In Colonial New Jersey, an Edward Taylor and his wife Catherine settled in Monmouth County in the late 1600's. He had a large family with many sons, many of whom lived in Middletown, Monmouth County.
Edward apparently had at least three Taylor granddaughters named Catherine, all born at about the same time. We know this because there are three totally distinct marriages, with overlapping families. These are the Catherine Taylors involved:
Catherine Lippitt
Catherine Fitzrandolph
Catherine Gifford
Now, detailed birth and death dates seemingly exist only for Catherine Gifford. She's been assigned to father Edward Taylor for reasons which are unclear to me, given I see no records. Sources attached to Catherine Fitzrandolph establishing her birth year seemingly could also apply to any of the Catherines of Middletown as well. And, I admit, I created Catherine Lippitt's profile separate from Catherine Gifford's because the two women had clearly different and incompatible families, and yet web trees conflate them without fail. I placed her in a family where the dates worked and there were no other Catherines - no other evidence than that.
This discussion is about figuring out which Catherine belongs to which parents, and crisping up the relationships among the Taylor sons and their children.
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