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Descendants of Benjamin Taft

122. PARDON⁵ YATES (AMARIAH⁴, TABAREH³ TAFT, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born Abt 1774 in ?Smithfield, RI, and died 1833 in Apalachin, NY. He married (1) LYDIA TRACY Abt 1810. He married (2) ELIZABETH EARSLEY Abt 1814.

Notes
See Tioga Co. NY., Historical Gazetteer 1785-1888, p. 453. Much information on this family has been provided by Taft Family Association member Barbara Hoyes (604 Bay Green Drive, Arnold, MD 21012), a descendant of Johnson E. Yates. Second marriage to Elizabeth Earsley (1789-1888) about 1814.

Children of Pardon Yates and Lydia Tracy are:

	i.		G. MORRIS⁶ YATES, b. Abt 1810, Apalachin, NY; m. JANE BROWN.
	ii.		ELIZA YATES, b. Abt 1813, Apalachin, NY.

Children of Pardon Yates and Elizabeth Earsley are:

	iii.		LYDIA⁶ YATES, b. Abt 1814, Apalachin, NY; d. 1899; m. SIMEON BROWN.
	iv.		TRACY YATES, b. Abt 1817, ?Apalachin, NY; d. February 23, 1875, Apalachin, NY; m. MATILDA STEVENSON.
	v.		MARIAH YATES, b. Abt 1818, Apalachin, NY; d. April 06, 1912, Apalachin, NY; m. WARREN BILLS.
	vi.		ELEANOR YATES, b. Abt 1820, ?Apalachin, NY; m. JAMES GLANN.
	vii.		CATHERINE YATES, b. Abt 1823, Apalachin, NY; d. 1915; m. EDSON EDWARDS.
	viii.		JOHNSON E. YATES, b. Abt 1825, Apalachin, NY; d. February 16, 1901, Vestal, NY; m. HANNAH ACKLEY, December 03, 1848, Owego, NY.
	ix.		ELIZABETH YATES, b. Abt 1828, Apalachin, NY; d. 1886; m. IRA EDWARDS.
	x.		LODOSKY YATES, b. Abt 1832, Apalachin, NY; d. March 09, 1913, Apalachin, NY; m. HARRISON TRACY.

123. SILAS⁵ HEYWOOD (SILAS⁴ HAYWARD, KEZIAH³ TAFT, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born October 21, 1783 in Royalston, Ma, and died May 02, 1819 in Royalston, Ma. He married HANNAH HEYWOOD 1812.

Notes
Birth recorded at Royalston, Mass. (VRs, p. 41); death at Royalston, Mass. (VRs, p. 178). The marriage intentions of 1 Jun. 1812, at Royalston, Mass. are in (VRs, p. 117), with Hannah Heywood of Winchendon. The four children's birth all recorded at Royalston, Mass. (VRs, p. 41).

Children of Silas Heywood and Hannah Heywood are:

	i.		SILAS NELSON⁶ HEYWOOD, b. May 07, 1813, Royalston, Ma; d. September 01, 1815, Royalston, Ma.
	ii.		DANIEL HEYWOOD, b. April 04, 1815, Royalston, Ma.
	iii.		SILAS HEYWOOD, b. December 09, 1816, Royalston, Ma.
	iv.		HANNAH GRACE HEYWOOD, b. September 13, 1818, Royalston, Ma; m. WILLIAM O. BROWN, November 25, 1841, Royalston, Ma.

124. BROWN⁵ TAFT (EPHRIM⁴, SILAS³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born August 02, 1778 in Richmond, NH, and died July 21, 1815 in Swanzey, NH. He married URANAH ALDRICH January 28, 1799.

Notes
Brown Taft drowned at Westport (Swanzey) NH.

Children of Brown Taft and Uranah Aldrich are:

	i.		RHODA⁶ TAFT, m. JOSEPH CURTIS.
	ii.		BENJAMIN TAFT, d. August 1822.
	iii.		LYDIA TAFT, m. ALDEN COE, October 09, 1823, Smithfield, RI.
	iv.		HARRISON TAFT, b. November 26, 1812, Swanzey, NH; m. LOIS BISHOP.
	v.		EPHRIAM TAFT, m. MARY GRANT.
	vi.		BROWN SCOTT TAFT, b. April 15, 1815, Swanzey, NH; d. February 12, 1893, Marlborough, Ma; m. RUTH BASSETT, 1848.

125. RUFUS⁵ TAFT (EPHRIM⁴, SILAS³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born November 10, 1783 in Richmond, NH, and died May 24, 1840 in Winchester, NH. He married CATHERINE NEWELL March 10, 1807 in Richmond, NH, daughter of Joseph Newell.

Notes
Married Catherine Newell (1785-1840) daughter of Joseph Newell of Richmond. Rufus farmed at Winchester, NH. See Taft Tree Talk May 1993, page 9.

Children of Rufus Taft and Catherine Newell are:

	i.		C/KATHERINE⁶ TAFT, b. July 06, 1808, Winchester, NH; d. June 27, 1887.
	ii.		NEWELL TAFT, b. November 03, 1809, Winchester, NH; d. July 01, 1891.
	iii.		SILAS TAFT, b. 1811, ?Winchester, NH.
	iv.		ARATHUSA TAFT, b. 1813, ?Winchester, NH.
	v.		JULIA TAFT, b. 1817, Winchester, NH; d. November 04, 1872, Winchester, NH.
	vi.		EMILY TAFT, b. Winchester, NH; m. SULLIVAN CROSS.
	vii.		JOSEPH NEWELL TAFT, b. February 08, 1820, Winchester, NH; d. April 01, 1870; m. MARY H. OLCOTT.
	viii.		MARY M. TAFT, b. November 11, 1821, Winchester, NH.
	ix.		RUFUS TAFT, b. October 17, 1823, Winchester, NH; d. October 29, 1895; m. ELEANOR M. BRITTON.
	x.		EPHRIAM FARNHAM TAFT, b. August 18, 1826, Winchester, NH; m. JUDA ANN TYLER.

126. LEVI⁵ TAFT (LEVI⁴, SILAS³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born July 12, 1781 in Danby, VT, and died July 03, 1861. He married AMEY BARTLETT, daughter of Abner Bartlett and Drusilla Smith.

Notes
Born about 1780, at Danby, Vt. (or 12 Jul. 1781 by one source, but suspiciously similar to wife's birth date of 12 July 1784), at Richmond, NH. Married to Amey Bartlett (1784-1864). Most information on this family has been provided in a submission to the Taft Family Association, 1986 by Richard Taft (718 Broadview Blvd., Eau Claire, WI. 54703), a descendant. Levi and Amy were residing in the household of their son, Jesse, at the taking of the 1850 census.

Children of Levi Taft and Amey Bartlett are:

	i.		ABNER⁶ TAFT, b. February 26, 1807, Danby, Vt; d. 1872, Collins, NY; m. (1) MERCY DAVIS, Bef 1844; m. (2) ELIZABETH SOUTHWICK, Bef 1850.
	ii.		JESSE TAFT, b. February 10, 1811, Vermont; d. 1892; m. LYDIA WOODWARD.
	iii.		LEVI TAFT, b. August 19, 1813; m. SUSAN BALLARD.
	iv.		FARNHAM TAFT, b. October 06, 1816; d. May 10, 1906, Gowanda, NY; m. LOUISE KEELER.
	v.		DRUSILLA TAFT, b. July 31, 1820, Danby, Vt; d. 1900; m. JONAS COOK.
	vi.		ABAGAIL TAFT, b. October 28, 1823, Danby, Vt; d. May 08, 1900, Collins, NY.

127. PHINEAS⁵ TAFT (LEVI⁴, SILAS³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born August 14, 1783 in Danby, VT, and died September 01, 1865 in Collins, NY. He married MARY MEAD Abt 1820, daughter of Albert Mead and Naomi Bartlett.

Notes
Born at Danby (Rutland Co.), Vt. Married by ca. 1820 Mary Mead (1798-1874), of Ferrisburgh, Vt. Phineas remained at Danby until after 1833 and, then, removed to the "Holland Purchase", at Collins (Erie Co.) NY. He and his family were at Collins at the taking of the 1850 census (p. 288). Some information on this family has been provided by Mr. Donald G. Buonomo (4200 White Plains Road, Bronx, NY. 10466), Joan Macomber Byron (22773 Lakeway Dr. Apt 447, Diamond Bar, Ca. 91765) and Lorrain Taft Marvin (11114 Perrysburg Rd., R.D. 2, Gowanda, NY. 14070).
Son Nelson Taft had six children. Daughter Cyntha had three children. First child Hannah died in infancy. Mary Taft, in the household of Phineas 1850. Was she a daughter? Son William had no issue. Sons Levi and Malcolm had three children.

Children of Phineas Taft and Mary Mead are:

	i.		HANNAH⁶ TAFT, b. June 13, 1820, Danby, VT; d. December 30, 1826, ?Danby, VT.
	ii.		NELSON TAFT, b. October 1822, Danby, Vt; d. 1898, Brant, NY; m. (1) JANUARY CRANDALL, Aft 1849; m. (2) ABIGAIL CLARK, January 1849.
	iii.		CYNTHA TAFT, b. March 20, 1826, Danby, VT; d. 1892; m. STEPHEN BAILEY.
	iv.		ALBERT TAFT, b. October 02, 1828, Danby, VT; d. Abt 1876; m. ADELAIDE MCMASTER.
	v.		MARY TAFT, b. Abt 1830, Vermont.
	vi.		WILLIAM HENRY TAFT, b. August 19, 1832, Danby, VT; d. 1904; m. JEMIMA E. SOUTHWICK.
	vii.		LEVI A. TAFT, b. November 21, 1836, ?Collins, NY; d. 1910, ?Brant, NY; m. (1) ANNA BALLARD; m. (2) AMANDA L. MARTIN.
	viii.		MALCOLM MEAD TAFT, b. June 06, 1841, ?Collins, NY; d. 1928, California; m. MARY A. POTTER, August 20, 1872.

128. SILAS⁵ TAFT (MOSES⁴, SILAS³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born June 28, 1779 in Richmond, NH, and died October 30, 1865 in Brodhead, Wisc. He married TRYPHENA CLINTON January 23, 1812 in Ferrisburgh, VT.

Notes
Married Tryphena Clinton (1794-1891). Information on this family was taken, largely from the "Collins Bulletin", December 1970.

Children of Silas Taft and Tryphena Clinton are:

	i.		ARIEMENTA⁶ TAFT, b. May 06, 1813; d. December 17, 1841.
	ii.		MARY ANN TAFT.
	iii.		HANNABAL S. TAFT, b. May 03, 1816; d. June 08, 1817.
	iv.		RANSOM EZRA TAFT, b. May 09, 1817; d. April 23, 1889.
	v.		SOCRA P. TAFT, b. February 08, 1819; d. December 1897.
	vi.		JULIA ELIZA TAFT, b. June 12, 1822, Potsdam, NY; m. THOMAS RANDOLPH TAYLOR.
	vii.		MYRON E. TAFT, b. March 22, 1826; d. February 19, 1907.
	viii.		EMELINE S. TAFT, b. February 07, 1828; d. August 09, 1842.
	ix.		HARRIET L. TAFT, b. March 12, 1830; d. May 1913; m. HENRY FISKE TAYLOR.
	x.		JUDSON B. TAFT, b. March 25, 1832; d. March 12, 1909.
	xi.		MARILLA TAFT, b. December 17, 1834.
	xii.		MARTHA TAFT, b. November 27, 1837; d. March 07, 1885; m. E.S. HULBARD.

129. JOSIAH⁵ TAFT (MOSES⁴, SILAS³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born January 19, 1781 in ?Ferrisburgh, VT, and died December 17, 1838 in Ferrisburgh, VT. He married PHEBE DAVIS Abt 1800.

Notes
Married Phebe Davis (1780-1861). Some information on this family has been provided by a submission to the Taft Family Association by Arnold C. Taft (12408 Rockledge Drive, Bowie, MD. 20715). Phebe (and two daughters) removed in 1839 to Rochester, Illinois, to join her son William.

Children of Josiah Taft and Phebe Davis are:

	i.		POLLY⁶ TAFT, b. March 20, 1801, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. January 13, 1805, ?Ferrisburgh, VT.
	ii.		WILLIAM TAFT, b. April 07, 1803, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. February 1855; m. ELIZA DELAY, February 01, 1838.
	iii.		SARAH TAFT, b. August 13, 1805, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. September 22, 1842, Sangamon Co. ?Illinois; m. CALEB SHERMAN.
	iv.		MOSES TAFT, b. August 31, 1807, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. June 25, 1809.
	v.		ELOUISIA TAFT, b. October 08, 1809, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. December 02, 1832; m. ? CARTER.
	vi.		ANN TAFT, b. 1812, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. March 25, 1882; m. ABNER TRACY.
	vii.		CAROLINE TAFT, b. June 26, 1814, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. June 1815.
	viii.		EMILY TAFT, b. June 20, 1817, Ferrisburgh, VT; m. NATHAN J. NEWTON.
	ix.		NANCY TAFT, b. September 05, 1819, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. 1909; m. HENRY PIER.
	x.		HARRIET TAFT, b. April 18, 1822, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. Aft 1910; m. JOSIAH ADAMS.
	xi.		ISAAC TAFT, b. August 17, 1824, Ferrisburgh, VT; d. February 06, 1835.

130. RACHEL⁵ TAFT (MOSES⁴, SILAS³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born December 14, 1801 in Ferrisburgh, VT, and died February 21, 1866. She married WILLIAM FIELD March 09, 1826 in Ferrisburgh, VT, son of Stephen Field and Mary Washburn.

Notes
Birth (1799 in VRs) at Ferrisburgh, VT. Marriage is also in (VRs) at Ferrisburgh, Vt. She married William Field, who died in 1856.

Children of Rachel Taft and William Field are:

	i.		TAMAR L.⁶ FIELD, b. January 13, 1827; d. July 22, 1902.
	ii.		ANN ELIZA FIELD, b. April 07, 1829; d. July 07, 1892; m. ? PALMER.
	iii.		CHARLES C. FIELD, b. November 28, 1831; d. November 24, 1908, Essex Junction, Vt; m. JULIA ANNETTE DRURY, June 18, 1866.
	iv.		HARRISON W. FIELD, b. December 08, 1833; d. May 16, 1874.
	v.		BENJAMIN F. FIELD, b. January 28, 1835; d. February 11, 1903.
	vi.		MARY A. FIELD, b. July 31, 1836; d. October 14, 1884; m. ? LANDON.
	vii.		JULIA C. FIELD, b. August 27, 1840; d. Aft 1910, ?Vergennes, Vt; m. E. G. EVEREST.

131. PELEG⁵ TAFT (PELEG⁴, SILAS³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born July 30, 1795 in Richmond, NH, and died March 13, 1884 in Swanzey, NH. He married POLLY POTTER CASS January 01, 1822, daughter of John Cass and Sally Potter.

Notes
Peleg married Polly Potter Cass (1800-1878). See the History of Swanzey, NH. (1892).

Children of Peleg Taft and Polly Cass are:

	i.		CYRENUS⁶ TAFT, b. August 19, 1823; d. February 05, 1864, Richmond, NH; m. LUCY, September 20, 1849.
	ii.		ALMIRA CLARISSA TAFT, b. January 22, 1828; m. AMOS G. BENNETT.

132. PAUL⁵ TAFT (WILLIAM⁴, PAUL³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born June 16, 1782 in Uxbridge, Ma. He married CLARISSA STARR January 31, 1816 in Lee Center, NY.

Notes
Birth recorded at Uxbridge, Mass. (VRs, p. 159). May have died at ?New York. Married at Lee Center (Oneida Co) NY. Children birth order uncertain. Had at least one more child, a daughter, however name unknown.

Children of Paul Taft and Clarissa Starr are:

	i.		JOSEPHINE⁶ TAFT, m. EPHRIAM YANDELWOLKER.
	ii.		PAUL J. TAFT, b. Abt 1830; d. Abt 1910.
	iii.		WILLIAM TAFT.
	iv.		CHARLES TAFT.

133. SHAYES⁵ TAFT (WILLIAM⁴, PAUL³, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born December 31, 1785 in Uxbridge, Ma, and died in New York. He married CLARA PARKS.

Notes
Birth recorded at Uxbridge, Mass. (VRs, p. 161). May have died at ?New York. Married Clara/Mary Parks. Shayes Taft headed a household at Sodus (Wayne Co) NY. at the taking of the 1830 census.

Children of Shayes Taft and Clara Parks are:

	i.		WILLIAM PARKS⁶ TAFT, b. January 06, 1819, Lee, NY; d. January 31, 1891.
	ii.		CLARISSA TAFT, m. ? TYLER.
	iii.		ELIZABETH TAFT, m. WILLIAM WRIGHT.
	iv.		CATHERINE TAFT, m. WILLIAM MCWITT.
	v.		EMELINE TAFT, d. 1910; m. GEORGE GORNELL.
	vi.		MATILDA TAFT, m. EZRA BINGHAM.

134. RUFUS⁵ SMITH (JAMES⁴, MARCY³ TAFT, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born May 22, 1776 in Glocester, RI, and died October 08, 1860 in Providence, RI. He married MARY SMITH March 17, 1799.

Notes
Buried at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI. Married to Mary Smith she born ca. 1779 and died in 1843. Information on this family has been extracted from "John Smith The Miller, of Providence, Rhode Island". Children birth order uncertain.

Children of Rufus Smith and Mary Smith are:

	i.		JERVIS J.⁶ SMITH, b. Abt 1801; d. March 10, 1864, Chepachet, RI.
	ii.		S. STERRY SMITH, b. January 26, 1804; d. July 15, 1864, Providence, RI.
	iii.		ELMA SMITH, b. Abt 1806; d. 1900.
	iv.		CLEMENTINA SMITH.
	v.		MAHALA ANN SMITH, b. Abt 1814; d. September 24, 1869, Niagara Falls, NY.
	vi.		MELISSA SMITH, m. DANIEL PARKER.
	vii.		MARY SMITH.
	viii.		SAMUEL JAMES SMITH, b. Abt 1820; d. January 11, 1892, New York, NY; m. MARY E. GOODHEW.

135. CLARK⁵ SMITH (PAUL⁴, MARCY³ TAFT, BENJAMIN², ROBERT¹) was born October 26, 1804, and died February 24, 1845. He married PHILENA CLARK November 20, 1828 in Cumberland, RI, daughter of Silas Clark.

Notes
He married Philena Clark (1810-1868) daughter of Silas Clark of East Woonsocket. Children birth order uncertain.

Children of Clark Smith and Philena Clark are:

	i.		SILAS⁶ SMITH.
	ii.		REBECCA M. SMITH, m. JOHN M. HOAG.
	iii.		VIRGIL CLARENDON SMITH, d. St Louis, Mo.
	iv.		ALBERT A. SMITH, b. December 17, 1834; d. July 19, 1905; m. EVELINE M. SHERMAN.

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