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From: "Diana Gale Matthiesen" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Italians in England and Virginia
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 13:22:45 -0400
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The "T." in Booker T. WASHINGTON, the famous African-American educator, stands
for Taliaferro. Booker T. had a white father whose identity is unknown. Now
here's a case where DNA testing could make an interesting connection!

In England, surname TALIAFERRO became Anglicized to TOLIVER.

Diana

> -----Original Message-----
> From: On Behalf Of Vincent Vizachero
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 8:40 AM
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> Subject: Re: [DNA] Portugese in New England
>
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> The descendants of an Italian named Robert Taliaferro were in
> Virginia in the 1600s, but the family had lived in England for two
> generations prior.
>
> http://www.keenekreations.net/genealogy/taliaferro.html
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