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Robert I Taft 1640–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England

Death Date: 8 Feb 1725

Death Location: Mendon, Massachusetts

Father: Richard Taft

Mother: Margaret Taft

Spouse(s): Sarah Taft, Sarah Taft

Children(s): Robert Capt., Thomas Taft, Thomas Taft, Captain Taft, Benjamin Taft, Jemima Taft, Daniel Taft, Jemima White, Joseph Taft, Robert Taft

The story of Robert I Taft began in 1640 in Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England. Robert I Taft married Sarah Taft, and had children including Benjamin F Taft, Captain Joseph Taft, Daniel Taft, Jemima Taft, Jemima Taft White, Joseph Taft, Robert Taft Ii Capt, Robert Alphonso Taft, Thomas Taft, Thomas Taft. Robert I Taft passed away in 1725 in Mendon, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert I Taft began in 1640 in Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England.
  • Robert I Taft married Sarah Taft, and had children including Benjamin F Taft, Captain Joseph Taft, Daniel Taft, Jemima Taft, Jemima Taft White, Joseph Taft, Robert Taft Ii Capt, Robert Alphonso Taft, Thomas Taft, Thomas Taft.
  • Robert I Taft passed away in 1725 in Mendon, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Taft
1620–1700
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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Margaret Taft
1620–1685
Birth Location: St. Dionis Backchurch, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Taft
1640–1726
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Taft
1640–1725
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert Capt.
1640–1725
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Taft
1670–1755
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Thomas Taft
1684–1766
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Captain Taft
1680–1747
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Benjamin Taft
1684–1766
Birth Location: Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Jemima Taft
1658–1707
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Daniel Taft
1677–1761
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Jemima White
1658–1707
Birth Location: Braintree
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Joseph Taft
1680–1747
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Robert Taft
1674–1748
Birth Location: Mendon,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA
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Robert Taft's Ancestors

Self
Robert Taft
1640–1725
Birth Place: Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England
Parents
Richard Robert Taft
1620–1700
London, Middlesex, , England
Margaret Taft
1620–1685
St. Dionis Backchurch, London, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1584–1629
Limehouse, London, England
Margaret Milner
1587–1617
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Taft
1534–1590
Margaret (Taft)
1538–1584
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas I
1514–1624
Margaret Millner
1514–1627
Sir Vane)
1506–1551
Elizabeth Bridges
1505–1568

Robert Taft's Descendants

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Robert (I) Taft (1640–8 Feb 1725) m. Sarah Taft (1640–8 November 1726) m. Sarah Taft (1640–1725)
  1. 1. Robert (Taft II) Capt. 1640–1725 m. Elizabeth Taft 1670–1748 m. Sarah (Simpson) Newcomb 1639–1725
    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
        2. 2. Captain (Peter Robert) Taft 1715–1783 m. Elizabeth Cheney 1707–1783
        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. Thomas Taft 1713–1793
    20. 20. Susanna Taft 1714–
    21. 21. Benjamin (Simpson) Taft 1684–1766
    22. 22. Daniel (Taft) Sr. 1677–1761
    23. 23. Jemima Taft 1686–1707
    24. 24. Robert (Israel Taft) Capt. 1699–1748
    25. 25. Thomas (Taft) Sr 1671–1755
    26. 26. Rebecca Taft 1701–1748
    27. 27. Matthew Taft 1700–1776
  2. 2. Thomas (+) Taft 1670–1755 m. Deborah Chenery 1747–1747
    1. 1. Joseph Taft 1693–1761
    2. 2. Rachel Thayer 1704–1752
    3. 3. Thomas Taft 1713–1793
  3. 3. Thomas Taft 1684–1766
  4. 4. Captain (Joseph) Taft 1680–1747
  5. 5. Benjamin (F) Taft 1684–1766
  6. 6. Jemima Taft 1658–1707
  7. 7. Daniel Taft 1677–1761
  8. 8. Jemima (Taft) White 1658–1707
  9. 9. Joseph Taft 1680–1747
  10. 10. Robert (Alphonso) Taft 1674–1748
    1. 1. Israel Taft 1699–1753

Robert Taft's Timeline

7 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Robert I Taft in Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England
Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England
1640
1640
Birth of Robert I Taft in Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England
Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England
1695
10 Oct 1695
Age 55
Robert I Taft resided here in Mendon, Massachusetts
Mendon, Massachusetts
1720
Abt 1720
Age 80
Robert I Taft resided here in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England
Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England
1720
4 Mar 1720
Age 80
Robert I Taft - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1725
8 Feb 1725
Age 85
Death of Robert I Taft in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1725
8 Feb 1725
Age 85
Death of Robert I Taft in Mendon, Massachusetts
Mendon, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [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: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Leinster, Louth, Ireland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1695
    Event Place: Mendon, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    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 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [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: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1725
    Event Place: Mendon, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 8
    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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