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TALIAFERRO, Capt. Lawrence

TALIAFERRO, Capt. Lawrence

Male 1683 - Bef 1726  (43 years)   Has 58 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name TALIAFERRO, Lawrence  [1, 2, 3] 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Birth 1683  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Land-Purchaser 6 May 1721  Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    with his brother Lawrence, 5000 acres adjoining land previously granted to them, which was granted 
    • Role: Purchaser
    Death Bef 27 Jun 1726  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Age 43 years 
    Person ID I4929  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 May 2025 

    Father TALIAFERRO, Capt. John "The Ranger" Sr.,   b. Abt 1662, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1720, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother SMITH, Sarah,   b. 10 Jun 1659, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1720, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F1631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family THORNTON, Sarah,   b. 17 Dec 1680, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1730, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1706  Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 23 years and 11 months - She : 25 years and 11 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    >  1. Male TALIAFERRO, John,   b. 1707, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1751, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    +  2. Male TALIAFERRO, Francis,   b. Aft 1707, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1758, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    >  3. Female TALIAFERRO, Sarah,   b. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1764, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    >  4. Female TALIAFERRO, Elizabeth,   b. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1787, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    >  5. Female TALIAFERRO, Mary,   b. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       6. Female TALIAFERRO, Alice,   b. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1708, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
       7. Male TALIAFERRO, William,   b. Aft 1710, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1756, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F1962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1683 - Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Nov 1706 - Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand-Purchaser - with his brother Lawrence, 5000 acres adjoining land previously granted to them, which was granted - 6 May 1721 - Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef 27 Jun 1726 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1137] Charles M. Marsteller, Book - Taliaferro Index, (Millsboro, Delaware: Colonial Roots, 2015.), 1 Aug 2018, p 21, 27.

    2. [S1135] Carol A. Hauk, Book - Descendants of Robert Taliaferro, (Anderson, Indiana: Hauk Data Services, 1995.), 30 Jul 2018, p 2-3.

    3. [S1564] Virginia Armistead Garber, Book - Armistead Family (Ancestry), (Richmond, Virginia: Whittit & Shepperson, Printers, 1910.), 6 May 2025, p 192.

    4. [S623] H. R. McIlwaine, Book - Executive Journals, Council of Colonial VA, Vol III (Hathi Trust), (Richmond, VA: The Virginia State Library, 1928.), 8 Jul 2022, p 543-547.
      Executive Journals, Council of VA - V III, P 543-547      		 Executive Journals, Council of VA - V III, P 543-547


    5. [S1135] Carol A. Hauk, Book - Descendants of Robert Taliaferro, (Anderson, Indiana: Hauk Data Services, 1995.), 30 Jul 2018, p 3.

    6. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 30 Jun 2025, W. G. Stanard, "The Thornton Family," Vol. 4, No. 2 (Oct., 1895), p 89-93; digital images, JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org/ : accessed 30 June 2025).
      Thornton Family      		 Thornton Family



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