Tag Archives: Partridgefield Massachusetts

Amanda Taft Whitney (1798–1872): An Ancestor Sketch

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Don Taylor

Born in Massachusetts in 1798 and carried west as an infant by her migrating family, Amanda Taft Whitney spent her life in Broome County, New York — raising ten children and outliving most of her generation. Her story is unusually well-documented. Read on to meet a woman the census records refused to forget. Continue reading →

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Lurancy Taft (1796-1870)

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Don Taylor

Luransa Taft (1796–1870), Ahnentafel #41, was the daughter of Asa Taft and Sarah Whitney and spent most of her life in Triangle, Broome County, New York. Married at seventeen to Luman Olmstead, she raised a large family and appears regularly in state and federal censuses. This profile confirms her maternal line and helps clarify confusion surrounding similarly named women in the Taft family. Continue reading →

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4th Great Uncle – Asa Perry Taft, Jr. (1794-1880)

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Don Taylor

A brief genealogical profile of Asa Perry Taft, Jr. (1794–1880), 4th great-uncle in the Roberts-Barnes-Taft family line. Tracing his early life in Partridgefield, Massachusetts, migration to Broome County, New York, marriages, children, census records, and burial in Triangle, NY. Continue reading →

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