Allan, Hold on and I will go to the local (Westford) library when it opens this morning and copy the page for you. I will look for any other mention of these people and send to you ASAP. I own "History of Westford Mass." byHodgman, which is best known around these parts, and will look there, too. Cheers! Jan Whitaker ----- Original Message ----- From: <ALLAGREEN@aol.com> To: <Farns10th@aol.com>; <Margreenda@aol.com> Cc: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:24 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Question about which Isaac Taylor married Eliz.Whitney Westford > Dear Friends: > > Using the CD's from SearchReSearch, which are photographic reproductions > from the originally published MA Vital Records series that have INDEXES > searchable electronically, I am looking at page 111 of the Westford Vital > Records > where I see: > (under the heading TAYLOR) > > Isaac, s. of Eleazar and Sarah, Dec. 22, 1761 > > However, this is NOT the one who married Elizabeth Whitney, although my > preliminary search found this man and the Isaac born in 1764 in Stow as > possible > candidates. Robert Ward found the family as shown in the quote below from > his > response to my question. > **************************************** > > They seem to be the Isaac and Betsey Taylor who lived in Winchendon, MA, > after marriage. Those VR show the births of many children, and their > deaths. > The ages of that couple are consistent with those of Elizabeth (Whitney) > Taylor and the Isaac Taylor, son of Abel and Martha (Conant) Taylor who > had > been born in Stow, even though Isaac's death record calls him son of > Isaac > (not Abel) Taylor of Stow. Furthermore, they named a son Abel, and a > daughter > Lois W. (for Whitney? possibly named after Betsey's sister Lois Whitney > who > died at 23), and Abraham (named after Betsey's father Abraham Whitney), > but > no child named Martha, Eleazer, or Sarah. > > I conclude that the Winchendon death record is in error with regard to > Isaac's father's given name, and that he was the one born in Stow. > ************************************************************ > > I find this logic convincing, particularly in view of the practices of the > time in naming children for parents and other family members. > > I hope that this clarifies the matter for all concerned. > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WHITNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message