Posted on: Franklin Co. Vt Wills Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Vt/FranklinWill/2 Surname: ------------------------- His will was read Dec. 13, 1845 at Fairfax, VT: John Taylor late of Fletcher and husband of Miriam Taylor, executrix, "bequeaths farm on which I now live containing 50 acres of land together with all the rest of my property to my wife, paying the sum of $5 each to my children: Susan Taylor Emery, Hannah Taylor, Cynthia Taylor six months after my decease. Appoint Miriam sole executrix of will set 19th October 1845 in the presence of William Keniston, David Cheney Jr., & Joseph Hunt." A brief outline of this family: John Taylor b: Abt. 1794 d: November 27, 1845 in Fletcher, Vermont +Miriam Wilkins b: Abt. 1803 Vermont d/o Capt Asa Wilkins & Marion Cooley; d: October 22, 1883 in Nunda, Minnesota Their children: 1 Susan Taylor b: January 4, 1824 Fairfax, Vermont d: October 10, 1904 in Twin Lakes, Freeborn Co., Minnesota +Daniel Owen Emery b: November 16, 1813 Fairfax, Vermont m: October 16, 1842 in Fairfax, Vermon d: October 18, 1857 in Fairfax, Vermont 2 Hannah Taylor b: Abt. 1826 VT 3 Asa Taylor b: Bef. 1828 d: February 14, 1828 in Fairfax, VT 4 Cynthia Taylor b: 1827 d: 1890 +Joseph W Buzzell m: August 19, 1846 5 male b: Abt. 1829 d: Bef. 1840 6 Sarah Ann Taylor b: Abt. 1840 d: September 3, 1841 A male child under 5 was listed on the 1840 census, no sons survived the father so his name is unknown.