| John ADAMS + | ||
| Henry ADAMS | ||
| Jonathan ADAMS | ||
| Henry SQUIRE | ||
| Edith SQUIRE | ||
Person Notes:
[NI0941]
[Holbrook.ged]
IV. DEACON JONATHAN2, b. in England, 1619;
m. (1) Elizabeth Fussell, dau. of John Fussell;
m. (2) Mary (???).
He settled in Medfield. His house was burned by the Indians in 1676,
and he rebuilt on what has been known as the Joseph Adams place in
East Medway, (now Millis).
He d. in 1690, age 71.
| Samuel BULLEN | ||
| Samuel BULLEN | ||
| unk | ||
| Nathan Charles GROOM | ||
| Nathan Thomas GROOM | ||
| Richard Ellery ARMSTRONG + | ||
| Christine Dawn ARMSTRONG | ||
| Carol Lee RAMSEY |
| Jonas HUMPHREY | ||
| Jonas HUMPHREY | ||
| Ann | ||
Person Notes:
[NI1023]
[Holbrook.ged]
COMMENTS: George L. Randall in Taber Genealogy: Descendants of Thomas
son of Philip Taber (New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1924) made a number
of erroneous claims which, although they may not have originated with
this author, have been picked up by others. [1] Philip Taber first
appears at Plymouth in 1630; there is no evidence for this, and the
first record for Philip is in Massachusetts Bay in April 1634,
implying arrival no later than 1633. [2] Philip Taber and Lydia
Masters were married on 21 December 1639; this is in fact the date of
her father's death and merely establishes a date ante quem for the
marriage. [3] Philip Taber had a daughter Esther who married _____
Mayhew; there is no evidence that any member of the Mayhew family in
the seventeenth century had a wife Esther, by any surname. [4] Philip
Taber married second Jane Latham, sister of Cary Latham; Cary Latham's
wife was also a daughter of John Masters, and it is through this
connection that Latham and Taber were brothers-in-law.
The hypothetical dates of birth for the children are based on dubious
evidence. Many secondary sources state that Philip, Thomas and Joseph
were baptized together in 1646. No primary evidence has been found
for this statement, but in the absence of more useful evidence, these
items will be used to structure this family.
The dates of birth were derived by first assuming that John was the
oldest, then that the next three children were born at two-year
intervals, and baptized together in 1646. These three children are
listed here in the order that they are listed among the baptisms; this
is consistent with the approximate dates of marriage for Philip and
Thomas. Since Lydia was not stated to be among those baptized in
1646, she was most likely born later, and placing her birth in 1648
would make her sixteen at marriage, a reasonable age.
Many sources state that Philip Tabor died in Tiverton, but he
apparently died in 1672 or soon after, at a time when Tiverton had not
yet been settled, and his widow remained in Providence for another
decade. The confusion presumably arises since some descendants of
Philip Tabor did reside in Tiverton.
Since Philip Tabor received a grant of land at Watertown in 1636, but
did not participate in either of the grants of 1637, he must have left
Watertown late in 1636 or early in 1637. This was, however, before
the settling of Yarmouth, so his whereabouts for a few years
immediately after 1636 remain unknown.
DEATH: Certainly after 3 June 1671 (in tax list of that date [PrTR
15:135]) and probably after 24 February 1671/2 (when his testimony was
presented in court [RICR 2:429]) and before 27 April 1682 (provision
made to maintain widow Taber [PrTR 15:241]).
On 1 April 1634 Phillip Tabor pledged to provide 200 feet of four-inch
planks for the building of the sea fort [MBCR 1:114].
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to Watertown church before 14 May 1634
implied by freemanship; called "of Watertown church" in 1640 Yarmouth
baptism.
On 27 December 1660, in laying out a highway in Portsmouth, mention is
made of "the land of ... Philep Tabor" [PoTR 97], and again on 2 March
1660/1 reference is made to land of "Philep Tabor" [PoTR 103].
In a Providence tax list of 3 June 1671 Philip Tabor was assessed 1s.
10d. [PrTR 15:135].
OFFICES: Deputy to Plymouth General Court for Yarmouth, 4 June 1639,
2 June 1640 [PCR 1:126, 155]. Committee to divide planting lands at
Yarmouth, 5 March 1638/9 [PCR 1:117].
Portsmouth commissioner to General Court, 18 October 1660, 14 October
1663, 24 November 1663 [PoTR 96; RICR 1:431, 504, 508]. Portsmouth
appointee to Rhode Island jury, 3 March 1656/7, 29 September 1660
[PoTR 74-75, 96]. Tax collector, 24 February 1661/2 [PoTR 109].
Constable, 2 June 1662 [PoTR 111]. Assessor, 7 July 1662, 16 March
1662/3 [PoTR 112, 117]. Portsmouth delegate to colony committee on
raising money for Mr. John Clarke, 14 October 1663 [RICR 1:505].
Providence commissioner to General Court, 27 August 1661 [RICR
1:447]. Coroner's jury at Providence, 10 June 1669 [PrTR 5:337].
FREEMAN: 14 May 1634 [MBCR 1:369]. Propounded freeman of Plymouth
Colony 7 January 1638/9 and admitted 4 June 1639 [PCR 1:108, 126].
Received an inhabitant of Portsmouth, 14 February 1655[/6] [PoTR 69]
and made a freeman of Rhode Island on 20 May 1656 [RICR 1:336] (after
which he was added to the end of the Portsmouth section in the 1655
Rhode Island list of freemen [RICR 1:300]).