Zachary Taylor was born ¹ on 17 Apr 1707 in Orange Co. Va. Zachary married Elizabeth Lee.

Elizabeth Lee [Parents] ¹. Elizabeth married Zachary Taylor.

Richard Taylor [Parents] was born ¹ on 3 Mar 1744 in Orange Co., Va.

Jonathan Benjamin [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 18 Feb 1697 in Watertown, Maine. Jonathan married ³ Susanna Norcross on 1 Feb 1720 in Watertown, Maine.

Jonathan BENJAMIN son of Abel and Abigail was born in Watertown Feb 18, 1697. He married, Feb 1, 1719/20, Susanna Norcross who was born Feb 26, 1700/1 died 1735. She was the daughter of Nathaniel and Norcross of Watertown and granddaughter of Richard the first school master mentioned in the records of and the only one for twenty years. He taught Latin and writing all the year for £30.

Susanna Norcross [Parents] ¹ was born on 26/26 Feb 1700/1701. She died ¹ in 1735. Susanna married ² Jonathan Benjamin on 1 Feb 1720 in Watertown, Maine.

Samuel Nutting. Samuel married Jane Hunnewell.

Jane Hunnewell ¹. Jane married Samuel Nutting.

Abel Benjamin [Parents] was born ¹ on 20 May 1668 in Watertown, Maine. He died ² on 4 Mar 1720. Abel married Abigail.

Abel Benjamin son of John Jr and Lydia Allen Benjamin was born in Watertown May 20, 1668. He was admitted to full communion Feb 6, 1697/8; married Abigail. He died March 4, 1720.

Abigail. Abigail married Abel Benjamin.

Nathaniel Norcross Sr. [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 18 Dec 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died ² on 1 Dec 1717 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was buried ³ in Old Burying Place, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. Nathaniel married ² Susanna Shattuck ¹ about 1693 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Nathaniel Norcross was born in Watertown. He was a shoemaker by occupation and had two sons who had descendants Nathaniel and Philip.

Susanna Shattuck [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 6 Aug 1675 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Susanna married ² Nathaniel Norcross Sr. ¹ about 1693 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

John Benjamin [Parents] ¹ was born ² about 1620 in England. He died ² on 22 Dec 1706 in Watertown, Maine. John married Lydia Allen.

    John Benjamin Jr. son of John and Abigail Eddy Benjamin was born in England about 1620. He came with his parents to America in 1632. Undoubtedly lived with them in Cambridge and went with the family to Watertown in 1637.

    In 1664 he is reported to have been in Hartford, Conn., but returned to Watertown, where on April 5, 1681, upon his petition to the court he was exempted from training.

     John Benjamin Jr. married Lydia, daughter of William Allen of Boston. She died in 1709. John Benjamin Jr. died in Watertown. Dec 22. 1706.

Lydia Allen [Parents] died in 1709. Lydia married John Benjamin ¹.

John Benjamin ¹ was born ¹ about 1598. He died ² on 14 Jun 1645 in Watertown, Maine. John married Abigail Eddy in 1619.

Abigail Eddy [Parents] was born about 1599. She died ¹ on 20 May 1687. Abigail married John Benjamin ² in 1619.

Abigail Benjamin, the widow of John probably made her home in Watertown until about 1654, when she went with her daughter Abigail, the wife of Joshua Stubbs, to Charlestown. She died in Charlestown, May 20, 1687, aged 87 years.

William Allen ^{1, 2}.

Rev. William Eddy was born ¹ in 1560/1565 in Bristol, England. William married Mary Fosten ¹.

Rev. William Eddy was born in Bristol Eng between 1560 and 1565. Educated at Cambridge; graduated M.A. Trinity, in 1586, and the following year was appointed Vicar of St. Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, County of Kent, Eng. Nov 20, 1587 he married Mary Fosten, dau. of John and Ellen (Munn) Fosten. She died July 1611. William Eddy remained non-conformist vicar at St. Dunstan's until 1616, the year of his death. His sons John and Samuel Eddy came to America on the "Handmaid" in 1630. They settled in Plymouth Mass., where Samuel remained. John with his wife Amy, removed to Watertown Mass in 1633.

Mary Fosten [Parents] ¹ died ¹ in Jul 1611. Mary married Rev. William Eddy.