His wife Elizabeth Taylor died on 31 July 1680, nineteenth months after the birth of her youngest son. She was buried inside St Mary Magdalen Church on 2 August 1680, and the following inscription is on the floor near the old chancel reads:
Here lyes interred ye body of Eliz Taylor, wife of Jo Taylor, junior – paynter. She died July ye 31st 1680.
With her lye two sonnes, both John’s, who dyed in theire infancy. Ye first dyed December ye 13th 1676,
ye other dyed June ye 1st 1679, she leaving behind her issue one only son.
