Category Archives: Taft

 Lewis – Surname Saturday

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Don Taylor

Roberts-Barnes-Taft-Sutherland-Lewis Line By Don Taylor Lewis is a common name with many different potential sources. It may be an Americanized form of the French Louis, Irish Mac Loughaidh, or Welsh Llywelyn. As my Lewis ancestors appear to have been English, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Asa Taft

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Don Taylor

29 April – Asa Taft – Ancestor# 84 Roberts-Barnes-Taft Line Today, I remember my 4th Great-grandfather, Asa Taft. He was born on 29 April 1774 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Colony. Asa married Sarah Whitney on 18 September 1794 in Peru, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Stephen Taft

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Don Taylor

16 April – Stephen Taft Roberts-Barnes-Taft Line Today, I also remember my 6th great-grandfather, Stephen Taft. He was the second ancestor born on 16 April. Stephen was born in 1710 in Uxbridge[1], Province of Massachusetts Bay (Now Worcester County, Massachusetts). … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Tamise Sutherland

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Don Taylor

April 3 Roberts, Barnes, Taft, Sutherland Line Today, I remember my 3rd great-grandmother, Tamise/Tammy Sutherland/Southerland. She was born on 3 April 1796 in New York. Tamise married Joel Cruff Taft about 1819 at Triangle, Broome County, New York, and died … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Mercy (Taft) Barnes

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Don Taylor

Happy Birthday to my 2nd Great-grandmother, Mercy Eliza Taft. On March 27, 1822, she was born in Manhattan, New York. She married Nelson Barnes in 1839 and had nine children. Mercy died on 4 October 1984 in Turman, Indiana, and … Continue reading →

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