Capt. Jonathan Taber

Capt. Jonathan Taber was son of noted Rev. Philip Taber, Baptist minister and civic leader of Dartmouth (chosen Dartmouth representative to General Court in Boston; moderator of Dartmouth town proceedings).Rev. Philip Taber was son of Philip and Mary (Cooke) Taber, grandson of Mayflower passenger and Baptist minister John Cooke of Plymouth and Dartmouth.

Capt. Jonathan Taber resided on his father's ancestral farm in Dartmouth, now Westport, MA, located near Sawdy Pond, on border of Mass. and Rhode Island.

Children (7)

1. Jonathan Taber 1736– Jonathan Taber of Westport, cooper, was born 22 Mar 1736, son of Captain Jonathan Taber (revolutionary officer) and Roba (Brown) Taber.
2. Margaret Taber 1740–1825
3. Gardner Taber 1742–1838
4. Benjamin Taber 1747–1825
5. Peleg Taber 1751–
6. Eseck Taber 1755–1814
7. Daniel Taber 1764–1793

References

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Jonathan_Taber_(1)_
• 142. Roba (Roby) Brown, in White, Dorothy Higson, and Kay Kirlin Moore. Descendants of Roger Williams. (East Greenwich, Rhode Island: Roger Williams Family Association, c1991- (Baltimore : Gateway Press)) Book III; pp. 78-79. “Roba married at Swansea 29 June 1735 Jonathan Taber (Tabor) of Newport, born 5 October 1712; died 22 May 1790; son of Rev. Philip and Margaret (Wood) Taber of Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA. Jonathan and Roba resided in Westport, MA.”
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/taber/516/