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Descendants of Benjamin Taft

93. SMITH⁵ TAFT (MIJAMIN⁴, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born March 22, 1784 in Uxbridge, Ma, and died July 09, 1842 in Charlton, Ma. He married (1) SALLY JENKS HUTCHINSON November 14, 1813 in Providence, RI. He married (2) HANNAH ALBEE September 23, 1828 in Sutton, Ma, daughter of Benjamin Albee and Abigail Gore.

Notes
Birth recorded at Uxbridge, Mass. (VRs, p. 161); death at Charlton, Mass. (VRs, p. 262). Married first to Sally Jenks Hutchinson (?1791-1825); married second time at Sutton, Mass. (VRs, p. 304, 366), to Mrs. Hannah (Albee) Lilley (1801-1867), widow of Lewis Lilley. The marriage intentions at Uxbridge, 26 Aug. 1828, mistakenly call her Hannah (Sibley) Lilley (p. 358). She married #3 Rev. Moses Harrington of Sutton.
See Taft Tree Talk, Nov. 92, p. 3, and May 93, p. 10.

Children of Smith Taft and Sally Hutchinson are:

	i.		EMELINE⁶ TAFT, b. Abt 1810; m. HOLLAND MARBLE, April 27, 1830, Charlton, Ma.
	ii.		WILLIAM S. TAFT, b. Abt 1813, Sutton, Ma; d. February 26, 1867, Charlton, Ma; m. CINDARILLA BLACKMAR, 1836.
	iii.		STEPHEN TAFT, b. Abt 1816, Smithfield, RI; d. April 10, 1887, Winchendon, Ma; m. JOHANNA F. WHITE.
	iv.		DEXTER TAFT, b. Abt 1814; d. September 23, 1873, San Francisco, Ca; m. ADELA BASTOW, July 19, 1843, Oxford, Ma.
	v.		MARY TAFT, b. May 1823; d. February 1885, Oxford, Ma; m. JOHN BROWN, November 22, 1838, Oxford, Ma.
	vi.		SMITH TAFT, b. Abt 1822, Smithfield, RI; d. January 28, 1878, Worcester, Ma.
	vii.		GEORGE HUTCHINSON TAFT, b. 1823, Smithfield, RI; d. April 25, 1877, Fitchburg, Ma.
	viii.		SARAH TAFT.
	ix.		OLIVE TAFT, d. Worcester, Ma; m. (1) HENRY CLAPP; m. (2) LUTHER D. GODDARD.

Children of Smith Taft and Hannah Albee are:

	x.		HANNAH ABIGAIL⁶ TAFT, b. May 04, 1829, Charlton, Ma; d. 1905, San Francisco, Ca; m. SETH DAMON.
	xi.		JULIA ANN TAFT, b. January 15, 1832, Charlton, Ma; d. October 02, 1912, Grafton, Ma; m. WILLIAM H. DAVENPORT.
	xii.		HENRY SPURR TAFT, b. March 13, 1834, Charlton, Ma; d. May 09, 1909, Providence, RI; m. (1) EMMA AMELIA PLUMMER, December 25, 1855, Northbridge, Ma; m. (2) KATHERINE EDMANDS WEBSTER, May 12, 1885, Providence, RI.
	xiii.		SAMUEL TAFT, b. March 23, 1836, Charlton, Ma; d. September 23, 1840, Charlton, Ma.
	xiv.		EMILY FRANCES TAFT, b. February 26, 1839, Charlton, Ma; d. November 26, 1887, Framingham, Ma; m. FRANK HUNT.
	xv.		RUFUS TAFT, b. September 12, 1842, Charlton, Ma; d. September 12, 1912, Worcester, Ma; m. MINERVA ISABELLE DODGE.

94. DANIEL⁵ TAFT (NATHANIEL⁴, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born December 21, 1768 in Richmond, NH, and died April 05, 1846 in New York. He married RACHEL INGALLS January 24, 1796.

Notes
Friends' records, Smithfield, RI. Might have died at ?Solon (Cortland Co.) NY. Married Rachel Ingalls ( -1842). The family settled at Richfield (Otsego Co.) NY, but Daniel spent his last years with his son, James, at Solon, NY.

Children of Daniel Taft and Rachel Ingalls are:

	i.		CALEB⁶ TAFT, b. November 12, 1796, Richfield, NY; d. December 12, 1798, Richfield, NY.
	ii.		DELOS W. TAFT, b. June 13, 1798, Richfield, NY; m. (1) EMILY MOSLEY, December 10, 1821; m. (2) PHEBE POWERS, January 25, 1826.
	iii.		BETSY TAFT, b. August 07, 1800, Richfield, NY; m. ELDRIDGE FISH, August 27, 1821.
	iv.		NANCY TAFT, b. May 08, 1803, Richfield, NY; d. March 11, 1804, Richfield, NY.
	v.		DANIEL TAFT, b. March 20, 1805, Richfield, NY; d. January 21, 1827, Richfield, NY.
	vi.		JAMES R. TAFT, b. July 16, 1807, Richfield, NY; d. November 14, 1891, Whitewater, Wisc; m. ARMINDA J. SMITH, June 03, 1844.
	vii.		JOHN W. TAFT, b. September 28, 1809, Richfield, NY; d. November 03, 1834, ?Richfield, NY.
	viii.		MIJAMIN TAFT, b. November 12, 1811, Richfield, NY; m. CLEMENTINE FIRMAN, January 11, 1838.
	ix.		SUSAN ANN TAFT, b. August 03, 1815, Richfield, NY; m. EBENEZER BLAKE, May 03, 1846.

95. DAVID⁵ TAFT (NATHANIEL⁴, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born August 03, 1770 in Richmond, NH, and died January 09, 1845. He married FREELOVE INGALLS April 25, 1792.

Notes
Friends' records Smithfield, RI. Married Freelove Ingalls (1767-1823). Some information on this family has been taken from the "Collins Bulletin" Christmas, 1972.

Children of David Taft and Freelove Ingalls are:

	i.		POLLY W.⁶ TAFT, b. February 13, 1793; d. February 05, 1862; m. JOSEPH ALPIN.
	ii.		SALLY TAFT, b. October 13, 1795; d. May 26, 1873; m. AMOS AMASA MARTIN.
	iii.		FREELOVE TAFT, b. May 23, 1797; d. May 05, 1880, Taberg, NY; m. THOMAS MITCHELL.
	iv.		BETSEY TAFT, b. November 16, 1799; m. JOHN HUESTIS.
	v.		DAVID TAFT, b. April 04, 1801; d. May 28, 1873; m. LOIS HAWKS, March 10, 1822.
	vi.		ANNA TAFT, b. February 27, 1803; d. September 14, 1831; m. DR CHARLES PORTER.
	vii.		NATHANIEL J. TAFT, b. June 22, 1805; d. June 06, 1881, Taberg, NY; m. LYDIA SIMPSON, 1833.
	viii.		FERDINAND VANDEVEERE TAFT, b. May 22, 1807; d. January 09, 1881, Oswego County, NY; m. SALLY PARSONS WRIGHT, March 02, 1831.
	ix.		LORENZO TAFT, b. January 31, 1810; d. July 26, 1830.

96. HANNAH⁵ TAFT (NATHANIEL⁴, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born March 03, 1774 in Richmond, NH, and died Aft 1850 in ?Richfield, NY. She married CALEB BOWEN INGALLS.

Notes
Hannah married Caleb Bowen Ingalls (1769-1846). Caleb & Hannah and the family were at Richfield, NY. in 1840. Hannah was in the household of her son, Borelli, at the taking of the 1850 census of Richfield, NY. (p.48).

Children of Hannah Taft and Caleb Ingalls are:

	i.		DANIEL⁶ INGALLS, b. February 26, 1793; d. 1842.
	ii.		VARNEY INGALLS, b. October 09, 1794; d. Springville, NY; m. ? HATCH, 1843.
	iii.		CANDACE INGALLS, b. May 14, 1796; m. PELATIAH BLISS, Abt 1835.
	iv.		ESTHER INGALLS, b. March 04, 1798; m. ? LAMB.
	v.		POLLY INGALLS, b. April 14, 1800; m. ? ALLEN.
	vi.		ZIMRI INGALLS, b. May 17, 1802; d. May 27, 1872; m. PATTY ?.
	vii.		LAURA INGALLS, b. April 07, 1804.
	viii.		HANNAH INGALLS, b. January 31, 1806; d. November 13, 1832; m. HORACE TAYLOR.
	ix.		CALEB INGALLS, b. March 18, 1809; d. July 30, 1886.
	x.		EZEK INGALLS, b. May 25, 1811; d. September 24, 1888; m. MARY ALLEN.
	xi.		BORELLI TAFT INGALLS, b. September 03, 1813.

97. STEPHEN⁵ TAFT (NATHANIEL⁴, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born May 10, 1792 in Richmond, NH, and died November 25, 1861. He married VIENNA HARRIS September 17, 1815 in Richmond, NH, daughter of Stephen Harris and Charlotte Ballou.

Notes
Married Vienna Harris (1796-1866). Stephen and family first settled at Richfield (Otsego Co.) NY, and later removed to Oswego County, NY.

Children of Stephen Taft and Vienna Harris are:

	i.		MIRANDA⁶ TAFT, b. February 29, 1816; d. March 1879; m. SAMUEL HART, April 04, 1843, Fulton, NY.
	ii.		STEPHEN TAFT, b. November 21, 1817.
	iii.		ELIZA TAFT, b. June 06, 1819; d. Aft 1910, ?Mexico, NY; m. ALANSON GRAVES, September 13, 1842.
	iv.		VIENNA H. TAFT, b. April 12, 1821; m. A. B. SNYDER, 1838.
	v.		SUSANNA TAFT, b. May 08, 1823; m. KING MOSS, November 20, 1849.
	vi.		STEPHEN HARRIS TAFT, b. September 14, 1825, Volney, NY; d. Aft 1910, ?Sawtelle, Calif; m. (1) MARY ANTOINETTE BURNHAM, February 22, 1853; m. (2) ETTA BARBER, 1902.
	vii.		ELECTA ADA TAFT, b. April 08, 1828; d. May 01, 1830.
	viii.		LORENZO TAFT, b. December 21, 1830, Palermo, NY; d. March 12, 1888, Messina Springs, NY; m. SUSAN H. WINNE.
	ix.		JEROME BURRITT TAFT, b. July 11, 1832; d. December 21, 1863; m. (1) JULIET DOWNING, 1854; m. (2) ARABELLA JONES, 1856.
	x.		MARTHA TAFT, b. March 13, 1837.

98. SIMON⁵ TAFT (STEPHEN⁴, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born February 29, 1768 in Cumberland RI, and died November 28, 1848 in Whiting, VT. He married PATTY THAYER August 16, 1810 in Bennington, VT.

Notes
Birth recorded at Cumberland, RI. ( VR's p. 125). Married to Patty Thayer, she died 1857. The family lived at Middlefield, NY. for a time, but later resettled in Vermont.

Children of Simon Taft and Patty Thayer are:

	i.		FANNY M.⁶ TAFT, b. March 12, 1815; d. Aft 1882, ?Wisconsin; m. ALLEN SWEET.
	ii.		MARTHA A. TAFT, b. August 15, 1820; m. GEORGE P. POND, November 03, 1841.
	iii.		CAROLINE TAFT, b. May 15, 1824; d. May 04, 1833.

99. SWEETING⁵ TAFT (SAMUEL⁴, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born May 18, 1780 in Smithfield, RI, and died February 04, 1853 in Providence, RI. He married CHLOE BROWN June 20, 1802 in Cumberland RI, daughter of Stephen Brown and Huldah Dexter.

Notes
Married Chloe Brown (1784-1867).

Children of Sweeting Taft and Chloe Brown are:

	i.		ALMIRA⁶ TAFT, b. December 02, 1802, Cumberland, RI; m. WHITING METCALF, April 16, 1823, Providence, RI.
	ii.		ABIGAIL BROWN TAFT, b. October 06, 1808, Cumberland, RI; m. ELEAZER H. FORRESTALL, August 08, 1827, Providence, RI.
	iii.		TIMOTHY DEXTER TAFT, b. February 03, 1815, Cumberland, RI; d. December 09, 1834.
	iv.		LUCY BALLOU TAFT, b. October 25, 1817, Providence, RI; m. BENJAMIN G. PABODIE, November 15, 1858, ?Providence.
	v.		SWEETING COMSTOCK TAFT, b. June 03, 1821, Providence, RI; d. January 25, 1823, Providence, RI.

100. ONE⁵ CASS (LYDIA⁴ TAFT, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born May 26, 1769 in ?Richmond, NH, and died in ?Pennsylvania. He married (1) BETHIA WHIPPLE January 07, 1796. He married (2) BETSEY BISBEE February 22, 1816.

Notes
Married first to Bethia Whipple, she died 1800. Married second on 22 Feb. 1816, to Betsey Bisbee. Information about this family has been taken from the "Collins Bulletin", Christmas 1973.

Children of One Cass and Bethia Whipple are:

	i.		LYDIA⁶ CASS, b. April 13, 1796; m. CARLTON BRYANT.
	ii.		AMY CASS, b. February 28, 1798.

101. JOHN⁵ CASS (LYDIA⁴ TAFT, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born September 18, 1772 in ?Richmond, NH, and died January 21, 1831 in Richmond, NH. He married SALLY EDDY POTTER April 05, 1795.

Notes
Information on this family was contained in the "Collins Bulletin", Christmas 1973.

Children of John Cass and Sally Potter are:

	i.		SON⁶ CASS, b. Abt 1796.
	ii.		ONE T. CASS, b. May 20, 1798; m. SARAH B. HOLBROOK, January 02, 1830.
	iii.		POLLY POTTER CASS, b. February 03, 1800; d. 1878; m. PELEG TAFT, January 01, 1822.
	iv.		MOSES POTTER CASS, b. April 11, 1802; d. January 1883, Chesterfield, NH.
	v.		NATHAN CASS, b. January 18, 1805; d. April 20, 1806.
	vi.		ALMINA EDDY CASS, b. February 08, 1807; m. DANIEL SABEN.

102. KEZIAH⁵ CASS (LYDIA⁴ TAFT, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born August 03, 1783 in ?Richmond, NH. She married (1) AARON WHIPPLE. She married (2) BENJAMIN NEWELL.

Notes
Married for the second time Benjamin Newell. Information on this family has been taken from the "Collins Bulletin", Christmas 1973.

Children of Keziah Cass and Benjamin Newell are:

	i.		PATIENCE⁶ NEWELL, b. September 30, 1803; d. September 19, 1805.
	ii.		JASON NEWELL, b. June 06, 1805.
	iii.		THOMAS NEWELL, b. March 30, 1807.
	iv.		LORENZO NEWELL, b. June 22, 1809; d. March 23, 1850, Woonsocket, RI.
	v.		SILENCE NEWELL, b. June 29, 1811; d. May 12, 1874; m. JOSEPH MAN, October 04, 1835.
	vi.		CHILD NEWELL, b. November 02, 1813.
	vii.		LYDIA NEWELL, b. February 13, 1815.
	viii.		ALMIRA NEWELL, b. June 06, 1817; d. February 23, 1848; m. ASA PIPER, December 21, 1836.
	ix.		BENJAMIN NEWELL, b. August 12, 1819; d. October 1864; m. SARAH WALKER.
	x.		JOSEPH NEWELL, b. March 17, 1822; d. October 26, 1849.
	xi.		KEZIAH NEWELL, b. March 28, 1824; d. January 01, 1860; m. ASA PIPER, December 28, 1848.

103. SARAH⁵ CASS (LYDIA⁴ TAFT, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born January 06, 1789 in ?Richmond, NH. She married JOHN STARKEY.

Notes
Information on this family is drawn from the "Collins Bulletin", Summer, 1974.

Children of Sarah Cass and John Starkey are:

	i.		MARY ANN⁶ STARKEY, b. May 30, 1813; d. February 08, 1836.
	ii.		ORRIN STARKEY, b. June 15, 1814; m. (1) ASENATH C. HARRIS, Bef 1843; m. (2) SARAH STODDARD, November 03, 1844.
	iii.		OTIS STARKEY, b. October 26, 1815; d. February 08, 1836.
	iv.		EDSON STARKEY, b. July 22, 1817; m. SILENCE RANDALL, January 23, 1840.
	v.		SARAH ANN STARKEY, b. November 18, 1818; m. SIMEON THAYER SABEN, April 1840.
	vi.		LYDIA STARKEY, b. October 11, 1821; m. SANFORD GARNSEY, January 20, 1846.
	vii.		KEZIAH STARKEY, b. April 03, 1823.
	viii.		JOHN STARKEY, b. May 20, 1825; d. August 29, 1862; m. CLARA M. BARDEN, April 28, 1853.
	ix.		CALVIN STARKEY, b. May 29, 1827.
	x.		ANDREW J. STARKEY, d. Bef 1882; m. MARY BRIGHAM.

104. MARY⁵ CASS (LYDIA⁴ TAFT, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born October 13, 1790 in ?Richmond, NH. She married NATHANIEL BOORN.

Notes
Information on this family has been taken from the "Collins Bulletin", Summer 1974.

Children of Mary Cass and Nathaniel Boorn are:

	i.		ASAHEL⁶ BOORN, b. May 30, 1813; d. May 13, 1881, Wallingford, ?Vt; m. (1) NANCY ALDRICH, 1833; m. (2) PATIENCE DAWSON, September 02, 1849.
	ii.		ANSEL BOORN, b. August 15, 1814; d. August 01, 1848; m. LAURA ANN BALLOU, March 19, 1832.
	iii.		WILLIAM BOORN, b. April 02, 1817; d. August 26, 1838.
	iv.		SELINA BOORN, b. June 13, 1821; m. MOSES GARFIELD.
	v.		NATHANIEL BOORN, b. January 08, 1826; m. MARY BUTLER, August 20, 1851.
	vi.		JOHN C. BOORN, b. October 08, 1829; m. ESTHER M. EMERSON, November 24, 1853.

105. EBER⁵ TAFT (SWEETING⁴, MIJAMIN³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born February 24, 1787 in Uxbridge, Ma, and died August 25, 1859 in Uxbridge, Ma. He married LURANA PICKERING May 30, 1819 in Mendon, Ma.

Notes
Eber/Eben Taft born Uxbridge, Mass. (VRs, p. 151); death at Uxbridge, Mass. (v. 131, p. 161); marriage intentions 28 Mar. 1819, at Uxbridge, Mass. (VRs, p. 314), with Uranah/Lurana Pickering.

Children of Eber Taft and Lurana Pickering are:

	i.		PHILA⁶ TAFT, b. January 02, 1820, Uxbridge, Ma; d. October 04, 1822, Uxbridge, Ma.
	ii.		HENRY LAWTON TAFT, b. March 08, 1822, Uxbridge, Ma; d. July 12, 1898, Uxbridge, Ma; m. MINNIE ?.
	iii.		HIRAM ALLEN TAFT, b. December 08, 1828, Uxbridge, Ma; d. March 14, 1879, Uxbridge, Ma.
	iv.		ELLIS C. TAFT, b. 1831.
	v.		ISAAC DEXTER TAFT, b. February 11, 1832, Uxbridge, Ma; d. March 07, 1904, Uxbridge, Ma.
	vi.		ANDREW JACKSON TAFT, b. January 29, 1833, Uxbridge, Ma; d. March 13, 1833, Uxbridge, Ma.
	vii.		FRANCIS MERRICK TAFT, b. July 12, 1835, Uxbridge, Ma; d. January 12, 1882, Uxbridge, Ma.
	viii.		AMANDA MARIA TAFT, b. March 18, 1838, Uxbridge, Ma; d. February 02, 1845, Uxbridge, Ma.
	ix.		ADELINE EMORY TAFT, b. November 29, 1839, Uxbridge, Ma; m. ANDREW J. HORTON.
	x.		LURANA JANE TAFT, b. January 09, 1842, Uxbridge, Ma; d. September 07, 1842, Uxbridge, Ma.

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