Descendants
Several prominent wealthy families owe a substantial portion of their fortunes to an inheritance from Moses Taylor.
The Winthrop family descendants of John Winthrop inherited the wealth of Moses's daughter Katherine Wilson Taylor (1839–1925) who married Robert Winthrop (1833–1892). Katherine's daughter married Hamilton Fish Kean (1862–1941), ancestor of the political Kean family which includes the former governor of New Jersey.
The Pyne family of New York and New Jersey inherited the wealth of Moses's daughter Albertina Shelton Taylor (1833–1900) who married Percy Rivington Pyne (1820–1895). Percy's son was Moses Taylor Pyne, one of the great benefactors of Princeton University and powerful member of its Board of Trustees, who would use his inherited money to support the development of Princeton from a college into a university.
The Taylor family descendants of Moses's son Henry Augustus Coit Taylor were prominent New York and Newport socialites.
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