Captain Richard Taliaferro b. 1703 , , King William (later Caroline) County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Sep 1748 , Potomac River, , Virginia, USA

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Name	Richard Taliaferro [1]
Prefix	Captain
Born	1703	, , King William (later Caroline) County, Virginia, USA [2]
Gender	Male
Died	27 Sep 1748	, Potomac River, , Virginia, USA [3]
Person ID	I2714	Main
Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

Father	John Taliaferro, Sr., b. 1656, , , , Virginia, USA , d. 1720, , , Essex County, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)
Mother	Sarah Smith, b. , , , Virginia, USA , d. Aft 1720
Married	28 Sep 1682	, , , Virginia, USA [2]
Family ID	F979	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rose Berryman, b. 1708, , , Westmoreland County, Virginia Province, Colonial America , d. , , Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Married 10 Jun 1726 , , , Virginia, USA [1]

Children

	1. Sarah Taliaferro, b. 7 Jun 1727, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Benjamin Taliaferro, b. 1 Nov 1728, d. Abt 1751 (Age 22 years)
	3. Zachariah Taliaferro, b. 29 Aug 1730, d. Apr 1811, , , , South Carolina, USA (Age 80 years)
	4. Richard Taliaferro, b. 15 Feb 1731, d. 26 Feb 1731 (Age 0 years)
	5. Dr. John Taliaferro, b. 7 Apr 1733, , , Caroline County, Virginia Province, Colonial America , d. 7 Apr 1821, , , Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA (Age 88 years)
	6. Colonel Charles Taliaferro, b. 17 Jul 1735, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Beheathland Taliaferro, b. 20 Aug 1738, d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Peter Taliaferro, b. 12 Feb 1740, d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Elizabeth Taliaferro, b. 2 Nov 1741, d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Rose Taliaferro, b. 2 Nov 1741, d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Mary B. Taliaferro, b. 6 Oct 1743, d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Francis Taliaferro, b. 9 Dec 1745, d. Yes, date unknown
	13. Richard Taliaferro, b. 2 Sep 1747, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 13 Feb 2011

Family ID F933 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

From Historic Georgia Families" page 104:

Richard Taliaferro served as a Colonel in the English or Colonial Army and also attained the rank of Captain. He patented more than 10,000 acres in the present counties of Amherst and Nelson, Virginia; also patented land in Patrick County, 1745.

Proofs:
1) Richmond Critic of Va., Feb 1, 1890
2) Historic Sketch of Randolph, p. 450
3) Historic Sketch of Taliaferros, p. 899
4) M. C. Pilcher's - Campbell and Pilcher Families, p. 399-405
5) Louisville Courier Journal, Aug. 30, 1896
6) Louisville Courier Journal, May 2, 1897
7) Lookout Mag. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 20, 1916
8) William and Mary Quarterly Vol. XX., No. 4
(Medical):Traditional accounts in the family of his grandaughter, Anna (Taliaferro) McCrary, state that he was killed while crossing the Potomac on a flat-boat and only a few of his men escaped death.

[S266] Book: Georgia - Historic Georgia Families, L. W. Rigsby, compiler, (Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969), G929.2 R., 104, 109-110 (Reliability: 3).
[S266] Book: Georgia - Historic Georgia Families, L. W. Rigsby, compiler, (Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969), G929.2 R., page 104 (Reliability: 3).
[S266] Book: Georgia - Historic Georgia Families, L. W. Rigsby, compiler, (Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969), G929.2 R., 104, 109 (Reliability: 3).