THE JOSEPH TAYLOR, SR. FAMILY ASSOCIATION NEEDS HELP
HELP US GET OUR TAYLOR LINE BACK ACROSS THE POND
Your Taylor Y-DNA is needed!
How Taylor WHY-DNA is Helping to Answer Some of Our Taylor Questions
The Joseph Taylor Sr. Family Association (“Family”) is pursuing a current round of Y-DNA testing to accomplish two research objectives: First, we are seeking to verify our Taylor ancestry beyond Joseph Taylor Sr. (born about 1728). Second, we aim to find the link between a common ancestor shared by our Taylor family and a group of Hodges whose Y-DNA matches our Family’s Y-DNA. We are using Family Tree DNA’s Big Y-700 test to find answers to our research questions. We judge that this is the best course of action.
In 1634 a Richard Taylor, age 16, came to the New World on the ship TRUE LOVE. We have reason to believe that he is our ANCESTOR. He bought land west of what is now Norfolk, Virginia along the Southern branch of Elizabeth River and married MARGARET MANNING.
In 1678 John Harding of London, butcher next door to the 3 tuns Taverne in Newgate Street, sent a letter to Richard and mentions Richard’s sister Susannah.
Christening entries 1667-1700 shows John & Susannah Harding’s children and dates of christening.
At present, we have test results for three descendants of William Taylor (born 1787), one Hodges who matches our Y-DNA, one William Taylor descendant, and one Hodges Y-DNA match who have tested, but the results are not yet available, and there is an additional Taylor match who will secure the appropriate Y-DNA test soon.
In addition, we have identified several Taylors and Hodges who ought to upgrade their testing to the Big Y. The best results for our testing program will require testing by descendants of William Taylor’s brothers and cousins. William had two brothers, Allen Taylor and Joseph Best Taylor, so we are looking for descendants of these family members to test with the Big Y-700 test.
The Family will pay for the testing of a direct male descendant of either of these brothers. William possibly had four paternal uncles, Richard, David, Thomas, and John, who lived in the Conetoe Creek region of North Carolina. Presumably, they had male descendants, and testing any such male descendants would be extremely helpful.
Please contact Mark J Taylor at tmjtbat2@taylorassociation.org.
We appeal for help to all doing Taylor research, including DNA. We are prepared to pay proper fees to Professional researchers as well as for the BigY-700 DNA test.