Family:Nathaniel Taft and Pesse Randall (1)

Parents: Mijamin Taft and Sarah Sweeting Nathaniel Taft b. 28 Oct 1742 Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. Bef 20 Sep 1820 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	Pesse Randall (add)

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Marriage^[1]^[2]

26 Jul 1790

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Mary Taft	Abt 1791 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
2.	Stephen Taft	10 May 1792 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
3.	Lydia Taft	Abt 1795 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
4.	Rufus Taft	20 Oct 1797 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
5.	Polly Taft	Cal 12 Jul 1799 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	28 Jul 1865 Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
6.	Melinda Taft	Abt 1801 Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States	1857 Hinsdale, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

References

↑ Richmond (New Hampshire). Town Clerk. Records of births, deaths, and marriages, 1750-1916. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 2000)
p. 190.

This may Certify to all Person[s] Concerned that in the presence of a Number of Witnesses Nathaniel Taft & Pesse Randall Both of Richmond took Each other by a Solemn covenant to be Lawfully man & wife till Death Seperate us. Signed by Nathaniel Taft, P??? Randall. Attest Henry Ingalls Just peace.
↑ This name is given in Source:NEHGS Nexus (New England Historic Genealogical Society), Vol. 13, p. 197, as Pesse, probably based on the above marriage record (which is indexed as "Jesse"). She is called "Peace" in Nathaniel's will. Source:Leonard, Lewis Alexander. Life of Alphonso Taft of Cincinnati, in a genealogy by a grandson, only refers to his grandmother as Nathaniel's second wife without giving a name. A survey of Source:Bassett, William. History of the Town of Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire : From Its First Settlement, to 1882, p. 470, only shows Abraham Randall as a potential father if she was from a local family. Under the Taft section she is named as Pecey Randall, and given only the four children named in town records, though Nathaniel's will names at least two additional children.