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Mary Taliaferro 1685–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Aug 1741

Death Location: Spotsylvania County Virginia, USA

Father: John Taliaferro

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Francis Thornton

Children(s): Mildred Thornton, William Thornton, Alice Thornton, Col III, John Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Sarah Thornton

In 1685, Mary Taliaferro entered the world in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, born to John Richard The Ranger Taliaferro And Sarah Susan Smith. Mary Taliaferro married Francis Thornton, and had children including Alice Thornton, Col Francis Thornton Iii, Elizabeth Thornton, John Thornton, Mildred Thornton, Sarah Thornton, William Thornton. Mary Taliaferro passed away in 1741 in Spotsylvania County Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1685, Mary Taliaferro entered the world in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, born to John Richard The Ranger Taliaferro And Sarah Susan Smith.
  • Mary Taliaferro married Francis Thornton, and had children including Alice Thornton, Col Francis Thornton Iii, Elizabeth Thornton, John Thornton, Mildred Thornton, Sarah Thornton, William Thornton.
  • Mary Taliaferro passed away in 1741 in Spotsylvania County Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Taliaferro
1656–1720
Birth Location: Essex, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Smith
1661–1720
Birth Location: Essex, VA
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Spouses(s)

Francis Thornton
1682–1738
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mildred Thornton
1721–1778
Birth Location: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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William Thornton
1668–1708
Birth Location: The Hills, Yorkshire, , England
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Alice Thornton
1708–1739
Birth Location: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Col III
1714–1749
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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John Thornton
1719–1777
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Thornton
1719–1774
Birth Location: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Thornton
1708–1793
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Mary Taliaferro's Ancestors

Self
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1741
Birth Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Richard "The Ranger" Taliaferro
1656–1720
Essex, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Susan) Smith
1661–1720
Essex, VA
Grandparents
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1687
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Katherine (Sarah Grymes Debnam) *
1626–1672
Igtham,,Kent,England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Taliaferro
1589–1647
Meriam Haie
1587–1647
Henry *
1609–1655
Katherine *
1603–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Taliaferro
1530–1601
Joan (Lanier)
1563–1617
John Hale
1560–1623
Margery Bingham
1556–1589

Mary Taliaferro's Descendants

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Mary Taliaferro (1685–1 Aug 1741) m. Francis Thornton (4 Jan 1682–28 Jun 1738)
  1. 1. Mildred Thornton 1721–1778
  2. 2. William Thornton 1668–1708 m. Elizabeth Rowland 1672–1774
    1. 1. Rowland THORNTON 1630–1701
    2. 2. William Thornton 1651–1727
    3. 3. Rowland THORNTON 1653–1701
    4. 4. Matthew Thornton 1694–1773
    5. 5. Elizabeth Thornton 1696–1773
  3. 3. Alice Thornton 1708–1739 m. James Taylor 1703–1784
    1. 1. Alice Taylor 1730–1764
    2. 2. Elizabeth Taylor 1729–1812
    3. 3. Craddock Taylor 1734–
    4. 4. Moses Taylor 1729–1819
    5. 5. Ann Taylor 1729–
    6. 6. Francis Taylor 1728–1769
    7. 7. James Taylor 1732–1814 m. Anne Hubbard 1738–1789 m. Sarah Taliaferro 1735– m. Elizabeth (Fitzhugh) Conway 1724–
      1. 1. Anne (Hubbard) Taylor 1776–1848 m. Robert Taliaferro 1760–1805
        1. 1. John (Narborne) Taliaferro 1799–
        2. 2. James (Bankhead) Taliaferro 1796–
        3. 3. Ann (Mary Hubbard) Taliaferro 1793–1858
        4. 4. William (Richard) Taliaferro 1802–1893
      2. 2. Alice Taylor 1773–1835
      3. 3. Reuben (Thornton) Taylor 1779–1864
      4. 4. Edmund Taylor 1780–1811
      5. 5. Hubbard Taylor 1760–1840
      6. 6. Elizabeth Taylor 1763–1836
      7. 7. James Taylor 1769–1848
      8. 8. Lucy Taylor 1752–
      9. 9. Martha (Todd) Taylor 1777–1833
      10. 10. William. (Taliaferro) Taylor 1784–
      11. 11. Martha. (Todd) Taylor 1783–
      12. 12. Edmund Taylor 1780–1811
      13. 13. Reuben. (Thornton) Taylor 1779–1864
      14. 14. Alice. (Thornton) Taylor 1773–1835
      15. 15. Hubbard Taylor 1760–1840
      16. 16. Lucy Taylor 1759–1795
      17. 17. Nancy (Ann) Taylor 1756–
    8. 8. James Taylor 1755–1819
    9. 9. William Taylor 1730–
  4. 4. Col (Francis Thornton) III 1714–1749 m. Frances Gregory 1711–1749
    1. 1. William Thornton 1742–1818 m. Martha (Alexander) Stuart 1754–1812 m. Jane (Augusta) Washington 1753–1833
      1. 1. Stuart (Gibbons) Thornton 1790–1868
      2. 2. Howard Thornton 1780–
      3. 3. Martha (Patsy Stuart) Thornton 1777–1861
      4. 4. William Thornton 1780–1818 m. ELEANOR THOMPSON 1782–
        1. 1. Susan (Thompson) Thornton 1804–1836 m. Andrew (Glassell) Sr 1793–1873
      5. 5. George (Alexander) Thornton 1782–1818
      6. 6. Philip Thornton 1778–1850
      7. 7. Frances Thornton 1778–1829
      8. 8. John (Stuart) Thornton 1791–1867
      9. 9. Maria Thornton 1795–1834
      10. 10. Nancy (Augusta) Thornton 1764–1848
      11. 11. George (Washington Spotswood) Thornton 1777–1824
      12. 12. Mary Thornton 1785–1806
      13. 13. John (Augustine) Thornton 1787–1817
      14. 14. Frances (Gegory) Thornton 1789–1828
      15. 15. John (Henry) Thornton 1794–1863
      16. 16. Jane (Augusta Washington) Thornton 1795–1819
      17. 17. George (Alexander) Thornton 1782–1818
      18. 18. WILLIAM Thornton 1773–1840
      19. 19. Frances Thornton 1775–
      20. 20. Dorothy Thornton 1771–1850
      21. 21. Maria Thornton 1780–
      22. 22. Lucy Thornton 1780–1850
      23. 23. Frances Thornton 1651–1726
      24. 24. William Thornton 1799–1828
      25. 25. William (Stuart) Thornton 1780–1807
    2. 2. Francis (Anthony) Thornton 1737–1795
    3. 3. Mildred Thornton 1740–1804
    4. 4. John (Henry) Thornton 1744–1822
    5. 5. George (Washington) Thornton 1743–1781
  5. 5. John Thornton 1719–1777
  6. 6. Elizabeth Thornton 1719–1774 m. THOMAS Meriwether 1714–1756
    1. 1. Ann Meriwether 1750–1782 m. Col. (Richard) Anderson 1747–1793
      1. 1. Elizabeth Anderson 1766–1811
      2. 2. Sarah Anderson 1771–1824
      3. 3. Jasper Anderson 1772–1799
      4. 4. Nicholas (Meriwether) Anderson 1773–1824
      5. 5. David (Meriwether) Anderson 1776–1841
      6. 6. Francis Anderson 1777–
      7. 7. Cecilia Anderson 1780–1863
    2. 2. Nicholas Meriwether 1736–1772
    3. 3. Francis Meriwether 1737–1803
    4. 4. Mary Meriwether 1742–1800
    5. 5. Lucy Meriwether 1752–1837
    6. 6. Jane Meriwether 1757–1833
    7. 7. David Meriwether 1739–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Meriwether 1744–
    9. 9. Sarah Meriwether 1746–
    10. 10. Mildred (Thornton) Meriwether 1753–1826
  7. 7. Sarah Thornton 1708–1793

Mary Taliaferro's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Mary Taliaferro in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
1741
1 Aug 1741
Age 56
Death of Mary Taliaferro in Spotsylvania County Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania County Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1685; Birth city: Fredricksburg; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 101.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Essex Co., VA
    Record Source: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1741
    Event Place: Spotsylvania County Virginia, USA
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