CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameMahlon TAYLOR 
[308], [1824, pp.11-12], [1758], GGG Grandfather
[308], [1824, pp.11-12], [1758], GGG GrandfatherBirth Date10 Jan 1792 [1033], [952], [308], [1824, p.7]
Birth PlaceNew Jersey, United States
MemoDate is from his sworn testimony and is consistent with 1860 census. 1850 census implies 1789 in Pennsylvania.
Census Date1820 [1843]
Census PlaceMoreland Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Memo“Malon”: age 26-44(27), 2 boys 0-9(1&2), 1 female 16-25(Elizaberth:22)
Census Date1830 [3615]
Census PlaceMoreland Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
MemoBy counts, Mahlon’s family was living with his father at this time.
Census Date1840 [1033]
Census PlaceLoyalsock Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Census Date22 Oct 1850 [952] Age: 58
Census PlaceHepburn Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Census Date7 Sep 1860 [308] Age: 68
Census PlaceHepburn Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Death Dateca Feb 1861 [1758]
Death PlaceLycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
MemoNot found in 1870 census so probably died 1860-1861. Definitely after date of will, 29-APR-1859 and before will proved 13-FEB-1861.
Alt.SpellingMayson [952]
OccupationFarmer [308]
FatherWilliam TAYLOR (1754-1838)
MotherSarah HOOGLAND (1764-1856)
Misc. Notes
Mahlon was his father’s eldest son & 5th child. [1824, p.7, 11]
Based on the large person counts in the 1830 census of William TAYLOR in Moreland Twp., it appears that Mahlon’s family was living in his father’s household that year. [3615] Here is a possible interpretation of the age-bucket counts:
2 males age 0-4: Abraham & ?; (son of Mahlon & Elizabeth)
2 males age 5-9: John & ?; (son of Mahlon & Elizabeth)
2 males age 10-14: William & Charles (sons of Mahlon & Elizabeth)
1 male age 20-29: James (son of William & Sarah)
1 male age 30-39: Mahlon
1 male age 70-79: William (Mahlon’s father)
3 females age 0-4: Rosanna, Frances & ? (daughters of Mahlon &
Elizabeth; I have "b.1828" for Frances but that is a wild guess, as
there is no accounting for her outside her father's will).
1 female age 5-9: Sarah (Mahlon's daughter)
1 female age 20-29: Fanny (William's daughter)
3 females age 30-39: Elizabeth (Thomas) Taylor & 2 daughters of
William & Sarah: Sarah & Elizabeth.
1 female age 60-69: Sarah (Hoogland) Taylor.
1840 census suggests he may have had up to 5 sons and 4 daughters. [1033]
Mahlon & Elizabeth appear to have been members of the “1852/3 LYCOMING CHAPEL CLASS #1” of the Methodist Church Williamsport Circuit Station, Lycoming Co., PA [1769]
May have died in 1864, based on a deed transferring land from “TAYLOR, Mahlon Est.” to “Jno. H. Wilson” 24-MAR-1864 (Vol.46, p.372). (this may have been a delayed transaction, as it now appears that Mahlon most likely died in February of 1861, based on the proving of the will).
In 1858, Mahlon Taylor bought land in Hepburn Twp. from Gabriel Greenzweight (Lycoming Co., Vol.41, p.616). That would be the brother of the Benjamin Greenzweight who was living with Mahlon Taylor in 1860 (though in the census it was misspelled “Greensinge” or “Greenswige”). [308]
Title: Gabriel Greenzweight: Obituary.
Publications: Gazette & Bulletin 5/22/1885 p.4., col.3
(James V. Brown Library Newspaper Index - also on Ancestry.com).
29-APR-1859: Mahlon TAYLOR wrote a will. [1758] The witnesses to this will were David HULL and Jane M. HULL, who, based on the 1860 census, lived four households away (in the census enumeration sense) from Mahlon & Elizabeth. [308] David appears to have been a Presbyterian minister. It is also interesting to note that one of the executors of Mahlon’s estate was David MAHAFFEY, son of Moses MAHAFFEY. [4061] At the time of the 1860 census, both Mahlon & David lived in Hepburn Twp.
Based on the large person counts in the 1830 census of William TAYLOR in Moreland Twp., it appears that Mahlon’s family was living in his father’s household that year. [3615] Here is a possible interpretation of the age-bucket counts:
2 males age 0-4: Abraham & ?; (son of Mahlon & Elizabeth)
2 males age 5-9: John & ?; (son of Mahlon & Elizabeth)
2 males age 10-14: William & Charles (sons of Mahlon & Elizabeth)
1 male age 20-29: James (son of William & Sarah)
1 male age 30-39: Mahlon
1 male age 70-79: William (Mahlon’s father)
3 females age 0-4: Rosanna, Frances & ? (daughters of Mahlon &
Elizabeth; I have "b.1828" for Frances but that is a wild guess, as
there is no accounting for her outside her father's will).
1 female age 5-9: Sarah (Mahlon's daughter)
1 female age 20-29: Fanny (William's daughter)
3 females age 30-39: Elizabeth (Thomas) Taylor & 2 daughters of
William & Sarah: Sarah & Elizabeth.
1 female age 60-69: Sarah (Hoogland) Taylor.
1840 census suggests he may have had up to 5 sons and 4 daughters. [1033]
Mahlon & Elizabeth appear to have been members of the “1852/3 LYCOMING CHAPEL CLASS #1” of the Methodist Church Williamsport Circuit Station, Lycoming Co., PA [1769]
May have died in 1864, based on a deed transferring land from “TAYLOR, Mahlon Est.” to “Jno. H. Wilson” 24-MAR-1864 (Vol.46, p.372). (this may have been a delayed transaction, as it now appears that Mahlon most likely died in February of 1861, based on the proving of the will).
In 1858, Mahlon Taylor bought land in Hepburn Twp. from Gabriel Greenzweight (Lycoming Co., Vol.41, p.616). That would be the brother of the Benjamin Greenzweight who was living with Mahlon Taylor in 1860 (though in the census it was misspelled “Greensinge” or “Greenswige”). [308]
Title: Gabriel Greenzweight: Obituary.
Publications: Gazette & Bulletin 5/22/1885 p.4., col.3
(James V. Brown Library Newspaper Index - also on Ancestry.com).
29-APR-1859: Mahlon TAYLOR wrote a will. [1758] The witnesses to this will were David HULL and Jane M. HULL, who, based on the 1860 census, lived four households away (in the census enumeration sense) from Mahlon & Elizabeth. [308] David appears to have been a Presbyterian minister. It is also interesting to note that one of the executors of Mahlon’s estate was David MAHAFFEY, son of Moses MAHAFFEY. [4061] At the time of the 1860 census, both Mahlon & David lived in Hepburn Twp.
Research
Lycoming Gazette
Title:
Mahlon Taylor: Executor of William Taylor estate.
Notes:
Lycoming Gazette 5/23/1838 p.3. (article has not yet been found)
Memorial# 143773926 was created on Findagrave.com on 15-MAR-2015, but it does not identify the cemetery nor does it provide any better estimate as to when Mahlon died.
The Lycoming County graves index maintained by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society, lists two graves under the name Mahlon TAYLOR, but neither is a match for this Mahlon (as of 15-MAY-2015).
Title:
Mahlon Taylor: Executor of William Taylor estate.
Notes:
Lycoming Gazette 5/23/1838 p.3. (article has not yet been found)
Memorial# 143773926 was created on Findagrave.com on 15-MAR-2015, but it does not identify the cemetery nor does it provide any better estimate as to when Mahlon died.
The Lycoming County graves index maintained by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society, lists two graves under the name Mahlon TAYLOR, but neither is a match for this Mahlon (as of 15-MAY-2015).
Spouses
1Elizabeth THOMAS [1758], [308], [1791], [4927], GGG Grandmother
[1758], [308], [1791], [4927], GGG GrandmotherBirth PlacePennsylvania, United States
Census Date1820 [1843]
Census PlaceMoreland Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Memo“Malon”: age 26-44(27), 2 boys 0-9(1&2), 1 female 16-25(Elizaberth:22)
Census Date22 Oct 1850 [952]
Census PlaceHepburn Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Census Date7 Sep 1860 [308]
Census PlaceHepburn Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Alias/AKAEliza [952]
Alt.SpellingLizzie [1791]
Alt.SpellingElisabeth [1758]
FatherGriffith THOMAS (1760-1850)
Misc. Notes
In the 1850 census there was a child living in the household by the name of Mary J(?) THOMAS (b.PA, ca.1841) [952], and in 1860 a child named Ann THOMAS (b.Ohio, ca.1848) [308]. They are no doubt related to Elizabeth but the exact relationship is unknown. Note also, that this 1850 census says everyone in that household was born in Pennsylvania and it is known that Mahlon was not, so it is possible that Mary was also born in Ohio, like Ann. The 1860 census for Williamsport West Ward, has a Mary J. Thomas, born ca.1841, in Ohio. She was living in the household of Moses PETIT, an Inn Keeper; as it gives no occupation for Mary, perhaps she was just renting a room at the Inn.
Research
Have not yet found her in the 1870 census so she probably died before then (before 1 Jun 1870).
The Lycoming County graves index maintained by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society, has entries for Eliz, Eliza, Lizzie and Elizabeth TAYLOR, but none seem to be a match.
Ancestry has an 1898 city directory (p.798) for Reading, Berks Co., PA, which lists an Elizabeth TAYLOR, widow of Mahlon, at 148 N. 9th St., but if this is the same woman, she would have been 100 years old. Probably just a coincidence.
The Lycoming County graves index maintained by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society, has entries for Eliz, Eliza, Lizzie and Elizabeth TAYLOR, but none seem to be a match.
Ancestry has an 1898 city directory (p.798) for Reading, Berks Co., PA, which lists an Elizabeth TAYLOR, widow of Mahlon, at 148 N. 9th St., but if this is the same woman, she would have been 100 years old. Probably just a coincidence.
Marr Dateabt 1817
Marr PlacePennsylvania, United States
Marr MemoEstimate based on birth of oldest known child.
ChildrenWilliam (1818-1890)
Charles Allen (1819-1903)
Sarah (1821-1897)
John (ca1824-<1859)
Rosanna (1827-1871)
Frances (1828-1906)
Abraham (~1830-<1859)
Mahlon D. (ca1832-)
Margaret Elizabeth (1835-1889)