John "The Mount" Taliaferro

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 17 Aug 1725, Gloucester Co, Virginia
• Other-Begin: 25 Sep 1740, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 25 Sep 1740, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 24 Sep 1742, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 26 Jan 1743, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 23 Nov 1744, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 25 Mar 1752, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders

Notes:

Property:
On August 17, 1725, in a lease and release of land to Robert Taliaferro of Stafford, Virginia, his brother, he says the land was taken up by his father, Francis, in co-partnership with Henry Brice.

Other-Begin:
25 September 1740, O.S. p. 241
The last Court order for Alexr Waugh Alexr Newman and Jno Christopher to Lay off the best and nearest Way from the said Christophers house to the Courthouse not being returned Its orderd to be continued for a further View Its also orderd that Alexr Waugh who is hereby appointed Overseer of the said road clear the Same with Christopher Hawkins Mortons Scissons Pannells Thorntons Shambles Crouchers Whartons John Taliaferro’s and Colo: Taliaferros tithables and that he cause bridges to be made where occasion Shall require and when cleared keep the Same in repair according to Law.

Other-Begin:
25 September 1740, O.S. p. 241
The last Court order for Alexr Waugh Alexr Newman and Jno Christopher to Lay off the best and nearest Way from the said Christophers house to the Courthouse not being returned Its orderd to be continued for a further View Its also orderd that Alexr Waugh who is hereby appointed Overseer of the said road clear the Same with Christopher Hawkins Mortons Scissons Pannells Thorntons Shambles Crouchers Whartons John Taliaferro’s and Colo: Taliaferros tithables and that he cause bridges to be made where occasion Shall require and when cleared keep the Same in repair according to Law.

Other-Begin:
24 September 1742, O.S. p. 249
The order for viewing if any other convenient rouling road might be found besides that which goes thro’ Mr Jno Taliaferro’s Land Benja Porter & John Ingram who were appointed viewers having returnd that the old road was the Convenientest best and Nearest way Its ordered that the
said old road thro’ the said Taliaferroe’s land be kept open and its further orderd that ffrancis Moore be hereby appointed Overseer of ye Same and that that Harbin Moore Thos petty Junr: John Ransdale Luke Thornton Charles ffoushee Thomas Mitchell Wm Christopher James Thornton John Wells John Roberts Wm Morton John ffoushee George Wells James ffoushee
John Morgin Benjamin Hawkins Wm Croucher Wm Mash Bartholomew Baker Thomas Thornton John Bourn Henry Bourn Andrew Bourn & the tithables of Arjalon Prices Quarter under the said Overseer work on ye sd road And that the sd Overseer with the said Tithables keep ye said road in repair according to Law.

Other-Begin:
26 January 1743, O.S. p. 45
On the Petition of John Lucus for the Road from the Church to the Tombstone to be kept in repayr by the several persons hereafter named Vizt Tully Choice Wm McDonagh William Rhodes
Hezekia Rhoades Timothy Crosthwait John Goss Wm. Goldin, Mrs Rucker. Wm. Bell Mrs. Hills Quarter Mr Zachary Taylor Mr Erasmus Taylor Saml Drake Mr. Jos Morton Mr. James Taylors
Quarter Thoms Smith Major Frans Talliaferro’s Qur where Hawkins lived John Fennele Mr. John Talliaferroe’s Quarter Robt Bickers John Walker John Collins Jeremiah Dear & Becknall Alvasson Its therefore ordered by the Court that the sevl persons abovenamed do Clear and keep the sd Road in repair under the direction of the sd John Lucas Overseer thereof.

Other-Begin:
23 November 1744, O.S. p. 229-A
Ordered that the Male Tythables Belonging to Mr. John Taliaferro and Capt. Spencer’s Tythables where he formerly Lived Do work on the road under Thomas Sims and that the said Sims Do Repair and Keep the road in Ordr from the pine Stake to Wares Ordinary.

Other-Begin:
25 March 1742, O.S. p. 113
On the Petition of Sevl of the Inhabitants of the Chestnut mountains its ordered that the old road by Mr John Taliaferros Quarter be kept open as formerly & that Captn Edward Spencer view if any other way is to be had convenient for a rolling road and make report to the next Court.

John married Agatha Hay about 1720 in Virginia. Agatha was born about 1700; died after 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]