My TALIAFERRO/TOLIVER Ancestry
Guillaume I, 3rd Count of Angouleme (reigned 916-975) was the first known
to have the name Taillefer.
In a battle he cleaved the body and armor of Stonius, a Norman chief, from
head to foot.
The name means Cleaver of Iron. From the French tailler- to cut; and ferro-
iron.
A knight named Taillefer came to England with William. He struck the first blow of the battle of Hastings, singing the Song of Roland, and was killed there.
Aymer de Taillefer, the 14th Count of Angouleme was father of Isabelle Taillefer, wife of King John of England.
The name was later Anglicanized to Taliaferro.
Generation No. 1
1. BARTHOLOMEW TALIAFERRO was born in Venice, and died 1601. He married JOANE LANE January 01, 1583/84 in St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, England.
Subject of Duke of Venice.
Obtained Letters of Denization in England March 4, 1562.
Children of BARTHOLOMEW TALIAFERRO and JOANE LANE are:
i. KATHERINE TALIAFERRO. b. 1584. Baptised November 29, 1584 at St Olave's
ii. HORATIO TALIAFERRO, b. 1585; d. 1593. Baptised January 16, 1585/6 at St Olave's
iii. SIPRION TALIAFERRO, b. 1587; d. 1609. Baptised February 25, 1587/8 at St. Olave's
iv. FRANCIS TALIAFERRO, b. 1589; d. 1647.
v. ISACK TALIAFERRO, b. 1592; d. 1610. Baptised March 18, 1592/3 at St. Olave's
vi. JACOB TALIAFERRO, b. 1592; d. 1593. Baptised March 18, 1592/3 at St. Olave's
vii. ELIZABETH TALIAFERRO, b. 1594.Baptised January 26, 1595/5 at St. Olave's
viii. BARTHOLOMEW TALIAFERRO, b. 1596; d. 1596. Baptised December 9, 1596 at St. Olave's
ix. JEROMME TALIAFERRO, b. 1598; d. 1609.
Generation No. 2
2. FRANCIS TALIAFERRO (BARTHOLOMEW1) was born 1589, and died 1647.
He married BENNETT HAIE February 03, 1613/14 in St. Savior's, Southwark,
County Surrey.
Baptised January 25, 1589/90 at St. Olave's
Children of FRANCIS TALIAFERRO and BENNETT HAIE are:
i. ANNE TALIAFERRO.
ii. ROBERT TALIAFERRO, b. 1626.
Generation No. 3
3. ROBERT TALIAFERRO (FRANCIS2, BARTHOLOMEW1) was born 1626. He married SARA GRYMES. Baptised November 19, 1626 Stepney, Middlesex, England
Robert was in Virginia by 1647(to witness the will of Robert Meeke of York County, VA on November 1)
Although my descent from Robert is unclear, all Toliver's in the area are said to be his descendents
Children of ROBERT TALIAFERRO and SARA GRYMES are:
i. FRANCIS TALIAFERRO, b. Abt. 1654; d. 1710; m. ELIZABETH CATLETT.
ii. JOHN TALIAFERRO, b. Abt. 1656; d. 1720; m. SARA SMITH. Sara was a descendent of Henry III
iii. MARY TALIAFERRO, b. Abt. 1658.
iv. SARA TALIAFERRO, b. 1660; m. COLONEL WILLIAM CATLETT.
v. CHARLES TALIAFERRO, b. Abt. 1663; m. MARY CARTER.
vi. RICHARD TALIAFERRO, b. Abt. 1665; m. MARTHA WINGFIELD.
vii. ROBERT TALIAFERRO, b. Abt. 1667; m. SARA CATLETT.
Generation No. 4
4. ? TALIAFERRO (ROBERT3, FRANCIS2, BARTHOLOMEW1)
Which son of Robert was the ancestor of the 5 Toliver brothers that appear
in Wilkes Co, NC before the Revolutionary War is unknown.
Nell Watson Sherman, author of Taliaferro-Toliver Family Records places John
here.
Generation No. 5
5. ? TOLIVER (?4 TALIAFERRO, ROBERT3, FRANCIS2, BARTHOLOMEW1)
The five brothers Toliver that appear in Wilkes Co, NC before the Revolution and their two sisters are:
i. MOSES TOLIVER, d. IN; m. ELIZABETH.
ii. JESSE TOLIVER, b. 1756, Fauquier Co, VA; d. March 04, 1838; m. FRANKIE STAMPER, October 08, 1782; b. February 14, 1767.
iii. JOHN TOLIVER, b. Abt. 1760; d. Abt. 1863, Alleghany Co, NC. John, Jesse and Moses served in the Revolutionary War.
iv. WILLIAM TOLIVER, m. SUSANNAH REEVES.
v. CHARLES TOLIVER, d. IN.
vi. LUCY TOLIVER.
vii. SARA TOLIVER.
The father of the five brothers is unknown.
Taliaferro-Toliver Family Records by Nell Watson Sherman, and The Heritage
of Alleghany County place Charles (of John) and Ann Kemp as their parents.
Many feel that the father was John because that name was at the top of Jesse
Toliver's Bible.
The earliest Toliver tax record in NC is 1771 for Surry County which reads
John Toliver- 1 poll; William Toliver- 4 polls
Pension testimony by Jesse's widow gives his year, place of birth on the Rappahonnock, says the family moved to James River above Richmond before coming to Wilkes County, NC 5-6 years before the war.
Generation No. 6
6. JOHN TOLIVER (?5 TOLIVER, ?4 TALIAFERRO, ROBERT3, FRANCIS2, BARTHOLOMEW1) was born Abt. 1760, and died Abt. 1863 in Alleghany Co, NC. He married TABITHA HOWELL. She was born Abt. 1765, and died May 24, 1845.
Children of JOHN TOLIVER and TABITHA HOWELL are:1
i. GEORGE TOLIVER, d. 1827; m. MARGARET BLEVINS, April 13, 1824.
ii. JOHN R. TOLIVER.
iii. NANCY B. TOLIVER, b. February 09, 1785, Wilkes Co, NC; d. February 27, 1869; m. RUSSELL BREWER; b. January 28, 1785; d. September 01, 1858.
iv. WILLIAM TOLIVER, b. Abt. 1787, Wilkes Co., NC; d. July 06, 1875, Alleghany Co.,NC.
v. MARY TOLIVER, b. 1792, Wilkes Co., NC; d. March 21, 1887; m. DANIEL CHANCE, 1817; b. 1792, MD; d. December 06, 1876.
vi. JAMES TOLIVER, b. Abt. 1795, Ashe Co, NC; d. Abt. 1861, Alleghany Co, NC; m. MARY BALDWIN, February 18, 1821, Lawrence Co, IN; b. Abt. 1805, Ashe Co, NC; d. Abt. 1868, Alleghany Co, NC.
vii. CHARLES TOLIVER, b. June 11, 1800; d. December 12, 1877; m. PATIENCE JONES, February 01, 1823; b. September 05, 1802; d. September 01, 1891.
1. "Hoppers, Moxley, Toliver and Related Families" by Lorene Moxley Sturgill.
Generation No. 7
7. WILLIAM TOLIVER (JOHN6, ?5 TOLIVER, ?4 TALIAFERRO, ROBERT3, FRANCIS2, BARTHOLOMEW1) was born Abt. 1787 in Wilkes Co., NC, and died July 06, 1875 in Alleghany Co.,NC. He married ELIZABETH LONG May 24, 1814, daughter of WILLIAM LONG and CATHERINE. She was born September 01, 1791 in Grayson Co., VA, and died April 11, 1878 in Alleghany Co.,NC.
Children of WILLIAM TOLIVER and ELIZABETH LONG are:1
i. HUGH TOLIVER, b. March 14, 1815, Ashe Co, NC; d. November 14, 1866, Salem, KY; m. ELEANOR SPURLIN, June 30, 1841; b. April 01, 1818, Ashe Co, NC; d. January 09, 1903, Salem Cemetery, Morgan Co, KY.
ii. MALINDA TOLIVER, b. January 19, 1817, Ashe Co, NC; d. March 07, 1894, Piney Creek, NC; m. WILLIAM PUGH; b. Abt. 1805; d. Abt. 1881.
iii. ELI TOLIVER, b. Abt. 1820, Ashe Co, NC; d. Abt. 1880; m. ELIZABETH; b. Abt. 1818.
iv. MATILDA TOLIVER, b. October 10, 1823, Ashe Co, NC; d. February 02, 1895; m. DANIEL HOPPERS, April 01, 1846; b. July 24, 1824, Ashe Co, NC.
v. LUCINDA TOLIVER m. FRANKLIN FRANCIS ASHLEY
vi. LOUISA TOLIVER, b. September 26, 1826, Ashe Co, NC; d. July 20, 1920, Alleghany Co.,NC; m. JESSE TOLIVER, June 01, 1856; b. April 21, 1831, Ashe Co, NC; d. August 15, 1901.
vii. CAROLINE TOLIVER, b. August 06, 1828, Ashe Co, NC; d. January 13, 1884, Dickerson Co, VA; m. WILBURN PHIPPS; b. Ashe Co, NC; d. 1916, Dickerson Co, VA.
viii. ELIZABETH TOLIVER, b. December 03, 1832, Ashe Co., NC; d. January 11, 1859; m. SILAS WARD, December 28, 1851; b. February 20, 1829; d. January 02, 1913.
ix. AMY TOLIVER, b. Abt. 1833, Ashe Co, NC; m. STEPHEN WARD, September 14, 1851.
1. "Hoppers, Moxley, Toliver and Related Families" by Lorene Moxley Sturgill.