TAYLOR, Elizabeth (Grimwade p.678)

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Widow of William Taylor - see
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2nd December 1766 - Will of William Taylor, Silver Smith of Saint Michael Wood Street , City of London proved at PCC by Samuel Eaton as sole executor. The will, dated 22th July 1766, appears somewhat amateur in both drafting and execution and was probably written by Taylor on his deathbed. The sole witness, George Smith was almost certainly George Smith II, later of 4, Huggin Lane.
Will leaves an "annuity of One hundred and Fifty pounds of three per cent Consols to my four children Viz William Taylor, John Taylor, Samuel Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor for their own use and benefit to be divided equally to them when they come of Age " and the interest to be applied to their "bringing up"
The residue " unto their Mother my well beloved Wife " but does not name her.

26th February 1767
Smallworker mark of Elizabeth Taylor entered at Hugin [sic] Alley.
She is shown in the Land Tax assessments from 1767/68 as Widow Taylor in Huggin Lane (identified as No 7)

1771/1772
Elizabeth Taylor of Hogan Alley had silver plate broken as substandard

Elizabeth Taylor was given in PR1773 as bucklemaker, Hogan [sic] Alley

10th June 1774
Grimwade gives the mark of William Taylor II entered as bucklemaker at 9, Huggin Lane. He is probably the son mentioned in the will of William Taylor I , However he appears for at least three years in the Poor Rates book at No 9, Huggin Lane at the same time as Widow Taylor was still shown at No 7. Perhaps the business moved to No 9.

21th February 1779
Burial Register of St Michael Wood Street records an Elizabeth Taylor as being buried in the Middle Aisle.

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Thanks to Andrew Griffiths (member andrewgriffiths) who is a direct descendent of William and Elizabeth Taylor we have details of the will of Elizabeth Taylor. It's the original will, not the probate copy and is probably at LMA. Certainly on Ancestry.co.uk

Will of Elizabeth Taylor, Widow, of the parish of St Michael, Wood Street

Signed (by mark, she was illiterate ) 26th day of October 1777
Witnesses - Joseph Crisby [or Crosby] - untraced and Samuel Meriton [almost certainly the silversmith, who had an address in Huggin Lane and whose son Thomas was named as an executor ]
Will was proved on the 19th Day of February 1779 . Court granting probate not known

Sons William, John, Samuel (minor at time of will)
Daughter Elizabeth (minor at time of will)
Grandson Thomas Theodore Taylor, son of William Taylor

Executors William Taylor her son , and Thomas Meriton of Foster Lane both of whom proved the will

Interestingly Thomas Meriton was also executor to George Smith of Huggin Lane in 1805, some 26 years later