Ancestry of
James Taylor
Singer-Songwriter
The family tree for James Taylor is still in progress.
The family tree for James Taylor should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person. Research devoted solely to this person has either not yet taken place or it is currently in progress. As with all family trees on this website, the sources for each ancestor are listed on the family group pages so that you can personally judge the reliability of the information.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for James Taylor
George Albert Smith
8th President of the Mormon Church
7th cousin 3 times removed
via Kenelm Winslow Jr.
George Albert Smith
8th President of the Mormon Church
8th cousin 3 times removed
via Edmund Freeman
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
1st President of Radcliff College
7th cousin 5 times removed
via Edward Winslow
Benjamin Silliman
Founder, American Journal of Science
4th cousin 7 times removed
via Rev. John Miller
Gerard Way
Singer, Songwriter and Comic Book Writer
Co-creator of "The Umbrella Academy"
10th cousin 1 time removed
via John Gorham
Gerard Way
Singer, Songwriter and Comic Book Writer
Co-creator of "The Umbrella Academy"
10th cousin
via Hannah Sturgis
Rev. Edmund Hamilton Sears
Author, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
3rd cousin 5 times removed
via Paul Sears Jr.
Rev. Edmund Hamilton Sears
Author, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
6th cousin 5 times removed
via Rev. John Mayo
Roland L. Bragg
Silver Star Recipient - WWII
Fort Bragg Namesake (2025)
9th cousin 2 times removed
via John Gray
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
1st President of Radcliff College
12th cousin 6 times removed
via Richard Sherburne
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