William and Peter Taylor, both "Husbandmen" from Sutton, Chester, England purchased 1250 acres in Pennsylvania from William Penn for 25 pounds on 2 and 3 March 1681-2. They arrived in 1682, taking up 350 acres in Upper Providence township, present site of Media, Pennsylvania. Peter and Sarah Houlston declared their intention to marry at Chester Meeting on 1/2/1685 and again on 2/6/1685 and were married shortly thereafter.
Peter was born at
Sutton, Cheshire, England, circa 1665. He was the son of
William Taylor and
Alice Woode. He married
Sarah Houlston at
Pennsylvania circa 6 February 1685. Peter died on 15 November 1720 at
Caln Twp., Delaware Co., Pennsylvania. His body was interred in November 1720 at
Pennsylvania.