Stephen's Smith Family - Ancestors, Descendants and Cousins

Notes

Thomas Taylor

Bardsley's "English Surnames" points out that the name Taylor took on more than Ten different forms, the total number being so extensive that no attempt could be made to collect them.

My Taylors of Maryland trace their ancestry to Baron Tallefer who came to England with William the Conqueror and led the charge of Hastings, going into battle "singing the old war songs". For his great services his family was given landed possesions in the county of Kent, Which descended to his posterity during the reigns of Henry III, Richard II, and Henry IV, and V. His descendants became the Earls of Pennington, who bear the same arms as those brought to Maryland and Virginia by the Taylors.

There were Taylors in Carlisle, England and Tayleurs of Ireland, who bore the same arms. The name was also spelled Telfair and Tailssifer. Mead states that John Telfair of Ireland was the ancestor of Matthew Taylor who came to New York in 1675. A pamphlet on the Taylor-Livingston Centenary(1904) Franklin County, Ohio, states that, that branch of the family left Scotland for religious reasons. They moved to the North of Ireland in 1620 (Londonderry) where they lived until 1720 when Mattew Taylor came to New Hampshire.

Note; I obtained this information from Roots web World Connect Project: Foster's of Adams County, Ill.,Charlie Fosters family site.

Elizabeth Marsh

Widow of Thomas Sparrow, Married Thomas Taylor, ...... Died with husband of epidemic fever.   IGI, ref. film no. 184242, p. 2175, has Elizabeth Marsh b. 15, April 1634 to Thomas and Margaret Marsh at  "St. Mary, Somerset, England" (sic): could this be St. Mary-le-Strand, which is across from Somerset House in the Strand, London?

Marriage Notes for Thomas Taylor and Elizabeth Marsh-1479

Married Feb 1, 1669 in Third Haven Quaker Meeting, Talbot Co. Maryland. This is a church record from Third Haven Quaker Meeting. This record can be found at the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD. From: Family Archive #224 Marriage index: Maryland, 1655-1850.

Richard Taylor

Last Will And Testament of Richard Taylor Sr. of Baltimore, County, Maryland  Dated June 1726, proved May 18, 1729.

In the name of God Amen, I Richard Taylor of Baltimore Co. Maryland being well in health & good memory but being aged & infirm & bearing in mind the uncertainty of time here in this world thought fit to make this my last will & testament.

First I will that all my just debts be paid in convenient time after my decease.

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Frances Taylor & her heirs 270a being part of a certain tract of land called Taylors Discovery to lye at the sd land in a square as near as maybe. likewise I give unto my daughter all known cattle marked a cross & slit & small upper square in the left ear & in right ear a cross an square being now five cattle in number & in case my sd daughter dies without issue to the 275a to son Joseph & if he dies without issue then to my son Thomas Taylor & his heirs.

Item I give unto my son Thomas Taylor all that tract of sd land called Taylors String containing 300a and the addition to Taylors String 125a of land and 80a of land being of that tract of land called Taylors Discovery in all 505 acres of land. I give unto Thomas Taylor his heirs if any and if no heirs I will & bequeath the sd land with all improvements unto my son Joseph after the decease of my son Thomas Taylor & wife Sarah if no heirs.

Item i give to my son Joseph Taylor all my dwelling plantation known by the name of Taylors Range Cont. 860a of land; & the addition to Taylors Range being 70a & the addition to Shoomakers Hall being 99a of land in all 1029a of land, but if Joseph dies without heirs I give this land to my son Thomas & his heirs if.- if any & if my Thomas & Joseph should both depart this life without heirs then I give all of the above tracts to my daughter Frances Taylor & her heirs.

Item I give unto Margaret Sing (?Ling) my granddaughter & her heirs 150a being part of that tract of Land called Taylors Discovery and west adjoining the land given unto my daughter Frances. If my granddaughter dies without issue then I give the land to son Thomas Taylor & if he dies to son Joseph Taylor & my will is that all the land above if any one decease without heirs then the survivor whoever they be may _____________ unto the deceased as above.

Item I give to my son Richard Taylor 5 sh in Money or the value

Item I give unto my son Joseph Taylor a Lot of land containing I acre of land bought John Ensor for to build a meeting house on, it the sd land and the house that is on it and bequeath for the use of friends for the use of a meeting house & burying place for friends forever to Quakers so called

Item I give & bequeath - my will is that my dear wife may have the plantation whereof we do live during her life without nay molestation.

Item Thomas Taylor is to have his 80a of land out of Taylors Discovery beginning at first bound tree of sd land.

Item I give unto my dear wife a just third part of all my personal estate the other thirds to be equally divided between my sons Thomas & Joseph Taylor & my daughter Frances Taylor & my granddaughter Margaret Sing each of them equal & share all of the two-thirds of my personal estate.

Item I do appoint my son Thomas Taylor & Joseph Taylor jointly to be my executors of this my last will & testament.

Item I do hereby Im power my son Joseph to convey & make over a parcel of Land Cont: mentioned in my Bond given to John Hiller dated in the yr 1725.

Richard Taylor  (seal)

Sealed published & declared to be my last will & testament in presence of us:
John Cross
Benj "X" Price
Edward Toll
George Hitchcock

On the back of the a forgoing will was thus written viz
Balt Co. 18 May 1729 came John Cross & Benjamin Price two of the subscribing evidences.
Evidences to the will & made oath that they saw the testator Richard Taylor sign &said heard him public declare the same to be his last will & testament & that at the time so doing he was of sound mind & that they subscribed the said will in the presence of  testator.

(Note: West River Meeting of the Society of Friends - Richard Taylor of Anne Arundell County married 7th day of 6th month commonly called August  1687 to Ann Trasey (Tracy) heir of Samuel Tracey of Baltimore County, presumably his daughter.)

Note: This is exactly worded the way I copied it from the internet. I did not attempt to correct or change any mistakes spelling or otherwise.
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