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About Robert Taft

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Robert Taft Jr.

Born 1674 in Ireland

Son of Robert Taft and Sarah (Unknown) Taft

Brother of Thomas Taft, Daniel Taft Sr, Joseph Taft and Benjamin Taft

Husband of Elizabeth (Woodward) Taft — married 1694 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts

Father of Jemima Taft, Elizabeth Taft, Robert Taft, Israel Taft, Mary (Taft) Albee, Elizabeth (Taft) Marvell, Jane (Taft) Morse, Alice (Taft) Briggs, Eunice (Taft) Goddard, John Taft, Jemima (Taft) White and Gideon Taft

Died 29 Apr 1748 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 8 Jun 2019 | Created 30 Aug 2010

Biography

Robert Taft, Jr. or 2nd[1]

Robert was a son of Robert Taft and Sarah Simpson.

Death

TAFT, Robert, Apr 28, 1748.[2]

Last will and testament

Written 24 Feb 1747/8. Names wife Elizabeth, sons Robert, Israel, John, and Gideon, daughters Mary Albee, Jane Morse, granchildren Tristan Marvel, Margaret Marvel, daughter Alice Briggs, grandson Benjamin Walker, granddaughter Mary White, daughter Jemima White. Son Robert named executor, [3]

Sources

↑ Wikipedia contributor, "Robert Taft, 2nd." 5 March 2015, accessed 15 January 2016. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Uxbridge, MA to the Year 1850, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1916.) p 408. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Case 58036: Will. See also:

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Harrison for creating WikiTree profile Taft-165 through the import of Harrison Family Tree.ged on Aug 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

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Robert Taft's Timeline

1674
1674
Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
1694
January 18, 1694
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
January 18, 1694
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1695
January 18, 1695
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1697
December 24, 1697
Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
December 24, 1697
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
December 24, 1697
Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America