J Taber

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John Taber (1700-1756), a joiner and housewright, was cited in GAWP5 as a possible craftsman who made the planes marked J Taber. As the planes date to about 1790, it also mentioned that a later relation may also be responsible.

 

Deeds from Bristol and Plymouth were searched for additional candidates with one 1st tier individual found. Jeduthun Taber was b in Fairhaven, MA in 1771 and d in Ithiaca, NY in 1855. In two 1807 deeds from New Bedford, MA Jeduthun was identified as a house carpenter, along with his brothers Reuben and Asa Taber.

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Jeduthun married Mary Pope in 1795 and they had six children.

 

He was a Lt. in the War of 1812. The family moved to NY state in 1818. In the Landmarks of Tompkins County, by John H. Selkreg, Jeduthun was "a ship builder of New Bedford, who came to Tompkins County about 1818 and bought a tract of land at the head of the lake, where he conducted a tavern many years and also engaged in boat building. “

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Planes marked J Taber, SW Taber and W Taber strongly resemble those of Nicholas Taber (1761-1849) of Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA. A search of 1800 census records in New England, yielded thirteen J Taber's with all but four in Bristol County. Taber family genealogies in Tiverton have been reviewed but deeds remain to be searched.

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​Second tier candidates include:

John Taber in New Bedford, b 1790. Carpenter.

Job Taber in Fairhaven, b 1790. Pump and block maker.

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