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| − | Thomas Taylor, born 1561/2 in western England, died at [[Haarlem (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Haarlem]], Holland, in 1655. He is said to have been the youngest son of a nobleman. With some other men who did not agree with the doctrines of the English State church he fled to Holland, unable to take along anything but a Bible and a little money. In Haarlem he started a textile business. He married Prijntje (or Proontje) van de(n) Kerchhove(n), a Mennonite refugee from Flanders, and joined the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonite]] church of Haarlem. Throughout his long life his business was prosperous and he died a wealthy man. He is the ancestor of the Dutch Teyler family. | + | Thomas Taylor, born 1561/2 in western England, died at [[Haarlem (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Haarlem]], Holland, in 1655. He is said to have been the youngest son of a nobleman. With some other men who did not agree with the doctrines of the English State church he fled to Holland, unable to take along anything but a Bible and a little money. In Haarlem he started a textile business. He married Prijntje (or Proontje) van de(n) Kerchhove(n), a Mennonite refugee from Flanders, and joined the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonite]] church of Haarlem. Throughout his long life his business was prosperous and he died a wealthy man. He is the ancestor of the Dutch [[Teyler family|Teyler]] family. |
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Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland</em>, 2 vols. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: v. I, 64. | Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland</em>, 2 vols. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: v. I, 64. | ||
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Thomas Taylor, born 1561/2 in western England, died at Haarlem, Holland, in 1655. He is said to have been the youngest son of a nobleman. With some other men who did not agree with the doctrines of the English State church he fled to Holland, unable to take along anything but a Bible and a little money. In Haarlem he started a textile business. He married Prijntje (or Proontje) van de(n) Kerchhove(n), a Mennonite refugee from Flanders, and joined the Flemish Mennonite church of Haarlem. Throughout his long life his business was prosperous and he died a wealthy man. He is the ancestor of the Dutch Teyler family.
Bibliography
Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland, 2 vols. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: v. I, 64.
Eigen Haard (1885): No. 10.
Teyler-van Geleyn, M. "Stamboek der Teyler's." Manuscript found in the City Library of Haarlem.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Taylor, Thomas (1561/2-1655)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Taylor,_Thomas_(1561/2-1655)&oldid=122071.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Taylor, Thomas (1561/2-1655). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Taylor,_Thomas_(1561/2-1655)&oldid=122071.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 688-689. All rights reserved.
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