Third Generation

5. Daniel TAFT Sr. (/) was born in 1677 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^3,4 He died on 24 August 1761 at the age of 84 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.³

Daniel TAFT Sr. (/) and Lydia CHAPIN were married on 5 December 1706 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^1,4 Lydia CHAPIN, daughter of Josiah CHAPIN and Lydia BROWN, was born on 29 July 1677 in Braintree, Norfolk County, MA.^1,5 She died on 31 March 1758 at the age of 80 in Mendon, Worcester County, MA.^1,5

Daniel TAFT Sr. (/) and Lydia CHAPIN had the following children:

31	i.	Abigail TAFT was born on 24 September 1707 in Mendon, Worcester County, MA.^1,5 She died in 1736 at the age of 29 in Mendon, Worcester County, MA.^1,5
32	ii.	Josiah TAFT was born on 2 April 1709 in Mendon, Worcester County, MA.^1,4,5 He died on 30 September 1756 at the age of 47 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, MA.^1,5 (His date of death may have been 31 Oct 1756.)
33	iii.	David TAFT was born on 29 April 1711 in Mendon, Worcester County, MA.^1,4,5 He died on 12 October 1756 at the age of 45.^1,5
34	iv.	Lydia TAFT was born on 13 April 1713 in Of Somers, Tolland County, CT.^1,5 She died on 17 August 1793 at the age of 80 in Somers, Tolland County, CT.¹
35	v.	Daniel TAFT Jr. was born on 29 April 1715 in Mendon, Worcester County, MA.^1,4,5 He died on 29 April 1761 at the age of 46.^1,5
36	vi.	Ephraim TAFT was born on 25 May 1718 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA.^1,4,5 He died on 6 May 1748 at the age of 29.^1,5
+37	vii.	Japhet TAFT Sr. (/).
38	viii.	Caleb TAFT was born in 1724 in Springfield, Hampden County, MA.^1,5 He died in 1782 at the age of 58.⁵

Daniel TAFT Sr. (/) and Hannah UNKNOWN (TAFT) were married.⁵ Hannah UNKNOWN (TAFT) died on 8 August 1704.⁵

Daniel TAFT Sr. (/) and Hannah UNKNOWN (TAFT) had the following children:

Daniel TAFT (1st) was born on 4 August 1704.⁵ He died before 1715 at the age of 11.⁵