Biography
Robert Taft was born circa 1640 in County Louth, Ireland to Richard Robert Taft (1614-1700) and Margaret Faun (1620-1685) and died 8 February 1725 Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Simpson (1640-1726) 1671 .
He was the first Taft in the United States and the founder of the American Taft family.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Taft (1671-1755) | 1671 Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | 1755 Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | Deborah Chenery (1667-1747) |
| Robert Taft (1674-1748) | 1674 Mendon, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | 29 April 1748 Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | Elizabeth Woodward (1670-1748) |
| Daniel Taft (1677-1761) | |||
| Joseph Taft (1680-1747) | 1680 Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | 18 July 1747 Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | Elizabeth Emerson (1687-1760) |
| Benjamin Taft (1684-1766) | |||
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