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TALIAFERRO, John Jr.

TALIAFERRO, John Jr.

Male 1687 - 1744  (57 years)   Has 58 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name TALIAFERRO, John  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 1687  Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Land 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 
    Death 3 May 1744  Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Age 57 years 
    Person ID I4931  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 CATLETT, Mary,   b. 1692, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1771 (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1708  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years - She : ~ 17 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    >  1. Male TALIAFERRO, Lawrence,   b. 1721, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1748, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    >  2. Female TALIAFERRO, Martha,   b. 1724, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1750, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    >  3. Male TALIAFERRO, Col. William,   b. 1726, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1798, Orange County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    >  4. Female TALIAFERRO, Sarah Lucy,   b. 1727, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1771 (Age 45 years)
    >  5. Female TALIAFERRO, Mary,   b. Abt 1730, Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1771 (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F1964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1687 - Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Dec 1708 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 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 - 3 May 1744 - Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1137] Charles M. Marsteller, Book - Taliaferro Index, (Millsboro, Delaware: Colonial Roots, 2015.), 1 Aug 2018, p 21.

    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. [S888] Marriage Records - US & International - 1560-1900 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7836 : 2004)), 10 Nov 2018, accessed 10 November 2018), John Taliaferro & Mary Catlett, 1707.
      Marriage Record - John Taliaferro & Mary Catlett
      Marriage Record - John Taliaferro & Mary Catlett



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