1. PHILIP¹ TABER was born circa 1605^[11, 16], and died in 1672^{[7, 13, 17]}. He married (1st) before 21 Dec. 1639, (YN-5) LYDIA MASTERS^[17], daughter of (YN-1) John and Jane MASTERS, who was born circa 1615^[14]. He married (2nd) before 1669, JANE^[16], who died after 27 April 1682^[16]. ^{[7, 9, 13, 3, 15]}
Freeman of Mass. Bay Colony Oct 1630, at Watertown in 1634. He was frequently
moving from one town to another to engage in business as a carpenter and
builder. When Yarmouth was first settled he went there and for 2 yrs was
Deputy to the General Court of Plymouth Colony 1639-40.
Moved to Martha'a Vineyard and lived at Pease's Point, Edgartown.
1651 helped build the Mill Dam at New London.
1654 chosen as 1 of the 4 magistrates to govern Martha's Vineyard.
1656 living at Portsmouth, RI, which he representated for 3 yrs at the General
Court of the Union of the R.I. Colonies.
1664 lived in Newport
1667 in Providence
1671 appeared in court with Roger Williams as witnesses ^[2]
FDR descends through son Thomas
Banks (1937-143) says he came from Kilmington, Somerset (7 mi. NE of Wincanton and 8 mi. E of Batcombe), Somerset. ^[12]
A number of incorrect statements appear in various sources and are refuted in "The Great Migration Begins". Such incorrect statements include:
[1] Philip Taber first appears at Plymouth in 1630;
[2] Philip Taber and Lydia Masters were married on 21 December 1639;
[3] Philip Taber had a daughter Esther who married Mayhew;
[4] Philip Taber married second Jane Latham, sister of Cary Latham;
[5] Philip Tabor died in Tiverton. ^[17]
Children of: Philip¹ TABER and Lydia MASTERS:

+	2	i.	LYDIA2, b. circa 1648, d. in 1720 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA; m. (1) (AJS-4) REV. PARDON TILLINGHAST on 16 April 1664 in Providence; m. (2) SAMUEL MASON on 4 Nov. 1718 in Providence, Newport Co., Rhode Island.
	3	ii.	JOHN, bp. on 8 Nov. 1640 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA.
+	4	iii.	PHILIP, bp. in 1646 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, d. circa 1694; m. (1) MARY THOMPSON; m. (2) (JT-2) MARY COOK in 1667 in Plymouth.
+	5	iv.	THOMAS B., b. in Feb. 1644 in Barnstable, d. on 11 Nov. 1730; m. (1) MARY THOMPSON in June 1672; m. (2) ESTHER COOKE.
	6	v.	JOSEPH, bp. in Feb. 1646 in Barnstable, d. after 1669; m. (1) HANNAH GRAY in 1680; m. (2) MARY GLADDEN.

2. LYDIA² TABER (Philip¹), daughter of (1) Philip¹ and (YN-5) Lydia (MASTERS) TABER, was born circa 1648^[17], and died in 1720 in Providence, Providence Co. She married (1st) in Providence, Providence Co., on 16 April 1664, (AJS-4) REV. PARDON TILLINGHAST^[17], son of (AJS-2) Pardon John and (GG-21) Sarah (BROWNE) TILLINGHAST, who was born in 1622 in Seven Cliffs, Sussex, England^{[4, 7]}, was christened on 2 Jan. 1625^[5], and died on 29 Jan. 1717/8 in Providence, Providence Co.^[6] She married (2nd) in Providence, Newport Co., on 4 Nov. 1718, SAMUEL MASON^[17]. ^{[8, 10, 17]}
Children of: Lydia² TABER and Rev. Pardon TILLINGHAST: See (AJS-4) Rev. Pardon TILLINGHAST
4. PHILIP² TABER (Philip¹), son of (1) Philip¹ and (YN-5) Lydia (MASTERS) TABER, was born circa 1642^[16], was christened in 1646 in Plymouth^[13], died in 1694^[13] and was buried in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. He married (1st) MARY THOMPSON. He married (2nd) in Plymouth, in 1667, (JT-2) MARY COOK, daughter of (JT-1) John and Sarah (WARREN) COOK, who was born in Plymouth, was christened on 12 Jan. 1648, and died in 1694 in Dartmouth. ^{[13, 1, 16]}
Children of: Philip² TABER and Mary COOK:

	7	i.	MARY3, b. on 28 Jan. 1668 in Dartmouth, d. in 1759.
	8	ii.	SARAH, b. on 26 March 1671 in Dartmouth.
	9	iii.	LYDIA, b. on 28 Sept. 1673 in Dartmouth, d. in 1743.
	10	iv.	PHILIP, b. on 29 Feb. 1675 in Dartmouth.
	11	v.	ABIGAIL, b. on 27 Oct. 1678 in Dartmouth.
	12	vi.	ESTHER, b. on 23 Feb. 1680 in Dartmouth.
	13	vii.	JOHN, b. on 18 July 1684 in Dartmouth, d. on 11 Oct. 1728.
	14	viii.	BETHIAH, b. on 18 April 1689 in Dartmouth.
	15	ix.	BETHIA, b. on 18 April 1689 in Dartmouth.

5. THOMAS B.² TABER (Philip¹), son of (1) Philip¹ and (YN-5) Lydia (MASTERS) TABER, was born in Feb. 1644 in Barnstable, was christened in Barnstable, and died on 11 Nov. 1730. He married (1st) in June 1672, MARY THOMPSON of Dartmouth, who was born in 1650, and died on 3 May 1723. He married (2nd) ESTHER COOKE, who was born on 16 Aug. 1650 in Plymouth, was christened on 16 Aug. 1650, and died in 1672.
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
John /COOK/ (AFN:8J6W-98) and Sarah /WARREN/ (AFN:2FJR-9B)
Children of: Thomas B.² TABER and Mary THOMPSON:

	16	i.	LYDIA3, b. on 8 Aug. 1673 in Dartmouth; m. JOHN KINNEY.
	17	ii.	SARAH, b. on 28 Nov. 1674 in Dartmouth; m. WILLIAM HART.
	18	iii.	MARY, b. on 18 March 1677 in Dartmouth; m. MANASSEH MORTON.
	19	iv.	JOSEPH, b. on 7 March 1679 in Dartmouth, d. in 1752 in Dartmouth.
	20	v.	TOMAS, (TWIN), b. on 22 Feb. 1681 in Dartmouth; m. REBECCA HARLOW.
	21	vi.	JOHN, (TWIN), b. on 22 Feb. 1681 in Dartmouth; m. PHEBE SPOONER.
	22	vii.	JACOB, b. on 26 July 1683 in Dartmouth, d. on 4 April 1713; m. SARAH WEST.
	23	viii.	JONATHAN, b. on 22 Sept. 1685 in Dartmouth.
	24	ix.	BETHIA, b. on 3 Sept. 1687 in Dartmouth, d. on 6 Aug. 1758; m. CALEB BLACKWELL.
	25	x.	PHILIP, b. on 7 Feb. 1689 in Dartmouth; m. SUSANNAH TUCKER.
	26	xi.	ABIGAIL, b. on 3 May 1693 in Dartmouth; m. EBENEZER TABER.