Mary Debman 
Mary was born in 1629 in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England.1 Mary's father was William Henry Debnam, Sr. and her mother was Katherine Jennings (Jeninges). Her maternal grandparents were Peter Jennings and Anne Baldwin. She had a brother and two sisters, named William, Ann and Katherine. She was the oldest of the four children. She had a half-brother named John. She died at the age of 99 on July 10th, 1728 in Gloucester Co, Virginia, USA.2 General Notes
[Norvan L. Johnson.ged]
Dod per page 97 of The Armistead Family 1635-1910. Taliaferro Family (Tricia Petitt) at http://members.tripod.com/~Bonestwo/
John Taliaferro, Col., b. 1656, Gloucester Co., Virginia, d. 21 Jun 1720, Essex Co., VA, m. 1682, Sarah Smith b. 1661, York Co., VA, d. 1720, Essex Co., VA, (daughter of Col. Lawrence and Mary (Debman) (sic) (Smith). John's will was proved 21 Jun 1720, in Essex Co., VA. John was listed as a Justice of Essex Co., VA 8 Jul 1702, along with Francis Taliaferro, probably his uncle. John was listed as Sheriff, Essex Co., 1699 and a member of the House of Burgesses for Essex County 17 Apr 1699. He is also listed as Lieutenant, County Militia-Rangers, James City, 13 Jan 1692. In the Quit Rents of 1704, he is listed with 2,000 acres in Essex Co., VA. John was also known as, The Ranger by family and friends. His will can be found in Essex Co., VA, pps. 157-159. Note: Several sources, including Gary Boyd Roberts, "The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies of the United States," (1983) show this to be Mary Hitchin, but she was actually Mary Debnam, daughter of William and Catherine Debnam of York and Gloucester counties, according to Henry G. Taliaferro ("Thomas Smith of Fairfax Co., Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Volume 40, Number 1, Jan-Mar, 1996).
in parents: Daughter of Col. Lawrence Smith and Mary (Dedman) Grymes, step dau of Rev Grymes. Father: William Smith , Sr. b: ABT. 1635 in Yorkshire, England Mother: Jane Wilberfoss b: 1630. "Sarah Smith was a daughter of Major Lawrence Smith--(Old) Rappahannock County Deeds (1682-1688), p. 7: "23 Sept., 1682-Francis Taliaferro..son and heir of Robert Taliaferro, late...the said Robert Taliaferro and Lawrence Smith of the county of Gloucester did patent 6,000 acres in Rappahannock Co...now I as heir...give 3,150 acres to my brother John Taliaferro, he being about to marry Sarah, the daughter of said Lawrence Smith..." Record 7 Feb, 1682/83. John Taliferro's will in 1715, 1720 named his wife Sarah
4. John Taliaferro, Col. b. 1656, Gloucester Co., Virginia, m. 1682, Sarah Smith, b. 1661, York Co., VA, (daughter of Lawrence Smith, Maj. and Mary Debnam) d. 1720, Essex Co., VA. John died 21 Jun 1720, Essex Co., VA. Children: 6. i Mary Taliaferro b. 1686.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1600 in Ightham, Kent, England d.1655 in Gloucester Co, Virginia, USA
- b.1629 in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England d.10 Jul 1728 in Gloucester Co, Virginia, USA
- b.1562 in Ebor, Cumbria, England
- b.1570 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England d.01 Sep 1651 in Kildwick Church, Ripon, Yorkshire, England
- b.1500 in Brownsholme, Yorkshire, England d.1546 in Browsholme Hall, Extraparochial West Riding, England
- b.1525 in Browsholme Hall, Mitton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
- b.1505 in Widdington, Yorkshire, England d.1584 in Browsholme Hall, Mitton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
- b.1548 in Kildwick Church, Ripon, Yorkshire, England
- b.1530 in Scotton, Waddington, Yorkshire, England
- b.1613 in Ightham, Kent, England d.1673 in Gloucester Co, Virginia, USA
- b.1591 in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England d.1622 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England
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1 Hardin Clay Roots @ Date of Import: May 15, 2007
2 Karen Freeman
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=john_d_newport&id=I20957
2 Karen Freeman
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=john_d_newport&id=I20957
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