Jennifer Taylor
Birth Name: Jennifer C. Bini
Place of Birth: Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 19, 1972
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – Irish, some English, distant Dutch
Jennifer Taylor is an American actress. Her roles include the films Wild Things, Like a Country Song, Fair Haven, and God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, and the sitcom Two and a Half Men. She was first runner-up in the Miss Florida USA pageants in 1995 and 1996. She has also been credited as Jennifer Bini Taylor.
Jennifer was raised in Coral Springs, Florida. She is married to Paul Taylor, with whom she has two children.
Jennifer’s paternal grandfather was named Vito Bini. Vito was Italian.
Jennifer’s paternal grandmother was named Maria S. Mezzina. Maria was born in Molfetta, Bari, Italy.
Jennifer’s maternal grandfather was Raymond A. Knight (who likely was the son of Patrick Francis Knight and Josephine Madeline Fitzgerald). Raymond was born in New Jersey. Patrick was born in New Jersey, to Irish parents, Patrick Knight and Bridget Burke. Josephine was born in New Jersey, also to Irish parents, with her father having been named John Fitzgerald.
Jennifer’s maternal grandmother was Genevieve M. McHugh (the daughter of Arthur J. McHugh and Ethel Miller). Genevieve was born in New Jersey. Jennifer’sgreat-grandfather Arthur was born in New Jersey, the son of Arthur S. McHugh/MacHugh and Nellie Lillian Wallace, who were the children of Irish parents. Ethel was born in New York, the daughter of Benjamin Miller and Phebe Ann “Annie” Williams.
Sources: https://www.instagram.com
Obituary of Jennifer’s paternal grandmother, Maria S. (Mezzina) Bini – http://www.legacy.com
Jennifer’s maternal grandparents, Raymond A. Knight and Genevieve M. McHugh, on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
>Irish, some English, distant Dutch
Vito was also born in Italy.
Jennifer’s maternal grandfather was Raymond A. Knight (likely the son of Patrick Francis Knight and Josephine Madeline Fitzgerald). Raymond was born in New Jersey. Patrick was born in New Jersey, to parents from Ireland, Patrick Knight and Bridget Burke. Josephine was born in New Jersey, also to Irish parents, with her father being named John Fitzgerald.
Jennifer’s maternal grandmother was Genevieve M. McHugh (the daughter of Arthur J. McHugh and Ethel Miller). Genevieve was born in New Jersey. Jennifer’s great-grandfather Arthur was born in New Jersey, the son of Arthur S. McHugh/MacHugh, whose parents were Irish, and of Nellie Lillian Wallace, whose parents were also Irish. Ethel was born in New York, the daughter of Benjamin Miller and Phebe Ann “Annie” Williams.
Jennifer’s maternal grandparents, Raymond A. Knight and Genevieve M. McHugh, on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F9T-NTZ1
Sometimes credited as Jennifer Bini Taylor.