Biographies
from
The History of Otsego County, New York
1740-1878
D. Hamilton Hurd
Published by Everts & Fariss, Philadelphia
TAYLOR, Francis - Otsego
Thomas TAYLOR, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, moved
at an early age from Bennington, Vt., and settled with his family in
that portion of the town of Otsego which has been known as
"Taylortown." He paid one thousand dollars for one thousand
acres of land, five hundred of which was situated in a body in the
town of Otsego. He had three sons and three daughters, as follows:
Erastus, Thomas and Chester; Cynthia, Lucy, and Irena. His
children were all married and settled on different portions of the
five-hundred-acre tract. Thomas Taylor, father of Francis, married
Margaret McCULLOCH. Besides the subject of this sketch, their
children were Cynthia, Nancy, Erastus, and Mary Ann. Cynthia
and Erastus are deceased.
Francis Taylor was born Nov. 15, 1811, and has always lived
on the place of his birth, having inherited the farm from his father.
He was married April 11, 1841, to Eliza DAVIDSON, daughter of
Asa B. and Ameila Davidson, formerly residents of the town of
Otsego. Mrs. T. was born Nov. 19, 1811.
Richard Davidson, a farmer living in the same neighborhood, is
a brother. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have no children. Mr. Taylor has
been a life-long farmer, and everything about his home indicates
thoroughness and thrift. A representation of it, together with
portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, appears on another page of
this work.--
Excerpt from History of Otsego Co., NY, page 255