Zachariah Taliaferro

Notes:

Little is known about this ancestor, Zachariah TALIAFERRO, the second son of Francis TALIAFERRO and Elizabeth CATLETT. He had a son, Richard TALIAFERRO, who married Rose BERRYMAN and who is the subject of the following section (I). Richard was evidently an only son, probably an only child. Zachariah died in 1726.

Because of the lack of information, this Zachariah and his cousin of the same name, (the son of Francis' brother, John TALIAFERRO) have been often confused by genealogists. Proof that this is the right one follows:

Col. John TALIAFERRO in his will (1715-1720), devised to sons Robert and Zachariah 675 acres each, in Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County. The will of Zachariah, the son of John, dated 1721-2 and probated 1745, bequeaths to brothers Richard and William "675 acres of land being a moiety of a dividend of land lying in Essex Co, parish of St. Marys, on the Golden Vale Swamp." The remainder of his estate he devised to his "two cousins, Kemp TALIAFERRO and Mildred TALIAFERRO, "as they shall arrive at age of 16 years". The "cousins" were the children of his brother, Charles and his wife Ann KEMP. It is of course apparent that the man who made this will was a bachelor, or possibly a widower, who died without being survived by children. The other Zachariah, son of Francis, or his son Richard or both patented lands in Amherst which descended through the sons of Richard and Rose BERRYMAN TALIAFERRO

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Capt. Richard TALIAFERRO and wife Rose BERRYMAN.

Capt. Richard TALIAFERRO was born at "the Mount", Virginia, in 1706, the son of Zachariah TALIAFERRO. He married Rose BERRYMAN, June 10, 1726, in Caroline County, Virginia.

One of the resources I've found most frustrating (for reasons explained in Chapter XI) but also most endearing gives the following biography of the family:

Rose BERRYMAN was born in the historic County of Westmoreland, Virginia, probably in the year 1708. She came of distinguished ancestry, her father, Major Benjamin BERRYMAN, being a man of prominence in the Colony....

Rose BERRYMAN was one among a family of seventeen children, and she spent her girlhood days on the BERRYMAN estate in Westmoreland County. On June 10, 1726, she was united in marriage to Captain Richard TALIAFERRO of Caroline County. Their home was blest with thirteen children, one of whom died in infancy. This family resided in Caroline County and probably belonged to St. Thomas' Parish, the records of which have been destroyed. Captain Richard TALIAFERRO was a large landholder and patented 10,000 acres in the present counties of Amherst and Nelson. He passed away on September 27, 1748. The cause of his death is unknown; although traditional accounts in the family of his granddaughter, Anna TALIAFERRO McCRARY state that he was killed while crossing the Potomac on a flatboat, and only a few of his men escaped death.

The sad loss of her husband left Rose BERRYMAN TALIAFERRO with entire responsibility of her home and the rearing of twelve children. She reared and educated them according to the standards of the old Virginia Colony; breathing into their lives love in its truest form; love for one another; love for their fellowman; love for their country; and love for their God. Several of her sons and grandsons served with honor and distinction in the Revolution; one son, Dr. John TALIAFERRO, being not only a soldier, but a prominent physician and a Baptist Minister. In her declining years she could have pointed to these boys with pride and said, 'These are my Jewels.' Her parents could not have chosen a more fitting name for her than Rose. In the garden of life she lived and grew and bloomed, not for herself, but for the pleasure of others.... Though she sleeps today in an unmarked grave, she is not forgotten...

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Richard married Rose Berryman on 10 Jun 1726 in Caroline Co, Virginia. Rose was born in 1708 in Westmoreland Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah TALIAFERRO, born June 7, 1727, died 1769; married John LEWIS in 1750;

Benjamin TALIAFERRO, born 1728, died 1751, without issue;

Zachariah TALIAFERRO, born August 29, 1730, died 1811; married Mary BOUTWELL in 1749;
children include Benjamin TALIAFERRO [1750 - 1821, Captain in the American Revolution];
Zachariah TALIAFERRO [1759 - 1831];
Sarah TALIAFERRO HARVEY [married Daniel HARVEY];
Richard TALIAFERRO [moved to Georgia and died unmarried];
Warren TALIAFERRO;
Burton TALIAFERRO;
Nancy TALIAFERRO WATKINS;
Frances TALIAFERRO PENN;
Charles TALIAFERRO; and
Boutwell TALIAFERRO;


Richard TALIAFERRO, born February 15, 1731, Caroline County; died in infancy.

Dr. John TALIAFERRO, born April 7, 1733, Caroline County, Virginia; died April 7, 1821; Captain in the Revolutionary War. Married, about 1755, Mary HARDIN, and he may have married, after her death, a second wife, Lydia HOWARD, in 1814.
Children include:
Richard TALIAFERRO [1756 - 1781, a Revolutionary Soldier who was killed at the Battle of Guilford Court House];
Rose TALIAFERRO PORTER [married Joseph PORTER];
Elizabeth TALIAFERRO PRUITTE [married Levi PRUITTE on October 22, 1778];
Anne TALIAFERRO McCRARY [1768 - 1864; married Jonathan McCRARY];
Charles TALIAFERRO [died 1838; married (1) Sallie BURROUGHS; (2) Dicie TUCKER];
Benjamin TALIAFERRO [married Ada SNOW];
Judith TALIAFERRO FRANKLIN [married Shadrack FRANKLIN];
Mary TALIAFERRO MERCER;
Behethland TALIAFERRO; and
Lucy TALIAFERRO JONES [1780 - 1842; married John Lawrence JONES in 1797];

Charles TALIAFERRO, who married Isabella McCULLOUGH, is the subject of the next section (J);

Beheathland TALIAFERRO, a daughter born August 20, 1738, Caroline County, Virginia;

Peter TALIAFERRO born February 12, 1740, Caroline County, Virginia; married Anne HACKLEY;

Elizabeth TALIAFERRO born November 2, 1741, Caroline County,

Virginia; twin to Rose; married Zachary HAWKINS;

Rose TALIAFERRO, born November 2, 1741; twin to Elizabeth;

Mary Berryman TALIAFERRO, born October 6, 1745, Caroline County, Virginia; married ____ WORTHAM;

Francis TALIAFERRO born October 9, 1745, Caroline County, Virginia; and

Richard TALIAFERRO, born September 2, 1747, Amherst County, Virginia; a Revolutionary Soldier.

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Notes:

Charles TALIAFERRO and wife Isabella McCULLOUGH.
Charles TALIAFERRO, son of Capt. Richard TALIAFERRO and wife
Rose BERRYMAN, was born July 17, 1735. In 1757 he married Isabella McCULLOUGH. I do not know her ancestry, but I know the McCULLOUGHS in that part of Virginia are those from whom General Ben McCULLOCH of the Texas Rangers and the Civil War came, although the names are spelled differently. It is for him that McCULLOCH County, Texas, is named.

Charles and Isabella had eleven children:

Richard TALIAFERRO, born in 1759, died in 1806, was a Captain in the American Revolution. He married Mildred POWELL.

Charles TALIAFERRO, born March 29, 1761, was a Revolutionary soldier. He married Mary LOVING;

Peter TALIAFERRO, 1765-1785, did not marry;

John TALIAFERRO, 1765-1809, married Elizabeth LOVING;

Zachariah TALIAFERRO, 1767-1823, married Sallie WARMUCK;

Benjamin Franklin TALIAFERRO, born January 9, 1770, married Mildred FRANKLIN. A descendant is Graves Clayton.

William TALIAFERRO, 1772-1805;

Sarah Behethland TALIAFERRO, 1774-1844, married William LOVING.

Roderick TALIAFERRO was born May 16, 1777;

James TALIAFERRO, born two years later, married twice;

Rose Berryman TALIAFERRO, the youngest child, was born January 2, 1783, and married Joseph LOVING. This couple is

described in The LOVING Family (see website).

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Family/Spouse: Isabella McCullough. Isabella was born on 9 Feb 1739 in Westmoreland Co, Virginia; died on 23 Aug 1794 in Amherst, Amherst Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Jane Bankhead about 1763. Jane was born about 1749 in Essex Co, Virginia; died in 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lucy Mary Loving. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ann Hubbard Taylor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]