Birth: 1652 Essex County, Virginia, USA
Death: 1699 Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Cadwallader Jones was a son of Richard Jones and Frances (Baldwin) Townsend. Cadwallader became the second husband of Katherine (Debnam) Taliaferro by 6 Jan 1672/1673. Cadwallader was an Indian trader, an explorer of the western regions of VA. "26 March 1681/2. . . we are endeavouring by all the best ways and means we can to preserve the inhabitants of this Government from the outrages and violences of the northern Indians. I now take the liberty to send you herewith a letter I received very lately from Col. Cadwallader Jones, who commands the Fort on Rappahannock river in VA (from proceedings of the Council of MD, 1676-1681", vol. 5, pp.351-352) and he was Sheriff of Rappahannock County, VA. Cadwallader fled to England in 1689 because he was bankrupt. While in London, Cadwallder was commissioned Govenor of Bahama Island taking office in 1690 and holding it amid controversary until 1694. Cadwallsder took full advantage of his high position as governor and had dealings with the pirates (one of whom was reported to be his step-son, Richard Taliaferro, Sr.)and generally ran a colorful administration. Cadwallader was back in VA by 1698 when he recieved a land patent in Fairfax Co. Cadwallader Jones and Katherine (Debnam) (Taliaferro) Jones were the parents of one child, Frances Jones who married Robert Slaughter. Family links: Spouse: Katherine Debnam Taliaferro (1630 - 1686)
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Birth: 1630 Ickham Kent, England Death: 1686 Essex County Virginia, USA After the death of her first husband, Robert Taliaferro, the immigrant, Katherine (Debnam) Taliaferro married Col. Cadwallader Jones. Her step-father was Rev. Charles Grymes of Gloucester County, Va. Wm. & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 20, p. 266 et seq--"Robert Taliaferro..was born circa 1626 and died 1687/1688; he witnessed a Will in York County in 1647; had large grants of land in Gloucester Co., and in 1666 patented 6300 ac. of land in Rappahannock Co jointly with Major Lawrence Smith... Family links: Parents: William Debnam (____ - 1657) Katherine Debnam Spouses: Robert Taliaferro (1626 - 1671) Cadwallader Jones (1652 - 1699) Children: Robert Taliaferro (1652 - 1688) Francis Taliaferro (1654 - 1710) John Taliaferro (1656 - 1720) Mary Johnson (1658 - 1695) Richard Taliaferro (1660 - 1715)
Warner Hall Graveyard Naxera Gloucester County Virginia, USA
Maintained by: Ms Koch Originally Created by: P Fazzini Record added: Mar 23, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 67310606