John Taylor and his first wife Elizabeth had three sons, but they all died in infancy or childhood:
Edward Taylor (probably the Edward Taylor, son of John, baptised at St Giles' Church on 20 November 1673): died in February 1683/5 and buried at St Mary Magdalen Church on 19 February
John Taylor I (baptised at St Mary Magdalen Church on 26 June 1676; died on 13 December 1676, buried inside that church on 14 December)
John Taylor II (baptised at St Mary Magdalen Church on 14 November 1678; died on 1 June 1679, buried inside that church on 2 June).
