Slaves of Thomas Jefferson Taliaferro, Virginia

Location: St. Paul's Parish, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Taliaferro

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson Taliaferro in St Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Thomas Jefferson Taliaferro was born about 1831 in Virginia. He was a physician and slave owner.

1860 Slave Schedule

In 1860 Thomas J Taliaferro was enslaving 17 people in St Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia:^[1]

Name:	T J Taliaferro
Residence Date:	1860
Residence Place:	St Pauls Parish, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Number of Enslaved People:	17
All Enslaved People:
Gender	Age
Female	80
Female	60
Female	50
Female	30
Female	28
Female	16
Female	15
Female	12
Female	10
Female	8
Male	60
Male	18
Male	17
Male	12
Male	10
Male	5
Male	1

In early 1863, Thomas bought 200 acres in McLennan, Texas. Among the enslaved people he brought to Texas were four people born in Virginia: Charlotte, age 29; her daughter Lucia, age 12 (later known as the notable Lucy Parsons); her son Tanner, age 7; and another woman Jane, age 18.

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census - Slave Schedule - "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules." Ancestry.com. The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29. Virginia > Hanover > St Pauls Parish. Page 52. Ancestry Sharing Link