Family register
Major John Taplin
Major John Taplin (14 July 1748 – 1835) was born in Marlboro, Massachusetts to Col. John Taplin and Hepsibah Brigham. He married Catherine Lovewell. He died in 1835, in Montpelier, Vermont.
Early life
John Taplin was born on 14 July 1748 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, the son of Col. John Taplin and Hepsibah (Brigham) Taplin.[1] Hepsibah Brigham was the wife of Col. John Taplin (1726–1803).[4]
Marriage and family
He married Catherine Lovewell on 29 September 1769 in Newbury, Vermont.[3] Catherine was born on 17 June 1749.[3]
Military service
Taplin served as a soldier in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution.[1]
Career and residences
He removed from Newbury to Corinth, Vermont, and was sheriff of the county.[1] He later lived in Berlin and in Montpelier, Vermont.[1] He became one of the first settlers of Berlin, Vermont, and its first Justice of the Peace.[2]
