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Thomas Talmadge Immigrant Ancestor see FAMILY TREE
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Born: Abt. 1590 England
Married: Abt. 1610
Died: Bef. 9 Dec 1653 Easthampton, Hampshire, MA
CHILDREN
1. Simon Talmadge
b. Abt. 1611
m Katherine Hay
buried: 23 Mar 1639/40 Wherwell, Hampshire, England |
Symon Talmadge buried 23 Mar 1639 Wherwell, Hampshire, England |
2. William Talmadge
b. Abt 1613
m. Elizabeth
m. Elizabeth Pierce
d. Bef. 9 Jan 1672 Boston, Suffolk, MA
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On 2 June 1670 "John Peirce of Boston, bricklayer, and his
son-in-law William Talmage of the same, carpenter," agreed that John
Pierce would "keep & maintain the said william Talmage and his two young
daughters" for sixteen years in return for the lease of Talmages
property in Boston.
On 9 Jan 1672 two witnesses verified his signature. |
3. Christian Talmadge
b. Abt. 1615
m. Bef. 1638 William Wormwood
m. Edward Belcher |
In will of her uncle John Talmadge written Jan 1638 she is named as
Christian Wormlum. She was not mentioned in the joint letter of
Sep 3, 1640 from the other heirs of John Talmadge. After the death
of her first husband she married Edward Belcher, who lived next to her
brother William in Boston. Her daughter Ann is sole heir of her
uncle William Talmage and in 1702 was the widow of Samuel Flack.
July 29, 1704, it was testified by several people that Christian Belcher
and William Talmage, both of Boston, and at that time deceased, were
brother and sister; she was supposed to be his only sister and Ann
Flack, widow of Samuel, was her daughter and the only surviving next of
kin. |
4. Thomas Talmadge
b. Abt. 1617
m. Abt. 1642 Elizabeth Bancroft
d. Apr 1691 East Hampton, Suffolk, Long Island, NY
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Will written 23 Apr 1787 leaving wife Elizabeth his dwelling house,
etc. He gives land to his sons Nathaniel, Shubaell, Onesimus and
mentions land sometimes used by Thomas Bee. Mentions grandson
Thomas Talmage son of Nathaniel. Daughters: Naomi, Mary Hand,
Hannah Talmage, Sarah Bee. Will proved Sep 1691 |
5. Jane Talmadge
b. Abt. 1618
m. Abt. 1639 Richard Walker
d. Bef. 3 Sep 1640 Lynn, Essex, MA
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She is mentioned in the will of John Talmage in Jan 1638 as "Jane
Talmadge". She was "deceased" on Sep. 3, 1640 when the heirs wrote
regarding the estates of John and Symon Talmadge.
“William Talmage, of Boston, in New England, Thomas Talmage, Robert Talmage and
Richard Walker, husband of Jane Talmage, deceased, sonnes and daughter of Thomas
Talmage, brother of John Talmage of Newton Stacey, etc. |
6.
Robert Talmadge
b. Abt. 1622
m. Abt. 1648 Sarah Nash
d. Bef. 3 Oct 1662 New Haven Colony
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The invoice of his estate was taken on Oct 3, 1662. It was estimated at
£131.14 |
The Talmadge Genealogy from North America, Families Histories. by
Arthur White Talmadge, 1909
https://commonheroes3.wordpress.com/12th-generation/talmage-thomas-wife/
Cliff McCarthy, 2016
Thomas Talmage was born in England, date unknown. His brother John Talmadge
of Newton Stacey, parish of Barton Stacey in the county of Hampshire
(Hants), left a legacy for Thomas’ children when he wrote his will in
1638/39.
A William Talmage is said to have come to Boston in 1630 with the Winthrop
Fleet. Often said to be his brother, this was most likely Thomas’ son,
William. For many years it was believed that Thomas himself came to America
in 1631 in the ship Plough,
which carried only ten passengers. However, Robert Charles Anderson, in the The
Great Migration Begins, asserts, based on a letter written in March
1631/32, that Thomas was still in England in 1632, but that at least two of
his sons, William and Thomas, Jr., had already arrived in America.
However he traveled, Thomas Talmage landed at Charlestown, moved to Boston
and then Lynn. On 14 May 1634, the “Genall Court” at Massachusetts Bay made
“Thomas Talmage” a freeman. In 1637 a committee composed of Daniel Howe,
Richard Walker and Henry Collins, was appointed to layout farms, and in 1638
they allotted one of 200 acres to “Thomas Talmage” and one of twenty acres
for “Thomas Talmage his son.” His name is recorded in the Proprietors’ Book
for that year. On 11 March 1638/39, Thomas Talmage was one of the
inhabitants of Lynn who petitioned the Massachusetts Bay government to allow
them to build a bridge over the river.”
On September 3, 1640, a letter of attorney by the emigrants seems to have
been executed at Boston. Mr. S. C. N. Talmage in his Talmage
Genealogy, 1901, writes that Thomas Lechford was an English lawyer who
came to Boston, 1638, and returned to England, 1641. He was the first
practicing lawyer in Massachusetts and kept a notebook of legal memoranda
which has been published and contains these entries:
“William Talmage, of Boston, in New England, Thomas Talmage, Robert Talmage and
Richard Walker, husband of Jane Talmage, deceased, sonnes and daughter of Thomas
Talmage, brother of John Talmage of Newton Stacey, in the county of Southampton,
deceased, make a letter of attorney to Richard Conying and William Dowlying,
overseers of the will of the said John Talmage, deceased, to receive of the
executor and administrator of the last will and testament of Symon Talmage, our
brother, and of John Talmage aforesaid, the summes of money due unto us by the
will of the said John Talmage (and a certificate under the public seal. (L.
S.).”
“A letter of Attorney by William Talmage, Thomas Talmage and Robert Talmage
aforesaid, and Richard Walker, to Mr. Ralph King to receive the money of the
said overseer, dated Sept. 3, 1640. (A certificate made under the public seal.
(L. S.).”
These notations indicate that Thomas’ children received the legacy from John
Talmage in England. Lechford was the lawyer who managed the transaction and
Ralph King collected the money on their behalf. Perhaps it was this bequest that
allowed Thomas’ sons Robert and
Thomas, Jr. to purchase land at Southampton, Long Island.
We next hear of Thomas, Sr., at Southampton. This town was founded 1640, and
most of the early settlers came from Lynn, Mass. Thomas Talmage, Sr., arrived
shortly after the town was settled and in 1642 he was granted a home lot. By
order of the court on March 7, 1644, the town was divided into four wards and
Thomas, Sr., lived in the first, while his sons Thomas, Jr., and Robert lived
in the second ward. Among the freemen listed on 8 March 1649 is Thomas Talmage,
and on 10 May 1649, he was number 13 in the list of “townsmen” or proprietors.
He is not in the list of inhabitants in 1657, and it is thought that he left
about 1650 for Easthampton, Long Island, where his son, Thomas, Jr., was one of
the founders in 1649. For his absence from town meeting at Easthampton, Thomas,
Sr., was fined on 24 May 1651.
Thomas probably died in 1653, for on 9 December of that year, the town records
show it was “ordered that the share of whale in controversy between Widowe
Talmage shall be divided even as the lott is,” and in February, 1654, Thomas
Talmage (no Sr. or Jr. attached to name), was given five acres of land. Also it
is recorded “possessor of the land formerly granted to Thomas Talmage, senior,
deceased,” and on the same page Thomas Talmage (no Sr. or Jr. attached to his
name), is mentioned as living. There is no date on this page, but the following
contains records dated May 24, 1655.
We have found no record of the name of his wife or of his marriage. In the early
records the family name was variously spelled, and among the many descendants
scattered throughout the United States today, it appears as Talmage, Tallmage,
Talmadge, Tallmadge, etc.