The son of Thomas Taylor I of Bristol, gallypotmaker, and the brother of Richard Taylor I (A).
| 1738 | 24 Nov. He was apprenticed to his father (A, A, Ar). |
| 1757 | 23 Jul. He became a free gallypotmaker (F, G). |
| 1761 | 11 Jan. Ann, daughter of John and Sarah Taylor, baptised (RPR). |
| 1774 & 1781 | Gallypotmaker, Lambeth (P). |
| Rate book entries: 29 Sep 1755-29 Sep 1753] John Taylor Mayors Paddock (SMR-Wa) 29 Sep 1755-29 Sep 1767 John Taylor Redcliffe Street (SMR-Wa) |