8g-grandparents
James TAYLOR was an indentured servant of John PYNCHON, brother of William PYNCHON, founder and wealthiest citizen of Springfield, MA. He appeared in Springfield in 1662. [JMB, Vol. I, p. 45]
Incidentally, John PYNCHON, probably a descendant of John or William, a clerk of courts in 1742, married the daughter of the Rev. Edward TAYLOR, of Westfield. [MAG, p. 600-1]
James married Mary TAYLOR on 17 Jan 1667, probably in Springfield. They had 11 children, probably all born in Springfield. Mary died on 18 Mar 1700, and James died on 27 Oct 1720, both in Springfield. Mary was the daughter of Jonathan TAYLOR and his wife Mary. I don't know if James and Mary TAYLOR were related, or if James adopted her name. [JMB, Vol. II, p. 643]
In 1677 James TAYLOR was chosen as hayward for the common fields, for house-lots on west side of the river, and John PETTY was chosen as surveyor of highways on the west side of the river. [MAG, p. 176] In 1693, James TAYLOR's daughter Mary would marry John PETTY's son John.
1 James TAYLOR Sr d: 27 Oct 1720 in Springfield, MA
+ Mary TAYLOR m: 17 Jan 1667, d: 18 Mar 1700
......2 Rebecca TAYLOR b: 18 Nov 1668, d: 05 Feb 1669
......2 James TAYLOR Jr b: 26 Nov 1669, d: Abt. 1739
...... + Dorothy ROGERS m: 21 Feb 1704
......2 Mary TAYLOR b: 28 Dec 1671
...... + John PETTY b: 09 Nov 1666 in Springfield, MA, m: 13 Apr 1693
......2 John TAYLOR b: 14 Mar 1673, d: 12 Nov 1673
......2 Samuel TAYLOR b: 26 Nov 1674, d: 6 Apr 1686,
......2 Elizabeth TAYLOR b: 05 Jan 1678, d: 27 Nov 1710
......2 Jonathan TAYLOR b: 30 Oct 1679, d: 14 Oct 1749
...... + Sarah KNOWLTON b: 31 Aug 1682, m: 26 Jan 1712, d: 11 Mar 1765
......2 Ebenezer TAYLOR b: 26 Aug 1681, d: 27 Jun 1689
......2 Thomas TAYLOR b: 10 Jan 1684 in Suffield, Hartford, CT, d: 17 Jun 1703
......2 Samuel TAYLOR b: 06 Apr 1686, d: 18 Dec 1774
...... + Sarah BAGG b: 1694, m: 17 Jan 1717, d: 02 May 1776
......2 Rebecca TAYLOR b: 12 Jul 1689
1. Rebecca TAYLOR was born 18 Nov 1668, and died 05 Feb 1669, age 2 months.
2. James TAYLOR Jr was born 26 Nov 1669, and died about 1739, age 70. He married on 21 Feb 1704 to Dorothy ROGERS. James and Dorothy were my 7g-grandparents. See the James TAYLOR Jr page.
3. Mary TAYLOR was born 28 Dec 1671, and on 13 Apr 1693 married John PETTY, born 9 Nov 1666 in Springfield. They had 5 children. [JMB, Vol. II, pp. 620-1]
1 Mary TAYLOR b: 28 Dec 1671
+ John PETTY b: 09 Nov 1666 in Springfield, MA, m: 13 Apr 1693
......2 Mary PETTY b: 26 Oct 1695
...... + Robert EMMONS
......2 John PETTY b: 06 Apr 1701
......2 Joseph PETTY d: 29 Aug 1710
......2 Abigail PETTY b: 03 Apr 1713
...... + Pedijah FIELD
......2 Ebenezer PETTY
...... + Rebecca
4. John TAYLOR was born 14 Mar 1673, and died 12 Nov 1673, age almost 8 months.
5. Samuel TAYLOR was born 26 Nov 1674, and must have died before 6 Apr 1686, as they tried again with that name.
6. Elizabeth TAYLOR was born 05 Jan 1678, and died 27 Nov 1710.
7. Jonathan TAYLOR was born 30 Oct 1679, and died 14 Oct 1749, age almost 70. He married on 26 Jan 1712 to Sarah KNOWLTON, who was born 31 Aug 1682 and died 11 Mar 1765. Sarah was the daughter of Benjamin KNOWLTON and Hannah MERRICK. [JMB, Vol. II, pp. 595-6]
8. Ebenezer TAYLOR was born 26 Aug 1681, and died 27 Jun 1689.
9. Thomas TAYLOR was born 10 Jan 1684 in Suffield, Hartford, CT, and died 17 Jun 1703.
10. Samuel TAYLOR was born 06 Apr 1686, and died 18 Dec 1774. He married on 17 Jan 1717 to Sarah BAGG, who was born in 1694, and died on 02 May 1776. Sarah was the daughter of John BAGG and Mercy THOMAS. [JMB, Vol. II, p. 524] See [JNB, pp. 109-14] for the BAGG family.
Samuel TAYLOR's gravestone in Old Meadow Cemetery, West Springfield, says he died 18 Dec 1774, "in ye 84 Year of his Age." So he had passed his 83rd birthday, but not his 84th, which implies he was born between 18 Dec 1690 and 17 Dec 1691.
11. Rebecca TAYLOR was born 12 Jul 1689.
Sources
[JMB] The first century of the history of Springfield; the official records from 1636 to 1736, with an historical review and biographical mention of the founders (1898) by Henry Martyn Burt Vol I Vol II
[JNB] Account of the centennial celebration of the town of West Springfield, Mass 1874, compiled by J. N. Bagg (requires Ancestry.com license)
Updated 13 Sep 2020 by William Haloupek. Contact haloupek at gmail dot com.