John Taylor ^{1 2 3 4}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Book: The Brenneman History, 1938. ⁵
Anna Bucher, b. 1-18-1769, d. 9-29-1850, m. John Taylor of Chester County (b. near Kennett Square, Pa., 9-10-1762, d. there 12-13-1850) much against her parents' wishes, but most fortunately for posterity, as she became thereby the grandmother of the poet Bayard Taylor. There is an interesting romance in connection with their runaway marriage.

"Mr. Taylor was a Quaker of English descent and a stone mason. He came up from Chester County and worked for Melchior Brenneman, 2d, or Mr. Bucher, or both, on the stone masonry for their barns and distillery. Whilst thus engaged, he boarded at Mr. Bucher's house and fell in love with his daughter Ann, which brought forth opposition from her family, as the match was considered unequal as to worldly goods, and in addition there was considerable feeling on account of Mr. Taylor's English descent. The result was that the young couple eloped and were married the same day and then went to Chester County to live, with which county the family has been prominently identified."

The Buchers add to this story that Anna's father was absent on a trip to the mill at the time of the elopement, and on returning home almost immediately missed his daughter, and asked, much perturbed, in "Pennsy Dutch:" "Wo ist die Anni?" He was furious when one of the horses was found to be missing and Annie's saddle gone and someone ventured the answer, "Wegganga mit der Chon Taylor." For a long time he refused to pardon the pair, but a reconciliation was in time effected.

On John Taylor's side the opposition was equally strong. He was disowned by the Friends for marrying out of meeting, and as he was never willing to acknowledge any fault on his part, was never restored to his birthright. The marriage, which took place sometime in the year 1790, lasted for six decades of mutual happiness; the bond between husband and wife, forged in the fires of adversity, becoming all the stronger thereby.

By deed of 3-14-1792 John Taylor purchased from Benjamin Way and wife Mary 180 acres of land in East Marlborough township, Chester Co., Pa., to which place he and his wife moved and established their family home. This was "Fairthorne Farm," so well known from "The Story of Kennett," and is situated just on the edge of Kennett Square borough.

John and Annie Taylor are buried in the cemetery at Kennett Friends' Meeting. They were the parents of 10 ch.: John, Joseph, Joshua, Rebecca, Frances, Martin, Abraham, Ann, Sarah, and one child that died in infancy, unnamed. Thirteen of their grandsons served in the Civil War and one rendered signal service to the Union cause in the diplomatic field.*.

John married Anna Bucher, daughter of Christian Bucher and Frances Veronica Brenneman, on 14 Feb 1793 in Maytown, Lancaster, PA. (Anna Bucher was born on 18 Jan 1769 in Donegal Twp., Lancaster, PA ^{4 6} and died on 29 Sep 1850 in Kennett Square, Chester, PA.)

  Marriage Notes:

This marriage was against both of their parents wishes. The match was considered unequal as to worldly goods, and in addition there was considerable feeling on account of Mr. Taylor's English descent. The result was the young couple eloped. John was disowned by the Friends for marrying out of meeting.