John was a soldier and for a while, a tavernkeeper in Deerfield, Massachusetts. In 1754, he sold the tavern and by 1760, he was living in nearby Shelburne. In 1759, Daniel Arms noted in his account book that John Taylor rented his enslaved man, Titus. John's brother, Jonathan, Sr. (1724-1800) would later purchase Titus.
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