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Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain 1660–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia

Death Date: 21 Jun 1715

Death Location: Richmond, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Taliaferro

Mother: Sara Dedman

Spouse(s): Martha Wingfield

Children(s): Catherine Taliaferro, Jack Taliaferro, Sarah Taliaferro, Charles Sr, Martha Taliaferro, Richard Jr+, Zachariah Taliaferro, Lawrence Taliaferro

The story of Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain began in 1660 in Essex County, Virginia. Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain married Martha Sarah Wingfield, and had children including Bojo Enslaved By Richard Taliaferro Willed To Son Richard Taliaferro, Catherine Taliaferro, Charles Taliaferro Sr, Governor Enslaved By Richard Taliaferro Willed To Son Richard Taliaferro, Jack Enslaved By Richard Taliaferro Amp Willed To Son Richard Taliaferro, Lawrence Taliaferro, Martha Wingfield Taliaferro, Richard Taliaferro Jr, Sarah Taliaferro, Taylor Enslaved By Richard Taliaferro Willed To Son Richard Taliaferro, Zachariah Taliaferro. Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain passed away in 1715 in Richmond, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain began in 1660 in Essex County, Virginia.
  • Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain married Martha Sarah Wingfield, and had children including Bojo Enslaved By Richard Taliaferro Willed To Son Richard Taliaferro, Catherine Taliaferro, Charles Taliaferro Sr, Governor Enslaved By Richard Taliaferro Willed To Son Richard Taliaferro, Jack Enslaved By Richard Taliaferro Amp Willed To Son Richard Taliaferro, Lawrence Taliaferro, Martha Wingfield Taliaferro, Richard Taliaferro Jr, Sarah Taliaferro, Taylor Enslaved By Richard Taliaferro Willed To Son Richard Taliaferro, Zachariah Taliaferro.
  • Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain passed away in 1715 in Richmond, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Captain's Ancestors

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Richard Captain
1660–1715
Birth Place: Essex County, Virginia
Parents
Robert I Taliaferro
1626–1687
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Sara (Grymes) Dedman
1626–1673
Igtham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Francis (Collesera) Taliaferro
1589–1647
Stepney Parish, Middlesex, England
Marian (Bennett) HALE
1587–1626
St Michaels, Cornhill, London, London, England
Rev. (Charles) Grymes
1612–1661
Rainham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England
Mary Grymes
1604–1662
Ightham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Taliaferro
1530–1601
Joane Lane
1561–1617
*John \Haie
1557–1623
*Margery Bingham
1556–1586
Matthew Grymes
1580–1644
Edyth Grymes
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Taliaferro
1500–1602
Joane Graye
1515–1627
John Musician,
1525–1572
Lady Copley-Lanier
1533–1561
Thomas Bingham
1534–1597
Mary Mitchell
1532–1593

Richard Captain's Descendants

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Richard (' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship) Captain (1660–21 Jun 1715) m. Martha (Sarah) Wingfield (1660–4 Feb 1717)
  1. 1. Catherine Taliaferro 1706–1737
  2. 2. Jack ((enslaved by Richard Taliaferro & willed to son Richard)) Taliaferro 1703–1748
  3. 3. Sarah Taliaferro 1695–1768
  4. 4. Charles (Taliaferro) Sr 1690–1721
  5. 5. Martha (Wingfield) Taliaferro 1711–1740
  6. 6. Richard (Taliaferro) Jr+ 1700–1721
  7. 7. Zachariah Taliaferro 1683–1745
  8. 8. Lawrence Taliaferro 1683–1726

Richard Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain in Essex County, Virginia
Essex County, Virginia
1715
21 Jun 1715
Age 55
Death of Richard ' The Pirate ' of Richmond Taliaferro * Ship Captain in Richmond, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1715
    Event Place: Richmond, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

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