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Sophia Taylor 1653–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1653

Birth Location: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1688

Death Location: Charles, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Father: William Taylor

Mother: Sarah Whiting

Spouse(s): William Nicholson

Children(s): Sarah Simmons

The story of Sophia Taylor began in 1653 in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Sophia Taylor married William Nicholson, and had children including Sarah Simmons. Sophia Taylor passed away in 1688 in Charles, Charles City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Taylor began in 1653 in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Sophia Taylor married William Nicholson, and had children including Sarah Simmons.
  • Sophia Taylor passed away in 1688 in Charles, Charles City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Taylor
1624–1741
Birth Location: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
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Sarah Whiting
1630–1717
Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Nicholson
1646–1688
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Sarah Simmons
1688–1733
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Sophia Taylor's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Taylor
1653–1688
Birth Place: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Taylor
1624–1741
Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Whiting
1630–1717
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Whiting
1597–1679
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth (St.) John
1604–1677
Keysoe, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Bletsho)
1565–1626
Sarah Bulkeley
1574–1616
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Taylor's Descendants

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Sophia Taylor (1653–1688) m. William Nicholson (1646–1688)
  1. 1. Sarah Simmons 1688–1733 m. Thomas Simmons 1679–1733
    1. 1. Eliza (Elizabeth) Simmons 1722–1766 m. Joseph (Hanson) Harrison 1722–1763
      1. 1. Nancy ("Nanny") Harrison 1741–1813 m. John (C) Chappell 1738–1807
        1. 1. John Chappell 1774–1840 m. Sarah Chappell 1768–1837
        2. 2. Joseph Chappell 1767–1808
        3. 3. John Chappell 1745–1825
        4. 4. Benjamin Chappell 1772–
        5. 5. Nancy Chappell 1760–1824
        6. 6. Joseph Chappell 1762–1828
        7. 7. Elizabeth Chappell 1759–1805
        8. 8. Martha Chappell 1776–1854
        9. 9. Thomas (B) Chappell 1761–1836

Sophia Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1653
1653
Birth of Sophia Taylor in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1688
1688
Age 35
Death of Sophia Taylor in Charles, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Charles, Charles City, Virginia, USA
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