1754 - 1822 (68 years)
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Name |
Tertius Taylor |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
25 Jul 1754 |
Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts [3, 5, 8] |
Parents |
Father: Capt. Othniel Taylor
Mother: Martha Arms [7, 8] |
Military |
say 1780 (Age 26) [3, 5, 8, 9] |
He was an officer in Gen.Washington's Army, and was at White Plains, Saratoga, Stillwater and at the storming of Stony Point. Served in the Continental line - sergeant, ensign, lieutenant. |
Land/House |
1781 (Age 27) [5] |
After his return from the War in 1781, his father gave him a tract of 185 acres of land in Buckland. Here he lived, on what has since been known as the "Alfred Woodward place", until his brother Gen. Othniel Taylor, who had the "Fort Farm" or homestead in Charlemont, removed to Canandaigua,NY. Tertius then moved over the river, buying out Othniel and the other heirs in 1792, and spent the rest of his life there. |
Religion |
1785 (Age 31) |
Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts [8] |
Tertius was one of the founders of the Church in Buckland, Massachusetts in 1785. |
Census |
1800 (Age 46) |
Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1] |
In the 1800 US Census he was recorded living in Charlemont, Massachusetts:
1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
2 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
2 - Number of Household Members Under 16
4 - Number of Household Members Over 25
8 - Number of Household Members |
Census |
7 Aug 1820 (Age 66) |
Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts [2] |
In the 1820 US Census he was recorded living in Charlemont, Massachusetts:
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
3 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
1 - Free White Persons - Under 16
5 - Free White Persons - Over 25
7 - Total Free White Persons
7 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other |
Death |
21 Dec 1822 |
Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts [3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |
Burial |
— |
Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [5] |
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Gravestone of Tertius Taylor Lieut.
TERTIUS TAYLOR
died Dec. 21, 1822
aged 68 years.
he entered the service of the revo
lution in the year 1775, and after
the perils and privations of an eight
years war, returned to his home with
the thanks of a free and happy
Country. Plot: Row 8, Stone 5 |
Person ID |
I25365 |
Last Modified |
4 Dec 2021 |
Family |
Elizabeth Carter, b. 26 Jul 1763, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 16 Jan 1843, Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
2 Aug 1781 |
Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts [3, 4, 7, 8, 10] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 27 years and 1 month - She : 18 years and 1 month. |
Information |
When married, Tertius was serving with Washington's Army. His brother writing home from the army sends message to Betty not to think of having such a fine young officer leave the army, but to put on a heroine spirit, and fit him out with some new shirts. [3, 10] |
Children |
From 1782 to 1802 [3, 4, 8, 9, 10] |
1. Betsey Taylor (1781-1822)
2. Tertius Taylor (1783-1851)
3. Sophia Taylor (1785-1794)
4. Elias Taylor (1788-1856)
5. Amanda Taylor (1791-1794)
6. Elijah Taylor (1793-1796)
7. Sophia Taylor (1795-1796)
8. Elijah Taylor (171797-1797)
9. Elisha Taylor (1797-1797)
10. Pardon Taylor (1799-1803)
11. Consider Taylor (1802-1802) |
Family ID |
F9146 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
4 Dec 2021 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 25 Jul 1754 - Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 2 Aug 1781 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Religion - 1785 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Census - 1800 - Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Census - 7 Aug 1820 - Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 21 Dec 1822 - Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - — - Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S782] 1800 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1800; Census Place: Charlemont, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 15; Page: 986; Image: 195; Family History Library Film: 205614.
- [S515] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 44; NARA Roll: M33_50; Image: 54.
- [S234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887).
- [S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934).
- [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 28973773 Lieut Tertius Taylor.
- [S1947] Gravestone Inscription.
- [S233] Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935, (Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937).
- [S2258] Sheldon, George . A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts, (Greenfield, Massachusetts: E. A. Hall & Company, 1896).
- [S231] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Charlton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905).
- [S690] White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900).
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