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Robert Taft 1640–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: County Louth, Ireland

Death Date: 2 February 1725

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Richard Taft

Mother: Margaret Faun

Spouse(s): Sarah Simpson

Children(s): Captain Taft

Robert Taft was born in 1640 in County Louth, Ireland, the child of Richard Robert Taft And Margaret Faun. Robert Taft married Sarah Simpson, and had children including Captain Joseph Taft. Robert Taft passed away in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Taft was born in 1640 in County Louth, Ireland, the child of Richard Robert Taft And Margaret Faun.
  • Robert Taft married Sarah Simpson, and had children including Captain Joseph Taft.
  • Robert Taft passed away in 1725 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Taft
1614–1700
Birth Location: St Dunstans Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
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Margaret Faun
1620–1684
Birth Location: St Dionis Backchurch, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Simpson
1640–1725
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Captain Taft
1680–1747
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
CT

Robert Taft's Ancestors

Self
Robert Taft
1640–1725
Birth Place: County Louth, Ireland
Parents
Richard Robert Taft
1614–1700
St Dunstans Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
Margaret Faun
1620–1684
St Dionis Backchurch, London, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1584–1629
St Dunstans Stepney, London, , England
Richard (Robert) Faun
1579–1671
Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Holme
1583–1620
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, England
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1514–1624
Sir Fane)
1506–1552
Elizabeth Bridges\Brydges\Brugge
1505–1568
Sir Fane)
1506–1552
Elizabeth Bridges\Brydges\Brugge
1505–1568

Robert Taft's Descendants

1.
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Robert Taft (1640–2 February 1725) m. Sarah Simpson (1640–Nov 1725)
  1. 1. Captain (Joseph) Taft 1680–1747 m. Elizabeth Emerson 1687–1760
    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

Robert Taft's Timeline

9 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Robert Taft in Leinster, Louth, Ireland
Leinster, Louth, Ireland
1640
1640
Birth of Robert Taft in Braintree Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1640
1640
Birth of Robert Taft in County Louth, Ireland
County Louth, Ireland
1670
1670
Age 30
Robert Taft was married
None
1720
Abt 1720
Age 80
Robert Taft resided here in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England
Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England
1720
4 Mar 1720
Age 80
Robert Taft - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1725
8 February 1725
Age 85
Death of Robert Taft in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1725
1725
Age 85
Death of Robert Taft in Massachusettes, USA
Massachusettes, USA
1725
2 February 1725
Age 85
Death of Robert Taft in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Leinster, Louth, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Braintree Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: County Louth, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1670

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Braintree, Massachusetts; Year: 1667; Page Number: 65

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1720
    Event Place: Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1725
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Massachusettes, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1725
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1720
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
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