Descendants of Robert Taft

Generation One

1. Robert¹ Taft was born in 1640. He married Sarah (--?--) in 1670. He died on 20 Feb 1725 at Bristol, RI.

Children of Robert¹ Taft and Sarah (--?--) were as follows:

• 2. i. Robert², b. 1674 at Braintree; m. Elizabeth Woodward.
• ii. Daniel; b. 1677; d. 24 Aug 1761.
• 3. iii. Joseph, b. 1680 at Braintree, Mass; m. Elizabeth Emerson.
• iv. Benjamin; b. 1 Mar 1684; d. 1766.

Generation Two

2. Robert² Taft (Robert¹) was born in 1674 at Braintree. He married Elizabeth Woodward in 1694.¹ He died on 29 Apr 1748 at Uxbridge.

Children of Robert² Taft and Elizabeth Woodward were as follows:

• i. Jane³; m. Samuel Morse.
• ii. Robert; b. 24 Dec 1697; m. Mary Chapin, daughter of Seth Chapin and Bethiah Thurston, 20 Nov 1720; d. 1777.
• 4. iii. Israel, b. 26 Apr 1699 at Mendon, Mass; m. Mercy Aldrich.
• iv. Mary; m. Benjamin Albee, son of Benjamin Albee; b. 21 Dec 1700; d. circa 1755.
• v. Alice; m. (--?--) Briggs; b. 27 Jun 1707.
• vi. John; m. Hannah (--?--); b. 17 Dec 1710; m. Deborah White, daughter of Joseph White, 22 Feb 1759;² d. 19 Apr 1769 at age 58.
• vii. Jerima; b. 1 Apr 1713; m. Peter White, son of Joseph White, 20 May 1736.
• viii. Gideon;² m. Elizabeth (--?--); b. 4 Oct 1713;² d. 1763.²
• ix. Eunice; b. 20 Feb 1715; m. Benjamin White 1734;² d. after 1743.

3. Capt. Joseph² Taft (Robert¹) was born in 1680 at Braintree, Mass. He married Elizabeth Emerson, daughter of James Emerson and Sarah (--?--), in 1708. He died on 8 Jan 1747.

Children of Joseph² Taft and Elizabeth Emerson were as follows:

• i. Lucy³; b. 22 Sep 1709.
• ii. Peter; b. 1715.
• 5. iii. Moses, b. 30 Jan 1717; m. Priscilla Thayer.
• iv. Sarah; b. 2 Mar 1719.
• v. Joseph; b. 19 Apr 1722.
• vi. Aaron; b. 12 Apr 1727.
• vii. Margaret; b. 9 Feb 1729.
• viii. Ebenezer; b. 8 Aug 1732.

Generation Three

4. Israel³ Taft (Robert², Robert¹) was born on 26 Apr 1699 at Mendon, Mass. He married Mercy Aldrich, daughter of Jacob Aldrich and Margary Hayward, on 19 Dec 1717. He died in 1753 at Upton, Mass.

Children of Israel³ Taft and Mercy Aldrich were as follows:

• i. Huldah⁴; b. 28 Jun 1717;² m. David Daniels, son of Eleazer Daniels and Mary Holbrook, 1736; d. 1775.
• ii. Priscilla; b. 15 Aug 1721;² m. Moses Wood 5 Feb 1738.
• iii. Israel;² b. 23 Apr 1723;² m. Martha (--?--) 1743.
• 6. iv. Jacob, b. 22 Apr 1725; m. Esther Marsh.
• v. Hannah; b. 26 Nov 1726;² m. Elijah Benjamin 1747.
• vi. Elisha;² b. 3 May 1728;² m. Experience Taft 2 Jul 1754.
• vii. Robert;² b. 14 Feb 1730;² m. Jane Crag 1750;² d. 12 Nov 1810 at age 80.²
• viii. Mercy;² b. 7 Apr 1733;² m. Benjamin Greene, son of Benjamin Greene and Martha Adams, 2 Oct 1753.
• ix. Samuel; b. 23 Sep 1735; m. Mary Murdock, daughter of Benjamin Murdock and Mary Hyde, 1758; m. Experience Humes, daughter of Nicholas Humes, 9 Jan 1786;² d. 2 Aug 1816 at age 80.
• x. Stephen; m. Anna (--?--);² b. 1 Apr 1741; m. Mercy Hazeltine 14 Apr 1763.²
• xi. Silas; b. 5 Nov 1744; m. Elizabeth Sadler 8 Sep 1772.
• xii. Margary; m. Simon Wood; b. 14 May 1748.

5. Moses³ Taft (Joseph², Robert¹) was born on 30 Jan 1717. He married Priscilla Thayer, daughter of Thomas Thayer and Ruth Darling, on 30 Oct 1737. He died on 16 Jul 1778 at age 61.

Children of Moses³ Taft and Priscilla Thayer all b. at Uxbridge, Worcester, Mass, were as follows:

• i. Abner⁴; b. 28 Dec 1736; m. Trial White 25 Nov 1756.
• 7. ii. Ruth, b. 1742; m. Capt Joseph Chapin.
• iii. Margaret; b. 19 Feb 1742; m. Levi White 5 Dec 1765.
• iv. Moses; b. 31 Dec 1742.
• v. Nathum; b. 17 Aug 1745; m. Rachael Albee 19 Feb 1767.
• vi. Priscilla; b. 30 Apr 1749; m. Timothy Taft 6 Dec 1780.
• vii. Luke; b. 10 Aug 1754.

Generation Four

6. Jacob⁴ Taft (Israel³, Robert², Robert¹) was born on 22 Apr 1725.² He married Esther Marsh, daughter of John Marsh and Abigail Hayward, on 13 Feb 1745. He died on 5 Mar 1803 at age 77.

Children of Jacob⁴ Taft and Esther Marsh were as follows:

• 8. i. Olive⁵, b. 16 Mar 1745; m. Ameriah Chapin.
• ii. Esther; b. 9 Jan 1748.
• iii. Timothy; b. 3 Apr 1750.
• iv. Jacob; b. 1 Dec 1751.
• v. Abigail; b. 5 Oct 1754.
• vi. Lois; b. 28 Apr 1757.
• vii. Mary; b. 5 Mar 1758.
• viii. Israel; b. 1 Mar 1761.
• ix. Easeman; b. 16 Jun 1763.

7. Ruth⁴ Taft (Moses³, Joseph², Robert¹) was born in 1742 at Uxbridge, Worcester, Mass. She married Capt Joseph Chapin, son of Josiah Chapin and Mary Nelson, on 29 Mar 1758 at Uxbridge, Worcester, Mass.

Children of Ruth⁴ Taft and Capt Joseph Chapin were:

• 9. i. Ameriah⁵, b. 20 Apr; m. Olive Taft.

Generation Five

8. Olive⁵ Taft (Jacob⁴, Israel³, Robert², Robert¹) was born on 16 Mar 1745. She married Ameriah Chapin, son of Capt Joseph Chapin and Ruth Taft, on 10 Jan 1778. She died on 3 May 1839 at age 94.

Children of Olive⁵ Taft and Ameriah Chapin were:

• 10. i. Sylvia⁶, b. 16 May 1790; m. George Willard.

9. Ameriah⁵ Chapin (Ruth⁴Taft, Moses³, Joseph², Robert¹) was born on 20 Apr. He married Olive Taft, daughter of Jacob Taft and Esther Marsh, on 10 Jan 1778. He died on 18 Apr 1840.

Children of Ameriah⁵ Chapin and Olive Taft were:

• i. Sylvia⁶, b. 16 May 1790; m. George Willard. (see # 10.).

Generation Six

10. Sylvia⁶ Chapin (Olive⁵Taft, Jacob⁴, Israel³, Robert², Robert¹) was born on 16 May 1790. She married George Willard, son of Samuel Willard and Olive Frost, on 21 Dec 1809. She died on 20 Aug 1842 at age 52.

Children of Sylvia⁶ Chapin and George Willard were:

• i. Agnes⁷; b. 17 May 1823 at Mass; m. William Osborne Bartlett, son of Otis Bartlett and Waite Buffum, 23 Oct 1845 at Grafton, Mass; d. 21 May 1853 at Mass at age 30.

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