DEBNAM, Katherine

1638 - Aft 1672  (> 35 years)

• Name	DEBNAM, Katherine  [1, 2]
  Born	1638	England
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft 1672	Gloucester County, Virginia
  Person ID	I8459	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	DEBNAM, William
  Mother	KATHERINE
  Family ID	F2977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TALIAFERRO, Robert,   b. 11 Nov 1626, Bethel Green, Stepney Parish, London England ,   d. 1687, Gloucester County, Virginia  (Age 60 years)
  Married	1651	Gloucester County, Virginia
  Children	1. TALIAFERRO, Robert   2. TALIAFERRO, Francis   3. TALIAFERRO, Richard   4. TALIAFERRO, John Col.,   b. 1656, Gloucester County, Virginia ,   d. 21 Jun 1720, Essex County, Virginia  (Age 64 years)   5. TALIAFERRO, Catherine,   b. 1660,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. TALIAFERRO, Charles,   b. 1663,   d. 2 May 1734  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F2972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Katherine was the daughter of William Debnam and Katherine. Following William's death his wife was married to Rev. Charles Grymes who became the children's guardian. On November 20, 1672, "Mrs. Katherine Taliaferro" was granted 600 acres of land for the transportation of 8 negroes and 4 English servants "which rights I doe hereby assigne over to my son Robert Taliaferro." (Rappahannock County records D.B. 5, p. 99.) Since Katherine Taliaferro received this patent it would seem that she was a widow and therefore Robert Taliaferro (1) had died before this date. - Some publications show her name as Sarah Grymes. John Bailey Calvin Nicklin was mistaken about the husband of Katherine Debnam Grymes being Henry Deadman. The records of York Co VA, which he did not consult, prove his error. William Debnam and the marriage of his widow Katherine to Charles Grymes who was also the guardian of her children make it clear.

  
  

• Sources

  [S341] Tyler's Quarterly, vol. XXI, pp 83-84. the wife of the first Robert Taliaferro was not Sarah, but Katherine(Sarah being the wife of the second Robert; and nee Catlett). [S342] The VA MAG of HIST & BIO, Vol. 56, 31 Dec 1948, p. 208. Incorrectly states she was Sarah, dau of the Rev. Charles Grymes.