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Walter Taylor 1608 – 1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November, 1608

Birth Location: Meathop, Westmoreland, England

Death Date: 11 February, 1686

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: James Meathop

Mother: Marion (Slater)

Spouse(s): Margaret Cowparthwaite

Children(s): *Jenet Taylor

Walter Taylor was born in 1608 in Meathop, Westmoreland, England, the child of James E Taylor of Meathop and Marion Marie Taylor (Slater). Walter Taylor married Margaret Cowparthwaite, and had children including *Jenet Taylor. Walter Taylor passed away in 1686 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Walter Taylor was born in 1608 in Meathop, Westmoreland, England, the child of James E Taylor of Meathop and Marion Marie Taylor (Slater).
  • Walter Taylor married Margaret Cowparthwaite, and had children including *Jenet Taylor.
  • Walter Taylor passed away in 1686 in Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Walter Taylor's Ancestors

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Walter Taylor
1608 – 1686
Birth Place: Meathop, Westmoreland, England
Parents
James E Taylor of Meathop
1577 – 1613
Middleton By Oldham,Lancashire,England
Marion (Marie Taylor) (Slater)
1579 – 1621
Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Taylor
1539 – 1612
Storth, Westmoreland, England
Agnes Gerard
1541 – 1597
of Nether Newton, Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jenet Walker
1520 – 1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Walker
1500 – 1580

Walter Taylor's Descendants

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Walter Taylor (25 November, 1608 – 11 February, 1686) m. Margaret Cowparthwaite (1602 – 10 Jun 1678)
  1. 1. *Jenet Taylor (ABT 1627 – 20 Feb 1692) m. William (Henry Scott) Thornton (13 August,1620 – 15 February, 1708)
    1. 1. *William (Earl) Thornton (27 Mar 1649 – 15 February 1726)
      1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Thornton (1709 – 20 April, 1762) m. Martha Boykin (1716 – 1754)
        1. 1. Thomas (A) Thornton (1740 – April 1783) m. Elizabeth Williams (Abt. 1742 – abt 1782)

Walter Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1608
25 November, 1608
Birth of Walter Taylor in Meathop, Westmoreland, England
Meathop, Westmoreland, England
1686
11 February, 1686
Age 78
Death of Walter Taylor in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 November, 1608
    Event Place: Meathop, Westmoreland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February, 1686
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

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