Pvt. Obadiah Taylor Sr. b. 11 MAR 1763 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT; d. 27 OCT 1830 Eaton Twp., Luzerne Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery [AKA Robinson Cemetery], Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA; m.#1 ____ ____ (names unknown); m.#2 Rhoda Wilcox.

MILITARY SERVICE: Obadiah was in the Revolutionary War. He served in Connecticut's 7th Regiment.

NOTE: Wyoming County, PA was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County.

m.#1 Abt. 1782 CT; ____ ____ (names unknown) b. ? ; d. ? ; buried: ? .

CHILD:

1) Thomas Taylor b. 01 APR 1783 Litchfield Co., CT; d. ? ; buried: ? .

Widower Obadiah Taylor m.#2 16 NOV 1789 New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT; Rhoda Wilcox [AKA Wilcoxson] b. 09 DEC 1767 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; d. 01 JAN 1855 Eaton Twp., Wyoming Co., PA; buried: North Eaton Cemetery [AKA Robinson Cemetery], Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., PA..

CHILDREN:

2) Revad Taylor 1790-1865 [m. Rebecca Miller]
3) Rachel (nee Taylor) Strickland 1792-1868 [m. Sylvester Strickland]
4) Obadiah Taylor Jr. 1794-1834 [m. Margaret Jayne]
5) William Humphrey Taylor Sr. 1796-1879 [m. Mary "Polly" Griste]
6) John W. Taylor 1798–1877 [m. Evelyn Temperence Stringfield]
7) Rhoda (nee Taylor) Cooper 1800- ? [m. Samuel Humphrey Cooper Sr.]
8) Sophronia (nee Taylor) Robinson 1802-1859 [m. Joseph Howe Robinson]
9) Syntha (nee Taylor) Stevens 1803–1861 [m. Damon Stevens]
10) Anna Matilda (nee Taylor) Shoemaker 1806-1895 [m. David Shoemaker]
11) Zerua Clemena (nee Taylor) Robinson 1811–1845 [m. Ira Robinson]

PARENTS: Thomas Taylor b. 18 MAR 1729 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT; d. 31 MAR 1764 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT; m. 30 JAN 1749 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT; Abigail Wood b. 31 JUL 1730 Bolton, Tolland Co., CT d. 20 SEP 1801 Eaton Twp., Luzerne Co., PA; buried: Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT.

KNOWN SIBLINGS:

1) Mary (nee Taylor) Shoemaker
2) Abigail Taylor
3) Margaret (nee Taylor) Dort
4) Hannah (nee Taylor) Baldwin
5) Thomas Taylor
6) John Taylor
7) Aaron Taylor
8) Martha (nee Taylor) Chapin∼Revolutionary Soldier.