James Taylor

  General notes:

Silversmith (tentative identification)

  Events in his life were:

• He worked from circa 1790 to 1805 as a silversmith in Newport RI ³

• Newport RI, 4 Feb 1800: a notice in the Newport Mercury states that "Sarah, wife of James Taylor, Goldsmith" seeks a divorce. ³

• Newport RI, 13 Jun 1805: the inventory of Stephen DeBlois, merchant, records a bad debt against "Goldsmith James Taylor." ³