President's Message

Noel M. Taylor

To all our friends and relatives that continue to support our quest to seek out the DNA, histories and records of  our Taylor Clans.

When you receive the new issue of Taylor Times I hope you will share this information with others that do not, at this time, subscribe to this great publication. Encourage them to join with us and to help by supporting our efforts.

Ron Taylor will be giving more complete information regarding the giant leap forward that has been made through our DNA research. This accomplishment came about when we asked Lawrence Saunders to supply us with some names of male Taylors related to his wife Nelda Wallace Saunders.

Lawrence contacted two such people and they willingly supplied their DNA. As a result two more Taylor men were found who also supplied their DNA. All of these were perfect matches to each other and also to our DNA.

All four of these DNA samples prove common relationship back to John Taylor (ca. 1791) and his wife Mary Strawbridge. The fact that their DNA matches that of our Taylor line back to Joseph Taylor, Jr. is definite proof that John Taylor and Joseph Taylor, Jr. are very closely related.

These DNA matches have put us in contact with close Taylor relatives about whom we have known very little. They are anxious to join with us in our efforts to find the missing links, that have eluded us for so long, that will connect our two Taylor lines.

We are now at a very important juncture in our research and I feel very strongly that now is the time to gather our forces and to launch an all out effort to obtain the success we have been seeking for so many years. To obtain this success we will need additional funds to expand our DNA research and the research into written records.

As you know, several years ago we went to the expense of qualifying with the IRS as a non-profit charitable organization. In so doing anyone can make contributions to the Joseph Taylor Sr. Family Association and receive the same tax benefits as they would by contributing to the Red Cross, United Fund or to any other charitable organization. I should also remind you that the $15.00 per year fees for membership in our association are only partially deductible. The cost of receiving Taylor Times is actually $5.00 and the remaining $10.00 is a charitable contribution.

I am asking that we each make additional contributions to our association between now and December 31, 2008 in order that we can expand our efforts for success in this great work. If any of you have questions regarding such contributions please call me or email me so we can discuss these matters.

I remind you again that these funds have always been and will continue to be treated as sacred funds. Other than material costs, postage, and printing, the balance of the funds are used solely for research purposes to pay for professional help as needed, which includes DNA testing.

Let me also mention that we need additional people that are willing to assist us in the work that needs to be done. Contact me and let me know what you would like to do to assist.

One last plea for help....with ever increasing numbers of people through out the country learning about our vast search for information concerning our families and their histories, each of us needs to become a TREASURE HUNTER.

There are many TREASURES to be found in attics, basements, old storage chests and numerous other places. We need to ask everyone that might be even remotely connected to our families if they know of any old bibles, journals and any other records that might contain information that would be of value to us.

We are not asking that these old records be given to us. However, we would like to have Xerox copies made and sent to us. Please help us in our efforts to increase our knowledge of our people and to expand our library of information that will bless the lives of our posterity for generations to come.

I am very optimistic about the results that will come from this new thrust of activity and about the many relationships that will be built and cherished throughout the years to come.

Thank you again for all of your support. Without your help we would not be experiencing the many successes we are having.
I hope that each of you is enjoying a very pleasant summer (fall/winter).

(From Taylor Times Vol 12 Issue 4)

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