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Descendents of Robert and Sarah Taft

Note:  The data in this descendent listing was extracted from the 1999 "alltaft.ged" GEDCOM file posed on the old Taft Family Association web page.  I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information contained in the file.  As with any on-line genealogy data, sources should be verified.  It includes many descendents of Robert and Sarah Taft, but is not all-inclusive.  Due to the size of the file, I have not included notes from the GEDCOM.  If you would like a copy of the entire GEDCOM via e-mail for import into your own genealogy software, please click below.  A zipped version of the GEDCOM file is about 353K.  The entire file is 1.6 MB.  Zip software can be downloaded free at WinZip®.

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Generation One

1. Robert1 Taft; born circa 1640 at England; died 8 Feb 1724/25 at Mendon, Ma.

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

Generation Two

2. Thomas2 Taft (Robert1); born 1671; died 1755 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Thomas2 Taft and Deborah Genery were as follows:

3. Robert2 Taft (Robert1); born 1674 at Braintree, Ma; married Elizabeth Woodard, daughter of Israel Woodward and Jane Godfrey, 1694; died 29 Apr 1748 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Robert2 Taft and Elizabeth Woodard were as follows:

4. Daniel2 Taft (Robert1); born 1677 at Braintree, Ma; married \Hannah\ (--?--) circa 1704; married Lydia Chapin, daughter of Josiah Chapin and Lydia Brown, 5 Dec 1706; died 24 Aug 1761 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Daniel2 Taft and \Hannah\ (--?--) were:

Children of Daniel2 Taft and Lydia Chapin all born at Mendon, Ma, were as follows: 5. Joseph2 Taft (Robert1); born 1680 at Mendon, Ma; married Elizabeth Emerson 1708 at Mendon, Ma; died 18 Jul 1747 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Joseph2 Taft and Elizabeth Emerson were as follows:

6. Benjamin2 Taft (Robert1); born 31 Mar 1684 at Bristol, Ma; married Sarah Thomas 22 Mar 1707/8 at Mendon, Ma; married Barsheba Dicke 14 Jan 1762 at Uxbridge, Ma; died 1768 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Benjamin2 Taft and Sarah Thomas were as follows:

There were no children of Benjamin2 Taft and Barsheba Dicke.

Generation Three

7. Joseph3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 26 May 1693 at Mendon, Ma; died 20 Oct 1761 at Uxbridge, Ma, at age 68.

Children of Joseph3 Taft and Hannah Cook were as follows:

8. Sarah3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 29 Mar 1695 at Mendon, Ma; died 1746.

Children of Sarah3 Taft and Thomas Tenney were as follows:

9. Eleazer3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 5 Apr 1697 at Mendon, Ma; died 29 Aug 1759 at Mendon, Ma, at age 62.

Children of Eleazer3 Taft and Rachel Thayer were as follows:

12. Deborah3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 14 Nov 1702 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Deborah3 Taft and Benjamin Wheelock were as follows:

13. Rachel3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 1 Oct 1704 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Rachel3 Taft and Uriah Thayer were as follows:

14. Martha3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 15 Jun 1708 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Martha3 Taft and Joseph Benson were as follows:

15. Isaac3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 15 Jul 1710 at Mendon, Ma; died 1767.

Children of Isaac3 Taft and Deborah White were as follows:

16. Thomas3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 15 Mar 1712/13 at Mendon, Ma; died 25 Jan 1793 at Mendon, Ma, at age 79.

Children of Thomas3 Taft and Lydia Thompson were as follows:

17. Susannah3 Taft (Thomas2, Robert1); born 15 Mar 1712/13 at Mendon, Ma; died 17 Nov 1751 at Mendon, Ma, at age 38.

Children of Susannah3 Taft and John Fish were as follows:

19. Robert3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 24 Dec 1697 at Mendon, Ma; married Mary Chapin, daughter of Seth Chapin and Bethiah Thurston, 20 Nov 1720 at Mendon, Ma; died 6 Mar 1776 atUxbridge, Ma, at age 78.

Children of Robert3 Taft and Mary Chapin were as follows:

20. Israel3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 26 Apr 1699 at Mendon, Ma; married Mercy Aldrich 19 Dec 1717 at Mendon, Ma; died 1753 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Israel3 Taft and Mercy Aldrich were as follows:

21. Mary3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 21 Dec 1700 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Mary3 Taft and Benjamin Albee were as follows:

23. Elizabeth3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 18 Jun 1704 at Mendon, Ma; married Peter Marvel 6 Dec 1727 at Boston, Ma; died 1748.

Children of Elizabeth3 Taft and Peter Marvel were as follows:

24. Alice3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 27 Jun 1707 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Alice3 Taft and \Briggs\ (--?--) were:

25. Eunice3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 20 Feb 1707/8 at Mendon, Ma; married Benjamin White 25 Jan 1733/34 at Uxbridge, Ma; married Obediah Walker 28 Oct 1745.

Children of Eunice3 Taft and Benjamin White all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

Children of Eunice3 Taft and Obediah Walker were: 26. John3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 18 Dec 1710 at Mendon, Ma; married Hannah Cheney 11 Apr 1734 at Boston, Ma; married Deborah White 22 Feb 1759 at Uxbridge, Ma; died 19 Apr 1769 at Boston, Ma, at age 58.

Children of John3 Taft and Hannah Cheney were as follows:

Children of John3 Taft and Deborah White all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows: 27. Jane3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 1712.

Children of Jane3 Taft and Samuel Morse all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

28. Jemima3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 1 Apr 1713 at Mendon, Ma; married Peter White 20 May 1736 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Jemima3 Taft and Peter White all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

29. Gideon3 Taft (Robert2, Robert1); born 4 Oct 1715 at Mendon, Ma; died Oct 1763 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Gideon3 Taft and \Elisabeth\ (--?--) all born atUxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

31. Abigail3 Taft (Daniel2, Robert1); born 24 Sep 1707 at Mendon, Ma; married Abraham Staples, son of Abraham Staples and Mehitable Hayward, 26 Jul 1727 at Mendon, Ma; died circa 1736.

Children of Abigail3 Taft and Abraham Staples were as follows:

32. Josiah3 Taft (Daniel2, Robert1); born 2 Apr 1709 at Mendon, Ma; married Lydia Chapin, daughter of Seth Chapin and Bethiah Thurston, 28 Dec 1731 at Mendon, Ma; died 30 Sep 1756 at Uxbridge, Ma, at age 47.

Children of Josiah3 Taft and Lydia Chapin were as follows:

33. David3 Taft (Daniel2, Robert1); born 29 Apr 1711 at Mendon, Ma; died 12 Oct 1756 at Mendon, Ma, at age 45.

Children of David3 Taft and Joanna(h) Lovett were as follows:

35. Daniel3 Taft (Daniel2, Robert1); born 29 Apr 1715 at Mendon, Ma; married Hopestill White, daughter of Thomas White and Deborah Read, before 1740; died 1761.

Children of Daniel3 Taft and Hopestill White were as follows:

36. Ephraim3 Taft (Daniel2, Robert1); born 25 May 1718 at Mendon, Ma; married Mary Taft circa 1743; married Ann Read 29 Jun 1747 at Smithfield, RI; died 6 May 1748 at Uxbridge, Ma, at age 29.

Children of Ephraim3 Taft and Mary Taft both born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

Children of Ephraim3 Taft and Ann Read were: 37. Japhet3 Taft (Daniel2, Robert1); born 3 Mar 1721/22 at Mendon, Ma; married Hannah Goldthwaite circa 1757; married Sarah Alexander 4 May 1763.

There were no children of Japhet3 Taft and Hannah Goldthwaite.

Children of Japhet3 Taft and Sarah Alexander were as follows:

38. Caleb3 Taft (Daniel2, Robert1); born 1724 at Mendon, Ma; married Susannah Albee, daughter of Benjamin Albee and Mary Taft, 10 Aug 1747 at Mendon, Ma; died 1782 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Caleb3 Taft and Susannah Albee were as follows:

40. Moses3 Taft (Joseph2, Robert1); born 30 Jan 1712/13 at Mendon, Ma; married Priscilla Thayer 3 Sep 1735 at Uxbridge, Ma; died 13 Jul 1788 at Uxbridge, Ma, at age 75.

Children of Moses3 Taft and Priscilla Thayer all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

41. Peter3 Taft (Joseph2, Robert1); born 1715 at Mendon, Ma; married Elizabeth Cheney 20 Apr 1736 at Medfield, Ma; died 12 Dec 1783 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Peter3 Taft and Elizabeth Cheney all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

43. Joseph3 Taft (Joseph2, Robert1); born 19 Apr 1722 at Uxbridge, Ma; married Elizabeth Thayer 23 Jan 1740/41 at Uxbridge, Ma; married Mary Sawyer 4 Dec 1779 at Lancaster, Middlesex County, Ma; died 25 Dec 1787 at Lancaster, Middlesex County, Ma, at age 65.

Children of Joseph3 Taft and Elizabeth Thayer were:

There were no children of Joseph3 Taft and Mary Sawyer.

45. Aaron3 Taft (Joseph2, Robert1); born 12 Apr 1727 at Uxbridge, Ma; married Mercy Arnold 24 Dec 1749 at Glocester, RI; died 5 Nov 1805 at Uxbridge, Ma, at age 78.

Children of Aaron3 Taft and Mercy Arnold were:

49. Samuel3 Taft (Benjamin2, Robert1); born 11 Jul 1708 at Mendon, Ma; married Hannah Jeperson 12 Apr 1739 at Uxbridge, Ma; died circa 1761 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Samuel3 Taft and Hannah Jeperson all born at Douglas, Ma, were as follows:

50. Stephen3 Taft (Benjamin2, Robert1); born 18 Apr 1710 at Mendon, Ma; married Mary Lewis 27 Mar 1733 at Glocester, RI; died Aug 1770 at Uxbridge, Ma, at age 60.

Children of Stephen3 Taft and Mary Lewis all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

51. Mijamin3 Taft (Benjamin2, Robert1); born 2 May 1712 at Mendon, Ma; married Sarah Sweeting, daughter of Henry Sweeting and Esther Brown, 1733 at Providence, RI; married Susanna Robbins 14 Dec 1779 at Douglas, Ma; died 1785 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Mijamin3 Taft and Sarah Sweeting all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

Children of Mijamin3 Taft and Susanna Robbins both born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows: 52. Tabareh3 Taft (Benjamin2, Robert1); born 11 Jun 1714 at Mendon, Ma; married James Yates 6 Jan 1734/35 at Uxbridge, Ma; died 4 May 1753 at Uxbridge, Ma, at age 38.

Children of Tabareh3 Taft and James Yates all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

53. Keziah3 Taft (Benjamin2, Robert1); born circa 1720 at Mendon, Ma; married William Hayward 11 Nov 1741 at Mendon, Ma; died 8 Dec 1765 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Keziah3 Taft and William Hayward were as follows:

54. Silas3 Taft (Benjamin2, Robert1); born 1727 at Massachusetts; married Mary Farnum 26 Jan 1748/49 at Smithfield, RI; married Keziah Twitchell 26 Apr 1771 at Uxbridge, Ma; died circa 1811 at Richmond, NH.

Children of Silas3 Taft and Mary Farnum all born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows:

There were no children of Silas3 Taft and Keziah Twitchell.

55. Paul3 Taft (Benjamin2, Robert1); born 1729 at Uxbridge, Ma; married Mehitable Cook 10 May 1750 at Uxbridge, Ma; died 23 Jan 1804 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Paul3 Taft and Mehitable Cook were as follows:

56. Marcy3 Taft (Benjamin2, Robert1); born circa 1731 at ?Uxbridge, Ma; married Rufus Smith 12 Nov 1751 at Glocester, RI; died 17 Apr 1811 at Burrillville, RI.

Children of Marcy3 Taft and Rufus Smith all born at Glocester, RI, were as follows:

Generation Four

58. Joseph4 Taft (Joseph3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 15 Jan 1723/24 at Mendon, Ma; married Elizabeth Cummings circa 1752; married Abigail March circa 1772; died 3 Feb 1803 at Uxbridge, Ma, at age 79.

Children of Joseph4 Taft and Elizabeth Cummings were as follows:

Children of Joseph4 Taft and Abigail March both born at Uxbridge, Ma, were as follows: 59. Noah4 Taft (Joseph3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 1728; died 2 Sep 1814 at Uxbridge, Ma.

Children of Noah4 Taft and Margaret Kieth were as follows:

63. Experience4 Taft (Joseph3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 7 Apr 1733 at Uxbridge, Ma; married Elisha Taft, son of Israel Taft and Mercy Aldrich, 2 Jul 1754 atUpton, Ma; died 15 Mar 1817 at ?Upton, Ma, at age 83.

Children of Experience4 Taft and Elisha Taft were:

75. Moses4 Taft (Eleazer3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 20 Jul 1722 at Mendon, Ma; died 12 Nov 1791 at Randolph, Ma, at age 69.

Children of Moses4 Taft and Mary Dorr all born at Randolph, Ma, were as follows:

76. Aaron4 Taft (Eleazer3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 20 Jul 1722 at Mendon, Ma; died 24 Apr 1764 at Mendon, Ma, at age 41.

Children of Aaron4 Taft and Bethiah Daniels were as follows:

77. Sarah4 Taft (Eleazer3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 2 Nov 1727.

Children of Sarah4 Taft and Peter Wheelock were:

78. Joshua4 Taft (Eleazer3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 14 Jan 1730/31 at Mendon, Ma; died 1771.

Children of Joshua4 Taft and Mary Johnson were as follows:

83. Uriah4 Thayer (Rachel3Taft, Thomas2, Robert1); born 17 Mar 1728/29 at Bellingham, Ma.

Children of Uriah4 Thayer and Jemima Thayer were:

84. Ebenezer4 Thayer (Rachel3Taft, Thomas2, Robert1); born 22 Nov 1731 at Mendon, Ma; died 13 Dec 1775 at age 44.

Children of Ebenezer4 Thayer and Huldah Thompson were:

88. Simeon4 Thayer (Rachel3Taft, Thomas2, Robert1); born 20 Oct 1739 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Simeon4 Thayer and Zerviah Ballou were:

96. Jonathan4 Taft (Isaac3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 5 Jan 1744/45 at Mendon, Ma.

Children of Jonathan4 Taft and Bethiah Daniels all born at Mendon, Ma, were as follows:

98. Artemas4 Taft (Isaac3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 28 Dec 1750 at Mendon, Ma; died 1841 at Rutland, Vt.

Children of Artemas4 Taft and Abigail Staples were as follows:

105. Lydia4 Taft (Thomas3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 10 May 1738 at Mendon, Ma; married Josiah Taft, son of Josiah Taft and Lydia Chapin, 11 Jun 1755 at Mendon, Ma; married Ebenezer Taft, son of Robert Taft and Mary Chapin, 29 Jul 1762 at Mendon, Ma; died 29 Jan 1829 at Northbridge, Ma, at age 90.

Children of Lydia4 Taft and Josiah Taft both born at Mendon, Ma, were as follows:

Children of Lydia4 Taft and Ebenezer Taft both born at Mendon, Ma, were as follows: 108. Hannah4 Taft (Thomas3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 6 Mar 1744/45; died 21 Nov 1819 at age 74.

Children of Hannah4 Taft and Peletiah Penniman were as follows:

109. Nathaniel4 Taft (Thomas3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 15 Oct 1747 at Mendon, Ma; died 12 Aug 1827 at Mendon, Ma, at age 79.

Children of Nathaniel4 Taft and Abigail Holbrook all born atMendon, Ma, were as follows:

112. Thomas4 Taft (Thomas3, Thomas2, Robert1); born 30 Oct 1753; died 8 Jun 1835 at age 81.

Children of Thomas4 Taft and Betsey Britton were as follows:

Children of Thomas4 Taft and Mary Polly Spring all born at Mendon, Ma, were as follows: 114. Simeon4 Fish (Susannah3Taft, Thomas2, Robert1); born 17 May 1747; married Tabitha Taft, daughter of Samuel Taft and Hannah Jeperson, 10 Nov 1768 at Uxbridge, Ma; died 9 Mar 1825 at age 77.

Children of Simeon4 Fish and Tabitha Taft were as follows:

116. Hannah4 Fish (Susannah3Taft, Thomas2, Robert1); born 25 Jun 1744.

Children of Hannah4 Fish and Solomon Wood were as follows:

121. Robert4 Taft (Robert3, Robert2, Robert1); born 1725 at Uxbridge, Ma; married Deborah Lovett 21 Jan 1748/49 at Mendon, Ma; died 22 Sep 1787 at New Marlboro, Ma.

Children of Robert4 Taft and Deborah Lovett all born at Mendon, Ma, were as follows: