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Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. 1656–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 21 Jun 1720

Death Location: Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony

Father: Robert I

Mother: Sarah (AAdopted)

Spouse(s): Sarah (Smythe)

Children(s): Phillip Taliaferro, Charles County, Francis Taliaferro, John Taliaferro, Martha Taliaferro, Jane Taliaferro, Charles Taliaferro, Zachariah Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Colonel Taliaferro, Zachariah Taliaferro, Richard Taliaferro, Mary (Colonel)), Elizabeth Taliaferro, Catherine Taliaferro, Elizabeth Taliaferro, Robert Taliaferro

The story of Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. began in 1656 in Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony. Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. married Sarah Smith Smythe, and had children including Catherine Taliaferro, Charles Taliaferro, Charles Taliaferro Sheriff Of Essex County, Colonel Lawrence Taliaferro, Elizabeth Taliaferro, Elizabeth Wortham Taliaferro, Francis Taliaferro, Jane Emma Taliaferro, John S Taliaferro, Martha Taliaferro, Mary Taliaferro Wife Of Francis Thornton Jr Colonel, Phillip Taliaferro, Richard Taliaferro, Robert Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Zachariah Taliaferro. Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. passed away in 1720 in Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. began in 1656 in Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony.
  • Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. married Sarah Smith Smythe, and had children including Catherine Taliaferro, Charles Taliaferro, Charles Taliaferro Sheriff Of Essex County, Colonel Lawrence Taliaferro, Elizabeth Taliaferro, Elizabeth Wortham Taliaferro, Francis Taliaferro, Jane Emma Taliaferro, John S Taliaferro, Martha Taliaferro, Mary Taliaferro Wife Of Francis Thornton Jr Colonel, Phillip Taliaferro, Richard Taliaferro, Robert Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Zachariah Taliaferro.
  • Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. passed away in 1720 in Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert I
1626–1687
Birth Location: Stepney, Middlesex, England
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Sarah (AAdopted)
1634–1686
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah (Smythe)
1660–1720
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Phillip Taliaferro
1676–
Birth Location: Spottsylvania Co, Virginia, USA
PT
Charles County
1684–1779
Birth Location: Essex, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
CC
Francis Taliaferro
1683–1684
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
FT
John Taliaferro
1687–1744
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Colonial Virginia
JT
Martha Taliaferro
1686–1726
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
MT
Jane Taliaferro
1683–1704
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
JT
Charles Taliaferro
1690–1721
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
CT
Zachariah Taliaferro
1699–1722
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
ZT
William Taliaferro
1704–1760
Birth Location: Powhatan Plantation, Essex, Colonial Virginia
WT
Colonel Taliaferro
1682–1726
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA
CT
Zachariah Taliaferro
1683–1745
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA
ZT
Richard Taliaferro
1703–1748
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia Colony
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Mary (Colonel))
1685–1726
Birth Location: Plantation, Jefferson, Virginia, United States
M(
Elizabeth Taliaferro
1698–1720
Birth Location: Prince, Virginia, United States
ET
Catherine Taliaferro
1697–1749
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
CT
Elizabeth Taliaferro
1682–1768
Birth Location: Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
ET
Robert Taliaferro
1689–1728
Birth Location: Virginia Colony
RT

Col. Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Col. Sr.
1656–1720
Birth Place: Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
Parents
Robert Taliaferro I
1626–1687
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Sarah (Debnam Grymes) (AAdopted)
1634–1686
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Francis Taliaferro
1589–
St Olaves, London, England
Bennett Hale
1589–
William (Henry) Debnam
1604–1655
Chard, Somerset, England
Katherine (Frances) Jennings
1613–1678
Ightman, Tornbridge and Mailing Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hale
1557–1623
Margery Bingham
1557–1586
Peter Jennings
1578–1651
Anne Baldwin
1579–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Hale
1529–1560
Sarah Bennett
1529–1623
Mary
1526–
Thomas Bingham
1534–1597
Henry (Yeomen)
1530–1602
Alice (King)
1533–1626

Col. Sr.'s Descendants

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Col. (John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro) Sr. (1656–21 Jun 1720) m. Sarah (Smith) (Smythe) (1 Jan 1660–1720)
  1. 1. Phillip Taliaferro 1676–
  2. 2. Charles (Taliaferro , Sheriff of Essex) County 1684–1779
  3. 3. Francis Taliaferro 1683–1684
  4. 4. John (S.) Taliaferro 1687–1744
  5. 5. Martha Taliaferro 1686–1726
  6. 6. Jane ("Emma") Taliaferro 1683–1704
  7. 7. Charles Taliaferro 1690–1721
  8. 8. Zachariah Taliaferro 1699–1722
  9. 9. William Taliaferro 1704–1760
  10. 10. Colonel (Lawrence) Taliaferro 1682–1726
  11. 11. Zachariah Taliaferro 1683–1745
  12. 12. Richard Taliaferro 1703–1748
  13. 13. Mary (Taliaferro (wife of Francis Thornton Jr.) (Colonel)) 1685–1726 m. Col (Francis Thornton) II 1682–1737
    1. 1. Lydia Thornton 1723–1779 m. Thomas Watts 1720–1769
      1. 1. Francis Watts 1752–1787 m. Sarah ("Sally") Foley 1750–1815
        1. 1. Susannah ("Sukey") Watts 1779–1855 m. Jeremiah (Jerry) Strother 1772–1825
        2. 2. Edith Watts 1779–1840
      2. 2. Bennett Watts 1751–1825
      3. 3. John Watts 1765–1796
      4. 4. Margaret Watts 1749–1755
      5. 5. Mary Watts 1759–1850
      6. 6. Mason Watts 1765–1850
      7. 7. Sarah Watts 1745–1837
      8. 8. Thomas Watts 1746–1798
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Thornton 1700–1767
    3. 3. Col (Francis Thornton) III 1714–1749 m. Frances Gregory 1720–1790
      1. 1. Mildred Thornton 1736–1804
      2. 2. Mary Thornton 1743–1802
      3. 3. Capt. (Francis Thornton) IV 1734–1795 m. Anne (Innis) Thompson 1744–1795
        1. 1. Dorothea ("Dolly") Thornton 1770–1813
        2. 2. Elizabeth Thornton 1765–1810
        3. 3. Mildred Thornton 1761–1806
        4. 4. Mary Thornton 1773–1850
        5. 5. Capt. (Francis Thornton) V 1767–1836 m. Sarah ("Sally") Innes 1776–1807
        6. 6. Frances Thornton 1760–1818
        7. 7. Anne Thornton 1776–
      4. 4. Col. (William) Thornton 1742–1818 m. Martha Stuart 1754–1812
        1. 1. Dr. (Philip) Thornton 1788–1853 m. Ellen Monroe-Bankhead 1794–1875 m. Caroline Homassel 1795–1876
        2. 2. Stuart (Gibbons) Thornton 1794–1868 m. Mary (Frances Adeline) Stuart 1800–1849
        3. 3. Francis (Gregory) Thornton 1787–1828
        4. 4. Lt (Gen. William Thornton) II 1776–1807
        5. 5. Martha ("Pasty") Thornton 1777–1861
        6. 6. John Thornton 1790–1870
        7. 7. Howard Thornton 1789–
        8. 8. Lucy Thornton 1780–
        9. 9. Dr. (George Alexander) Thornton 1782–1818
        10. 10. Maria Thornton 1795–1834
      5. 5. Elizabeth Thornton 1749–1774
      6. 6. John ("Spotswood") Thornton 1745–1822
      7. 7. George (Washington) Thornton 1752–1781
    4. 4. William (Montpelier) Thornton 1705–1708
    5. 5. Sarah Thornton 1708–1793 m. Thomas Slaughter 1704–1746
      1. 1. Robert Slaughter 1749–1832
      2. 2. Frances Slaughter 1740–
      3. 3. Lucy (Thornton) Slaughter 1739–1832 m. Jesse Slaughter 1746–1824 m. Benjamin Robinson 1727–1773
        1. 1. Jesse Slaughter 1763–1824
        2. 2. Mary Slaughter 1765–1830
        3. 3. Benjamin Robinson 1757–1795
      4. 4. Catherine (Stacey) Slaughter 1739–1832
      5. 5. Sarah Slaughter 1760–1797
      6. 6. Thomas Slaughter 1737–1811 m. Mary Buckner 1742–1810 m. Lucy Doniphan 1764–1804 m. Lucretia Doniphan 1760–1787
        1. 1. Lucy (Thornton) Slaughter 1770–1820
        2. 2. Alice (Savage) Slaughter 1790–1830
        3. 3. Sarah Slaughter 1760–1797
      7. 7. Elizabeth Slaughter 1735–1797
    6. 6. Rowland Thornton 1725–1768
    7. 7. Alice Thornton 1722–1739 m. James Taylor 1703–1784 m. Lawrence Catlett 1681–1724 m. John (Lewis) FitzHugh 1727–1809
      1. 1. Charity Taylor 1739–1833
      2. 2. Francis Taylor 1730–1769
      3. 3. William (Francis) Taylor 1730–1770
      4. 4. Alice (Mand) Taylor 1730–1773
      5. 5. Ann Taylor 1729–1806
      6. 6. Elizabeth Taylor 1729–1812
      7. 7. Moses Taylor 1729–1819
      8. 8. James (Thornton) Taylor 1732–1814
      9. 9. Shadrack Taylor 1728–1802
      10. 10. Esther Taylor 1738–1810
      11. 11. Ann (Rose) Fitzhugh 1769–1808 m. Henry (Francis) Thornton 1765–1830
        1. 1. John Thornton 1784–1893
        2. 2. Susan Thornton 1781–1833
        3. 3. "Maria" (Anna Marie) Thornton 1785–1798
        4. 4. Ann (Rose) Thornton 1798–1866
        5. 5. Anthony Thornton 1796– m. Nancy (Lee) Barrett 1787–1848
        6. 6. Harriett (Elizabeth) Thornton 1789–1879 m. John Conway 1787–1865
      12. 12. Craddock Taylor 1734–1776
      13. 13. Comfort Taylor 1735–1810
      14. 14. Aaron Taylor 1731–
      15. 15. Teackel Taylor 1732–1802
    8. 8. Mary Thornton 1708–1757
    9. 9. Lucy (Eliza) Thornton 1723–1724
    10. 10. Nicholas Thornton 1736–1772
    11. 11. William Thornton 1717–1790 m. Jane Clack 1721–1792
      1. 1. Sterling (Clack) Thornton 1753–1831
      2. 2. Mary Thornton 1749–1749
      3. 3. Elizabeth Thornton 1745–1746
      4. 4. Reuben Thornton 1756–1800
      5. 5. Ann (Sterling) Thornton 1758–
      6. 6. Peter (Presley) Thornton 1765–1856 m. Mary (Elizabeth) McCulloch 1771–1851
        1. 1. James (Francis) Thornton 1807–1876
        2. 2. Jane (Clack) Thornton 1798–1863 m. William (C) Hannah 1796–1837
        3. 3. Isabella (McCullough) Thornton 1800–1849
        4. 4. Roderick (McCulloch) Thornton 1796–1842
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Horsley) Thornton 1793–1849
        6. 6. William (Sterling) Thornton 1794–1805
        7. 7. Mary (Jones) Thornton 1802–1823
        8. 8. Belinda (Ann) Thornton 1811–1835
        9. 9. Robert (Horsley) Thornton 1809–1893
        10. 10. Peter (Presley) Thornton 1805–1836
      7. 7. Jane Thornton 1763–
      8. 8. John Thornton 1744–1822
      9. 9. Phillip (Michael) Thornton 1751–1778
      10. 10. James Thornton 1743–1834
      11. 11. Mary Thornton 1760–
      12. 12. David Thornton 1743–
      13. 13. William (Mason) Thornton 1751–1821
      14. 14. Francis Thornton 1747–1746 m. Sarah Lacy 1732–1786
        1. 1. James Thornton 1770–1840 m. Sarah (Bailey) Hawkins 1772–1840
    12. 12. John (Thornton) Col. 1706–1779
    13. 13. Sarah Thornton 1719–
    14. 14. Lucy Thornton 1735–1781
    15. 15. Anne Thornton 1715–1762
    16. 16. Margaret Thornton 1713–1740
    17. 17. Francis Thornton 1740–1795
    18. 18. Francis Thornton 1727–1775
    19. 19. Anthony Thornton 1716–1782
    20. 20. Mildred Thornton 1721–1778 m. Thomas Walker 1715–1794 m. Nicholas (Meriwether) III 1699–1739
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Betty) Walker 1743–1832
      2. 2. Susannah ("Suckey" Thornton) Walker 1747–1808
      3. 3. John (Walker (Senator &) Colonel) 1744–1809
      4. 4. Lucy Walker 1751–1800
      5. 5. Thomas (Walker) Sr. 1749–1809
      6. 6. Sarah Walker 1758–1783
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Simms) Walker 1753–1792
      8. 8. Reuben Walker 1762–1765
      9. 9. Mary (Peachy) Walker 1742–1824
      10. 10. Mildred Walker 1755–1790
      11. 11. Col (Francis) Walker 1764–1806
      12. 12. Edmund Walker 1758–1775
      13. 13. Martha Walker 1760–1829
      14. 14. Hugh Walker 1740–1800
      15. 15. Jane (Susannah) Walker 1772–1815
      16. 16. Charles (Samuel) Walker 1754–
      17. 17. Willis ("William" Henry) Walker 1757–1818
      18. 18. Lt. (Solomon Miles) Walker 1755–1837
      19. 19. Mildred (Thornton) Meriwether 1739–1764
    21. 21. Hon. (Peter Presley) Thornton 1736–1812
    22. 22. Reuben Thornton 1710–1768 m. Elizabeth Gregory 1714–1796
      1. 1. Mary Thornton 1743–1818
      2. 2. Elizabeth Thornton 1740–1818
      3. 3. Mildred Thornton 1739–1804
    23. 23. Elizabeth Thornton 1713–1774 m. Thomas Meriwether 1714–1756
      1. 1. Mary Meriwether 1742–1800
      2. 2. Francis Meriweather 1737–1803
      3. 3. David Meriwether 1739–1806
      4. 4. Elizabeth Meriwether 1744–1812
      5. 5. Mildred (Thornton) Meriwether 1753–1826
      6. 6. Anne Meriwether 1750–1782
      7. 7. Lucy Meriwether 1751–1837
      8. 8. Nicholas Meriwether 1736–1772
      9. 9. Sarah Meriwether 1746–
      10. 10. Thomas Meriwether 1755–1755
    24. 24. John Thornton 1715–
    25. 25. Alice (Thorton) (Taylor) 1707–1739
    26. 26. Ann Thornton 1703–1764
  14. 14. Elizabeth (Wortham) Taliaferro 1698–1720
  15. 15. Catherine Taliaferro 1697–1749
  16. 16. Elizabeth Taliaferro 1682–1768
  17. 17. Robert Taliaferro 1689–1728

Col. Sr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. in Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
1682
1682
Age 26
Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. was married in Virginia
Virginia
1720
21 Jun 1720
Age 64
Death of Col. John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro Sr. in Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1720
    Event Place: Powhattan Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Age:
    63-64
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