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Richard Henry Taliaferro 1783–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: "Blenheim" Caroline Co, Va

Death Date: 22 Feb 1826

Death Location: "Ashland", Orange Co., Virginia

Father: Robert Taliaferro

Mother: Jane Bankhead

Spouse(s): Sarah Gilmer, Frnaces Gilmer

Children(s): Peachy Taliaferro, Elizabeth Taliaferro, George Taliaferro, Julia Taliaferro, Lucy Taliaferro, Mary Taliaferro, William Taliaferro

Richard Henry Taliaferro was born in 1783 in "Blenheim" Caroline Co, Va, the child of Robert The Younger Taliaferro And Jane Bankhead. Richard Henry Taliaferro married Frnaces Walker Gilmer, Sarah Lewis Gilmer, and had children including Dr Charles Taliaferro, Elizabeth Frances Thornton Taliaferro, George Gilmer Taliaferro, Julia Ann Taliaferro, Lucy Gilmer Taliaferro, Mary Polly Meriwether Taliaferro, Peachy Ridgeway Taliaferro, William Quarles Taliaferro. Richard Henry Taliaferro passed away in 1826 in "Ashland", Orange Co., Virginia.

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Biography

  • Richard Henry Taliaferro was born in 1783 in "Blenheim" Caroline Co, Va, the child of Robert The Younger Taliaferro And Jane Bankhead.
  • Richard Henry Taliaferro married Frnaces Walker Gilmer, Sarah Lewis Gilmer, and had children including Dr Charles Taliaferro, Elizabeth Frances Thornton Taliaferro, George Gilmer Taliaferro, Julia Ann Taliaferro, Lucy Gilmer Taliaferro, Mary Polly Meriwether Taliaferro, Peachy Ridgeway Taliaferro, William Quarles Taliaferro.
  • Richard Henry Taliaferro passed away in 1826 in "Ashland", Orange Co., Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Taliaferro
1730–1791
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
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Jane Bankhead
1739–1832
Birth Location: Blenheim, St. Margaret's Parish, Caroline Co., VA, Virginia, USA
JB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Gilmer
1783–1826
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
SG
Frnaces Gilmer
1801–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Peachy Taliaferro
1805–1852
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
PT
Elizabeth Taliaferro
1817–1836
Birth Location: Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA
ET
George Taliaferro
1805–
Birth Location: –
GT
Julia Taliaferro
1821–1842
Birth Location: –
JT
Lucy Taliaferro
1822–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Taliaferro
1818–1856
Birth Location: Orange Co., VA, Virginia, USA
MT
William Taliaferro
1811–1840
Birth Location: –
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Richard Taliaferro's Ancestors

Self
Richard Taliaferro
1783–1826
Birth Place: "Blenheim" Caroline Co, Va
Parents
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
Grandparents
Agatha Hay
1706–1763
Haymount, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
John Taliaferro
1685–1763
Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Taliaferro's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Henry) Taliaferro (1783–22 Feb 1826) m. Sarah (Lewis) Gilmer (04 Feb 1783–Dec 1826) m. Frnaces (Walker) Gilmer (1801–)
  1. 1. Peachy (Ridgeway) Taliaferro 1805–1852 m. Sarah (Frances) Adams 1808–1896 m. Peggy 1815–1880
    1. 1. Charles (Adams) Taliaferro 1844–1915
    2. 2. Richard (Henry) Taliaferro 1827–1908
    3. 3. Mary (Peachy) Brown 1831–1875
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Francis Thornton) Brown 1817–1836
    5. 5. Albert (Gallatin Brown) Taliaferro 1838–1840
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Brown) Taliaferro 1835–1837
    7. 7. Erasmus (Taylor) Taliaferro 1846–1848
    8. 8. Francis (Virginia) Taliaferro 1829–1833
    9. 9. Thomas (Adams) Taliaferro 1833–1834
    10. 10. William (Meriwether) Taliaferro 1846–1849
    11. 11. 1822–1884 m. Andrew (Winston) Sr 1821–1900 m. Hezekiah (George David) Brown 1824–1877 m. Louis Winston 1825–
      1. 1. Charles Winston 1859–
      2. 2. Mary (L.) Winston 1865–
      3. 3. Eddie Winston 1867–
      4. 4. Andrew Winston 1872–
      5. 5. Bettie Richardson 1862–
      6. 6. Melinda Arnold 1848– m. Hezekiah (George David) Brown 1824–1877 m. Bob Banks 1848–
        1. 1. Smith (P) Brown 1859–1951 m. Lizzie Brown 1863–
      7. 7. Joseph (Taliaferro) Brown 1849–1908
      8. 8. Sidney Winson 1851–
      9. 9. Eliza Winson 1853–
      10. 10. James (G) Winston 1850–
      11. 11. Louis Winston 1851–
      12. 12. Jane (G) Winston 1852–
      13. 13. Henry (A) Winston 1858–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Frances Thornton) Taliaferro 1817–1836 m. Gov (Albert Gallatin) Brown 1813–1880
  3. 3. George (Gilmer) Taliaferro 1805–
  4. 4. Julia (Ann) Taliaferro 1821–1842
  5. 5. Lucy (Gilmer) Taliaferro 1822–
  6. 6. Mary ((Polly) Meriwether) Taliaferro 1818–1856 m. Thomas (Boswell) Adams 1814–1854
    1. 1. Charles (R) Adams 1835–
    2. 2. Wm (T) Adams 1839–
    3. 3. Mary (B) Adams 1846–
    4. 4. Lucy (B) Adams 1848–
  7. 7. William (Quarles) Taliaferro 1811–1840

Richard Taliaferro's Timeline

2 Records

1783
1783
Birth of Richard Henry Taliaferro in "Blenheim" Caroline Co, Va
"Blenheim" Caroline Co, Va
1826
22 Feb 1826
Age 43
Death of Richard Henry Taliaferro in "Ashland", Orange Co., Virginia
"Ashland", Orange Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: "Blenheim" Caroline Co, Va
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1826
    Event Place: "Ashland", Orange Co., Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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