Stephen Taylor

Contents

Birth

Stephen was baptised along with his twin Alice on April 29^th 1753:

Marriage

Stephen Taylor was married on January 26^th 1768 in Gt. Ellingham to Sarah Howard.

Family

Stephen Taylor and his wife Sarah had two sons (Garrett Oddin and John, both of whom are mentioned in Stephen’s will). They also had three daughters Alice, Mary and Lydia. Mary is referred in his will as:

The other two daughters were still living at the time the will was written.

Grave

The following is an extract from the accounts book of John Brevator of Wymondham, a manufacturer of bricks and tiles; the bricks were ordered and delivered before his death:

Reproduced with permission from the Wymondham Town Archive, their ref 336/2

Death

Bury and Norwich Post 17 February 1808:

There is no record of his burial in the Deopham Burial Registers (only two people were buried in Deopham that year). In view of his links to the Gt. Ellingham Baptist chapel, it is assumed that he was buried in their burial ground. This is now a private garden.

Last Will and Testament of Stephen Taylor

There is a full transcript of Stephen Taylor’s will here. The information contained in this document can be summarised as follows:

Family

Wife	Sarah
Sons	Garrett Oddin Taylor John Taylor
Daughters	Alice, Wife of Thomas Pilgrim Lydia Taylor Mary Burlingham, wife of John Burlingham, had died before the will was written
Granddaughters	Alice (daughter of Alice Pilgrim) Lydia (daughter of John Taylor) Lydia (daughter of Alice Pilgrim)
Grandsons	Stephen Taylor (daughter of Lydia Taylor) Francis Oddin Taylor (daughter of Lydia Taylor)
Half Sister	Charlotte Platt

Note: there is no mention of his twin sister, Alice.

Religion

The codicil to the will defines the creation of an annuity “for the Benefit of the Minister or Preacher for the time being of the Congregation of Anabaptists at Great Ellingham”.

Property

Messuages, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments and Premises situate and being in Deopham – unfortunately not described in any further detail;
3 acres of Arable and Pasture Land in Morley St Botolph;
A Messuage or Tenement in Attleborough;

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Date	Change
11/12/25	Summary of data from the will
3/10/23	Draft Published