Lt. Tertius Taylor

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• Parents: Father: Capt. Othniel Taylor Mother: Martha Arms
• Military: say 1780; 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; 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, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Tertius was one of the founders of the Church in Buckland, Massachusetts in 1785.
• Census: 1800, Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts; 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, Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts; 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
• Last Full Review: 4 Dec 2021

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Tertius married Elizabeth Carter on 2 Aug 1781 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Elias Carter and Deborah White) was born on 26 Jul 1763 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Jan 1843 in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]