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John (Col) Taliaferro 1656 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1719

Death Location: Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States

Father: Robert (9)

Mother: Katherine Debnam

Spouse(s): Sarah Smith

Children(s):

John (Col) Taliaferro was born in 1656 in Essex, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Taliaferro (9) and Katherine Sarah (9) Debnam. John (Col) Taliaferro married Sarah Smith. John (Col) Taliaferro passed away in 1719 in Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John (Col) Taliaferro was born in 1656 in Essex, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Taliaferro (9) and Katherine Sarah (9) Debnam.
  • John (Col) Taliaferro married Sarah Smith.
  • John (Col) Taliaferro passed away in 1719 in Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert (9)
1626 – 1671
Birth Location: Stepney Co, Middlesex, England,
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Katherine Debnam
1626 – 1672
Birth Location: Ightham, Kent, , England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Smith
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Taliaferro's Ancestors

Self
John Taliaferro
1656 – 1719
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Taliaferro (9)
1626 – 1671
Stepney Co, Middlesex, England,
Katherine (Sarah (9)) Debnam
1626 – 1672
Ightham, Kent, , England
Grandparents
Francis ("tallafer") Taliaferro
1589 – 1647
London, Middlesex, , England
Bennett Haie
1588 – 1642
London, London, , England
William (Henry (10)) Debnam
1608 – 1657
Ightham, Kent, England
Katherine Jennings
1604 – 1662
Ripon, Yorkshire, , England,
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Taliaferro
1530 – 1601
Joane(Graye??) Lanye
1562 – 1617
John Hale
1560 – 1623
Margery Bingham
1557 – 1586
Nathan Debnam
Peter Jennings
1589 –
Anne Baldwin
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Taliaferro's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of John (Col) Taliaferro in Essex, Virginia, United States
Essex, Virginia, United States
1719
1719
Age 63
Death of John (Col) Taliaferro in Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Spotsylvania Co., VA
    Record Source: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia
    Record Source: Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
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