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DEBNAM, Katherine

DEBNAM, Katherine

Female Abt 1638 - Bef 1687  (49 years)   Has 4 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name DEBNAM, Katherine  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth Abt 1638  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Will-Heir 1658  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    bequeathing land to each of his three step-daughters, Katherine, Ann and Mary DEBNAM, daughters' of his second wife, Katherine (JENNINGS) DEBNAM GRYMES, 
    • Role: Heir
      Katherine's land was passed down to her grandson, Robert TALIAFERRO III, who sold it to Augustine SMITH on 9 August 1711 in Essex County.
      His widow Katherine, as his Executrix, probated the will in 1662 in Gloucester County.

      Katherine DEBNAM:  On 9 August 1711 in Essex County (Deed & Wills Book #12, p 426), Robert TALIAFERRO III, grandson of Robrt TALIAFERRO I and Katherine DEBNAM, sold to Augustine SMITH, 200 acres of land that was originally patented to Charles GRYMES on on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located south of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656 and Essex in 1692.

      Ann DEBNAM:  On 20 June 1726 in King George County (Deed Book #1, p 361), Samuel HOYLE, son of Edward HOYLE and Ann DEBNAM, sold to Samuel SKINKER, 300 acres of land that was half of the land originally patented to Charles GRYMES on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located north of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656, Richmond in 1692 and King George in 1721.

      Mary DEBNAM:  On 6 August 1692 in Essex County (Book #1, p 40), John SMITH of Ware Parish in Gloucester County, son of Maj. Lawrence SMITH Sr. and Mary DEBNAM, sold to John TALIAFERRO of St. Marys Parish in Essex County, son of Robert TALIAFERRO I and Katherine DEBNAM, and brother-in-law of John SMITH, 200 acres of land that was originally patented to Charles GRYMES on on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located south of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656 and Essex in 1692.
    Land 20 Nov 1672  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    patented to her, Mrs. Katherine TALIAFERRO, after her husband's death, 600 acres for the Headrights of 12 persons, 
    • She then assigned this land to her son, Robert TALIAFERRO II.
    Death Bef 2 Mar 1686/87  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Age 49 years 
    Person ID I4035  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2025 

    Father DEBNAM, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1608, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1657, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1683, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F1633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 TALIAFERRO, Robert Sr.,   b. 11 Nov 1626, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 20 Nov 1672, Taliaferro Mount, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1660  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 9] 
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 22 years - He : ~ 33 years and 1 month. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    +  1. Male TALIAFERRO, Francis Sr.,   b. Abt 1661, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1710, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    +  2. Male TALIAFERRO, Capt. John "The Ranger" Sr.,   b. Abt 1662, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1720, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
       3. Female TALIAFERRO, Mary,   b. Abt 1663, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  4. Male TALIAFERRO, Richard Sr.,   b. Abt 1664, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1716, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +  5. Male TALIAFERRO, Robert Jr.,   b. Abt 1665, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jun 1688, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    +  6. Male TALIAFERRO, Charles Sr.,   b. 1670, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1734, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    >  7. Female TALIAFERRO, Catherine,   b. Abt 1672, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Aug 1692, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F1632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 May 2025 

    Family 2 JONES, Col. Cadwallader,   b. Abt 1652   d. Aft 1699 (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage Bef 6 Jan 1672/73  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 35 years and 1 month - He : ~ 21 years and 1 month. 
    Children 
    +  1. Female JONES, Frances Ann,   b. Aft 1672   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1638 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill-Heir - bequeathing land to each of his three step-daughters, Katherine, Ann and Mary DEBNAM, daughters' of his second wife, Katherine (JENNINGS) DEBNAM GRYMES, - 1658 - Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1660 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - patented to her, Mrs. Katherine TALIAFERRO, after her husband's death, 600 acres for the Headrights of 12 persons, - 20 Nov 1672 - Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 6 Jan 1672/73 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef 2 Mar 1686/87 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 3 Sep 2018, John Bailey Calvert Nicklin, "Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro," V 56, No. 2, April 1948, p 208-210; digital images, Jstor (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4245546?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 27 August 2018).
      Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro      		 Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro


    2. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 7 Sep 2018, Mary Burton Derrickson McCurdy Dr., "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connections," Vol 81, No. 3, July 1973, p 360; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org : accessed 7 September 2018).
      Townleys & Warners of VA      		 Townleys & Warners of VA


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

    4. [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


    5. [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).
      Citing:  Essex County Deed & Wills Book #13, p 426.
      Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly      		 Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly


    6. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 3 Sep 2018, John Bailey Calvert Nicklin, "Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro," V 56, No. 2, April 1948, p 208-210; digital images, Jstor (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4245546?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 27 August 2018).
      Citing:  Essex County Deeds & Wills Book #12, p 426; King George County Deed Book #1, p 361; Essex County Order Book #1, p 40.
      Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro      		 Debman-Grymes-Taliaferro


    7. [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).
      Citing:  Rappahannock County Deed Book #5, p 99.
      Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly      		 Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly


    8. [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).
      Citing:  Rappahannock County Book 1680-1688, p 16.
      Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly      		 Taliaferro Family, JBC Nicklin - Tyler's Quarterly


    9. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 9 Aug 2021, accessed 9 August 2021<, Katherine Frances Jennings Debnam Grymes, Memorial #87399189.


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