THOMPSON Ancestry of
William Howard TAFT

David¹ THOMSON

John² THOMPSON (1619-1685), Mendon, m. ~1641?
m. Sarah

Mehitable³ d. after 1711
m. Samuel Hayward

Benjamin⁴ Hayward, b. Mendon 14 Feb 1689
m. Hannah

Benjamin⁵ Hayward, Jr., Mendon 23 Aug 1715?-Jamaica, VT 29 Oct 1783?
m. Mary Wheaton

Levi⁶ Howard (Hayward) 15 Sep 1752- Townshend, VT 14 May 1833
m. Bethiah Chapin

Sylvia⁷ Howard, Townshend, VT 17 Feb 1792-1866
m. Peter Rawson Taft

Alphonso⁸ Taft, Townshend, VT 5 Nov 1810
m. Louisa Maria Torrey

William⁹ Howard Taft

Other Mendon Surnames in the ancestry of William Howard Taft:

TORREY, CHAPIN, DAVENPORT, WHEATON, ALBEE, DANIEL, RAWSON, ROCKWOOD, HOLBROOK, EMERSON, WILSON, GODFREY, READ, ALDRICH

Source: Ancestors of American Presidents, compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts; 1995
(John² through William Howard Taft)
Contributed by Don Bryant

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