tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post5409349564866217006..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Try This AgainJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-52655699334856679812012-10-23T19:56:36.121-07:002012-10-23T19:56:36.121-07:00Julie, I really appreciate it. Just sent you an em...Julie, I really appreciate it. Just sent you an email. Let's talk!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-80980235481605834312012-10-23T19:20:26.149-07:002012-10-23T19:20:26.149-07:00Mariann, I remember your mentioning some of the co...Mariann, I remember your mentioning some of the concerns you had with your DAR documentation. Hopefully, what you've submitted will meet DAR's requirements. When you hear, please share your results!<br /><br />In my case, Zachariah Taliaferro is already documented as a patriot in the DAR archives. All I need do is demonstrate my direct line relationship to him.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-34776752128429022902012-10-23T14:25:37.896-07:002012-10-23T14:25:37.896-07:00Jacqi, I've always liked the name, Zachariah. ...Jacqi, I've always liked the name, Zachariah. So many sonorous syllables! And I understand the "Tolliver" pronunciation. I assume that for the DAR, you have to document the fact of his service, and maybe the connection of his service to the cause? <br /><br />I can very much relate to your work here. Just a few weeks ago, the local DAR mailed in my application to the national. One item I had to secure was the actual copy of the Voucher showing my ggg grandfather's compensation for being in the Militia -- even though I had all the Voucher information to start with! I found that the National Archives now lets you make a document request--and pay by credit card--online. So it took only 3 weeks.Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-40309414163188477302012-10-23T00:12:11.445-07:002012-10-23T00:12:11.445-07:00Jacqi (hey, spelled it right that time--worked wit...Jacqi (hey, spelled it right that time--worked with a lady who used the "u" so it sort of stuck-- I apologize for the many times I've added the "u" to yours), but on with the comment. I wanted to tell you how much I have enjoyed reading your research stories over the last few weeks. I love the clean prose and the distinctive voice behind it. I don't normally call out specific blogs in my Friday Finds post, but I would like to highligh your blog in this Friday's post. Would you mind writing a short blurb about you and you blog that I can use in my post? I plan to elaborate on my end about why this is a fantastic blog to both reads and other bloggers (and want to be bloggers). If you interested drop me a line on FB or email me at genblogjulie @ .com. look forward to hearing from you.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-40614714162840411642012-10-22T22:11:31.319-07:002012-10-22T22:11:31.319-07:00It was evidently a large family in Virginia, Wendy...It was evidently a large family in Virginia, Wendy. And the way close neighbors of 300 years ago eventually became relatives, who knows...maybe we are related! ;)<br /><br />Since you bring it up, I think I will post something on that pronunciation issue soon. Believe me, even though this is part of my own family, I had no idea.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-48495299796941126712012-10-22T16:35:58.061-07:002012-10-22T16:35:58.061-07:00Yep, that's right. I had been wondering if yo...Yep, that's right. I had been wondering if you knew that. There were quite a few Taliaferros near my ancestors in Page County, VA.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-30058364556006588502012-10-22T16:25:38.376-07:002012-10-22T16:25:38.376-07:00Claudia, I've learned to ask advice from those...Claudia, I've learned to ask advice from those who know about such applications. I have some difficult glitches in my documentation, too. And there are officers at the local DAR chapter who are there to advise in such cases. That's where my Genealogy Angel comes in. There are certain acceptable ways to circumvent those evidence issues.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-12909532555482702262012-10-22T16:05:29.022-07:002012-10-22T16:05:29.022-07:00Wendy, thanks to a past that included graduation f...Wendy, thanks to a past that included graduation from a conservatory of music and marriage to a fellow student trained in voice performance (make that opera!), it was an irresistible pull to pronounce that surname just as if it were written into the libretto of an Italian opera. You know, put a little Italiano into that accent.<br /><br />Wrong. A while back, someone was kind enough to reprint a 100-year-old guide to how to speak Virginian-style English. And guess what? "Taliaferro" does not rate that Italian treatment anymore. Make that "Tolliver." At least, that's how they pronounced it historically in Virginia.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-66781834994529547322012-10-22T13:35:59.467-07:002012-10-22T13:35:59.467-07:00I am having the same problem. My husbands line ha...I am having the same problem. My husbands line has two documented Revolutionary War patriots but I need two more generations to get to them. I have a secondary evidence but I need to tie it together. <br /><br />Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-50746353162315313352012-10-22T11:25:53.437-07:002012-10-22T11:25:53.437-07:00Out of curiosity, how are you pronouncing his name...Out of curiosity, how are you pronouncing his name?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com