Paul Taber

Paul Taber[1]

Male 1716 - 1774  (57 years)
Person ID: I913 


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  • Name Paul Taber 
    Born 30 Mar 1716 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1774 
    Siblings
     1. Paul Taber (current person),   b. 30 Mar 1716,   d. 1774  (Age 57 years)
     2. Thomas Taber,   b. 28 Oct 1717, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1802, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Mary Taber,   b. 24 Aug 1719, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1745, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 27 years)
  • Parents

    Family ID: F300 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Ebenizer Taber,   b. 1693, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1772  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Abigail Taber,   b. 2 May 1693, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 19 Sep 1765  (Age > 72 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1715  Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
  • Family

    Family ID: F322 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife Sarah Crandall,   b. 10 Jun 1718,   d. 24 Apr 1819  (Age 100 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1739 
  • Other Personal Events

    Anecdote
    • Note: Biography from: Taber Family Tree, Dec., 1995, p. 3:
      Paul Taber, was born 30 March 1716 cordwainer of Tiverton died 1774 married 1 April 1739 Sarah Crandall, daughter of Samuel and Mary Wilbor of Little Compton. Sarah Crandall was born 10 June 1718 and died 24 April 1819 (Note: 8 April by ConstantHart Record) age 100 years 9 months with number of posterity at that time of 125-150. She was admitted to United Congregational church of Tiverton 15 September 1751. On 14 September 1802 Pardon Taber of New Bedford and Ruth his wife and SamuelTabor yeoman and Patience his wife of Tiverton sell to Moses Simmons land in Tiverton for support of our mother, Sarah Taber of Tiverton - "land which our father Paul Tabor late deceased gave us". 5 acres (Tiverton Deeds 6:395).

      On 20 August 1750 "Ebenezer Taber of Tiverton, yeoman, for love...gives to "my son Paul Taber cordwainer "land in Tiverton 5 acres where Paul liveth" (Tiverton Deeds 1 :244). On 1760 Tax list of Tiverton appears Paul Taber and his first son PardonTaber b. 1739 (Rhode Island State Archives).

      Paul's will and inventory on 18 October 1774 mentions wife Sarah and children 1. Pardon Taber, 2 Samuel Taber, 3. Rhoda Davenport, 4. Susannah Bennet, 5. Lydia Baley, 6. Sarah Taber, 7. Thompson Taber, 8. John Taber (his youngest sons Thompsonand John to be put out to learn a trade), 9. Abigail Hammon, and 10. Ebenezer deceased (had children called beloved grandchildren $4 each when the youngest arrives at lawful age). To four sons Pardon, Samuel, Thompson, and John real estate. SonSamuel Executor (Tiverton Book 3:195) .

      In Tiverton Certificates of Deputies and Freeman, Paul appears each year 10 February 1746/1747 to 3 April 1767. Census 1774 Rhode Island Tiverton Paul Taber 3 males 16+ 1 female 16+.
    Family Search ID LZLX-JX7 
    Occupation cordwainer 
    _UID 2FA4E47D708147318F041C8700299E9F39DC 
  • Source Citations

    1. [S73] Rosemary Listenberger, "Compiled Research: Taber family", letter and documents to Barbara Brown, (23 March 1993), copy in possession of Leslie Price., Handwritten family group sheets, unknown original source.