Book Description

Josiah Taylor (1754-1838) was born to Joshiah Taylor and Abigail Raymond in Fairfield County, Connecticut and died in Waterloo, New York. He married Elizabeth Taylor in 1779; she died in 1812. In 1815, Josiah married Ann (Taylor) Cogswell (1765-18240), Elizabeth's youngest sister. Josiah married his 3rd wife, Elizabeth Sargeant, in 1826. Josiah's 2nd and 3rd marriages were without issue. Josiah's linneage is traced to his 2nd great grandfather, John Taylor. John was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, England in 1605 and died in Salem, Massachusetts in 1646. John's 1st wife and their children died shortly after arrival in Salem in 1630. He married Rhoda Tinker ca. 1639. The lineage includes Taylor Brice, Clark, Johnson, Ostrander, Plum, Smith and allied families.