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You correctly question the ancestry of Abraham Gifford Taber as presented in the Taber Genealogy published by George Randall in 1924. Randall mistakenly lists Abraham Gifford Taber as a descendant of Stephen and Hopestill (Winslow) Taber through a supposed son, Jonathan Taber. This Stephen Taber married Hopestill Winslow in 1767, and had two children, Lois (b. 1768) and Eunice (b. 1770). Stephen died before 31 Dec 1770, when Hopestill was appointed administratrix of his estate and guardian of their two daughters. There is no evidence that Stephen and Hopestill had a son Jonathan.
I am not aware of anyone who has researched the ancestry of Abraham Gifford Taber. Readily available sources indicate the following:
Abraham Francis Taber was born in New Bedford MA on 12 Apr 1848, son of Abraham Gifford Taber and Mary Ann (Richmond or Wixon) Taber. [NBVR 1:469 report birth of unnamed son (Alden C. Taber, who died 4 Dec 1852, age 6 years, 1 month) of "Abraham G., cooper, and Mary A. Richmond of N.B., Nov. 3, 1846."
Abraham Gifford Taber was born circa 1822-1823, son of Jonathan and Abbie (Manchester) Taber. [Randall, p. 207]. The published New Bedford Vital Records for marriages states that "Abraham G. Taber, [int. single], 22, cooper, of N.B., son Jonathan and Abby" married "Mary Ann S. Wixon, 20, of N.B., d. Gideon and Sabra, Dec. 14, 1845, in N.B." [NBVR 2:528].
Abraham G. Taber departed New Bedford on 15 Jun 1848 on the "Ploughboy" as cooper for 1/50 share of the whaling voyage, and was recorded lost in 1849. [Index of Whaling Log Books, New Bedford Free Public Libary]. His widow, Mary Ann, married second Noah Payne. [Randall, p. 335].
Abraham Gifford Taber's father, Jonathan Taber, was born circa 1799, died in Westport 15 Nov 1873, age 74. [Randall, p. 207].
The parents of Jonathan Taber have not been proven, but the following evidence is suggestive (sources provided upon request):
Jonathan Taber of Westport, cooper, was born 22 Mar 1736, son of Captain Jonathan Taber (revolutionary officer) and Roba (Brown) Taber.
Capt. Jonathan Taber was son of noted Rev. Philip Taber, Baptist minister and civic leader of Dartmouth (chosen Dartmouth representative to General Court in Boston; moderator of Dartmouth town proceedings). Rev. Philip Taber was son of Philip and Mary (Cooke) Taber, grandson of Mayflower passenger and Baptist minister John Cooke of Plymouth and Dartmouth.
Capt. Jonathan Taber resided on his father's ancestral farm in Dartmouth, now Westport, MA, located near Sawdy Pond, on border of Mass. and Rhode Island.
Jonathan Taber (cooper) married Elizabeth Knight in 1754, had daughter Roba and only son Thomas. Roba married Abraham Gifford, blacksmith of Westport, who was appointed administrator of estates of Capt. Jonathan Taber in 1792, and Jonathan Taber (cooper) in 1796 (Jonathan, cooper, was reported on 14 Dec 1793 to have died at Westport).
Thomas Taber, son of Jonathan (cooper) was born 18 Aug 1764, and married (intentions 19 Dec 1788) Sarah Palmer of Little Compton, probably had four daughters and one son, Jonathan. Thomas Taber died 2 April 1841, age 81, in New Bedford.
In 1800 U.S. Census of Westport, Thomas Taber is listed as head of a household with one male age 26-45, one male under ten years, one female age 26-45, one female age 10-16, and three females under 10 years. The male under 10 years is presumably Jonathan Taber, later father of Abraham Gifford Taber.
In January 1824, Thomas Taber of Westport sold a lot in Westport to Jonathan Taber, presumably his son.
Thomas Taber applied for benefits as revolutionary war veteran in 1831, reporting age 67 on 18 Aug 1831, of Westport, with wife Sarah and orphan granddaughter in family. Thomas states that he was mariner at outset of war, sailed from Boston on brig bound for Surinam, ship was taken by British, he was transported to Bermuda, held 6 weeks, transferred in prisoner exchange, brought to Virginia, made way homeward, enlisted at Danbury CT for duration of war.
Much work needs to be done to fully research the ancestry of Abraham Gifford Taber. Hopefully, the above is a start in the right direction.
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