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John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro 1656–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1720

Death Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Virginia

Mother: Katherine Dedman-Grymes

Spouse(s): Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Catlett

Children(s): William Sr.

The story of John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro began in 1656 in Essex County, Virginia, USA. John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro married Elizabeth Catlett, Sarah Smith, and had children including William Richard Charles Taliaferro Hampton Md Colonel Sr. John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro passed away in 1720 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro began in 1656 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.
  • John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro married Elizabeth Catlett, Sarah Smith, and had children including William Richard Charles Taliaferro Hampton Md Colonel Sr.
  • John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro passed away in 1720 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Virginia
1626–1687
Birth Location: Bethnal Green, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Dedman-Grymes
1626–1673
Birth Location: Igtham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Smith
1659–1720
Birth Location: York County, Virginia, USA
SS
Elizabeth Catlett
1655–1710
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
EC

Children(s)

William Sr.
1685–1721
Birth Location: Golden Vale Swamp, Essex, Virginia, USA
WS

John Taliaferro's Ancestors

Self
John Taliaferro
1656–1720
Birth Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert I Taliaferro, son of Francis IMM England to Virginia
1626–1687
Bethnal Green, Stepney, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Dedman-Grymes
1626–1673
Igtham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Francis (Collesera) Taliaferro
1589–1647
Bethnal Green, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Taliaferro's Descendants

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John (Richard "the Ranger") Taliaferro (1656–1720) m. Sarah Smith (1 January 1659–1720) m. Elizabeth Catlett (1655/1663–31 Aug 1710/1716)
  1. 1. William (Richard Charles Taliaferro-Hampton MD. Colonel.) Sr. 1685–1721 m. Mary (Sarah Margaret Ann) Catlett-Kemp 1694–1771
    1. 1. Kemp Taliaferro 1716–1749 m. Mary (Thornton) ** 1720–1760
      1. 1. Henry (Harry) Taliaferro 1737–1803 m. Elizabeth Haynes? 1740–1803
        1. 1. Melinda (Strother) Taliaferro 1790–1890 m. Jesse Payne 1781–1818

John Taliaferro's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA
1720
1720
Age 64
Death of John Richard "the Ranger" Taliaferro in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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