Dorcas Taliaferro

From: Historic Georgia Families - by Rigsby)

After the death of Richard Taliaferro his widow, Dorcus (Perkins) Taliaferro, went on horseback with three small daughters, Jean, Mary Hardin & Judy, from their home in Surry to the home of Dr. John Taliaferro, where she made her home. Court records at Dobson, Surry Co., N.C. show that on Nov. 12, 1781, Dorcas Taliaferro was appointed administrator of estate of Richard Taliaferro, who fell in his country's cause. She was made exempt from paying taxes, and she went under bond with John Taliaferro and William T. Lewis in the sum of 5oo pounds apiece. Dr John Taliaferro's devotion to his daughter-in- law Dorcas, was without a parallel, the two families living happily under the same roof for many years. He was a very Just man and often settled disputes in the neighborhood. He is said to have been very proud of his name: always insisting on it being spelled in the original form, "Taliaferro." It is said that a man by the name of Oliver committed a crime in Surry Co. just after the Revolution and to escape punishment, he fled to Tennessee: preflexed the letter "T" to his name, Thus making it "Toliver." Dr John impressed it upon his children not to recognize any relationship with the family.

In 1790-91 Dr John Taliaferro and his Daughter-in-law, Dorcas Taliaferro, were offered goverment land in Georgia, which they accepted: Dorcus recieving a tract of 3000 acres on Fishing Creek in Baldwin Co., Georgia; and Dr John a similar tract in the adjoining county of Wilkinson.

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