Philip J Taylor also served on the USS Shenandoah, the Navy Destroyer Tender that made a stop in Boston in August of 1953. According to my birth mother Philip Taylor was with Owen Cottrell the night I was conceived. While all the evidence points to Owen Cottrell being my birth father it only makes sense that I include Philip Taylor’s ancestors in my genetic genealogy project. I hope my genetic matches will take the time to do a quick check for any Taylor, Covey or Howell connections.
I also hope that members of Philip Taylor’s family of Perry County Indiana will consider taking the free Family Tree DNA Family Finder test to help in documenting family history. If interested contact me at mark@capeflier.com
More information about the genetic genealogy project is located at the Taylor Genetic Genealogy Project page.