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The following information is credited to Mrs. Stark . 1. John1 Taylor was born 1605 in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and died 1646.1 He married Rhoda Tinker about 1639 in Massachusetts. Rhoda was baptized 16 Jun 1611 at New Windsor, England.2 She was the daughter of Robert and Mary (Merwin)Tinker. . . Our emigrant ancestor, John Taylor, sailed with Governor Winthrop and his party of Puritans aboard the flagship Arbella that landed in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 12 Jun 1630.80 Johns first wife (name unknown) and their child died soon after arrival. He applied to be a freeman 19 Oct 1630 and took the Freemans Oath on 18 May 1631.80,179 In early New England, before a member of society could exercise the right to vote or hold public office, he had to be made a Freeman by the General or Quarterly Court. He was also required to produce evidence that he was a respectable member of the church. . . The Puritans were a group of people who were discontent with the Church of England and worked towards religious, moral and social reforms. They came to America to escape persecution from the church leadership and the King. The spiritual beliefs that they held were strong and their common unity strengthened the community. God was at the forefront of their minds. Their interpretation of the New Testament was very harsh and this worked both for and against them. People that opposed their views were requested to leave the community or be converted. Since the church elders were also the political leaders, any church infraction was also a social one and there was no margin for error. The words and actions of the Puritans largely shaped the moral character of our country.. . John’s second wife was the widow, Rhoda (Tinker) Hobbs. In August 1639, they, along with the Rev. Ephraim Hewett and some of the other Puritans living in the Dorchester, Massachusetts area, relocated to Windsor, the site of the first English settlement in Connecticut. A lot was granted to John in 1640 and he; his wife, Rhoda; and their two young sons, John and Thomas, lived inside the palisade walls of the new settlement. The Native Americans living in the area were of Algonquian heritage. They were peaceful people and lived in harmony with the settlers. The Pequots were the only tribe to resist the early settlers in Connecticut. Sadly, they were wiped out during the Pequot War of 1636-1637. . . John Taylor was civic minded and highly thought of by his neighbors and friends. According to the records, in 1644 he served on a jury and was appointed an arbitrator in a civil action. In January 1646, leaving his wife and two young sons behind, he, together with other prominent Connecticut men, sailed for England on the first ship built in that colony. These men were chosen to represent Connecticut in the English courts to try to secure, for the colony, a charter that would be as good, if not better, than the one held by Massachusetts. They sailed from near New Haven, CT and the ship was never heard from again. It is believed that all aboard perished at sea. The voyage was made famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his prose the “Phantom Ship”. Seventeen years passed before a new royal charter was attained in 1662. That very same charter was used by the State of Connecticut until its state constitution was adopted in 1818.. . John Taylors Will of 24 Nov 1645 was not probated until 06 Sep 1694 after the death of his wife, Rhoda. The Court granted administration to son, John2Taylor.357. . Nov 24 Anno Domni 1645. . This is to testify to the world and whomsoever it may concern, that, I, John Taylor of Windsor in Connecticut, fully intended and purposed for a voyage for England, and not knowing how providence may order and what events may ensue in respect to my life or liberty of return unto my family again, being bound by a rule of prudence to set my house in order and to guide according to the rule of God and conscience for the quiet and peace of my wife and children, if God shall take me away, that they may enjoy peaceably an honest proportion of that Estate with which God hath blessed me. I do, therefore, as my last Will and Testament, order that in the first place, all my true and lawful debts be satisfied to any man whatsoever and shall on due consideration demand the same.. . Also, I bequeath unto my daughters-in-law, equally to be divided among them, all my land that lyes on the east of the great river, in lieu of my engagement unto them upon my marriage and that my wife shall bring them up until they come to the age of eighteen years and my said wife to enjoy the benefit of the said land until that time.. . Also, I bequeath unto my wife and my two sons all residue of my lands with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging within the town of Windsor aforesaid, as also my dwelling house with all my household and all my living stock. Also any kind of estate whatsoever, only provided my wife to enjoy the whole benefit in case she doth not marry till they accomplish the age of one and twenty years and then either at the time of her marriage or either of them accomplishing the aforesaid age, the time that first happens, sum of my land with all my other goods and estate being indifferently priced, shall upon equal portion be divided unto them and my said wife shall maintain them upon the entire estate until the said division. To the confirming of this, my last will and testament, witness my hand the twenty-fourth of November Anno Domni 1645. Signed: John Taylor. . The Will was written in the handwriting of the witness Bray Rossiter, a prominent man and the earliest physician in Connecticut.357. . In John Taylor’s Will, he mentions his “daughters-in-law.” He was referring to Rhoda’s daughters by her first marriage. In today’s terminology, these young ladies would be known as step-daughters; over the years, some relationship terms have changed in meaning. For example, years ago an uncle could have been a neighbor or friend and if you were a “junior” it did not necessary mean that you were named after your father. You could have been named after your father’s brother.. . Rhoda was the daughter of Robert and Mary (Merwin) Tinker. Her father, Robert, was born about 1565 and buried on 02 Jun 1624 in New Windsor, County of Berks, England. Her mother, Mary Merwin, born about 1575, was the daughter of Thomas Merwin. She married Robert Tinker on 26 Jan 1600/01 in Amersham, County of Buckinghamshire, England.4 Robert is the earliest known member of the Tinker family. In 1615, he served as church warden in New Windsor. New Windsor, the home of the Tinker family, is best known as the site of Windsor Castle, and has served as the residence of a long succession of English monarchs, including the present Queen Elizabeth II.5. . Rhoda Tinker married (1) Thomas Hobbs 01 Nov 1631 in New Wind- sor, Buckinghamshire, England. The children of Rhoda and Thomas Hobbs were: Abigail Hobbs, born about 1632, died 1643; Anna Hobbs, born 1634, died 1645; and Hannah Hobbs, died 1650. Rhoda (Tinker) Hobbs married (2) John Taylor about 1639 in Massachusetts. . . After John was lost at sea, Rhoda married (3) Walter Hoyt in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. Walter was the son of Simon and Deborah (Stowers) Hoyt. In 1651, Rhoda, widow of John Taylor, sold the house and lot within the palisado walls of Windsor, land on the east side of the river, and other Windsor land holdings to Begat Eggleston.3 Rhoda, third husband, Walter and her son, Thomas Taylor, moved to Norwalk, CT. The town of Norwalk, organized in 1651, is located in southwestern Connecticut at the mouth of the Norwalk River on Long Island Sound. . The elder son, John2 Taylor, our direct ancestor, stayed with the David Wilton family in Windsor.359 David Wilton arrived in the colonies aboard the Mary and John in 1630 and settled in Windsor in 1640 along with the senior John Taylor. The Wiltons and John2 later moved to Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA. Northampton, located on the Connecticut River in west central Massachusetts, was settled in 1654 and is the seat of Hampshire County. The Wiltons and John2 may have been related, however, it has not been proven. Whatever their relationship, the ties of affection between the two men lasted the rest of their lives.359 Lt. David Wilton mentioned John2 Taylor in his Will.358. . Children of John Taylor and Rhoda Tinker are:. + 2 i. John2 Taylor, born 1641 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT; died 13 May 1704 near Easthampton, Hamsphire Co., MA at the foot of Mt. Tom.. 3 ii. Thomas Taylor, born 1643 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT; . died 17 Jan 1734/35 in Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT. Thomas married Rebecca Ketchum 14 Feb 1667/68 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT.1 He was one of the Norwalk founding fathers who, in 1685, settled the town of Danbury, CT. He was deputy of Danbury, May 1697, May 1702, May and October 1706. He was also an Ensign in the Danbury Militia, Oct. 1696. Thomas and Rebecca had ten children, seven of which were sons; Thomas, John, Joseph, Daniel, Nathan, Timothy and Theophilus Taylor.168 Nathan lived to be 100, Joseph 90, Daniel 94, Theophilus 90 and Thomas, Jr. was 92 when he died. The three daughters were: Deborah, Rebecca and Eunice Taylor.
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