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Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro 1680–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1680

Birth Location: Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1726

Death Location: St Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Taliaferro

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Alice Thornton

Children(s): Francis Epsom

The story of Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro began in 1680 in Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County, Virginia, USA. Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro married Alice Sarah Thornton, and had children including Francis Taliaferro Of Epsom. Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro passed away in 1726 in St Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro began in 1680 in Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County, Virginia, USA.
  • Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro married Alice Sarah Thornton, and had children including Francis Taliaferro Of Epsom.
  • Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro passed away in 1726 in St Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Taliaferro
1655–1720
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia Colony, Colonial, America
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Sarah Smith
1661–1720
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alice Thornton
1680–1757
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Francis Epsom
1709–1758
Birth Location: St Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Col. Taliaferro's Ancestors

Self
Col. Taliaferro
1680–1726
Birth Place: Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Taliaferro
1655–1720
Essex County, Virginia Colony, Colonial, America
Sarah Smith
1661–1720
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1687
Bethnal Green, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Katherin Grymes
1626–1686
Igtham, Kent, England
Mary (Grymes Debnam,) Dedman
1631–1728
Burnley, Burnley Borough, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Willaim DEBNAM
1600–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Taliaferro's Descendants

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Col. (Lawrence C.) Taliaferro (17 Dec 1680–27 Jun 1726) m. Alice (Sarah) Thornton (17 Dec 1680–1757)
  1. 1. Francis (Taliaferro of) Epsom 1709–1758 m. Elizabeth Hay 1700–1758
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann Thornton (Berry nee) Taliaferro) 1733–1762 m. Benjamin Berry* 1733–1810
      1. 1. Isham Berry* 1753–1827 m. Sarah Berry 1763–1835
        1. 1. Mary Hart 1780–1862 m. Archibald Hart 1773–1867
        2. 2. Elizabeth (J.) Berry 1800–1891
        3. 3. George (W.) Berry 1799–1882
        4. 4. William (P) Berry 1806–1847
        5. 5. Judith Winfrey 1784–1854
        6. 6. James (A.) Berry 1792–1859

Col. Taliaferro's Timeline

2 Records

1680
17 Dec 1680
Birth of Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro in Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County, Virginia, USA
1726
27 Jun 1726
Age 46
Death of Col. Lawrence C. Taliaferro in St Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, USA
St Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1726
    Event Place: St Mary's Parish, Essex County, Virginia, USA
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