TALBOT

AMELIA TALBOT married Frederick Porter (see Porter) who died in 1857. They settled, first, in Henry County, Alabama, near her family, and later moved to Livingston, Alabama, where Frederick owned a plantation near Epes.(1)  Their children are listed under "Porter." Amelia was the daughter of

EDMUND TALBOT was born in Campbell County, Virginia, on 26 March 1767, died in 1855, and was buried in the family cemetery out from Columbia, Henry County, Alabama.

He went with his parents into eastern Tennessee and then to Washington County and later to Jones County, Georgia. He married, first, Mary Harvey, daughter of Rev. John Harvey of Washing. ton County, Georgia. She died about 1807.

The children of Edmund and Mary were:(1-2) William Harvey, born 5 September 1790, died 3 January 1863, and married, first, Caroline Talbot, his cousin, and married, second, Nancy Parr (no children), and, third, Rhoda Dance (no children) ; John Matthew, married a Miss Irene; Sally, married a Davis of Henry County; Polly, married a Bullard of Georgia; Matthew, married Harriet Gayle; Elizabeth, married a Walker of Russell County, Alabama; Martha, married an Ashburn of Georgia.

Edmund married, second, a lady whose family name was Canthorn (Cauthorn), the widow of Mr. McCulloch. Other information shows the second wife to be Susannah Marshall, the widow of a Mr. Wilson.

The children of Edmund and his second wife were: (1-2) Eliza, married a Cason of Florida; Amelia (see above), married Frederick Porter of Alabama; and Amanda, married Dr. A. I. Robinson of Columbus, Georgia.

Edmund settled, first, in Washington County, Georgia, then moved to Jones County, Georgia, and last to Henry County, Alabama, where he owned a plantation on the Chattahoochee River, near Columbia. Edmund was a staunch churchman and early in his young manhood decided to follow his father's example by becoming a minister at Williamson's Swamp Church in Washington County, and continued his preaching until his death.(2)

Edmund was the son of

MATTHEW TALBOT, 2nd, was born on 27 November 1729 in Bristol Parish, Virginia, and died on 12 October 1812 in Morgan County, Georgia. He married, as her second husband, Mary Hale (widow of Thomas Day) who was born in 1728 and died in 1785.(2)

She was the daughter of Nicholas Hale and his wife Ruth who were originally from Berks County, Pennsylvania.(2) They were descended from Sir Nicholas Hale,(1) a celebrated barrister in England. In his young manhood, Matthew 2nd was a hunter and trapper in addition to performing his military service. In 1758, "he was endeavoring to raise a party of woodsmen to go out after Indians who were terrorizing the good folks of Bedford County." At that time, he held a commission as a Captain of the Bedford Militia.

About 1777 , he left Virginia and settled first in the valley of the Watauga River in what is now eastern Tennessee where he engaged in the cattle business. Some eight years later, he moved to Wilkes County, Georgia, where his younger brother John had previously settled.

Born a high churchman, Matthew 2nd became a Baptist preacher after moving to Georgia and continued his preaching until his death.

Children of Matthew and Mary Hale Talbot were:(2-3) Hale, born December 1753/54 in Virginia, married, in 1778, Elizabeth Irvine, Campbell County, Virginia; Matthew, died in 1804, married Jane Quarles; Thomas, a Revolutionary soldier, born 1759/60, died 28 January 1831, married Ruth Greer, a daughter of Andrew Greer; William, born 1761, married Mary Bailey of Morgan County, Georgia; Edmund (see above), born 26 March 1767, died in 1855, and married, first, Mary Harvey, and second, Susannah Marshall or Cauthorn; Clayton Merriwether, born 1765, died in 1855, and married Mary "Polly" Crews; and Mary, married Celerius Barksdale.

He married, second, in Washington County, Tennessee, a widow Hay. There were no children of this marriage.

Matthew 2nd was the son of

COL. MATHEW TALBOT was born 26 September 1699 and died in 1758 in Bedford County, Virginia. He married, first, on 6 May 1721, in Queens County, Maryland, Mary Williston who was born in 1697 and died on 1 October 1763. Mary was the daughter of James Williston whose will was dated 9 January 1708 and probated in Queen Annes County, Maryland.

Mathew's and Mary's son, Charles, was born in Maryland on 6 November 1723, died in 1779, and married Drusilla Gwin (Quinn). They moved shortly thereafter as the next two children-Mathew (see above), born 27 November 1729 and died 12 October 1812, and married, first, Mary Hale, and, second, a widow Hay; James, born 7 November 1733, died in 1776/77 and married Elizabeth Smith-were born in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia. Their fourth child, John, was born on 13 July 1735 and married, first, Sarah Phoebe Anthony, and, second, Mary Mosely. After Mary's death, Mathew married, second, on 23 May 1737, in Bedford County, Virginia, Jane Clayton who was born about 1714. She was the niece of William Randolph.

Mathew and Jane had two children: Isham, born 3 November 1738 and married Elizabeth Davis; and Martha, born 25 August 1738 and married Barrabas Arthur.

While in Maryland, Mathew is believed to have been interested in shipping with Nicholas Hale. Records show they suffered losses at sea which caused them to move about 1723/29 to Southern Virginia, just south of present-day Richmond. Then about 1737, he went to an area southwest of Lynchburg, near the present Bedford, and it was here he died in 1758 on his plantation.

It is obvious from the numerous records that Mathew Talbot was a respected leader in civic, religious, and military affairs. He was a Justice of the County Court; a member of the "Commission of the Peace"; a vestryman in the Church of England; and was commissioned Colonel of the Militia in 1754 for duty in the French and Indian War.(2)

In the "Papers of George Washington" we find many reports of Col. Mathew Talbot among which he reports that "Bedford County was demoralized by those bands of Cherokees which traveled through daily, robbing homes, stealing horses, murdering people. He urgently requested that men, arms, ammunition and flints be sent him."

Mathew Talbot, Gent., had much land and was a successful plantation owner and trader. Although he raised cattle and used some land for pasture, his principal crop was tobacco, the most important commodity of provincial Virginia.

Matthew died some time in 1758. His will was written on 4 January 1758 and recorded in Bedford County, Virginia, on 27 November 1758.

For further information on this family see "TALBOT" in the "Royal Ancestor" section of this book.

Ref:

I. History of the Talbot Family in the United States.

2. Genealogical Sketch of Mathew Talbot, Gent., by Robert Howe Fletcher, Jr., 1956, Leesburg, Virginia.

3. Letters and Chart-Talbot Feild, Texarkana, Arkansas.