Bucks County History Taylor, Charles W. of Hulmeville, was born in Phila. He was the son of Calab and Lydia (Williams) Taylor, both of Phila. The pioneer of the Taylor family in America was Thomas Taylor the son of a London merchant of a considerable estate, who dying when his son was very young and left him in charge of his uncle and guardian. The uncle coveting the estate had his nephew placed onboard a Virginia trader and sent him to Virgina. Young Taylor on his arrivial in VA found refuge in the family of a tobacco farmer. In the course of time his uncle died, and the existence of an heir in VA coming out,, he was sent for. But this call he died not feel inclined to respond to. His wife, children, friends, and property were there and he had grown up with the country, while his recollections of his childhood in London were probably anything but pleasant. He however collected evidence as he though tought sufficient to establish his identity and forwarded it to the admin of the estate in London, but he would not go himself, which was fortunate thing for him as the vessel in which the document were sent was never heard from again. Thomas Taylor, a grandson of the 1st Thomas, joined the Society of Friends in his youthful days, and when the family estate came to be divided he declined to take his share, either of slaves or land that must be cultivated by the labor of slaves. His family bought him out, and he left VA and settled in York, PA, then known by the name Little York, where he died in 1837 aged 84 years. His son Caleb, went into the drug business in Phila. in 1810., barely 21 years of age. He left 4 children. All deceased except Charles W., the 2nd son and Sarah T., wife of Thomas Paul Esq, of Germantown. Caleb Taylor, Sr., married in 1814 Lydia William, a descendant of Roger Williams family, who was driven from CT on account of their religious belief, settledd in Shrewsbury, NJ. She was also the granddaught of Grace, d/o Charles W. Biles of Southhampton, Bucks Co., and granddaughter of Thomas Langhorne. Best Wishes, Geri