TALIAFERRO, DAVID MERIWETHER, planter, was born May 4, 1795, at Broad River settlement, Ga., and died in 1825, in Tuscaloosa; son of Benjamin and Martha (Meriwether) Taliaferro, the former born in Amherst County, Va., served under General Lee in the Revolutionary War, captured at Charleston, promoted to captain, removed to Georgia in 1784, settling on the Broad River, was president of the state senate, representative in congress, 1798 and 1800, and later judge of the superior court; grandson of Zachariah and Mary (Boutwell) Taliaferro, the former a native of Williamsburg County, Va., who located in Amherst County, captain of a ship in early life, and at one time justice or sheriff of the latter county, and of David and Mary (Harvie) Meriwether, the former a native of Amherst County, Va., who removed to Georgia at an early date, great-grandson of Capt. Richard and Rose (Berryman) Taliaferro, the former of Caroline County, Va., who prior to 1746, had patented more than 10,000 acres of land in the present counties of Amherst and Nelson, and of Thomas and Elizabeth (Thornton) Meriwether, of Albemarle County, Va.; greatgreat-grandson of Zachariah Taliaferro, of Virginia, and of David and Anne (Holmes) Meriwether, of Virginia; great-great-great-grandson of John and Sarah (Smith) Taliaferro, the former a lieutenant of a company of mounted rangers against the Indians in 1692, and justice of the peace of Essex County, Va., in 1695, and of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Crawford) Meriwether, the former an emigrant from Wales, who located in New Kent County, Va.; great-great-great-great-grandson of Robert Taliaferro and wife, daughter of Rev. Charles Grymes, an Episcopal clergyman, the former of Norman descent who located in Rappahannock County, Va., in 1666, and removed to Gloucester County, in 1682.
David M. Taliaferro removed from the Broad River settlement, Elbert County, Ga., to Mount Meigs, when he became one of the largest plantation owners and wealthiest men of Montgomery County. He died suddenly and was buried in Tuscaloosa, where he had gone to attend to business concerning the deeds to his land. Married: about 1816, to Mary, daughter of William and Mary (Jemison) Meriwether.
Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth, m. Dr. Boiling A. Blakey; 2. Martha Meriwether, m. Henry O. Micou; 3. Emily, m. Dr. B. R. Jones.
-History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume 4; Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen; S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1921.
David M. Taliaferro removed from the Broad River settlement, Elbert County, Ga., to Mount Meigs, when he became one of the largest plantation owners and wealthiest men of Montgomery County. He died suddenly and was buried in Tuscaloosa, where he had gone to attend to business concerning the deeds to his land. Married: about 1816, to Mary, daughter of William and Mary (Jemison) Meriwether.
Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth, m. Dr. Boiling A. Blakey; 2. Martha Meriwether, m. Henry O. Micou; 3. Emily, m. Dr. B. R. Jones.
-History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume 4; Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen; S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1921.
TALIAFERRO, DAVID MERIWETHER, planter, was born May 4, 1795, at Broad River settlement, Ga., and died in 1825, in Tuscaloosa; son of Benjamin and Martha (Meriwether) Taliaferro, the former born in Amherst County, Va., served under General Lee in the Revolutionary War, captured at Charleston, promoted to captain, removed to Georgia in 1784, settling on the Broad River, was president of the state senate, representative in congress, 1798 and 1800, and later judge of the superior court; grandson of Zachariah and Mary (Boutwell) Taliaferro, the former a native of Williamsburg County, Va., who located in Amherst County, captain of a ship in early life, and at one time justice or sheriff of the latter county, and of David and Mary (Harvie) Meriwether, the former a native of Amherst County, Va., who removed to Georgia at an early date, great-grandson of Capt. Richard and Rose (Berryman) Taliaferro, the former of Caroline County, Va., who prior to 1746, had patented more than 10,000 acres of land in the present counties of Amherst and Nelson, and of Thomas and Elizabeth (Thornton) Meriwether, of Albemarle County, Va.; greatgreat-grandson of Zachariah Taliaferro, of Virginia, and of David and Anne (Holmes) Meriwether, of Virginia; great-great-great-grandson of John and Sarah (Smith) Taliaferro, the former a lieutenant of a company of mounted rangers against the Indians in 1692, and justice of the peace of Essex County, Va., in 1695, and of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Crawford) Meriwether, the former an emigrant from Wales, who located in New Kent County, Va.; great-great-great-great-grandson of Robert Taliaferro and wife, daughter of Rev. Charles Grymes, an Episcopal clergyman, the former of Norman descent who located in Rappahannock County, Va., in 1666, and removed to Gloucester County, in 1682.
David M. Taliaferro removed from the Broad River settlement, Elbert County, Ga., to Mount Meigs, when he became one of the largest plantation owners and wealthiest men of Montgomery County. He died suddenly and was buried in Tuscaloosa, where he had gone to attend to business concerning the deeds to his land. Married: about 1816, to Mary, daughter of William and Mary (Jemison) Meriwether.
Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth, m. Dr. Boiling A. Blakey; 2. Martha Meriwether, m. Henry O. Micou; 3. Emily, m. Dr. B. R. Jones.
-History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume 4; Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen; S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1921.
David M. Taliaferro removed from the Broad River settlement, Elbert County, Ga., to Mount Meigs, when he became one of the largest plantation owners and wealthiest men of Montgomery County. He died suddenly and was buried in Tuscaloosa, where he had gone to attend to business concerning the deeds to his land. Married: about 1816, to Mary, daughter of William and Mary (Jemison) Meriwether.
Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth, m. Dr. Boiling A. Blakey; 2. Martha Meriwether, m. Henry O. Micou; 3. Emily, m. Dr. B. R. Jones.
-History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume 4; Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen; S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1921.
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