Note: The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998. Subject numbers are HAP's originals. HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete document page numbers in brackets and issue dates. The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject are "1/--". Subject 170. 22/4/1951 (238) THOMAS TABER. The following is from "The Descendants of Thomas, son of Philip Taber", by George L. Randall, 1924: from "The Genealogy of Francis Weekes", by Dr. Frank Edgar Weeks, Kipton, Ohio. Thomas Taber was baptized at Yarmouth, Mass., in February 1644, and died there November 11/1730, son of Philip and his first wife Lydia (Masters) Taber, subject 336 In 1672 Thomas was at Dartmouth, Mass,, village of Fairhaven. He served as selectman, surveyor, town clerk, assessor, and was a captain in the Militia. In 1675 his house burned: he then built a stone house at Oxford in Fairhaven, Mass., then called Dartmouth. He married 1st, in 1667, Esther Cooke, born at Plymouth, Mass., August 16/1650, died at Dartmouth in 1671-2, daughter of the Reverend John and Mary (Warren) Cooke, subject 670. She was a direct ancestor of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He married, 2nd, in June 1672, Mary Thompson, born 1650, died May 3/1754, daughter of John and Mary (Cooke) Thompson, subject 342. Issue:- (by his first wife Esther Cooke) 1. Thomas Taber. Born October 29/1668, died young. 2. Esther Taber. Born April 17/1671. She married in October 1689, at Sandwich, Mass., Samuel Perry, born March 2/1665-8. Nine children. Issue:- (by his second wife Mary Thompson) 3. Lydia Taber. Born August 8/1673. She married John Kinney and had five children. 4. Sarah Taber. Born November 28/1674, died 1735. She married at Dartmouth, Mass., on December 1/1712, William Hart, born at Portsmouth, R.I., in 1677, died 1735. They had seven children. 5. Mary Taber. Born March 18/1677. She married Manasseh Morton, born at Plymouth, Mass., February 3/1668, son of George and Joanna (Kempton) Morton, and had five children. 5. Joseph Taber, Born at Dartmouth, March 7/1679, died 1752. He married there on August 12/1701-2, Elizabeth Spooner, born there June 19/1683, died July 14/1743, daughter of John and Lydia (Gifford) Spooner. They had thirteen children. 7. Thomas Taber, (twin). Born February 22/1681, died at Dartmouth 1724. He married on July 4/1701, Rebecca Harlow, born at Plymouth, January 27/1678, daughter of Samuel and Priscilla Harlow. Seven children. 8. John Taber, (twin). born February 22/1681, died at Dartmouth 1760. He married Phoebe Spooner, born May 11/1687 and had nine children. 9. Jacob Taber. Born July 26/l683, died April 4/1773 at Dartmouth. He married Sarah West, born August 1/1685, died December 5/1775, and had eight children. 10.Jonathan Taber. Born at Dartmouth September 22/1685, said to have died in the woods, his mind impaired. He married on November 11/1727, Lois West. 11.Bethia Taber. Born at Dartmouth September 2/1687, died at Rochester, Mass., August 6/1758. She married Caleb Blackwell who died November 23/1762, and had five children. 12.Philip Taber. Born at Dartmouth December 7/1689 (or February). He married Susannah Tucker, and had nine children. In 1730 they removed to New Jersey. 13.Abigail Taber. Born May 2/1693. She married her cousin Ebenezer Taber, son of Joseph and Hannah (---) Taber, subject 168. See subject 84 for issue and further particulars.