Phillip Taylor

 Phillip Taylor was baptized on November 12, 1651 in Devonshire, England so he was born shortly before this day. His parents were Gwain Taylor and Ursula Russell Taylor. There is no information to know what Philip's childhood was like. In 1665, in Devonshire, the Civil War just ended that year and Devonshire saw much tragedies from the war. Life for most people in Devonshire was difficult, marked by hard work and hardships such as illness and famine. Infant mortality rates were high. The church of England was the established church.

In 1678, Phillip suffered religious persecution for following the Quaker religion and for being a Quaker preacher in Devonshire. In 1678, Philip married Juliana Lyddon in Tauton, Devonshire, England. The couple lived in Collumpton, Devon, England. Between 1688 and 1690, the couple had three children, one son and two daughters. The family immigrated to Oxford, Philadelphia, America in about 1695. In 1696 and 1697 the couple had two more children, one son, and one daughter. Shortly after the birth of their last child, in November 1697, a daughter, Phillip died at the young age of 37 on November 23, 1697 leaving six young children between the age of one and nine. Shortly after that Philip was buried.