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William Elston Taylor 1645 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 November 1645

Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1690

Death Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: John Ross

Mother: Elizabeth Osbourne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hope

Children(s): Hope Taylor

William Elston Taylor was born in 1645 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of John Ross and Elizabeth Osbourne. William Elston Taylor married Elizabeth Hope, and had children including Hope Taylor. William Elston Taylor passed away in 1690 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Elston Taylor was born in 1645 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of John Ross and Elizabeth Osbourne.
  • William Elston Taylor married Elizabeth Hope, and had children including Hope Taylor.
  • William Elston Taylor passed away in 1690 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Taylor's Ancestors

Self
William Taylor
1645 – 1690
Birth Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Ross
1615 – 1644
Elizabeth Osbourne
1607 – 1677
England
Grandparents
Nicholas Osbourne
England, England, United Kingdom
Mary Osbourne
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Taylor's Descendants

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William (Elston) Taylor (9 November 1645 – 1690) m. Elizabeth Hope (1650 – 1697)
  1. 1. Hope Taylor (8 Feb 1667 – 5 Apr 1696) m. Margaret Dennis (8 February 1668 – 4 March 1696)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Taylor (11 December 1684 – 1720)
    2. 2. Ellis (Elice (Taylor)) Adams (15 February 1686 – 1773) m. Phillip Adams (9 January 1675 – 31 January 1675)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Adams (1710 – 1765) m. Teague Matthews-Planter (1695 – 31 Jan 1761)
        1. 1. Philip Matthews (1725 – 1760)
        2. 2. Grace ((Matthews)) Boston (1731 – 1800)
        3. 3. Tabitha ((Matthews)) Outwells (1733 – 1789)
        4. 4. Teague Matthews (1737 – 1790) m. Mary Truitt (1752 – 15 August 1814)
        5. 5. John Matthews (1737 – 1761)
        6. 6. Sarah (Ann (Matthews)) Riggen (15 June 1740 – 1776)
        7. 7. David Matthews (1741 – 1796)
        8. 8. Betty Matthews (7 December 1743 – )
        9. 9. Joshua Matthews (1753 – )
    3. 3. Dennis Taylor (30 April 1689 – 21 November 1734)
    4. 4. Robert Taylor (1693 – )
    5. 5. Hope Taylor (June 1696 – 19 March 1734)

William Taylor's Timeline

2 Records

1645
9 November 1645
Birth of William Elston Taylor in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1690
1690
Age 45
Death of William Elston Taylor in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1645
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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