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TALIAFERRO, Capt. John "The Ranger" Sr. and SMITH, Sarah Family

m. 1682

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  • TALIAFERRO, Capt. John "The Ranger" Sr. Male
    TALIAFERRO, Capt. John "The Ranger" Sr.

    Birth  Abt 1662  Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1720  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  21 Jun 1720  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  1682  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]  Colony of Virginia, England  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  TALIAFERRO, Robert Sr. | F1632 Group Sheet 
    Mother  DEBNAM, Katherine | F1632 Group Sheet 

    SMITH, Sarah Female
    SMITH, Sarah

    Birth  10 Jun 1659  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1720  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Father  SMITH, Maj. Lawrence Sr. | F1634 Group Sheet 
    Mother  DEBNAM, Mary | F1634 Group Sheet 

    TALIAFERRO, Capt. Lawrence Male
    + TALIAFERRO, Capt. Lawrence

    Birth  1683  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Bef 27 Jun 1726  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  THORNTON, Sarah | F1962 
    Marriage  10 Nov 1706  Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth Female
    + TALIAFERRO, Mary Elizabeth

    Birth  11 May 1685  Powhattan Plantation, James City County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1 Aug 1741  Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  THORNTON, Col. Francis Jr. | F317 
    Marriage  1704  Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    TALIAFERRO, John Jr. Male
    + TALIAFERRO, John Jr.

    Birth  1687  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  3 May 1744  Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  CATLETT, Mary | F1964 
    Marriage  22 Dec 1708  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    TALIAFERRO, Elizabeth Female
    TALIAFERRO, Elizabeth

    Birth  Abt 1690  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1726   
    Burial     
    Spouse  CATLETT, John III | F1961 
    Marriage  Abt 1707   

    TALIAFERRO, Charles Male
    + TALIAFERRO, Charles

    Birth  Abt 1692  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1726  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  KEMP, Anne | F1965 
    Marriage  1714  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    TALIAFERRO, Sarah Female
    TALIAFERRO, Sarah

    Birth  16 Oct 1695  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  7 Aug 1768  Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  BATTAILE, John Jr. | F1966 
    Marriage     

    TALIAFERRO, Robert Male
    + TALIAFERRO, Robert

    Birth  Abt 1698  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1728  Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  MATTHEWS, Elizabeth | F2051 
    Marriage  Abt 1722  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    TALIAFERRO, Zachariah Male
    TALIAFERRO, Zachariah

    Birth  Abt 1699  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1722  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
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    TALIAFERRO, Catherine Female
    TALIAFERRO, Catherine

    Birth  Abt 1703  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1775  Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
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    TALIAFERRO, Richard Sr. Male
    + TALIAFERRO, Richard Sr.

    Birth  1706  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1748  Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  BERRYMAN, Rose | F1967 
    Marriage  10 Jun 1726  King George County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    TALIAFERRO, William Sr. Male
    + TALIAFERRO, William Sr.

    Birth  Abt 1710  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  1760  King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  —?—, Mary | F2080 
    Marriage  Abt 1732  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S1137] Charles M. Marsteller, Book - Taliaferro Index, (Millsboro, Delaware: Colonial Roots, 2015.), 1 Aug 2018, p 21, 37.

    2. [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 3 Aug 2018, John Bailey Calvert Nicklin, "The Taliaferro Family," January 1940, Vol XXI, No 3, p 183-191; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/238155?availability=Family%20History%20Library : accessed 3 August 2018).
      Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly      		 Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly


    3. [S643] Sarah Travers Lewis (Scott) Anderson, Book - Lewises, Meriwethers & Kin, (1938; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2008.), 27 Jul 2015, p 215-218.

    4. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 9 Aug 2021, accessed 9 August 2021<, Sarah Smith, Memorial #195876330.

    5. [S1564] Virginia Armistead Garber, Book - Armistead Family (Ancestry), (Richmond, Virginia: Whittit & Shepperson, Printers, 1910.), 6 May 2025, p 192.

    6. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 8 May 2025, accessed 8 May 2025), Sarah Smith (Smith-8675).
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-8675

    7. [S1145] Internet Forum - Debnam (Genealogy.com), 2 Sep 2018, Joseph Moore, "The Debnam and Grymes-Lee Family Lines of Virginia," >, 13 December 2011 (https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/debnam/137/ : accessed 7 August 2018).
      Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA      		 Debnam-Grymes-Lee Families in VA



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