Individual Details
Reuben Taylor
(28 Nov 1759 - 1849)
There is detailed information in the pension application file which is of interest. It includes a sheet with the names and birth dates and birth places of all his children.
These are all the children. The three youngest children seem not to have married and/or had children as they are not in the father's will nor are any heirs of theirs.
History of Scranton, Penn: With Full Outline of the Natural Advantages ...
By David Craft
p 84, has a tiny bit of information
More information at this source and about a great-grandson who was a judge.
The Twentieth Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania ...
H.C. Cooper, jr., Bro. & Company, 1903
p 225
These are all the children. The three youngest children seem not to have married and/or had children as they are not in the father's will nor are any heirs of theirs.
History of Scranton, Penn: With Full Outline of the Natural Advantages ...
By David Craft
p 84, has a tiny bit of information
More information at this source and about a great-grandson who was a judge.
The Twentieth Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania ...
H.C. Cooper, jr., Bro. & Company, 1903
p 225
Events
| Birth | 28 Nov 1759 | Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut | |||
| Marriage | 27 Jun 1790 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania - Celinda Abbott |  | ||
| Will | 20 Jul 1846 | Greenfield, Luzerne, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 1849 | Greenfield, Luzerne, Pennsylvania | |||
| Probate | 31 Mar 1849 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Residence | Pennsylvania |  |
Families
| Spouse | Celinda Abbott (1766 - 1854) |
| Child | John Abbott Taylor (1791 - 1867) |
| Child | Henry Taylor (1793 - 1849) |
| Child | Polly Abbott Taylor (1795 - 1821) |
| Child | Cynthia Taylor (1799 - ) |
| Child | Reuben Taylor (1802 - ) |
| Child | Benira Taylor (1806 - ) |
| Father | Reuben Taylor ( - ) |
| Mother | Rebecca Weeks ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Affidavit related to the marriage is in the pension application file.Will
Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Wills, 1787-1916; Index, 1787-1918; Author: Luzerne County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Will Books, Vol B-C, 1839-1863, Book B, pp 336-337In his will dated 20 July 1846, Reuben Taylor bequeaths one dollar to his son Henry Taylor and one dollar to his grandson Henry Brown. Wife Selenda receives all the personal property if she is still living at the time of his decease. Selenda also receives the use of all the property that he now owns. If she dies before Reuben, this property goes to son John A. Taylor. As a consequence of John A. Taylor receiving the entire farm, he is to pay to grandson Erastus Taylor one hundred and fifty dollars. John A. Taylor is also named executor of the estate.
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).