TALIAFERRO, John Col.

1656 - 1720  (64 years)

• Name	TALIAFERRO, John  [1]
  Suffix	Col.
  Born	1656	Gloucester County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jun 1720	Essex County, Virginia
  Person ID	I8445	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	TALIAFERRO, Robert,   b. 11 Nov 1626, Bethel Green, Stepney Parish, London England ,   d. 1687, Gloucester County, Virginia  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	DEBNAM, Katherine,   b. 1638, England ,   d. Aft 1672, Gloucester County, Virginia  (Age > 35 years)
  Married	1651	Gloucester County, Virginia
  Family ID	F2972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SMITH, Sarah,   b. 1661, Essex County, Virginia ,   d. 1720  (Age 59 years)
  Married	1682	Virginia
  Children	1. TALIAFERRO, Catherine   2. TALIAFERRO, Lawrence,   b. 1683,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. TALIAFERRO, Mary,   b. 1686, Powhatan Plantation, Essex County, Virginia ,   d. Snow Creek, Frederick County, Virginia   4. TALIAFERRO, John S.,   b. 1687,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. TALIAFERRO, William,   b. 1689,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. TALIAFERRO, Robert,   b. 1689,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. TALIAFERRO, Elizabeth,   b. 1691,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. TALIAFERRO, Charles,   b. 1692,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. TALIAFERRO, Sarah,   b. 16 Oct 1695,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. TALIAFERRO, Zachariah,   b. Jul 1699,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. TALIAFERRO, Richard,   b. 1708,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F2970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Taliaferro and his children played an important part in the social, state and church life of the Colony, but owing to the destruction of the records in Caroline County, where most of the family resided, it has been impossible to obtain a complete record of the lives of his children. John Taliaferro was a lieutenant commanding a company of rangers against the Indians in 1692; Justice of Essex, 1695; Sheriff, Essex Co., 1699; Member of House of Burgesses for Essex County 17 Apr 1699. In the Quit Rents of 1704, he is listed with 2,000 acres in Essex Co., VA. He married Sarah, daughter of Major Lawrence Smith (see deed of Francis Taliaferro to brother, John, who is about to marry Sarah Smith, 1682.) He was a large land holder in Essex County and the bricks for building his beautiful home, "Powhattan," were brought over from England. John Taliaferro died in 1720, and his Will, dated June 1, 1715, was proved in Essex County June 21, 1720 (Will Book 3, pp 157-158). It names his wife, Sarah, and his children, Zachariah, Lawrence, John, Mary, Elizabeth, Charles, Robert, Catherine, Richard, and William. John was also known as, "The Ranger" by family and friends.

  
  

• Sources

  [S335] Historic Georgia Families, CHAPTER IV.