. Peggy Taft 1766–
      17. 17. Leonard Taft 1767–1846
      18. 18. Cummings Taft 1770–1841
      19. 19. Silas Taft 1747–
      20. 20. Reuben Taft 1742–1831
      21. 21. Lucy Taft 1745–1796
      22. 22. Thomas Taft 1754–1756
      23. 23. Elizabeth Taft 1756–1797
      24. 24. Nathan Taft 1758–1781
      25. 25. Eunice Taft 1761–
      26. 26. Ruth Taft 1763–
      27. 27. Sarah Taft 1749–1811
      28. 28. Ezra Taft 1753–
      29. 29. Thomas Taft 1754–
      30. 30. Phebe Taft 1760–
      31. 31. Eunice Taft 1761–
      32. 32. Ruth Taft 1763–
      33. 33. Hannah Taft 1764–
      34. 34. Peggy Taft 1766–
      35. 35. Leonard Taft 1767–1846
      36. 36. Cummings Taft 1770–1841
    2. 2. Lucy Taft 1704–1720
    3. 3. Lieutenant (Moses) Taft 1712–1788
    4. 4. Captain (Peter) Taft 1715–1783
    5. 5. Elizabeth Taft 1724–1818
    6. 6. Aaron Taft 1727–1805
    7. 7. Margaret Taft 1729–1823
    8. 8. Ebenezer Taft 1732–1732
    9. 9. Sarah Taft 1719–1787
    10. 10. Joseph Taft 1724–1797
    11. 11. John Emerson 1694–1780
    12. 12. Ebenezer Emerson 1698–1747
    13. 13. Nathaniel Emerson 1701–
  2. 2. Israel Taft 1699–1753
  3. 3. Mary Taft 1700–1755
  4. 4. Eunice White 1708–1787
  5. 5. Jane Taft 1712–1773
  6. 6. Elizabeth Marvel 1704–1704
  7. 7. Jemima Taft 1702–1707
  8. 8. Rebecca Taft 1717–1748
  9. 9. Gideon Taft 1715–1763
  10. 10. John Taft 1710–1769
  11. 11. Alice Taft 1707–1721
  12. 12. Elizabeth Taft 1694–1704
  13. 13. Eunice Taft 1709–1743
  14. 14. Elizabeth Taft 1694–1755
  15. 15. Elizabeth Taft 1704–1748
  16. 16. Robert (Taft III) Iii 1697–1776
  17. 17. Martha Taft 1708–1750
  18. 18. Isaac Taft 1710–1773
  19. 19. Jemima (Taft) White 1658–1707
  20. 20. Thomas Taft 1713–1793
  21. 21. Susanna Taft 1714–
  22. 22. Benjamin (Simpson) Taft 1684–1766
  23. 23. Daniel (Taft) Sr. 1677–1761
  24. 24. Jemima Taft 1686–1707
  25. 25. Robert (Israel Taft) Capt. 1699–1748
  26. 26. Thomas (Taft) Sr 1671–1755
  27. 27. Rebecca Taft 1701–1748
  28. 28. Matthew Taft 1700–1776

Robert Capt.'s Timeline

6 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Robert Taft II Capt. in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1694
1694
Age 54
Robert Taft II Capt. was married in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1725
8 February 1725
Age 85
Death of Robert Taft II Capt. in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1747
28 Feb 1747
Age 107
Robert Taft II Capt. - Probate in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1748
Abt 1748
Age 108
Robert Taft II Capt. resided here in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
1850
1850-1907
Age 210
Robert Taft II Capt. resided here in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1748
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850-1907
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Uxbridge
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 a - Z, July

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1725
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1747
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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