Kay Tolliver

Taliaferro Taliaferro Surname list For the apple, see Taliaferro (apple). Taliaferro (/ˈtɒlɪvər/ TOL-iv-ər), also spelled Talliaferro, Tagliaferro, Talifero, Taliafero, Taliferro or Tellifero and sometimes fully anglicised to Tolliver or Toliver,[1] is a prominent family in eastern Virginia and Maryland. The Taliaferros (originally Tagliaferro [ˌtaʎʎaˈfɛrro], which means 'Ironcutter' in Italian) are one of the early families who settled in Virginia in the 17th century. They migrated from London, where an ancestor had served as a musician in the court of Queen Elizabeth I. The surname in that line is believed to trace back to Bartholomew Taliaferro, a native of Venice and subject of the Doge of Venice, who settled in London and was made a denizen in 1562.[2] Arms of Tagliaferro…

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