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Col. William Taliaferro 1726–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Aug 1726

Birth Location: Spotsylvania Co. , Virginia

Death Date: 21 Apr 1798

Death Location: Orange Co., Virginia.

Father: Col. Taliaferro

Mother: Mary Catlett

Spouse(s): Mary Battaile, Elizabeth Taliaferro

Children(s): Anne Taliaferro, Nicholas Taliaferro, John Taliaferro, Lucy Taliaferro

The story of Col. William Taliaferro began in 1726 in Spotsylvania Co. , Virginia. Col. William Taliaferro married Elizabeth Taliaferro, Mary Margaret Battaile, and had children including Anne Hay Taliaferro, John Taliaferro, Lucy Mary Taliaferro, Nicholas Taliaferro. Col. William Taliaferro passed away in 1798 in Orange Co., Virginia..

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Biography

  • The story of Col. William Taliaferro began in 1726 in Spotsylvania Co. , Virginia.
  • Col. William Taliaferro married Elizabeth Taliaferro, Mary Margaret Battaile, and had children including Anne Hay Taliaferro, John Taliaferro, Lucy Mary Taliaferro, Nicholas Taliaferro.
  • Col. William Taliaferro passed away in 1798 in Orange Co., Virginia..

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Taliaferro
1687–1744
Birth Location: –
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Mary Catlett
1692–1771
Birth Location: essex Co., Virginia.
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Spouses(s)

Mary Battaile
1731–1757
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Taliaferro
1741–1840
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Anne Taliaferro
1760–1760
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas Taliaferro
1757–
Birth Location: –
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John Taliaferro
1753–
Birth Location: –
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Lucy Taliaferro
1755–
Birth Location: Orange Co, Virginia.
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Col. Taliaferro's Ancestors

Self
Col. Taliaferro
1726–1798
Birth Place: Spotsylvania Co. , Virginia
Parents
Col. John Taliaferro
1687–1744
Mary Catlett
1692–1771
essex Co., Virginia.
Grandparents
Catlett (John) Jr.
1658–1724
Essex Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Gaines
1652–1720
Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1629–1705
Elizabeth Lawson
–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
The Games
1590–1668
Richard Lawson
–1658

Col. Taliaferro's Descendants

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Col. (William) Taliaferro (09 Aug 1726–21 Apr 1798) m. Mary (Margaret) Battaile (18 Sep 1731–09 Nov 1757) m. Elizabeth Taliaferro (04 Oct 1741–1840)
  1. 1. Anne (Hay) Taliaferro 1760–1760
  2. 2. Nicholas Taliaferro 1757–
  3. 3. John Taliaferro 1753–
  4. 4. Lucy (Mary) Taliaferro 1755– m. Hay Taliaferro 1740–1825

Col. Taliaferro's Timeline

2 Records

1726
09 Aug 1726
Birth of Col. William Taliaferro in Spotsylvania Co. , Virginia
Spotsylvania Co. , Virginia
1798
21 Apr 1798
Age 72
Death of Col. William Taliaferro in Orange Co., Virginia.
Orange Co., Virginia.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Aug 1726
    Event Place: Spotsylvania Co. , Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Orange Co., Virginia.
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