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Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro 1818–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: June 1856

Death Location: Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Sarah Gilmer

Mother: Richard Taliaferro

Spouse(s): Thomas Adams

Children(s): Charles Adams, Wm Adams, Mary Adams, Lucy Adams

Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro was born in 1818 in Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Sarah Lewis Gilmer And Richard Henry Taliaferro. In 1850, Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro resided in District 3, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA. Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro married Thomas B Jr Adams, Thomas Boswell Adams, and had children including Charles R Adams, Lucy B Adams, Mary B Adams, Wm T Adams. Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro passed away in 1856 in Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro was born in 1818 in Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Sarah Lewis Gilmer And Richard Henry Taliaferro.
  • In 1850, Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro resided in District 3, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA.
  • Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro married Thomas B Jr Adams, Thomas Boswell Adams, and had children including Charles R Adams, Lucy B Adams, Mary B Adams, Wm T Adams.
  • Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro passed away in 1856 in Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Taliaferro's Ancestors

Self
Mary Taliaferro
1818–1856
Birth Place: Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sarah Lewis Gilmer
1783–1826
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Richard (Henry) Taliaferro
1783–1826
"Blenheim" Caroline Co, Va
Grandparents
Peachy (Ridgway) Gilmer
1738–1789
Mary Meriwether
1742–1805
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Robert ((The Younger)) Taliaferro
1730–1791
Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
Jane Bankhead
1739–1832
Blenheim, St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Gilmer
1700–1757
Mary Gilmer
1710–1745
Elizabeth Thorton
1721–1778
Thomas Meriwether
1714–1757
Agatha Hay
1706–1763
John Taliaferro
1685–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael etc.)
1661–1703
Helene Lyon
1675–1700
COL WALKER
1670–1724
Frances Gregory
1747–1790
David MERIWETHER
1690–1744

Mary Taliaferro's Descendants

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Mary ((Polly) Meriwether) Taliaferro (1818–June 1856) m. Thomas (Boswell) Adams (12 Jun 1814–Bef. Jan 1854)
  1. 1. Charles (R) Adams 1835–
  2. 2. Wm (T) Adams 1839–
  3. 3. Mary (B) Adams 1846–
  4. 4. Lucy (B) Adams 1848–

Mary Taliaferro's Timeline

3 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro in Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 32
Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro resided here in District 3, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
District 3, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
1856
June 1856
Age 38
Death of Mary (Polly) Meriwether Taliaferro in Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA
Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 3, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1856
    Event Place: Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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