Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameRobert Taylor
Birth1705, Broome County, Province of New York
Death1761, Cumberland County, Province of Pennsylvania
FatherNathaniel Taylor (1671-1740)
MotherJanet Paul (-1732)
Spouses
Birthabt 1716, Province of Pennsylvania
Deathabt 1785
FatherWilliam Patterson (~1700-~1741)
MotherSusanna Chambers (~1665-1717)
Marriage1730, Swatara Creek, Province of Pennsylvania
ChildrenHenry (1733-1813)
Catherine (1735-)
William (1737-1781)
John McCandless (1738-1813)
Robert (II) (1740-1824)
Matthew (1742-~1805)
Jean Jane (1744-)
Elizabeth (1748-)
Ann (1751-)
Notes for Robert Taylor
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Many Taylor historians believe that this Robert Taylor was the son of a Scottish or Scots/Irish immigrant and was born in 1705 in New York state, possibly in Broome or Tioga County. He later moved to Chester County, PA. In 1729 Lancaster County was formed out of Chester. Then in 1750 Cumberland was formed out of Lancaster; 1789 Mifflin County was formed from part of Cumberland and part of Northumberland; 1831 Juniata was formed from part of Mifflin.
Historian R. Gregory Taylor, believes that Robert Taylor and his wife Jean Patterson, along with James Sample and his wife Ann were among the congregants of the Derry Presbyterian Church in present-day Hershey, Derry Twp, Dauphin County, PA. . He believes they were probably married in this church, as well as his son Robert and Ann Sample Taylor, who migrated to Erie County in 1798. Unfortunately, the Derry church records burned in a file in 1894.
Robert and Jean Patterson Taylor owned 150 acres of land at Pine Ford on Swatara Creek about ten miles from Derry Township. Robert apparently owned and operated a tavern at that place and served as township tax collector during the 1750s. After his wife Jean Patterson died Robert married Mary McCandless. Six years before he died he is said to have obtained 3000 acres in the Kishacoquillas Valley for his sons and their families.
Robert & Jean Patterson Taylor's known children are:
Henry [Rhoda Williamson], Catherine [John Sterling], William, Robert [Ann Sample], Matthew [Sarah Sample], Elizabeth [John Watts], Jane, Ann, and John [Eliz. Campbell].
The first Taylors to be assessed in the Kishacoquillas Valley wereHenry and William in 1770, followed by Matthew in 1771 and John in1775. A fifth brother Robert lived in Juniata County and later Erie.The father, Robert Taylor, died in 1760 on Swatara Creek, DerryTownship, Dauphin County. His wife was Mary —. His childrenwere Henry, born in 1733; Catherine, born in 1735; William, born1737; Robert, born 1740; Matthew, born 1742; John, born 1746; Jane, born 1744; Elizabeth,born 1748; Ann, born 1750. Robert Senior had improved land inthe valley in 1754.
Henry Taylor was the oldest of the three Taylor brothers who lived inthe Kishacoquillas Valley. He was born in 1733, married about 1769Rhoda Williamson , died November 22,1813. His wife was born in 1744,died August 3, 1826. Henry Taylor was a captain in the Revolution;road supervisor of Armagh Township 1772. He had ten children:Robert, married Margaret McCandless; Samuel Williamson, born November 6, 1778, died 1862, married Elizabeth Davis; Matthew married Ellen McCulley; Henry B., married Jane McDowell; JosephAlexander, born October 1790, died October 8, 1860, married Han-nah Beatty; David, never married; Mary, married John McKinney;Ann, born April 18, 1774, died August 25, 1853, married JohnAlexander; Jane, married first Robert McNitt, second CrawfordKyle; Rhoda, married — Cooper.
William Taylor was born in 1737, married about 1771 Esther —,died 1781. He served in the Revolution and was overseer of the poorin Armagh Township in 1778. He had four children: Robert; Johnborn February 18, 1778, died November 29, 1843, married RosannaAlexander; Jane; Mary.Matthew Taylor was born 1742, married about 1770 Sarah SampleMayes , died November 12, 1823.There were four children: Robert married Nancy Arnold; John bornMarch 6, 1775, died 1843, married Elizabeth McManigal; Henry,born 1778, died August 17, 1862, married first Ann McNitt; second Rosanna McFarlane, third Priscilla Turbett; Sample.
Notice that, in accordance with our Male Child Naming Rule, each of the threeMifflin County sons of Robert Taylor of Deny Township named his own first-born son for the child's paternal grandfather. This makes for lots of Robertsand possible confusion for the reader, which we attempt to reduce somewhat.Robert Taylor of Derry Township lived at what is known as PineFord on the Swatara, and we shall henceforth refer to him as "Robert Taylor of Pine Ford" and to his son Robert as "Robert Taylor of ErieCounty."Essentially the same information is found in [42].
Robert Taylor Sr. died on Swatara Creek, Derry Township, DauphinCounty before 1761. He took up land in Kishacoquillas Valley in1755. He had five sons: Henry, born 1733, died 1813; Robert, livedin Juniata and Erie Counties; William, died 1781; John, went toAugusta County, Virginia; Matthew, born 1742, died 1823. Henry,William, and Matthew lived in the Kishacoquillas Valley. Therewere four daughters: Catherine, Jane, Elizabeth, and Ann. ([42],
Many Taylor historians believe that this Robert Taylor was the son of a Scottish or Scots/Irish immigrant and was born in 1705 in New York state, possibly in Broome or Tioga County. He later moved to Chester County, PA. In 1729 Lancaster County was formed out of Chester. Then in 1750 Cumberland was formed out of Lancaster; 1789 Mifflin County was formed from part of Cumberland and part of Northumberland; 1831 Juniata was formed from part of Mifflin.
Historian R. Gregory Taylor, believes that Robert Taylor and his wife Jean Patterson, along with James Sample and his wife Ann were among the congregants of the Derry Presbyterian Church in present-day Hershey, Derry Twp, Dauphin County, PA. . He believes they were probably married in this church, as well as his son Robert and Ann Sample Taylor, who migrated to Erie County in 1798. Unfortunately, the Derry church records burned in a file in 1894.
Robert and Jean Patterson Taylor owned 150 acres of land at Pine Ford on Swatara Creek about ten miles from Derry Township. Robert apparently owned and operated a tavern at that place and served as township tax collector during the 1750s. After his wife Jean Patterson died Robert married Mary McCandless. Six years before he died he is said to have obtained 3000 acres in the Kishacoquillas Valley for his sons and their families.
Robert & Jean Patterson Taylor's known children are:
Henry [Rhoda Williamson], Catherine [John Sterling], William, Robert [Ann Sample], Matthew [Sarah Sample], Elizabeth [John Watts], Jane, Ann, and John [Eliz. Campbell].
The first Taylors to be assessed in the Kishacoquillas Valley wereHenry and William in 1770, followed by Matthew in 1771 and John in1775. A fifth brother Robert lived in Juniata County and later Erie.The father, Robert Taylor, died in 1760 on Swatara Creek, DerryTownship, Dauphin County. His wife was Mary —. His childrenwere Henry, born in 1733; Catherine, born in 1735; William, born1737; Robert, born 1740; Matthew, born 1742; John, born 1746; Jane, born 1744; Elizabeth,born 1748; Ann, born 1750. Robert Senior had improved land inthe valley in 1754.
Henry Taylor was the oldest of the three Taylor brothers who lived inthe Kishacoquillas Valley. He was born in 1733, married about 1769Rhoda Williamson , died November 22,1813. His wife was born in 1744,died August 3, 1826. Henry Taylor was a captain in the Revolution;road supervisor of Armagh Township 1772. He had ten children:Robert, married Margaret McCandless; Samuel Williamson, born November 6, 1778, died 1862, married Elizabeth Davis; Matthew married Ellen McCulley; Henry B., married Jane McDowell; JosephAlexander, born October 1790, died October 8, 1860, married Han-nah Beatty; David, never married; Mary, married John McKinney;Ann, born April 18, 1774, died August 25, 1853, married JohnAlexander; Jane, married first Robert McNitt, second CrawfordKyle; Rhoda, married — Cooper.
William Taylor was born in 1737, married about 1771 Esther —,died 1781. He served in the Revolution and was overseer of the poorin Armagh Township in 1778. He had four children: Robert; Johnborn February 18, 1778, died November 29, 1843, married RosannaAlexander; Jane; Mary.Matthew Taylor was born 1742, married about 1770 Sarah SampleMayes , died November 12, 1823.There were four children: Robert married Nancy Arnold; John bornMarch 6, 1775, died 1843, married Elizabeth McManigal; Henry,born 1778, died August 17, 1862, married first Ann McNitt; second Rosanna McFarlane, third Priscilla Turbett; Sample.
Notice that, in accordance with our Male Child Naming Rule, each of the threeMifflin County sons of Robert Taylor of Deny Township named his own first-born son for the child's paternal grandfather. This makes for lots of Robertsand possible confusion for the reader, which we attempt to reduce somewhat.Robert Taylor of Derry Township lived at what is known as PineFord on the Swatara, and we shall henceforth refer to him as "Robert Taylor of Pine Ford" and to his son Robert as "Robert Taylor of ErieCounty."Essentially the same information is found in [42].
Robert Taylor Sr. died on Swatara Creek, Derry Township, DauphinCounty before 1761. He took up land in Kishacoquillas Valley in1755. He had five sons: Henry, born 1733, died 1813; Robert, livedin Juniata and Erie Counties; William, died 1781; John, went toAugusta County, Virginia; Matthew, born 1742, died 1823. Henry,William, and Matthew lived in the Kishacoquillas Valley. Therewere four daughters: Catherine, Jane, Elizabeth, and Ann. ([42],