The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-13
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Taliaferro.
III unique and expressive
Th,s undue and expressive maine - 70
IN found among tho earliest of virginia
colonial history 1t has differed IN Spell
INC little from Its Italian origin, thousii
IN pronunciation 1t Is sounded Us ~
spelled Toliver. 3!Its Y.
rho sight Of this name always p ',iIbss'
10 tho memory of the writer most pleas.
ing and amusing incident which occurred e
lust previous to the civil War.
There was at the University OF plrslnll,
n student OF this noted family named
THOMAS TalIarerro. who WIS generally
known as ,rom Tollvcr.' He was q say,
handsome fellow: all the girls were FOND
OF him, and with the boys great favor
III cyerywhere. At college he was called 4
"rol, for short Now, Tom lad an cbo-
skin to walt upon him. who used the "a
milar title OF Mars 'Tol when address
Ing him. So one day the darby said 70
Tom: Mars Tol, gin me your boots an
let me shine en-. for ] know you gwlne
TO de dance Tonight" Tom looked al
him with scowl and said Jack.
want YOU to know that my name Is mol
Toll but TalIaferro-Mr. Thomas Tain l.
ferro; do you hear?'
"Ye-e-s. Mars-Mars-Tom.. fcr--fer, !
tol-tol-I-fcr--I tol 'em dat was yer
liame-fer toll EN- So" stammcred poor
Jack, as he wrestled with the name.
"Get out, you rascal" cried Tom, with
a burst OF laughter at the fellows per-
plexity.
The next morning all the college boys.
ays theyi met Tom, exclaimed: "rol. fer
toll ems so and the joke stuck to MIN
While there
This same Tom Tallaferro was one OF
|Sthe bravest In the Confederate war. 10
hear him narrate some OF his liairbreadth
escapes was always most thrilling to his
friends But let us get at the true
meaning and history Of the name.
The founder OF the Taliafcrro family Is
said to have como from Normandy With
William. tho Conqueror. and to have
fought by the side OF that great warrior
at Hastings. Aftor the battle his com
mander called him iaferro" (pro-
nounced tul-ya-ferro), rthe Italian Tor
ITO cut with iron meaning YOU have
achieved such great things by iron" (war
weapons Later, when surnames were
on joined, tho family Of this warrior took
the name "Tallafcrro,' which they have
held ever since IN both countries. Robert
Taliaferro, Gentleman, settled In Glouces-
ter county Va, 1886. Tie married
daughter Of tho Rey. Charles Grymcs.
and had by this union John, Francls.
Richard Robert and Charles John Tal-g
iafcrro moved to Spotsylvanla county una
settled at his famous home, Snow Creels,
where he became most noted for his great
Handed property ana military career. ris-S
ing. from captain In the militia service
to-coloncl. S,li,a, y
His wife was Mary ----, and his sons
were Lawrence and WIlllam; and dnugh-
ters, Lucy. Molly and Martha; the latter
married William Hunter, l7i4; Colonel
TalIuferro died In 1I44. fifty-seven years
of age. ILLS son, Lawrence die. May !,
174s, In tWenty-sevcnth year of his age.
Both are buried ut Hickory Neck Church,
James City county near williamsburg
lawrence was also colonel In the service;
he married Mary jackson. and thelr
daughter, Annie Taliaferro. married Col
onel William Fitzhugh They had ntAon
|, also named John Taliaferro, who was
born f176s IIc was congressman from
Spotsylvania for many years, and also
librarian OF the Treasury Department a.
Washington, ID. G. Mary or Molly
! Tallaferro, daughter Of Colonel John OF
Snow Greek, married Colonel Francis
| Thornton, OF Caroline county from
| whom were some OF the most prominent
| citizens In tho State Robert Taliafcrro,
son OF Robert the emigrant, died 1727-2 rs.
| Ills wlfe's namo not given, Ills dauslr
ters were Mary, Elizabeth and Martha,
| He gave 10 his brother John NJ, his lands
in Essex county, and to his daughters
| all lands In King and Queen county, HIS
sons were Richard, Charles and Francis
| tho latter died, 1860. leaving sons, Laws
| renee, Hay, Francis and john daughtersi
| Aaun Hay, who married Brooke, and
Elizabeth married Samuel llildrop, l746,
| TO show tho immensely of Colonel
| Francis 'ralafcrros estate, the following
| Is taken from his will as recorded IN
| Spotsylyana SIC
10 his son, Lawrence, all his estates
in Caroline county and 1000 acres of lana
IN Orange 10 his son, lIny, estates IN
King George county, and 1000 acres N
] Grunge, TO Francis. lands in Spotsyl-
| vania To John, lands In spotsylvanla
| and 1000 acres IN Orange, 10 his daush-
| tor, Elizabeth, 1000 acres In Orange.
All OF tho Tallaferros, 1t seems Wore In
tho military service of tho country,
John Talaferro, Gent, was sheriff Of
spotsylvania. 17il, and then captain OF
foot l74i, His father, John Taltaforru,
was commissioned Northumberland in
1896. and his brother, Francls made CAPS
tain OF the horse same year, and IN lTo3
was commissioned colonel OF militia,
| Lawrence Taliaterro, Cent? was lleuten-
ant In a company under Captain Charles
/ Lewis, 1856, and the same year William
Il Talaferro. his brother, was made lien-
i tenant colonel of Orange county, Va,
/ Captain Nicholas Talaferro who Was
born in Spotsylyanla, was also 9 brave
4, RnvolHtionary offrer. Ills daughter, Ma
4 tilda, married Thomas Marshall, of Ken
lucky n cousin of Chief Justice Marshall
Walker Talaferro Of Caroline 1775
4 Peter Taliaferro. l7T7, and John Talia-
1 ferro Jr OF King George, l773 Mere