8. | Gent William Taliaferro was born on 17 Jan 1707 in Virginia (son of Francis Taliaferro and Elizabeth Catlett); died after 1750 in of, Orange Co, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Other-Begin: 22 Jun 1749, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
- Other-Begin: 22 Jun 1749, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
Notes:
Capt. William TALIAFERRO, born January 17, 1707; married Anne WALKER. He was a Justice of the Peace in Essex County. His children include
Walker TALIAFERRO (who was a member of the House of Burgesses from Caroline County 1765, 1766-1768, 1769-1777, 1772, 1773, and member of the County Committee 1775-6);
Christopher TALIAFERRO;
and Lucy TALIAFERRO CARTER JONES (married (1) Col. Charles CARTER, of Cleves, (2) William JONES)
Col. Richard TALIAFERRO, born 1705; lived in James City County; died July 3, 1779: "died Richard TALIAFERRO, Esq., in the 74th year of his age with the gout in the heart". [NOTE] He married Elizabeth EGGLESTON, and they had two children:
Elizabeth TALIAFERRO WYTHE, who married as his second wife George WYTHE. George WYTHE, the husband of Elizabeth, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was Professor of Law and Police at William and Mary in 1786 when he carried on correspondence with Thomas JEFFERSON about the family name of TALIAFERRO. James MADISON was President and Professor of Natural and Moral Philosophy at William and Mary and WYTHE mentions him several times as a mutual friend of the two men. The subject of the correspondence included the preparation of a copper plate with Latin words and the name Richard TALIAFERRO about which Jefferson said "You do not mention the size of the plate, but presuming it is intended for labels for the inside of books, I have had it made of the proper size for that."
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Other-Begin:
22 June 1749, O.S. p. 180
Ordered that William Taliaferro Gent do take a List of the Tithables in this County on the North Side of the main Road up to Seayres’s old Houses across to the Mouth of Robinson River.
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22 June 1749, O.S. p. 180
Upon the Petition of John Bramham he is allowed to keep Ordinary at the Courthouse for the Space of one whole Year on his giving Security whereupon the said John Bramham with Thomas Chew & William Taliaferro Gent his Securities entered into & acknowledged his Bond for keeping the said Ordinary according to Law and It is Ordered that the Clerk of this Court do prepare a License for him accordingly.
William married Anne Walker. Anne was born in Jan 1706 in Middlesex Co, Virginia; died after 1758 in Caroline Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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