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A 

HISTORY 


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TheTalley  Family 

ON    THE    DELAWARE 

AND    THEIR    DESCENDANTS; 

INCI.UDING   A 

GENEAEOGICAIv  REGISTER,  MODERN  BIOGRAPHY 


AND 

misceeeany. 

Early   History  and  Genealogy  From 

1 686. 


By 
GEORGE   A.  TALLEY.       ^^ 


PHILADELPHIA, 

MOVER  &  LESHER,  PRINTERS, 

223  East  Girard  Avenue. 

1899. 


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WHY  write  a  history  of  the  Talley  family  ?  Who  were 
they  and  what  have  they  accomphshed  ?  Those  who 
ask  these  questions  need  have  the  means  of  answer- 
ing themselves.  This  reason  is  a  sufficient  justification  for  the 
issue  of  this  book. 

No  claim  will  we  make  that  all  of  the  Talleys  were 
great  and  noble.  Where  will  you  find  a  crop  of  fruit  or  grain 
entirely  free  from  blight  or  chaff?  In  searching  out  this 
record  many  extensive  fields  have  been  gleaned  ;  and  in  the 
subsequent  processes  of  threshing  and  winnowing,  we  have 
secured  an  abundant  yield  of  well-formed,  full-weight,  golden 
grain. 

Why  should  I  assume  the  task  and  the  responsibility  of 
gathering  up  and  preserving  this  record  ?  The  an.swer  may  be 
found  in  the  fact  that  it  has  never  heretofore  been  done, 
though  highly  important  that  it  should  have  been. 

When  I  began  this  work,  I,  like  many  others,  simply 
knew  my  ancestry  back  to  my  grandfather.  I  knew  that 
Thomas  Talley  was  my  grandfather,  merely  because  I  had  in 
childhood  played  around  his  knees,  in  front  of  the  blazing 
hearth. 

We  were  then  too  young  to  further  scan  the  past. 
Youth  lives  only  for  the  future,  and  in  hope  of  the  coming 
manhood.  After  maturity  our  minds  are  more  given  to  retro- 
spection, and  Inquiry  will  then  often  ask,  "Who  were  our 
ancestors?"  Alas,  how  often  no  response  is  heard!  Many 
times  have  we  asked  this  question  without  receiving  a  satisfy- 
ing answer. 

Through  perseverence,  however,  the  question  has  been 
solved  so  far  as  it  relates  to  America.     These  revealed  matters 


must  not  he  kept  a  secret  for  one  alone,  but  must  l)e  for  all. 
Hy  this  pul)lication  it  is  brought  within  the  reach  of  every 
one. 

That  I  have  been  able  to  devote  the  time  necessary  to 
accomi>lish  this  task,  arises  from  the  fact  that  my  health 
gave  way,  at  three  different  times,  under  too  intense  applica- 
tion to  my  profession — the  law — in  the  active,  bustling  city  of 
Chicago.  On  this  account,  alone,  I  was  forced  to  leave  the 
city,  and  to  seek  retirement  and  rest  in  the  country,  amidst 
green  fields  and  .shady  trees. 

While  thus  resting,  tlic  Talley  genealogy  has  been 
gradually  unfolded,  and  made  read)^  for  publication.  The 
earnest  de.sire  and  hope  is,  that  it  may  prove  satisfactory  to 
the  most  critical,  and  of  lasting  benefit  to  this  numerous 
family. 

Mr.  O.  B.  Talley,  of  Sioux  Cit)',  Iowa,  has  been  mo.st 
active,  earnest,  and  successful  in  gathering  up  matters  con- 
nected with  the  family  genealog}',  and  has  most  generousl^^ 
given  his  services  in  aid  of  the  work.  We  take  pleasure  in 
introducing  this  distant  Talley  to  the  consideration  of  his 
many  relatives  in  other  parts  of  our  country.  He  is  entitled 
to  sit  around  the  family  board  without  other  credentials  than 
the  record  just  made.  He  is  a  wor.shiper  of  our  ancestral 
name,  and  delights  to  honor  it. 

William  A.  Talley,  of  Brandywine  Hundred,  has  firmlj' 
and  heroically  stood  by  me  in  this  work.  He  has  labored 
most  effectively  in  the  matter  of  procuring  .subscribers  and 
thereby  producing  the  motive  power,  which  is,  after  all,  the 
one  thing  necessary  to  start  the  wheels  of  any  large  enter- 
pri.se.  May  he  always  remember  wath  pleasure  our  many 
consultations  about  this  work,  at  his  home  on  the  Naaman's 
Creek  Road.  We  mu.st  feel  under  great  obligations  to  Mrs. 
iCli/.abeth  A.  Talley,  widow  of  Samuel  Talley,  Mrs.  Mary 
Johnson,  Curtis  M.  Talley,  Isaac  N.  Grubb,  J.  Henderson 
Talley,  Amos  C.  Brinton,  Lewis  F.  Talley,  Henry  I.  Talley 
of  Philadelphia,  and  a  host  of  others,  who  kindly  gave  time, 
furnished  papers,  and  records  of  many  kinds,  all  of  which 
aided  in  .solving  the  difficult  problem. 

When  judging  of  the  merits  of  our  work,  kind  reader, 


view  it  not  in  the  light  of  its  present  development,  but  consider 
the  conditions  existing  a  year  ago,  when  all  were  content 
with  tracing  back  only  to  the  grandparents.  Standing  now  at 
the  close  of  the  book,  with  its  leaves  thrown  open,  you  may 
conclude  that  the  task  had  been  easy.  Perhaps,  your  opinion 
may  be  modified  by  viewing  the  book  from  the  front,  with  its 
leaves  securely  sealed  against  you. 

A  certain  family  record  was  thirty  years  in  preparation. 
If  this  work  had  required  so  long  a  time  for  its  completion, 
some  one  other  than  a  Talle}^  must  have  done  it.  No  one  of 
our  name  could  have  patience  to  engage  in  so  long  a  term  of 
service.  The  material  for  this  book  has  been  procured  in  a 
comparatively  short  time,  although  attended  with  most  trying 
difficulties. 

Mau}^  times  in  our  searching  did  the  way  grow  dark 
with  discouragements.  Occasionally  would  we  catch  the 
faintest  glimmer  of  the  guiding  Star  of  Hope  ;  then  would  it 
fade  and  disappear  ;  again  would  it  return  more  bright  than 
before  ;  until  at  last  it  shone  forth  as  the  perpetual  Polar  Star, 
which  most  kindly  led  us  into  the  great  highway  of  certainty 
and  success.  May  you  all  share  with  us  the  pleasures  of  our 
fortunate  discoveries. 

In  the  future  let  us  not  sit  quietly  down,  but  let  us  note 
all  matters  relating  to  our  genealogy,  whether  in  America  or 
in  Europe.  This  being  done,  may  we  not  hope  that  our  his- 
tory in  the  ' '  old  country ' '  shall  yet  be  unfolded  ? 

Bright  Star  of  Hope  !  still  lead  us  on. 

G.   A.  T. 
Sept.  14,  i8gg. 


Early  History. 


CHAPTER  I. 


Our  Name — Its  Origin. 

That  every  person  should  have  a  name  appears  to  be  an 
in(lisi>ensable  requisite.  The  reason  for  the  adoption  of  a 
personal  name  is,  that  one  person  may  be  distinguished  from 
all  others,  and  thereby  become  identified. 

Some  bear  long  and  illustrious  ancestral  names,  won  by 
noble  deeds  on  the  field  of  battle,  or  in  halls  of  state.  Such 
a  name  should  be  prized  by  all  and  disparaged  by  none. 
However,  the  blind  worship  of  a  noble  name,  which  cau.ses 
one  to  live  in  listless  idleness,  and  to  feed  himself  upon  the 
glory  of  a  renowned  ancestry,  is  anything  but  commendable. 
Every  one  .should  strive  to  add  new  lustre  to  his  family  name  ; 
for  it  is  aptlj'  said  : 

"  By  birth  the  name  alone  descends, 
Your  honor  on  yourself  depends." 

Family  names  often  originate  from  some  office,  occupa- 
tion or  color  ;  as,  Smith,  Miller,  King,  Black,  Brown,  etc. 
Our  name  is  most  positively  "  Talley,"  and  not  "Tally."  It 
is  spelled  "Talley"  the  first  place  we  find  it  written  in  this 
country.  It  is  spelled  the  same  in  England  to-day,  and  was 
thus  written  on  the  Swedish  list  of  1693.  This  very  old 
name  in  Virginia  is  also  spelled  "Talley."  Throughout  the 
early  deed  of  Mary  Campbell  to  William  Talley,  it  is  written 
"  Talley."  Let  us  not  deviate  from  the  old,  well-beaten  path, 
but  always  write  it  "  Talley." 

The  name  is  of  very  ancient  origin.  From  the  Latin 
adjective  talis,  meaning  like  or  similar,  we  get  the  genitive 
ca.se  talc,  pronounced  "Talley."  From  this  Latin  word 
conies  the  French  infinitive  taillcr,  to  cut,  or  to  make  like  by 


Early  History. 


cutting,  also  comes  the  participle  taille,  a  cutting.  These 
words  are  pronounced  as  if  spelled  tahl-yai,  with  the  "1" 
almost  silent. 

All  the  I^atin  countries,  as  Italy,  Spain,  Portugal,  and 
France,  have  a  similar  word  ;  but  it  is  not  found  in  Germany, 
Holland  or  Sweden,  because  their  language  comes  almost 
wholly  from  the  old  German  or  Teutonic.  There  is  still  an- 
other Latin  word  that  may  have  much  to  do  with  our  name. 
Talea  means  a  shoot,  sprig,  scion  or  stock.  Thus  the  stock  or 
stump  of  a  tree.  The  French  have  formed  from  this  word 
their  word  talk,  pronounced  exactly  as  if  spelled  "Talley." 
The  meaning  is,  the  stump  or  trunk  after  cutting  away  the 
branches  ;  hence  throwing  out  shoots  or  new  branches. 

Either  of  the  words  tailler  or  talle  may  have  been  the 
origin  of  the  name  Talley,  or  perhaps  both  combined  may 
have  been.  In  either  case  the  name  would  be  of  I^atin- 
French  origin. 

The  word  stille,  from  which  the  name  Stilley  came,  is  of 
old  German  origin,  and  is  found  almost  wholly  with  the  na- 
tions which  sprang  from  the  Teutonic  race.  It  is  thus  shown 
that  certain  names  are  local  to  a  class  of  nations,  and  not  gen- 
eral among  all. 

Some  persons  suppose  that  the  word  tally  is  used  only 
to  express  the  number  five.  A  tally  in  counting  does  ex- 
press five,  but  this  is  only  one  of  several  ways  of  using  the 
word.  This  meaning  grew  up  from  the  custom  of  counting  by 
cutting  notches  on  a  stick,  or  making  strokes  with  a  pencil  ; 
thus  four  notches  or  strokes  and  one  for  tally.  Counting  by 
this  method  was  not  by  units,  but  by  fives  or  tallies,  and  was 
both  speedy  and  accurate. 

In  France  a  sort  of  tax  was  levied,  called  the  taille  tax. 
A  tax  cut  out  or  taken  on  a  like  ratio  from  all  persons  of  a 
certain  class.  It  was  levied  upon  land,  and  arbitrarily,  when- 
ever it  might  be  needed  by  the  government.  Here  again  is 
our  name  found  in  the  language  of  France.  (See  Victor 
Duruf  s  History  of  France. ) 

In  England,  when  two  things  were  cut  to  match,  they 
were  said  to  tally.  In  this  way  the  English  words,  tally,  tally- 
man and  tally-shop,  originated.     A  tally-man  was  the  keeper 


Early  History. 


of  a  tally-shop.  A  tally-shop  was  a  place  where  goods  were 
sold  on  credit,  and  the  accounts  were  kept  by  notches  cut  on 
sticks,  each  party  holding  one  of  the  sticks,  which  were  care- 
fully conijiared  on  final  .settlement. 

It  is  stated  by  Wagner  in  his  book  entitled,  "Names 
and  Their  Meaning,"  printed  in  London  in  1891,  that  prior  to 
1782,  when  the  Briti.sh  Government  accepted  money  upon 
loan,  the  acknowledgment  was  written  on  both  .sides  of  a 
broad,  flat  stick,  which  was  cut  into  two  parts  ;  one  piece, 
called  the  stock,  was  given  to  the  lender,  and  the  other  piece, 
called  the  counter-.stock,  was  deposited  in  a  government  room 
called  the  tally-office.  This  instrument  of  reckoning  was 
called  the  tally,  from  the  French  verb  taillcr,  to  cut.  When 
the  stock  and  the  counter-stock  matched,  they  were  said  to 
tally,  and  .settlements  were  made  accordingly. 

There  arc  other  ways  in  which  our  name  may  have 
originated,  but  they  all  run  back  in  the  direction  of  France. 
There  was  born  in  England,  in  1515,  a  certain  Thomas  Tallis, 
who  was  justly  styled  the  father  of  English  Cathedral  music. 
This  name  is  of  French  construction,  but  Tallis  wrote  his 
name  simply  "  Thomas  Tallys."  He  was  the  author  of  such 
high-class  music  as  the  Te  Deiim,  Nicene  Creed,  Gloria  in 
Excclsis,  Nnnc  Deniitis,  and  many  others. 

Tallis  and  his  pupil,  William  Byrd,  obtained  from 
Queen  Elizabeth  a  royal  grant  for  the  exclusive  right  to  print 
music  in  Ivngland  for  twenty-five  years.  Tallis  died  in  1585, 
and  was  buried  in  the  church  at  Greenwich.  We  have  not 
had  the  means  to  follow  this  family  farther,  but  if  Tallis  left 
descendants,  they  may  have  come  down  the  long  centuries 
since  his  death  as  the  modernized  Talley. 

There  was  in  Wales  as  far  back  as  the  eighth  or 
ninth  century  a  renowned  bard  named  Taliesen  —  one  who 
thrilk-d  the  patriotic  hearts  of  ancient  Wales  by  his  poetry 
and  national  .song,  and  caused  these  hardy  western  moun- 
taineers to  gain  the  ma.stery  over  all  eastern  England.  We 
are  told  that  this  illustrious  songster  was  so  much  revered 
by  the  Welsh  people  that  to  this  day  many  youths  are  given 
the  Christian  name  of  Taliesen ;  also  in  southern  Wales 
there  are  people  surnamed  Talley,   whose    names    may  have 


Early  History. 


originated  from  Taliesen,  they  being  called  Talley  for  short. 
As  an  illustration,  we  state  the  fact  that  a  noted  singer  at- 
tended the  Ocean  Grove  Camp  Meeting  this  year  (1899) 
whose  name  is  Taliesen  Morgan.  Those  who  knew  him, 
simply  called  him  Talley  Morgan. 

Then,  again,  we  have  the  name  of  Talleyrand,  illus- 
trious in  France  centuries  before  the  birth  of  the  brilliant 
diplomat  of  the  Napoleonic  regime. 

Hence  we  have  here  clustered  together  many  sign- 
boards pointing  to  the  probable  origin  of  our  name.  Per- 
haps, were  we  to  follow  all  of  the  windings  of  these  devious 
paths,  we  might  converge  at  last  in  that  land  of  the  vine, 
and  of  beautiful  flowers,  and  of  national  greatness,  just  across 
the  English  Channel. 


8  Early  History. 


CHAPTER  n. 


Our  Nationality. 

Perhaps  one  of  the  most  interesting  questions  to  us, 
and  the  one  most  difficult  of  absolute  and  correct  solution, 
is,  What  is  our  nationality?  Or  from  what  country  did  our 
ancestors  emigrate,  when  they  sailed  for  America? 

The  .search  on  this  line  has  been  both  prolonged  and 
earnest.  Old  and  new  books  have  been  bought,  borrowed 
and  hired,  with  the  hope  of  finding  a  faint  trace  of  how  our 
common  ancestors  first  landed  on  the  shores  of  the  Delaware. 
All  known  Swedish  and  Dutch  histories  of  our  early  colonies 
have  been  ransacked  from  preface  to  index,  with  the  view  of 
finding,  if  po.ssible,  somewhere  hidden  away  among  the  Peter- 
sons, Stidhams,  Neilsons,  Springers,  Jaquettes,  Alrichs,  and 
Vandeveers,  one  stray  name  of  Tallej'. 

He  does  not  materialize  either  as  Governor,  Legis- 
lator, vSurveyor,  Tax-Collector,  Land-owner,  Wolf-catcher,  or 
even  as  Dust-sweeper  in  the  church. 

If  we  search  all  of  the  petitions,  presented  in  the 
early  days  on  many  different  occasions  (and  their  number 
was  legion),  we  ma>-  not   find  the  name  of  Talley  thereon. 

We  have  been  unable  to  find  a  single  deed  with  the 
name  Talley  therein,  prior  to  the  fir.st  coming  of  William 
I'cnn.  Kven  in  the  "Long  Finn's  Rebellion"  in  1669,  in 
which  nearly  all  of  the  Swedes  on  the  Delaware  were  impli- 
cated, we  do  not  find  the  name  Talley  among  them,  nor  in 
any  manner  connected  with  the  trial. 

The  Talleys  have  in  most  things  been  considered 
modest,  l)ut  not  in  the  matter  of  acquiring  and  holding 
lands.     They  have    l)een    accredited    with    knowing    a    good 


EarIvY  History. 


thing  at  sight.  Had  they  been  here  with  the  early  Swedes, 
they,  without  doubt,  would  have  owned  some  of  the  fine 
lands  that  lay  adjacent  to  the  Delaware  River,  when  they 
could  have  procured  them  almost  for  the  asking. 

The   spirit  which   induced    people  to  emigrate  to  this 
new  country  was  that  of  liberty  and  acquisition.     What  was  ■ 
there    here    to    acquire    but  lands    and    Indian    scalps?     Our 
family  were  never  known  to  glory  in  the  latter,   and  where 
was  the  land  that  they  acquired  in  the  Swedish  days? 

It  not  appearing  definitely  what  our  nationality  is 
we  must  claim  our  birthright  with  some  of  the  nations 
which  have  treasured  our  name  and  preserved  it  in  history. 
We  find  no  trace  of  our  name  in  either  the  Swedish  or  the 
German  language  ;  but,  finding  it  in  France,  England  and 
Wales,  we  are  forced  to  the  conclusion,  that  some  one  of 
these  is  the  place  of  our  origin. 

In  Southwestern  France,  near  the  ocean,  we  find  the 
town  of  Taillebourg,  where  the  British  were  defeated  in 
battle  about  1242.  Somewhat  to  the  .southeast  of  this  city 
is  the  province  of  Perigord,  a  district  centuries  ago  conferred 
upon  the  Talleyrand  family  for  meritorious  services. 

In  the  list  of  eminent  names  of  the  Talleyrand  family 
we  find — Elie  Talleyrand,  an  eminent  cardinal,  born  at  Peri- 
gord, 1301  and  died  1364;  Henri  Talleyrand,  Comte  de  Cha- 
lois,  a  courtier  to  the  king,  born  1599  ;  Gabriel  Marie  Talley- 
rand, Comte  de  Perigord,  a  French  general,  born  1726,  uncle 
to  the  great  diplomat,  fought  at  Hastenbeck  and  Crefeld, 
and  died  1795  ;  L,ouis  Augusti  Talleyrand,  a  diplomat,  was 
born  in  1770;  and  Charles  Maurice  Talleyrand  de  Perigord, 
born  at  Paris,  February  2d,  1754. 

The  last  named,  the  meteoric  diplomat  of  Europe, 
eclipsed  all  his  compeers,  and  for  his  brilliancy  procured  the 
denunciation  of  the  bookmakers  of  the  age  in  which  he  lived. 
If  he  was  devoid  of  honor,  it  may  have  resulted  from  the 
teachings  and  examples  set  him,  in  the  days  of  intrigue  in 
which  he  lived.  Napoleon  conceived  that  he  was  most  valu- 
able to  him,  or  he  (Talleyrand)  would  not  have  filled  the 
offices  that  he  did.  Poor  Talleyrand  could  practice  artifice 
on  other  nations  for  the  benefit  of  his  master,  but  not  upon 


lo  Early  History. 


Napoleon.  Not  living  in  that  clay,  we  can  only  hope  that 
Talleyrand  was  not  so  black  as  he  has  been  painted. 

The  last  Talleyrand  lived  up  to  the  year  1838,  and 
died  at  the  age  of  eighty-four.  It  is  not  claimed  that  we 
are  descended  from  this  Talleyrand.  It  is,  however,  inter- 
esting to  .search  out  the  origin  of  the  early  Talleyrand  name. 
The  name  undoubtedly  was  Talley  before  it  became  Talley- 
rand. Rand  means  an  edge  or  a  border.  May  not  the  word 
have  been  formed  by  bringing  into  one  word  the  phrase 
ta/lf  y  raud  *  Tallc  is  a  perfect  P'rench  word,  as  shown  in 
Chapter  I. 

We  wish  to  record  some  facts  here  that  may  or  may 
not  in  the  future  aid  in  solving  the  nationality  problem. 
James  Le  Fevre  came  to  America  in  the  early  Swedish  days 
and  settled  about  New  Castle.  He  had  two  brothers,  John 
and  Hypolite  ;  all  were  French  Huguenots.  John  and  Hypo- 
lite  settled  in  luigland.  We  find  that  in  1698  a  Hypolitus 
Le  Fevre  made  a  deed  as  the  husband  of  Katharine  John- 
son, daughter  of  John  Johnson,  who  lived  just  north  of 
Marcus  Hook.  William  Talley  al.so  joined  in  the  same  deed 
as  the  husband  of  Ivlinor,  the  late  widow  John.sou  and 
mother  of  Katharine  Le  Fevre.  William  Talley  may  have 
also  been  a  Huguenot,  and  came  from  England  with  Hypo- 
litus Le  Fevre.  This  is  only  the  merest  supposition,  how- 
ever. 

We  now  turn  in  our  search  to  the  British  Lsles,  and 
here  we  fnid  Tallis  (Thomas  Tallys)  the  great  compo.ser  of 
church  melody.  Tallis  is  in  form  French,  but  as  spelled  by 
him.sclf  "Tallys,"  u.sing  a  "  y,"  would  indicate  a  Welsh 
derivation.  However,  there  was  about  ten  j^ears  ago  a  lawyer 
in  luigland  named  William  Talley. 

In  the  rugged  and  romantic  hills  of  Wales,  in  Car- 
marthenshire, we  discover  the  full-fledged  town  of  "  Talley  ;" 
and  down  the  highway,  about  five  miles  southward,  we  find 
at  the  Railroad  Cro.s.sing  the  "Talley  road-station."  For  a 
moment's  delight  procure  a  large  Atlas  and  view  for  the  first 
time  your  own  name  written  on  the  map  of  Europe. 

After  months  of  research,  it  was  as  refreshing  as  a 
.spring    in    a    desert    to    find  what    might   tend  to  cast  some 


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light  upon    the    subject    so    earnestly  sought    and    longingh- 
desired. 

Another  adventure,  almost  as  thrilling,  was  the  finding 
of  the  name  of  William  Talley  on  the  records  of  Probate  at 
Philadelphia  as  early  as  February  17th,  1686.  On  this  date  he 
was  appointed  joint  administrator  with  Elinor,  widow  of  Jan 
Jansen.     He  afterwards  married  the  widow. 

He  is  shown  on  a  tax  list  in  1693,  on  the  Swedish 
church  list  of  1693,  and  joins  in  a  deed  of  the  Jansen  land  in 
i6g8.  The  Talley  has  at  last  erawled  from  his  hiding-place. 
It  is  no  longer  a  matter  of  conjecture. 

A  list  of  Swedes,  and  those  affiliating  with  the  Swedish 
churches  here,  was  sent  to  the  mother  country  in  1693.  On 
this  list  William  Talley  was  placed  as  the  head  of  a  family  of 
seven.  The  purpose  of  this  list  was  to  induce  the  sending  of 
ministers  and  some  religious  books  to  the  colony.  Now,  it 
cannot  be  claimed  that  all  on  the  list  were  Swedes,  as  several 
thereon  were  known  to  be  of  different  nationalities.  Elias 
Toy  and  Thomas  Dennis  were  surely  from  the  Emerald  Isle  ; 
Cornelius,  Jacob  and  William  Vandeveer  were  well-known 
Hollanders ;  Isaac  Savoy  may  have  been  French  ;  Robert 
Eonghorn  and  William  Talley  were  from  England  or  Wales, 
no  doubt.  The  reliability  of  this  list,  being  wholly  Swedish, 
is  thus  completely  destroyed.  William  Talley 's  name  is  on 
the  list  because  he  had  become  the  husband  of  the  widow 
Jansen,  who  perhaps  was  a  Swede  or  a  Hollander  ;  although 
she  may  have  been  French. 

This  family  of  seven  was  no  doubt  composed  largely  of 
the  minor  children  of  the  late  Jan  Jansen,  who  were  known  to 
have  been  in  existence  at  that  time,  and  who  no  doubt  gath- 
ered around  the  family  board,  after  William  came  to  preside 
as  the  adopted  father. 

The  tax  list  of  Chichester,  then  of  Chester  County, 
Pennsylvania,  for  1693  shows  the  name  of  "William  Talle  " 
among  many  other  old  and  familiar  names.  As  the  Jansen 
name  does  not  appear  on  the  list,  it  may  be  that  Talley  was 
assessed  as  representing  the  Jansen  land,  or  he  may  have  been 
assessed  for  his  own  land  in  the  upper  part  of  Rockland 
Manor. 


12  Early  History, 


WilHain  Talley  was  contemporary  with  sucli  men  as 
William  Clayton,  William  Clond,  John  Grubb,  Philip  Roman 
and  Francis  Chadsey.  Some  of  the  important  names  on  this 
tax  list  were — 

Jeremiah  Collet,  Phillip  Rumen, 

John  Kingsman,  Richd.  Buffinton, 

Wm.  Clayton,  Wm.  Talle, 

Jas.  Browne,  Rogger  Smith, 

Wm.  Flower,  Henery  Hasteings, 

Jos.  Chandler,  Wm.  Thomas, 

Jas.  Whitaker,  Chas.  Rawson, 

ffrancis  Chadsey,  Wm.  Hues. 

There  is  some  bad  .spelling  in  making  up  this  list.  An  asses- 
.sor's  orthography  is  not  always  to  be  followed.  The  follow- 
ing names  are  nii.s.spelled  on  this  list,  viz  :  Roman,  Buffington, 
Talley,  Henry  Hastings,  Hewes  and  Roger  Smith. 

These  men  were  assessed,  .several  at  8s.  4d.  ;  others  at 
6s.  od.  ;  and  .some  at  2s.  6d.  William  Talley  is  assessed  6s.  od. 
He  was  not  the  highest  nor  the  lowest  on  the  list.  This  list 
shows  that  nearly  all  on  it  were  of  British  descent. 

Now,  in  closing  this  chapter,  we  may  safely  claim, 
until  the  contrary  is  shown,  that  we  belong  to  the  Gaelic  or 
French  race,  which  inhabited  ancient  France  or  Gaul,  and 
centuries  ago,  perhaps,  passed  over  into  England  or  Wales, 
and  from  there  found  our  way  to  America,  about  the  time  of 
William  Penn. 

It  has  been  stated  in  a  humorous  though  truthful  way, 
that  the  Talleys,  although  of  Gaelic  origin,  have  in  changing 
from  France  into  the  British  Isles,  and  from  Britain  to  the 
R{Kky  Hills  of  Brandywine  Hundred,  lost  probably  from  asso- 
ciation .some  of  their  "  Gaul,'"  and  have  become  modest  and 
unostentatious  Americans. 

A  quiet  vote  was  taken  on  the  question  of  our  nation- 
ality, as  the  canva.ss  was  being  made  for  the  information 
neces.sary  for  this  book.  The  majority  was  overwhelming  in 
favor  of  England  being  the  place  from  which  our  ancestors 
migrated  to  America.  This  will  we  ever  claim  until  some 
sure  foundation  is  laid  for  a  different  local  habitation  for  our 
emigrant  ancestors. 


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Without  question  there  has  been  an  intermixture  by 
marriage  with  other  nations  since  coming  to  America  ;  but 
this  cannot  change  the  nationality  of  the  first  Talley  who 
landed  here.  This  man's  nationality  must  ever  be  considered 
as  determining  that  of  the  Talley  family  in  America. 

We  find  not  the  usual  German  and  Swedish  Christian 
names  among  the  Talleys  of  the  early  day.  We  find  only 
such  English  names  as  Thomas,  John,  William,  Samuel, 
David,  Mary,  Charity,  Hannah,  Sarah,  and  Rachel.  Even 
the  name  on  the  Swedish  list  of  1693  is  written  in  clear 
English,  "  William  Talley." 

Historians  out  of  the  family  may  without  much  thought 
class  us  with  other  nations,  but  we  of  the  family  know  some 
things  by  intuition  and  iyistind,  as  well  as  by  tradition.  These 
constrain  us  to  believe  that  the  Talleys  are  British,  except  so 
far  as  intermarriage  may  have  wrought  changes. 

No  matter  what  the  nationality  of  our  mothers  may 
have  been,  we  are  Talleys,  all  of  one  family  and  bound  to- 
gether by  the  strong  ties  of  flesh  and  blood.  We  are  without 
doubt  all  good  and  true  American  citizens,  and  proud  of  our 
country.  May  nothing  ever  arise  to  destroy  our  patriotism, 
or  to  estrange  us  from  one  another  ! 


14  Early  History. 


CHAPTER  III. 


Thk  Landing  in  America — The  Procuring  of  the 
First  Tract  of  Land. 

Certain  it  is  that  sonic  one  by  the  name  of  Talley 
landed  in  America  from  some  European  port,  but  the  time 
and  place  of  landing  is  involved  in  much  doubt.  The  date 
has  been  placed  by  some  as  early  as  1648,  by  some  as  1664, 
and  by  others  as  1668.  Dr.  Reuben  Allmond,  of  Illinois,  who 
made  quite  a  .study  of  the  matter,  places  the  date  at  1675. 

There  is  nothing  of  record  to  show  the  exact  date,  so 
far  as  has  yet  been  di.scovered.  We  can  neither  find  the 
ves.sel  which  carried  this  precious  freight  to  the  .shores  of 
America,  nor  the  foreign  port  of  embarkation.  If  they  came 
in  1648,  they  must  have  landed  at  Christiana,  now  Wilming- 
ton, and  should  have  been  found  in  the  territory  either  north 
or  .south  of  the  Christiana  Creek.  We  find  no  mention  of  the 
Talleys  in  or  about  this  region  in  the  early  Swedish  or  Dutch 
times.  They  held  no  land  there,  nor  did  they  hold  any  office, 
or  take  any  part  in  the  aiTairs  of  the  Swedish  churches  at 
Cranehook,  Tinicum,  Wicacoe,  or  Chri.stiana. 

We  frequently  find  lists  of  church  officers,  pew-holders, 
and  donors  to  the  church  fund,  as  well  as  names  of  .soldiers 
about  the  forts  ;  even  laborers  are  often  mentioned.  Among  all 
of  the.se  we  find  110  u:\uw  of  Talley,  until  after  the  first  arrival 
of  William  Penn.  After  this  date  it  is  not  difficult  to  find 
tlie  name,  if  we  make  the  proper  research,  and  have  the  en- 
durance to  continue  to  the  end. 

The  needle  may  be  /.•f/07m  to  be  in  the  haystack,  and 
still  may  not  be  found.  It  is  fiof  known  that  the  man  Talley 
was  ill  the.se  vast  colonial  forests  prior  to  the  time  of  Penn. 
If  it  is  difficult  to  find  the  needle,  how  much  more  so  to  find 


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the  man  in  the  woods,  when  perhaps  he  never  was  there. 
Chasing  myths  through  the  jungle  may  be  very  amusing,  but 
otherwise  not  a  very  profitable  occupation. 

We  have  but  one  tradition  as  to  the  place  of  landing  in 
America.  Mr.  J.  Hendenson  Talley,  son  of  John  Talley,  the 
Methodist  minister,  informs  us  that  he  has  often  heard  his 
father,  and  a  very  old  man  who  lived  in  their  family  named 
James  Zebley,  speak  of  the  Talley  landing-place,  and  that  it 
was  at  Upland,  now  Chester.  Later  revelations  have  tended 
to  confirm  this  tradition. 

William  Talley,  our  common  ancestor,  was  here  in 
1686,  and  was  on  February  17th,  1686,  at  Philadelphia,  ap- 
pointed joint  administrator  with  Elinor  Jansen,  of  the  estate 
of  Jan  Jansen,  her  deceased  husband.  Jan  Jansen  at  the  time 
of  his  death  resided  on  the  east  side  of  Chichester  Creek. 
William  Talley  is  also  named  on  the  Swedish  Church  list  of 
1693.  The  same  year  he  is  placed  on  the  tax  list  of  Chiches- 
ter Township,  then  of  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania.  He 
married  widow  Jansen  sometime  between  1686  and  1693.  J^^ 
Jansen  was  an  extensive  land-owner  along  the  river,  east  of 
the  location  of  the  Trainor  Cotton  Mills. 

William  Talley  about  this  time  purcha.sed  a  tract  of 
land  down  in  Rockland  Manor.  There  he  made  his  abode, 
among  rocks,  swamps,  large  trees,  wolves  and  Indians,  and 
was  the  first  settler  at  Foulk's  Corner.  Thus  was  founded 
the  first  Talley  settlement  in  Brandywine  Hundred.  From 
this  wilderness  home,  whether  it  was  the  open  woods,  a  cave, 
or  a  log  hut,  sprang  the  great  Talley  family,  which  after- 
wards swept  over  the  whole  north  and  northwestern  portions 
of  Rockland  Manor,  from  Naaman's  Creek  to  the  Brandy- 
wine. 

We  find  that  Isaac  Warner,  of  Philadelphia,  procured 
a  warrant  on  the  2d  mo.,  12th  day,  1682,  from  William  Penn, 
for  a  tract  of  land  called  the  "  Partner's  Adventure,"  situate 
on  the  west  branch  of  Naaman's  Creek  and  extending  for 
nearly  a  mile  on  each  side  of  the  creek.  The  tract  contained 
four  hundred  acres,  and  was  thus  bounded  :  "  Beginning  at  a 
corner  marked  poplar  standing  by  the  south  side  of  said 
branch  and  running  by  a  line  of  marked  trees  northeast  267 


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IKTclics  to  a  corner  marked  white  oak  standing  by  the  head  of 
a  small  run  ;  thence  by  a  line  of  marked  trees  northwest  120 
per.  to  a  Ijlack  oak  ;  thence  by  a  line  of  marked  trees  south- 
west 534  per.  to  a  corner  white  oak  standing  by  a  swamp  ; 
thence  along  a  line  of  marked  trees  southeast  170  per.  to  a 
corner  poplar  ;  thence  by  a  line  of  marked  trees  northeast  267 
per.,  crossing  to  the  first  named  poplar." 

It  may  be  that  William  Talley  was  the  silent  partner  in 
this  "adventure."  It  will  be  noticed  that  although  this  land 
extended  from  near  the  Siloam  Church  to  the  Thomas  Vance 
place  on  the  Foulk  Road,  not  a  road,  house,  or  other  artificial 
structure,  is  mentioned,  nor  does  it  appear  that  any  neighbor's 
land  bounded  this  tract.  Neighbors  were  scarce,  no  doubt, 
in  that  day  and  territory.  All  of  the  boundary  lines  ran 
along  by  "  marked  trees,"  thus  proving  that  the  whole  tract 
was  carved  out  of  a  dense  woods. 

Think  of  living  and  feeding  a  family  in  such  a  place, 
and  po.ssil)ly  without  funds,  hor.ses,  cattle,  or  implements  of 
agriculture.  It  was  truly  hewing  out  a  home  in  the  wilds  of 
America.  No  doubt  the  old  "flint  lock"  was  the  means  of 
procuring  meat  for  the  family,  which,  with  johnny  cake,  was 
the  staple  diet. 

On  the  1 6th  day  of  March,  1695,  William  Talley  pro- 
cured from  Isaac  Warner  a  deed  for  all  of  said  tract  of  land 
lying  on  the  westerly  side  of  the  creek,  which  deed  was  on 
March  17th  thereafter  acknowledged  in  open  court  at  New 
Castle.  This  deed  conveyed  the  legal  title  to  the  first  tract 
of  land  owned  by  the  Talleys  in  Rockland  Manor. 

William  Talley  did  not  survive  long  to  enjoy  the  liber- 
ties acquired  in  his  new  domain,  for  he  died  some  time 
between  1698  and  1702.  He  joined  with  his  wife  and  the 
heirs  of  Jan  Jansen,  in  1698,  in  conveying  one  tract  of  the 
Chichester  lands  to  Robert  Langham.  In  1702,  when  the  re- 
maining tract  was  .sold  to  Philip  Roman,  Mrs.  Ehnor  Talley 
made  the  deed  as  the  widow  of  William  Talley. 

In  the  interim  between  these  two  deeds,  William  Talley 
pa.s.sed  away,  and  no  stone  or  monument  marks  the  place  of 
his  interment.  He,  like  many  of  the  early  settlers,  sleeps  in 
an  unknown  grave,  "  unwept,  unlionored  and  unsung." 


Early  History.  17 


CHAPTER  IV. 


Death  of  the  First  William  Talley — His  Children — 
Descent  of  His  IvAnds. 

William  Talley  the  first  died  about  1700,  the  exact 
date  not  being  known.  It  is  supposed  that  his  two  children, 
Thomas  and  Mary,  were  born  of  the  marriage  with  Elinor 
Jansen.  These  children  may  have  been  born  not  later  than 
1690.  They  would  be  old  enough  to  marry  by  1711.  It  is 
known  that  Thomas  had  a  son  William,  born  in  17 14.  This 
would  indicate  that  Thomas  married  some  time  between  1711 
and  1 7 13. 

As  William  had  only  two  children,  and  he  and  Elinor 
were  married  sufficiently  long  before  his  death  to  allow  of  the 
birth  of  these,  we  may  well  conclude,  in  the  absence  of  other 
proof,  that  Elinor  was  the  mother  of  these  children.  Still  it 
may  have  been  that  William  had  a  prior  wife,  and  that  the 
two  children  were  born  of  such  marriage,  and  that  no  children 
were  born  of  the  last  marriage. 

Let  this  be  as  it  may,  it  is  clear  that  Thomas  and  Mary 
were  the  children  and  only  heirs-at-law  of  William  Talley  the 
first,  and  inherited  the  land,  consisting  of  two  hundred 
acres,  which  William  purchased  from  Isaac  Warner  in  1695. 
William,  it  seems,  added  nothing  more  to  his  land  holdings,  as 
he  lived  only  about  five  years  after  receiving  the  Warner  deed. 

Thomas  Talley  married,  but  no  record  has  been  found 
of  the  marriage,  nor  has  the  name  of  his  wife  been  discovered. 
Her  name  has  not  been  mentioned  in  any  deed,  family  Bible, 
or  other  found  record.  Thomas  was  not  an  extensive  land- 
owner, or  his  wife's  name  would  have  been  shown  in  some 
deed  of  conveyance. 

Thomas  lived  to  a  great  age.  He,  from  all  accounts, 
may  have  been  the  oldest  Talley  known  to  have  lived  on  this 


1 8  Early  History. 


continent,  and  may  be  entitled  to  be  styled  the  Patriarch. 
His  death  occurred  in  1781,  as  is  recited  in  a  deed  by  and  be- 
tween his  three  sons,  William,  Samuel  and  David,  which  is 
recorded  at  Wilmington  in  Deed  Record  E,  vol.  2,  pg.  426. 

The  son  William  being  born  in  17 14,  the  father  must 
have  been  born  as  early  as  1690.  This  would  make  him  91 
years  old  in  1781.  If  his  mother  was  not  Elinor,  then  he  was 
born  of  a  prior  marriage,  and  may  have  been  more  than  100 
years  old  at  his  death  in  178 1.  A  tradition  is  recorded  by 
John  Foulk  Talley,  of  Ohio  (.son  of  Harmon),  that  an  ances- 
tor, Thomas,  lived  to  be  115  years  old,  and  that  he  was  a 
great  violinist  and  played  all  night  for  a  party  when  he  was 
III  years  old.  The  numl)er  of  years  mentioned  here  may  be 
a  little  excessive. 

Thomas  was  the  man  who  erected  the  first  saw-mill  on 
Naaman's  Creek,  at  Foulk's  Corner.  It  was  in  operation 
long  prior  to  177 1.  As  the  mill  sawed  .slowly  at  the  early 
day,  Thomas  had  abundant  time  to  tune  the  violin,  and 
amuse  himself  and  his  helpers,  as  the  huge  logs  jogged 
their  weary  way  through  the  mill.  We  may  in  our  fancy 
imagine  the  beautiful  harmony  in  the  lonely  woods  of  the 
jog  !  jog  !  jog  !  of  the  mill,  keeping  time  to  the  .sweet  .strains 
of  the  violin. 

This  life  in  the  woods  was  wild,  romantic  and  musical, 
if  not  entirely  one  of  ea.se  and  comfort.  Thomas  Talle}'  was, 
in  life,  full  of  music,  at  his  death  full  of  j-ears,  and  in  early 
manhood  he  was  the  pioneer  manufacturer  on  the  headwaters 
of  Naaman's  Creek.  This  was  perhaps  honor  enough  for  the 
da}'  in  which  he  lived. 

The  deed  mentioned  herein  shows  that  Thomas  had  six 
children,  named  as  follows  :  William,  David,  Samuel,  Mary, 
Susanna,  and  Hannah.  The  parents  who  gave  names  to  these 
children  were  surely  descended  from  the  English  race,  and 
must  have  been  people  of  strong  character  ;  for  several  of  the 
children  became  able  men  and  women,  and  a  power  in  the 
community. 

Mary,  the  only  sister  of  Thomas,  married  Peter  Camp- 
bell, of  Salem  County,  New  Jersey.  Peter  and  Mary,  on 
September  28th,  1738,  by  deed  conveyed  their  share  of  their 


Early  History.  19 


father's  land  to  William  (sou  of  Thomas),  who  was  their 
nephew.  William  then  became  tenant  in  common  with  his 
father  in  the  original  Talley  tract  of  two  hundred  acres. 
This  deed  from  Campbell  is  the  earliest  deed  known  to  be  in 
existence,  to-day,  which  conveyed  land  to  the  Talleys  in 
Brandywine  Hundred.  The  deed  from  Warner  to  William 
Talley  is  of  earlier  date  ;  but  who  now  has  it  in  keeping  ?  We 
know  nothing  farther  of  the  Campbell  family.  May  some 
enthusiastic  Talley  youth  take  up  this  thread  and  follow  it  to 
the  end. 

The  original  Campbell  deed  is  in  the  possession  of  John 
Booth's  famil3^  It  is  written  on  paper,  not  on  parch- 
ment, and  is  well  preserved.  Its  preservation  is  surely  a 
wonder.  The  deed  is  here  given  in  full,  as  copied  from  the 
original  : 

TO  ALL  People  to  whom  these  presents  shall  come  greeting; 
Know  ye,  That  we  Mary  Talley  alias  Mary  Campbell  and  Peter 
Campbell  of  Salem  County  in  the  West  Jersey.  That  for  and  in  con- 
sideration of  the  sum  of  ten  pounds  to  us  in  hand  paid  before  the  en- 
sealing hereof  well  and  truly  paid  by  William  Talley  Jr.,  of  Brandywine 
Hundred  in  the  County  of  New  Castle  on  Delaware  Husbandman  the 
receipt  whereof  we  do  hereby  acknowledge  and  ourselves  therewith  fully 
satisfied  and  contented  and  thereof  and  of  every  part  and  parcel  thereof 
Do  exonerate  acquit  and  discharge  the  said  William  Talley  his  heirs, 
executors  and  administrators  forever  by  these  presents,  have  given, 
granted,  bargained,  sold,  aliened,  conveyed  and  confirmed,  and  by  these 
presents.  Do  freely,  fully  and  absolutely  give,  grant,  bargain,  sell,  alien, 
convey  and  confirm  unto  him  tlie  said  William  Talley,  his  heirs  and 
assigns  forever,  one  third  part  of  the  messuage  or  tract  of  land  whereon 
Thomas  Talley  now  dwells  ;  situate  lying  and  being  in  Brandywine  Hun- 
dred County  of  New  Castle  on  Delaware,  containing  by  estimation  two 
hundred  acres  be  it  more  or  less  butted  and  bounded  viz.,  joining  upon 
Joseph  Cloud's  land  on  the  east  end  and  joining  upon  the  west  side  of 
the  west  branch  of  Naaman's  Creek  ;  and  also  joining  to  John  Grubb's 
land  on  the  North  West  side  To  have  and  to  hold  the  said  granted  and 
bargained  premises  with  all  the  appurtenances,  priviliges,  commodities  to 
the  same  belonging  or  in  any  wise  appurtaining  to  him  the  said  William 
Talley  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever.  To  his  only  and  there  proper  use 
benefit  behoof  forever  and  we  the  said  Mary  Talley  alias  Mary  Camp- 
bell and  Peter  Campbell  for  us  our  heirs,  executors  and  administrators 
do  covenant  promise  and  grant  to  and  with  the  said  William  Talley  his 
heirs  and  assigns  that  before  the  ensealing  hereof  that  we  are  the  true, 
just  and  lawful  owners  of  the  above  granted  premises  and  have  in  our- 


Early  History. 


selves  good  riRht,  full  power  and  lawful  authority  to  grant,  bargain,  sell, 
convey  and  confirm  said  bargained  premises  in  manner  as  above  said. 
And  that  the  said  William  Talley  his  heirs  and  assigns  shall  and  may 
from  time  to  time  and  at  all  times  forever  hereafter  by  force  and  virtue 
of  these  presents  lawfully,  peaceably  and  quietly  have,  hold,  use,  occupy, 
possess  and  enjoy  the  said  demised  and  bargained  premises  with  all  the 
appurtenances  free  and  clear  and  freely  and  clearly  acquited  exonerated 
and  discharged  of  from  all  and  all  manner  of  bargains  formerly  or  gifts, 
grants,  bargains,  sales,  leases,  mortgages,  wills,  entails,  jointures,  dow- 
ries, judgements,  executions,  incumbrances  and  extents.  Further  more 
We  the  said  Mary  Talley  alias  Mary  Campbell  and  Peter  Campbell  for 
ourselves  our  heirs,  executors  and  administrators  Do  covenant  and  engage 
the  above  demised  premises  to  him  the  said  William  Talley  his  heirs  and 
assigns  against  the  lawful  claims  or  demands  of  any  person  or  persons 
whatsoever  forever  hereafter  to  warrent  secure  and  defend,  the  Lord  of 
the  soile  only  excepted,  In  witness  whereof  we  have  hereunto  put  our 
hands  and  seals  this  twenty-eighth  day  of  September  Anno  Domini  1738. 


Signed,  sealed  and  delivered  in  the 

presence  of  us : 

JOSEPH  HINCHLOW, 

his 

JOSEPH     -t      CLOUD, 

mark 

his 

WiLLiAA\    W.  C.    Campbell. 
mark 


I  SEAL  I 


his 
PETER  X  Campbell. 

mark 
her  ^— - . 

Mary  M  Campbell.  <  seal  } 

mark  •■  ^v^  ' 


New  Castle  County  ye  fourth  of  December  seventeen  and  forty-five. 

Then  appeared  Joseph  Cloud  of  Brandywine  Hundred  in  the 
County  of  New  Castle  personally  before  me  one  of  His  Majesties  Justices 
of  the  Peace  for  the  County  of  New  Castle  and  on  his  solam  affirmation 
saith  that  he  was  personally  present  and  saw  Peter  Campbell  and  Mary 
Campbell,  his  wife,  sign,  seal  and  deliver  the  within  deed  to  William 
Talley  and  that  he  signed  as  an  evidence  taken  before  me  the  day  and 
year  above  said. 

his 
ADAM  BUCKLEY.  JOSEPH      •      CLOUD. 

mark 

Acknowledged  in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  held  at  New  Castle 
for  the  County  of  New  Castle  in  August  term  1759.  Witness  my  hand 
and  seal  of  the  Countv  aforesaid. 

JAMES  BOGGS,  d'ty  Prothy. 

Recorded  in  the  Rolls  Office  at  New  Castle  in  Book  T,  page  74. 
Given  under  my  hand  and  seal  this  third  day  of  September,  1760. 

R.  W.  WILLIAMS,  Recorder  of  Deeds. 


Note.— By  the  statute  of  Charles  II,  (1683)  governing  Delaware,  the  eldest  son  inherited  a 
double  share.  Hence  Thom.is  owned  %  and  Mary  '/j.  William  by  this  deed  only  acquired  K 
of  the  original  tn<ct. 


Early  History,  21 


CHAPTER  V. 


The  First  Tract  of  Land  —  Its  Correct   Location  — 
Its  Use — The  Talley  Saw-mill. 

The  tract  of  land  conveyed  by  Isaac  Warner  in  1695 
to  William  Talley  contained  much  more  than  two  hundred 
acres.  The  surve3^s  made  by  these  early  surveyors  were 
scarcely  more  than  walks  through  the  woods. 

This  tract  of  Talley  land,  whatever  it  contained,  was 
bounded  to  the  northeast  by  the  branch  of  Naaman's  Creek, 
and  extended  westerly  on  both  sides  of  what  is  now  the  Foulk 
Road,  and  beyond  Lonkum  Run,  just  west  of  the  present 
house  of  Thomas  Vance.  The  tract  included  all  of  the 
Foulk  farm,  those  of  Adam  Pierce  and  James  Wilkinson, 
and  the  farm  now  occupied  by  Wesley  Beeson,  the  Foulk 
Road  frontage  of  the  farms  of  Uriel  Pierce  and  Robert 
Casey,  nearly  all  of  the  Vance  farm  on  both  sides  of  the 
road,  and  the  tract  southeast  of  Edmund  Mousley's  house. 
The  creek  boundary  on  the  northeast  is  a  crooked  line,  but 
the  side  lines  are  practically  parallel,  and  the  west  end  line 
is  straight  and  nearly  right  angle  to  the  sides.  The  north- 
westerly abuttal  is  a  part  of  a  straight  line  which  extends 
from  near  Zebley's  corner  almost  to  Shellpot  Creek.  A  part 
of  the  southeasterly  boundary  is  the  line  between  the  Adam 
Pierce  and  Casey  farms.  The  entire  southeasterly  line  is 
made  by  protracting  this  Pierce-Casey  line  easterly  to  Naa- 
man's Creek  and  westerly  across  the  Casey  and  Uriel  Pierce 
farms,  and  across  the  Grubb  Road,  through  the  Vance  farm 
and  across  Eonkum  Run.  The  strip  on  the  southeasterly  side 
of  the  Foulk  Road  is  about  22  rods  deep.  It  is  about  37^ 
rods  from  Foulk's  Cross-Roads  to  the  Pierce-Casey  line.  See 
map  on  another  page. 


22  Early  History, 


What  was  the  inducement  to  take  up  this  home  in  the 
wilderness?  It  was  not  to  hunt  wolves  nor  to  catch  fish. 
The  overtowering  timber,  the  "forest  primeval,"  was  the 
magnet  which  drew  the  Talley  family  to  this  tract  of  land. 
Historians  tell  us  that  the  hunting  of  timber  in  the  back 
country,  miles  from  the  river,  indicated  the  nationality  of  the 
settler  there  ;  it  being  as  natural  for  the  British  settler  to  go 
to  the  timber  as  it  is  for  the  proverbial  duck  to  seek  the 
water.  The  Dutch  and  Swedish  settlers  remained  close  to 
the  rivers  and  the  rich  pasture  lands. 

By  a  search  among  some  ancient  deeds  we  soon  find 
where  the  Talley  saw-mill  was  located,  and  what  kind  of  crops 
were  harvested  from  this  tract.  The  exact  date  of  the  start- 
ing of  this  mill  is  not  known.  It  was,  however,  in  operation 
on  the  creek,  just  above  the  residence  of  the  late  John  Foulk, 
prior  to  1 77 1.  By  a  recital  in  a  deed  made  by  Samuel  Talley 
(son  of  Thomas)  to  John  Foulk,  dated  in  1787,  it  appears  that 
"Thomas  Talley,  Sr.,  decea.sed,  father  of  Samuel,  did  in 
"■writing,  dated  March  26th,  1779,  convey  to  John  Foulk  a 
"lot  or  tract  of  land  on  the  westerly  branch  of  Naaman's 
"  Creek,  on  which  there  was  and  now  is  a  saw-mill."  It  thus 
appears  that  Thomas  Talley,  son  of  the  first  William,  had  a 
saw-mill  at  this  place  at  a  ver}'  early  period. 

The  saw-mill  tract  can  be  readih'  found  at  this  day  by 
running  the  following  lines  :  Beginning  at  a  corner  stone  by 
the  side  of  the  great  road  leading  to  Wilmington,  on  the 
lower  edge  of  the  creek  ;  thence  south  55°  west  6  per.  to  a 
corner  stone  ;  thence  north  35°  west  25  per.  along  a  road  that 
leads  to  Gibson's  mill  ;  thence  north  55°  east  10  per.  to  the 
creek  ;  thence  along  the  creek  southeasterly  and  along  Robert 
Cloud's  land  35^  per.  to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing 
i^  acres. 

The  great  Wilmington  Road  was  the  Foulk  Road,  and 
the  road  to  Gib.son's  mill  was  a  road  that  ran  somewhere 
near  the  present  Foulk  farm  lane,  and  passed  on  to  Beaver 
Valley,  where  the  Gibson  mill  was  located.  Robert  Cloud's 
land  lay  just  across  Naaman's  Creek,  and  was  the  northeast- 
erly portion  of  the  Isaac  Warner  tract,  and  included  more 
than   two  hundred   acres.     Mr.  Cloud  did  not  purchase  this 


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Kari^y  History.  23 


tract  until  after  1 700.  The  saw-mill  deed  is  recorded  in  Book 
"I,"  vol.  2,  page  90,  in  the  Recorder's  Office  at  Wilmington. 
The  saw-mill  is  again  mentioned  in  a  deed  recorded  in  Book 
"K,"  vol.  2,  page  426.  The  recital  being  that  "Thomas 
"Talley  conveyed  to  John  Foulk,  Samuel  Talley  and  David 
' '  Talley  a  small  tract  or  piece  of  land  to  build  a  saw-mill 
"upon."  The  date  is  not  recited,  but  it  says  it  was  prior 
to  1780. 

In  an  old  account  book,  belonging  to  William  Talley, 
who  was  born  in  17 14,  we  find  a  charge  under  the  date  1771 
against  Samuel  Talley  for  ' '  one  day  hauling  logs  to  the  saw- 
"mill,"  and  "to  hauling  one  load  of  scanthng  to  Marshall's 
"  house."  The  charge  for  the  day's  hauling  was  £1,  and  for 
the  scantling  14  shillings.  This  mill  was  in  operation,  then, 
before  1771,  and  no  doubt  did  a  flourishing  business,  and 
was  the  first  manufactory  in  that  neighborhood.  Some  of 
the  lumber  run  out  may  have  been  used  in  that  vicinity,  but 
no  doubt  large  quantities  were  hauled  to  Marcus  Hook  and 
Grubb's  Landing,  and  shipped  to  foreign  parts.  Fine  white 
oak  abounded  in  that  country,  and  large  quantities  were 
hauled  away  for  ship  building. 

The  mill  kept  in  operation  until  nearly  all  of  the 
valuable  timber  was  cleared  away.  The  grubbing  business 
then  began  along  the  Foulk  Road  district,  and  to  quote  the 
complaining  farmer  there,  it  has  been  grub  !  grub  !  ever 
since.  But,  then,  where  is  the  man  who  does  not  grub  for 
what  he  gets  in  this  world  ? 

He  either  grubs  to  get  it,  or  grubs  to  hold  what  has 
generously  been  given  him  by  some  kind  ancestor.  Let  us, 
then,  all  take  courage  and  heroically  grub  and  tally  ! ,  and 
tally  and  grub  !  until  our  purpose  in  life  has  been  accom- 
plished. 


24  Early  History. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


Thomas  Talley— His  Family— His  Lands— An  All 

Important  Deed. 

Thomas  Talley  and  his  son  William  continued  to  hold 
the  Warner  Tract,  west  of  the  creek,  as  tenants  in  common 
until  May  6th,  1758.  As  before  stated,  this  tract  extended 
from  Naaman's  Creek  to  the  west  of  Lonkum  Run,  beyond 
the  house  of  Thomas  Vance  ;  and  from  the  northerly  line  of 
the  Wilkinson  land  to  the  Adam  Pierce  and  Casey  line. 

At  the  date  last  mentioned  Thomas  Talley  and  his  .son 
William  made  a  division  of  this  tract,  and  Thomas  conveyed 
to  William  the  westerly  end  of  this  land,  containing  96^ 
acres.  This  deed  made  by  Thomas  to  William  was  handed 
down  by  William,  so  it  came  to  the  hands  of  his  son  Elihu. 
Elihu  passed  it  to  Nathaniel  Booth,  Sr.  It  has  been  protected 
for  years  by  the  Booth  family,  and  is  now  guarded  by  the 
family  of  John  Booth,  who  is  .son  of  Nathaniel. 

The  preserving  of  this  deed  and  its  di.scovery  were 
almost  miraculous.  This  deed  with  other  valuable  historical 
papers  had  occupied  a  corn  crib  for  a  con.siderable  time,  and 
were  much  damaged  by  rain,  and  might  have  been  eaten  by 
rats.  For  some  reason  they  were  gathered  up  by  Mrs.  Booth 
and  taken  to  the  house.  After  this  chapter  had  been  written 
for  this  book,  the  author  stopped  at  the  house  of  John  Booth, 
near  Booth's  Corner,  Pa.,  to  see  if  another  name  might  not  be 
added  to  the  subscriber's  list.  While  talking  of  this  history, 
the  question  was  asked  if  they  did  not  have  somewhere  pre- 
served a  paper  that  might  give  some  explanation  about  the 
log  hut,  at  the  end  of  Casey's  lane  on  the  Foulk  Road,  and 
how  it  came  to  be  moved  there. 


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Eari,y  History.  25 


All  the  old  family  papers  were  brought  forth  by  Mrs. 
Booth.  No  one  but  the  author  understood  what  a  world  of 
history  was  that  day  unfolded.  The  discovery  was  rich,  a 
veritable  Klondike.  The  deed  of  Thomas  Talley  to  William 
is  now  given  in  full  in  these  words.    Copied  from  the  original : 

THIS  INDENTURE  Made  the  sixth  day  of  May  in  the  year  of  Our 
Lord  One  thousand  seven  Hundred  and  fifty  eight  Between  Thomas 
Tally  of  Brandywine  Hundred  in  the  County  of  New  Castle  on  Dela- 
ware Yeoman  on  the  one  part  and  William  Tally  son  of  the  said 
Thomas  on  the  other  part,  Whereas  Isaac  Warner  by  virtue  of  a  Warrent 
from  William  Penn  Esq.,  Proprietor  and  Commander  in  Chief  of  the 
Counties  on  Delaware  and  Province  of  Pennsylvania  bearing  date  the 
22d  12th  mo.  Anno  Domini  1682:  became  lawfully  possessed  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land  called  "the  partners  Adventure  "  situate  lying  and  being  on 
the  West  side  of  Delaware  and  on  boath  sides  of  a  branch  of  Naaman's 
Creek  and  Beginning  at  a  Corner  marked  popler  standing  on  the  South 
side  of  the  said  branch  and  Running  from  thence  by  a  line  of  marked 
trees  North  East  Two  hundred  and  sixty  seven  perches  to  a  corner 
marked  white  Oak  standing  by  the  head  of  a  Small  run,  and  from  thence 
by  a  line  of  marked  trees  North  West  One  hundred  and  twenty  perches 
to  a  Corner  marked  Black  Oak,  thence  by  a  line  of  marked  trees  South 
West  five  hundred  and  thirty-four  perches  to  a  marked  Corner  White 
Oak  standing  in  a  Swamp,  then  by  a  line  of  marked  trees  South  East 
One  hundred  and  twenty  perches  to  a  Corner  marked  popler,  from  thence 
by  a  line  of  marked  trees  North  East,  Two  Hundred  and  sixty  seven 
perches  Crossing  to  the  first  mentioned  popler,  Containing  and  laid  out 
for  four  Hundred  Acres  of  land  Surveyed  the  28th  day  of  October  Ano. 
Domo.  1683 :  Who  by  his  Indenture  of  Bargain  and  Sale  dated  the  16th 
of  March  Ano.  Domo.  1695 :  and  acknowledged  in  open  Court  at  New 
Castle  the  17th  of  the  same  month  Sold  and  Conveyed  unto  William 
Tally  all  that  part  of  the  said  tract  which  was  on  the  South  West  side 
of  the  said  branch  and  to  hold  to  him  his  heirs  and  Assigns  forever  as 
by  the  said  Indenture  may  appear  Who  afterwards  died  Intestate  leaving 
to  Survive  him  two  Children  (viz)  the  above  named  Thomas  and  Mary 
who  Intermarried,  with  Peter  Camble  of  the  County  of  Salem  in  the 
Province  of  West  Jersey  Yeoman  Who  together  with  the  said  Mary  his 
wife  by  their  Deed  Poll  dated  the  28th  of  September  Ano.  Domo.  1738 
Sold  and  Conveyed  all  their  undivided  Right,  of  the  above  tract  unto 
the  above  named  William  Tally  to  hold  to  him  his  Heirs  and  Assigns 
forever  as  by  the  said  Deed  may  appear  and  the  said  Thomas  Tally  and 
William  Tally  being  desirrous  to  make  and  Establish  a  division  thereof 
between  them  THEREFORE  this  INDENTURE  WITNESSETH  that  the  said 
Thomas  Tally  for  and  in  Consideration  of  the  sum  of  five  shillings  Cur- 
rentmoney  to  him  in  hand  paid  by  the  said  William  Tally  the  receipt 
whereof  is  hereby  Acknowledged  and  the  said  Thomas  Tally  doth  hereby 


26  Early  History. 


Release  and  discharge  the  said  William  Tally  his  heirs  and  assigns  by 
these  presents  HATH  Promised,  Released  and  forever  Quit  Claimed  and  by 
these  presents  for  himself  his  Heirs,  Executors,  Administrators  and  As- 
signs DOTH  fully  Clearly  and  Absolutely  Remise,  Release  and  forever 
Quit  Claim  unto  the  said  William  Tally  in  his  peaceable  possession  and 
Seizen  being  and  to  his  Heirs  and  Assigns  forever  all  the  Estate,  Right, 
Title,  Interest,  Claim  and  demand  which  1  the  said  Thomas  Tally  now 
have,  or  which  1  or  my  Heirs  at  any  time  hereafter  may  or  ought  to  have  of, 
in  or  to  all  that  part  of  the  above  Recited  tract  of  land  which  is  butted  and 
Bounded  as  followeth  (viz)  BEGINNING  at  a  new  marked  Corner  white 
Oak  Bush  from  thence  along  the  old  line  South  West  One  hundred  and 
Seven  perches  to  the  above  mentioned  Corner  White  Oak  then  South  East 
One  hundred  and  forty  four  perches  to  a  Corner  Stone  where  an  old  Corner 
popler  formerly  stood,  from  thence  North  East  One  hundred  and  Seven 
perches  to  a  new  Corner  white  Oak,  from  thence  along  a  new  line  di- 
viding this  from  the  said  Thomas  Tally's  part  North  fifty  One  degrees 
and  a  half  west  One  hundred  and  forty  four  perches  to  the  place  of  Be- 
ginning Containing  Ninety  six  Acres  and  a  quarter  be  the  same  more  or 
less  TO  HAVE  AND  TO  HOLD  all  and  singular  the  said  peice  or  parcel 
of  Land  and  every  part  thereof  with  the  appurtenances  unto  the  said 
William  Tally  his  Heirs  and  Assigns  forever.  So  that  neither  I  the  said 
Thomas  Tally  nor  my  Heirs  or  any  other  person  or  persons  for  me  or 
them  or  in  mine  or  their  Names,  Right,  Title  or  Stead,  Shall  or  may  by 
any  ways  or  means  hereafter  have,  Claim,  Challenge  or  Demand  any 
Estate,  or  Interest  of,  in,  or  to  the  same  premisses  or  any  part  thereof. 
But  from  all  Action,  Right,  Estate,  Title,  Interest  and  Demand  of  in  and 
to  the  same  premisses  and  Every  part  there  of  Shall  and  will  utterly  ex- 
cluded and  debarred  forever  by  these  presents  AND  I  the  said  Thomas 
Tally  and  my  Heirs  the  said  piece  or  parcel  of  Land  and  premisses  and 
Every  part  thereof  with  the  appurtenances  unto  the  said  William  Tally 
his  Heirs  and  Assigns  to  his  and  their  proper  use  and  uses  against  me 
the  said  Thomas  Tally  and  my  Heirs  and  all  and  every  other  person  or 
persons  Lawfully  claiming  the  same  or  any  part  thereof  by  from  or 
under  me  the  said  Thomas  Tally  shall  and  will  warrent  and  forever  de- 
fend by  these  presents. 

In  witness  whereof  1  have  hereunto  put  my  hand  and  seal  and  dated 
the  day  and  year  first  above  written.  •       , — ^^  i 

his  SEAL  / 

THOMAS  T.T.  TALLY.     ^  ' — . — ■ 
mark 
Seald  and  delivered  in  the  presence  of 

ROBERT  CLOUD, 

NATHANIEL  CLOUD. 

JHN.  STAPLER 

proved  the  execution  of  this  deed  in  open  Court  at  the  August 
term  1759,  and  it  was  recorded  in  the  Rolls  Office  at  New  Castle 
in  Book  T  at  page  484,  on  the  13th  day  of  Feb'y,  1762. 


Early  History.  27 


The  spelling  of  proper  names  in  this  deed  is  most 
inaccurate.  Campbell  is  spelled  "Gamble,"  and  Talley  is 
spelled  "Tally."  Thomas  Talley's  wife  did  not  join  in  the 
execution  of  this  deed  ;  perhaps  she  was  not  then  living. 
The  discovery  of  the  deed  caused  the  re-writing  of  this  chapter, 
which  was  gladly  done. 

This  deed  shows  the  genealogy  from  William,  who 
married  Mrs.  Jansen,  down  to  William  his  grandson,  and  is 
the  connecting  link  between  the  past  and  the  present  of  the 
Talley  family.  Without  this  deed  the  record  of  our  family  at 
the  beginning  would  be  entirely  lost.  It  is  the  bridge  that 
has  carried  us  safely  and  surely  over,  what  had  appeared 
before  to  be  the  impassable  gulf.  It  deserves  to  be  printed  in 
letters  of  gold.  It  should  be  carefully  read  and  studied  by 
every  one  who  cares  at  all  for  the  line  of  our  family  descent. 

This  deed  had  been  recorded  at  Wilmington,  but  how 
much  better  to  see  and  read  the  original  deed,  as  it  was  writ- 
ten in  "ye  olden  days. ' '  The  making  and  recording  of  the 
deed  shows  the  vast  importance  attached  to  the  holding  of 
lands.  If  we  have  lost  trace  of  any  of  our  early  relatives,  it 
has  been  caused  by  their  want  of  prosperity,  and  their  failure 
to  procure  land,  and  record  the  deed  of  the  same.  It  cannot 
be  too  strongly  urged  that  every  one  should  hold  a  deed  for 
some  tract  of  land.  Our  children  should  be  taught  this 
around  the  fireside,  and  later  when  they  have  grown  up. 
Ivand  is  a  safe  bank  of  deposit,  free  from  the  ravages  of  specu- 
lating officials. 

As  already  stated,  Thomas  by  his  marriage  to  a  yet 
undisclosed  wife,  became  the  father  of  six  children,  viz  :  Wil- 
liam married  to  Hannah  Grubb,  Samuel  married  to  Margaret 
Cloud,  David  married  to  Catharine,  her  maiden  name  not  now 
known,  Mary  married  to  John  Worrough  (possibly  an  attempt 
to  spell  John  Worrall),  Hannah  married  to  William  Smith, 
(to  find  this  William  would  be  as  difficult  as  it  would  be  to 
find  a  particular  blackbird  in  a  flock),  and  Susanna  married  to 
Nathaniel  Ring,  brother  of  Benjamin  who  owned  the  house 
occupied  by  Washington  as  his  headquarters  at  the  battle  of 
Brandy  wine. 

Benjamin's   house   and  farm   lay  directly  in  front  of 


28  Early  History. 


Chads'  Ford,  while  his  brother  Nathaniel's  lay  adjoining,  and 
to  the  southeast  of  Benjamin's.  Susanna  was  a  widow  at  the 
time  of  this  battle,  and  resided  on  the  farm.  We  have  no 
tradition  that  she  was  molested,  but  no  doubt  she  was  overrun 
by  both  armies  at  that  eventful  period. 

Mr.  Amos  C.  Brinton,  the  octogenarian  and  historian 
of  Birmingham,  was  reared  on  the  farm  adjoining  Nathaniel's, 
to  the  southeast.  He  remembers  having  eaten  fruit  from 
"  Granny  Ring's  Field,"  and  in  1832,  when  a  young  man,  he 
stuck  down  a  buttonwood  stake  in  a  swamp  in  the  Ring  line 
fence,  and  the  stake  took  root  and  grew,  and  now  stands  a 
huge  tree,  several  feet  in  girth.  He  also  says  that  Susan  Ring 
lived  nearly  one  hundred  j-ears,  and  at  the  age  of  ninet)',  took 
a  sickle  and  reaped  wheat  in  the  field.  He  also  states  that 
the  history  of  Susan  (Talley)  Ring  and  the  struggles  at  the 
battle  of  Brandywine,  were  topics  talked  of  around  the  fire- 
side, morning,  noon  and  night,  when  he  was  a  bo)',  and  were 
most  firmly  impressed  on  his  mind. 

It  is  pleasant  to  know  that  Thomas  Talley,  while  not 
sawing  at  the  inill,  nor  tenderly  trilling  on  the  strings  of  the 
violin,  was  engaged  in  preserving  family  history,  to  be  after- 
wards recorded  in  this  deed  to  his  son  William,  which  has  so 
fortunately  become  the  connecting  link  of  our  genealogy. 
Can  we  ever  forget  Thomas  Talley,  his  saw-mill,  his  violin, 
and  this  deed  ? 


Early  History.  29 


CHAPTER  VII. 


William  Talley  "the  Great" — His  Family— His 

Eands — His  EiFE. 

Some  men  are  born  great,  others  have  greatness  thrust 
upon  them.  William  Talley,  the  son  of  Thomas  the  patri- 
archal musician,  was  born  in  17 14;  and  if  he  is  compared 
with  others  of  his  day,  he  may  very  justly  be  styled  WiUiam 
Talley  "the  Great."  He  was  not  great  in  battle,  but  in 
enterprise,  character  and  good-citizenship. 

Born  in  a  country  affording  but  few  educational  ad- 
vantages, he  learned  to  "read,  write  and  cipher,"  and  has 
handed  down  the  only  account  book  known  to  have  been  kept 
by  the  early  Talleys.  This  book  is  1 2  inches  long  and  i  ^ 
inches  thick,  with  sheepskin  binding.  The  penmanship  is 
fair,  and  all  accounts  therein  are  kept,  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  in  pounds,  shillings  and  pence.  He  was  exceedingly 
careful  in  business,  and  all  matters  of  account  were  accurately 
recorded. 

This  book  shows  how  luxuriously  the  laborer  kept  the 
Christmas  festival  in  the  early  day.  We  find  a  charge  against 
John  Stilley  and  James  Wood,  each  dated  December  23d,  1767, 
of  "  three  shillings  "  for  "  Syder  and  a  goose." 

William  Talley  had  in  his  library  such  books  as  "a 
large  Bible,"  "Ambrose  Looking,".  "Self  Denial,"  "Prayer 
Book,"  "  Young  Man's  Companion  "  and  a  "  Horse  Farrier's 
Book".  His  desk  was  appraised  at  ^3.  We  find  the  fol- 
lowing on  the  appraisement  list :  Saddle-bags,  case  and  bottles, 
mortar  and  pestle,  tea  table,  walnut  table,  coffee  mill  and 
toaster,  two  large  pewter  dishes,  delft  bowl  and  six  wine 
glasses,  brass  kettle,   churn,  wool,  new  spinning  wheel,  side 


30  Early  History. 


saddle,  check  reel  and  candlestick,  feather  beds,  nine  head  of 
cows,  unrotted  flax  in  the  old  barn,  still  and  worm,  seventeen 
hogs,  cross-cut  saw,  cobbling  tools,  blacksmith  tools,  carpen- 
ter's tools,  horses  and  colts,  sheep,  cider-mill,  old  corn,  rotted 
flax,  hay  in  the  barns  and  in  stacks,  hay  in  the  swamp 
meadow,  wheat  and  rye,  cutting  box,  six  hives  of  bees,  flax 
brake,  and  lastly,  negroes,  "Nan"  and  "Baltis,"  each  ap- 
praised at  ^30. 

This  appraisement 'shows  that  William  was  a  veterina- 
rian, as  well  as  a  farmer,  and  that  his  home  on  the  Foulk 
Road  was  a  veritable  hive  of  manufacturing  industry.  There 
was  spinning  of  flax  and  of  wool,  blacksmithing,  shoemaking, 
and  carpentry,  all,  at  times,  going  on  at  this  home.  William 
also  kept  nearly  all  kinds  of  domestic  animals,  even  down  to 
the  "  busy  little  bee."  There  can  be  no  doubt  but  that  every- 
body about  this  William  was  busy,  even  to  "Nan"  and 
"  Baltis."     Perhaps  they  were  most  busy. 

The  extent  of  William's  business  can  be  judged  of  by 
examining  the  long  list  of  creditors  whose  claims  were  paid 
by  the  administrators,  Thomas  and  William  Talley,  in  course 
of  settlement.  These  claims  number  sixty-eight,  and  the  list 
now  in  the  hands  of  Lewis  F.  Talley  is  almost  a  complete 
directory  of  the  people  of  Brandywine  Hundred  for  the  year 
1790. 

William  was  76  years  old  when  he  died,  and  must  have 
been  active  in  business  until  his  death,  as  is  proven  by  this 
list.     The  creditors  were  as  follows,  to  wit : 

Parker  Askew,  Ziba  Ferris, 

Garrett  Lawrence,  Peter  Bryanburg, 

Bryanburg  &  Andrews,  Wm.  Sharpley, 

George  Righter,  Francis  Day, 

Thos.  Newlin,  John  Stapler, 

John  Huron,  Henry  Webster, 

Wm.  Cloud,  John  Ferris, 

Zach.  Ferris,  John  Bird, 

John  Reese,  Jos.  James, 

Wm.  Forwood,  Jos.  Day, 

Samson  Babb,  Jacob  Hewes, 


Early  History. 


31 


Isaac  Starr, 
Appolo  Moore, 
James  McClintock, 
Richard  McMeneman, 
Philip  Bonsall, 
Richard  Hauby, 
Emanuel  Grubb, 
Jos.  Tatnall, 
John  Grubb, 
Wm.  Ford, 
Nich.  Robinson, 
Jos.  Gorby, 
Thos.  Hollingsworth, 
John  Harmon, 
Benj.  Grubb, 
Isaac  I^awrence, 
Thos.  Ford, 
John  Stidham, 
Jas.  Broome, 
Nicholas  Way, 
Isaac  Stevenson, 
Edward  Talley, 
Wm.  Talley, 


Hezekiah  Niles, 

Chas.  Afflick, 

Benj.  Elliott, 

Regina  Mortenson, 

Richard  Lampley, 

Jos.  Pierce, 

Jas.  Council, 

Geo.  Davis, 

Isaac  Grubb, 

Moses  Martin, 

John  Jarvis, 

Thos.  Smith, 

Samuel  Talley, 

Parker  Askew, 

Wm.  Canby, 

Sarah  Hooten, 

Wm.  Smith, 

Amor  Chandler, 

Jos.  Cloud, 

Gunning  Bedford,  Esq., 

Thos.  Talley, 

Jas.  Booth, 

Elihu  Talley. 


The  personal  property  of  this  estate  sold  for  ^273.  The 
cash  demands  due  the  estate  raised  the  total  receipts  of  the 
personal  estate  to  ^322,  which  balanced  the  list  of  small  debts 
above,  and  discharged  the  administrators'  commissions.  The 
large  landed  estate  was  left  to  be  divided  among  the  heirs-at- 
law. 

William  probably  built  and  occupied  the  commodious 
log  house  (being  two  and  a  half  stories  high)  which  stood 
along  the  Foulk  Road,  east  of  Lonkum  Run,  and  was  taken 
down  by  Thomas  Vance.  This  was  a  hotise  and  not  a  InU, 
and  was  finely  paneled  inside.  William  married  about  1735, 
and  probably  built  the  house  about  1738,  the  date  he  ob- 
tained a  deed  for  this  tract. 

Perhaps,  the  most  valuable  papers  in  this  estate  are  the 
guardianship  papers  relating  to  the  estates  of  William,  Thomas, 


32  Early  History. 


Sarah  and  Charity,  the  children  of  William  and  his  deceased 
wife,  Hannah  (Grubb)  Talley.  Hannah  died  before  her 
father,  Joseph  Grubb.  Her  share  of  her  father's  estate  then 
descended  to  her  four  children.  They  being  under  age  at  the 
date  of  their  grandfather's  death,  it  became  necessary  for  the 
father  to  become  guardian.  He  was  appointed  such  on  April 
17th,  1753,  at  New  Castle,  and  then  received  the  estate 
coming  to  the  four  children  from  their  grandfather,  Joseph 
Grubb. 

As  William  was  a  stirring  man  and  a  great  land-buj^er, 
he  invested  the  guardianship  funds  by  common  consent,  and 
the  money  was  left  in  his  hands  at  six  per  cent,  interest  for 
about  forty  years,  or  until  the  settlement  of  his  estate  in  1793. 
Upon  settlement  with  the  wards,  after  William's  death,  in- 
terest was  computed  for  thirty  years,  only.  The  receipts 
given  by  the  wards  stated  on  their  face  that  ten  3'ears'  in- 
terest was  abated  on  account  of  the  hardships  produced  by 
the  War  for  Independence. 

Several  matters  of  doubt  are  removed  by  the  fortunate 
discovery  of  these  guardianship  papers.  It  is  proven  that 
Hannah  Talley,  wife  of  William,  died  prior  to  1753.  It  re- 
moves a  doubt,  heretofore  raised,  as  to  whether  William, 
Thomas,  Charity  and  Sarah  were  brothers  and  sisters  or  not. 
It  proves  that  William  and  Hannah  (Grubb)  Talley  were  the 
parents  of  the  last  named  children.  It  is  firmly  established 
also  that  Hannah  Grubb  was  the  daughter  of  Joseph,  the  .son 
of  the  finst  John  Grubb.  It  seems  that  William,  like  his 
patriarchal  father,  Thomas  Talley,  has  also  made  a  "golden 
record  "  for  us. 

These  papers,  and  others  most  valuable,  were  carefull)^ 
preserved  and  handed  down  from  Adam  —  that  is,  Adam 
Talley — to  Lewis,  and  from  I,ewis  to  Lewis  F.  Talley,  his 
son.  Up  to  this  date  we  were  compelled  in  searching  our 
ancestry  to  grope  our  way  through  what  appeared  at  one  time 
as  midnight  darkness  and  uncertaint3^  The  flood  light  at 
last  has  been  thrown  in,  and  we  walk  no  more  by  faith,  but 
by  fact  and  by  well  establi.shed  landmarks. 

That  which  caused  William  Talley  to  become  "  Great," 
more  than  any  other  one  thing,  was  his  insatiable  desire  to 


EarivY  History.  33 


acquire  and  hold  lands.  His  first  tract  he  purchased  from  his 
aunt,  Mary  Campbell,  of  Salem,  N.  J.,  in  1738.  He  was 
then  only  twenty-four  years  old.  No  aid  from  his  father  in 
this  boy's  start  in  life  !  Upon  the  death  of  Thomas  (his 
father),  William  even  consented  that  his  share  of  his  father's 
land  might  pass  to  his  (William's)  son  Edward. 

He  fortunately  inherited  from  some  remote  ancestor, 
across  the  Atlantic,  the  genius  of  carrying  on  large  under- 
takings, and  of  pushing  on  far  in  advance  of  those  who 
started  in  life's  race  with  him.  The  spirit  of  acquisition  was 
so  marvelousl)^  developed  in  him  that  it  can  truly  be  said  that 
it  was  born  in  him. 

"  Time,  place  and  action  may  with  pains  be  wrought, 
But  genius  must  be  born  and  never  can  be  taught." 

William  received  no  parental  aid,  and  held  at  one  time 
about  six  hundred  acres  of  land.  As  stated,  his  first  pur- 
chase was  the  ninety-six  acres  from  his  Aunt  Mary.  This 
tract  began  somewhere  near  the  house  of  Uriel  Pierce,  and 
extended  westward  beyond  Lonkum  Run.  From  this  time 
on,  William  advanced  by  regular  strides  until  he  owned  all  of 
the  lands  on  both  sides  of  the  Foulk  Road,  westward  to 
Talley's  corner,  and  on  the  northerly  side  of  the  said  road  to 
the  line  of  Isaac  Webster's  land. 

Still  these  did  not  not  satisfy  his  ambition.  He  pur- 
chased other  tracts  in  the  swamp  meadow  adjoining  him  on 
the  northwest,  and  also  owned  a  tract  near  where  the  Valen- 
tine Forwood  farm  is  located.  For  a  little  diversion  in  1758, 
he  cast  his  eyes  towards  Cherry  Island  Marsh,  and  then  be- 
came the  first  Talley  owner  there.  We  find  him  there  in 
1762,  taking  active  part  in  erecting  the  first  permanent  em- 
bankment, which  enclosed  the  whole  of  the  one  thousand  acre 
tract. 

We  identify  him  in  the  marsh  by  an  account  in  his 
book,  where  Isaac  Grubb  is  charged  for  ' '  cow  paster  in  the 
mash,"  as  well  as  by  his  signature  on  the  old  marsh  book 
which  is  now  in  existence.  This  being  identical  with  known 
signatures  on  deeds,  and  his  signature  on  the  church  records 
of  St.  Martin's  Episcopal  Church,  at  Marcus  Hook. 


34  Early  History. 


He  was  no  one-sided  man  ;  he  seemed  to  be  every  place, 
where  a  good  work  was  going  on.  In  1745,  when  the  first 
brick  church  was  erected  upon  the  grounds  of  St.  Martin's 
Church,  we  find  William  Talley  a  substantial  donor  to  the 
building  fund.  He  about  this  time  became  an  official  mem- 
ber, and  remained  such  until  his  death  in  1790.  His  pew 
rent  for  1790  was  paid  by  his  administrators  in  due  course, 
as  shown  by  the  receipt  among  the  papers  in  I^ewis  F. 
Talley' s  hands.     Richard  Hanby  was  the  Collector. 

This  little  church  society  was  composed  almost  entirely 
of  the  yeomanry  of  Brandjnvine  Hundred.  The  descendants 
of  these  people  have  in  recent  years  nearly  all  allied  them- 
selves with  the  Methodist  Church.  Some  of  the  Talleys  also 
attended  at  an  early  day  the  St.  John's  Church  at  Concord. 

William  not  only  attended  church  himself,  but  also 
took  his  children  with  him.  Thomas  and  William  (his  sons) 
were  on  the  official  board  for  a  number  of  years  at  St.  Mar- 
tin's. They  all  withdrew  from  this  church  in  1793,  the  date 
of  the  settlement  of  their  father's  estate.  William's  brother 
Samuel  was  a  warden  in  this  church  in  1758,  but  afterwards 
held  his  connection  with  St.  John's. 

William  was  great  in  matrimon}',  as  in  all  other  under- 
takings. He  was  married  three  times.  Hannah  Grubb  be- 
came his  first  wife  prior  to  1736,  as  Sarah,  the  first  child,  was 
born  that  year.  Hannah  died  between  1747,  the  date  of  her 
son  William's  birth,  and  1753,  the  date  of  the  guardian's 
appointment. 

William  married  his  second  wife,  whose  name  was 
Rebecca,  prior  to  1754,  as  Elihu,  a  son,  was  born  in  that  year. 
The  record  in  the  Swedes  Church  at  Wilmington  shows  the 
birth  of  Elihu,  a  son  of  William  and  Rebecca  Talley,  March 
25th,  1754.  Rebecca  probably  died  about  1766,  as  we  find 
an  entry  in  1766  on  the  old  account  book  of  William  in 
favor  of  William  H.  Askew,  an  undertaker,  "By  wife's 
coffin,  ^3." 

William  married  his  third  wife  (Magdalena)  prior  to 
1768,  as  we  find  her  joining  in  a  deed,  recorded  in  Book  "  Y," 
page  658  (1768),  of  a  marsh  lot  to  Joseph  Cloud,  and  in  an- 
other deed,  recorded  in  Book  "I,"  vol.  2,  page  158  (1774),  to 


Early  History.  35 


William,  son  of  William  Talley.  We  find  by  some  recently 
discovered  deeds  that  Magdalena  survived  her  husband. 

William  and  Hannah  had  the  four  children  mentioned 
herein.  William  and  Rebecca  had  also  four  children,  viz  : 
Klihu,  Edward,  Rebecca,  wife  of  Thomas  Smith,  and  Esther, 
wife  of  James  Council.  William  conveyed  to  his  sons  at 
different  times  large  tracts  of  his  lands,  but  still  had  at  his 
death  253  acres.  This  tract  of  253  acres  was  on  October  nth, 
1790,  conveyed  by  seven  of  William's  heirs  to  the  other  heir, 
Elihu,  for  the  purpose  of  making  a  division  thereof.  This 
original  deed  is  on  parchment,  being  2)^  feet  long  and  2  feet 
wide  ;  not  much  left  of  the  sheep's  hide  that  made  this  deed. 
The  deed  is  in  the  possession  of  John  Booth's  family,  and  as 
good  as  new,  notwithstanding  its  term  in  the  corn  crib.  This 
deed  is  most  carefully  drawn,  and  shows  the  whole  genealogy 
of  William  Talley's  family.  It  sets  at  rest  many  questions 
which  were  debatable  before  its  discovery.  It  is  recorded  in 
Book  "  H,"  vol.  3,  page  97,  at  Wilmington. 

No  children  were  born  of  the  third  marriage.  The 
last  deed  mentioned  states  that  Magdalena  survived  her  hus- 
band. William  died  in  August,  1790,  after  a  most  remarkable 
career,  and  without  a  stain  upon  his  character.  It  is  a  fact 
to  be  noted  that  his  grave  in  St.  Martin's  Church-yard  is  the 
first  American  Talley  grave  to  be  marked  with  a  marble  slab, 
or  to  have  an  engraved  or  written  record  of  identification  over 
it.  There  is  quite  a  space  to  the  right  of  his  grave,  and  who 
knows  but  that  here  he  and  his  three  wives  are  quietly  rest- 
ing, unmindful  of  the  heat  of  summer,  or  winter's  withering 
blasts. 


36  Early  History. 


CHAPTER  Vni. 


Samuel  Talley — His  Land — His  Family. 

Samuel  Talley,  son  of  Thomas  the  first  and  brother  of 
William  and  David,  was  born  in  1726,  and  was  twelve  years 
younger  than  William.  He  married  in  1758  Margaretta 
Cloud,  and  in  1760  purchased  from  the  Pennsylvania  Land 
Company  a  large  tract  of  land  in  Rockland  Manor,  containing 
175  acres.  This  land  was  located  near  the  circular  line  and 
became  at  that  time,  the  frontier  Talley  settlement. 

This  tract  comprised  the  present  home  of  Zach.  Ebright 
and  the  farm  of  Wm.  Wier,  also  about  84  acres  of  the  farm 
now  owned  by  W.  W.  Talley,  late  the  home  of  Thos.  Lea 
Talley,  Sr.  It  seems  that  50  acres,  of  this  84-acre  tract, 
were  purchased  from  Samuel  by  Eli  Baldwin,  the  grandfather 
of  Eli  Baldwin  Talley. 

Samuel  at  a  very  early  day  owned  a  share  in  the  Talley 
saw- mill  at  Foulk's  Creek.  He  also  acquired  at  his  father's 
death  a  share  in  the  original  Talley  land,  and  upon  a  division 
procured  about  48  acres  across  the  northwesterly  side,  extend- 
ing from  Naaman's  Creek  almost  to  the  Grubb  Road.  This 
tract  was  33  rods  wide  and  of  about  the  same  width  as  the 
present  Wilkinson  farm,  and  included  most  of  it.  It  included 
also  a  part  of  the  Foulk  farm,  extending  from  the  creek  to 
the  Naaman's  Creek  Road.  The  deed  to  Samuel  for  this  tract 
was  dated  about  1789.     He  later  sold  this  land  to  John  Foulk. 

Samuel  died  in  1802,  and  was  buried  in  the  Talley- 
Foulk  burying  ground  on  the  original  Talley '  land.  His 
grave  is  marked  with  a  marble  slab.  He  made  a  will,  and 
devised  his  lands  to  his  four  sons,  Thomas,  Joseph,  Jehu  and 
Samuel,  they  to  pay  certain  legacies  to  his  daughters,  or  their 


Eari,y  History.  37 


representatives.  His  daughters  were  :  Phebe,  married  to  John 
Zebley  ;  Susanna,  married  to  Jeffrey  Frame  ;  Hannah,  wife 
of  James  Smith  ;  Margaret  Fields  ;  and  Elizabeth,  who  had 
died  leaving  six  children.  Elizabeth  may  have  been  the  wife 
of  Edward  Talley,  although  this  is  only  conjecture,  from  the 
fact  that  her  father  did  not  mention  her  husband's  name  in 
the  will ;  and  from  the  further  fact  that  Edward  Talley 's  wife 
had  died  prior  to  Samuel's  death,  leaving  about  the  corres- 
ponding number  of  children. 

The  reason  that  we  are  not  able  to  give  more  of  the 
history  of  Samuel,  is  because  very  few  records  have  been 
found  with  his  descendants.  Once  more  the  record  of  deeds 
and  of  wills  comes  to  our  rescue  and  furnishes  what  little  we 
are  able  to  give  concerning  Samuel  and  his  family.  It  is  an 
interesting  fact  to  state  that  of  this  large  family  of  Samuel 
and  Margaretta  Talley,  only  a  few  remain  in  Brandy  wine 
Hundred.  They  have  mostly  gone  to  seek  their  fortunes  in 
other  territory,  and  have  become  very  respectable  citizens. 
We  know  but  little  about  the  qualifications,  character  and 
wealth  of  Samuel.  He  was  first  a  warden  at  St.  Martin's 
Church  in  1758,  and  after,  held  his  relationship  with  St. 
John's  Church  at  Concord. 

We  find  his  descendants  to  be  able,  just  and  prosperous. 
As  the  stream  has  been  found  to  be  good,  the  fountain  must 
of  necessity  have  been  pure.  It  is  a  coincidence  that  he  and 
his  brother  William  each  died  at  the  age  of  76  years. 


CHAPTER  IX. 


David  Tai,i<ey. 

David  Talley,  the  son  of  Thomas  and  brother  of 
Samuel  and  William,  has  unfortunately  left  no  record  or 
paper  to  show  the  day  of  his  birth,  marriage,  or  death,  or  the 
place  of  his  burial.  We  find  that  his  wife  was  Catharine, 
because  she  joined  in  some  deeds  with  her  husband,  David 
Talley,  about  1790  to  1792. 


38  Early  History. 


He  purchased  thirty-four  acres  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Laud  Company  in  1760.  This  land  lay  to  the  southeast  of 
the  farm  buildings  on  the  Uriel  Pierce  farm,  and  extended 
to  the  Samuel  Grubb  line,  and  back  to  the  line  of  the  Casey 
land.  David,  on  May  5th,  1788,  conveyed  this  tract  to  his 
brother  William.  David  also  held  quite  a  tract  in  the  original 
Talley  land,  which  was  inherited  from  his  father,  Thomas. 
He  also  at  one  time  held  an  interest  in  the  Talley  saw-mill. 
David  may  have  emigrated  to  some  other  State  upon  the 
sale  of  his  lands  here,  and  may  have  died  there.  His  known 
children  were,  Su.sanna,  wife  of  (tall)  Thomas  Cartmell  ; 
Martha,  wife  of  John  Marshall  ;  and  Priscilla,  wife  of  Thomas 
Thompson.  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Burke,  grand-daughter  of  David 
Talley,  says  that  he  may  have  had  a  son  George,  and  one 
David.  She  has  a  slight  remembrance  of  these  names  in 
the  family. 

There  is  in  this  branch  an  almost  total  loss  of  records, 
if  indeed  any  ever  existed.  We  can  find  no  will  of  David, 
nor  any  settlement  of  his  estate.  The  few  deeds  made  by  and 
to  him  are  the  Alpha  and  the  Omega  of  his  history.  Even 
the  family  of  John  and  Martha  Marshall  are  not  known  to 
the  other  descendants  of  David  Talley.  The  known  repre- 
sentatives of  David  Talle}^  are  confined  to  the  heirs  of 
Susanna  Cartmell  and  Priscilla  Thompson.  How  fortunate 
to  secure  the  testimon}^  of  Mrs.  Burke  and  her  brother,  Ste- 
phen H.  Thomp.son,  as  to  who  was  their  grandfather,  and 
thus  preserve  some  record  of  David  Talley' s  family  ! 

There  may  be  others  living  to-day  who  are  of  this 
family  and  bearing  the  name  of  Talley,  having  come  down  by 
the  paternal  line,  but  who,  where,  or  what,  we  are  not  able 
to  conjecture.  Sad,  is  it  not,  for  a  Talley  to  lose  himself  in 
the  midst  of  a  forest  of  Talleys?  Talleys  to  the  right  of 
him,  Talleys  to  the  left,  and  Talleys  all  around  him,  and 
still  he  is  lost.  May  he  yet  discover  himself,  and  then  assume 
his  proper  plac^  in  the  ranks  of  the  great  Talley  army  ! 


Early  History.  39 


CHAPTER  X. 


Thomas  Talley. 

Thomas  Talley,  son  of  William  Talley  the  "Great,'-' 
was  born  sometime  about  1744,  and  died  in  181 8.  The 
place  of  his  burial  is  not  known.  He  married  Hannah 
Grubb  November  4th,  1766.  Hannah  Grubb  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  Richard  Grubb,  Richard  was  the  son  of  John  Grubb, 
and  John  was  the  second  son  of  John  Grubb,  the  emigrant 
who  settled  first  at  Upland,  and  later  at  Grubb' s  L^anding. 
The  mother  of  Thomas  was  also  Hannah  Grubb  the  daughter 
of  Joseph,  a  brother  of  John  second.  Thomas  Talley  and  his 
wife  Hannah  were  second  cousins. 

Thomas  Talley  acquired  from  his  father  a  deed  of  one 
hundred  acres  of  land  in  1775.  This  extended  from  Isaac 
Webster's  land  on  the  Foulk  Road  eastward  to  the  cross- 
roads at  Talley 's  Corner,  and  was  later  owned  by  Penrose  R. 
Talley,  and  on  which  he  made  his  home.  Thomas  filed  for 
record  the  deed  so  obtained  from  his  father,  William.  The 
deed  and  the  record  were  carried  away  or  destroyed  by  the 
British  army  after  the  battle  of  Brandywine,  in  September, 
1777. 

William  Talley,  on  March  6th,  1786,  made  a  confirma- 
tory deed  to  Thomas  for  the  same  land,  the  deed  reciting  on 
its  face  that  it  was  made  to  replace  a  deed  made  in  1775  and 
which  was  carried  away  by  the  British  army  in  1777.  This 
historic  deed  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Penrose  Talley,  son 
of  Charles  Talley.  It  was  signed  by  William  Talley,  and 
witnessed  by  Emanuel  Grubb  and  John  Stapler. 

On  October  12th,  1790,  Thomas  Talley  purchased  of 
Elihu  Talley,  his  half-brother,  a  tract  of  land  consisting  of 


40  Eari,y  History. 


S8}4  acres,  bounded  on  the  southwest  by  the  Kellam  Road,  on 
the  southeast  by  land  then  of  Isaac  GrubVj,  and  on  the  north- 
west partly  by  the  Foulk  Road  and  partly  by  a  narrow  strip 
lying  southeast  of  the  Foulk  Road  and  twenty  rods  deep, 
which  narrow  strip  extended  from  the  Norris  Talley  line  east- 
erly to  the  Grubb  Road  ;  and  on  the  northeast  by  the  Grubb 
Road.  This  88-acre  tract  comprised  nearly  the  whole  of  the 
Lewis  Talley  farm,  and  all  of  the  Norris  Talley  farm. 
Thomas  and  Hannah  Talley,  on  January  25th,  1794,  con- 
veyed this  last  named  tract  to  their  sons  William  and  Adam. 

Thomas  Talley  died  in  February,  181 8,  leaving  a  will 
and  appointing  therein  his  sons  Adam  and  Thomas  Talley  his 
executors.  His  per.sonal  estate  amounted  to  ^^272,  and  the 
probated  claims  amounted  to  a  few  dollars  more.  Thomas 
was  a  member  and  a  pew-holder  at  St.  Martin's  Episcopal 
Church  at  Marcus  Hook.  He  was  a  vestryman  as  early  as 
1783.  He  continued  to  attend  this  church  until  1793.  He 
then  gave  up  his  pew.  No  records  other  than  the  deeds  and 
will  made  by  Thomas  Talley  have  been  found  ;  hence  nothing 
further  can  be  given  of  his  history. 

Charity,  the  daughter  of  Thomas,  has  left  a  record  of 
the  births  of  the  children  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  ;  not  writ- 
ten with  pen  and  ink,  however,  but  worked  with  silk  and 
needle,  upon  and  in  what  was  named  in  olden  times  a 
' '  Sampler. "  It  is  given  thus  on  the  Sampler  :  "  W.  Talley 
"born  May  13,  1768.  A.  Talley  born  Feby.  7,  1770.  T. 
"Talley  born  May  5,  1772.  R.  Talley  born  July  12,  1780. 
"C.  Talley  born  Feby.  19,  1784."  This  is  a  record  of  the 
children  William,  Thomas,  Adam,  Richard,  and  Charity. 
The  last  named  never  married,  but  died  about  18 19.  This 
"Sampler"  was  worked  about  1793  by  Charity,  she  then 
being  nine  years  old. 

It  is  fortunate  that  this  record  has  been  made  in  silk, 
as  no  Bible  entry  has  been  found  showing  the  births  of  these 
children.  The  "Sampler"  was  handed  down  by  Charity 
Talley  to  her  niece,  Charity  Booth,  and  is  now  in  the  posses- 
sion of  Mrs.  Margaret  Booth.  She  has  also  in  her  possession, 
having  come  down  the  line,  from  Charity  Talley,  a  corset 
more  than  a  hundred  years  old,  and  which  is  almost  identical 


EarIvY  History.  41 


in  shape  with  those  of  the  present  day,  but  resembles  more 
an  iron  casement.  This  is  a  genuine  curiosity  and  was  sur- 
prising, as  it  was  not  believed  that  the  ancestors  could  endure 
such  torturing.  She  has  also  a  lady's  ancient  hat,  made 
of  fine  felt,  almost  as  strong  as  buckskin,  and  of  dove-gray 
color.  This  hat  has  an  immense  brim  and  a  crown  not  over 
a  half-inch  in  height.  The  hat  measures  in  diameter  about 
18^  inches.  Surely  an  umbrella  would  be  useless  to  a  lady 
who  might  walk  under  this  hat. 

Thomas  and  Hannah  are  the  ancestors  of  the  Talleys 
who  resided  in  the  Foulk  Road  district.  This  branch  is 
quite  able  and  numerous,  and  many  of  them  to-day  are  re- 
siding in  the  far  West,  and  are  men  of  action  and  influence. 
Thomas  Talley  was  a  greater  man  than  we  are  able  to  de- 
scribe him.  We  know  from  circumstances  that  he  was  the 
equal  of  any  who  lived  in  his  vicinity.  He  was  the  ancestor 
of  a  very  thrifty  and  religious  line  of  descendants.  They 
have  to  a  large  extent  comprised  the  congregation  of  the 
Bethel  M.  E.  Church,  and  have  large  political  influence  in  the 
northern  part  of  Brandywine  Hundred.  The  absence  of 
records  prevents  us  from  saying  more  of  this  noble  man.  We 
know  this,  however,  that  he  was  a  credit  to  the  family. 
What  more  need  we  know  ? 


CHAPTER  XI. 


W11.LIAM  Tali^ky  on  the  Brandywine. 

This  William  Talley  was  the  son  of  William  and  Han- 
nah (Grubb)  Talley.  He  was  born  in  1747,  died  May  9th, 
181 2,  and  was  buried  at  the  Foulk  burying  ground  on  the 
original  Talley  tract.  A  marble  slab  has  been  erected  to  his 
memory.  He  married,  November  5th,  1768,  Dinah  Stilley, 
the  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Magdalena  (Vandever)  Stilley. 
Dinah  was  born  February  27th,  1751,  and  was  baptized  March 
31st,  of  the  same  year,  at  the  Swedes  Church  at  Wilmington. 

William  Talley  attended  the  St.  Martin's  P.  E.  Church 
at   Marcus  Hook   until    1793.       He   then  joined  the  Swedes 


42  Early  History. 


Church  at  Wihiiington.  He  and  his  sons,  Amor  and  Elihu, 
were  pew-holders  there  in  1806.  This  is  shown  by  the  records 
of  that  church.  The  English  had  almost  sole  control  of  the 
Church  at  that  date.  Among  the  pew-holders  for  1806  we 
find  the  following  names  :  Talley,  Allmond,  Bayard,  Weldin, 
Perkins,  Cartmell,  vStidham,  Derrickson,  Elliott,  Smith,  Van- 
dever,  Stilley  and  many  others. 

It  is  supposed  that  William  and  Dinah  lived  on  the 
farm  once  owned  by  Lewis  Zebley,  at  Talley 's  Corner  on  the 
Foulk  Road.  He  procured  a  deed  from  his  father  for  this 
land,  about  the  date  of  his  marriage.  He  sold  it  to  Capt. 
William  Glover  about  1794.  Captain  Glover  was  the  father- 
in-law  of  George  Clark  ;  and  Mr.  Clark  was  father-in-law  of 
preacher  John  Talley,  Lewis  S.  Talley  and  John  Clayton  of 
Delaware  County,  Pa. 

William  Talley  purchased  land  of  Thos.  McKim's 
estate,  along  the  Brandy  wine,  in  1792.  This  tract  contained 
300  acres,  and  extended  from  a  point  east  of  the  present  site 
of  the  "  Eight  Square  "  school  house  to  the  Brandywine.  It 
was  bounded  on  the  northwest  by  a  tract  of  196  acres,  which 
William,  in  1807,  purcha.sed  of  John  Wall,  et  al.  William, 
after  this  last  purcha.se,  owned  500  acres  of  land  in  one  tract. 
The  196-acre  tract  (except  50  acres  which  were  sold  by 
William  in  his  lifetime )  is  now  the  homestead  of  William  T. 
Talley.  It  is  said  that  William  owned  other  tracts  in  addition 
to  the  500  acres.  He  and  his  wife  moved  to  the  great  historic 
Brandywine,  shortly  after  this  purcha.se  from  McKim. 

William  Talley  was  a  remarkable  man  in  business 
affairs  ;  and  had  pu.sh,  energy  and  good  judgment.  He  was 
much  like  his  father,  "William  Talley  the  Great."  He  lived 
through  the  whole  period  of  the  Revolutionary  struggle.  It 
is  traditionally  told  that  he  took  some  part  in  the  war,  but 
precisely  what,  cannot  now  be  .stated.  He  was  about  thirty 
years  old  at  the  time  of  the  Battle  of  Brandywine.  The 
history  of  the.se  times,  as  they  affected  Brandywine  Hundred, 
has  been  almost  entirely  lost. 

William  and  Dinah  left  to  survive  them  a  family  of  ten 
children,  who,  from  what  we  can  learn,  were  remarkable  for 
their  ability,  influence  and  intelligence.     Two  sons,  John  and 


Eari,y  History.  43 


Lewis,  became  quite  able  ministers  in  the  Methodist  Church. 
It  is  stated  that  Harmon  was  a  member  of  the  Delaware 
Legislature  in  1828.  A  great-grandson  of  this  William  is  the 
head  of  a  family  of  twenty-five  children.  William  and  his 
family  were  of  a  religious  turn  of  mind.  The  first  Methodist 
Camp  Meeting  ever  held  around  or  about  Wilmington  was 
held  in  the  woods  of  William  Talley  near  the  Brandywine. 

No  doubt  but  that  many  incidents  of  great  interest 
were  connected  with  William  Talley 's  career.  Unfortunately 
very  little  has  been  disclosed  to  us.  Would  it  not  be  well  to 
search  the  many  bundles  of  old  and  yellow  papers  lying  time 
worn  in  garrets  of  members  of  this  important  branch  of  our 
family  ?  Do  not  let  the  history  of  this  able  man  fade  and 
vanish.  May  a  wholesome  spirit  of  rivalry  be  engendered 
within  the  families  who  have  descended  by  this  line,  to  the 
end  that  this  history  may  yet  be  revealed  and  perpetuated  ! 


CHAPTER  XII. 


Elihu  Talley  of  the  Foulk  Road. 

Elihu  Talley  was  the  first  son  of  William  Talley  and 
his  wife  Rebecca,  and  was  half-brother  to  Sarah,  Charity, 
Thomas  and  William.  Elihu  resided  on  the  farm  afterward 
owned  by  Robert  Miller,  on  Eonkum  Run.  He  was  born 
March  25th,  1754,  and  died  January  22d,  1833,  at  the  age  of 
79  years.  He  married  Eydia,  daughter  of  William  Forwood 
the  second.  She  was  aunt  of  Jehu  Forwood  of  later  years, 
and  died  in  1795.  Elihu  married  for  his  second  wife,  Rachel 
Robinson,  daughter  of  Charles  Robinson,  who  lived  on  the 
Robert  Casey  farm  along  the  Foulk  Road. 

Elihu  was  a  man  of  affairs,  and  upon  his  father's  death 
in  1790,  the  other  joint  heirs  made  a  conveyance  to  him  of  the 
lands  owned  by  William,  the  father,  at  his  death.  This  deed 
was  made  for  the  purpose  of  making  a  convenient  division  of 
the  property.  Elihu  may  have  purchased  the  shares  of  some 
of  the  other  heirs,  as,  in  later  years,  we  find  him  owning  a 
large  part  of  the  lands  so  conveyed  to  him. 


44  Early  History. 


It  is  stated  by  those  who  knew  him  that  he  was  quite 
stylish  in  his  early  life.  When  in  full  dress  he  was  seen  with 
sparrow-tail  coat,  knee  breeches  and  low  shoes  with  silver 
buckles.  He,  like  many  of  his  neighbors,  wore  a  cue.  He 
was  the  head  of  a  large  famil}'.  Among  them  were  Capt. 
AmorTalley  ;  John  Forwood  Talley,  who  became  wealthy  and 
prominent  in  Cleremont  County,  Ohio  ;  Sarah  Talley,  who 
married  Major  Joseph  Grubb  ;  Mary,  who  married  Harmon 
Talley,  and  who  married  second  Thomas  Smith  ;  and  Charles 
Talley,  the  small  but  dressy  man  who  "  went  to  war,"  possi- 
bly the  Mexican  War,  and  was  never  heard  of  again  by  his 
relatives. 

There  is  a  sword  in  existence  somewhere  which  was 
worn  by  Capt.  Amor  Talley,  who  may  have  been  captain  of 
Militia  in  the  1812  war.  In  later  years  he  moved  to  Clere- 
mont County,  Ohio,  where  he  resided  for  a  number  of  years  ; 
and  there  he  died.  He  lived  to  a  very  great  age.  As  an 
illustration  of  his  courage  and  endurance  it  is  stated  that  he 
accompanied  his  nephew,  John  William  Talley,  from  Clere- 
mont County  to  John's  home  in  Vigo  County,  Indiana.  They 
arrived  at  Terre  Haute  sometime  after  dark.  As  John's  home 
was  twelve  miles  in  the  country,  he  told  his  uncle  to  stay  at  a 
hotel  over  night,  and  he  would  call  for  him  in  the  morning 
with  his  team.  He  was  astonished  to  hear  his  uncle  of  eighty 
years  respond  :  "  Guy,  John,  if  you  walk  it,  I  guess  I  can, 
too,"  and  walk  he  did  ;  and  arrived  at  the  country  home  at 
the  same  time  as  did  his  young  nephew. 

Elihu  Talley 's  family  was  known  for  the  number  of  its 
handsome  women.  Mary  and  Rachel  were  fine  looking ;  but 
it  is  said  of  Sarah  that  she  was  the  "  belle  of  Delaware."  If 
any  doubt  the  truth  of  the  statement  let  them  examine  the 
fine  old  silhouette  now  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  William 
Goodley,  of  Bethel  Township,  Delaware  County,  Pa.  Sarah 
was  the  grandmother  of  Mrs.  Goodley.  The  pictures  pre- 
served of  these  people,  of  nearly  a  century  ago,  demonstrate 
that  they  were  no  "  backwoods  people,"  but  possessed  of  taste 
and  refinement.  We  should  feel  grateful  to  Elihu  and  his 
family  for  transmitting  to  us  some  facts  demonstrating  the 
character  and  appearance  of  our  people  of  the  olden  day. 


Early  History.  45 


CHAPTER  XIII. 


Edward  Talley. 

Edward  Talley  was  son  of  William  and  Rebecca  Talley  ; 
and  was  brother  of  Elihu,  mentioned  in  the  last  chapter.  We 
know  not  the  day  of  Edward's  birth,  but  find  that  he  died 
about  1800.  His  first  wife  was  Elizabeth.  She  may  have 
been  the  daughter  of  his  uncle  Samuel,  who  lived  close  against 
the  circular  line,  dividing  Pennsylvania  and  Delaware.  Some 
circumstances  indicate  that  Elizabeth  was  both  the  wife  of 
Edward  and  the  daughter  of  Samuel. 

His  second  wife  was  a  widow  named  Christianna  Dick. 
Edward  was  the  owner  of  a  considerable  amount  of  land. 
He  must  have  parted  with  the  greater  portion  of  it  in  his 
lifetime,  as  we  find  very  little  owned  by  him  at  his  decease. 
He  seems  to  have  had  seven  children  born  of  the  marriage 
with  his  first  wife,  Elizabeth  ;  and  possibly  none  by  his  last 
marriage.  The  lyloyds  who  lived  near  the  Delaware  River  are 
descended  from  Susanna  (Talley)  L,loyd,  daughter  of  Edward 
Talley. 

He  had  some  land  dealings  with  William  Cloud,  in  later 
life.  He  was  half-uncle  to  William  Cloud,  being  a  half- 
brother  to  William  Cloud's  mother.  Charity  (Talley)  Cloud. 
The  descendants  of  Edward  Talley  are  somewhat  scattered  ; 
but  several  may  be  located  in  Philadelphia,  or  in  its  suburbs. 
James  Talley,  the  carpenter,  known  a  few  years  ago  in 
Brandywine  Hundred,  was  a  grandson  of  Edward  Talley. 

In  the  old  family  Bible  of  Jeremiah  and  Susanna 
(Talley)  L^loyd  is  found  a  full  register  of  the  children  of 
Edward  Talley  and  his  wife  Elizabeth.  The  finding  of  this 
record  opened  up  for  investigation  a  new  field.     We  find  in 


46  Early  History. 


this  Bible,  for  the  first  time,  such  names  as  :     Cj^rus,  Oliver, 
Enoch  and  Orpah  Talley, 

Should  we  fail  in  fully  tracing  the  descendants  of  these 
people  to  the  present  date,  enough  is  here  given  to  assist  in 
locating  the  missing  ones  at  some  later  period.  Edward  passed 
away  about  1800,  as  William  Cloud  was  appointed  adminis- 
trator of  Edward's  estate  about  this  last  date.  The  place  of 
his  burial  is  not  known. 


CHAPTER  XIV 


Rev.  John  Talley. 

John  Talley,  the  seventh  son  of  "William  on  the 
Brandywine,"  was  born  on  his  father's  farm  on  the  Brandy- 
wine.  He  married  Eetitia  Clark,  July  26th,  18 12.  She  died 
October  2d,  1820.  He  married  for  his  second  wife  Ann  W. 
Henderson,  of  Milford,  Delaware,  October  7th,  1823.  She 
died  December  21st,  1827.  Lastl}',  he  married  Ann  H.  Holl- 
ingsworth,  of  Elkton,  Maryland,  October  nth,  1832.  She 
died  March  ist,  1850. 

John  Talley' s  Methodism  dates  back  to  the  time  of 
holding  the  first  Camp  Meeting  along  the  Brandywine,  in  his 
father's  woods.  From  this  time  on,  until  he  was  received 
into  the  Conference  as  a  full-licensed  minister,  he  taught 
school  and  preached  occasionally  to  his  neighbors.  He  was 
thus  fitting  himself  for  the  more  important  duties  awaiting 
him. 

John  Talley  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  Talley 
who  entered  the  ministry  in  America.  It  was  so  remarkable 
that,  ever  afterwards,  he  was  styled,  "  Preacher  John  Talley." 
He  was  small  of  .stature,  clean-shaven  and  very  neat  in  ap- 
pearance. His  style  of  oratory  was  smooth,  pathetic  and 
convincing.  He,  as  a  minister,  took  rank  with  the  able  min- 
isters of  that  day.  All  of  the  older  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church  well  remember  the  preaching  of  John  Talley. 
He  has  always  been  the  pride  of  the  Methodist  Talleys. 


Eari^y  History,  47 


We  kindly  give  below  the  Memoir  prepared  under  the 
direction  of  the  Philadelphia  M.  E.  Conference,  upon  his 
death  in  1861  : 


Rev.  John  Talley  was  born  in  Brandywine  Hundred,  New  Castle 
County,  Delaware,  September  25th,  lygi.  He  was  converted  to  God 
when  about  eighteen  years  of  age  (the  first  of  his  family  except  his 
mother),  on  his  way  home  from  a  Camp  Meeting.  He  then  joined  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  he  was  a  member  and  minister 
for  over  fifty-two  years.  Immediately  after  his  conversion  he  began  to 
labor  for  the  salvation  of  his  neighbors,  and  held  meetings  in  the  school 
houses  'round  about,  where  many  of  them  were  converted.  After  serving 
the  Church  as  a  Local  Preacher  for  several  years,  he  joined  the  Phila- 
delphia Annual  Conference  in  181Q,  being  then  a  married  man,  and  was 
Ordained  a  Deacon  in  1821,  and  an  Elder  in  1823.  He  traveled  the  fol- 
lowing Circuits,  viz  :  Lancaster  in  i8ig  ;  Annamessex  in  1820  ;  Cambridge 
in  1821 ;  Chester  in  1822  ;  Milford  in  1823  ;  Caroline  in  1824  ;  Cecil  in  1825. 
In  1825  he  was  made  Supernumerary,  and  continued  in  that  relation  until 
1861,  when  he  was  made  Superannuated. 

He  served  the  Church  with  great  efficiency  after  he  ceased  to  travel, 
and  until  about  three  years  before  his  death  he  preached  much  in  the 
neighborhood  of  his  birthplace.  He  was  then  attacked  with  paralysis, 
which  enfeebled  his  mind  and  greatly  impaired  his  memory.  He  finally 
sank  under  this  disease,  and  died  at  the  residence  of  his  son,  J.  Hender- 
son Talley,  Esq.,  in  East  Goshen  Township,  Chester  County,  Pa.,  on 
Saturday,  July  6th,  1861.  He  was  buried  at  Mt.  Lebanon  Church,  near 
his  birthplace ;  and  his  funeral  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Samuel 
Hance  (whom  he  had  previoLisly  selected  for  that  purpose),  from  Tim.,  iv., 

7,8. 

As  a  man,  Brother  Talley  was  cheerful  and  amiable  in  his  dispo- 
sition ;  mild  and  kind  in  his  deportment ;  had  many  friends,  but  few 
enemies.  As  a  minister,  he  was  simple,  practical,  powerful,  and  many 
souls  were  saved  through  his  ministry.  Four  days  before  his  death  an- 
other stroke  of  paralysis  deprived  him  of  both  speech  and  reason  ;  but 
as  he  lived  right,  so  he  died  right,  and  now  sleeps  in  Jesus  to  be  like 
Him  in  the  morning  of  the  resurrection. 


CHAPTER  XV. 


IvEwis  Talley,  the  Sweet  Singer. 

I^ewivS  Talley,   the  son   of   Adam  and   Rebecca  (Day) 
Talley,  was  born  on  his  father's  farm  in  18 10,  and  died  in 


48  Early  History. 


1890.  The  children  of  his  parents  numbered  ten.  Lewis  had 
no  advantages  in  early  life,  except  what  were  common  to  his 
brothers  and  sisters,  and  perhaps  to  the  other  children  in  the 
neighborhood.  He  attended  the  Forwood  District  School, 
this  being  the  beginning  and  the  finishing  of  his  school  edu- 
cation. 

Lewis,  when  grown  to  manhood  and  installed  as  the 
head  of  a  family,  followed  farming  on  one  of  his  father's 
farms.  He  was  quite  successful  in  this  line  of  business,  and, 
at  the  same  time,  reared  a  prosperoiis  and  musical  family  of 
nine  children. 

We  wish  more  particularly  to  record  here,  what,  in 
Lewis  Talley's  life,  cau.sed  him  to  become  famous.  He  was 
musical  almost  from  the  time  of  his  birth.  Music  was  a  pas- 
sion in  him.  Genius  is  always  a  passion,  and  is  born  with 
its  posses.sor.  Lewis  Talley  could  no  more  resist  the  passion 
of  music  than  the  "  old  toper  could  his  cup." 

It  is  said  of  him  that,  when  a  mere  lad,  he  was  not 
charmed  so  much  by  farm  work  as  he  was  by  music.  He 
could,  without  apparent  effort,  stop  his  ordinary  labors  and 
begin  singing  and  beating  time.  Even  while  riding  the 
horses  to  the  run  for  water,  he  would  forget  to  hasten  back, 
and  would  often  be  found,  down  by  the  run,  on  the  horse's 
back,  beating  time  to  the  trees,  as  if  they  were  persons. 
Lewis  .should  not  be  censured  for  this,  as  he  could  not  help 
it.  Music  and  farming  were  to  this  lad  absolutely  incom- 
patible. 

We  are  told  that  Lewis  could  readily  see  a  scrap  of 
printed  music  even  when  it  might  be  blowing  around  in  the 
highway.  It  was  caught  on  sight,  and  speedily  sung  by  him. 
Anything  in  the  shape  of  a  mu.sical  staff  with  notes  printed 
on  it  was  mu.sic  to  him.  He  was  the  first  one  in  the  upper 
part  of  Brandywine  Hundred  to  master  the  bli7id  or  round 
note  sy.stem  of  music.  It  is  not  known  that  any  of  his 
family,  from  his  father  down,  aided  or  encouraged  him  in  his 
singing.  Can  it  be  that  the  musical  talent  of  Thomas  Talley, 
the  ancient  violinist,  has  descended  in  a  dormant  state,  through 
many  generations,  and  at  last  burst  forth  with  all  its  melo- 
dious energy  and  brilliancy  in  Lewis  Talley  of  1810? 


Eari,y  History.  49 


All  persons  making  any  pretensions  to  music,  from 
the  Brandywine  Creek  to  Chelsea,  in  Delaware  County,  Pa., 
and  from  Elam  to  the  Delaware  River  (in  the  days  of  sixty 
years  ago),  received  the  start  under  the  teaching  of  Ivewis 
Talley.  He  was  the  singing  teacher  until  the  growing  up  of 
a  younger  generation.  The  credit  belongs  to  him  of  being 
the  musical  developer  who  first  kindled  the  musical  fires  all 
along  the  Foulk  Road  District,  even  into  Delaware  County, 
Pa.  The  light  of  these  fires  has  not  grown  dim,  but  is  in- 
creasing in  brightness,  as  the  younger  generations  take  up 
the  work  where  it  was  laid  down  by  this  great  musical 
pioneer. 

His  teaching  was  methodical,  clear  and  thorough.  He, 
at  this  early  stage  of  teaching,  used  a  blackboard  in  demon- 
strating the  rudiments  of  music  to  his  classes.  I,ewis  found 
that  it  required  persistent  practice  to  become  perfect  in 
singing.  He  never  grew  tired  in  practicing  so  long  as  im- 
provement was  being  made.  He  was  not  only  a  theoretical 
singer,  but  his  voice  was  most  clear,  sweet  and  effective.  He 
was  known  throughout  his  neighborhood  as  ' '  Singing  I^ewis 
Talley;"  and  to-day,  all  will  agree  that  this  was  not  a  mis- 
nomer. His  entire  family  of  nine  children  were  musical, 
also  many  of  his  grandchildren. 

Lewis  Talley  was  a  man  of  influence,  a  kind  neighbor 
and  a  good  citizen,  as  well  as  a  great  musician.  His  name 
should  be  cherished  and  revered,  and  ever  kept  green  in 
memory. 

"  Music  resembles  poetry  ;  in  each 
Are  numerous  graces  which  no  methods  teach, 

And  which  a  master-hand  alone  can  reach." 

Pope. 


50  Early  History. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 


A  Place  of  Sacred  Memory. 

"  The  breezy  call  of  incense-breathing  morn, 

The  swallows  twittering  from  the  straw-built  shed ; 
The  cock's  shrill  clarion,  or  the  echoing  horn, 
No  more  shall  rouse  them  from  their  lowly  bed." 

Gray. 

On  the  original  Talley  tract  in  Brandywine  Hundred, 
at  Foulk's  Corner,  is  located  the  Talley-Foulk  burying 
ground.  It  occupies  a  small  square  about  66  by  66  feet.  It 
is  a  most  excellent  site  for  a  rural  burying  ground,  being 
elevated  and  gently  sloping  towards  the  southeast.  We  have 
not  searched  to  ascertain  the  exact  date  of  the  dedication  of 
this  tract  to  this  most  sacred  and  holy  use.  It  is  probable 
that  it  was  dedicated  by  the  Talle^^s  before  the  conveyance  of 
the  title  to  the  Foulks. 

The  great  majority  buried  there  bear  the  name  of 
Talley.  The  early  ones  have  no  slab  to  record  their  birth  and 
death.  The  first  knozvn  grave  is  that  of  Pri.scilla  (Foulk) 
Talley,  wife  of  Harmon  Talley.  She  died  March  3d,  1802, 
as  .shown  by  the  tombstone.  Then  conies  the  grave  of  Samuel 
Talley,  brother  of  William  and  David  Talley,  who  died 
December  30th,  1802.  Then  follow  William  Talley  on  the 
Brandywine,  181 2  ;  Joseph  Talley,  .son  of  Samuel,  1815  ;  Sarah 
(Talley)  Foulk,  daughter  of  William  Talley  the  Great,  and 
the  maternal  ancestor  of  all,  who  came  by  the  line  of  John 
Foulk,  1822  ;  Rebecca  (Eloyd)  Talley,  wife  of  Thomas,  1829  ; 
Thomas  Talley,  son  of  Samuel ,  1836  ;  Samuel  Talley,  son  of 
Samuel,     1837;    Jehu    Talley,    son  of   Samuel,    1848;   Mary 


Early  History.  51 


(Russell)  Talley,  wife  of  Samuel  the  second,  1847  ;  Aaron 
Smith,  husband  of  Margaret  (Talley)  Smith,  1855;  and 
several  others  of  the  younger  generation.  It  is  reported  that 
John  Foulk  the  first,  who  died  in  1820  ;  Richard  Talley,  father 
of  Penrose  ;  and  George  Talley,  sou  of  Richard,  are  also  in- 
terred there. 

Some  years  ago  the  relatives  of  those  resting  in  this 
sacred  spot,  assisted  the  owner  of  the  farm  in  placing  around 
the  burying  ground  a  rough  stone  wall,  which  has  since  in- 
closed it  ;  but  to-day  this  wall  is  in  a  tumble-down  state.  Let 
it  be  the  duty  of  those  who  reside  adjacent  to  this  ground  to 
care  for  its  preservation.  Let  this  "home  of  the  dead" 
become  the  ' '  Mecca  ' '  of  all  who  are  related  to  those  within 
the  inclosure  ;  and  may  regular  visits  be  made  there,  that  it 
may  be  kept  in  live,  active  remembrance,  and  that  its  history 
may  never  be  forgotten.  The  right  to  maintain  this  as  a  per- 
manent place  of  holy  sepulture  is  based  upon  a  sure  foundation. 

I  St.  It  was  most  solemnly  dedicated,  more  than  one 
hundred  years  ago,  by  the  legal  owner  of  the  farm  on  which 
it  is  located.  This  dedication  was  not  for  a  term  of  years,  but 
was  forever.  The  interment  of  a  body  is  not,  as  a  general 
thing,  for  a  short  space  of  time,  but  the  intention  is  that  the 
body  shall  remain  where  it  has  been  placed,  forever,  or  until 
the  Morning  of  the  Resurrection.  The  body,  and  the  rela- 
tives interested  therein,  are  in  possession  of  the  tract  of 
ground,  which  is  full  notice  of  all  rights  therein  to  any  pur- 
chaser who  may  succeed  to  the  property.  The  remains  have 
possession  below  the  surface,  while  the  tombstones  occupy  the 
surface.  It  is  not  a  hardship  to  the  owner  of  the  farm,  for 
he  purchases  subject  to  this  right  in  others,  and  thereby  con- 
sents to  it. 

2d.  By  the  will  of  John  Foulk  the  first,  probated 
November  14th,  1820,  it  is  provided  in  words  as  follow: 
' '  And  further  it  is  my  will  that  the  grave-yard  fence  be  kept 
' '  in  good  repair  by  my  said  wife  and  grandson  his  heirs  and 
"  assigns  forever ;  also  that  all  my  family  connections  have  the 
' '  privilege  of  burying  their  dead  in  said  family  burying 
' '  ground  on  said  dwelling  plantation  and  do  hereby  declare 
"the  same  to  be  devised  as  aforesaid  subject  thereto."      It 


52  Early  History. 


thus  appears  that  the  farm  was  l)y  this  will  devised  to  the 
gra7idson,  John  Foulk.  It  was  subject  to  the  burden  of  main- 
taining the  fence  around  the  grave-yard  in  good  repair  forever. 
This  was  a  charge  upon  the  farm,  and  bound  the  lands  into 
whose  hands  it  might  pass  from  grantee  to  grantee  forever. 
It  is  thus  shown  by  the  will  that  this  ground  had  been  set 
apart  from  the  farm  as  a  grave- yard  and  fenced,  long  prior  to 
the  making  of  the  will  in  1820.  The  clause  just  quoted  from 
the  will  expressl)'  provides  that  the  devise  of  the  farm  is 
"  subject "  to  the  burden  of  fencing,  and  to  the  right  of  burial 
therein  of  all  ' '  family  connections. ' '  The  will  expressly  re- 
cognizes the  grave-yard  as  an  established  and  fixed  fact.  The 
decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  in  Beatty 
vs.  Ktirtz,  2  Peters,  566,  sets  at  rest  all  such  questions. 

John  Foulk,  the  son  of  John  Foulk,  possibly  died  in 
1797,  as  one  John  Foulk  is  buried  at  Newark  Union  Cemeter}^ 
in  1797.  As  John  Foulk  the  first  did  not  die  until  1820,  he 
left  the  land  to  the  son  of  John,  who  died  in  1797  ;  that  is,  to 
the  grandson  of  the  devisor. 

The  right  to  the  permanent  maintaining  of  this  grave- 
yard being  undoubted,  may  it  be  carefull}^  protected  from  ruin 
and  dilapidation,  and  may  it  be  cherished  and  guarded  as  a 
tender  ward  all  along  down  the  coming  ages  ! 

"  Yet  e'en  these  bones  from  insult  to  protect, 
Some  frail  memorial  still  erected  nigh, 
With  uncouth  rhymes  and  shapeless  sculpture  deck'd, 
Implores  the  passing  tribute  of  a  sigh." 

Gray. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


The  Historic  L,og  Hut. 

We  should  all  desire  to  learn  something  of  how  our 
forefathers  sheltered  themselves  and  their  families  while  sub- 
duing the  wilderness,  and  introducing  civilization  among  the 
savages  about  the  headwaters  of  Naaman's  Creek,  in  Rock- 
land Manor.     The  first  Talley  home  in  this  section  may  have 


GORBY-BOOTH    HOUSE. 


Photographed  by  IV.  Arthur  Green. 


KarIvY  History.  53 


been  a  cave,  but  this  is  not  authenticated.  The  log  house 
known  as  the  Gorby-Booth  house,  along  the  Foulk  Road, 
may  have  been  the  early  Talley  home.  It  sheltered  the  im- 
portant deeds  of  Campbell  to  William  Talley,  and  Thomas 
Talley  to  William  Talley,  for  many  years,  while  Charity 
(Talley)  Booth  resided  there.  This  house  was  years  ago 
taken  down,  and  moved  stick  by  stick  to  its  present  location  ; 
but  from  where,  opinions  differ.  Some  say  that  it  once  stood 
along  the  Naaman's  Creek  Road  ;  others  state  that  it  once 
was  located  on  the  easterly  side  of  the  Foulk  farm  lane,  in 
front  of  the  present  Foulk  farm  residence.  The  best  opinion 
is  that  it  came  from  the  Foulk  farm. 

Very  many  years  ago  two  Talley  houses  were  erected 
on  the  original  tract,  near  the  intersection  of  the  creek  and 
the  Foulk  Road.  One  was  more  modern  than  the  other  ;  it  was 
of  frame,  and  stood  west  of  the  lane.  The  other  was  of  logs, 
and  was  more  ancient,  and  was  located  to  the  east  of  the  lane. 
The  Log  house  was  identical  with  the  Gorby-Booth  house,  in 
shape,  size  and  appearance,  each  being  a  fair  representation 
of  the  other.  By  viewing  this  Gorby-Booth  house,  we  in 
our  imagination  can  see  the  early  Talley  home,  in  all  its 
primitive  grandeur  and  cheerfulness.  A  cave  could  not  com- 
pare with  this  cozy  home  as  a  place  of  permanent  residence. 
This  was  a  palace  by  the  side  of  the  neighboring  ivigwams. 

No  one  doubts  but  what  the  fires  burned  as  brightly 
and  as  fiercely  in  this  ' '  old  cabin  home ' '  as  they  do  now  in 
the  home  of  the  nineteenth  century  millionaire.  lyove  and 
happiness,  without  doubt,  abounded  there.  Can  gilded  halls, 
with  "  modern  conveniences,"  yield  a  more  genuine  article  or 
in  larger  quantity  ?  There  is  a  sacredness  about  the  ancient 
home  of  the  brave  pioneer  of  two  hundred  years  ago.  I^et 
us  always  respect  and  cherish  the  ' '  old  cabin  home. ' ' 


54  Genealogical  Register. 


Genealogical    Register. 


It  is  the  purpose  in  this  department  of  our  book  to 
register  the  names  of  the  Tallej^s,  descending  from  William 
Talley,  who  landed  at  Upland  (now  Chester),  Pa.,  just  before 
the  coming  of  William  Penn,  so  far  as  they  have  been  dis- 
covered and  disclosed.  It  cannot  be  expected  that  we  shall  do 
the  impossible  thing — i.  e.,  print  the  names  of  those  who  de- 
cline to  give  any  information  about  themselves.  Nor  will  we 
attempt  to  print  the  names  of  those  who  have  requested  to  be 
left  out  of  the  book. 

We  began  the  work  with  the  intention  of  making  the 
book  as  complete  as  possible,  considering  the  amount  of  finids 
in  hand  and  in  sight.  We  hoped  and  believed  that  practically 
all  would,  gladly,  give  the  needed  information  to  make  a  com- 
plete family  register.  A  few  letters  sent  out  soon  demon- 
strated how  false  the  hope,  and  how  ill-founded  our  opinion. 
As  we  progressed,  letter  after  letter  was  sent,  and  but  few  re- 
sponses came  in  return.  The  circular  was  then  resorted  to, 
and  a  few  more  responded  ;  then  another  circular  ;  and  lastly, 
a  third  was  issued.  Notwithstanding  this  most  importuning 
method,  a  number  who  reside  at  distant  points  (and  we  are 
sorry  to  say  some  who  are  not  so  distant),  are  not  recorded  in 

this  list. 

If  the  names  of  yourself   and  your  relatives   are   not 

found  herein,  it  is  not  because  an  effort  was  not  made  to  that 
end.  All  must  know  that  the  larger  the  book  the  greater  the 
benefit  to  the  family,  and  the  more  credit  to  the  author.  We 
have  left  out  none  from  choice,  nor  through  the  lack  of  .solici- 
tation. Our  whole  duty  in  this  line  has  been  fully  discharged. 
When  we  scan  this  list  of  names,  we  wonder  how  they  were 
all  collected  in  so  .short  a  space  of  time. 


GeneaivOgical  Register.  55 


There  was  some  hope  that  we  might  engage  the  South- 
ern Talleys  in  this  work,  and,  especially,  those  in  Virginia. 
Nothing  whatever  could  be  procured  by  correspondence, 
although  we  have  been  assured  that  the  Delaware  and  Virginia 
branches  were,  in  the  beginning,  as  near  to  each  other  as 
"  brother  to  brother."  Had  there  been  a  fund  at  hand,  some 
one  would  have  visited  the  "Old  Dominion,"  and  possibly 
worked  out  the  problem. 

We  believe  that  the  genealogy  of  the  Talley  family  on 
the  Delaware  is  shown  in  this  Register  almost  to  mathematical 
correctness  and  certainty.  The  work  has  been  done  in  a  way 
that  leaves  little  for  conjecture,  and  that  overthrows  many 
former  traditions  in  the  family.  Our  work  is  almost  wholly 
based  upon  official  records,  deeds,  etc.  The  proof  of  the  early 
genealogy  is  shown  in  the  deeds  and  matter  set  out  in  the  his- 
torical part  of  our  work.  We  now  prove  the  correctness  of 
our  former  work  by  resorting  to  a  lyist  of  Taxables  in  Brandy- 
wine  Hundred  for  1787,  and  to  a  Voters'  L,ist  of  the  same 
hundred  for  181 2.  On  this  Tax  L,ist  we  find  no  Talley  names 
but  David,  Edward,  Elihu,  Joseph,  Samuel,  Thomas,  Thomas 
Jr. ,  William  Sr.  and  William  Jr.  Every  one  of  these  names 
is  fully  accounted  for  in  the  line  of  descent  from  William 
Talley  the  first.  The  Voters'  I^ist,  made  as  late  as  181 2,  con- 
tains sixteen  Talley  names,  every  one  of  whom  is  as  familiar 
as  the  Alphabet  to  us.  We  are  immovably  founded  on  the 
bed  rock,  when  we  find  that  the  Talleys  on  these  two  lists  all 
belong  to  our  line,  and  that  no  others  are  found  therein.  If 
William  the  first  had  a  brother  Thomas  or  a  brother  John,  as 
tradition  claims,  why  were  their  descendants  all  excluded 
from  the  Tax  I,ist,  or  prevented  from  appearing  on  the  Voters' 
List  of  181 2  ?  If  Thomas  and  John  were  emigrants,  we  must 
look  for  them  in  Virginia,  or  perhaps  in  South  Carolina. 
They  and  their  descendants  did  not  remain  here.  All  Dela- 
ware Talleys  owe  their  allegiance  to  the  standard  of  William 
Talley,  who  landed  at  Upland,  married  Elinor  Jansen,  and 
dashed  through  the  bramble  and  settled  at  Foulk's  Corner. 
' '  That  is  certain  which  has  been  proved  to  be  such  "  is  a 
maxim  of  universal  law. 

Dates  of  births  and  deaths  as  recorded  in  this  Register 


56  Genealogical  Register. 

were  obtained  from  tombstones,  family'  Bibles,  records,  and 
many  times  by  word  of  mouth.  Much  data  had  to  come  by 
mail ;  this  of  course  we  had  no  opportunity  to  verify.  We 
have  observed  the  greatest  care  to  have  the  dates  correct,  but 
in  many  cases  dates  on  tombstones  were  different  from  what 
were  shown  in  family  Bibles.  In  some  cases  Bibles  belonging 
to  different  members  of  a  family  were  at  variance.  We  found 
some  persons  who  did  not  even  know  the  date  of  their  birth. 
We  have  attempted  to  give  a  correct  record,  but  if  you  find 
the  register  of  3-our.self  or  relatives  incorrect,  we  advise  an 
immediate  correction  with  pen  and  ink,  as  it  will  not  be  well 
to  perpetuate  an  error. 


FIRST  GENERATION. 

1 .  William  Talley  came  to  this  country  prior  to 
1686,  for  in  this  3^ear  he  was  appointed,  in  Probate  at  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  joint  administrator  with  the  widow  P^linor  John- 
son, of  the  estate  of  Jan  Jansen  (John.son)  deceased.  William 
must  have  been  here  before  this  date,  as  the  Court  would  not 
be  likely  to  appoint  a  raw  emigrant  to  fill  a  po.sition  of  such 
responsibility.  William  married  Elinor  sometime  between 
1686  and  1693.     He  died  between  1698  and  1702. 

SECOND  GENERATION. 
William  Talley,  (  j)  married  P^linor  Jansen,  a  widow. 

Children  of  William  Talley  the  first. 

2.  Thomas — birth  not  known. 

3.  Mary — birth  not  known. 

The  mother  of  these  children  is  not  now  cer- 
tainl}'  known.  Elinor  may  have  been  the 
mother. 

THIRD  GENERATION. 

Thomas  Talley  (2)  married " 

Children. 

4.  William,  b.  17 14,  d.  Aug.  i,  1790. 

5.  David — birth  and  death  unknown. 


Fourth  Generation.  57 

6.  Mary,  m.  John  Worrough,  (Worrall.) 

7.  Hannah,  m.  William  Smith. 

8.  Susanna,  m.  Nathaniel  Ring. 

9.  Samuel,  b.  April  26,  1726,  d.  Dec.  30,  1802. 

Mary  Talley  (j)  married  Peter  Campbell,  of  Salem 
County,  N.  J.     Their  children  are  not  known. 

FOURTH    GENERATION. 

William  Talley  (4)  married  about  1735  Hannah 
Grubb,  daughter  of  Joseph  Grubb,  and  grandchild  of  John 
Grubb    the   emigrant.      Hannah  died   about    ij'49.     William 

married  second,   Rebecca prior  to  1754.     Rebecca  died 

about  1766.    He  married  third,  Magdalena about  1768. 

She  survived  him. 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

10.  Sarah,  b.  Feb'y,  1736,  d.  Sept.  6,  1822. 

11.  Charity,  b.  d.  

12.  Thomas,  b.  d.  Feb'y  26,  1818. 

13.  WiUiam,  b.  Jan'y,  1747,  d.  May  9,  1812. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

14.  Elihu,  b.  March  25,  1754,  d.  Jan'y  22,  1833. 

15.  Edward,  b.  d.  about  1800. 

16.  Esther,  m.  James  Council. 

17.  Rebecca,  m.  Thomas  Smith,  Elam,  Pa. 

No  issue  of  third  marriage. 

David   Talley  (5)  married  Catharine  .     His 

wife  joined  in  making  several  deeds,  and    in    this   way   her 
Christian  name  has  been  ascertained. 

Children. 

18.  Susanna — birth  not  known. 

19.  Martha — birth  not  known. 

20.  Priscilla — birth  not  known. 

2 1 .  Elizabeth — unmarried. 

22.  George,  (?) 

23.  David,  (?) 


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Samuel  T alley  (g)  married  Margaretta  Cloud,  April 

I,  1758,  as  shown  on  Swedes'  Church  Records,  Wilmington, 

Del.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

24.  Thomas,  b.  1759,  d.  Aug.  19,  1836. 

25.  Joseph,  b.  June  4,  1764,  d.  Sept.  7,  1815. 

26.  Jehu,  b.  1765,  d.  May  7,  1848. 

27.  Samuel,  b.  1777,  d.  Jul}-  8,  1837. 

28.  Phebe,  m.  John  Zebley. 

29.  Susanna,  m.  Jeffrey  Frame. 

30.  Hannah,  m.  James  Smith. 

31.  Elizabeth,  m.  possibly  Edward  Talley. 

32.  Margaret,  m.  Fields. 

P^IFTH  GENERATION. 

Sarah  Talley  (jo)  married  John  Foulk  the  first.  He 
was  the  ancestor  of  all  the  Foulks  who  lived  about  Foulk 's 
Corner,  Brandywine  Hundred,  Del.  He  was  born  April  22, 
1735,  and  died  November  8,  1820.  She  died  1822.  Both 
were  buried  in  the  Talley-Foulk  burying  ground.  John  and 
Sarah  were  married  October  12,  1756. 

Children. 

33.  John,  b.  July  14,  1765,  d.  Feb'y  12,  1797. 

34.  Esther,  b.  Dec.  23,  1769,  d.  Oct.  27,  1855. 

35.  Hannah,  b.  Oct.  21,  1761. 

36.  Priscilla,  b.  March  3,  1775,  d.  March  3,  1802. 

37.  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  24,  1763. 

38.  WilHam,  b.  Sept.  15,  1757. 

—  Elizabeth,  b.  July  26,  1759. 

—  Stephen,  b.  Dec.  28,  1767. 

The  old  Foulk  Bible  was  found  in  the  possession  of 
Mrs.  Susanna  Pierce,  at  Wilmington,  Del.  Numbers  could 
not  be  given  to  the  last  two  names  without  renumbering  the 
whole  genealog}'  through,  numbers  having  been  given  to  the 
other  names  before  the  Foulk  Bible  was  discovered. 

Charity  Talley  (it)  married  Joseph  Cloud,  May  9, 
1760.  He  may  have  been  a  grandson  of  Wm.  Cloud,  the 
emigrant. 


Fifth    Generation. 


59 


39- 

40. 


William. 
Charity. 


Children. 


Thomas  TallEy  {is)  married  Hannah  Grubb,  daugh- 
ter of  Richard,  November  4,  1766.  Richard  was  the  son  of 
John  and  Rachel  (Buckley)  Grubb.    John  was  the  son  of  John 

the  first. 

Children. 

41.  William,  b.  May  13,  1768,  d.  1839. 

42.  Adam,  b.  Feb'y  7,  1770,  d.  July  28,  1844. 

43.  Thomas,  b.  May  5,  1772,  d.  Jan'y  9,  1859. 

44.  Richard,  b.  July  12,  1780,  d.  about  1826. 

45.  Charity,  b.  Feb'y  19,  1784,  d.  about  1819. 
These  births  were  taken  from  a  sampler  worked 

by  the  hands  of  Charity,  No.  45,  about  1793. 
This  sampler  is  now  in  possession  of  John 
Booth's  family.  It  was  handed  down  by 
Charity  (Talley)  Booth. 


William  Talley  (jj)  married  Dinah  (Diana)  Stilley, 
November  5,  1768.  (See  sketch  of  "  William  on  the  Brandy- 
wine.")  They  lived  at  Talley's  Corner  when  first  married. 
This  place  derived  its  name  from  the  fact,  that  William  lived 
on  one  corner,  his  brother  Thomas  on  another,  and  William 
the  father  owned  the  land  on  another  corner. 


46 

47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
52 
53 
54 
55 
56 


Children. 

Curtis,  b.  Aug.  20,  1769,  d.  1859. 
Amor,  b.  1771,  d.  Dec.  10,  1820. 
Harmon,  b.  April  28,  1775,  d.  Aug.  24,  1S58. 
Elihu,  b.  Nov.  24,  1777,  d.  June  18,  i860. 

Peter,  b.  d.  in  Illinois. 

Caleb,  b.  d.  in  Delaware. 

Sarah,  b. d.  in  Delaware. 

John,  b.  Sept.  25,  1791,  d.  July  6,  1861. 
Lewis  S.,  b.  June  8,  1794,  d.  Sept.  3,  1847. 

Keziah,  b.  d.  in  Delaware. 

Eli,  d.  in  infancy. 


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Genealogical   Register. 


Elihu  TallEy  (14)  married  Lydia  Forwood,  daughter 
of  Wm.  and  Sarah  (Clark)  Forwood.     (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

57.  Amor,  b.  Jan'y  9,  1780,  d.  in  Ohio. 

58.  Sarah,  b.  Dec.  18,  1781,  d.  in  Delaware. 

59.  John  Forwood,  b.  April  i,  1784,  d.  Dec.  11,  1851. 

60.  Mary,  b.  Nov.  10,  1787,  d.  Feb'y  16,  1869. 

61.  George,  b.  Jan'y  2,  1793. 

62.  Lydia,  b.  Aug.  14,  1795. 

63.  Elihu,  b.  Aug.  16,  1795,  d.  in  infancy. 

The  wife  Lydia  died  August  16,  1795,  when  the 
last  twin  was  born.  Klihu  married  second 
Rachel  Robinson,  daughter  of  Charles  Robin- 
son, who  lived  on  the  Robt.  Casey  farm. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

64.  Charles — went  to  the  Mexican  War. 

65.  Hannah  R.,  b.  Aug.  10,  1801,  d.  April  8,  1879. 

66.  Gideon  G.,  b.  1806,  d.  Nov.  30,  1842. 

67.  Hiram,  d.  unmarried. 

68.  Rachel  A.,  b.  d.  May  20,  1855. 


Edward  Tallky  (15)  married  Elizabeth 
ably  a  Talley.     (See  his  sketch.) 

Children. 
Cyrus,  b.  March  7,  1781. 


prob- 


69 
70 

71 
72 

73 
74 
75 


Harlin,  b.  Sept.  13,  1782 — nothing  known. 

Orpah,  b.  March  22,  1784 — nothing  known. 

Susanna,  b.  Nov.  25,  1785. 

Enoch,  b.  May  16,  1787 — nothing  known. 

Samuel,  b.  March  8,  1790. 

Oliver,  b.  Oct.  23,  1791 — nothing  known. 

These  names  were  found  in  the  Bible  of  Joseph 
Lloyd.  Edward  Talley  married  second,  Chris- 
tiann  Dick,  a  widow.  No  children  of  this 
last  marriage. 

Esther  Talley,  (16)  married  James  Council.    They 
moved  to  Ohio. 


Fifth   Generation.  6i 

Rebecca  Talley  (77)  married  Thomas  Smith,  of  Bir- 
mingham. He  was  the  son  of  Wm.  Smith,  of  Elam,  Delaware 
County,  Pa. 

These  last  two  marriages  are  proved  by  a  deed  made  by 
the  heirs-at-law  of  Wm.  Talley,  deceased,  dated  1790,  and 
Recorded  in  Book  "  H,"  vol.  3,  pg.  97,  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

Susanna  Talley  (18)  married  (tall)  Thomas  Cartmell, 
of  Qtiarryville,  Del.     She  was  his  second  wife  ;  his  first  wife 
having   been    Hannah    Foulk  (35).     All  of    the   children  of 
Thomas  Cartmell  were  in  the  Talley  line  of  descent. 
Children  of  second  marriage. 
76.     Jemima,  b.  Sept.  i,  1793,  d.  Aug.  31,  1846. 


77 
78 

79 
80 


Elizabeth,  d.  unmarried. 

Susanna. 

William,  m.  Jane  Pennington. 

George,  a  cooper  at  Brandywine. 


Martha  Talley  (ig)  married  John  Marshall.  Noth- 
ing is  known  of  them. 

Priscilla  Talley  (20)  married  Thomas  Thompson, 
an  Englishman.  Priscilla  is  buried  at  St.  Martin's  Church  at 
Marcus  Hook.  Thomas  is  buried  at  Swedes  Church,  Wil- 
mington.    Priscilla  survived  her  husband  a  number  of  years. 

Children. 

81.  Catharine,  b.  Sept.  10,  1806,  d.  1844. 

82.  John,  b.  July  30,  1809,  d.  Aug.  19,  1888. 

83.  Sallie,  b.  Nov.  2,  181 1. 

84.  George,  b.  Oct.  i,  1814,  d.  1898. 

85.  Elizabeth,  b.  1817,  d.  . 

86.  Stephen  H.,  b.  Dec.  20,  1823. 

87.  Edward  T.,  b.  Sept.  17,  1825. 

88.  Mary  Ann,  b.  Sept.  17,  1825. 

Thomas  Talley  (24),  son  of  Samuel,  married  Rebecca 

lyloyd,  sister  of  Jeremiah  Lloyd,  Feb'y  19,  1784.    (See  Swedes' 

Church  Record.) 

Children. 

89.  Amor,  m.  Eydia  Talley. 


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90.  Margaret,  m.  Aaron  Smith. 

91.  Hannah,  m.  Samuel  Hanby. 

92.  Rebecca,  m.  Robin.son  Beeson. 

Joseph  Talley  (25),  son  of  Samuel,  married  vSusanna 
Smith  June  8,  1798.     Susanna  died  Feb'y  20,  1858. 

Children. 

93.  Jehu  (dark  hairj,  b.  Sept.  5,    1799,  d.  July  29, 

1882. 

94.  Susanna,  b.  Sept.  22,  1801,  d.  Nov.  17,  1881. 

95.  Thomas,  b.  Nov.  30,  1803,  d.  Nov.  31,  1824. 

96.  Margaret,  b.  April  12,  1806,  d.  young. 

97.  Margaret,  b.  June  30,  1809,  d.  Oct.  29,  1824. 

Jehu  Talley  (26),  son  of  Samuel,   married  Jemima 

Kellam.     He  lived  to  the  west  of,  and  adjoining,  the  Ebright 

farm,  near  the  State  line. 

Children. 

98.  Jehu  (Blonde),  b.  June  11,  1802,  d.  July  22,  1869. 


99 
100 

lOI 

102 
103 
104 


Joseph  B. 

Benjamin,  d.  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Jemima. 

Parthena,  m.  Robert  McClure. 

Susan. 

Mary,  m.  Benjamin  Pierce. 


Samuel  Talley  (2T)>  son  of  Samuel,  married  Mary 

Russell  Sept.  21,  1796.     He  resided  on  the  farm  now  the  home 

of  Zach.  Ebright.     It  was  sold  by  Bayard  Talley,  executor,  to 

Ebright. 

Children. 

105.  Bayard,  b.  July  25,  1806,  d.  Aug.  12,  1891. 

106.  Nelson  R.,  moved  to  Delaware,  Ohio. 

107.  Alban,  d.  unmarried. 

108.  Isabella. 

109.  Jane,  m.  John  Wilson, 
no.  Margaret,  m.  lyittle. 

111.  Maria,  m.  John  Cochran. 

112.  Ann. 

113.  Martha,  b.  June  23,  1810,  d.  April  11,  1861. 


Sixth  Generation.  63 

SIXTH  GENERATION. 

John  Foulk  (33)  married  Jemima  Sharpley,  Feb'y  27, 
1787.  He  is  buried  at  the  Newark  Union  burying  ground. 
The  date  of  birth  on  his  tombstone  agrees  with  the  date  in  the 
Foulk  Bible.  We  do  not  know  the  names  of  all  his  children, 
but  he  evidently  had  a  son  John,  who  was  John  the  third. 
This  last  John  married  Ann  Grubb,  sister  of  Joseph  Grubb. 
They  had  a  son  John,  who  married  Susanna  Button.  The 
latter  had  a  son  John  the  fifth. 

Esther  Foulk  (34)  married  Moses  Bullock,  Feb'y  7, 
1787.  They  resided  near  Elam,  Pa.,  and  were  the  ancestors 
of  many  of  this  name  in  and  about  Concord  Township,  Dela- 
ware County,  Pa. 

Hannah  Foulk  (35)  married  (tall)  Thomas  Cartmell. 
They  resided  at  Quarry ville,  Del.,  on  the  farm  of  the  late 
Joseph  B.  Guest. 

Priscilla  Foulk  (36)  married  Harmon  Talley  (48). 
(See  the  issue  under  No.  48.) 

Sarah  Foulk  (j7)  possibly  married  Powell  Clayton,  of 
Delaware  County,  Pa.  It  is  not  certain  whether  it  was  Sarah 
No.  37,  or  a  sister  Sarah,  born  February  7,  1772,  that  married 
Mr.  Clayton.  The  old  Foulk  Bible  indicates  that  Sarah,  born 
1763,  may  have  died  an  infant,  and  that  a  second  child  was 
named  Sarah,  and  was  born  in  1772.  We  did  not  discover 
this  Bible  until  this  genealogy  was  nearly  ready  for  the  printer. 
John  Clayton  was  the  son  of  Powell  and  Sarah  (Foulk)  Clay- 
ton. Sarah,  then,  was  the  grandmother  of  Hon.  Powell 
Clayton,  Minister  to  Mexico  ;  Judge  Thomas  J.  Clayton,  of 
the  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  Courts;  and  Judge  .Wm.  H.  Clay- 
ton, of  Arkansas. 

William  Foulk  (38)  married Sharpley.     They 

moved  to  Mill  Creek  Hundred,  Del.,  and  were  the  ancestors  of 
the  Foulks  there. 


64  Genealogical  Register. 


1796. 


William   Cloud  (jg)    married    Ann  Davis,  Nov.    2, 

Children. 

114.  Abner,  m.  Klizabeth  McKay. 

115.  Ann,  m.  George  Lodge. 

116.  Charity,  did  not  marry, 

117.  Maria,  did  not  marry. 
1x8.  Lot,  m.  Rebecca  Talley. 

119.  Joel. 

Charity  Cloud  (40)  married  Valentine  Robinson,  who 
lived  on  the  Naaman's  Creek  Road,  Brandywine  Hundred. 
The  names  of  their  children  are  taken  from  the  Sterne  Record. 

Children. 

120.  Jemima,  b.  1790. 

121.  Lydia,  b.  1792. 

122.  Keziah,  b.  1796. 

123.  Kerenhappuck,  b.   1799. 

124.  Charles,  b.  1801. 

125.  Charity,  b.  1807^ 

j/i^  f  .1  ~r  (7. 6  < '-  lX' 
William  Talley  {41)  married  Ann  Day,  sister  of  Ben- 
jamin Day,  who  lived  on  the  Shellpot  Creek.  Francis  Day  was 
the  father.  William  Talley  purchased  of  William  McClure's 
Estate  100  acres  of  land  on  the  "  New  Road  "  to  the  south- 
ea.st  of    Perry's  Hotel,  and   made  his  home   there  until  his 

death,  in  1839. 

Children. 

126.  Joseph,  b.  May  15,  1799,  d.  in  Illinois. 

127.  Thomas,  b.  June  9,  1801,  d.  3^oung. 

128.  Harmon,  b.  March  31,  1803,  d.  1867. 

129.  Hezekiah,  b.  Jan'y  12,  1806,  d.  Nov.  3,  1862. 

130.  Mary  Ann,  b.  Nov.  8,  1808,  d.  April  4,  1885. 

131.  William  Grubb,  b.  May  22,  1813,  d.  1898. 

132.  Samuel  M.,  b.   Dec.  27,  1815,  d.  Aug.  23,  1896. 

Adam  Talley  {42)  married  Rebecca  Day,  July  15,  1795. 
She  was  a  sister  of  Ann  and  Benjamin  Da}^  and  was  born 
March  26,  1774.  Adam  Talley  was  an  extensive  land-owner 
at  Talley's  Corner.     He  devised  a  farm  each  to  his  sons  Wil- 


Sixth  Generation. 


65 


liam  D.,  Thomas  Miller  and  I^ewis,  subject  to  legacies  to  his 
daughters  ;  and  a  "  new  house,"  with  a  small  tract,  to  Pris- 
cilla  Hanby  (wife  of  William  Hanby)  for  life,  with  remainder 
to  her  son,  Adam  Talley  Hanby,  in  fee.  His  desk  and  arm- 
chair were  devised  to  lycwis.  lycwis  was  appointed  executor 
of  the  will,  and  letters  were  granted  to  him  August  i,  1844. 
The  witnesses  to  the  will  were  Isaac  Grubb  and  I^ewis  S. 
Talley  (the  preacher).  Adam  died  July  28,  1844.  His  will 
bears  date  May  7,  1S42.  His  wife  died  April  8,  1838.  Adam 
was  a  very  thrifty  and  honorable  man.  Camp-meeting  was 
held  in    his   woods   adjoining   the    Grubb    Road    for   several 

seasons. 

Children. 

133.  Mary,  b.  Oct.  10,  1795. 

134.  Ann,  b.  June  i,  1797. 

135.  Hannah,  b.  Jan'y  16,  1800,  d.  1890. 

136.  Adam  G.,  b.  April  3,  1802,  d.  May  14,  1868. 

137.  Priscilla,  b.  Feb'y  20,  1805,  d.  Jan'y  7,  1869. 

138.  William  D.,  b.  Oct.  6,  1806,  d.  Nov.  21,  1882. 

139.  Thomas  Miller,  b.  Aug.   28,    1808,  d.   March   i, 

1873. 

140.  Lewis,  b.  Nov.  4,  1810,  d.  Oct.  9,  1890. 

141.  EHzabeth,  b.  Feb.  12,  1812. 

142.  Rebecca,  b.  Feb'y  12,  1813,  d.  July  26,  1893. 


Thomas  Tali^Ey  (43)  was  born  May  5,  1772,  and  died 
at  the  extreme  age  of  87  years.  He  was  born  on  the  farm  late 
of  Penrose  R.  Talley,  on  the  Foulk  Road.  He  was  a  small 
boy  at  the  date  of  the  Battle  of  Brandywine,  yet  he  recol- 
lected distinctly  having  seen  a  part  of  the  American  army 
retreating  past  his  home,  going  to  Chester  on  the  evening  of 
the  battle.  A  portion  may  have  gone  by  the  Foulk  Road. 
Thomas  married  Mary  Weldin,  daughter  of  George  and  Eliza- 
beth (Allmond)  Weldin,  who  lived  on  Penny  Hill,  on  the 
Philadelphia  Turnpike.  George  Weldin  was  a  brother  to 
Jacob  Weldin,  who  married  Mary  Allmond,  sister  to  Eliza- 
beth. George  and  Jacob  were  sons  of  Isaac,  who  was  a  son 
of  the  first  Jacob.  Thomas  and  Mary,  shortly  after  their 
marriage,   purchased    a    farm    on    the    lower  Shellpot,   above 


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GENEAI.OGICAL  REGISTER. 


Webster's  mill,  and  moved  to  it  soon  after  1800.  They  spent 
the  remainder  of  their  life  on  this  farm.  Thomas  was  a  very 
neat  and  intelligent  man.  He  was  a  .stone  mason  by  trade, 
and  helped  to  erect  the  imnien.se  stone  arch  which  forms  the 
Naaman's  Creek  Bridge  at  Claymont,  Del.  Thomas  was  a 
patriot  and  shouldered  his  musket  in  the  War  of  1S12. 

Children. 

143.  Eliza  A.,  b.  March  8,  1806,  d.  Nov.  7,  1891. 

144.  George  W.,  b.  Feb'y  8,  1808,  d.  March  3,  1888. 

145.  Alban,  b.  March  15,  1811,  d.  Oct.  16,  1821. 

146.  John,  b.  Nov.  15,  181 3. 

147.  Hannah,  b.  July  25,  1816,  d.  Jan'y  5,  1892. 

Richard  Talley  (44)  married  Sarah  Cartmell,  daugh- 
ter of  (tall)  Thomas  Cartmell  and  Hannah  (Foulk)  Cartmell. 
Richard  and  his  wife  lived  and  died  on  the  Penro.se  Talley 
farm,  at  Talley' s  Corner.  Richard  may  have  died  about  the 
date  of  his  will,  in  1826.  He  was  buried  at  the  Talley-Foulk 
burying  ground.  His  wife  died  about  1833. 
i  Children. 

148.  Hannah  C,  b.  Oct.  i,  1803. 

149.  Penro.se  R.,  b.  May  19,  1805,  d.  Nov.  27,  1879. 

150.  Charity,  b.  1807. 

151.  Sarah,  b.  Jan'y,  27,  1809,  d.  Aug.  12,  1879. 
_      152.     Thomas,  b.  Nov.  11,  18 10,  d.  Aug.  13,  1899. 

153.  John  R.,  b.  Nov.  7,  1812,  d.  Feb'y  6,  1890. 

154.  Peter,  b.  March  16,  1816,  d.  Oct.  19,  1884. 

155.  Nelson  ly.,  b.  Oct.  15,  1823,  d.  April  20,  1864. 

156.  George,  d.  unmarried. 


Charity  Talley  (45)  died  unmarried,  in  1819,  about 
one  year  after  her  father. 


Curtis  TallEv  (46)  married  Mary  Baldwin,  daughter 
of  EH  Baldwin.  Curtis,  after  his  marriage,  resided  on  the  farm 
later  owned  by  his  son  Thomas  Eea  Talley,  adjoining  the 
Ebright  farm  in  Brandy  wine  Hundred. 

Children. 

157.     Clarissa,  b.  Sept.  12,  1791,  d.  April  29,  1843. 


Sixth  Generation. 


67: 


158.  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb'y  19,  1793,  d.  Aug.  6,  1843. 

159.  Mary,  b.  Jan'y  26,  1795,  d.  Feb'y  6,  1840. 

160.  Keziah,  b.  June  6,  1797,  d.  young. 

161.  William,  b.  Aug.  12,  1799,  d.  in  the  West. 

162.  Eli  Baldwin,  b.  Nov.  i,  1801,  d.  Sept.  9,  1875. 

163.  Samuel,  b.  March  1803,  d.  young. 

164.  Sally  Ann,  b.  June  19,  1805. 

165.  Curtis,  b.  Nov.  19,  1807,  d.  in  New  Jersey. 

166.  Margaret,  b.  April  12,  1810. 

167.  Thomas  L,ea,  b.  June  3,  1812. 

These  names  and  dates  were  taken  from  an  old 
Bible  in  the  possession  of  Curtis,  son  of  Thos. 
Eea  Talley,  Sr. 

Amor  Talley  (4^)  married  Ann  Day,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Day,  on  January  19,  1797.  Amor  lived  and  died  close 
by  the  ' '  eight-square  ' '  school-house,  west  of  the  Concord 
Turnpike.  Amor  was  a  man  of  excellent  character  and  firm 
integrity.  'He  died  at  the  age  of  49  years,  and  is  buried  at 
the  Bethel  Cemetery,  Brandy  wine  Hundred. 

Children. 

168.  Diana,  b.  July  3,  1798,  d.  March  30,  1895. 

169.  Joseph  Day,  b.  Dec.  4,  1799,  d.  1868. 

170.  Hiram  W.,  b.  Dec.  6,  1802,  d.  1840. 

171.  Amor  Iv.,  b.  Sept.  20,  1804. 

172.  Eliza  Ann,  b.  Oct.  14,  1806,  d.  1891. 

173.  Keziah,  b.  Oct.  20,  1808,  d.  Jan'y  5,  1892. 

174.  Wesley,  b.  Jan'y  17,  1812,  d.  1875. 

175.  Mary  Day,  b.  Feb'y  22,  1814. 


tdir^- 


Harmon  Talley  (48)  married  first,  Priscilla  Foulk, 
(36. )  They  were  first  cousins  to  each  other.  He  married  after 
the  death  of  Priscilla,  Rebecca  Grubb,  a  sister  of  his  son-in- 
law,  Adam  Grubb.  Priscilla  died  in  1802,  and  is  buried  in  the 
Foulk  burying  ground.  Rebecca,  the  second  wife,  died  in  1836, 
and  is  buried  in  the  Grubb  family  burying  ground  on  the  Grubb 
Road.  Harmon  was  quite  an  able  man,  was  a  member  of  the 
Delaware  legislature  in  1828.  After  the  death  of  his  last 
wife,   in   1836,   he  moved  to  Ohio,   taking  almost  his  entire 


68  ,  Genealogical  Register. 

family  with  him.  He  moved  from  Ohio  to  Illinois,  and  died, 
in  1858,  at  Piasa,  Macoupin  County.  He  was  interred  in  the 
Mt.  Pleasant  M.  E.  Cemetery  at  that  place.  He  lost  his  eye- 
sight some  years  before  he  died. 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

176.  Julian,  b.  June  23,  1798,  d.  Sept.  10,  1877. 

177.  John  Foulk,  b.  Oct.  26,  1799,  d.  Nov.  4,  1886. 

178.  Priscilla — died  young. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

179.  Isaac  Grubb,  b.  Jan'y  10,  1804,  d.  Feb'y  18,  1888. 
.  180.     William  Tatnall,  b.  May  7,  1808,  d.  May  15,  1885. 

181.  Margaretta. 

182.  Charles  T. — died  in  California. 

183.  Harmon  Harrison — died  in  Kan.sas. 

184.  Pri.scilla,  b.  Feb'y  14,  18 14,  d.  1885. 

Elihu  TallEy  (49)  married  Ann  Twaddell.  They 
are  both  buried  at  St.  Martin's  P.  E.  Church  at  Marcus  Hook. 
Elihu  was  a  man  of  action,  and  of  great  influence  in  his  hun- 
dred.    He  held  many  small  offices. 

Children. 

185.  William  T.,  b.  May  6,  181 7. 

186.  Charles  T.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1819. 

Peter  Talley  (50)  married  first,  Sarah  Carlton. 
He  lived  on  the  Brandywine  Creek  until  .some  3'ears  after  his 
father's  death.  He  moved  to  lUinoi.s — some  say  to  Ogle 
County.     He  married  a  second  time,  probably. 

Children. 
Carlton  may  be  same  as  Lewis,  192. 
Diana. 


187 
188 
189 
190 
191 
192 


Hannah. 
Elvina. 
Ruth. 
Lewis. 


These  were  merely  reported 
by  Mrs.  Lurana  Gardner, 
of  Illinois,  as  Peter's  chil- 
dren. 


Caleb  Talley  (51)  married  Sarah  Brown.  He  died 
on  the  banks  of  the  Brandywine,  December  31,  1820.  His 
wife  died  July  22,   1818,  leaving  their  children  quite  young, 


Sixth  Generation. 


69 


Hannah  being   but  five  months  old  when  her  mother  died. 

Hannah  Talley,  it  appears,  was  a  daughter  of  Caleb  the  first. 

Her  children  state  it  most  clearly  that  their  mother  was  born 

towards  the  Brandy  wine,  and  that  her  father  was  Caleb  Talley  ; 

that  the  mother  died  when  Hannah  was  only  a  few  months 

old,   and  that  Hannah  was  reared  partly  by  Caleb  Perkins, 

who   married   Hannah    Brown,   aunt  to  Hannah   the  infant. 

Hannah  also,  in  her  lifetime,  stated  that  she  was  entitled  to 

some  land  near  the  Brandywine.      Most  positive  proof   has 

been  found  in  the  family  Bible  of  Hannah  (Talley)  Everson, 

now  in  the  hands  of  her  daughter  at  Marcus  Hook.     It  gives 

the  death  of  Caleb  and  his  wife,   Sarah  Talley.     If    Caleb 

married  Elizabeth  Jones,  as  has  been  stated,  she  was  a  first 

wife,  for  he  surely  had  a  wife  Sarah,  the  mother  of  Hannah. 

Those  interested  in  this  matter  can  follow  it  up  to  a  definite 

conclusion. 

Children. 

193.  Caleb. 

194.  Hannah,  b.  Feb'y  14,  1818. 


Sarah  Talley  (52)  married  Thomas  McKee,  of  Mc- 
Kee's  Hill,  near  Wilmington. 

Children. 


These  names  were  given  by 
J.  Henderson  Talley,  of 
West  Chester,  Pa. 


195- 

William. 

196. 

Thomas. 

197. 

Mary. 

198. 

Isabella. 

199. 

Keziah. 

200. 

Diana. 

201. 

Sarah. 

Rev.  John  Talley  (55)  married  first,  Letitia  Clark, 

daughter  of  George  Clark,  who  lived  at  Talley' s  Corner.     He 

married  second,  Ann  W.   Henderson,   of    Milford,   Del.,   and 

third,  Ann  Hollingsworth,  of  Elkton,  Md.     John  Talley  was 

buried  at  Mt.    Lebanon  church-yard,   near  the  Brandywine. 

(See  sketch.) 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

202.     George  C,  b.  April  21,  1813. 


70  Genealogical  Register. 

203.  James  Zebley,  b.  May  9,  18 14. 

204.  William  W'csley. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

205.  J.  Henderson,  b.  Aug.  2,  1824. 

206.  Rachel  Ann,  b,  Mch.  12,  1826,  d.  Mch.  24,  1828. 

207.  Major,  b.  1828,  d.  March   12,  1828. 
There  were  no  issue  of  third  marriage. 

Rev.  Lewis  S.  TallEy  (54)  married  Priscilla  Clark, 
a  sister  of  Letitia,  the  wife  of  his  brother  John  Talley.  He 
traveled  for  a  time  as  a  Methodist  minister,  but  receiving  an 
injury  from  a  fall,  he  ceased  to  travel,  and  afterwards  preached 
as  a  local  minister,  at  the  same  time  conducting  his  farm  at 
Talley's  Corner,  on  the  Foulk  Road.  He  is  well  remembered 
by  the  older  residents  of  Brandywine  Hundred.  He  was 
quite  an  able  man  and  a  forcible  preacher.  He  was  above 
the  average  in  intellect,  and  a  man  of  influence  among 
his  neighbors.  He  died  September  3,  1847,  and  was  interred 
at  the  Bethel  Cemetery  in  Brandywine  Hundred.  He  was  the 
father  of  a  large  family,  among  whom  was  General  William 
Cooper  Talley,  now  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

Children. 

208.  Caleb  C,  b.  April  17,  1816. 

209.  Eleanor,  b.  Jan'y  21,  1818,  d.  June  10,  1842. 

210.  Letitia  H.,  b.  Jan'y  30,  1820. 

211.  Ann  Glover,  b.  May  20,  1822,  d.  Aug.  11,  i860. 

212.  Priscilla,  b.  March  26,  1824,  d.  — ,  1899. 

213.  Charlotte,  b.  Sept.  5,  1826,  d.  Oct.  13,  1850. 

214.  Lewis  Henry,  b.  Nov.  5,  1828,  d.  Nov.  17,  1893. 

215.  William  Cooper,  b.  Dec.  11,  1831. 

This  birth  is  taken  from  his  father's  Bible. 

Keziah  Talley  (55)  married  first,  Charles  T wad- 
dell.  After  his  death  she  married  Isaac  Grubb,  uncle  to  Isaac 
N.  Grubb,  of  Brandywine  Hundred. 

No  issue  of  either  marriage. 

Capt.  Amor  Talley  (57)  married  Mary  Pierce,  sister 
of  Adam  Pierce.     He  resided  for  a  time  on  a  farm  along  the 


Sixth   Generation.  71 

Foulk  Road.  He  followed  his  brother  John  Forwood  Talley  to 
Cleremont  County,  Ohio,  where  he  died  at  a  very  full  age. 
(See  sketch  of  his  father  Elihu. ) 

Children. 
216.     Sallie  Ann. 


217.  Timothy. 

218.  Ivydia. 

219.  Elihu. 

220.  Mary  Caroline. 


All  supposed  to  be  in  Ohio. 


Sarah  Talley  (58)  married  Major  Joseph  Grubb, 
who  lived  at  Grubb' s  Mill,  in  Brandywine  Hundred.  He 
was  the  owner  of  many  acres  of  land.  Sarah  was  the  ' '  Belle 
of  Delaware."      (See  sketch  of  Elihu,  her  father.) 

Children. 

221.  Amor. 

222.  Nelson. 

223.  Matilda  B. 

224.  Lydia  Ann. 

225.  Colling  wood  Clark. 

226.  Joseph. 

John  Forwood  Talley  (sg)  married  Sarah  New- 
comer, February  26,  1818,  in  Maryland.  He  was  in  the  War 
of  1812.  After  this  he  worked  at  his  trade  erecting  mills. 
When  engaged  in  erecting  a  mill  in  Maryland  for  Henry  New- 
comer, he  became  acquainted  with  the  daughter  Sarah.  This 
resulted  in  a  marriage.  The  newly  wedded  couple  resided  in 
Virginia  for  a  time,  later  they  settled  in  Cleremont  County, 
Ohio,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  very  successful 
life.  Cleremont  County  was,  when  John  moved  there,  well  on 
the  frontier.  He  has  told,  that  in  the  early  day  he  was  offered 
the  best  lot  in  Cincinnati  for  a  load  of  lumber.  Thus  show- 
ing how  new  Cincinnati  was  at  that  day.  John  Forwood 
Talley,  by  his  push  and  energy,  acquired  a  vast  amount  of 
lands  in  Ohio  ;  and  when  he  died  he  was  the  wealthiest  man 
in  Cleremont  County.  His  wife  died  July  8,  1851.  He 
turned  from  her  death-bed  saying,  ' '  I  have  nothing  to  live  for 
now."     From  that  time  he  declined,  and  passed  away  Decem- 


72  Genealogical  Register. 

ber  II,  1 85 1.  He  was  particular  in  his  dress,  kept  good 
horses,  and  enjoyed  a  dashing  drive.  He  was  tall  and  muscu- 
lar, and  was  possessed  of  an  iron  will.  He,  though  a  ver}' 
silent  man,  would  not  .stand  an  insult,  and  would  resent  the 
same  even  if  it  led  to  a  personal  encounter.  He  left  to  sur- 
vive him  five  children,  who  became  men  and  women  of  great 
ability  and  of  influence  in  the  vState  of  Ohio. 

Children. 

227.  Henry  N.,  b.  June  12,  1819,  d.  Nov.  13,  1888. 

228.  Lydia,  b.  Oct.  3,  1820,  d.  Sept.  17,  1840. 

229.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  19,  1823,  d.  Nov.  10,  1896. 

230.  Elihu,  b.  Sept.  4,  1825,  d.  Jan'y  17,  1896. 

231.  John  William,  b.  Aug.  5,  1830,  d.  Mch.  22,  1895. 

232.  Sarah  L.,  b.  Dec.  25,  1833. 

Mary  Talley   {Oo)   married   first,    Harmon   Talley, 

second,  Thos.  Smith.     Harmon  was  a  carpenter,  and  resided 

along  the  Foulk  Road,  on  a  farm  afterward  owned  by  Samuel 

Forwood.     He  was  in  the  army  of  181 2,  and  was  encamped 

near  Marcus  Hook.     He  was  born  July  31,    1781,  and  died 

Februarj^  10,  1821. 

Children. 

233.  Lydia,  b.  April  20,  1807,  d.  young. 

234.  Rebecca,  b.  Oct.  2,  1808,  d.  young. 

235.  Washington,  b.  Dec.  20,  1810,  d.  young. 

236.  Lurana  A.,  b.  Jan'y  25,  1812,  d.  April  6,  1893. 

237.  Lsaac  Jones,   b.  Feb'y  8,  1814,  d.  Sept.  17,  1873. 

238.  Eeah,  b.  April  19,  18 15,  d.  young. 

239.  Mary  Jane,  b.  Sept.  4,  181 8. 

240.  Elizabeth  M.,  b.  April  21,  182 1. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

241.  George  W.,  m.  Anna  M.  Grubb. 

242.  Ann,  m.  Thomas  J.  Pierce,  (Concord.) 

Eydia   Talley    {62)    married    Amor   Talley,    son  of 
Thomas,  son  of  Samuel  first.      (See  No.   89  for  i.ssue  of  this- 
marriage. ) 

Charles  Talley   (64)   married  ,    moved   to 

Harrisburg,   Pa.,  went  to  the  Mexican  War,  and  was  never 
heard  of  again. 


Sixth    Generation. 


73 


Hannah  R.  Talley  (65)  married,  January  31,  1822, 
Jehu  Talley,  (dark-haired)  No.  93.  They  resided  on  the 
Concord  Turnpike,  above  Perry's  Hotel.  They  are  buried  at 
Siloam  M.  K.  burying  ground,  Delaware  County,  Pa. 

Children. 

243.  Lewis  Smith,  b.  April  8,  1824,  d.  Mch.  13,  1855. 

244.  Thomas  C,  b.  July  29,  1826,  d.  Dec.  26,  1886. 

245.  Julia  Ann,  b.  Feb'y  i,  1829,  d.  Nov.  21,  1850. 

246.  Charles  Parker,  b.  March  3,  1831,  d.  young. 

247.  Hiram  G.,  b.  Sept.  12,  1833,  d.  Nov.  29,  1875. 

248.  Elizabeth  M.,  b.  June  2,  1836,  d.  Jan'y  22,  1898. 

249.  Susan  Jane,  b.  Dec.  12,  1838,  d.  Jan'y  4,  1897. 

250.  Walter  Marsh,  b.  March  28,  1841,  d.  young. 

251.  Joseph  E.,  b.  May  31,  1843,  d.  young. 

252.  Mary  Emma,  b.  Feb'y  17,  1845,  d.  Nov.  23,  1892. 


Gideon  Gii^pin  Taeley  (66)  married  first,  Elizabeth 
Eloyd  (271),  sister  of  Joseph  Eloyd.  After  her  death  he 
married  a  widow  named  Paiste,  of  Delaware  County,  Pa. 

Child  of  first  marriage. 

253.  Edgar  E.,  b.  Nov.  26,  1834,  d.  July  14,  1854. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

254.  Martha  H.,  b.  Jan'y  28,  1838,  d.  young. 

255.  Hiram  H.,  b.  Feb'y  3,  1840.     In  California. 
Elizabeth,  the  first  wife,  was  visiting  in  the  West.    She 

was  out  of  doors,  and  heard  the  cry  of  "  mad  dog."  She  sud- 
denly turned  to  run  in  the  house,  and  in  some  way  ruptured  a 
blood  vessel,  from  the  effects  of  which  she  shortly  died. 


Rachel  A.   Tai^ley   (68)   married   John  Thompson, 

(82)  January   10,    1833.     He  was  a  carpenter,  and  resided  in 

Chester,   Pa.     He  is  buried  at  the  Newark  Union  Cemetery, 

Brandy  wine  Hundred. 

Children. 

256.  George,  b.   Feb'y  2,    1834,  d.   young. 

257.  Thomas,  b.   April  4,    1835,  d.   young. 

258.  Elizabeth  J.,  b.  Jan'y  19,    1837. 

259.  Gideon  Gilpin,  b.   Feb'y  2,    1840. 

260.  John  E.,  b.  Jan'y  23,    1842,  d.   young. 


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261.  William  T.,  b.   Nov.   3,    1843. 

262.  Charles  A.,  b.  June  4,    1846. 

263.  Lydia  A.,  b.   Dec.    10,    1848,  d.   young. 

264.  Stephen  E.,  b.   Dec.   29,    1849,  d.   young. 

265.  Thomas  Rawson,  b.  April   13,    1851,  d.   young. 

Cyrus  Talley  (6g)  married  Mary .     He  may 

have  resided  near  Philadelphia. 

Children. 

266.  James  Smith,  ]>.  June  15,  181 1,  d.  Sept.  20,  1873. 

267.  Alexander.      (Perhaps.; 

268.  Henry,  b.  April  22,  1819,  d.  1884. 

Susanna  Talley  (7^ )  married  Jeremiah  Lloyd,  May 
2,  1805.  He  resided  near  the  Delaware  River.  Susanna  has 
been  described,  by  those  who  knew  her,  as  a  lady  of  refine- 
ment and  great  kindness. 

Children. 

269.  Samuel,  b.  Nov.  30,  1806.   Resided  in  Indiana. 

270.  Joseph,  b.  Aug.  6,  1808,  d.  March   i,  1855. 

271.  Elizabeth,  b.  April  6,  1811,  d.  April  12,  1835. 

272.  Orpah,  b.  Nov.  3,  1813.     Resided  in  Indiana. 

273.  Susan,  b.  Sept.  25,  1817. 

274.  Isaac,  b.  July  4,  1825. 

Samuel  Talley  (74)  married  Jemima  Talley  (loi). 
This  is  not  definitely  known,  but  it  is  supposed  to  be  right, 
from  the  fact  that  a  grave  is  found  in  the  Foulk  Cemetery 
marked,  "Margaret,  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Jemima 
Talley,  died  April  24,  1839,  at  the  age  of  18  years."  We 
know  of  no  other  Samuel  or  Jemima  who  were  of  the  age  to 
have  a  child  born  about  1821.  Then,  again,  Mary  Talley, 
the  mother  of  Willard  Galbreath,  was  the  daughter  of  Jemi- 
ma Talley,  and  Willard  states  that  his  grandfather  was  buried 

in  the  P'oulk  Cemetery. 

Children. 

275.  Margaret,   b.    1821,  d.   April  24,    1839. 

276.  Mary,  b.   Aug.   27,    1826,   d.  April   17,    1861. 
There  may  have  been  other  children. 


about 

1810 

277. 

278. 

279. 

280. 

281. 

282. 

283. 

Sixth    Generation.  75 

Jemima    Cartmei^i.    (76)    married    Warren    Rawson 
(See  sketch  of  Thomas  G.  Rawson.) 

Children. 

Elizabeth. 

Susanna. 

Regina,  b.  Aug.   26,    1815. 

A  daughter  died  in  infancy. 

A  daughter  died  in  infancy. 

Thomas  George,   b.  Jan'y  9,    1823. 

William  Warren,  b.  April  i,    1825. 

Catherine  Thompson  (81)  married  John  McDade. 
They  are  both  interred  at  St.   Martin's,  Marcus  Hook,  Pa. 

Child. 

284.  Rachel,  m.  Thomas  Hansell. 

John  Thompson  {82)  married  Rachel  A.  Talley. 
(See  No.   68  for  the  issue.) 

Sallie  Thompson  (83)  married  Robert  Bird,  Feb'y 
28,  1833.  He  was  a  shoemaker.  He  died  at  his  home  at 
Penny  Hill,   Brandy  wine  Hundred. 

Children. 

285.  Mary  Ann. 

286.  Rebecca. 

287.  Priscilla. 

288.  George. 

George  Thompson  (84)  married  Sarah  Ann  Prince, 

daughter  of  Isaiah  Prince,   brother  of  Johi>'  Prince. 

_.  ...  Adam 

Child. 

289.  Mary  Eliza — died  a  young  woman. 

Elizabeth     Thompson     (,85  )     married     Nehemiah 

Broomall. 

Children. 

290.  Thomas  Thompson,  unmarried. 

291.  Mary,   m.  James  Rusk. 

292.  Martha  S. 

293.  Jesse,  d.  young. 


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294 

295 
296 
297 
298 
299 


Nehcniiah,   d.   young. 

Ella  L.,   in.   Samuel  Mullen. 

John  Talbot,   unmarried. 

Sarah  T.,  married  James  Bullock. 

Lydia  Jane,   m.   Isaac  Venn. 

Victor  I.   Du  Pont,   m.   May  Mower. 


Stephen  H.  Thompson  (86)  married    Henrietta  M. 

Guest,   Dec.   6,    1861. 

Child. 

300.  Mary  P.,   b.   Dec.   6,    1865,  m.  \Vm.  J.  Quigley. 

Edward  T.  Thoinipsox  iSy)  married  Mary  Schuster. 

Children. 

301.  Eliza. 


302 
303 
304 
305 


Edward. 
Florence. 
Pri.scilla. 
Thomas  J.  Y. 


Mary  Ann  Thompson  (88)  married  John  G.  Burke, 
May  23,  1849.  She  is  a  widow,  and  has,  of  late  years,  re- 
sided at  Chester,  Pa.  She  and  her  daughters  get  along  very 
snugly  at  their  home.  Her  memory  is  good,  and  she  has 
given  much  information  for  the  book. 

Children. 

306.  Mary  A.,   b.    Feb'y  25,    1850. 

307.  Ellen  H.,   b.  Jan'y  7,    1853. 

308.  lyizzie  E.,  b.  Sept.   5,    1864. 


Amor  Tali^ey  (8g)  married  Eydia  Talley  (62). 

Child. 

309.  Samuel,  b.    1820,  d.    1887. 

Margaret   Tali,ey  (go)    married   Aaron  Smith,  of 
Delaware  County,  Pa.     The}-  lived  close  by  the  circular  line. 

Children. 

310.  John. 

311.  Rebecca. 

312.  Susan,  d.  at  nine  years  of  age. 


Sixth    Generation.  77 

Hannah  Tai^ley  (gi)  married  Samuel  Hanby,  who 
lived  near  Siloam  M.  E.  Church.  They  and  all  of  their  child- 
ren are  deceased,  and  are  buried  in  the  Siloam  Cemetery. 

Rebecca  Talley  (  92  )  married  Robinson  Beeson, 
May  25,  1826.  They  resided,  after  their  marriage,  on  the 
land  of  Thomas  Talley,  now  the  William  Weer  farm,  on  the 
Naaman's  Creek  Road. 

Robinson  Beeson,  b.  Oct.  17,  1797,  d.  Spt.  18,1877. 

Rebecca  Talley,  b.  Sept.  23,  1800,  d.  Jan.  11,1867. 

Children. 
313.     Thomas  Talley,  b.  April  23,  1827. 


314 
315 
316 

317 
318 

319 
320 


Amor,  b.  March  i,  1828. 
Wesley  G.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1830. 
Hannah  A.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1830. 
Margaret,  b.  May  i,  1834. 
Charles,  b.  Nov.  7,  1836. 
Charlotte,  b.  March  27,  1840. 
Emily,  b.  March  27,  1840 
Rebecca. 


Jehu  Talley,  dark  hair  (gj),  married  Hannah  R. 
Talley.      (See  No.  65  for  issue  of  this  marriage.) 

Susanna  Talley  (94)  married  John  McKeever.  They 
are  both  buried  in  the  Bethel  Cemetery.  Susanna  died  at  the 
age  of  81  years  and  her  husband  at  the  age  of  82  years. 

Children. 

321.  Thomas  T.,  b.  April  26,  1830,  d.  July  19,  1868. 

322.  Margaret,  married  Jacob  R.  Pennell. 

323.  Isabella,  d.  seven  years  old. 

Jehu  Talley  (g8),  blonde,  married  Hannah  Smith, 
daughter  of  James  and  Jane  Smith,  of  Elam,  Delaware  Co., 
Pa.     He  owned  considerable  land  at  Elam. 

Children. 

324.  James  Smith,  b.  Aug.  11,  1834,  d.  1864. 

325.  Jehu,  b.  April  18,  1836. 

326.  Jane,  b.  July  15,  1838. 

327.  Hannah  A.,  b.  June  25,  1840. 


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Joseph  B.  Tali^ey  (gg),  son  of  Jehu,  married  Maria  — . 

Children. 

328.  Aaron  Dickinson — went  West. 

329.  Thomas  —  killed    by   explosion    of    Du    Font's 

powder  wagons  in  Wilmington. 

330.  Mary — went  West. 

331.  Joseph,  d.  unmarried. 

Benjamin  Tali^ey  (100)  married ,  had  children, 

and  died  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Jemima  Talley  (ioi)  may  have  married  first,  Samuel 

Talley,    (74)    son    of    Edward.      Children,    (See    No.     74.) 

Jemima,    after  the  death   of   Samuel,    married,    about    1844, 

Robert  Galbreath. 

Child  of  second  marriage. 

332.  Robert  Clay,  b.  Feb'y  14,  1856. 

Parthena  Talley  (102)  married  Robert  McClure. 
He  lived  along  the  Foulk  Road,  and  had  something  to  do 
with  the  log  house  known  as  the  ' '  Booth  house. "  It  is  said 
that  he  moved  to  Wilmington,  and  his  descendants  may  be 
living  there  to-day. 

Susan  Talley  (103)  married  Benjamin  Brown. 

Children. 

333.  Thomas — went  to  Ohio. 

334.  Frank^went  to  Ohio. 

335.  Sarah  Jane — nothing  further  known. 
John. 

Mary  Talley  (104)  married  Benjamin  Pierce.  Know 
nothing  further  of  this  family. 

Bayard  Talley  (105),  son  of  Samuel,  the  son  of 
Samuel  the  first,  married,  February  5,  1835,  Elizabeth  Smith, 
daughter  of  James  and  Jane  Smith,  of  Elam,  Delaware 
County,  Pa.  Bayard,  later  in  life,  moved  to  Oak  Hill,  Lan- 
caster County,  Pa.  He  and  his  wife  are  buried  at  St.  John's 
P.  E.  Church  Cemetery,  Concord,  Pa. 


Sixth    Genkration. 


79 


Children. 

336.  Anna  Maria,  d.  an  infant,  in  1836. 

337.  Nelson  Smith,  d.  Sept.  17,  1890,  in  his  53d  year. 

338.  Mary  Jane,  b.  Aug.  i,  1840. 


-,  moved  to 


Nelson  R.  Tali^ey  {106)  married  

Delaware,  Ohio. 

Children. 

339.     A.  J.  Talley,   Belle  Point,  Ohio.      (Others,  but 

not  found.) 


Isabella  Talley  (108)   married 
further  known  of  her. 


Nothing 


Jane  Talley  dog)  married  John  Wilson.     They  re- 
sided near  Centreville,  Christiana  Hundred. 

Children. 
Sabilla,  d.  unmarried. 
Lydia  A.,  single. 
Hannah,  single. 
Adaline,  m.  Baird. 


340 
341 
342 
343 
344 
345 
346 


Mary  Jane,  m.  James  Ewing. 

Priscilla,  married  Eli  Seal. 

Alban  J.,  m.,  and  lives  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 


Margaret  Talley  (iio)  married 


Little. 


Maria  Talley  (hi)  married  John  Cochran, 


Martha  Talley  (113)  married  Daniel  Himes,  of 
Chester  County,  Pa.,  about  1833.  He  was  born  August  11, 
1811,  and  died  February  2,  1895.  She  was  born  June  23, 
1810,  died  April  11,  1861. 

Children. 

347.  John  S.,  b.  Nov.  22,  1835. 

348.  Samuel,  b.  Dec.  31,  1836,  d.  young. 

349.  Mary  Elmira,  b.  June  12,  1839. 

350.  Nelson  T.,  b.  Oct.  15,  1840,  d.  Sept.  21,  1861. 

351.  William  S.,  b.  March  16,  1842. 

352.  George  B.,  b.  May  18,  1844. 


8o  Genealogical  Register. 

353.  Anna  Maria,  b.  Aug.  8,  1847,  d.  1849. 

354.  Louis  D.,  b.  July  9,  1850,  d.  1858. 

355.  Victorene,  b.   April  16,  1852,  d.  February,  1892. 

SEVENTH  GENERATION. 

The    Foulk    line    for   lack    of    information   cannot   be 
shown  farther.     The  Foulk  numbers  are  33  to  38,  inclusive. 

Abner  Cloud  (114)  married  Elizabeth  McKay. 

Children. 

356.     William,  m.  Sarah  Derrickson. 

Sarah  Jane,  m.  John  J.  Krider,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Ann  Cloud  (115)  married  George  Lodge,  who  resided 

at  Lodge's  Hill,  on  the  Philadelphia  Turnpike,   Brandywine 

Hundred.     She  died  a  few  years  after  her  marriage,  leaving 

only  one  child. 

Child. 

357.  William  C.     He  died  in  1899. 

Lot  Cloud    (118)    married    Rebecca   Talley  (  142  ), 
daughter  of  Adam  Talley. 

Children. 

358.  Elmira,  unmarried. 


359 
360 

361 
362 

363 
364 


Joel,  unmarried. 

George  Lodge. 

Ann  M. 

Charit}",  d.  unmarried. 

William,  m.  Mary  Clemson. 

Elizabeth,  m.  Joseph  Husbands. 


Joseph  Talley  (126)  married  Anna  Maria  Denny, 
sister  of  Randolph  Denny.  They  moved  to  Piasa,  Macoupin 
County,  111.,  at  a  very  early  day.  They  died  at  Piasa.  Several 
children  survived  them  ;  but  no  word  has  been  received  from 
them. 

Harmon  Talley  ( 128 )  married  Harriet  Johnson, 
daughter  of  Robert  Johnson.     No  issue. 


Seventh  Generation. 


8i 


HezEkiah  Talley  (i2sg)  married  Julian  Bird,  March 
7,  1831.  He  owned  a  farm  southeast  of  Perry's  Hotel,  in 
Brandywine  Hundred.  He  raised  fine  peaches  at  an  early 
date,  and  in  large  quantities.  They  were  sold  at  remunerative 
prices.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  attainments,  and  was  most 
upright  in  all  his  dealings. 

Children. 

365.  William  Henrj',  b.  Oct.  30,  1833,  d.  Oct.  30,  1869. 

366.  Sarah  Anne,  b.  Oct.  30,  1833,  d.  July  20,  1899. 

367.  Anne  Mary,  b.  Feb'y  25,  1836,  d.  Sept.  28,  1896. 

368.  Harriet  Jane,  b.  Feb'y  25,  1836,  d.  Aug.  22,  1836. 

369.  Edwin,  b.  May  31,  1838. 

370.  Harmon  Harrison,  b.  Nov.  i,  1840,  d.  Sept.   24, 

1864. 

371.  John  Da)^,  b.  Nov.  10,  1843. 


Mary  Ann  Talley   (130)   died  unmarried,  at  Wil- 
mington, Del.,  and  is  buried  at  Bethel  Cemetery. 


William  Grubb  Talley  (131)  married  Margaret 
Ann  Bell.  They  resided  at  Brandywine  Village  for  a  number 
of  years.  He  was  well  known  as  the  village  wheelwright.  He 
died  at  Wilmington,  and  is  buried  at  Bethel. 

Children. 

372.  Harmon,  b.  Aug.  20,  1837,  d.  Feb'5^  27,  1897. 

373.  Ann  Elizabeth,  b.  1841,  d.  1848. 

374.  William  El  wood,  b.  1842,  d.  1856. 

375.  Charles  Iv.,  b.  1844. 

376.  Mary  Emma,  b.  Aug.  25,  1848. 

377.  Wilhelmina,  b.  1852. 

378.  Alfred  G.,  b.  1857,  unmarried. 


Samuel  M.  Talley  (132)  married  Sarah  Aldred  Day, 
December  30,  1840.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

379.  Ellen  Aldred,  b.  June  29,  1842. 

380.  Harriet  Jane,  b.  May  2,  1844. 

381.  Winfield  Scott,  b.  Aug.  31,  1847. 

382.  Francis  D.,  b.  June  11,  1854. 


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Genealogical  Register. 


383 

Joseph  Harley,  b.  Feb'y  5,  1858. 

384 

Samuel  M.,  b.  Nov.  11,  1859. 

1 

Mary    TallEy    (133),  daughter    of    Adam    Talley, 

married  John  Aldred.     They  moved  to  Ohio.     So  far  as  we 

have  ascertained  their  children  are  as  follow  : 

385 

Wm.  Massey. 

386 

John  A. 

387 

Adam. 

388 

Thomas. 

389 

Sarah  A. 

390 

Mary. 

391 

Ellen. 

392 

Rebecca  or  Eli/.a,  (?) 

393 

Catharine. 

Ann  Talley  (134),  daughter  of  Adam  Talley,  mar- 
ried Joseph  Quigley,  as  his  second  wife. 

Child. 
394.     Rebecca  Ann. 


Hannah  Talley  (135)  married  Joseph  Grubb,  son 

of  Richard.     In  after  life  they  removed  to  their   farm   near 

Newport,  Del.     Hannah  died  at  Wilmington  and  is  buried  at 

Bethel  Cemetery. 

Children. 

395.  Lydia  Ann,  m.  William  Babb. 

396.  Rebecca,  b.  1829,  d.  Aug.  18,  1890. 

397.  George,  m.  Rebecca  Lynam. 

398.  Joseph  Ivybrand,  m.  Priscilla  Rowland. 

399.  Hannah  Elizabeth,  m.  J.  Fesmire. 

400.  Alfred — went  away  and  was  not  heard  of. 

401.  Mary,  m.  John  I^ynam. 

402.  Beulah  C,  b.  Oct.  10,  1842,  d.  Nov.  29,  1882. 

Adam  G.  Talley  (136)  married  Sarah  Aldred,  March 
28,  1825.  They  went  to  Ohio,  and  later  to  Iowa,  where 
nearly  all  of  the  descendants  now  reside.  The  children, 
grandchildren  and  great-grandchildren  number  more  than  one 


Seventh  Generation. 


83 


hundred.     Adam  was  major  in  the  Pennsylvania  militia  before 
he  emigrated  to  the  West.     He  was  a  remarkably  large  man. 

Children. 

403.  Thomas  Aldred,  b.  May  18,  1828,  d.  Aug.  3,  1842. 

404.  Catharine  R.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1829,  d.  Aug.  24,1899. 

405.  Albert,  b.  Dec.  31,1832,  d.  July  9,  1840. 

406.  Mary,  b.  Oct.  3,  1834,  d.  Aug.  20,  1894. 

407.  Helen,  b.  Oct.  23,  1836,  d.  Nov.  22,  1836. 

408.  Isaac  A.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1838. 

409.  Benjamin  F.,  b.  Jan'y  25,  1841. 
I             410.     Sarah  E.,  b.  July  28,  1843. 

Priscilla  Talley  {137)  married  William  C.  Hanby. 
He  was  born  October  17,  1804  ;  died  August  i,  1885. 

Children. 

411.  John,  b.  March  12,  1828. 

412.  Rebecca,  b.  Nov.  4,  1830. 

413.  Adam  Talley,  b.  Dec.  29,  1832,  d.  1864. 

414.  Louisa,  d.  young. 

415.  Charity,  d.  young. 

416.  William  H.,  b.  Aug.  29,  1835,  d.  1885. 

417.  Rachel  A.,  b.  Oct.  27,  1839. 

418.  Charlotte,  b.  May  10,  1842. 

419.  Priscilla,  b.  Jan'y  10,  1846,  d.  1899. 

420.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  i,  1847. 


WiivEiAM  D.  TALI.EY  (ijS)  married  Elizabeth  H. 
Bullock.  She  is  sister  of  Jacob  Bullock,  who  married  Eliza- 
beth Talley  (141).  By  the.se  two  marriages  Elizabeth  Bullock 
became  Talley,  and  Elizabeth  Talley  became  Bullock. 

Children. 

421.  Adam  Clark,  b.  May  12,  1839,  d.  Jan'y  28,  1863. 

422.  John  D.,  b.  April  22,  1841,  d.  Oct.  20,  1864. 

423.  William  B.,  b.  Feb'y  26,  1843. 

424.  Sarah  M.,  b.  Aug.  7,  1845,  d.  Nov.  10,  1884. 

425.  Isabella  G.,  b.  March  12,  1847,  d.  i860. 

426.  Martha  A.,  b.  May  7,  1849. 

427.  Mary  E.,  b.  Aug.  31,  1853. 

428.  EmmaL.,  b.  Aug.  31,  1855. 


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GeneaIvOgical  Register. 


429 
430 

431 
432 
433 


Clara  R.,  b.  March  6,  1857. 
Joseph  G.,  b.  May  6,  1S60,  d. 
lycwis  C,  b.  Sept.  16,  1S63,  d. 
Wesley  H.,  b.  April  6,  1865. 
Jessie  S.,  b.  May  6,  1868. 


young, 
young. 


Thomas  Miller  Tallky  (ijg)  married  first,  Eliza- 
beth Goudy ;  second,  Hannah  Foulk  ;  and  third,  Susan 
Rambo,  January  29,  1857..  Susan  now  lives  in  the  old,  well 
preserved  house  which  belonged  to  the  Rambo  family.  It  is 
more  than  one  hundred  years  old.     . 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

434.  Mary  G.,  b.  March  19,  1835. 

435.  Rebecca,  b.  April  12,  1837. 

436.  John  A.,  b.  March  6,  1840. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

437.  Sarah  Jane,  b.  Nov.  7,  1842,  d.  young. 

438.  Elwood  M.,  b.  March  11,  1844,  deceased. 

439.  Esther  Foulk,  b.  Aug.  i,  1845. 

440.  Hannah  G.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1846.    Went  to  Califor'a. 

441.  Eli  Sinex,  b.  vSept.  4,  1848,  d.  young. 

442.  Caroline  S.,  b.  May  5,  1850,  d.  3'oung. 

443.  William  Foulk,  b.  Dec.  9,  1851. 

444.  Eewis  C,  b.  April  16,  1855. 

Children  of  third  marriage. 

445.  Thomas  R.,  b.  Nov.  23,  1857,  d.  young. 

446.  Rachel  E.,  b.  Nov.  22,  1859,  d.  young. 

447.  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan'5^  22,  1861. 

448.  Charles  H.,  b.  Feb'y  4,  1865. 

449.  Jesse  P.,  b.  Aug.  4,  1867. 


IvEwis  Taleey  (140)  married  Elizabeth  Zebley,  Feb'y 

27,  1834.     She  was  born  February  12,  1814,  and  is  now  in  her 

86th  year.      (See  sketch.) 

Children.  ,  » 

450.  Thomas  Miller,  b.  Dec.  27,  1834.  /J^t^A^iL  J^Il 

451.  William  A.,  b.  April  2,  1836. 

452.  Robert,  b.  Aug.  29,  1837. 

453.  Mary,  b.  July  23,  1839. 


Seventh  Generation. 


454 
455 
456 
457 
458 
459 


Hannah,  b.  March  12,  1841. 

L,ewis  F.,  b.  March  26,  1843. 

Elizabeth  J.,  b.  April  9,  1847. 

Beulah  Z.,  b.  Nov.  9,  1849, 

Albert,  b.  Feb'y  22,  1852,  d.  young. 

Clara  V.,  b.  Feb'y  12,  1858,  d.  Aug.  3,  1895. 


,Ei.izABETH   Talley  ( 141 )    married   Jacob    Bullock. 
They  resided  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

Children. 


460. 

John,  b.  June  9,  i 

841. 

461 

Sharpley, 

462 

Anna  Mary. 

These    names     are    quoted 

463 

Margery. 

from  vol.  I,  page  320,  of 

464 

Emma. 

the  Biog.  and  Genealogi- 

465 

Elizabeth, 

cal  History  of  Del. 

466 

Jacob. 

Rebecca   Tai^i^ey  (142)  married   Eot  Cloud    (118). 
For  the  issue  see  No.  118. 

Eliza  A.  Talley  (143)  never  married.    (See  sketch.) 

George  W.  Talley  (144)  married,  April  12,  1838, 

Lavinia  Beeson,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Susanna  Smith  Beeson. 

(See  sketch. ) 

Children. 

467.  Mary  Anna,  b.  Jan'y  20,  1839,  d.  Feb'y  24,  i860. 

468.  John  Smith,  b.  May  23,  1840. 

469.  Charles  W.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1842. 

470.  George  A.,  b.  Sept.  27,  1844. 

471.  Thomas  J.,  b.  March  13,  1846. 

472.  Phebe  Jane,  b.  Oct.  10,  1847. 

473.  Ella,  b.  July  22,  1850. 

474.  Beulah  Emma,  b.  Aug.  29,  1852. 

475.  Joseph  Beeson,  b.  Jan'y  11,  1855. 

476.  Anna  L,avinia,  b.  Jan'y  10,  1861. 

John    TallEy    (146)    married,  in    the   early  part  of 
1853,  Sarah  A.  Stidham.      (See  sketch.) 


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Genealogical  Register. 


477 
478 

479 
480 

481 

482 


Children. 

Eliza  Jane,  b.  Sept.  25,  1853. 

Isaac  S.,  b.  Dec.  29,  1855. 

John  R.,  b.  Sept.  15,  1857,  d.  young. 

Anna  Mary,  b.  Dec.  6,  1859. 

John  Thomas,  b.  Jan'y  10,  1862. 

Sarah  Loui.sa,  b.  Oct.  18,  1863. 


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Hannah    Talley   {147)  married   Jacob    R.   Weldin. 

(See  sketch.) 

Children. 

483.  Eliza,  b.  March  7,  1846.  ^^/\j)^. 

484.  Isaac,  b.  Jan'y  30,  1849,  d.  yoiihg; 

485.  Lewis,  b.  Oct.  6,  1851,  d.  young. 

486.  Jacob  Atwood,  b.  Jan'y  31,  1855. 

487.  Thomas  Talley,  b.  Aug.  18,  1857. 

Hannah  C.  Talley  (148),  daughter  of  Richard 
Talley,  married  Curtis  Bullock,  November  19,  1822. 

Children. 

488.  Curtis  Talley,  b.  Oct.  3,  1823,  d.  Aug.  23,  1867.  ^ 

489.  Priscilla,  b.  July  26,  1825. 

490.  Esther,  b.  Aug.  14,  1827. 

Curtis  having  died  in  1829,  Hannah  C.  married  second, 
Jesse  M.  Lane,  January  12,  1837. 

Children. 

491.  Louis,  b.  Feb'y  8,  1838. 

492.  Margaret  G.,  b.  July  15,  1839. 

493.  Hannah  M.,  b.  Oct.  11,  1842. 

Penrose  R.  Talley  (149)  married  Edith  G.  Smith, 
December  8,  1831.  She  was  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Margery 
(Bullock)  Smith.  Penrose  lived  at  Talley 's  Corner,  and  was 
a  very  prosperous  farmer,  and  owned  considerable  land. 

Children. 

494.  Ezra,  b.  Nov.  6,  1832,  d.  young. 

495.  Thomas  S.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1833,  d.  April  2,  1890. 

496.  Charles,  b.  March  4,  1835,  d.  Oct.  i,  1898. 

497.  Louisa,  b.  Feb'y  28,  1837,  d.  young. 

498.  Brinton  L.,  b.  June  29,  1839,  d.  Jan'5'  29,  1889. 


Skventh  Generation. 


87 


499.  Sarah  M.,  b.  June  14,  1841,  d.  Feb'y  7,  1872, 

500.  Eliza  J.,  b.  Oct.  20,  1842. 

501.  Edith  G.,  b.  April  24,  1845. 

502.  Penrose  R.,  b.  Aug.  16,  1847. 

503.  Abner  C,  b.  Oct.  i,  1849,  d.  May  13,  1876. 

Charity  Taleey   (  150  )   married   Nathaniel    Booth, 

December  7,  1826. 

Children. 

504.  Elizabeth  Ann,  b.  Nov.  28,  1827. 

505.  Lsaac,  b.  April  19,  1829. 

506.  EberW.,  b.  March,  1835. 

507.  Enoch,  b.  July  5,  1831,  d.  Sept.  14,  1855. 

508.  Sarah,  b.  Nov.,  1833. 

509.  Nathaniel,  b.  Dec.  9,  1838. 

510.  Jemima,  b.  March  6,  1841,  d.  young. 

511.  John,  b.  July  15,  1843. 

Sarah  Tali^Ey  (151)  married  Joseph  Pierce,   March 
2,  1829.     He  died  April  23,  1878,  aged  81  years. 

Children. 

512.  Alfred  D.,  b.  Nov.  18,  1829. 

513.  Joseph  M.,  b.  Jan'y  27,  1836. 

514.  WilHam  H.,  b.  Nov.  25,  1838. 

Thomas  T alley  (152)  married  Elizabeth  Bird,  about 
1849.     She  died  April  9,  1887,  aged  71  years. 

Children. 
'        515.     Daughter,  d.  in  infancy. 
M>^JL>a^5i6.     I^eah,  b.  June  2,  1852. 


John   R.    Talley  (153)  married   Eliza   Ann   Kizer. 

They  resided  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Nelson  E-  Talley. 

John  R.  and  Eliza  Ann  are  interred  at  Mt.   Pleasant  M.   E. 

Cemetery,  Delaware. 

Children. 

517.  Jesse  Lane,  b.  Oct.  14,  1838,  d.  March  7,  1896. 

518.  Edward,  b.  1841,  d.  July  21,  1864.  ^ 

519.  Henry  C,  b.  Feb'y  i,  1844. 

520.  John  E.,  b.  Jan'y  19,  1846. 


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Genealogical  Register. 


521.  Isaac,  b.  Feb'y,  1S49,  d.  Aug.  14,  1869. 

522.  Nelson  L.,  b.  April  7,  1852. 
•  Albin.  b.  July  5,  1855. 

Peter  TallEY  (154)  married  Mary  (Mousley)  Bul- 
lock, a  widow,  December  29,  1841.     She  was  born  August  3, 

181 3  ;  died  May  5,  1889. 

Children. 

523.  Curtis  M.,  born  Feb'y  17,  1843. 

524.  Norris  W. ,  b.  Sept.  28,  1845,  d.  May  14,  1889. 

525.  Almira,  b.  April  i,  1848,  d.  young. 

526.  Sarah  Jane,  b.  Feb'y  7,  1850,  d.  May  14,  1869. 

Nelson  L.  Talley  (155)  married  Rachel  Ann  Wil- 
son, September  3,  1846.  She  was  born  October  19,  1826.  He 
was  a  carpenter,  but  later  became  a    farmer  in  Brandywine 

Hundred,  Del. 

Children. 

527.  James  Wilson,  b.  Sept.  6,  1847. 

528.  John  C,  b.  March  13,  1850,  d.  April  29,  1882. 

529.  William  T.,  b.  March  17,  1853,  d.  j-oung. 

530.  Sarah  Emma,  b.  June  17,  1855,  d.  young.         S 

531.  Rachel  Anna,  b.  May  31,  1857. 

532.  Mary  Ella,  b.  July  26,  1862,  d.  young. 

Clarissa  Talley  {157)  married  William  Wilson. 

Children. 

533.  Hannah,  b.  April  6,  181 4. 

534.  Mary,  b.  May  5,  18 16. 

535.  Norris,  b.  Feb'y  12,  1818. 

536.  Martha,  b.  Aug.  12,  1820. 

537.  Ivouis,  b.  Aug.  22,  1823. 

538.  WiUiam,  b.  July  2,  1826. 

539.  Sarah  A.,  b.  Aug.  9,  1829. 

540.  Ellen,  b.  Oct.  15,  1831. 

Elizabeth  Talley  (158)  married  James  McKay,  of 
Concord  Township,  Delaware  County,  Pa. 

Children. 

541.  Mary,  m.  Isaac  Booth. 

542.  Rachel,  m.  Isaac  Smith. 


Seventh  Generation. 


89 


543.  Curtis  Talley,  never  married. 

544.  William  T.,  m.  Evelyn  Bullock. 

545.  James. 

Mary  Talley   (159)  married   William   Smith,    who 
lived  in  Chandler's  Hollow,  on  the  present  Ramsey  farm. 

Children. 
Diana,  m.  John  Saville. 
Mary,  m.  Thomas  Wilson. 
Eli  Baldwin. 
William  Penn. 

Ann  Jane,  m.  Jonathan  Mechem. 
Emma,  m.  John  Tucker. 


546 
547 

548 
549 
550 
551 


William    TallEy    (161)    married  ,  went   to 

Columbus,  Ohio,  and  reared  a  family. 

Children. 

552.  Eli  Baldwin.     It  is  said  he  died   from  wounds 

received  in  the  Civil  War. 

553.  William.     It  is  said  he  died    from  wounds   re- 

ceived in  the  Civil  War.     It  is  said  that  there 
were  daughters,  but  nothing  further  is  known. 


Eli  Baldwin  Talley  (162)  married  Mary  Jane  Man- 
cill,  March  3,  1828.     (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

554.  Curtis,  b.  Nov.  20,  1828,  d.  Sept.  18,  1851. 

555.  William,  b.  May  6,  1830,  d.  Jan'y  24,  1896. 

556.  John  W.,  b.  May  3,  1832,  d.  April  12,  1864. 

557.  Eli  Baldwin,  b.  March  27,  1834,  d.  young. 

558.  Mary  Jane,  b.  April  27,  1836,  d.  young. 

559.  Elihu,  b.  May  29,  1838. 

560.  James  A.  Bayard,  b.  Oct.  21,  1840,  d.  young. 

561.  Lydia  Ann,  b.  April  4,  1843,  d.  March  8,  1867. 

562.  Caroline  E.,  b.  May  11,  1845,  d.  June  17,  1881. 

563.  Harriet  Ellen,  b.  May  29,  1848. 


Sally  Ann  Talley  (164)  married  Amos  W.  Wicker- 
sham.     She  was  born  February  25,  1806. 


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Geneai^ogical  Register. 


Children. 

564.  Theodore  L,ea,  b;  June  22,  1831. 

565.  Curtis  T.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1832. 

566.  Mar>^  E.,  b.  May  7,  1835. 

567.  Amanda  M.,  b.  Sept.  i,  1836. 

568.  Josephine  L,.,  b.  Aug.  28,  1838. 

569.  Victoria  Veturia,  b.  Aug.  28,  1838. 

570.  Orlando  Linneus,  b.  Feb'y  28,  1840. 

571.  William  Francis,  b.  Dec.  10,  1842. 

These  names  were  taken  from  an  old  Bible  in 
pos-session  of  Curtis  Talley,  son  of  Thomas 
I,ea  Talley. 

Rev.  Curtis  Talley  (165)  married  Miss  Crane,  of 
Pennington,  N.  J.  He  joined  the  Philadelphia  M.  E.  Confer- 
ence, and  preached  in  New  Jersey.  Upon  the  division  of  the 
Conference  he  remained  with  the  New  Jersey  Conference. 
He  preached  at  Bethel  when  making  visits  to  his  old  home  in 
Delaware.  He  taught  school  at  the  Talley  .school  house  when 
a  young  man.     Curtis  died  in  New  Jersey. 

Child. 

572.  A  daughter — name  not  known. 

Margaret  Talley  (166)  married  first,  William  Day, 
son  of  John  Day.     John  was  possibly  uncle  to  John  W.  Day. 

Child.  ,  . 

573.  Mary  Ellen.    >rv<XJ^rN>J^  VV^  ^  .TVlC  CyS"^ 
Margaret  married  second,  Isaac  Thompson.     No  issue. 

Thomas  Eea  Talley  {16^)  married  first,  Mary  Ann 
Hanby,  daughter  of  John  and  Charity  Hanby  ;  second,  Eliza- 
beth M.  Talley,  (248). 

Children. 

Abner  P.,  b.  April  2,  1836.    ^(C^VJIa^    (tL    ^ 
Curtis  B.,  b.  Oct.  14,  1839.  ^ 

William  W.,  b.  Oct.  5,  1845. 
Margaret,  b.  Aug.  10,  1847.     Deceased. 
John  Hanby,  b.  March  5,  1849. 
Sallie  Ann,  b.  Feb'y  26,  1851. 
Eli  Baldwin,  b.  Feb'y  22,  1853. 


574 

575 
576 
577 
578 

579 
580 


sUjl 


Seventh  Generation. 


91 


■7 


581.  Thomas  L,ea,  b.  

582.  Mary. 

583.  Agnes. 

584.  Elizabeth. 

No  issue  of  second  marriage. 

^^  \-J  Diana  Talley  (168)  married  Charles  Forwood,  May 
15,  1823.  They  lived  at  first  near  the  Forwood  School  House. 
Diana  lived  to  the  remarkable  age  of  96  years. 

Children. 

585.  Ann,  b.  Dec.  26,  1825,  d.  1848. 

586.  Jehu,  b.  Jan'y  5,  1827,  d.  young. 

587.  Mary,  b.  Aug.  26,  1828,  d.  1846. 

588.  Amer  Talley,  b.  Feb'y  22,  1831,  d.  1887. 

589.  Charles  Wesley,  b.  July  19,  1833,  d.  1894. 

590.  William  Robinson,  b.  Sept.  28,  1836. 


Joseph  Day  Talley  (i6g)  married  Margaret  Shades. 
He  lived  and  died  near  the  "  Eight  Square  "  School  Hou.se. 

Children. 

591.  Joanna  D. 

592.  Mary  E.,  unmarried. 

593.  Margaret  H.,  unmarried. 

594.  Amor  S. 

595.  Emeline  P. 

596.  Ellen  D.,  d.  unmarried. 

597.  Elizabeth,  d.  unmarried. 

598.  Armanella  W. ,  unmarried. 

599.  Joseph  D.,  d.  young. 

600.  Elihu,  d.  young. 

601.  Anne  E. 


Hiram  W.  Talley  {170)  married  Elizabeth  Dutton, 

January   31,    1831.       He  resided  in  Wilmington,    Del.,    and 

probably  died  there. 

Children. 

602.  Willamina,  d.,  one  year  old. 

603.  Joseph  G.,  b.  Aug.,  1834,  d.  1847. 

604.  Mary  Elizabeth. 


92  Geneai^ogicai,  Register. 

Amor  h-  Tai^ley  (i^i)  married   Mary  Rutter,  sister 

of  Blythe  Rutter. 

Children. 

605.  James  Blythe. 

606.  Amor  ly. 

607.  Annie. 

608.  Elwood,  died  in  infancy. 

609.  John,  died  in  infancy. 

610.  Jacob  Hailman. 

Eliza  Ann  Talley  ( J72 )  married  William  Johnson. 

They  resided  at  Johnson's  Corner.      (See  .sketch  of  Thomas 

\V.  Johnson.) 

Children. 

611.  Margaret  W.,  b.  Dec.  9,  1826. 

612.  Anna  D.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1829. 

613.  Thomas  Webster,  b.  Jan'y  7,  1833. 

614.  Mary  Jane,  b.  Feb'}'  3,  1835. 

615.  Harriet  J.,  b.  Sept.  22,  1838. 

Keziah  TallEY  {173)  married  James  Hanniim.  She 
died  at  the  age  of  84  years. 

Children. 

616.  Elizabeth,  b.  1827. 

617.  Amor  T.,  b.  1829. 

618.  James  N. 

619.  Ann  Eliza. 

620.  Hiram  W. 

621.  Thomas,  b.  March  7,  1837. 

Wesley  Talley   (,174)  married    Charlotte    Mulford. 

He  taught  school,  and  afterwards  resided  in  Wilmington,  Del., 

where  he  died. 

Child. 

622.  Frank  W.,  practicing  physician  at  Philad'a,  Pa. 

Mary  Day  Talley  {175)  married  Robert  Johnson, 
March  7,  1833.  They  resided  first  near  the  "  Eight  Square  " 
School  House,  in  Brandywine  Hundred.  They  later  resided 
on  their  farm  in  Bethel  Township,  Delaware  County,  Pa. 


Seventh  Generation.  93 


Children. 

623.  David,  b.  July  4,  1S34,  d.  young. 

624.  William  Wesley,  b.  Feb'y  22,  1837. 

625.  lyizzie  Day,  b.  April  26,  1839. 

626.  Robert  S.,  b.  Oct.  28,  1841. 

627.  Mary  Emma,  b.  April  16,  1845,  d.  1866. 

628.  Andrew  Carey,  b.  Oct.  i,  1848,  d.  young. 

629.  Anna  Amanda,  b.  Sept.  29,  1853,  d-  Aug.  15,  1896. 
630.^  Margaret  Ella,  b.  Oct.  8,  1856. 

Julian  TallEy  (1^6)  married  Adam  Grubb,  August 

3,  1815.     He  was  a  farmer,  and  a  local  preacher  in  the  M.  E. 

Church.   • 

Children. 

631.     lyouis  Henry,  b.  Feb'y  6,  1817,  m.  Mary  Ford. 


632 

633 
634 
635 
636 

637 
638 

639 
640 


Harman  Wesley,  b.  Sept.   26,    1818,  m.   Sidney 

Smith,  of  Ohio. 
Priscilla,  b.  Jan'y  16,  1821. 
Isaac  N.,  b.  March  25,  1823. 
John  T.,  b.  Feb'y  21,  1825,  m.  Elizabeth  I,ove. 
Margaretta  C,  b.  June  21,  1827. 
Anna  Maria,  b.  Sept.  5,  1829,  m.  Geo.  W.  Smith...  >/ 
Francis  H.,  b.  Oct.  17,  1832,  d.  in  Illinois. 
Rebecca  T.,  b.  March  14,  1835. 
Charles  E.,  b.  July  18,  1837,  m.  Phebe  Smith. 


John  Foulk  TaeeEy  (J77)  married  Hannah  Poulson, 

September  11,    1819.     They  moved  to  Ohio.     John  F.  Talley 

lived  to  be  87  years  old.     He  was  County  Surveyor  of  Morgan 

County  for  about  twenty-two  years.     He  surveyed  and  laid 

out  nearly  all  towns  in  the  county.     He  was  also  Justice  of 

the  Peace  for  many  years.     He  was  a  very  liberal  man,  rarely 

charging  anything  for  writing  wills  or  acknowledging  deeds. 

He  was  a  fine  mathematician,  and  a  decidedly  useful  man  in 

his  county. 

Children. 

.  641.  Anna,  b.  June  17,  1820. 

642.  Rebecca,  b.  Nov.  7,  1822. 

643.  Priscilla,  b.  Feb'y  5,  1824. 

644.  Jane,  b.  Feb'y  6,  1825. 


94  Genealogical  Register. 


645 
646 

647 

648 

649 

650 


Julian,  b.  Nov.  17,  1826. 
Harman,  b.  Nov.  16,  1828. 
John  P.,  b.  Oct.  26,  1830. 
Hannah  P.,  b.  Sept.  14,  1834. 
Margaretta,  b.  May  29,  1836. 
Priscilla. 


Isaac  Grubb  Talley  (i7g)  married  first,  Mary  Sim- 
mons, April  5,  1827  ;  married  second,  Rachel  J.  Grubb,  De- 
cember ig,  1833. 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

651.  Harmon  G.,  b.  Jan'y  20,  1828. 

652.  John  Simmons,  b.  Feb'y  28,  1830. 

653.  Lydia  S.,  b.  1832,  d.  young. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

654.  William  H.,  b.  May  26,  1837,  d.  young. 

655.  Rebecca  J.,  b.  June  6,  1840,  d.  Feb'y,  1889. 

656.  Isaac  Elwood,  b.  May  11,  1844,  d.  j'oung. 

657.  Valentine  J.,  b.  March  18,  1846,  d.  young. 

William  Tatnall  Talley  (t8o)  married  Anna 
Mary  Elliott,  December  23,  1835.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

658.  Isaac  Elliott,  —  d.  an  infant. 

659.  Harman  H.,  —  d.  an  infant. 

660.  William  Cloud,  —  d.  aged  18  years. 

661.  E.  Hillis,  —  d.  April  4,  1861. 

662.  E.  Jennie  E. 

Margaret  Talley  (181)  married  first,  John  Sim- 
mons, and  second,  Frank  Shades  of  Ohio. 

Child  of  first  marriage. 

663.  John  T.,  b.  Jan'y  11,  1829. 

Child  of  second  marriage. 

664.  William  Talley,  b.  Jan'y  11,  1844. 

Charles  T.  Talley  (182)  married  Evaline  Kellam. 
He  died  in  California. 

Harman  H.  Talley  (183)  married  in  Ohio,  later 
moved  to  Kansas.     No  information  has  been  obtained. 


Se;venth  Gene;ration.  95 


d^ 


Priscilla  Tali^Ey  {184)  married  Moses  Bullock,  of 
Ohio. 

-  0<^t  «  ^  William  T.   Talley  (185)   married  Elizabeth  Hey- 

y         burh,  of   Birmingham,   Pemia.,   November    16,    1843.     They 

reside   in    Beaver   Valley.     William  T.   Talley  is  a  man   of 

means,  and  of  fine  character.     He  is  quite  active,  although 

more  than  80  years  old. 

Children. 

665.  Elihu  Dallas,  b.  Dec.  25,  1844. 

666.  Sarah  Ann,  b.  Oct.  i,  1848. 

667.  John  Heyburn,  b.  Dec.  3,  1852. 

668.  Letitia  B,,  b.  Nov.  12,  1856. 

Caleb  Talley  (igj),  son  of  Caleb,  may  have  gone 
to  Illinois  and  died  there,  for  there  is  probate  of  an  estate  at 
West  Chester,  Pa.,  of  Caleb  Talley,  of  Illinois,  died  about  1857. 

Hannah  Talley  (194)  married  Albert  Everson,  of 
Marcus  Hook,  Pa.,  January  10,  1839. 

Children. 

669.  Sarah  Jane,  b.  Oct.  3,  1839. 

670.  Rachel  W.,  b.  Dec.  27,  1840. 

671.  Mary  Ann,  b.  March  9,  1844. 

672.  William  B.,  b.  Aug.  31,  1846. 

673.  George  A.  H.,  b.  Feb'y  24,  1849. 

674.  Virginia,  b.  July  13,  1851. 

675.  Orpha  E.,  b.  Nov.  27,  1854. 

676.  Adeline  C,  b.  June  29,  1856. 

677.  Laura  C,  b.  Feb'y  10,  1858. 

678.  Newlin,  b.  July  15,  i860. 

George  C.  Talley  (202)  married   Eliza  Crawford, 

1848. 

Children. 

679.  John  C,  b.  May  14,  1849. 

680.  James,  b.  Sept.  2,  1852. 

681.  Matilda,  b.  Jan'y  28,  1855. 

682.  Mary,  b.  June  3,  i860. 

683.  Charles,  b.  Aug.  20,  1865. 


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Genealogical   Register. 


684.  Mary  Ann. 

685.  Henry  Lewi.s. 

686.  Sarah  Jane. 

687.  George. 


James  Zeblky  Talley  (203)  married  Elizabeth  T. 
Li'ons.  He  carried  on  the  plastering bu.siness  in  Chester,  Pa., 
and  resided  and  died  within  a  few  feet  of  the  Penn  Landing 
Stone  on  the  Delaware  River,  at  Chester. 

Children. 

688.  Letitia,  b.  ,  d.  young. 

689.  Arabella,  b.  Oct.  12,  1841. 

690.  Zelina,  b.  April  29,  1844,  d.  young. 

691.  Emma,  b.  Jan'y  11,  1846,  d.  young. 

692.  Clara,  b.  May  3,  1848,  d.  young. 

693.  Henry,  b.  Aug.  25,  1850,  d.  young. 

694.  Melissa,  b.  March  9,  1852. 

695.  James  Edgar,  b.  Jan'y  15,  1857. 

William  Wesley  TallEy  (  204  )  married  Charity 
Hanby.     No  issue. 

J.  Henderson  Talley  (205)  married  Elizabeth  R. 
Fisher  (niece  of  Jesse  Ford),  on  December  30,  1846.  She  was 
born  December  24,  1824.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

696.  Sarah  Ann,  b.  July  8,  1848,  d.  1849. 

697.  Willie  Ann,  b.  Jan'y  6,  1850. 

698.  Arabella,  b.  Oct.  15,  1851. 

699.  Mary  E.,  b.  Sept.  11,  1853,  d.  1857. 

700.  Charles  Wesley,  b.  March  6,  1857. 

701.  Sallie  Fisher,  b.  March  2,  1859. 

702.  Edward  Cooper,  b.  Nov.  18,  1861. 

703.  Samuel  Henderson,  b.  Sept.  30,  1S63. 

704.  Eugene  PVanklin,  b.  Sept.  23,  1869. 

Eetitia  H.  Talley  (210)  married  Humphrey  Pyle, 
September  i,  1842. 


Seventh  Generation.  97 

Child. 

705.  H.  Alban  Louis,  b.  Sept.  i,  1847.     He  was  an 

attorney-at-law,  Phila.,  Pa.     Now  decea.sed. 

Ann  Glover  Talley  (211)  married  Dr.  Reuben  J. 
Allmond,  of  Brandywine  Hundred,  November  10,  1841.  They 
moved  to  Ohio  first,  and  afterward  located  at  Palmyra,  Ma- 
coupin County,  111  Doctor  Allmond  was  a  remarkably  active 
man,  and  of  very  large  stature,  and  of  almost  unfailing  en- 
durance. It  has  been  asserted  that  in  his  practice  in  Illinois 
he  exceeded  all  others  in  the  number  of  hours  spent  in  travel 
among  his  patients.  All  calls  were  answered,  if  within  his 
power,  whether  in  the  daytime  or  at  night.  He  was,  as  a 
family  physician,  most  faithful,  interested  and  skillful.  He, 
at  one  time,  had  gathered  much  historical  and  genealogical 
data  of  the  Talleys,  with  a  view  of  printing  the  same.  His 
work  has  all  been  lost  or  mislaid.  He  was  interested  in  all 
good  works,    and  was  an  active   member  of   the    Methodist 

Church. 

Children. 

706.  Ivurana  Cooper,  b.  Nov.  23,  1842. 


707 
708 
709 
710 
711 
712 

713 
714 
7^5 


Mary  Ellen,  b.  1843,  d.  1848. 

Lewis  S.  T.,  b.  1844,  d.  1848. 

Letitia  Ann,  b.  Jan'y  22,  1846,  d.  .1878. 

Priscilla  T.,  b.  March  i,  1848. 

Phebe  Ellen,  b.  May  5,  1851. 

Julia  E.,  b.  March  25,  1853. 

Florence  V.,  b.  Oct.  2,  1856. 

Ida  M.,  b.  Oct.  2,  1858. 

Tenth  child  buried  with  its  mother,  i860. 


Priscilla  Talley  (212)  married  Wm.   McCracken, 
who  lived  near  Media,  Pa. 

Children. 

716.  Letitia,  m.  Samuel  A.  Field. 

717.  Mary,  m.  John  Bodley. 

718.  Sydney,  m.  George  Adams. 

719.  Hannah,  m.  Joseph  Rogers. 

720.  James,  unmarried. 


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Genealogical  Register. 


721. 
722. 

723- 
724. 


Lewis  Henry  Talley  {214)  married  first,  Sarah  J. 

Boise.     They  lived  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  for  a  few  years.     In 

later  life,  Lewis  Henry  resided  at  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  and  died 

there. 

Children. 

A  boy,  d.  in  infancy. 

A  boy,  d.  in  infancy. 

Laura  V.,  b.  1852,  d.  Aug.  3,  1877. 

Harriet  L.,  b.  Oct.  27,  1856. 

The  first  wife  having  died,  he  married  second,  Margaret 

K.  Garton,  October  6,  1858. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

725.  Priscilla  Clark,  b.  Jan'y  16,  i860. 

726.  Lewis  Henry,  b.  July  16,  1862. 

727.  Charles  G.,  b.  Feb'y  5,  1865. 

728.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  May  15,  1867. 

729.  Samuel  Harlan,  b.  Oct.  3,  1869. 

730.  Albin  Pyle,  b.  Feb'y  10,  1872. 


Gen'l  William  Cooper  Talley  (  215  ),  son  of 
Lewis  S.  Talley,  a  minister,  married  Mar)^  J.  Webb.  They 
resided  in  Delaware  County,  Pa.  In  recent  years  they  have 
lived  in  Washington,  D.  C.     (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

731.  Priscilla,  b.  1861. 

732.  Mary  F.,  b.  March  2,  1864,  d.  1865. 

733.  Stella,  b.  March  30,  1866,  d.  young. 

734.  Eleanor,  b.  May  11,  1867. 

735.  WiUiam  C,  b.  April  iS,  1869. 

736.  Frank  G.,  b.  Nov.  8,  1871. 

737.  Horace  W.,  b.  Nov.  16,  1873. 

738.  Georgia,  b.  Jan'y  15,  1876. 

739.  Ethel,  b.  Jan'y  11,  1880. 

740.  Katherine,  b.  March  4,  1884. 


Sallie  Ann  Talley  (  216  )  married    Enos  Shades, 

of  Ohio. 

Children. 

741.  Amor. 

742.  Francis. 


Seventh  Generation.  99 

743.  Lytle. 

744.  John  T. 

745.  Mary. 

Timothy  TaIvLEy  {217)  married  Ann  Harvey,  of  Ohio. 

Children. 

746.  Amor. 

747.  Sarah. 

748.  Lydia. 

749.  Mary. 

lyYDiA  TallEy  (218)  married  George  Smith,  of  Ohio. 

Mary   Caroline   Tai^ley    (  220  )    married    Newton 

Carter,  of  Ohio. 

Children. 

750.  William. 

751.  Charles. 

Amor  Grubb  (221)  and  Nelson  Grubb  (222)  went 
on  the  ocean  as  masters  of  ships,  owned  by  Stephen  Girard, 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  They  were  lost  in  a  storm  at  sea,  or  by 
mutiny  of  the  crews. 

Matilda  B.  Grubb  (223)  married  George  Cummins, 

of  Delaware  County,  Pa. 

Children. 

752.  James  R. 


753 
754 
755 
756 

757 


Lydia  Ann,  m.  Edward  Baker. 

John  R.     Lives  in  Minnesota. 

Joseph  G.,  m.  Sarah  Otley. 

Jesse,  m.  Matilda  Cofman. 

Richard  R.     Lives  at  Yellowstone  Park. 


Lydia  Ann  Grubb  ( 224  )   married   George   Walter, 

January  7,  1832. 

Children. 

758.  Ann  Marshall,  b.  April  6,  1833,  unmarried. 

759.  Sarah  Grubb,  b.  Dec.  31,  1834. 

760.  Lewis  P.,  b.  July  2,  1838,  m.  Sarah  Trainor. 

761.  Matilda  B.,  b.  Mch.  2,  1841,  m.  Wm.  S.  Goodley. 


loo  Genealogical   Register. 

762.  Harriet    Mansell,    b.   June    19,    1843,    m.    Moses 

Bullock. 

763.  George  Cummins,   b.   Sept.    7,    1846,   m.   Emma 

Bower. 

764.  Amor  Grubb,  b.  Oct.  26,  1850,  m.  Mary  Pyle. 

COLLINGWOOD  C.  Grubb  (225)  married  first,  Rachel 
Bailey.     They  moved  to  Kansas. 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

765.  Eli  B. 

766.  Alfred. 

Children  of  second  wife  (Charlotte  Webb). 

767.  Matilda. 

768.  Eydia. 
Rachel. 

769.  Walter. 

770.  Nancy. 

771.  Mary. 

772.  Martha. 

773.  James. 

Joseph  Grubb  {226)  married  Ann  Cricks,  of  Tren- 
ton, N.  J. 

Children. 

774.  Amor. 

775.  George. 

776.  Joseph. 

777.  Henry. 

778.  Matilda. 

779.  Sarah. 

780.  John. 

781.  Edward. 

782.  Jess. 

783.  Sherman. 

Henry  N.  TallEy  (227)  married  Martha  P.  Fish- 
back,  January  30,  1850.  Henrj^  N.  Talley  was  a  lawyer  of 
prominence  in  Southern  Ohio. 


Seventh  Generation.  ioi 

Children. 

784.  Sarah  A.,  b.  Feb'y  3,  1853,  d.  Aug.  11,  1890. 

785.  Frank  F.,  b.  May  4,  1855. 

Lydia  Talley  (2218)  married  lyindsey  Moore,  April 
22,  1838.     He  had  quite  a  reputation  in  Ohio  as  a  geologist. 

Child. 

786.  Elizabeth  T.,  b.  July  24,  1840. 

E1.IZABETH  Tali^ey  (  229  )  married  Rev.  James  F. 
Chalfant,  July  17,  1845.  He  was  a  Methodist  minister,  and 
at  one  time  Presiding  Elder  of  a  district  in  the  Cincinnati 
Conference.     No  children. 

Elihu  Talley  (  230  )  married  Amanda  E.  Hitch, 
January  16,  i860.     He  was  a  chemist. 

Children. 

787.  Rowena,  b.  Jan'y  13,  1861. 

788.  Kate,  b.  Jan'y  28,  1864. 

John  Wii^liam  Talley  (231)  married  Amanda  J. 
Kyle,  Aug.  4,  1853.     He  was  a  farmer  in  Indiana. 

Children. 

789.  Mary  Iv.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1854. 

790.  Orville  B.,  b.  Sept.  24,  i860. 

Sarah  E.  Talley  (232)  married  Benjamin  F.  Dye, 
January  8,  1856.  He  was  an  extensive  farmer  and  stock- 
raiser  of  Paxton,  111.     No  issue. 

EuRANA  A.  Talley  (236),  daughter  of  Harman  and 

Mary   Talley,    married   George    Anderson,    who    lived    near 

Media,  Pa. 

Children. 

791.  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  18,  1834. 

792.  Isaac  J.,  b.  Feb'y  13,  1836. 

793.  John  H.,  b.  July  22,  1840. 

794.  Eydia  J.,  b.  Feb'y  9,  1844. 

795.  George  W.,  b.  Oct.  12,  1846. 

796.  David  P.,  b.  Sept.  11,  1849. 


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Isaac  Jones  Talley  {237)  married  Eliza  Grubb. 
He  resided  at  Madison,  Indiana. 

Children. 

797.  Emma. 

798.  George  L. 

799.  Elby. 

Mary  Jane  Talley  (239)  married  first,  Brinton  L. 
Smith,  April  16,  1835  ;  and  second,  Daniel  Pyle,  June  15,  1856. 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

800.  Elizabeth  Ann,  b.  June  23,  1839. 

801.  Thomas  T.,  b.  April  12,  1842. 

802.  Isaac  W.,  b.  Sept.   5,  1846. 

803.  Brinton  P.,  b.  Sept.  17,  1849. 

Child  of  second  marriage. 

804.  Ella. 

Elizabeth  M.  Talley  (240)  married  Philip  Pierce, 
son  of  Amos  and  Mary  Pierce.  They  lived  on  their  farm 
near  the  Blue  Ball  Hotel,  in  Brandywine  Hundred. 

Children. 

805.  Joseph  Jackson,  b.  Oct.  2,  1844. 

806.  Isabella,  b.  July  5,  1849. 

807.  Emma  E-,  b.  Feb'y  17,  1855. 

808.  James  Bayard,  b.  Jan'y  21,  1858. 

809.  Ella  K.,  b.  Oct.  31,  i860. 

810.  Mary  E. 

811.  Anna  M. 

George  W.  Smith  (241)  married  Anna  M.  Grubb, 
(637)  sister  of  Isaac  N.  Grubb.    Children's  names  not  known. 


/, 


rv-(^<     .  <"  A    J  /-, 


^^  —  Ann  Smith  {242)  niarried  Thomas  J.  Pierce,  oi  Con- 

cord, Delaware  County,  Pa.    Have  no  information  about  chil- 
dren. 

Eewis  Smith  Talley  (243)  married  Eydia  Jane  Per- 
kins, daughter  of  Moses  Perkins,  of  Concord,  Delaware 
County,  Pa.     He  resided  in  Philadelphia. 


SEVENTH    GKNKRATION.  I03 

Children. 

812.  Hannah  P. 

813.  Elizabeth. 

Thomas  C.  TalIvEy  (244)  married  Sarah  Ann  Ervin, 
October  13,  1853.  She  was  born  December  27,  1829.  They 
resided  in  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  and  later  in  Philadelphia. 

Children. 

814.  Henry  Irving,  b.  Aug.  11,  1854. 

815.  Thomas  C,  b.  Sept.  11,  1856. 

816.  Hannah  Ellen,  b.  Jan'y  31,  1859,  d.  young. 

817.  Annie  Dutton,  b.  July  4,  1862,  d.  in  1894. 

818.  Bessie  Gertrude,  b.  Sept.  19,  1866. 

Julia  Ann  Talley  (245)  married  William  Johnston, 

of  Wilmington,  Del. 

Child. 

819.  Harry. 

Hiram  G.  Tai^ley  {247)  married  Hannah  A.  Beeson, 

(316). 

Children. 

820.  Mary  Eva,  b.  Nov.,  1861,  d.  unmarried. 

821.  Hannah  Rebecca,  b.  Aug.  28,  1867. 

Elizabeth  M.  Taleey  (248)  married  Thomas  I^ea 
Talley,  Sr. ,  as  his  second  wife.     No  issue. 

Susan  Jane  Talley  {249)  married  Thos.  E.  Eukens, 
a  wheelwright,  of  Wilmington,  Del.     No  issue. 

Mary  Emma  Talley   (252)   married  James   Blythe 

Rutter,  October  19,  1869.    They  have  resided  in  Philadelphia, 

Pa. ,  for  several  years. 

Children. 

822.  Florence  May,  b.  Aug.  5,  1870. 

823.  Laura  Irene,  b.  1873. 

824.  Blanche,  b.  1876. 

825.  Mabel  Lillian,  b.  May  14,  1879. 

826.  Marion  Emma,  b.  May  14,  1882. 

827.  Walter  Fleetwood,  b.  Aug.  17,  1885. 


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Genealogical    Register. 


Elizabeth  J.  Thompson  (258)  married  George  Craw- 
ford, of  Chester,  Pa. 

Children. 

828.  Robert. 

829.  Rachel  A. 


Charles  A.  Thompson  (262)  married 


Smith. 


James  Smith  Talley  {266),  son  of  Cyrus  Talley, 
son  of  Edward,  married  Catharine . 

Children. 

830.  Mary. 

831.  James. 

832.  Elizabeth. 

Henry  B.  Talley  (268)  married  Ann  Eliza  Bispham, 
March  27,  1845.  She  was  born  January  18,  1821.  They  re- 
sided in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Children. 

833.  Henry  Bispham,  b.  Jan' 5-  6,  1846. 

834.  George  Washington,  b.  Oct.  16,  1847. 

835.  Elizabeth  G.,  b.  Oct.  24,  1849. 

836.  Daniel  Bispham,  b.  Feb'y  24,  1852. 

837.  Kate,  b.  Feb'y  6,  1854. 

838.  Charles  M.  Y.,  b.  Aug.  16,  1856. 

839.  Frank  Albert,  b.  July  28,  1859. 

Samuel  Lloyd  (26g)  married  Margaret  Rambo. 
They  moved  to  and  resided  in  Putnam  County,  Indiana. 

Children. 

840.  Elizabeth. 

841.  Jane. 

842.  Susanna. 

843.  Maggie. 

844.  Orpah. 

845.  Isaac. 

846.  Richard. 

847.  Eber. 

848.  Joseph. 

849.  Samuel. 

850.  Edward. 


Seventh  Generation.  105 

Joseph  I^loyd  (270)  married  Beulah  Pennell,  January 
16,  1834.  They  resided  at  I^odge's  Hill,  on  the  Philadelphia 
Turnpike,  near  the  Delaware  River. 

Children. 

851.     Margaretta  P.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1834,  d.  1855. 


852 
853 
854 
855 
856 

857 
858 

859 
860 
861 


Susanna,  b.  July  31,  1836,  d.  1837. 

WelHngton  G.,  b.  Aug.  i,  1838,  d.  July  29,  1863. 

George  L.,  b.  June  26,  1840,  d.  Nov.  19,  1886. 

William  Henry,  b.  Feb'y  17,  1842. 

Mary  B.,  b.  Jan'y  19,  1844. 

John  B.,  b.  Oct.  16,  1846. 

Sarah,  b.  July  18,  1849,  d.  1849. 

Orpah,  b.  July  12,  1850. 

Joseph,  b.  Dec.  i,  1852. 

James  P.,  b.  Feb'y  14,  1855,  d.  young. 


Orpah  Lloyd  {272^  married  Caleb  Perkins,  January 
8,  1835.     Moved  to  Putnam  County,  Ind. 

Children. 

862.  Joseph. 

863.  Edward. 

864.  Emeline. 

865.  Susan. 

866.  Harriet. 

867.  Orpah. 

Susan  Lloyd  (,273)  married  William  Phillips.     They 

lived  along  the  River  Shore  at  Holly  Oak,   Del.,   and  later 

purchased  the  Cartmell  farm  at  Quarryville,  Del.     They  both 

died  on  this  farm. 

Child. 

868.  George  W.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1843.    I'M  '^^•'**- 

f 

Isaac  Lloyd  (274)  married  Elizabeth  Bradley.    They 

lived  in  the  West. 

Children. 

869.  Caroline. 

870.  Sarah. 

871.  Frank. 


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872.  Harry. 

873.  Lewis. 

874.  Virginia. 

Mary  Talley   {276)  married  —  Martin,  first, 

and  after  his  death  she  married  Wallace  Wardell  Galbreath. 
He  died  October  20,  1892. 

Children. 

875.  Willard  Talley,  b.  Feb'y  14,  1856. 

876.  Thomas  A. 

Thomas  George  Rawson  (2S2)  married  first,  Mary 
A.   Kimber,  January   i,  1845.      She  died  July  18,  1873.     He 
married  second,  Emma  McAffee,  Aug.  20,  1879.   (See sketch.) 
Children  of  first  marriage. 

877.  Mar}^  Kimber,  b.  July  29.  1846,  d.  young. 

878.  Sarah  Ellen,  b.  Feb'y  16,  1850,  d.  young. 

879.  Laura  Celinda,  b.  June  20,  1856,  d.  young. 

880.  Emma  Jane,  b.  April  25,  1859,  d.  March  i,  1877. 

881.  Warren  T.,  b.  March  18,  1873. 

Child  of  second  marriage. 

882.  George  Cartmell,  b.  June  30,  1880. 

Martha  S.  Broomall  (  292  )  married  William  H. 
Priest,  January  12,  1870.  They  have  resided  in  the  vicinity 
of  lyinwood,  Pa.,  since  their  marriage.  He  has  been  Assistant 
Station  Agent  at  the  Linwood  Station  on  the  P.,  W.  and  B. 
R.  R.  for  twenty-five  years. 

Samuel  Talley  (jog)  married  Elizabeth  A.  Bullock, 
daughter  of  Lewis  Bullock,  of  Elam,  Pa.,  on  June  15,  1848. 

Children. 

883.  Lydia. 

884.  Charles  B.,  b.  April  14,  1852. 

885.  Leslie  C,  b.  Nov.  8,  1855. 

886.  Amor,  b.  Jan'y  24,  1859. 

887.  Ida  Lottie,  b.  Dec.  15,  1861. 

888.  Mary  E.,  b.  July  12,  1867,  d.  young. 

John  Smith  {310)  married . 


Seventh  Generation.  107 


Children. 

889. 

Thomas  Talley. 

890. 

Isaac. 

891. 

William  H. 

Harrison. 

892. 

Theodore. 

893- 

Susan. 

894. 

Mary  Eliza. 

Rebecca  Smith 

(311)  married  William 

Bishop. 

Children. 

895- 

Samuel. 

896. 

Rebecca. 

Thomas  Talley  Beeson  (313)  married  Susan  Price, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Phineas  Price. 

Children. 

897.  Wilmer. 

898.  Horace. 

Amor  Beeson  (314)  married  I^ouisa  Cloud. 

Children. 

899.  Henry. 

900.  Edwin  R. 

901.  Martha. 

Wesley  G.  Beeson  (315)  married  Sarah  L,arkin. 

Children. 

902.  Edward  L.,  m.  Bertha  Witsil. 

903.  W.  Calmer,  m.  Florence  Pierce. 

904.  Mary,  m.  Alfred  Mousley. 

905.  Ola. 

Charles  Beeson  (318)  married  Maggie  Minshall. 

Children. 

906.  Thomas. 

907.  John. 

908.  Chandler. 

Emily  Beeson  (320)  married  Robert  Talley  (452). 


io8  Genealogical    Register. 

James  Smith  Talley  (324)  married  Sarah  Hannum. 
They  both  died  at  an  early  age,  leaving  only  one  child,  whose 
name  is — 

909.  James  Ely,  b.  July  22,    1864.      A  physician  at 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Jehu  Talley,  of  Elam  (325),  married  Phebe  Carter, 

November  14,  1861.     He  resides  adjoining  the  M.  E.  Church, 

at  Elam,  Pa. 

Children. 

910.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  26,  1862. 


911 
912 

913 
914 

915 


Hannah  Emma. 

Ruthanna,  b.  Sept.  17,  1866. 

Ida  L. 

Harry  M.,  b.  Feb'y  14,  1869. 

Jesse. 


Jane  Talley  (326)  married  Samuel  M.  Lenderman. 

She  is  a  widow  and  resides  at   Johnson's   Corner,   Delaware 

County,  Pa. 

Children. 

916.  Anna  Jane,  b.  Oct.  5,  1863,  d.  young. 

917.  Abraham  E.,  b.  Jan'y  29,  1865. 

918.  Hanna  R.,  b.  July  6,  1866. 

919.  Joseph,  b.  Oct.  20,  1868,  d.  1898. 

Hannah  A.  Talley  {327)  married  Ellis  Hendrick- 
son.     She  resides  at  Elam,  Pa. 

Children. 

920.  Harry. 

921.  Mary. 

Mary  Jane  Talley  {338),  daughter  of  Bayard 
Talley,  married  S.  Harvey  Scott,  February  25,  1869.  They 
reside  at  Oak  Hill,  Lancaster  County,  Pa. 

Children. 

922.  Laura  E. 

923.  Alice  A. 

924.  Mary  Jane. 


Eighth   Generation.  109 

925.  Ella  May. 

926.  Nelson  A. 

927.  Bertha  V. 

EIGHTH  GENERATION. 

George  Lodge  Cloud  (360)  married  Sallie  A.  Prince, 
daughter  of  Adam  and  Charlotte  Prince. 

Children. 

928.  Eva  May,  b.  May  27,  1871. 

929.  William  Lot,  b.  July  16,  1873. 

930.  Cassandra  Prince,  b.  Feb'y  24,  1876.  / 

931.  Ann  Krider,  b.  May  6,  1880.       ,  .  \      '[/ 

.«"   Y^r     /^NN  M.  Cloud  {361)  married  Robert' Casey.     They 

reside  at  Claymont,  Del. 

Children. 

932.  Lot  C. 

933.  Robert  P. 

William  Henry  Talley  (365)  married  Hannah 
Elizabeth  Bright,  daughter  of  Wm.  Bright,  of  Wilmington, 
Del.,  Nov.  18,  1857.  William  Henry  died  in  early  manhood. 
He  held  a  responsible  position  in  the  Farmers'  Bank,  at 
Wilmington,  Del.,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Paul's 
M.  E.  Church,  Wilmington.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  character, 
and  of  the  strongest  integrity. 

Children. 

934.  Sarah  Bright,  b.  Aug.  15,  1858,  d.  Oct.  31,  1872. 


935 
936 
937 
938 


May  Anne,  b.  May  9,  1861,  d.  Feb'5^  15,  1892. 
William  Paul,  b.  May  9,  1861,  d.  Jan'y  16,  1864. 
Virginia  Bird,  b.  Nov.  6,  1863,  d.  Nov.  25,  1868. 
Elizabeth  Henry,  b.  Oct.  17,  1868. 


Sarah  Anne  Talley  (366)  married  James  A.  Bayard 

Perkins,  April  12,  i860,  son  of  Joseph  Perkins,  of  Holly  Oak, 

Del. 

Children. 

939.  Joseph  Leslie,  b.  Nov.  15,  1861. 

940.  Julia  May,  b.  March  28,  "1866,  m.  Geo.  T.  Barlow, 

Sept.  29,  1887. 


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Edwin  Tali.ey  (36g)  married  Sara  B.  Davis. 

Children. 

941.  Lelia  Ada. 

942.  Edwin  Howard. 

943.  Anna  Sophia. 

944.  Edna  Emilie. 

John  Day   Talley    (3^1)    married    Mary    De   Vou, 
March  23,  1871. 

Children. 

945.  Preston  Lea,  b.  Feb'y  8,  1872. 

946.  Fannie  Bird,  b.  March  19,  1874. 

947.  Sadie  Tola,  b.  May  8,  1875. 

948.  Anne  Mary,  b.  June  27,  1878. 

949.  John  Day,  b.  Oct.  11,  1880. 

950.  Elizabeth  Francis,  b.  March  20,  1884. 

Harmon  Talley  (3^2)  married  Eliza  Long-,  born  April 
10,  1838.  He  was  born  in  New  Castle  County,  Del.  He  learned 
the  wheelwright  trade  with  his  father,  in  Brandywine  Village. 
He  later  in  life  resided  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  served  faith- 
fully on  the  Police  force  of  the  last  named  city  for  twenty-three 
years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order.  His  death 
was  caused  by  pneumonia,  in  1897. 

Children. 

951.  William  Elwood,  b.  Sept.  13,  1863. 

952.  Mary  Emma,  b.  Jan'y  13,  1866. 

953.  Lizzie,  b.  Aug.  6,  1868,  d.  1870. 

954.  Harry  W.,  b.  Oct.  29,  1870. 

955.  John  B.,  b.  March  2,  1873. 

956.  Ella,  b.  Jan'y  5,  1875. 

957.  Harmon,  b.  May  2,  1877. 

958.  Margaret  Ann,  b.  Jan'y  8,  1882,  d.  1883, 


Charles  L.  Talley  (3^5)  married  Rebecca  McBride. 

Children. 

959.  Leonard  K.,  b.  1868. 

960.  Ann  McBride,  b.  1876. 


Eighth   Generation. 


Ill 


Mary   Emma   TallEy    {376)    married    Dr.    Aquilla 

Nebeker.      He   was   born   April    22,    1843.     They   reside   in 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Children. 

961.  Mary  Boys,  b.  May  6,  1867. 

962.  Aquilina  Allen,  b.  May  17,  187 1. 

963.  Emma  Talley,  b.  June  4,  1873. 

964.  Myrtle  L,.,  b.  March  29,  1878. 

WiLHELMiNA   Talley    (J77)    married   John    Moore, 
September  14,  1874.     They  reside  in  Wilmington,  Del. 

Children. 

965.  Mary  Isabelle,  b.  July  31,  1875. 

966.  Margaret  Talley,  b.  Oct.  17,  1878. 

967.  Alfred  Garfield,  b.  Sept.  9,  1881. 

968.  James,  b.  June  28,  1884,  d.  1886. 

969.  William  H.,  b.  Feb'y  3,  1888. 

970.  John,  b.  Dec.  18,  1893. 


Harriet  J.  Talley  (380)  married  Wm.  F.  Green, 
of  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  March  13,  1866.  They  now  reside 
in  Wilmington,  Del.     Mr.  Green  was  born  Nov.  2,  1837. 

Children. 

971.  Ida,  b.  Dec.  24,  1866. 

972.  William  Arthur,  b.  June  14,  1875. 

973.  Samuel  Talley,  b.  Jan'y  9,  1877. 

WiNFiELD  Scott  Talley  (381)  married  Mary  For- 
wood,  in  1872.     They  reside  near  Centreville,  Del. 


L,ane. 


Francis  D.  Talley  (382)  married,  in  1875,  Clemma 


974 

975 
976 

977 

978 

979 


Children. 

Francis  D.,  b.  May  23,  1876. 
Walter  White,  b.  Dec.  7,  1879. 
Elsie  May,  b.  Oct.  4,  1881. 
I^ena,  b.  Oct.  28,  1884. 
Ella  Aldred,  b.  April  9,  1886. 
Ada  Harrison,  b.  Nov.  23,  1888. 


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Joseph    Harley  Talley   ( 383  )    married    Ellathera 
Campbell.     No  children. 

Samuel  M.  Talley,  Jr.  (384)  married  Alice  Way, 
November  10,  1897. 

Rebecca  Ann  Quigley  (394)  married  Wm.  Mayne. 
They  reside  in  Wilmington,  Del. 

Children. 

980.  Lillie  O.,  b.  Aug.  8,  1864,  m.  John  T.  Talley. 

981.  Naomi,  m.  Thomas  Hendrickson. 

982.  Harry. 

983.  William,  m.  Ella  Baynard. 

984.  Edgar,  m.  Florence  Thompson. 

985.  Mary. 

986.  Leonard. 

987.  James. 

Rebecca  Grubb  (3g6)  married  Stephen  Blackwell. 

Children. 

'      988.     Hannah  Mary,  b.  Dec.  8,  1858,  d.  Jan.  28,  1882. 

989.  John. 

990.  Stephen. 

Beulah  C.  Grubb  (402)  married  Wm.  B.  Talley  (423). 
See  children's  names  under  No.  423. 

Catharine  R.  Talley  (404)  married  Benjamin  W. 
Ford,  February  14,  1850.     Reside  in  the  West. 

Children. 

991.  Mary  V.,  b.  Nov.  20,  1850. 


992 
993 
994 
995 
996 

997 
998 

999 
1000 


Josephine,  b.  March  13,  1853. 
Irenous  W.,  b.  Nov.  26,  1854. 
Alice  J.,  b.  Oct.  23,  1855. 
Sarah  E.,  b.  June  8,  1857. 
Emily  Vic,  b.  Dec.  i,  1859. 
George  A.,  b.  Jan'y  31,  1862. 
William  E-,  b.  May  10,  1866. 
Benjamin  F.,  b.  April  27,  1868. 
John  B.,  b.  June  20,  1871. 


Eighth   Genkration. 


113 


Mary  Talley  (406)  married  Michael  Stalil,  November 

10,  1854. 

Children. 

looi.  Melissa  E.,  b.  Jan'y  11,  1856. 

1002.  Sarah  E.,  b.  Aug.  25,  1858. 

1003.  Catharine  J.,  b.  Dec.  2,  i860. 

1004.  Martha  A.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1862. 

1005.  Mary  J.,  b.  April  14,  1864. 

1006.  Ulysses  Grant,  b.  Feb'y  9,  1866. 

1007.  William  Sherman,  b.  Jan'y  16,  1868. 

1008.  L,uella  T.,  b.  April,  1870. 

1009.  Eva  F.,  b.  Feb'y  14,  1876. 
loio.  Edgar. 

Isaac  A.  Talley  {408)  married  Nancy  Keller,  Feb'y 
9,  i860.     They  reside  in  Iowa. 

Children. 
Mary  E.,  b.  March  12,  1861, 
John  W.,  b.  June  13,  1862. 
Ella  I,  b.  Oct.  25,  1863.  j> 

Anna  M.,  b.  May  14,  1867. 
Cora  B.,  b.  May  14,  1867. 
Henry  E.,  b.  Oct.  2,  1869. 
Sarah  C,  b.  Aug.  27,  1871. 
William  W.,  b.  March  25,  1873. 
Melvin  R.,  b.  May  3,  1875. 
Jessie  N.,  b.  Feb'y  4,  1880. 
Louis  F.,  b.  Dec.  3,  1883. 


lOI  I. 

IOI2. 

IOI3. 

IOI4. 

IOI5. 

IO16. 

IOI7. 

IOI8. 

IOI9. 

1020. 

I02I. 

Benjamin  F.  Talley  (409)  married  Sarah  C.  Kellar, 
December  25,  i860.     Reside  at  Mt.  Ayr,  Iowa. 

Children. 

1022.  Adam  C,  b.  April  29,  1863. 

1023.  Ambrose  E.,  b.  May  31,  1866. 

1024.  Eloyd,  b.  Jan'y  14,  1870. 

1025.  Mary  M.,  b.  Sept.  14,  1873. 

1026.  Gilbert  H.,  b.  July  8,  1876. 

1027.  Nora  May,  b.  Dec.  2,  1881. 

1028.  Charles  D.,  d.  in  infancy. 


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Genealogical    Register. 


1029.  Cleo,  d.  in  infancy. 

1030.  Ellis  R.,  died  in  infancy. 

Sarah    E.  Talley    (410)   married    Benjamin    Kellar, 

February  9,  i860. 

Children. 

1 03 1.  Clarinda  E.,  b.  Nov.  24,  i860. 

1032.  Mary  V.,  b.  Nov.  3,  1862. 

1033.  Rosa  B.,  b.  Nov.  i,  1864. 

1034.  George  E.,  b.  Sept.  29,  1866. 

1035.  Ensign  K.,  b.  Dec.  21,  1868. 

1036.  John  N.,  b.  April  10,  1871. 

1037.  Sarah  E.,  b.  April  18,  1873. 

1038.  Catharine  J.,  b.  Oct.  24,  1875. 

1039.  Jesse  Franklin,  b.  Jan'y  21,  1880. 

1040.  C.  Eunice,  b.  March  18,  1882. 

1041.  Benjamin  Adam,  b.  March  9,  1885. 
Eva  J.,  b.  Feb'y  28,  1877. 


B.    Talley    (  423  )     married     Beulah    C. 


William 

Grubb  (402). 

Children. 

1042.  Stephen  B.,  b.  May  25,  1865. 

1043.  Hannah,  m.  Samuel  Stott. 

1044.  Howard  F. 

Sarah    M.  Talley    (  424 )   married    Henry    Roberts, 
February  14,  1866.     He  was  born  May  8,  1840.     Resides  at 

Ivinwood,  Pa. 

Children. 

1045.  Margaret  M.,  b.  Jan'y  29,  1867. 

1046.  Mary  E.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1868. 

1047.  Martha  A.,  b.  April  29,  1870. 

1048.  Emma  ly.,  b.  June  7,  1872. 

1049.  Clara  R.,  b.  March  22,  1875. 

1050.  Bertha  M.,  b.  July  13,  1879. 

Martha   A.    Talley    (426)  married   first,   Mark    H. 
West,  of  Upland,  Pa.,  December  16,  1879. 


Eighth    Generation.  115 

Child. 

1051.     Ethel  Bullock,  b.  Jan'y  23,  1881. 

Mr.  West  died  Jan'y  12,  1883,  and  she  married 
second,  Walter  Eye,  March  9,  1890. 

Mary  E.  Tai,i,ey  (42^)  married  William  T.  Foster, 
of  Cecil  County,  Md. 


Children 

1052. 

William. 

I053- 

Jesse. 

1054. 

Theodore. 

1055- 

Carrie. 

1056. 

Raymond. 

1057- 

Ernest. 

1058. 

Ethel. 

1059- 

Ellis. 

1060. 

Edna. 

Emma  E.  Talley  (428)  married  Charles  Slawter. 
They  live  at  Phillipsburg,  N.  J. 

Children. 

1061.  Bertha  E.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1877. 

1062.  Charles  B.,  b.  Aug.  26,  1880. 

1063.  Anna  M.,  b.  June  10,  1883. 

1064.  Paul  B.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1890. 

CiyARA  R.  Talley  (  429  )  married  Pennell  Earkin, 
April  15,  1878.  They  reside  in  Chichester  Township,  Dela- 
ware County,  Pa. 

Children. 

1065.  Hannah  S.,  b.  April  25,  1881. 

1066.  Ida  J.,  b.  Oct.  9,  1884. 

Wesley  H.  TaeeEy  (432)  married  Hannah  M.  Renner, 
September  10,  1891.     She  was  born  May  7,  1873. 

Children. 

1067.  William  D.,  b.  Feb'y  7,  1892. 

1068.  Wesley  H.,  b.  Sept.  i,  1893. 

1069.  Kate  R.,  b.  Sept.  i,  1895. 

1070.  Annie  R.,  b.  Oct.  27,  1897. 


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Jessie  S.  TallEY  (433)  married  John   F.   Cramp,  of 
Chester,  Pa. 


1071 
1072 
1073 
1074 

1075 
1076 


Children. 


Blanche  L. 
Mabel  E. 
John  F. 
Mary  F. 
Alfred  C. 
Edmund  O. 


Ua/ 


William  A.  Talley  (451)  married  first,  Emily  For- 
wood,  February  22,  1866.  She  was  born  July  8,  1834;  died 
April  20,  1892.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1077.  Ida  I.,  b.  Nov.  28,  1866,  d.  July  18,  1867. 

1078.  Hannah  A.,  b.  March  2,  1868,  d.  Feb'y  19,  1877. 

1079.  L^'dia  A.,  b.  Feb'y  11,  1870. 

1080.  Samuel  Alfred,  b.  Jan'y  12,  1872. 

1081.  Carrie  Eizzie,  b.  Dec.  29,  1874. 

1082.  Lewis  Corliss,  b.  Dec.  21,  1876. 

1083.  William  Dalgren,  b.  Feb.  4,  1879,  d.  June  3,  1880. 
He  m.  second,  Katherine  (Twaddell)  Sharpie}-, 

Feb'y  22,  1894.     She  was  born  Aug.  5,  1845. 

Robert  Talley  (452)  married  Emily  Beeson,  March 

8,  1866.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1084.  Robin.son  Bee.son,  b.  May  12,  1867. 

1085.  Lewis,  b.  May  9,  1868,  d.  young. 

Mary  Talley  (453)  married  Charles  Wesley    Poole, 

December  29,  1863.     She  is  a  widow,  and  resides  at  Chelsea, 

Delaware  County,  Pa. 

Children. 

1086.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  24, 1864,  d.  Feb.  16, 1893. 

1087.  Hattie  B.,  b.  Feb'y  22,  1868. 

1088.  Sarah  A.,  b.  March  20,  1875. 

Hannah  Talley  (454)  married  John  M.  C.  Prince, 
October  9,  1862.     (See  sketch.) 


Eighth   Generation.  i  i  7 

Child. 

1089.  William  E.,  b.  June  28,  1863,  d.  young. 

Lewis  F.   Tai^ley  (455)  married  Mary  Miller,  Feb'y 
10,  1870.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1090.  IvConard  C,  b.  Dec.  24,  1871. 

1091.  Lewis  Prince,  b.  Nov.  19,  1873. 

1092.  Clyde  E.,  b.  Feb'}'  i,  1876,  d.  young. 

1093.  Jennie  E.,  b.  April  12,  1878. 

1094.  Howard  B.,  b.  Oct.  4,  1880,  d.  young. 

1095.  Watson,  b.  Jan'y  9,  1883. 

EivizABETH  J.  Talley  (456)  married  Henry  C.  Bird, 
January  7,  1875. 

Child. 

1096.  Mary  W.,  b.  Nov.  8,  1875. 

BeuIvAH  Z.  TalIvEY  {457)  married  Clark  W.   Baldwin, 

December  23,  1869.     They  reside  at  Booth's  Corner,  Delaware 

County,  Pa. 

Children. 

1097.  Lillie  M.,  b.  Jan'y  25,  1871. 

1098.  Ree.se  H.,  b.  Aug.  i6,  1874,  d.  young. 

1099.  Sarah  W.,  b.  Aug.  25,  1878. 
HOC.  Hannah  P.,  b.  June  25,  1880. 
iioi.  Rebecca  E.,  b.  Dec.  23,  1882. 
1102.  John,  b.  Aug.  4,  1885. 


C1.ARA  V.  TaelEy  (45g)  married  J.  Atwood  Weldin, 
(486).     See  names  of  children  under  No.  486. 

Mary  Anna  Taleey  {467)  was  the  oldest  child  of 
George  W.  and  Eavinia  (Beeson)  Talley.  She  was  born 
January  20,  1839,  and  died  February  24,  i860,  at  the  age  of 
21  years.  She  was  not  of  a  robust  con.stitution,  but  rather  of 
the  delicate  and  refined  type,  fitted  more  for  the  spiritual  and 
devotional  side  of  life  than  for  its  rougher  activities.  She 
joined  the  Methodist  Church  early  in  life,  and  continued  to 
worship  within  its  doors  until  her  young  life  faded  away  with 


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consumption.     She  was  greatl}'  esteemed  for  lier  piety  and 
purity  of  character  by  all  who  knew  her. 

John  Smith  Talley  {468)  married  Mary  Ellen  Bee- 
son,  January  17,  1867.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1103.  George  Edward,  b.  Nov.  20,  1867. 

1104.  Howard  Cookman,  b.  Aug.  20,  1870,  d.  1876. 

1105.  Homer  Beeson,  b.  Sept.  4,  1877. 

1 106.  Nellie  Ma}^  b.  Nov.  20,  1879. 

1107.  Walter  Weldiu,  b.  March  9,  1885. 

Charles  W.  Talley  (469)  married  Sarah  Jane  Per- 
kins, 1866.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1 108.  Ella  May,  b.  June  26,  1867. 

1109.  Charles  P.,  b.  Dec.  28,  1868. 

inc.  Stillman  J.,  b.  Dec.  27,  1871,  d.  July  19,  1892. 

HIT.  Julia  Iv.,  b.  Dec.  17,  1873,  d.  June  14,  1899. 

1112.  Paul,  b.  Jan'y  6,  1876,  d.  June  2,  1899. 

1 11 3.  Herbert,  b.  June  i,  1879. 

George  A.  Talley  {470)  married  Julia  Emma  Per- 
kins, August  18,  1868. 

Children. 

1 1 14.  Everett  H.,  b.  July  24,  1869,  d.  July  18,  1870. 

11 15.  Alta  Perkins,  b.  Dec.  30,  1875,  d.  Mch.  12,  1876. 

1 1 16.  Mabel,  b.  June  20,  1879. 

Thomas  J.  Talley  {471)  married  Maria  E.  Clear- 
water, daughter  of  Dr.  Jacob  Clearwater,  of  Litchfield,  111. 
They  resided,  when  finst  married,  at  Litchfield,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  with  his  brother,  John  Smith 
Talley.  They  sold  out  the  store  there,  about  1874,  and 
Thomas  returned  to  Wilmington,  Del.,  and  engaged  in  the 
saw-mill  business  with  his  brother,  Charles  W.  Talley.  He, 
after  a  few  years,  accepted  the  position  of  fuel  agent  on  the 
Philadelphia,  Wilmington  and  Baltimore  Railroad.  Later  he 
engaged  in  the  lumber  and  timber  trade  in  Wilmington  and 
Philadelphia,  and  has  succeeded  in  building  up  an  extensive 
business. 


Eighth   Generation.  119 

Children. 

1 1 17.  Clayton  C,  b.  Oct.  2,  1873,  d.  young. 

1 1 18.  Thomas  J.,  b.  July  7,  1875. 

1 1 19.  Perle  C,  b.  Feb'y  13,  1878. 

1 120.  Claude  D.,  b.  July  4,  188 1. 

Phebe  Jane  Talley  (472)  married  Thomas  S.  Robin- 
son, October  26,  1871.  They  reside  on  the  Philadelphia  Turn- 
pike, near  the  Wilmington  City  line. 

Children. 
^        1121.     Mary  L,.,  b.  June  27,  1879. 
■1122.     Elsie  T.,  b.  Junes,  1881. 

1123.  William  J.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1889. 

BeuIvAh    Emma    Talley    {474)    married   Francis   E. 

Gallagher,    November,    1872.     They   reside   in  Wilmington, 

Del.     He  is  engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  the  Ninth  Ward, 

and  has  been  quite  successful  in  this  line,  as  well  as  dealing  in 

real  estate. 

Children. 

1 124.  Florence  E.,  b.  Dec,  28,  1874,  d.  Jan'y  20,  1879. 

1 125.  Alice  Maude,  b.  Oct.  6,  1879. 

1 126.  Francis  E.,  b.  June  20,  1891. 

Joseph  Beeson  Tali^EY  {475)  married  first,  Hannah 
Mary  Blackwell  (988),  January  28,  1877  ;  and  second,  married 
Sarah  J.  Eodge,  April  4,  1889. 

Child  of  first  marriage. 

1 127.  George  S.,  b.  Oct.  7,  1878. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

1128.  Florence  A.,  b.  Oct.  23,  1890. 

1129.  Howard  J.,  b.  Aug.  2,  1893. 

1130.  Ella  J.,  b.  July  22,  1894,  d.  June  10,  1897. 

1 131.  Elsie  ly. ,  b.  March  13,  1898. 

Anna  E.  Talley  {476)  married  Harrie  M.  Perkins, 

March  23,  1892.     They  reside  at   Holly  Oak,   Del.     He  is  a 

contractor  and  builder. 

Child. 

1 132;     Mildred  Chase,  b.  Feb'y  19,  1893. 


V> '- 1 


1 20  Genealogicaj,    Ricgister. 

Eliza  Jane  Talley  {477)  married  Isaac  R.  Staats. 
They  reside  at  Townsend,  Del.  He  is  a  land-owner  and  is 
prominent  in  his  neighborhood. 

Isaac  S.  Talley  {47S)  married' feliza  Bees/on.  They 
reside  near  Carrcroft,  Brandywine  Hundred,  Del.  He  owns  a 
valuable  farm,  purchased  at  the  settlement  of  his  father-in- 
law's  estate.  Isaac  is  an  active  business  man,  is  a  director  in 
the  Cherr}'  Island  Marsh  Company,  and  a  trustee  in  the  Mt. 
Pleasant  M.  E.  Church. 

Children. 

1 133.      IraS.,  b.  July  31,  1879. 


1134 

1135 
1136 

"37 
1138 


Etna,  b.  Nov.  25,  1880. 
Sara  A.,  b.  Aug.  6,  1882. 
Iv.  Emma,  b.  Dec.  28,  1883. 
Edward  B.,  b.  Sept.  5,  1885. 
Eeah  M.,  b.  Jau'y  7,  1887. 


Anna  Mary  Talley  (480)   married   Lewis    McCrea. 

They  reside  on  their  farm  on  McKee's  Hill,  near  Wilmington, 

Delaware. 

Children. 

1 139.  Elsie,  b.  Oct.  21,  1894. 

1 140.  Edith,  b.  Jan'y  20,  1896. 

1 141.  Sarah  T.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1897. 

John  Thomas  Talley  (481)  married  Lillie  O.  Mayne 
(980),  November  24,  1891.      (vSee  sketch.) 

Children. 

1 142.  Henry  S.,  b.  July  14,  1893. 

1 143.  Helen  R.,  b.  Feb'y  19,  1896. 

1 144.  Marguerite  E.,  b.  May  20,  1897. 

Sarah  Eouisa  Talley  (482)  married  J.  C.  Fremont 
Carver.  They  reside  in  their  very  neat  home  in  Ea.st  Eake 
Park,  Wilmington,  Del.     He  is  a  machinist  b}'  trade. 

Jacob  Atwood  Weldin  (  486  )  married  Clara  V. 
Talley  (459),  Jau'y  28,  1879.      (See  sketch.) 


Eighth   Generation. 


121 


II45- 

1 146 

1 147 
1148 

1 149 

1 150 
1151 


Children. 

Jacob  R.,  b.  May  26,  1881. 
Howard  I^.,  b.  Dec.  20,  1883. 
Hannah  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb'y  9,  1885. 
Freddie  E-,  b.  Jan'y  20,  1887,  d.  young. 
Mabel,  b.  Feb'y  10,  1890,  d.  young. 
Ethel  M.,  b.  May  6,  1894,  d.  young.   . 
Paul,  b.  July  23,  1895. 


Thomas  Tali^ey  Weldin  (  ^^7  )  married   Emma  M. 

Naylor.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1 152.  Eva  P.,  b.  Oct.  16,  1883. 

1153.  Thomas  T.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1886. 

1154.  Meta  N.,  b.  Dec.  2,  1888,  d.  young. 

1 155.  Hannah  P.,  b.  Jan'y  3,  i8g^,  d.  young. 

1156.  Herbert  F.,  b.  Dec.  8,  1895. 

■  Thomas  Smith  Talley  (495)  married  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Hanby,  March  13,  1862.      fSee  sketch.) 

Children. 

1 157.  Ella  J.,  b.  Feb'y  25,  1863,  d.  Oct.  29,  1895. 

1158.  William  H.,  b.  May  23,  1865. 

11 59.  Penrose  R.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1869. 

CharIvES  TallEY  (496)  married  Mary  Zebley,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Zebley,  March,  1858. 

Children. 

1 1 60.  Wilmer,  b.  Nov.  20,  1858. 

1 161.  Penrose  R. ,  b.  July  25,  1861. 

1 162.  Sarah  Anna,  b.  Feb'y  21,  1865,  d.  1885. 

1163.  Mary  Ellen,  b.  June  28,  1868. 

1 164.  Charles,  b.  July  22,  1872. 

1 165.  Thomas  Zebley,  b.  Dec.  12,  1874. 

Brinton  E.  Talley  (4g8)  married  Rebecca  T.  Weldin. 

They  resided  on  their  farm  north  of  Booth's  Corner,  Delaware 

County,  Pa. 

Children. 

1 166.  Francis  E.,  b.  Oct.  6,  1867. 

1 167.  Addie  B.,  b.  July  22,  1870,  d.  young. 


122  Genealogical    Register. 

1168.  Atmore  S.,  b.  July  22,  1870,  d.  3'oung. 

1169.  Harry  C,  b.  May  12,  1875,  d.  j-oung. 

Sarah  M.  Talley  (  4gg  )  married   Lewis  Hickman, 

February  18,  1862. 

Children. 

1170.  Laura,  b.  July  10,  1863,  d.  Jan'y  26,  1885. 

117 1.  Edith  G.,  m.  William  Hance. 

11 72.  Alfred  B.,  b.  Sept.  5,  1868. 

Eliza  J.  TallEY  (  500  )  married  George  W.  Weldin. 

(See  sketch.) 

Children. 

173.  Harry  M.,  b.  Nov.  4,  1866. 

174.  Estella  J.,  b.  Oct.  8,  1867. 

175.  Beulah  M.,  b.  May  8,  1869. 

176.  L.  Emma,  b.  Feb'y  28,  1871. 

177.  Lewis,  b.  May  21,  1872,  d.  young. 

178.  Sallie  H.,  b.  Oct.  21,  1.873,  d.  young. 

179.  Charles  P.,  b.  April  11,  1875. 

180.  George  H.,  b.  Feb'y  18,  1877. 

181.  Winifred,  b.  Feb'y  5,  1879.   . 

182.  Bertha  V.,  b.  July  26,  1881. 

183.  Florence  H.,  b.  July  31,  1884. 

Nathaniel  Booth  (509)  married   Elizabeth  Booth, 
March  7,  1865.     (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1 184.  Thomas  Wheeler,  b.  June  23,  1866. 

1185.  Joseph  F^lmer,  b.  1870;  deceased. 

1 186.  Henry  Wilson,  b.  1872  ;  deceased. 

1 187.  Cora  Jane,  b.  1880. 

John  Booth  (511)  married  Margaret  A.  Phillips,  De- 
cember 20,  1866.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1 188.  Thomas  P.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1867. 

1 1 89.  Charity  Eva,  b.  Oct,  7,  1869. 

1 190.  Julia  Emma,  b.  April  25,  1872. 

1 191.  John,  b.  Feb'y  i,  1874. 


Eighth   Generation.  123 


II92. 

Oliver  H.  P.,  b.  Aug.  i,  1877. 

II93- 

George,  b.  Dec.  9,  1879. 

1194. 

Frank,  b.  June  23,  1882,  d.  young. 

II95- 

Frederick,  b.  June  23,  1882,  d 

young. 

1196. 

Irwin  P.,  b.  April  21,  1891. 

Alfred  D.  Pierce  (512)  married 

Louisa  Pierce. 

Children. 

Ida  E.  ;  deceased. 

Joseph  E. 

Thomas  Jefferson. 

Charles  Alfred.^ 
Mary  Die.    •</ 

1197. 

William  H.  Pierce  {514)  married  Susanna  Forwood. 
No  issue. 

/^^X^^A^vu^EAH  Talley  (516)  married  Thomas  Booth,  January 

12,  1871. 

Children. 

1198.  Laura  E.,  b.  Dec.  9,  1871. 

1199.  Thomas  A.,  b.  March  5,  1874. 

Jesse  Lane  Talley  (  5x7  )  married  Eliza  J.  Frame, 

October   17,  1866.     They  resided  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  where 

he  died  in  1896. 

Children. 

1200.  Eleanor,  b.  July  17,  1868. 

1201.  Leonard  G.,  b.  Jan'y  23,  1870,  d.  1870. 

1202.  Etta  Jane,  b.  Feb'y  23,  1871. 

1203.  Reba  May,  b.  Nov.  18,  1872. 

1204.  Cena  A.,  b.  April  15,  1874. 

1205.  Ebert  Lincoln,  b.  Feb'y  5,  1876. 

1206.  Hycen  Grant,  b.  Dec.  23,  1879. 

1207.  Owen  Garfield,  b.  Oct.  19,  1881. 

1208.  Walter  Blaine,  b.  Nov.  4,  1887. 

1209.  Nellie  G.,  b.  May  2,  1889,  d.  1890. 

1210.  Emma  L.,  b.  Dec.  i,  1892,  d.  1892. 

Henry  C.  Talley  (519)  married  Anna  Mary  Mousley, 
November  7,  1867.      (See  .sketch.) 


1 24  Genealogical    Register. 

Children. 

121 1.  Edward  H.,  b.  Oct.  4,  1868,  d.  j'oung. 

1212.  Ella  Lavenia,  b.  Feb'y  7,  1871. 

1213.  Hlwood  M.,  b.  Nov.  26,  1873. 

1 2 14.  Clara  Arcelia,  b.  July  24,  1876. 

1 2 15.  Ada,  b.  Nov.  5,  1880. 

1 216.  Henry  C,  b.  Feb'y  2,  1884. 

1217.  Mary  Viola,  1).  April  5,  1887. 

John  L.  Talley  (520)  married  Margaret  Lenderman. 
daughter  of  Isaac  Lenderman,  of  Brandywine  Hundred,  Del. 
They  resided  for  a  few  years  in  this  hundred,  but  later  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  Mill  Creek  Hundred,  where  they  now  reside. 

Children. 

1218.  Calver  Grant,  b.  April  2,  1873. 

1219.  J.  Leslie,  b.  July  21,  1875. 

1220.  Conrow,  b.  Jan'y  6,  1879. 

Nelson  L.  Talley  (522)  married  Lavania  Simons, 
November  13,  1S73.     (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1 22 1.  Eliza  Ann,  b.  Jan'y  30,  1875. 

1222.  Clara  N.,  b.  Jan'y  17,  1877. 

1223.  Nelson  L.,  b.  Jan'y  12,  1881. 

1224.  Howard,  b.  May  i,  1884. 

1225.  Wilmer  J.,  b.  P'eb';^  21,  1886. 

1226.  Jos.  Chandler,  b.  Aug.  14,  1888. 

1227.  Herbert  L-,  b.  May  2,  1893. 

Curtis  M.  Talley  (523)  married  Anna  Mary  Miller, 
March  7,  1867.      (See  sketch. ) 

Children. 

1228.  Laura  Virginia,  b.  Aug.  14,  1868. 

1229.  Mary  Anna,  b.  Feb'y  9,  1873. 

1230.  Linda  B.,  b.  Oct.  31,  18S3. 

NoRRis  W.  Talley  (524)  married  Sarah  Jane  Kirk, 
February  17,  1870.  He  resided  on  his  farm  at  Talley's 
Corner,  Brandywine  Hundred,  until  his  decease.  He  was 
thrifty,  and  a  very  much  respected  citizen. 


Eighth   Generation.  125 

Children. 

1231.  Sallie  J.,  b.  Jan'3^  7,  1871. 

1232.  Robert  P.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1872. 

1233.  Blanche  A.,  b.  June  17,  1874. 

1234.  KateE.,  b.  Dec.  21,  1878. 

1235.  Mary,  b.  March  4,  1882. 

James  Wilson  Talley   (527)   married   Margaret  E. 

Cartmell.      (See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1236.  James  Walter,  b.  Aug.  21,  1871. 

1237.  Mary  Ida,  b.  Oct.  23,  1873. 

1238.  Laura  May,  b.  March  27,  1876. 

John  C.  Talley  (528)  married  Anna  Mary  Langley, 
widow  of  J.  Eangley,  January  i,  1878. 

Children. 

1239.  John  Nelson,  b.  Nov.  26,  1878. 

1240.  Mary  Lena,  b.  Jan'y  10,  1882.  , 

Rachel  Anna  Talley  (53T)  married  Pliney  Likens, 
July  27,  1876.     They  reside  at  Baltimore,  Md. 

Children. 

1241.  Lewis  Edward,  b.  Nov.  8,  1876. 

1242.  John  Talley,  b.  Sept.  i,  1883. 

1243.  Bertha  May,  b.  May  23,  1890. 

1244.  Arthur  Earl,  b.  Dec.  21,  1898. 

Sarah- A.   Wilson   (539)   married  Thomas  R.   Day, 

February  24,  1858. 

Children. 

1245.  William  W. 

1246.  Lewis  H. 

1247.  Helen  G. 

William  Talley  (555)  married  Sarah  Elizabeth  Lang- 
ley,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Langley,  February  9,  1869. 

Children. 

1248.  John  W.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1871. 

1249.  Mary  E.,  b.  Nov.  6,  1873. 


126  Genealogical    Register. 


Elihu  TallEy  (ssg)  married  Anna  E.  Hanby,  Novem- 
ber   19,    1868.      They    reside    near    Talleyville,    Brandywine 

Hundred,  Del. 

Children. 

1250.  Eli  Baldwin,  b.  April  22,  1869,  d.  young. 

1 25 1.  Gertrude  L,.,  b.  Dec.  6,  1870. 

1252.  Samuel  H.,  b.  Dec.  5,  1872,  d.  young. 

1253.  Francis  Bayard,  b.  Jan'y  i,  1874. 

1254.  Sadie  H.,  b.  Aug.  18,  1876. 

1255.  Lewis  S.,  b.  Oct.  27,  1879. 

Lydia  Ann  Talley  (561)  married  Martin  V.  Palmer, 
March  22,  1864.     Mr.  Palmer  died  November  19,  1869. 

Child. 

1256.  Mary  T.,  d.  in  infancy. 

Caroline    Elizabeth  Talley  (562)  married  Lewis 

Reese  Springer,   December  21,    1868.     He  is  an  architect  at 

Wilmington,  Del. 

Children. 

1257.  Ellen  T.,  b.  Nov.  4,  1869,  d.  1875. 

1258.  Baldwin,  b.   Dec.  14,  1870.     An  attoruey-at-law 

at  Wilmington,  Del. 

1259.  Wilber  L.,  b.  Jan'y  27,  1873,  d.  j^oung. 

1260.  Lucile,  b.  July  10,  1875. 

1261.  Lewis  Reese,  b.  Aug.  6,  1877.     A  civil  engineer 

with   the   Maryland  Steel    Co.,    at   Sparrow's 
Point,  Md. 

1262.  Thomas  Bayard,  b.  Sept.  19,  1879,  d.  young. 

Harriet   Ellen  (563)   is  unmarried,  and  resides  at 
Wilmington,  Del. 

Abner    p.    Talley    {574)    married    first,     Sarah    J. 
Graves  ;  and  second,  Hannah  Mary  Harkins.      (See  sketch.) 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

1263.  Eber  Y.,  b.  May  30,  1858. 

1264.  Thomas  Lea,  b.  Nov.  22,  1859. 

1265.  Mary  E.,  b.  Oct.  29,  i860. 

1266.  Elizabeth  M.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1861,  d.  Nov.  29,  1893. 


Eighth   Generation. 


127 


1267. 
1268. 
1269. 
1270. 
1271. 
1272. 
1273. 

1274 

1275 
1276 
1277 
1278 
1279 
1280 
1281 
1282 
1283 
1284 
1285 
1286 
1287 


Caroline  S.,  b.  Feb'y  17,  1863. 
John  G.,  b.  April  18,  1864. 
Josephine,  b.  Sept.  16,  1865. 
Susanna  A.,  b.  Feb'y  12,  1867. 
William  Harry,  b.  Feb'y  16,  1868. 
Frank  H.,  b.  March  10,  1869,  d.  young. 
James  H.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1870,  d.  young. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

Abner  P.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1872. 

Eli  Baldwin,  b.  June  17,  1874,  d.  young. 

Samuel  T.,  b.  Oct.  22,  1876. 

Hannah  B.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1878. 

Clarence,  b.  Oct.  19,  1880. 

Lawrence,  b.  Oct.  19,  1880,  d.  young. 

Fanny,  b.,  June  19,  1882. 

Elsie  May,  b.  Dec.  22,  1884. 

Emma  L.,  b.  May  5,  1886. 

Matilda. 

Lidie  May,  b.  Feb'y  22,  1890. 

Reba,  b.  Oct.  8,  1893. 

Anna  D.,  b.  Dec.  13,  1895. 

Arthur,  b.  April  10,  1897. 


Curtis  B.  Talley  {575)  married  Rachel  E.  Harvey. 
She  was  born  December  3,  1843. 

Children. 

1288.  Lewis  H.,  b.  Feb'y  5,  1864. 

1289.  Mary  A.,  b.  Jany'y  19,  1870. 

1290.  Curtis  B.,  b.  May  18,  1880. 


W11.LIAM  W.  Talley  {576)  married  R.  Emma  Baker, 
April  26,  1870.  She  was  born  November  5,  1850,  and  was 
daughter  of  Dilworth  and  Hannah  Baker,  of  -Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

Children. 

1291.  James  Lea,  b.  Feb'y  12,  1871,  d.  young. 

1292.  Mary  Caroline,  b.  March  16,  1872,  d.  young. 

1293.  Anna  Galena,  b.  July  26,  1873. 

1294.  Mabel  Garfield,  b.  June  i,  1880. 


128 


Genealogical    Register. 


Margaret  Talley  (  577 )  married    Miller   Forw^ood. 
He  was  born  January  27,  1845. 

Children. 

Lottie  May,  b.  July  14,  1869. 
William  Marshall,  b.  Dec.  26,  1872. 
Joseph  Bayard,  b.  Sept.  16,  1875. 
Lydia  Bertha,  b.  Oct.  12,  1878. 
Thomas  Clayton,  b.  May  28,  1883. 


1295 
1296 

1297 

1298 

1299 


John  Hanby  Talley  {578)  married  Lydia  H.  Street. 
She  was  born  August  9,  1854. 

Children. 

1300.  Florence,  b.  Jan'y  15,  1874. 

1 30 1.  Curtis  Lea,  b.  Feb'y  8,  1876. 

1302.  Amos  Street,  b.  Aug.  18,  1878. 

1303.  Margaret,  b.  Feb'y  3,  1881. 

1304.  Ernest  Cleveland,  b.  Oct.  17,  1883. 
1305-     John  Morrison,  b.  March  7,  1886. 

1306.  Walter,  b.  Nov.  12,  1889. 

1307.  Blanche,  b.  March  12,  1892. 

SalliE  Ann  Talley  (  ^yg  )  married    first,   Benjamin 

R.  Teat,  June  19,  1870;  and  second,  Thomas  A.   Galbreath, 

July  5,  1891. 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

Thomas  Lea,  b.  March  28,  187 1. 

Oliver  Perry,  b.  Feb'y  16,  1873. 

William,  b.  July  11,  1875. 

Mary  A.,  b.  May  19,  1878. 

Rachel  Emma,  b.  March  28,  1885. 

Children  of  second  marriage. 

Eva  G.,  b.  Feb'y  18,  1894. 

Hattie  T.,  b.  Nov.  12,  1895. 

Wiilard  G.,  b.  May  7,  1898. 


1 308. 

1309. 

I3I0. 

I3II. 

I3I2. 

1313- 

1314- 

1315- 

Eli  Baldwin  Talley  (580)  married   Emma   Lurana 
Pierce  (807),  February  24,  1876. 

Children. 
1316.     Howard  D.,  b.  April  19,  1877. 


Eighth   Generation. 


i2g 


1317.  Ella  Belle,  b.  Oct.  14,  1889,  d.  young. 

13 1 8.  Bessie,  b.  Dec.  28,  1892,  d.  young. 

Thomas  Lea  Talley  (581)  married  Isabella   Pierce, 
(806).     He  was  born  January  9,  1844.     She  was  born  1849. 

Children. 

1319.  William  Lea,  b.  Dec.  6,  1867. 

1320.  Mary  Ella,  b.  Aug.  6,  1869. 

1 32 1.  John  Howard,  b.  Sept.  21,  1871. 

1322.  James  Bayard,  b.  Sept.  28,  1873. 

1323.  Emma  Lurana,  b.  Oct.  22,  1875. 

1324.  Elizabeth  Pierce,  b.  Aug.  27,  1883. 

1325.  Elbie  Thomas,  b.  Aug.  26,  1890. 

William  Robinson  Forwood  (590)   married  Rachel 

Ann  Smith,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Rachel  Smith,  of  Elam, 

Pa.,  March  26,  1872. 

Children. 

1326.  Charles,  b.  Sept.  29,  1873. 

1327.  Martha,  b.  Aug.  26,  1880. 

1328.  Howard,   b.  Sept.  9,  1882. 

Joanna  D.  Talley  isgi)  married  Edward  Griswold. 

Children. 


1329 

Ellen  D. 

1330 

Rachel. 

I33I 

Mary  P. 

1332 

Taylor. 

1333 

Lydia. 

1334 

Amor. 

1335 

Josephine 

1336 

Edward. 

Amor  S.  Talley  (594)  married  Edith  S.  Campbell. 

Children. 

1337.  Morton  L.,  b.  Dec.  3,  1873. 

1338.  Martha  C,  b.  Aug.  — ,  1874. 

1339.  EmmorS.,  b.  Nov.  i,  1875. 


Emeline  p.  TallEy  (595)  married  John  Earkin. 


130  Genealogical    Register. 

Children. 

1340.  Belle  D. 

1 34 1.  Frank  I,. 

1342.  John  L. 

Anne  E.  Tallev  (601)  married  George  W.  Springer. 

Children. 

1343.  Armanella  P.,  b.  Aug.  4,  1874. 


1344 
1345 
1346 
1347 
1348 
1349 


Leonard  H.,  b.  March  27,  1875. 

Margaret  T.,  b.  Aug.  2,  1878. 

Sarah  A.,  b.  July  28,  1881. 

Frank  L. 

Isabel  H.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1886. 

Harriet. 


Mary  Elizabeth  Tallev  {604)  married  Charles  H. 

Heald. 

Children. 

1350.  William  H. 

1 35 1.  Josephine. 

James  Blythe  Talley  ( 605 )  married  Belle . 

Children. 

1352.  Samuel. 

1353.  Mary. 

1354.  Emma. 
1355-     Gus. 

Amor  L.  Talley  (606)  married  Kate  Williams. 

Children. 

1356.  Howard  W. 

1357.  Frederick. 

Jacob  Hailman  Talley  (610)  married  Susan  Samples. 

Children. 

1358.  Annie  M. 

1359.  Florence  V. 

1360.  Percy  E. 

1 36 1.  Archie  J. 


Eighth    Genkration. 


131 


1362 

Norman  H 

1363- 

El  wood. 

1364. 

R.  Clifford. 

1365 

Bessie. 

1366 

Walter. 

1367. 

Eeon. 

1368. 

Edgar  T. 

Margaret  W.  Johnson  (611)  married  John  Wesley 

Hance,  January  31,  1856. 

Children. 

1369.  Mary  Eliza,  b.  July  14,  1858. 

1370.  Andrew  Johnson,  b.  Sept.  2,  i860. 

1371.  William  J.  Wesley,  b.  July  12,  1866. 

Anna  D.  Johnson  (612)  married  Daniel  Husbands. 

Children. 

1372.  William  J. 

1373.  T.  Eawrence. 

1374.  Eliza  B. 

Thomas  Webster  Johnson  ( 6 jj). married  Sallie  Poole. 

(See  sketch.) 

Children. 

Mary  Eva,  b.  Dec.  3,  1857,  ^^-  L.  Cass  Weldin. 

Harriet  Eliza,  b.  Nov.  2,  1859,  m.  John  K.  Hippie. 

Eottie  Talley,  b.  Feb.  28,  1862,  m.  Geo.  Drayton. 

Maggie  Anna,  b.  July  19,1863,  m.  Geo.  J.  Palmer. 

William  Wesley,  b.  June  29,  1865,   m.   Cornelia 

Watkins. 

1380.  SaUie  Emma,  b.  Sept  7,  1867,  d.  aged  22. 

1 38 1.  J^aura  Edna,  b.  Oct.  6,  1869. 

1382.  Mattie  Walter,  b.  March  16,1873,  "i-  Howard  Ely. 

1383.  Thomas  Webster,  b.  June  28,  1876. 


1375 
1376 

1377 
1378 
1379 


Mary  Jane  Johnson  (614)  married  Minshall  Hinkson, 

February  16,  1858. 

Children. 

1384.  Anna  Elizabeth,  b.  May  9,  i860. 

1385.  Harriet  Laura,  b.  Jan'y  7,  1865. 

1386.  William  Henry,  b.  Dec.  i,  1866. 


132  Genealogical    Register. 


Harriet  J.  Johnson  (675)  married  George  \V.  Todd.  \ 
For  a  number  of  years  he  was  President  of  the  Diamond  State 
Iron  Company,  Wihnington,  Del. 

Children. 

1387.  Eleanor  A.,   b.   Nov.  29,  1S73,   m.    Howard    De 

Haven  Ro.ss. 

1388.  James  C,  b.  March  6,  1877,  d.  in  infancy. 

1389.  Hattie  G.,  b.  April  22,  1880,  d.  Dec.  12,  1886. 

Thomas  Hannum  (621)  married  Hannah  Dunn. 

Children. 

1390.  Anna  Hlizabetlu 

1 39 1.  T.  Leslie. 

1392.  Maggie  K. 
1393-     William  H. 

Dr.  William  Wesley  Johnson  (624)  married  first, 
Bettie  A.  Ford,  March  12,  1866.  No  issue.  Married  second, 
Mariana  Burns,  December  18,  1869. 

Child. 

1394.  Maggie  B.,  b.  April  3,  1870,  m.  Wni.  Grey  Clyde. 
He  married  third,  Lizzie  Morgan. 

Dr.  W.  W.  Johnson  has  been  in  active  practice  in  Che.s- 
ter.  Pa.,  for  a  number  of  3'ears. 

Lizzie  Day  Johnson  (625)  married  James  K.  Foulk, 
July  4, -1871. 

Child. 

1395.  Mary  B.,  b.  July  29,  1879. 

Robert  S.  Johnson  (626)  married  Annie  Cullingworth. 

Anna  Amanda  Johnson  (629)  married  Geo.  H.  Hance, 

December  20,  1877. 

Children. 

1396.  Walter  E.,  b.  May  25,  1879. 
1397-     William  Johnson,  b.  July  5,  1883. 

Isaac  N.  Grubb  (634)  married  Julia  E.  Smith,  March 
20,  1859.      (See  sketch.) 


Eighth   Generation. 


133 


Children. 

139S.     JennetteS.,  b.  Oct.  i,  1862,  d.  Jan'y  24,  1899. 

1399.  Newton  L,.,  b.  Sept.  19,  1864. 

John  Foulk  TallEy's  children  married  as  follows  : 

Ann  Talley  (641)  m.  Thomas  Farra. 
Rebecca  Tallej-  (642)  m.  Bonam  Reed. 
Priscilla  Talley  {643)  m.  Joseph  Reed. 
Jane  Talley  (644)  m.  A.  J.  Mondew. 
Julian  Talley  (645)  m.  Anderson  Evans. 
Hannah  P.  Talley  (648)  m.  John  W.  Waller. 
Margaretta  Talley  (64g)  m.  William  Hall. 

John  P.  Talley  (64^)  married  Rebecca  M.  Ford,  of 
Philadelphia,  May  20,  1858. 

Children. 

1400.  Lillian,   b.  April  4,  1859. 

1401.  Anna,  b.  June  22,  1861. 

1402.  E.  Hilles,  b.  May  15,  1863. 

1403.  PVank  E.,  b.  Jan'y  28,  1865. 

1404.  William  T.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1867. 

1405.  Eaura,  b.  Aug.  30,  1869. 

1406.  Jessie  May,  b.  May  30,  1871. 

1407.  John  F.,  b.  May  4,  1874. 

Harmon  G.  Talley  (  651  )  married  Eouisa  Ann 
Hodges,  January  13,  1853.  She  was  born  April  21,  1833.  He 
resides  at  Piasa,  Macoupin  County,  111. 

Children. 

1408.  Isaac  Eillian,  b.  Oct.  24,  1853. 

1409.  William  E.,  b.  Aug.  3,  1856. 

1410.  Mary  Simmons,  b.  April  4,  1859. 

141 1.  Hattie  E.,  b.  Feb'y  7,  1862. 

1412.  Dora  A.,  b.  Sept.  21,  1866. 

141 3.  Eula  Hodges,  b.  Sept.  26,  1869. 

1414.  Harmon  Grubb,  b.  Feb'y  20,  1872. 

John  Simmons,  grandfather  of  Harmon  Gregg  Talley, 
died  October  15,  1824,  aged  60  years. 

Eydia  Simmons,  grandmother  of  Harmon  G.  Talley, 
died  October  11,  1824,  aged  57  years. 


134  Genealogical    Register. 

Mary  Talley,  wife  of  Isaac  G.  Talley,  daughter  of  John 
and  Lydia  Simmons,  died  March  15,  1833,  aged  35  years. 

Harmon  Talley,  grandfather  of  Harmon  G.  Talley,  died 
at  Piasa,  111.,  August  24,  1858,  aged  83  years. 

John  Simmons  Talley  (652)  married  first,  Elizabeth 
F.  Hill,  Jan.  16,  1855.  He  married  second,  Sarah  W.  Taggart, 
March  4,  1885,  and  third,  Sarah  A.  Pierson,  May  2,  1888. 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

1 41 5.  William  Gregg. 

14 1 6.  Hannah  M. 

1417.  John  W. 

Rebecca    J.   Talley  (655)    married   first,    Hugh   E. 
Mearns,  November  27,  1862.     He  died  March  12,  1870.     She 
married  second,  Leonzo  E.  Baylis,  June  6,  1871. 
Children  of  second  marriage. 

1418.  Isaac  E.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1872. 

1419.  Harry  E.,  b.  Sept.  24,  1875. 

1420.  Clarissa  N.,  b.  July  3,  1878. 

1421.  Leonard  K.,  b.  May  24,  1881. 

E.  Jennie  E.  Talley  (662)  married  Samuel  M.  Rut- 
ledge,  October  11,  1876.  They  reside  on  the  Muskingum 
River,  nine  miles  south  of  Zanesville,  Ohio. 

Children. 

1422.  William  Cloud,  b.  Feb'y  23,  1879. 

1423.  George  Armstrong,  b.  May  20,  1885. 

John  T.  Simmons  (663)  married  first,  Martha  Argan- 
bright,  in   1852.     He  married  second,   Jennie  S.    Bryant,   of 
Birmingham,  Iowa,  in  1894.      (See  sketch.) 
Children  of  first  marriage. 

1424.  Eydia  Jane. 


1425 
1426 
1427 
1428 
1429 


Francis  William. 

George  B. 

J.  W. 

Kittie  Luella. 

Edmund. 


Eighth   Generation.  135 

WiLi^iAM  TaIvLEy  Shades  (664)  m.  . 

John  Heyburn  Tali^ey  {667)  married  Josephine  Mac- 
Donald.      He  is  grocer  and  postmaster  near  Perry's  Hotel, 

Brandywine  Hundred. 

Children. 

1430.  Florence  Heyburn,  b.  Dec.  31,  1879. 

1431.  Howard  W.,  b.  July  15,  1881. 

1432.  Elizabeth,  b.  April  18,  1884. 

John  C.   T alley  (679)  married  Margaret  Frame. 

Children. 

1433.  Sarah  Emma,  b.  June  13,  1881. 

1434.  Mary,  b.  June  18,  1884. 

1435.  Sidney  R.,  b.  April  13,  1887. 

1436.  Margaret,  b.  May  24,  1890. 

Arabella  Talley  (68g)  married  William  D.  Pullen, 
of  Chester  Pa.,  April  7,  1864. 

Children. 

1437.  Kate,  b.  Dec.  7,  1866. 

1438.  William  D.,  b.  Feb'y  7,  1868. 

Melissa  Talley  (6g4)  married  first,  David  Corson; 

married  second,  Paulsworth. 

Child  of  first  marriage. 

1439.  lyizzie. 

James  Edgar  Talley  (6g5),  of  Bay  Mills,  Michigan, 
married  Kate  Eamade,  February  21,  1881. 

Children. 

1440.  Frederick  William,  b.  July  19,  1882. 

1441.  Caroline  Elizabeth,  b.  July  11,  1884. 

1442.  James  Andrew,  b.  Oct.  18,  1886. 

1443.  John  Truman,  b.  Sept.  2,  1892, 

Willie  Ann  Talley  (6g^)  married  James  Rea,  May 

5,  1881. 

Child. 

1444.  Emma  Davis,  b.  Jan'y  9,  1882. 


136  Genealogical    Register. 

Arabella  Talley  (6gS)  married  Francis  M.  Dowlin, 
of  Chester  County,  Pa.,  January  24,  1872. 

Children. 

1445.  Albert  Scott,  b.  Jan'y  11,  1873. 

1446.  Henderson  Talley,  b.  Aug.  7,  1874. 

1447.  Sallie  Edna,  b.  Nov.  18,  1875. 

1448.  Francis  M.,  b.  Nov.  12,  1877. 

Charles  Wesley  Talley  (too)   married   Mary   E. 
HoflFman,  February  15,  1888. 

Children. 

1449.  Ruth  F.,  b.  Oct.  24,  1888. 

1450.  John  Henderson,  b.  May  30,  1890. 

Edward  Cooper  Talley  {702)  married  Alice  Stand- 
ring,  May  25,  1887. 

Children. 

1451.  Maud  A.,  b.  March  3,  1888. 


1452 
1453 
H54 
1455 


Mary  E.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1889. 
Clarence  E.,  b.  Aug.  16,  1891. 
Ralph  S.,  b.  Feb'y  i,  1895. 
George  Marion,  b.  Oct.  17,  1897. 


Samuel    H.  Talley    (703)    married  Clara  Freeman, 

March  15,  1888. 

Children. 

1456.  Florence  May,  b.  Jan')'  13,  i8gi. 

1457.  Arthur  M.  F.,  b.  March  12,  1897. 

H.  Albin  Eouis  Pyle  (705)  married  Anna  Hare,  of 
Wilmington,  Del. 

LuRANA  Cooper  Allmond  (706)  married  Joseph  L. 
Gardner,  December  24,  1863.  They  reside  at  Hettick,  Macou- 
pin County,  Illinois. 

Children. 

1458.  Eeslie  A.,  b.  Aug.  8,  1865. 

1459.  Lewis  H.,  b.  March  24,  1867. 

1460.  Harmon  W.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1870. 

1461.  Eetitia  May,  b.  June  4,  1873. 


Eighth   Generation. 


137 


1462.  Ida  B.,  b.  Jau'y  10,  1876. 

1463.  L,eonora  B.,  b.  June  17,  1878. 

1464.  William  W.,  b.  April  10,  1880. 

IvETiTiA  A.  ALI.MOND  (^og)  married  Dr.  Wm.  C.  Day, 

February  20.  1866. 

Children. 

1465.  I,ewis    Roach,    b.    Dec.    6,    1867.     A   practicing 

physician. 

1466.  James  Allmond,  b.  Oct.  29,  18691     A  practicing 

physician . 

1467.  Anne  Agnes,  b.  Feb'y  12,  1872. 

1468.  Gertrude  lyois,  b.  June  4,  1874. 


PriscilIvA   T.    Ai^lmond    (7J0)    married   Thomas   H. 


Pad  get. 


1469 
1470 
1471 
1472 

1473 
1474 
1475 
1476 

1477 
1478 


Children. 

Anna  G.  A.,  b.  March  4,  1868. 
Reuben  J.,  b.  Nov.  23,  1869. 
Ella  E.,  b.  Aug.  16,  1873. 
Eddie  C,  b.  Dec.  3,  1875. 
Thomas  C,  b.  Sept.  29,  1878. 
Francis  R.,  b.  April  19,  1880. 
Earl  R.,  b.  Sept.  i,  1883. 
Geneva  P.,  b.  Jan'y  8,  1885. 
Gacey  E.,  b.  Sept.  4,  1889. 
Powell  Clayton,  b.  Dec.  29,  1890. 


A  physician. 


Phebe   Ellen   Allmond    (/xj)    married   Andrew    J. 
Crum,  September  9,  1873. 

Children. 

1479.  Nellie  May,  b.  June  12,  1874. 

1480.  Edwin  Wallace,  b.  March  21,  1876. 

1481.  Lee  Burnett,  b.  Sept.  16,  1878. 

1482.  Joseph  Reuben,  b.  Sept.  26,  1880. 

1483.  Robert  Roy,  b.  Aug.  14,  1882. 

1484.  GoldaT.,  b.  Nov.  3,  1884. 

1485.  Ola  Bertram,  b.  Dec.  17,  1886. 
i486.     Carroll  Clayton,  b.  Dec.  25,  1888. 


138  Genealogical    Register. 

1487.  Glenn  Palmer,  b.  March  3,  1891. 

1488.  Ferris  Bertrand,  b.  July  27,  1893. 

JuuA  E.  Allmond  {712)  married  J.  Huston  Grimmet, 


1875- 


1489 
1490 
1491 
1492 

1493 

1494 

1495 
1496 

1497 
1498 


Children. 

Clarence  C,  b.  Nov.  15,  1876. 
Ethel  M.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1878. 
Ora  B.,  b.  Aug.  21,  1880. 
Dennis  E.,  b.  March  11,  1883. 
Sartoris  R.,  b.  Jan'y  28,  1884. 
Stella  T.,  b.  Jan'y  2,  1886. 
Theresa  M.,  b.  Dec.  21,  1888. 
Charles  O.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1891. 
lyclla  M.,  b.  April  6,  1895. 
Eeitta  F.,  b.  April  6,  1895. 


1875- 


Florence  V.  Allmond  {713)  married  Chas.  W.  Rice, 


Children. 

1499.  Charles  W.,  b.  May  27,  1876. 

1500.  Minnie  M.,  b.  Aug.  26,  1879. 

1501.  Freddie  A.,  b.  Dec.  12,  1880. 

1502.  Anna  I.,  b.  Jan'y  7,  1882. 

1503.  Pearl  Hattie  Valentine,  b.  Feb'y  14,  1884. 

1504.  Chester  O.,  b.  Oct.  19,  1886. 

1505.  Opal  Farmer,  b.  Sept.  4,  1888. 

1506.  Carrie  Bell,  b.  Aug.  8,  1890. 

1507.  Grace,  b.  1897. 

Ida  M.  Allmond  {714)  married  Dr.  W.   B.  Sprinkel, 
1880. 

Children. 

1508.  Clyde,  b.  July  4,  1886. 

1509.  Marie,  b.  Feb'y  3,  1892. 

LetiTia  McCracken  (716)  married  Samuel  A.  Field. 

Child. 

1510.  Elizabeth. 

Mary  McCracken  (717)  married  John  Bodley,  W.  Va. 

Sidney  McCracken  {718)  married  George  Adams. 

Children. 

15 11.  George. 

1512.  Harry. 


Eighth   Generation.  139 

Hannah  McCracken  {yig)  married  Joseph  Rogers,  of 

Media,  Pa. 

Children. 

1513.  William. 

1514.  Mary. 

Harriet  L.  Talley  {724)  married  Thomas  Blest,  of 

Wilmington,   Del.,  January  3,  1883.     She  is  engaged  in  the 

millinery  business. 

Children. 

1515.  May  Forest,  b.  May  4,  1884. 

1516.  Henry  L,ewis  Flinn,  b.  March  15,  1890. 

1517.  Mabel  Talley,  b.  Nov.  22,  1895. 

PRISCILI.A   C1.ARK   Tali^ey   (  ';^25  )    married   John  E. 
Each,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  January  21,  1890. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Tai^ley  (  72^  )  married  Alex- 
ander, of  West  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Samuel  Harlan  Talley  (.729)  married  Emma  Webb, 
January  11,  1890.     She  died  September  25,  1897. 

Priscilla  Talley  (731)  married  Charles  W.  Scudder, 
November,  1884,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Children. 

1518.  Margaret,  b.  March,  1886. 

1519.  Edith,  b.  March,  i8gi. 

1520.  Catharine,  b.  Dec,  1896. 

Eleanor   Talley  (  734  )  married   Daniel  Cronin,  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  September  17,  1887. 

Children. 

1521.  Evelyn,  b.  July  8,  1888. 

1522.  Eleanor,  b.  April  2,  1890,  d.  young. 

Sarah  A.  Talley  (  784  )  married  Zachary  T.  Hook, 
February  3,  1883.     They  reside  in  Ohio. 

Child. 

1523.  Richard,  b.  Dec.  8,  1883. 

Frank    F.    Talley    (  785  )    married   Esther   F.    Mc- 
Murchy,  October  28,  1880.     He  is  a  prominent  business  man 


I40  Genealogical    Register. 

of  New  Richinond,  Ohio.     He  is  editor  of  the  New  Richmond 
ludcpendeiit  and  postmaster  of  that  town. 

Children. 

1524.  Martha,  b.  Aug.  28,  1882. 

1525.  Harriet,  b.  Nov.  9,  1893. 

Kliz.\bktii  T.  Moore  (786)  married  Robert  A.  John- 
ston, October  21,  1858.  He  was  for  many  years  a  Judge  of 
the  Common  Pleas  Court  in  Cincinnati.     She  was  a  beautiful 

woman  and  an  artist. 

Children. 

1526.  Campbell  M.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1859. 


1527 
1528 

1529 
1530 
1531 


Lindsey  C,  b.  Nov.  25,  1861. 
Elizabeth  C,   b.  Dec.  11,  1863. 
Thomas  S.,  b.  Oct.  7,  1866. 
Roberta  A.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1872. 
Robert  A.,  1).  April  15,  1874. 


RowENA  Talley  (  757 )  married  Harrie  L.  Moore, 
October  2,  1879.     In  Ohio. 

Children. 

1532.  Olive  H.,  b.  June  10,  1882. 

1533.  Harriette  L,.,  b.  March  28,  1885. 

Kate  Talley  (  ^88  )  married  Charles  A.  Elliott. 

Mary  L,.  Talley  {^8g)  married  Charles  C.  Sedgwick, 

May  24,  1876. 

Children. 

1534.  Shirley,  b.  Nov.  27,  1879,  d.  1891. 

1535.  Charles  C,  b.  May  i,  1892. 

Orville  B.  Talley  i^go)  married  Helen  E.  Lighty, 
June  15,  1892.  They  reside  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa.  He  is  en- 
gaged in  preparing  Abstracts  of  Title  and  Searches  of  all 
matters  connected  with  land  titles  in  his  county.  He  was 
Clerk  to  the  Committee  on  Printing  of  the  National  House  of 
Representatives  for  three  years.  He  is  active  and  persistent 
in  everything  he  undertakes.  He  has  labored  faithfully  to 
make  our  book  a  success,  and  is  delighted  that  success  is  in 


Eighth   Generation.  141 

sight.  What  others  consider  labor  in  searching  out  our  family 
history  he  treats  as  mere  pleasure.  He  is  loyal  to  our  family 
standard  and  glories  in  whatever  tends  to  its  advancement. 

Child. 
1536.     Eleanor  Frances,  b.  Sept.  2,  1899. 


JoH^ 

r  H.  Anderson  (793)  married  Harriet  Ahn,  De 

iber  21, 

1865. 

Children. 

1537 

Joseph,  b.  1866. 

1538 

George,  b.  1868. 

1539 

Charles,  b.  1870. 

1540 

Estella,  b.  1872. 

1541- 

Calver,  b.  1874. 

1542. 

Henry,  b.  1877. 

.1543- 

Emma,  b.  1880. 

\/  Joseph  Jackson  Peirce  (805)  married  Mary  A.  Pat- 
terson, of  West  Chester,  Pa.,  Nov.  7,  1867.  He  is  engaged 
in  the  Real  Estate  and  Conveyancing  business  at  Wilm.,  Del. 

Children. 

1544.  Charles  M.,  b.  Oct.  10,  1S68,  d.  1868. 

1545.  John  Bail,  b.  Oct.  20,  1869. 

1546.  James  Frank,  b.  Oct.  15,  1871. 

1547.  George  M.,  b.  June  12,  1876. 

1548.  Edward  P.,  b.  Jan'y  30,  1885. 

James  Bayard  Peirce  ( 808 )  married  Harriet  B. 
Seymour,  of  Toronto,  Canada,  August  17,  1893.  They  reside 
in  Wilmington,  Del. 

Ella  K.  Peirce  (  8og  )  married  John  C.  Hu.sbands, 

March  21,  1894. 

Children. 

1549.  Philip  P.,  b.  Feb'y  22,  1895. 

1550.  Hannah  Eouisa,  b.  Aug.  4,  1897. 

Hannah  P.  T alley  (812)  married  George  Mervine. 

Children. 

1 55 1.  Mamie. 

1552.  Clara. 

1553.  George. 


142  Genealogical    Register. 

Henry  Irving  Talley  (814)  married  Caroline  Louisa 
Clarke,  October  17,  1895.     No  issue.      (See  sketch. ) 

ThomAvS  C.  Tallev  (815)  married  Henrietta  Smith. 
No  issue. 

Annie  Button  Talley  {817)  married  George  Hamil- 
ton Anderson,  January  18,  1893. 

Child. 

1554.  Thomas  Henry,  b.  Jan'y,  1894. 

Bessie  Gertrude  Talley  {818)  married  William 
Egan,  October  9,  1890.  ^  He  was  born  June  24,  1862. 

Children. 

1555.  Willie,  b.  vSept.  11,  1891. 

1556.  Annie  May,  b.  Oct.  23,  1893. 

1557.  Bessie  Gertrude,  b.  July  17,  1898. 

Hannah  R.  Talley  (821)  married  William  Barnett, 

October  23,  1889.     They  reside  at  Clifton  Heights,  Delaware 

County,  Pa. 

Children. 

1558.  Walter  Morris,  b.  Dec.  11,  1892. 

1559.  William  Horace,  b.  Jan'y  20,  1895. 

1560.  Percy  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  5,  1898. 

Charles  M.  Y.  Talley  {838)  married  Mary  Tomlin. 
He  is  a  shoe  merchant  at  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Children. 

1 56 1.  Mary  T.,  b.  May  7,  1880. 

1562.  Charles  M.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1894. 

George  W.  Phillips  {868)  never  married.  He  was 
the  only  child  of  his  parents.  He  resides  on  the  Quarryville 
Farm,  which  he  inherited  from  his  father.  He  favored  the 
Trolley  line  which  passes  through  his  farm,  and  was  liberal  in 
granting  the  right  of  way  for  the  same.  George  is  up  to  date 
in  his  views  of  public  improvement.  He  is  a  great  sufferer 
from  rheumatism,  but  is  ver}^  cheerful  in  the  midst  of  it  all, 
and  is  filled  with  good  feeling  for  humanity. 


Eighth   Generation. 


143 


WiLLARD  TallEy  Galbreath  (8^5)  married  Eliza  E. '/^ 

Morrow. 

Children. 

Amy  E.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1879. 
John  P.,  b.  June  4,  1883. 
Jennie  C,  b.  Dec.  3,  1888. 
Ella  May,  b.  April  19,  1893. 


1563- 
1564. 

1565- 
1566. 


Warren  T.  Rawson  (88i)  married  Maggie  Lefferts. 

Children. 

1567.  Bessie. 

1568.  Grant  Kimber. 

Charles  B.  TallEy  (884)  married  first,  Harriet  Ris- 
don  Bishop,  February  3,  1874.  She  died  October  28,  1894. 
He  married  second,  Ida  A.  Williamson. 

Children  of  first  marriage. 

1569.  Lawrence  E.,  b.  Dec.  6,  1874. 

1570.  J.  Wilmer,  b.  Aug.  16,  1877. 

1571.  AnnaS.,  b.  Aug.  16,  1877. 

1572.  Harlan  H.,  b.  April  13,  1883. 

1573.  Edgar  S.,  b.  May  27,  1887. 

Amor  Talley  {886)  married  Ella  J.  Petitdemange. 

Children. 

1574.  Hattie  Florence,  b.  Jau'y  28,  1886. 

1575.  Myrtie  J.,  b.  Sept.  4,  1887. 

1576.  Iv.  Blanche,  b.  Aug.  i,  1889. 

1577.  Mamie  E.,  b.  June  30,  1891. 

1578.  Evelyn,  b.  Nov.  12,  1893. 

1579.  Clarence  H.,  b.  Ma}^  30,  1896. 

1580.  Albert  Dewey,  b.  Feb'y  7,  1898. 


Ida  Lottie  Talley  {887)  married  William  S.  Hanby, 
son  of  William  and  Sarah  Hanby,  June  14,  1889. 

Children. 

1581.  Harry  Clayton,  b.  Feb'y  16,  1891. 

1582.  Frank  Herbert,  b.  Feb'y  27,  1894. 


144  Genealogical   Register. 


Dk.  Jami-:s  I'J.v  Tai,i,i-;v  [gog)  married  Isabella  M. 
Andrews,  of  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  1894.      (See  sketch.) 

Mary  Klizabktii  Taixey  (gio)  married  Richard  M. 
Mathues,  Jan.  9,  1881.     They  reside  at  Nicetown,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Children. 

1583.  Ida  May,  b.  Oct.  3,  1881,  m.  Wm.  G.  Steck. 

1584.  Jehu  Richie,  b.  Oct.  8,  1883. 

1585.  Elizabeth  Ru.st,  b.  Feb'y  28,  1886. 

1586.  William,  b.  March  29,  1888. 

Hannah  Emma  Taij.ky  (gii)  married  Howard  McAl- 
lister, September  16,  1886. 

Ruthanna  TallEy  (gi2)  married  Howard  J.  Cheyney, 

April  9,  1885. 

Children. 

1587.  Alice,  b.  June  6,  1886,  d.  young. 

1588.  Gertrude,  b.  Feb'y  8,  1889,  d.  young. 

1589.  Warren,  b.  Oct.  29,  1892. 

1590.  Margaret  R.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1896. 

1591.  Emily,  b.  Dec.  6,  1898,  d.  young. 

Abraham  L.  Lknderman  (gi;r)  married  Abbie  Sharp- 
less,  October  20,  1892. 

Children. 

1592.  Anna  J.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1893. 

1593.  Emily  R.,  b.  July  31,  1895. 

1594.  Elsie  L.,  b.  June  17,  1897. 

NINTH  GENERATION. 

May  Anne  TallEy  (  gjs  )  married  Garrett  Jefferson 
Hart,  Feb'y  12,  1885.     She  died  1892  wdthout  i.s.sue. 

Preston  Lea  Talley  ( g45  )  married  Mary  Edith 
McNeil,  Oct.  12,  1898. 

Sadie  Iola  Talley  {,g47)  married  Milton  Blackwood, 

June  16,  1896. 

Child. 

1595.  Milton,  b.  March  23,  1897. 

William  Elwood  Talley  ( g^i )  married  Blanche 
Horner. 


1596 
1597 
1598 

1599 
i6oo 


Ninth   Generation.  145 

Children. 

Elwood  Harmon,  b.  Jan'y  18,  1887,  d.  1887. 
lyaura,  b.  March  11,  1888. 
William,  b.  Oct.  20,  1889. 
Harmon,  b.  Nov.  6,  1891. 
Robert  W.,  b.  Dec.  4,  1898. 


Mary  Emma  Talley  {gsz)  married  Harry  Haddock, 

born  April  9,  1862. 

Children. 

1601.  Harry,  b.  Nov.  16,  1885. 

1602.  Ivizzie,  b.  June  22,  1890. 

1603.  Florence,  b.  July  29,  1893. 

1604.  Harmon,  b.  Nov.  15,  1896. 

Harry  W.  Tali^ey  {954)  married  Emma  Dean,   born 

December  25,  1871. 

Children. 

1605.  Harmon,  b.  May  30,  1890. 

1606.  William,  b.  Nov.  16,  1891. 

1607.  Henry  W.,  b.  Nov.  25,  1892. 

1608.  John  B.,  b.  Jan'5'  16,  1896. 

1609.  Lrizzie,  b.  Oct.  20,  1898. 

Mary  Boys  Nebeker   (961)  married  William  Volk- 

hardt,  born  June  5,  1867. 

Children. 

1610.  Aquilla  Nebeker,  b.  Nov.  25,  1897. 

1611.  Myrtle  Nebeker,  b.  Oct.  9,  1898. 

AQUII.INA  Allen  Nebeker  {962)  married  Paul  Eno. 
Emma  Talley  Nebeker  (963)  married  William  Pres- 
ton Craig. 

Mary  V.  Ford  (991)  married  William  Stanford. 

Child. 

1612.  Eva,  b.  April  26,  1874. 

Irenous  W.  Ford  (993)  married  Ida  E.  Taylor,  No- 
vember II,  1880. 

Children. 

1613.  James  A.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1881. 

1614.  Carl  B.,  b.  June  i,  1885. 

1615.  Dalah  I.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1890. 


146  Genealogicai,    Register. 

Alice  J.  Ford  (994)  married  William  Stanford,  March 

2,  1879. 

Children. 

161 6.  Mary  E.,  b.  Oct.  17,  1879. 

161 7.  Ernest  E.,  b.  Feb'y  4,  1881. 

161 8.  Josephine  G.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1883. 

1619.  Clifton  B.,  b.  Jan'y  21,  1885. 

1620.  Edmund  Ames,  b.  March  12,  1887. 

1 62 1.  William  C,  b.  May  29,  1889. 

1622.  Jennie  R.,  b.  May  10,  1890. 

1623.  Catharine  V.,  b.  Sept.  15,  1894. 

Emily  Vic.  Ford  (gg6)  married  Wm.  W.  Schwinn, 

November  25,  1884. 

Children. 

1624.  John  N.,  b.  Aug.  30,  1885. 

1625.  Mary  K.,  b.  April  15,  1887. 

1626.  WilHam  H.,  b.  Oct.  21,  1888. 

1627.  Bernice  E. ,  b.  July  11,  1891. 

1628.  Thomas  G.,  b.  July  9,  1893. 

1629.  Mildred  A.,  b.  June  6,  1895. 

John  B.  Ford  (iooo)  married  Elizabeth  E.  Stern,  May 
26,  1894. 

Melissa  E.  Stahl  (iooi)  married  George  E.  Shafer, 

August,  1869. 

Children. 

1630.  Ida. 


1 63 1 
1632 

1633 
1634 
1635 
1636 

1637 
1638 

1639 

1640 

1 64 1 


Charles  W. 

Alonzo,  b.  Feb'y  2,  1873. 

Mary  E.,  b.  May  28,  1875. 

Inez  C,  b.  March  25,  1877. 

Annabell. 

Nora  Li.,  h.  April  11,  1879. 

Grace  M.,  b.  May  29,  1883. 

Eaura  E. 

Chester  A.,  b.  June  16,  1887. 

Sarah  R.,  b.  Nov.  14,  1890. 

Mabel  E.,  b.  April  4,  1893. 


Ninth  Generation.  147 

Mary  J.  Stahl  (J005)  married  Charles  King,  January 

I,  1886. 

Children. 

1642.      Mary  E.,  b.  1886. 


1643 
1644 

1645 
1646 


Helen  M.,  b.  1890. 
Merrill  Stahl,  b.  1893. 
Florence,  b.  1896. 
Bridice,  b.  1898. 


ULYS.SES  Grant  Stahl  (1006)  married  Nannie  McCa- 

han,  August,  1891. 

Child. 

1647.  Bessie  M.,  b.  June  30,  1892. 

John  W.  Talley   ( 1012  )  married  Celia  S.  Bentley, 

May  17,  1885. 

Children. 

1648.  G.  Ross,  b.  May  31,  1886. 

1649.  Fred.   G.,  b.  Jan'y  2,  1890. 

1650.  J.  Warren,  b.  Oct.  11,  1891. 

1651.  J.  Earl,  b.  Dec.  11,  1895. 

Ella  I.  Talley  {1013)  married  H.  E.  Myers,  August 

20,  1889. 

Children. 

1652.  Evangeline  Belle,  b.  Aug.  22,  1890. 

1653.  Joy  Uberto,  b.  April  3,  1892. 

1654.  Paul  Spurgeon,  b.  Dec.  11,  1893. 

1655.  Vivian  Armanilla,  b.  Dec.  i,  1896. 

Cora  B.  Talley  (1015)  married  Edgar  Price,  Augu.st 

17,  1891. 

Child. 

1656.  Vesper,  b.  June  30,  1897. 

Henry    E.   Talley   (  1016  )    married    Mabel    Houdy- 
sheldt,  December  13,  1893. 

Children. 

1657.  Joyce. 

1658.  Helen  Marie,  b.  Jan'y  23,  1897. 

Sarah   C.  Talley  {1017)  married  George  W.  Wor- 
rell, November  8,  1898. 


148  Genealogical   Register. 


Child. 

1659.  Daughter,  b.  Aug.  20,  1899. 

WnjjAiM  W.  Talley  (  1018  )  married  Melissa  Cod- 
diugton,  March  4,  1S96. 

Adam  C.  Talley  (  1022  )  married  Olive  Hughes, 
July,  1889.     He  is  a  practical  newspaper  man. 

Children. 

1660.  True  H.,  b.  March  18,  1891. 

1661.  Merrill  K.,  b.  May  16,  1892. 
»         1662.     Victor  W.,  b.  April  2,  1894. 

1663.  Bonham  B. ,  b.  Oct.  28,  1896. 

Ambrose  E.  Talley  (1023)  married  Blanche  Dana, 
September,  1895.  He  is  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Church 
in  Des  Moines  Conference. 

Children. 

1664.  Russell  D.,  b.  Aug.  22,  1896. 

1665.  Herald  H.,  b.  Oct.,  1897. 

Mary  M.  Talley  (  1025  )  married  Walter  H.  Beall, 
June  30,  1897. 

Mary  V.  Keller  (  1032  )  married  John  M.   Bentley, 

September  20,  1882. 

Children. 

1666.  Viola  M.,  b.  July  2,  1883. 

1667.  Jennie  P.,  b.  April  6,  1885. 

1668.  Charles  E.,  b.  Jan'y  21,  1887. 

1669.  B.   Harrison,  b.  April  8,  1889. 

1670.  Mabel,  b.  May  14,  1891. 

1671.  Ray,  b.  Sept.  14,  1893. 

1672.  Jessie,  b.  Dec.  5,  1895. 

Ensign  K.  Keller  {1035)  married  Eva  Lulu  Eckard, 

September  24,  1892. 

Children. 

1673.  Vera  Fern,  b.  Aug.  21,  1893. 

1674.  Cecil  Earl,  b.  Nov.  14,  1898. 

1675.  Mildred  Pearl,  b.  Nov.  14,  1898. 


Ninth  Generation.  149 

John  N.   KelIvER  {1036)  married    Harriet   Reynolds, 

November  12,  1894. 

Child. 

1676.  Chester  Arthur,  b.  Feb'y  19,  1896. 

Sarah  E.   Keller  {1037)  married    Harry   Reynolds, 

March  i,  1894. 

Children. 

1677.  Ora,  b.  Jan'y  16,  1895. 

1678.  Laura  Arminta,  b.  Sept.  17,  1896. 

Stephen  B.  Taeley  (  1042  )  married  lyillie  Turner, 
December  16,  1886.  She  was  born  July  28,  1864.  He  is  a 
Car  Inspector  at  South  Chester,  Pa. 

Children. 

1679.  Beulah  C,  b.  July  14,  1889. 

1680.  Myrtle  B.,  b.  July  26,  1899. 

Hannah  Talley  (  1043  )  married  Samuel  Stott,  of 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Howard  F.  Taeeey  (  1044  )    married    Mary    Boyler, 
They  reside  in  Brooklyn,  East,  N.  Y.     He  is  a  printer. 
(Children — Howard;  Mary.) 

Margaret  M.  Roberts  ( 1045  )  married  William 
James  Jacquette,  April  24,  1887. 

Children. 

1681.  Maud  I.,  b.  July  12,  1892. 

1682.  William  Carl,  b.  Sept.  21,  1895. 

Mary  E.  Roberts  (1046)  married  George  W.  Barber. 

Children. 

1683.  Edith  E. ,  b.  June  24,  1891. 

1684.  Ethel,  b.  Oct.  14,  1896. 

Martha  A.    Roberts    ( 104^ )    married  Eugene   M. 

Plummer. 

Child. 

1685.  Adolphus,  b.  March  2,  1889. 

Emma  I,.  Roberts  (1048)  married  Jas.  Blanchard  Gill. 


1 50  Geneai,ogical    Register. 

Children. 

1686.  Ida  Ma}',  b.  March  10,  1893. 

1687.  Harry  F.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1894. 

1688.  Mary  E.,  b.  Feb'y  16,  1898. 

Clara  R.  Roberts  (i04g)  married  Benjamin  F.  Klee. 

Child. 

1689.  Benjamin  F.,  b.  Jan'y  11,  1898. 

EtheIv  Bullock  West  {1051)  married  Clarence  Stew- 
art, of  Eddystone,  Pa.,  January  20,  1899. 

Lydia  a.  Talley  (lo^g)  married  G.  Albert  Hinkson, 

October  8,  1890. 

Children. 

1690.  Emily  T.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1891. 

1691.  William  Thomas,  b.  Feb'y  12,  1894. 

Samuel   Alfred   Talley   (1080)   married   E.    Anna 

Cheyney,  April  28,  1897. 

Child. 

1692.  Alfred  Edwin,  b.  March  16,  1899. 

Carrie  Lizzie  Talley  (1081)  married  John  W.  Talley 
(1248),  September  6,  1893.     ^^  was  born  December  7,  1871. 

Children. 

1692.  William  C,  b.  Aug.  14,  1894. 

1693.  Mary  E.,  b.  F'eb'y  12,  1896. 

1694.  Alfred  H.,  b.  June  5,  1897. 

1695.  Lillian  E.,  b.  Dec.  29,  1898. 

M.\RV  Elizabeth  Poole  (1086)  married  Thomas  B. 

Hibberd. 

Child. 

1696.  Laura  May,  b.  Feb'y  27,  1892. 

Hattie  B.  Poole  {1087)  married  Walter  T.  Hibberd. 

Leonard  C.  Talley  (logo)  married  Anna  J.  Clark, 
November  3,  1897.  He  is  engaged  with  the  Edgemoor  Iron 
Co.,  and  resides  at  Wilmington,  Del. 


Ninth  Generation.  151 

IvEwis  Prince  Talley  (logi)  married  Cassandra 
Prince  Cloud  (930),  October  13,  1897.  He  resides  near  Car- 
penter's Station,  Brandy  wine  Hundred,  Del. 

Child. 

1697.  Jennie  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan'y  23,  1899. 

Mary  W.  Bird  (iog6)  married  Joseph  Petitedemange. 

Child. 

1698.  Irene  H.,  b.  March  26,  1895. 

Lii/UE  M.  BaIvDwin  {iog7)  married  Dr. Mat- 
thews, of  Concord,  Delaware  County,  Pa. 

George  Edward  Talley  (jjoj)  married  Cora  Koop- 
man,  April,  1898.     They  reside  at  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Ella  May  Talley  (ijo8)  married  Alfred  G.  Cum- 
mings,  January  16,  1889.     They  reside  at  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Charles  Perkins  Talley  (nog)  married  Belle 
Henry,  Sept.  7,  1895.     They  reside  at  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Thomas  J.  Talley,  Jr.  (1118)  married  Florence  Rich- 
ards Primrose,  April  6,  1899.    They  reside  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

Ella  J.  Talley  (115^)  married  Eewis  Henry   Day, 

son  of  Thomas  R.  Day. 

Child. 

1699.  Sadie,  b.  about  Oct.  2,  1887. 

William  H.  Talley  {1158)  married  Carrie  May 
Poole,  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Emma  Poole. 

Penrose  R.  Talley  (iisg),  son  of  Thos.  S.  Talley, 
married  Mary  Pyle,  daughter  of  Owen  Z.  and  Anna  M.  Pyle. 

Child. 

1700.  Eawrence,  b.  Nov.  12,  1896. 

WiLMER  Talley  {1160)  married  Mary  Barlow,  April 

II,   1882.     They  reside  near  Harvey's   Station,    Brandywine 

Hundred,  Del. 

Children. 

1 701.  Charles  Wesley,  b.  Jan'y  27,  1883. 

1702.  Edna  I.,  b.  April  3,  1885. 

1703.  Wilmer,  b.  Oct.  8,  1886. 

1704.  Horace  H.,  b.  July  30,  1892. 

1705.  George  B.,  b.  Sept.  23,  1896. 


15^  GenealogicaIv    Register. 


Penrosiv  R.  Talley  (ii6i),  son  of  Charles  Talley, 
married  Hannah  h.  Foulk,  daughter  of  Lewis  Foulk,  of  Wil- 
mington, Del.,  April  2,  1S90.  They  also  reside  near  Harvey's 
Station,  on  B.  and  O.  R.  R. 

Children. 

1706.  Leroy  F.,  b.  June  5,  1891. 

1707.  J.  Wallace,  b.  Nov.  5,  1892. 

1708.  Mary  Z.,  b.  June  9,  1896. 

Alfred  B.   Hickman  {11^2)  married  Mary  E.  Talley 

(1249),  June  5,  1895.     She  is  daughter  of  Wni.  and  vSarah  E. 

Talley. 

Child. 

1709.  Sarah  Elizabeth,  h.  March  4,  1899. 

EsTELLA  J.  Weldin  {1174)  married  William  F.  Rob- 
inson. 

Child. 

1710.  Elsie  W.,  b.  Oct.   11,  1892. 

Beulah  M.  Weldin  (JJ75)  married  Warren  Missimer. 

Children. 

171 1.  Naomi  T.,  b.  March  11,  1.S95. 

1 712.  Ruth  W.,  b.  March  11,  1895. 

17 13.  Bertha  E.,  b.  Aug.  30,  1S97. 

Thomas  Wheeeer  Booth  ( 1184 )  married  Emma 
Phillips,  February  26,  1896. 

Thomas  P.  Booth  {iiSS)  married  Stella  Stevenson, 
January  i,  1889.  They  reside  at  Boothwyn,  Delaware  County, 
Pa.  He  is  a  contracting  plasterer,  and  is  progressive  and 
energetic. 

Charity  Eva  Booth  (ii8g)  married  Frank  D.  Pyle, 
October  31,  1891.     He  keeps  a  general  store  at  Boothwyn,  Pa, 

Children. 

17 14.  Julia  Phillips,  b.  Sept.  24,  1893. 

1 71 5.  Margaret  E.,  b.  Aug.  30,  1895. 

Eleanor  Talley  (1200)  married  Thos.  W.  Eynon, 
June  20,  1898. 

Etta  Jane  Talley  (1202)  married  Thos.  D.  Holmes, 
October  3,  1889. 


Ninth  Generation.  153 

Children. 

1 7 16.  Thomas,  aged  9  years. 

17 17.  Jesse,  aged  6  years. 

Reba  May  Talley  (1203)  married  William  Iv.  Mor- 
row, April  22,  i8gi. 

Children. 

1718.  Reuel  ly.,  b.  April  20,  1892. 

1 7 19.  Eleanor  May,  b.  Sept.  4,  1895. 

1720.  Ruth,  b.  Oct.  28,  1897. 

Cena  a.  Talley  (1204)  married  Preston  M.  Baird. 

Children. 

1721.  Charles  Taylor,  b.  Oct.  2,  1893. 

1722.  Preston  Walter,  b.  July  7,  1895. 

1723.  I^eroy  Marshall,  b.  Jan'y  13,  1899. 

Ebert  IvIncoln  Talley  (1205)  married  Delia  Bren- 
nan.     Thej'  reside  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Children. 

1724.  Edith  Theresa,  b.  1895. 

1725.  Mabel  May,  b.  Dec.  21,  1897. 

Ella  Eavenia  Talley  (  12 12  )  married  Abel  Hanna, 
May  28,  1891. 

Clara  Arcelia  Talley  (12 14)  married  William  E. 
Wilson,  Jr. ,  son  of  William  L.  and  Hetty  Wilson,  April  27, 1897. 

Calver  Grant  Talley  (1218)  married  Mamie  Hicks. 
She  was  born  January  2,  1878.  They  reside  in  Mill  Creek 
Hundred,  Del. 

Eliza  Ann  Talley  (  1221  )    married  William  Vana- 

man,  April  3,  1895. 

Children. 

1726.  Nelson  T.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1896. 

1727.  William  R.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1898. 

Eaura   Virginia   Talley    ( 1228 )    married   George 

Webster,  son  of  Clark  Webster.     George  was  born  February 

18,  1862. 

Children. 

r728.     Howard  C.,b.  Aug.  14,  1890. 

1729.  Albert,  b.  Jan'y  19,  1892. 

1730.  Elsie  Martha,  b.  May  30,  1893. 


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1731.  Rebecca  A.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1894. 

1732.  Infant,  not  named,  d.  1897. 

Mary  Anna  Talley  (i22g)  married  J.  Wesley  Daven- 
port.    Married  by  Rev.  Chas.  H.  Williams. 

Child. 

1733.  J.  Clarence,  b.  June  26,  1898. 

Sallie  J.  TallEy  (1231)  married  Charles  E.  Webster, 

April  13,  1893.     He  is  son  of  Clark  Webster,  of  Brandy  wine 

Hundred,  Del. 

Child. 

1734.     Herman,  b.  June  30,  1897. 

Blanche   A.   Talley    (  1233  )    married   Andrew   H. 

Hinkson,  April  i,  1896.     They  reside  at  Chester,  Pa.     He  is 

in  the  harness  business. 

Child. 

1735.  Irene  B.,  b.  Feb.  i,  1897. 

Rkv.  James  Walter  Talley  (  1236  )  married  Elva 
Palmatary.    They  were  married  vSept.  8,  1892.      (See  sketch. ) 

Children. 

1736.  Wilson  M.,  b.  June  10,  1893. 

1737.  Ethel,  b.  Jan'y  7,  1896. 

Gertrude  L.  Talley  (1251)  married  Clifton  A.  Per- 
kins, of  Holly  Oak,  Del.     He  is  a  Contractor  and  Builder. 

Children. 

1738.  Sarah  Anna,  b.  Sept.  8,  1893,  d.  in  infancy. 
1739-     Clifton  Talley,  b.  Oct.  2,  1895,  t^-  i"  infancy. 

1740.  Gladys  Ee  Van,  1).  Nov.  10,  1896. 

1 741.  Herbert  Amor,  b.  June  3,  1898. 

Sadie  H.  Talley  {1254)  married  Anthony  McGarvey. 
They  reside  in  Brandy  wine  Hundred. 

Eber  Y.  Talley  (1263)  married  Barbara  A.  Nichol- 
son, December  4,  1877.  She  was  born  September  11,  1855. 
He  is  engaged  in  the  ice-cream  business  on  the  Concord  Turn- 
pike, above  Perry's  Hotel. 


Ninth  Generation.  155 

Children. 

1742.  George  T.,  b.  Feb'y  4,  1880. 

1743.  Joseph  E.,  b.  June  16,  1883. 

Thomas  Lea  Talley  (1264)  married  Harriet  Laura 
Hinkson,  February  26,  i8go.     He  is  a  farmer. 

Child. 

1744.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  2,  1894. 

Mary  E.  TallEy  (1265)  married  Joseph  W.  Nicholson. 
He  was  born  December  14,  1857,  ^^icl  is  a  farmer. 

Children. 

1745.  Lewis  E.,  b.  Sept.  24,  1885. 

1746.  Carries.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1890. 

1747.  Harry  J.,  b.  Feb'y  23,  1894. 

Elizabeth  M.  Tai.i.ey  (1266)  married  John  R.  Mous- 
ley.     She  died  November  29,  1893. 

Child. 

1748.  Corene,  b.  Nov.  15,  1893. 

Caroline  S.  Talley  ( 126^  )  married  Joel  C.  Pierce, 
son  of  Walter  Pierce,  of  Brandy  wine  Hundred. 

Child. 

1749.  Thomas  Lero}^  b.  Aug.  4,  1891. 

John  G.  Talley  ( 1268  )  married  Ida  L.  Pyle,  Feb'y 
13,  1888.     They  reside  at  Elam,  Pa.     He  is  a  farmer. 

Children. 

1750.  Frank  D.,  b.  June  4,  1889. 

1751.  Norman  R.,  b.  Aug.  22,  1890. 

1752.  Ethel  E.,  b.  April  29,  1894. 

1753.  J.  Earl,  b.  May  17,  1897. 

Josephine  Talley  (1269  )  married  John  W.  Davis, 

June  26,  1884.     He  is  a  farmer  of  Bethel  Township,  Delaware 

County,  Pa. 

Children. 

1754.  WiUiam  L.,  b.  March  26,  1885. 

1755.  Thomas  Walter,  b.  March  16,  1888, 


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1756.  Addie  Graves,  b.  Jaii'y  i,  1894. 
1757-  John  Warren,  b.  Nov.  27,  1896. 
1758.     Charles  A.,  b.  April  11,  1899. 

SUvSANNA  A.  Talley  (  j^/o)  married  Willard  S.  Hanby. 
He  is  a  farmer  at  Hanbj^'s  Corner,  Brandy  wine  Hundred. 

Children. 
1759-     Jacob  Carroll,  b.  Aug.  4,  1892. 

1760.  Paul  W.,  b.  Feb'y  25,  1896. 

William  Harry  Talley  ( 1271 )  married  Fannie  C. 
Henvis,  March  30,  1898.  He  is  a  farmer  in  the  "old  Hun- 
dred ' '  of  Brandvwine. 

Child. 

1761.  Harry  Darlington,  b.  June  22,  1899. 

Abner  p.  Talley  {1274)  married  Ida  Furey. 

Children. 

1762.  William,  b.  March  18,  1S96. 

1763.  Melba,  b.  Feb'y  28,  1898 

Hannah     B.    Talley     (  1277 )     married     Alphonso 

Oliphant. 

Child. 

1764.  Mabel,  b.  May  15,  1899. 

Mary  A.  Talley  (  J28g  )  married  George  W.  Ander- 
son, August  II,  1892.  He  was  born  September  2,  1868.  He 
resides  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

Children. 

1765.  Myrtle  A.,  b.  Feb.  3,  1896.     Deceased. 

1766.  Harvey  E.,  b.  April  28,  1898.     Deceased. 

William  Lea  Talley  (1319)  married  Clara  I^ysinger. 
L,ive  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

Mary  Ella  Talley  (  1320  )  married  Pemberton  D. 

Sheldon. 

Children. 

1767.  Paul,  b.  July  19,  1891. 

1768.  Mark  W.,  b.  Jan'y  17,  1893. 

1769.  Thomas  L,ea,  b.  Feb'y  6,  1895. 


Ninth  Generation. 


157 


John  Howard  Talley  (1321)  married  Caroline  French. 

Child. 

1770.  Ethel,  b.  April  19,  1898. 

Anna  Galena  TalIvEy  (  1293  )  married  Joseph  Ed- 
wards, June  29,  1898. 

Howard  D.  Talley  (iji6)  married  Jennie  Hinkson, 
March  29,' 1899. 

Charles  Forwood  {1326)  married  Iridic  Colehower. 
He  resides  at  Elam,  Delaware  County,  Pa. 

Child. 

1771.  Howard  D.,  b.  May  27,  1895. 

Ellen  D.  Griswold  (1329)  married  John  ly.  Price. 

Children. 


1772 

William. 

1773 

Clarence  A. 

1774 

Mabel  A. 

1775 

Elsie. 

1776 

Helen. 

1777 

Mary. 

1778 

Josephine. 

Mar 

y  p.  Griswold  (1331)  married  Charles  W.  Walton 

Children. 

1779 

Elsie. 

1780 

Mildred. 

1781 

Albert. 

1782 

Emma. 

1783 

Mary  Francis 

. 

1784 

Charles. 

1785 

.     Joanna. 

Beli 

.E  D.  Earkin  (. 

1340)  married  Edward  S.  Hickman 
Children. 

1786 

.     Jessie  J, 

1787 

.     Edward  S. 

1788 

.     Helen. 

1789 

.     Margaret. 

• 

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Margaret  T.   Springer  (  1345  )  married  J.  Leedom 
Palmer. 

Mary  Eliza  Hance  (ijOg)  married  Thomas  B.  Cart- 

mell,  April  25,  1895. 

Child. 

1790.  George  Edwin. 

Andrew  J.  Hance  {1370)  married  Annabel  Downs, 

May  6,  1887. 

Children. 

1 79 1.  Wallace  Eugene. 

1792.  Andrew  Johnson. 

William  J.  Wesley  Hance  (JJ7J)  married  Edith  G. 
Hickman  (1171),  December  25,  1891. 

Children. 

1793.  Mary  Alfreda. 

1794.  William  Wesley. 

v/    Jennette  S.  Grubb  (  1398  )  married  William  L,.  Jef- 

feris,  October  6,  1885. 

Children. 

1795.  Julia  P.,  b.  June  10,  1888,  d.  1894. 

1796.  Jennette  G.,  b.  June  i,  1891. 

1797.  William  G.,  b.  Dec.  16,  1894. 

John  W.  Talley  {1417)  married  Emma  Worth,  March 

25,  1885. 

Child. 

1798.  Ralph  W.,  b.  June  15,  1886. 

William  D.  Pullen  (143S)  married  Eelia  M.  Valen- 
tine, June  18,  1 89 1.     They  reside  at  Chester,  Pa. 

Children. 

1799.  Margaret  V.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1892. 

1800.  Mildred  J.,  b.  Feb'y  2,  1896. 

Henderson  Talley  Dowlin  (1446)  married  Annie  E. 
Hill,  August  12,  1899. 

Sallie  Edna  Dowlin  (144^)  married  Rev.  Joseph  E. 
I  Gurusey,  of  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  June  21,  1899. 


Ninth  Generation.  159 

LetiTia  May  Gardner   (  1461  )   married  Clinton  L. 

Reynolds,  August,  1894. 

Children. 

1801.  lyois  Marion,  b.  April,  1896. 

1802.  James  lycwis  Dale,  b.  May,  1897. 

1803.  Leroy  Wade,  b.  Aug.,  1898. 

Anna  G.  A.  Padget  (i46g)  married  Granthom. 

They  have  three  children  ;  names  not  known. 

Dr.  Lewis  Roach  Day  (1465)  married  lyottie  Gordon, 
August  15,  1895.     Live  in  Illinois. 

Anne  Agnes  Day  (1467)  married  David  Grant  Mayes, 

January  i,  1891. 

Child. 

1804.  William  C.  D.,  b.  Feb'y  13,  1892. 

Nellie  May  Crum  (j^/p)  married  Henry  White,  June 

15,  1892. 

Children. 

1805.  Neoto  May,  b.  May  5,  1893. 

1806.  Mildred  G.,  b.  April  20,  1895. 

1807.  Edith  A.,  b.  July  11,  1896. 

1808.  Opal  L.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1897. 

Ethel    M.    Grimmet    ( i4go )    married    George   W. 

Edwards.  January,  1898. 

Child. 

1809.  Harry  Otho,  b.  Jan'y  6,  1899. 

Campbell  M.  Johnston  {1526)  married  Elizabeth  F. 

Swing,  April  27,  1887. 

Child. 

1810.  Campbells.,  b.  Sept.  3,  1888. 

Elizabeth  C.  Johnston  (1528)  married  Harries  C. 
Hulbert,  November  12,  1884.  They  reside  at  Clifton,  Cincin- 
nati. She  has  artistic  talent ;  has  produced  some  fine  pieces 
of  painting  and  sculpture,   and  has  studied  in    Europe   and 

Japan. 

Children. 

181 1.  William  P.,  b.  Sept.  2,  1885. 

1812.  Lea  M.,  b.  Dec.  22,  1888. 

1813.  Caroline,  b.  Oct.  3,  1892. 


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Roberta  A.  Johnston  (1530)  married  Harley  J.  Mor- 
rison, November  16,  1893. 

Children. 

1814.  John,  b.  April  28,  1896. 

1815.  Robert  Johnston,  b.  Dec.  12,  189$. 

John  Bail  Peirce  (1545)  married  Frances  A.  Clark, 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  October  2,  1894. 

J.  Frank  Pkirce  (1546)  married  Ella  M.  Mnll,  of 
Wilmington,  Del.,  October  20,  1897. 

Geo.  M.  Peirce  {1547)  married  Eva  Nickerson,  of 
Wilmington,  Del.,  June  6,  1897. 

Child. 

1 816.  Mary  C,  b.  April  18,  1898. 

TENTH    GENERATION. 

Eva  Stanford  (1612)  married  William   E.  Eawson, 

September  5,  1894. 

Child. 

1817.  Son,  d.  in  infancy,  April  29,  1896. 

Mary  E.   Shafer,    (1633)   married  Alonzo   Beymer, 

March  30,  1898. 

Child. 

1818.  George,  b.  April  24,  1899. 

UNCLASSIFIED    NAMES. 

List  of  those  whose  names  came  in  too  late  to  be  classi- 
fied in  their  regular  order  : 

Priscilla  Talley  (184),  the  youngest  daughter  of 
Harman  and  Rebecca  (Grubb)  Talley,  married  Moses  Bullock, 
in  1835.  They  removed  from  Delaware  to  Ohio,  in  1837. 
They,  in  1872,  moved  to  Charlotte  County,  Va.  Priscilla  was 
born  February  15,  1814,  died  January  15,  1885.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  M.  E.  Church. 

Children. 

1819.  Elizabeth  G.,  b.  1836. 

1820.  Marshall  H.,  b.  1838. 


Unclassified   Names.  i6i 

1 82 1.  Rebecca  T.,  b.  1840. 

1822.  James  K.  Polk,  b.  1844. 

1823.  Julia  Ann,  b.  1851. 

1824.  William  T.,  b.  1855. 

1825.  John  Wesley,  b.  1858. 

Joseph  Lybrand  Grubb  (39S)  was  born  January  6, 
1828.     Married  Priscilla  Rowland. 

Children. 

1826.  George  R.,  b.  Nov.  6,  1865. 

1827.  Clara  M.,  b.  May  29,  1867. 

1828.  Harry  Judd,  b.  Jan'y  i,  1869. 

1829.  Helen  B.,  b.  June  19,  1871. 

1830.  Joseph  J.,  b.  May  18,  1877. 

1831.  Frank  W.,  b.  May  18,  1877. 

George  W.  Grubb  (397),  born   January  21,   1824; 
died  February  5,  1898.     Married  Rebecca  Lynam. 

Children. 

1832.  Hannah  C,  b.  April  17,  1855. 


1833 

1834 

1835 
1836 

1837 
1838 

1839 
1840 


Springer  lyynam,  b.  Aug.  26,  1857. 
Joseph  Rush,  b.  Jan'y  20,  i860. 
George  Newlin,  b.  June  20,  1861. 
Christiana  C,  b.  July  12,  1863. 
Robert  Flinn,  b.  Aug.  6,  1865. 
I^ewis  Weldin,  b.  July  24,  1867. 
Bettie  R.,  b.  March  6,  1869. 
Ratia  lyukens,  b.  Sept.  17,  1871. 


Hannah  Elizabeth  Grubb  (jgg),  born  March  4, 
1836  ;  died  June  7,  1898.     Married  Josiah  K.  Fesmier. 

Children. 

1841.  Howard  F.,  b.  July  12,  1857. 

1842.  lyUcy  E..  b.  Oct.  24,  1829. 

1843.  Addie  L.,  b.  Sept.  5,  1861. 

1844.  Simon  P.,  b.  May  6,  1863. 

1845.  William  C,  b.  Oct.  4,  1864. 

Charles  T.  Talley  (182),  sou  of  Harmon.  Married 
Evaline  Kellam.  He  died  in  California.  We  have  received 
the  following  about  the  family  : 


1 62  Genealogical  Register. 


Children. 

1846.  David  K.     Resides  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

1847.  Edmund.     Resides  in  California. 

1848.  Eva.  Re.sides  in  Oklahoma. 

Priscilla  Bullock  (48g)  married  Willis  T.  Sedgwick. 
Esther  Bullock  (490)  married  Wm.  T.  Ree.se. 

Joseph  M.  Pierce  {,513)  married  Susanna  T.  Barlow. 

(See  sketch.) 

Children. 

1849.  Frank  C.  , 

1850.  Mary  Louie. 

1 85 1.  Nellie  V. 

1852.  Sarah  Emma. 

1853.  Jennie  R. 

1854.  Florence  E. 


Frank  C.  Pierce  {1849 )  married  Pauline  A.  Rothouse. 

Children. 

Joseph  M. 

Bertha  L- 
William  R. 
F.  Pauline. 
Frank  C. 
Ruth  M. 


1855 
1856 

1857 
1858 

1859 
i860 


Mary  Louie  Pierce  {1850 )  married  William  W.  Day. 

Children. 

1 861.  J.  Herbert. 

1862.  F.  Irene. 

Nellie  V.  Pierce  (1851 )  married  S.  Larkin  Hanby. 

Children. 

1863.  Alma  V. 

1864.  E.  Emma. 

Sarah  Emma  Pierce  (1852)  married  Frank  J.  Merion. 

Children. 

1865.  Frances  J. 

1866.  Helen  E. 

Jennie  R.  Pierce  (1853)  married  William  L  Harvey. 


Unclassified   Names.  163 

Children. 

1867.  Frank  J. 

1868.  Albert  B. 

Florence    E.    Pierce    (  1854  )    married   W.    Calmer 

Beeson  (903). 

Child. 

1869.  M.  Louie. 

John   Talley    (  )    married    Mary   .     Said    to 

have  lived  at  Wilmington,  Del.     Have  not  been  able  to  place 
this  family,  as  it  came  in  late. 

Children. 

1870.  George.     Deceased. 

187 1.  Charles  A.,  b.  at  Wilmington  ;  d.  Jan.  20,  1873. 

Charles  A.  Talley  {1871)  married  Margaret  Broome. 
She  died  September  4,  1877. 

Children. 

1872.  George  W..  b.  July  i,  1863. 

1873.  Mary  Emma,  b.  June  30,  1865. 

1874.  Charles  A.,  b.  April  4,  1867. 

1875.  William  Henry,  b.  Nov.  3,  1870. 

George  W.  Talley  ( 1872  )  married  Mary  A.   Nei- 
meyer,  December  17,  1887.     They  reside  at  Trenton,  N.  J. 

Children. 

1876.  William  Henry,  b.  Dec.  12,  1889. 

1877.  George  W.,  b.  Aug.  18,  1891. 

1878.  Margaret  May,  b.  Sept.  8,  1894. 

Henry  B.  Talley  (833)  married,  December  28,  1873, 

Sarah  E.  Brennen.     She  was  born  June  26,  1852.     They  reside 

at  Philadelphia. 

Children. 

1879.  Richard  S.  J.,  b.  Oct.  10,  1874,  married  Winifred 

McDevitt,     b.    July    25,    1876.       One    child, 
Henry,  b.  March  2,  1897. 

1880.  Joseph  Harley,  b.  March  31,  1877,  d.  1877. 

1 88 1.  Oscar  R.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1878. 

1882.  George  B.  B.,  b.  Dec.  2,  1880. 


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1883.  Henry  A.,  1).  Jan'y  7,  1883,  d.  1884. 

1884.  Delilah  N.,  b.  March  i,  1885. 

1885.  Ann  B.  K.,  b.  March  11,  1887. 

1886.  Edmund  B.,  b.  April  25,  1889,  d.  1889. 

1887.  Essie  W.,  b.  July  18,  1890. 

1888.  Isabella  M.,  b.  May  11,  1892. 

1889.  May,  b.  May  11,  1894,  ^-  1894. 

1890.  Matthias  Seddinger,  b.  March  9,  1897. 

George  W.  Talley  (834),  of  Atlantic  City,  born  Oc- 
tober 16,  1847,  married  and  has  two  children. 

Daniel  Bispham  Talley  (  836  )  married  Lydia  N. 
Hutton,  January  22,  1882.  They  reside  at  Tacony,  Philadel- 
phia.    No  issue. 

Kate  Talley  (837)  married  Theo.  Street.  They 
reside  at  Philadelphia.     No  issue. 

Elizabeth  G.  Talley  (835)  married  Leonard  Hasher, 

of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Children. 

1891.  Florence  Ida,  b.  Oct.  2,  1872. 


1892 

1893 
1894 

1895 
1896 

1897 


Louise  Mary,  b.  July  8,  1879. 

Frank,  b.  July  2,  1881. 

Leonard,  b.  April  26,  1883. 

Harry,  b.  Dec.  26,  1885. 

George  Washington,  b.  July  4,  1887. 

Charles  Walter,  b.  Sept.  20,  1889. 


Mary  Talley  (582),  daughter  of  Thos.  Lea  Talley, 
Sr.,  married  Oliver  H.  Parry,  of  Brandywine  Hundred.  Their 
children  are  as  follows :  Cordelia,  Thomas  Lea,  William, 
Oliver  H.,  Mamie  and  Oda.  Mrs.  Parry  now  resides  in  Wil- 
mington, Del. 

Wm.   Henry  Lloyd  {855)  married  Maggie  Sayers. 
Mary  V.  Lloyd  (856)  married  Wm.  H.  Edwards. 
John  B.  Lloyd  (857)  married  Alice  Sparks. 
Orpah  Perkins  Lloyd  {,859)  married  Irwin  W.  Pierce. 


Unclassipikd   Names.  165 

Joseph  LIvOYD  (860)  married  Matilda  Sparks. 

Geo.  ly.  IvLOYD  (854)  married at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Children. 

1898.  Wellington. 

1899.  Guy. 

John  S.   Himes  (344)  married  Mary  E.  Pugh. 

Mary  E.  Himes  (349)  married  John  Prizer. 

W11.1.IAM  S.  Himes  (351)  married  Margaret  Hartman. 

George  B.  Himes  (352)  married  Sarah  S.  Farmer. 

NeIvSOn  T.  Himes  (350).  Enlisted  in  Co.  K,  4th  Reg. 
Pa.  Reserves,  and  died  near  Washington,  D.  C,  Sept.  21, 
1861,  in  his  2ist  year. 

ViCTORENE  Himes  (355)  married  Wm.  H.  Snyder. 

Harry  M.   TaeIvEy  (914)  married  Nellie  J.  Wolf,  in 

1 89 1.     They  reside  at  Nicetown,  Philadelphia,  Pa.     She  was 

born  January  9,  1873. 

Children. 

1900.  Edith  N.,  b.  July  10,  1893. 

1901.  Mabel  W.,  b.  Jan'y  12,  1896. 

Frank  A.  Tai^ley  (839)  married  .     He  resides 

at  Hendricks,  Montgomery  County,  Pa. 


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BIOGRAPHY. 


In  this  department  is  given  a  short  sketch  of  the 
Grubb  Ancestry,  as  well  as  a  few  sketches  of  persons  now 
living  and  of  some  who  have,  in  recent  years,  passed  away. 
This  field  was  not  intended  for  a  selected  class,  but  was  open 
to  all.  Man}'  cared  not  for  mention  in  this  way.  Modern 
thought  would  indicate  that  in  this  course  they  erred,  and 
thereby  detracted  much  from  the  value  of  the  book.  Matter 
of  this  kind  must  be  invaluable  after  the  lapse  of  a  few  years. 
If  every  one  decided  not  to  permit  his  biography  to  appear, 
how  could  a  satisfactory  book  be  issued  ?  Individual  wishes 
must  oftentimes  yield  to  that  which  may  result  in  good  to 
others. 

The  sketches  following  were  mostly  prepared  by  the 
author,  voluntarily,  as  a  small  tribute  to  those  who  took 
active  part  in  working  for  the  book,  and  to  those  who  donated 
funds  to  aid  in  the  printing  when  it  was  clearly  di.scernible, 
that  unless  aid  were  given  the  undertaking  must  result  in 
failure.  This  movement  added  many  pages  to  the  book,  and 
many  more  could  have  been  added  had  the  funds  been  do- 
nated for  the  printing  of  the  same.  All  within  reach  were 
given  an  opportunity  to  join  in  the  donations  ;  in  fact,  the 
circular  issued  August  28,  1899,  .strongly  pleaded  for  dona- 
tions and  financial  aid.  We  hope  there  will  be  no  criticism  of 
this  course,  nor  fault  found  on  this  account,  but  rather  let  all 
rejoice  that  a  plan  was  devised  which  brought  success,  and 
rendered  the  book  a  possibility.  It  would  be  most  inigeneroiis 
and  unmanly  not  to  feel  grateful  to  all  who  have  aided  the 
work  by  donating  funds  and  sub.scribing  for  books. 


Biography,  167 


A  SKETCH  OF  THE  GRUBB  ANCESTRY. 


As  we  are  not  able,  at  this  writing,  to  set  forth  the 
chivalry  of  the  ancient  European  Talley  family,  on  account 
of  the  lack  of  research  among  the  archives  and  historical 
records  across  the  Atlantic,  we  here  give  a  resume  of  the 
Grubb  ancestry  ;  so  that,  those  of  us  who  have  descended  on 
the  maternal  side  from  this  illustrious  family  may  draw  inspi- 
ration and  profit  therefrom,  while  we  await  the  unearthing  of 
the  emblems  armorial  of  the  Talley  family,  or  the  discovery 
of  the  true  current  of  their  royal  blood  in  distant  lands. 

It  appears  that  the  Grubb  ancestry  dates  back  to  1127, 
in  Denmark.  Those  of  that  name  then  held  high  positions  in 
the  government  of  that  nation  ;  and  were  the  possessors  of 
coats-of-arms  and  other  insignia  of  nobility.  They  were  very 
near  to  the  throne  in  ancient  Denmark,  being  related  to  King 
Christian  IV  by  a  collateral  marriage.  Some  of  the  Grubbs 
passed,  at  an  early  day,  from  Denmark  over  to  England,  and 
from  them  have  descended  the  Grubb  family  of  England,  and 
later  of  America. 

The  American  Grubbs  trace  their  recent  ancestry  back 
to  Henry  Grubbe,  Esq.,  of  Wiltshire,  England.  He  died  in 
1 58 1.  Some  of  his  descendants  have  held  high  positions  in  the 
Army  and  Navy  of  England,  as  well  as  in  Parliament,  Henry 
Grubbe  being  himself  a  member  in  that  body,  representing 
Devizes,  Wiltshire,  14  Elizabeth,  in  1571.  Thomas,  the  son 
of  Henry,  died  February  2,  1617.  Thomas  M.  A.,  of  Oxford 
University,  and  rector  of  Cranfield,  was  the  second  son  of 
Thomas,  Esq.,  and  was  born  1581,  at  Potterne,  Wiltshire. 
John,  Esq.,  of  Bedford.shire,  second  son  of  Rev.  Thomas,  was 


1 68  Biography. 


born  1610,  and  died  in  1667.  He  being  an  adherent  of  the 
Church  of  England  in  Cromwell's  time,  removed  for  safety  to 
a  remote  corner  of  Cornwall,  and  there  he  married  Helen 
\'^ivian. 

The  emigrant,  John  Griibb,  who  came  to  America  just 
before  the  landing  of  Penn,  was  a  son  of  John  and  Helen 
(Vivian)  Grubb,  of  Cornwall,  England.  He  was  born  in 
1652,  and  came  to  America  in  1677.  He  married  Frances 
Vane.  She  was  of  English  descent.  He  died  in  1708  and  is 
buried  at  St.  Martin's  P.  E.  Church  at  Marcus  Hook,  Pa. 
The  children  of  the  marriage  of  John  and  Frances  Grubb 
were,  i.  Emanuel,  2.  John,  3.  Charity,  4.  Phebe,  5.  Joseph, 
6.  Henry,   7.  Samuel,   8.  Nathaniel,  and  9.  Peter. 

The  Talleys  have  intermarried  with  descendants  of 
John,  Emanuel  and  Joseph,  and  perhaps  with  descendants 
of  other  children  of  John  the  emigrant.  Jo.seph  was  the 
father  of  Hannah  Grubb,  who  intermarried  with  William 
Talle}'  about  1735.  From  this  marriage  have  descended  pos- 
sibly two-thirds  of  the  Talleys  named  in  our  Geyicalogical 
Register.  Thomas,  the  son  of  William  and  Hannah  (Grubb) 
Talley,  married  Hannah  Grubb,  a  suppo.sed  descendant  of 
John  Grubb,  second. 

For  a  more  extended  and  complete  history  of  the 
ancient  Grubb  family  in  Europe,  we  refer  to  the  sketch  of 
Judge  Ignatius  C.  Grubb's  life  in  the  "Biographical  and 
Genealogical  Hi.story  of  Delaware,"  vol.  i,  pg.  231.  The 
Talleys  who  have  descended  from  the  Grubb  line  are  of  noble 
birth,  and  should  feel  under  lasting  obligations  to  Judge 
Grubb  for  his  most  thorough  work  in  tracing  the  ancestry 
back  to  so  remote  a  period  ;  and  in  permitting  the  same  to  be 
recorded  for  the  benefit  of  .\ll  who  may  take  interest 
therein. 


GENERAL  WILEIAM  COOPER  TALEEY. 


William  Cooper  Talley,  son  of  Rev.  Lewis  S.  and 
Priscilla  (Clark)  Talley,  was  born  December  11,  1S31,  on  his 


Biography.  169 

father's  farm  (later  the  home  of  Lewis  Zebley),  at  Talley's 
Corner,  Brandy  wine  Hundred,  Del.  His  father  died  in  1847, 
and  his  mother  in  1850,  as  shown  by  their  tombstones  at 
Bethel  Cemetery.  He  attended  the  Forwood  School  when  a 
boy,  it  being  close  to  his  home.  The  Forwood  School  House 
was  memorable  for  one  thing  at  least.  A  debating  society 
was  organized  there  many  years  ago.  Among  the  active  de- 
baters were  William  Cooper  Talley  and  Powell  Clayton,  now 
Ambassador  to  Mexico,  each  of  whom  in  the  Civil  War  rose  to 
the  rank  of  Brigadier  General.  These  brigadiers  were  related 
by  John  Clayton  and  Rev.  Lewis  S.  Talley  each  marrying  a 
daughter  of  George  Clark.  There  was  also  a  slight  relation- 
ship by  Sarah  (Foulk)  Clayton,  the  grandmother  of  Powell 
Clayton,  being  the  daughter  of  Sarah  (Talley)  Foulk.  Cooper 
Talley  and  Powell  Clayton  were  of  necessity  on  opposites  sides 
in  the  debates,  but  during  the  Civil  War  they  were  on  the 
same  side,  battling  for  their  country,  one  in  the  far  West  and 
the  other  in  the  East.  They  each  succeeded  well  in  shedding 
new  lustre  on  their  family  names. 

William  Cooper  Talley  graduated  in  1853  at  Professor 
Sudler's  Academy  at  Wilmington,  Del.  The  professor  was  a 
graduate  at  West  Point  and  a  fine  military  tactician.  Under 
his  teaching  young  Talley  perhaps  received  the  military  im- 
pulse which  later  developed  into  the  brave  soldier  of  the  Civil 
War. 

After  his  graduation  he  took  a  prospecting  trip  through 
the  West,  but  finally  decided  to  locate  at  Media,  Pa.  Here 
he  began  the  reading  of  law,  and  at  the  same  time,  with 
other  parties,  published  the  Upland  Union,  a  Democratic 
newspaper  issued  at  Media.  Talley  was  a  strong  Douglas 
man,  and  his  associates  were  equally  as  strong  for  Brecken- 
ridge.  The  want  of  harmony  caused  Mr.  Talley  to  withdraw 
from  the  paper.  Being  solicited  by  a  committee  from  Norris- 
town.  Pa.,  he  purchased  the  National  Democrat  of  that  city, 
and  advocated  the  election  of  Douglas. 

Lincoln  being  elected,  the  war  followed.  The  brave 
young  man  from  Brandy  wine  Hundred,  with  the  military 
spirit  already  kindled  at  the  Wilmington  Academy,  could  not 
resist  the  call  to  arms.     He  raised  a  company,  unsheathed  his 


1 7©  Biography. 

sword,  and  gallantly  fought  for  his  country  and  his  convic- 
tions. 

Upon  his  return  home,  at  the  expiration  of  his  three 
years,  he  became  Deputy  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for 
the  Seventh  District  of  Pennsylvania,  and  later  received  the 
appointment  of  Collector.  When  his  office  expired  he  again 
took  up  journalism,  and  published  the  Dclazcarc  Cotinty  Demo- 
crat, at  Chester,  Pa.  While  editing  this  paper,  in  1874,  he 
was  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket  to  the  Pennsylvania 
Legislature,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  session  in  1876. 
During  two  sessions  of  this  term  he  was  Chairman  of  the 
Ways  and  Means  Committee,  and  a  member  of  the  Centen- 
nial Committee.  He  assisted  in  arranging  for  the  Centennial 
grounds,  and  for  a  State  Building.  Meeting  with  financial 
reverses,  he  retired  from  politics  and  di.sposed  of  his  paper  ; 
and  in  1877  took  a  position  in  the  Printing  Department  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  in  the  proof  room  of  the  Congressional 
Record.  He  now  leads  a  quiet  and  honorable  life  in  that 
city. 

We  extract  the  following  from  a  sketch  of  General 
Talley's  military  life,  furnished  by  O.  B.  Talley,  of  Sioux 
City,  Iowa  : 

'  When  the  first  shot  was  fired  on  Fort  Sumter  he  sold 
his  newspaper  at  a  sacrifice  and  organized  a  compan}'  at  his 
home  in  Delaware  County,  Pa.  The  company  became  Co.  F  of 
the  I  St  Regiment  of  the  Pennsylvania  Reserve  Corps.  In  1861 
the  company  was  mustered  in,  subject  to  the  call  of  the  Pre.si- 
dent.  The  call  came  during  the  first  Bull  Run  fight,  and  he 
soon  joined  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  At  the  Battle  of 
Antietam  he  was  given  the  command  of  his  regiment  b}' 
General  Warren,  the  Corps  Commander.  He  received  his 
Colonel's  Commission  Nov.  2,  1862.  At  the  Battle  of  Spott- 
sylvania  C.  H.  he  commanded  the  ist  Brigade  of  the  5th 
Corps,  Crawford  commanding  the  division.  He  was,  upon 
recommendation  of  General  Crawford,  Breveted  Brigadier 
General  for  gallant  and  meritorious  action  at  Antietam,  Fred- 
ericksburg, Gettysburg,  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania  and 
other  engagements.  He  was  mustered  out  with  his  brigade 
at  Philadelphia,  June  13,  1864.' 


Biography.  171 


'  Steine  in  his  History  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  in 
substance  says  of  him  :  '  Col.  William  Cooper  Talley,  in  com- 
mand of  the  ist  Regiment  of  the  Reserves  at  the  Battle  of 
Fredericksburg,  was  on  the  right.  In  this  charge,  which  was 
longer  and  equally  as  brilliant  and  daring  as  the  famous 
Pickett's  charge  at  Gettysburg,  or  MacDonald's  at  Wagram, 
the  command  was  exposed  to  a  heavy  artillery  fire  from  the 
front  and  the  flanks.  Colonel  Talley  was  a  young  officer  of 
unpretending  manner  and  not  ambitious  for  promotion. 
C.  H.  Ingram,  of  Talley 's  regiment,  said  that  he  looked  at 
the  Colonel  as  his  regiment  reached  the  slope  to  make  the 
charge  on  the  works  ;  that  Colonel  Talley  was  one  of  the 
coolest  men  that  he  ever  saw  in  action.  He  guarded  his  right 
against  surprise  while  he  led  the  charge  in  front. ' 

'  Bates  in  his  History  of  the  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  in 
substance  says  :  'In  the  Battle  of  Fredericksburg  the  ist  Regi- 
ment of  Pennsylvania  Reserves,  under  command  of  Colonel 
Talley,  moved  in  a  steady  line  across  an  open  plain  under  a 
heavy  enfilading  artillery  fire,  and  charged  with  resistless 
energy,  crossing  the  railroad  and  ditches,  and  driving  the 
enemy  two  hundred  yards  beyond  the  entrenchment.  He 
was  compelled  to  retire  for  want  of  reinforcements,  after 
having  opened  the  way  to  victory.  He  led  his  regiment  with 
great  gallantry  and  aided  in  gaining  the  signal  advantage  of 
the  battle.  If  this  successful  assault  had  been  followed  up,  a 
victory  would  have  been  gained  instead  of  a  defeat  which 
filled  the  land  with  gloom.' 

O.  B.  Talley,  in  closing  his  sketch,  says  : 

' '  It  has  been  my  good  fortune  to  know  General  Talley 
in  his  home  life  in  Washington.  During  three  years  of  my 
service  as  clerk  to  a  committee  of  the  lower  branch  of  the 
National  lyCgislature,  I  spent  many  pleasant  evenings  with 
the  General.  He  is  a  grand  old  man,  full  of  years  and  of 
glory,  unassuming  and  generous.  Those  of  his  family  whom 
I  have  met  are  fit  descendants  of  such  a  sire.  Our  family  has 
reason  to  be  proud  of  him,  and  the  coming  generations  may 
well  emulate  the  example  he  has  set  before  them . ' ' 


172  Biography. 


ELIZA  A.  TALLEY,   GEORGE  W.  TALLEY, 

JOHN  TALEEY,      HANNAH  (TALLEY)  WELDIN. 

These  four  persons  were  the  children  of  Thomas  and 
Mary  (Weldin)  Talley.  Thomas  was  a  man  mentally  and 
physically  strong,  and  joined  his  lot  in  life  with  Mary  Weldin, 
a  woman  remarkable  for  her  fine  physical  endowments  and 
strength  of  character.  They  were  perfect  strangers  in  blood 
to  each  other.  From  these  conditions  we  have  presented  the 
four  children  named  above,  remarkable  for  their  size,  strength, 
longevity  and  mental  development.  It  is  rare  to  find  a  family 
of  four,  and  all  worthy  of  the  historian's  pen.  Here  are 
suggested  questions  for  our  earnest  con.sideration. 

The  subjects  of  this  sketch  received  the  ordinary  Dis- 
trict School  education  of  the  day,  which  was  limited  often  on 
account  of  the  lack  of  abilit}-  in  the  teacher,  and  the  lack  of 
funds  to  continue  the  school.  These  children  easih'  digested 
whatever  in  an  educational  way  was  presented  to  them, 
whether  at  school  or  out  rubbing  against  the  activities  of  the 
world.  The  lack  of  book  learning  was  supplemented  with 
natural  endowments,  which  carried  them  through  life  .success- 
fully, even  in  the  da}'  of  the  "  higher  education." 

ELIZA  A.  TALLEY  was  born  March  8,  1806.  She 
never  married,  not,  however,  on  account  of  the  want  of  oppor- 
tunity, for  it  is  well  known  that  many  sought  her  hand  in 
marriage.  She  was  the  idol  of  her  parents  ;  this,  no  doubt, 
was  the  cause  of  her  remaining  single. 

She  spun  the  wool  as  long  as  spinning  was  in  vogue, 
and  knit  the  stockings  that  warmed  the  feet  of  many  of  her 
relatives,  and  of  many  outside  of  her  family.  This  was  rarely 
done  for  hire,  but  out  of  the  purest  kindness  and  charit}'. 
She  was  of  a  remarkably  cheerful  and  hopeful  disposition, 
yet  did  she  live  only  in  the  real  substantial  atmosphere  of  life, 
caring  not  for  its  lighter  pleasures.  With  her,  ' '  life  was  real, 
life  was  earnest."    She  was  tall  and  slender,  and  a  remarkable 


Biography.  173 


walker.  Many  times  did  she  walk  to  the  night  meetings  at 
Bethel  Church,  a  distance,  from  her  home,  of  six  miles.  In 
her  younger  days  a  horse  was  rarely  used  by  her. 

Having  no  family,  she  was  often  found  among  her  rela- 
tives and  neighbors,  a  true  and  faithful  Samaritan,  giving  aid 
and  consolation,  and  wise  counsel,  when  and  where  it  was 
needed.  Although  a  ready  adviser,  she  was  no  intermeddler 
in  the  affairs  of  others.  She  rarely  saw  anything  but  good  in 
the  people  she  knew  and  discussed.  This  virtue  was  remark- 
ably developed  in  her.  Onlj'^  a  few  have  an  "aunt  Eliza," 
This  one  was  known  far  and  near  in  her  neighborhood. 

She  strove  to  live  up  to  her  Christian  teachings.  Her 
loyalty  and  devotion  to  the  Methodist  Church  were  really 
remarkable.  Her  religious  zeal  was  not  of  the  spasmodic 
order,  but  born  of  the  intellect.  Hence,  day  by  day  always 
the  same.  Aunt  Eliza  passed  away  at  the  ripe  age  of  85 
years,  mourned  by  all,  leaving  a  void  difficult  to  fill. 

^  GEORGE  W.  TAEEEY  was  born  February  8,  1808. 
As  soon  as  he  was  competent  he  began  business  on  his  own 
account,  although  he  still  resided  under  the  parental  roof. 
He  did  not  marry  until  30  j^ears  of  age.  In  the  year  1838, 
he  married  Eavinia  Beeson,  a  pretty  girl  of  18  years  of  age. 
She  was  small  of  stature,  and  of  rare  good  judgment.  She 
was  of  English  descent,  and  of  the  colonial  family  of  Beesons, 
who  lived  south  of  the  Philadelphia  Turnpike,  near  the  Wil- 
mington City  line.  She  was  a  model  wife,  and  a  solicitous 
and  ever  watchful  mother. 

Soon  after  their  marriage  they  took  up  their  abode  on 
that  portion  of  his  father's  farm  which  lay  adjacent  to  the 
mill  property  of  Henry  Webster.  While  carrying  on  a  general 
farming  business,  he  engaged  especially  in  buying,  selling  and 
fattening  cattle.  This  naturally  led  him  in  the  direction  of 
the  Cherry  Island  Marsh,  for  his  good  judgment  soon  told 
him  that  bushes  and  rolling  stones  did  not  produce  fat  cattle, 
while  the  fine  white  clover  of  the  marshes  did. 

He  began  to  buy  marsh  land  shortly  after  his  marriage, 
and  was,  in  1840,  taxed  on  the  marsh  books  as  the  owner  of 
8  acres.    From  this  time  the  acreage  increased  almost  annually 


174  Biography. 


until  in  after  life  he  owned  about  225  acres  of  these  marsh 
lands.  This  included  the  historic  old  Cherry  Island  or 
Cooper's  Island,  of  the  days  of  the  Dutch  and  Swedes.  This 
property  is  still  in  the  Talley  family,  and  it  is  said  that  it  was 
the  site  of  the  first  ship-building  plant  along  the  Delaware. 
On  these  marshes  before  and  during  the  Civil  War,  George 
W.  Talley  fed  more  than  one  hundred  head  of  fine  steers  at 
one  time. 

Haying  was  a  vast  industry  on  the  marsh,  and  with 
this  Talley  family  it  began  in  June,  and  lasted  until  the 
ground  was  white  with  autumn's  frost.  There  was  ha\-  in 
barns,  hay  in  stacks  almost  everywhere,  and  too  often  loads 
of  hay  and  the  oxen  all  in  the  ditch  at  sun  down,  and  four 
miles  from  home.  It  took  a  little  of  everything  to  make  up  a 
full  round  sea.son  of  haying  on  the  "  old  Island."  One  term 
of  this  kind  of  .schooling  oftentimes  would  equal  one  3'ear  at 
the  boarding  school.  It  was  practical  education,  with  much 
stress  on  the  word  "  practical."  These  were  days  when  oxen 
were  more  plentiful  than  horses,  and  doubly  as  trj-ing  on 
one's  temper. 

Still,  'midst  it  all,  the  Tallej-  world  moved  slowly  on, 
George  W.  Talley  added  to  his  lands,  farms  and  tracts  on  the 
highlands  of  Brandywine  Hundred,  and  fini.shed  by  building 
a  row  of  brick  hou.ses  at  the  corner  of  L,a  Mott  Street  and 
Vandiver  Avenue  in  Wilmington,  Del.  He  owned  at  one 
time  about  325  acres,  all  of  which  either  lay  within  the  city's 
limits  or  not  far  from  it.  One  peculiar  circumstance  con- 
nected with  his  land  dealings  was  that,  although  a  great  land- 
buyer,  he  .scarcely  ever  sold,  except  to  a  railroad  company,  or 
to  be  used  for  some  public  purpose. 

He,  with  such  able  men  as  Jacob  S.  Weldin,  Lewis 
Weldin,  William  Todd  and  many  others,  organized  the  Mt. 
Pleasant  M.  E.  Church  Society,  at  the  old  school  house  of  the 
same  name,  and  assisted  in  the  building  of  the  present  church 
near  Quarryville.  He  continued  to  be  a  leading  member  here 
until  his  decea.se.  He  held  the  office  of  Church  Trustee  for 
years,  was  a  Director  of  the  Cherry  Island  Mar.sh  Company, 
and  a  School  Director.  The.se  were  the  only  offices  held  by 
him.     He  had  no  taste  for  politics,  although  he  was  a  true 


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patriot,  and  a  lover  of  his  country.  He  kept  well  posted  on 
public  affairs,  being  a  great  newspaper  reader,  and  had  excel- 
lent judgment  on  National  matters.  When  the  call  of  his 
country  seemed  to  demand  it,  he  consented  that  his  two  older 
sons  might  join  the  great  Union  Army  of  1861  to  1865. 

He  was  a  man  of  powerful  build,  and  never  used  stimu- 
lants nor  tobacco.  He  demonstrated  his  ability  to  carry  on 
large  undertakings,  as  did  William  Tallej^  of  old.  He  prized 
money  only  for  the  good  he  could  do  with  it.  He  was  eco- 
nomical, yet  had  the  idea  of  public  improvement  so  firmly 
implanted  in  him  that  large  sums  were  given  to  bridges,  rail- 
roads, and  other  public  improvements.  He,  although  a  mem- 
ber of  Mt.  Pleasant  Church,  was  at  the  same  time  one  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  that  erected  the  Brandy  wine  M.  E.  Church, 
and  gave  more  to  the  building  fund  of  the  latter  than  he 
could  well  afford. 

When  the  National  Dredging  Company,  some  years 
ago,  filled  with  dredged  mud  a  large  tract  in  Cherry  Island, 
George  W.  Talley  and  his  life-long  friend,  Isaac  S.  Elliott, 
donated  to  the  city  of  Wilmington  a  strip  of  ground  one  hun- 
dred feet  wide,  extending  from  Brandy  wine  Creek  to  the 
Delaware  River,  for  the  bed  of  Fourth  Street.  He  fostered 
all  public  improvements,  and  opposed  none.  It  afforded  him 
pleasure  to  see  the  building  of  railroads,  even  when  they  came 
through  his  own  land.  His  exterior  might  at  times  to  some 
appear  rugged  and  unpolished,  yet  beneath  this  exterior  was 
a  fully  developed  manhood,  and  a  heart  as  tender  as  a  child's. 
He  reared  and  educated  a  family  of  ten  children,  and  left  at 
his  decease  lands  that  at  public  executors'  sale  brought  a  very 
handsome  sum  of  money.  One  tract,  consisting  of  but  eleven 
acres  and  a  large  mansion,  located  on  the  Philadelphia  Turn- 
pike, east  of  the  Riverview  Cemetery,  was  laid  out  into 
building  lots  by  the  executors  and  called  "  Maplewood."  This 
alone  brought  the  sum  of  $20,000. 

George  W.  Talley  acquired  substantially  all  of  his 
property  by  his  own  energy,  industry  and  indomitable  will. 
Truly  is  "  a  workman  known  by  his  chips. ' '  Here  again  have 
we  the  proof  of  the  adage,  that  greatness  is  inherited  and  not 
acquired  in  the  .schools.     In  the  spring  of  1888,  the  subject  of 


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our  sketch  made  a  visit  of  pleasure  to  Florida,- and  shortly 
after  his  arrival  there,  was  stricken  with  pneumonia,  and  to 
quote  his  language,  he  was  "  a  thousand  miles  from  home,  and 
sick."  He  was  brought  home,  but  survived  but  a  few  days, 
and  passed  away  in  his  8ist  year,  at  his  home  on  the  Shellpot. 
In  life  he  was  strong  in  body,  strong  in  character,  and  strong 
in  his  attachment  to  his  family. 

"Lives  of  great  men  all  remind  us, 
We  can  make  our  lives  sublime, 
And  departinji;  leave  behind  us, 
Footprints  on  the  sands  of  time." 

JOHN  T ALLEY  was  born  November  15,  1813.  He 
married  Sarah  A.  Stidham  in  the  early  part  of  1853,  she  having 
descended  on  the  paternal  side  from  one  of  the  early  Swedish 
families  that  settled  at  Christiana,  about  1638.  He  did  not 
marry  until  nearly  40  years  of  age,  and  never  left  the  home  of 
his  birth,  but  when  he  married  he  took  his  wife  to  reside  with 
his  parents,  who  were  quite  in  years,  and  needed  his  help  in 
managing  the  farm,  which  was  located  near  the  Shellpot, 

Soon  after  coming  of  age,  or  a  little  before,  he,  like 
most  of  the  energetic  young  men  who  resided  close  to  the 
Delaware  River,  provided  himself  with  net  and  boat,  and  in 
early  springtime  engaged  in  shad  fishing  on  the  river.  This 
business  gave  both  enjoyment  and  excitement,  while  it  at  the 
same  time  very  signally  increased  the  account  at  bank,  for 
shad  fresh  from  the  Delaware  commanded  no  small  price. 
Many  a  farm  in  the  vicinity  of  the  river  was  paid  for  by  this 
lucrative  business  of  fishing. 

As  John  Talley  resided  at  home  while  fishing,  his  out- 
lay was  small,  and  the  profits  of  the  season  were  loaned  at 
interest,  and  became  the  foundation  of  his  present  fortune, 
which  to-day  amounts  to  no  meagre  sum.  He  is  considered 
by  his  neighbors  to  be  a  man  of  "  full  and  plenty."  He  is 
the  owner  of  many  mortgages,  and  his  income  from  interest  is 
much  more  than  the  profits  from  the  farm. 

He  has  had  large  experience  in  loaning  mone}',  and 
knows  a  good  thing  at  sight.  He  is  remarkably  keen  in  a 
business  transaction,  and  his  judgment  is  quick  and  reliable. 


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Even  now,  at  the  age  of  86  years,  he  attends  to  his  many 
financial  transactions.  He  is  quite  a  temperate  man,  caring 
nothing  for  intoxicants. 

At  his  father's  death  he  purchased  the  home  farm  of 
60  acres  from  the  other  heirs.  This  farm,  although  not  exten- 
sive, has  been  conducted  in  a  most  neat  and  careful  manner. 
Thus  demonstrating  that,  had  his  living  depended  on  agricul- 
ture, he  would  have  been  not  only  an  extensive  but  an 
exceedingly  prosperous  farmer.  He  chose  a  more  profitable 
business  for  his  main  occupation.  Being  a  Talley,  he  also 
drifted  into  Cherry  Island,  and  owns  several  acres  there. 

He,  like  his  brother,  George  W.  Talley,  inherited  a 
strong  muscular  system,  it  having  been  said  of  him  in  his 
youth  that  he  scarcely  knew  his  strength.  Born  and  reared 
as  he  was  without  the  proper  advantages  of  schools,  his  career 
has  been  one  of  wonderful  success.  He  is  fond  of  amuse- 
ment, and  is  quite  companionable.  He  has  a  keen  sense  of 
humor,  and  enjoys  a  joke,  even  when  about  himself. 

He  keeps  in  close  touch  with  all  public  questions,  and 
is  rarely  found  on  the  wrong  side.  He  is  firm  in  his  con- 
victions, and  is  not  easily  swayed  from  his  opinions.  He 
usually  casts  his  vote  at  important  elections,  yet  has  never 
sought  office  or  dallied  with  politics. 

Rigidly  honest  himself,  he  despises  dishonesty  in  every 
form.  He  will  long  be  remembered  for  his  strength,  courage, 
endurance  and  material  prosperity. 

HANNAH  TALLEY  was  born  July  25,  18 16.  She 
married,  in  1845,  Jacob  R.  Weldin,  who  was  born  June  12, 
1 82 1.  He  was  the  .son  of  Isaac  and  Hannah  (Tussey)  Weldin. 
Isaac  was  the  son  of  Jacob,  Jacob  was  the  son  of  Isaac,  and 
Isaac  was  the  son  of  Jacob  Weldin,  who  came  to  America 
about  1700. 

Jacob,  upon  the  death  of  his  father,  purchased  the 
homestead  from  the  other  heirs,  and  he  and  his  wife  Hannah 
(Talley)  Weldin  began  farming  on  the  40-acre  place,  adding 
to  the  small  profits  of  the  farm  many  dollars  made  annually 
by  shad  fishing  on  the  Delaware  River.  The  services  of  his 
wife  now  became  very  important  in  the  matter  of  finding  a 


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good  market  for  the  catch  of  fish.  Jacob  R.  Weldin  was 
always  fond  of  the  sea,  having  sailed  in  his  youth  in  the 
coasting  trade  from  Boston  to  Southern  ports.  He  was  acci- 
dentally thrown  overboard  several  times  into  the  ocean,  but 
was  always  rescued  b}^  others  of  his  crew.  In  after  life  he 
never  lost  his  attachment  for  the  ocean,  but  made  annual 
visits  to  the  shore  to  enjoy  the  old  sights,  and  to  take  a  dip 
into  the  briny  waves. 

Hannah  (Talley)  Weldin  was  the  youngest  child  of  her 
parents,  and  was  of  a  very  jovial  disposition,  and  quite  a 
favorite  with  the  young  people  of  her  day.  Jacob  and  Hannah 
after  marriage  were  very  hospitable,  and  enjoyed  the  company 
of  their  friends  and  neighbors.  They  were  both  of  exceeding 
good  temper,  and  all  business  about  the  farm  and  home  moved 
along  smoothly  and  in  perfect  unison.  It  was  not  long  before 
the  profits  from  fishing  and  from  the  little  farm  began  to 
accumulate,  and  money  was  on  hand  to  loan. 

Jacob  soon  began  to  long  for  larger  fields  to  conquer. 
The  opportunit}^  came  about  1861.  The  very  large  but  im- 
poveri.shed  farm  of  Albanus  C.  Logan,  consisting  of  220  acres, 
one  mile  from  Wilmington,  and  called  "Chestnut  Hill," 
located  near  the  Blue  Ball  estate,  was  offered  for  sale,  at  about 
$75.00  per  acre.  The  price  named  seemed  small,  but  the  farm 
looked  large  and  dilapidated.  Mr.  Weldin  being  cautious, 
and  as  a  wise  man,  he  advised  with  his  friends,  and  finally 
made  the  purchase,  and  settled  down  to  business,  as  an  active, 
thrifty  farmer.  As  he  looked  back  in  after  years,  he  said 
that  he  had  nothing  to  regret  on  account  of  the  purchase. 
He  lived  to  see  this  exten.sive  level  tract  of  land,  under  his 
good  management,  produce  abundance  of  hay,  grain  and  other 
products  usual  to  a  large  farm.  It  was  later  turned  into  a 
dairy  farm,  and  the  milk  product  was  retailed  in  Wilming- 
ton. He,  too,  found  out  that  high  lands  needed  the  succor 
of  the  marsh  lands.  He  gradually  acquired  land  in  Cherry 
Island,  until  at  his  death  he  owned  50  acres  there.  He  was  a 
man  much  interested  in  public  improvement,  and  was  glad  to 
see  the  coming  of  railroads,  and  the  building  of  good  high- 
ways, bridges  and  similar  improvements. 

He  was  for  many  years  a  Director  in  the  Cherry  Island 


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Marsh  Company,  and  gave  much  of  his  time  to  the  affairs  of 
the  company.  He  was  for  over  twenty  years  Treasurer  of 
Mt.  Pleasant  M.  E.  Church.  He  and  his  wife  could  be  seen 
almost  every  Sunday  driving  a  distance  of  three  miles  behind 
a  well  fed,  active  horse,  to  the  church  of  their  choice.  "They 
were  consistent  and  generous  in  their  church  work.  Many 
times  did  Jacob  R.  Weldin  advance  the  minister's  salary,  and 
run  the  chance  as  to  being  repaid.  Jacob  and  Hannah  lived 
an  honorable  and  harmonious  life,  and  from  this  came  a  full 
measure  of  prosperity  and  happiness.  The  combining  by 
marriage  of  two  such  minds  as  those  of  Jacob  and  Hannah 
Weldin,  could  not  result  otherwise  than  in  the  greatest  of  suc- 
cess. They  both  were  stout  and  of  full  stature.  They  were 
robust  in  body,  and  noble  in  character,  and  consequently  were 
fitted  for  large  undertakings.  Being  very  plain  people,  they 
naturally  detested  all  shams  and  false  pretenses. 

Jacob  R.  Weldin  died  after  a  short  illness,  on  Decem- 
ber 24,  1 89 1,  and  his  wife,  in  a  very  short  time,  on  January 
5,  1892,  followed  him.  They  rest  peacefully  at  Newark 
Union  Cemetery,  kindly  remembered  by  the  whole  com- 
munity. 

J.  HENDERSON  TAEEEY  is  the  son  of  Rev.  John 
Talley  and  his  second  wife,  Ann  (Henderson)  Talley.  He 
descended  by  his  maternal  line  from  Col.  Major  Henderson, 
of  Revolutionary  fame,  who  resided  at  Dividing  Creek, 
Cumberland  County,  N.  J.  Henderson  Talley  is  a  person  of 
learning  and  of  considerable  research.  He  has  been  associated 
with  educational  matters  the  greater  part  of  his  active  life. 
He  taught  school  for  a  number  of  years  in  Brandywine  Hun- 
dred, and  in  this  way  became  widely  known  among  the  people 
of  the  hundred.  Later  he  was  engaged  in  farming,  but  now, 
at  the  age  of  75  years,  leads  a  retired  life  at  West  Chester,  Pa. 
He  and  his  wife  on  December  30,  1896,  celebrated  their 
"  golden  wedding,"  many  relatives  and  friends  being  present. 
He  has  always  taken  great  interest  in  the  family  history, 
and  has  collected  much  valuable  data. 

His  mother  having  died,  leaving  him  a  child,  he  was 
largely  reared  by  his  stepmother,  Ann  (Hollingsworth)  Talley. 


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Fortunately  she  was  a  woman  of  rare  attainments  and  of 
wealth.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Col.  Henry  HoUingsworth, 
of  Maryland,  who  led  his  regiment  in  a  skirmish  with  the  Brit- 
ish in  Maryland  during  the  War  with  tliat  nation.  Ann  H. 
Talley  was  prominent  in  business  affairs,  and  conducted  a  plan- 
tation of  500  acres  in  Cecil  County,  Md.,  at  the  same  time  she 
resided  in  Delaware,  as  the  wife  of  Rev.  John  Talley.  She 
was  a  strong  advocate  of  temperance,  and  a  great  religious 
worker.  It  is  said  that  she  was  one  of  the  most  able  women 
that  ever  resided  in  the  "  Old  Hundred."  She  was  a  power- 
ful platform  .speaker,  and  possibly  excelled  her  ver}'  able 
husband  in  this  line  of  work.  She  was  the  owner  of  slaves 
by  inheritance,  but  upon  her  marriage  with  John  Talley  she 
set  them  all  free.  J.  Henderson  Talley  says  of  her,  that  "  .she 
was  a  good  woman,  and  to  her  I  owe  in  a  great  measure 
what  I  have  been  and  what  I  am." 

There  is  con.siderable  talent  in  the  descendants  of  J. 
Henderson  Tallc}'.  A  grandson,  Rev.  Francis  M.  Dowlin, 
graduated  at  the  High  School  at  West  Chester,  and  was 
awarded  a  gold  medal  for  oratory.  He  is  now  passing  through 
his  graduating  year  at  Dickinson  College,  Pa.,  and  has  an 
appointment  under  the  Philadelphia  Conference  at  Washing- 
ton Borough,  Lancaster  County,  Pa. 

WILLIAM  D.  TALLEY  (jj<«?),  the  son  of  Adam 
Talley,  resided  when  first  married  on  the  westerly  corner  of 
the  Kellam  and  Foulk  Roads,  at  Talley 's  Corner.  He  was 
then  engaged  in  the  blacksmith  and  wheelwright  business. 
His  eyesight  becoming  impaired,  he  went  into  farming,  at 
first  on  the  farm  devised  to  him  by  his  father  at  Talley 's 
Corner.  Later  he  removed  to  Maryland,  and  there  con- 
ducted the  farming  business.  He  afterwards  removed  to 
Delaware  County,  Pa.,  and  resided  for  years  at  the  village  of 
Trainor.  He  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  (Bullock)  Talley,  reared 
a  large  family.  William  D.  Talley  was  a  man  of  fine  intellect 
and  of  fine  character,  and  was  devoted  to  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  lived  and  died  within  its  fold.  He  was  a  class 
leader  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  buried  at  Bethel 
Cemetery,  in  Brandywine  Hundred,  November,  1882,    He  was 


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one  of  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Talley  (who  died  in  1818); 
and  was  in  his  early  life  a  part  of  the  congregation  of  the  old 
Bethel  Church  ;  and  was  highly  respected  by  those  who  came 
in  contact  with  him. 

THOMAS  G.  RAWSON  (282)  is  the  son  of  Warren 
and  Jemima  (Cartmell)  Rawson,  who  were  married  at  Brandy- 
wine  Village,  Del.,  in  1810.  There  were  six  children  from 
this  marriage.  Three  died  in  youth,  and  three  survived,  viz  : 
Regina,  born  August  26,  1815  ;  Thomas  G.,  born  January  9, 
1823  ;  and  William,  born  April  i,  1825.  The  husband,  War- 
ren Rawson,  died  suddenly  in  Wilmington,  June  25,  1825,  at 
the  age  of  40  years.  Mrs.  Rawson  was  left  with  one  son 
scarcely  two  and  a  half  years  old  and  a  baby  less  than  two 
months  old,  and  with  little  means  at  hand.  Warren  was 
buried  at  the  Baptist  Church  Cemetery  on  King  Street,  Wil- 
mington. Jemima  died  August  31,  1846,  and  was  buried  at 
the  Newark  Union  Cemetery,  Brandywine  Hundred.  The  son 
Thomas  was  then  left  in  poverty,  with  nothing  but  pluck  and 
energy  as  his  fortune. 

Captain  William  Rawson,  a  mariner  and  an  English- 
man, married,  April  14,  1781,  Lydia,  the  widow  of  Peter 
Woolbough  ;  her  maiden  name  was  Morton.  This  marriage 
is  recorded  at  the  Swedes'  Church,  Wilmington,  Del.  War- 
ren Rawson  was  a  son  of  William  and  Lydia  Rawson,  and 
was  a  ship  carpenter  at  Wilmington.  He  became  acquainted 
with  his  future  wife  by  being  a  boarder  at  the  house  of 
her  mother,  Susanna  Cartmell,  widow  of  tall  Thomas  Cart- 
mell, who  resided  before  his  death  above  Quarryville,  Del. 
Susanna  was  a  daughter  of  David  and  Catharine  Talley,  of 
one  of  the  older  generations  of  Brandywine  Hundred  Talleys. 
Thomas  and  Susanna  Cartmell  had  four  children.  Thomas 
Cartmell  died  in  1804  at  his  home  at  Quarryville. 

In  1846  Thomas  G.  Rawson  began  work  at  the  Baldwin 
lyocomotive  Works  at  Philadelphia,  and  later  became  very 
successful  in  fitting  up  the  ' '  connecting  rods ' '  of  engines. 
In  1859  the  work  was  "  farmed  out,"  and  Mr.  Rawson  took 
charge  of  the  ' '  connecting  rod ' '  branch  of  the  business, 
with  men  and  apprentices  under  him .     Through  skillful  man- 


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agement  he  made  monej'  rapidly  for  himself  and  also  for  the 
firm. 

He  remained  with  this  firm  twenty-three  years,  and 
when  he  retired,  in  1S69,  he  had  become  one  of  their  most 
valuable  men.  He  retired  with  a  competency,  which  has 
been  very  largely  increased  by  fortunate  investments.  He  has 
alwaj^sled  a  most  abstemious  life,  using  neither  .stimulants  nor 
tobacco.  He  has  been  for  fifty  j'ears  a  member  of  the  Tenth 
Baptist  Church  at  Philadelphia,  also  has  been  a  member  of 
Penn  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  the  same  city,  for  fifty-five  years. 

We  are  pleased  to  record  Thomas  G.  Rawson  as  one  of 
the  honest,  able  and  wealth)^  members  of  the  David  Talley 
branch  of  our  family. 

THOMAS  W.  JOHNSON  (613)  was  born  at  John- 
son's Corner,  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  January  7,  1833,  being 
the  .son  of  Eliza  Ann  and  William  John.son.  The  John.son 
ancestry,  .so  far  as  it  is  known,  dates  back  to  a  time  previous 
to  the  Revolutionary  contest,  when  one  emigrated  from  Scot- 
land to  America,  married  here,  and  having  a  family  of  small 
children,  enlisted  in  the  Continental  army  and  fell  at  the 
battle  of  White  Plains. 

Robert,  his  youngest  son,  was  "bound"  in  Christiana 
Hundred,  Del.,  to  a  man  named  Brown.  What  became  of  the 
other  children  is,  as  yet,  a  profound  mystery.  Robert  mar- 
ried, in  1794,  Margaret  Webster,  .sister  of  Clark  Webster. 
The  names  of  their  children  and  their  marriages  were  as  fol- 
lows, viz  :  William  to  Eliza  A.  Talley ;  Robert  to  Mary 
Talley  ;  John  to  Brandling  Clark  ;  David  to  Sarah  Barnet ; 
Harriett  to  Harman  Talley  ;  Anna  to  James  Grubb  Hanby  ; 
Margaret  to  Samuel  Hance  ;  and  Mary  to  Anthony  Bigger 
Carey,  first,  and  David  Gilbert,  second.  One  son  (Thomas) 
never  married. 

William  John.son  in  1832  came  into  po.ssession  of  the 
farm  of  190  acres  at  Johnson's  Corner.  The  farm  is  now 
owned  by  Thomas  W.  Johnson,  the  only  son  of  William  and 
Eliza  A.  Johnson.  Felspar  was  accidentally  found  on  this 
farm  as  early  as  1848.  This  was  the  earliest  discovery  of 
felspar  on  the  east  side  of  the  Brandywine. 


Biography.  183 

Samuel  Stockton  was  the  first  manufacturer  of  artificial 
teeth  in  America.  He  was  succeeded  in  this  business  by  S.  S. 
White,  of  Philadelphia.  About  1848  Mr.  White,  who  had 
been  on  a  visit  to  the  Dixon  Quarries  in  Christiana  Hundred, 
stopped,  on  his  homeward  trip,  at  the  house  of  his  relative, 
William  Johnson,  of  Concord  Township,  Pa.  He  told  Mr. 
Johnson  of  the  purpose  of  his  visit  to  the  Dixon  Quarries, 
and  showed  him  a  sample  of  felspar.  Mr.  Johnson  said, 
"Why,  there  is  plenty  of  that  kind  of  rock  down  along  my 
run."  He  took  a  grubbing  hoe  and  went  to  the  run,  and  was 
soon  back  with  a  basketful  of  the  white  rock.  Mr.  White 
soon  thereafter  contracted  with  Mr.  Johnson  for  all  the  felspar 
then  known  to  be  on  the  farm. 

Thus  began  the  felspar  business  of  the  great  Brandy- 
wine  Summit  Quarries.  The  beginning  was  made  near  the 
spring  in  the  easterl}^  part  of  the  "  Camp  Meeting  Woods." 
Teeth  made  from  this  rock  were  exhibited  at  the  great  Expo- 
sitions in  London  and  in  Paris,  at  each  of  which  they  were 
awarded  the  premium.  Thousands  of  tons  of  this  rock,  since 
1850,  have  been  shipped  to  Trenton,  N.  J.,  and  to  East  Liver- 
pool, Ohio,  for  pottery  uses.  The  finer  portion  is  selected  at 
the  quarry  for  the  manufacture  of  teeth.  This  higher  grade 
is  sold  at  $30  per  ton  in  Philadelphia  and  in  other  places. 

It  is  scarcely  necessary  to  say  that  the  famous 
"  Brandy  wine  Summit  Camp  Meeting  Grounds  "  are  a  part  of 
this  farm.  The  Camp  Meeting  began  here  about  1866,  and 
increased  in  size  and  in  importance  year  by  year,  until  a  few 
years  ago  the  association  became  incorporated,  and  many 
permanent  wooden  cottages  are  to  be  found  here.  These 
cottages  are  occupied  weeks  before  the  Camp  Meeting  proper 
begins,  by  families  from  Wilmington  and  elsewhere.  Year 
after  year  many  find  recreation,  rest  and  comfort  in  this  beau- 
tiful grove. 

Thomas  W.  Johnson  attended  the  Union  School  of 
Concord  Township  until  he  was  seventeen  years  old.  He  next 
spent  one  term  at  Pine  Grove  Select  School,  near  West  Ches- 
ter ;  then  a  term  at  Norristown.  He  closed  his  school  days 
at  the  Charlotteville  (New  York)  Methodist  Seminary. 

At  the  age  of  twenty  he  began  teaching  school  at  Mt. 


1 84  Biography. 


Pleasant,  in  Brandywine  Hundred.  He  next  taught  one  year 
at  Brandywine  Village.  Then  came  the  very  successful  term 
of  three  years  at  the  vShellpot  School.  He  was  especially 
proud  of  his  record  at  this  last  school,  and  was  much  inter- 
ested in  his  geometr}^  class.  He  introduced  many  studies 
here  that  belonged  to  the  boarding  rather  than  to  the  district 
school.  He  was  verj^  earnest  in  whatever  he  undertook,  even 
in  playing  ball  at  the  noon  hour. 

He  married  Sarah  Poole,  in  March,  1857,  taught  about 
one  year  longer,  then,  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  his  father, 
moved  to  the  home  farm.  This  moving  business  brought 
health  and  wealth  ;  but  some  profession,  possibly  the  law, 
was  deprived  of  what  might  have  been  a  very  able  member. 
His  mental  and  physical  energ}-  equipped  him  for  almost  any 
position  in  life. 

In  his  youth  he  was  a  school  boy,  in  early  manhood  a 
school  teacher,  and  in  after  years  a  school  XxvlsX.^^,  having  served 
on  the  oflficial  board  of  his  township  for  thirty  years.  What 
is  still  more  remarkable,  seven  of  his  nine  children  became, 
for  a  time,  school  teachers. 

Mr.  Johnson  is  very  strongly  in  favor  of  the  temper- 
ance cause,  and  is  an  advocate  of  the  higher  order  of 
politics.  He  is  also  quite  public  spirited,  and  fondly  cherishes 
the  hope  that  he  may  vSee  a  trolley  line  running  between 
Wilmington  and  West  Chester,  along  the  Wilmington  and 
Great  Valley  Turnpike. 

Mr.  Johnson  and  his  very  genial  companion  have  reared 
a  large  and  interesting  family,  six  of  whom  are  married  and 
occup)'  prominent  positions  in  life.  Truly  may  it  be  said, 
that  the  fine  old  mansion  at  Johnson's  Corner  has  shed  a 
healthful  influence  over  the  affairs  of  Concord  Township. 

ELIZA  J.  TALIyEV  {500')  married,  February  22, 
1866,  George  W.  Weldin,  who  was  born  November  7,  1840. 
George  was  the  son  of  George  and  Beulali  Weldin  ;  George, 
the  father,  was  the  son  of  Jacob,  Jacob  was  the  son  of  Isaac, 
and  Isaac  was  the  son  of  Jacob  Weldin  the  first.  The  last 
named  Jacob  landed  in  this  country  about  1700. 

George   W.   Weldin' s   career   has  been  so  interwoven 


v.t   '  <Jr\yj^   1\'\)L  ^^f--^ 


Biography.  185 


with  the  Talley  family  that  it  is  not  out  of  place  to  mention 
him  in  this  book.  Being  a  .staunch  Methodist  from  boyhood, 
he  was,  of  necessity,  thrown  much  in  the  society  of  the 
Talleys,  and  finally  married  a  Talley.  Mr.  Weldin,  although 
a  most  successful  farmer,  is  best  known  by  his  temperance 
and  religious  work.  Temperance  and  religion  are  "  hand  and 
hand"  with  each  other,  hence  George  W.  Weldin,  being  a 
consistent  churchman,  could  not  be  other  than  a  great  tem- 
perance worker. 

He  has  always  been  passionately  fond  of  music,  and 
he  and  his  very  interesting  family,  when  in  good  tune,  are 
able  alone  to  give  a  very  entertaining  concert.  He  is  also  a 
local  preacher  in  the  church,  and  fills  many  appointments  in 
the  absence  of  the  minister  in  charge.  He  is  earnest,  con- 
scientious and  faithful  in  all  church  labor,  and  is  not  a  dry- 
weather  Christian,  but  equally  energetic  in  sunshine  or  in 
storm. 

He  was  a  patriot  in  the  dark  days  of  1861.  Having  a 
widowed  mother  to  support,  he  could  not  join  the  three- 
years'  men,  but  joined  the  nine-months'  regiment,  and  drilled 
at  nights  and  worked  at  home  during  the  day.  They  were 
"minute  men" — men  ready  to  go  on  a  minute's  warning. 
The  momentous  time  came  in  the  midst  of  the  cherry  season. 
George  W.  Weldin  was  over  at  neighbor  Miller's,  assisting  in 
cherry  picking,  and  well  up  towards  the  top  of  a  huge  tree, 
with  a  basket  partly  filled  with  cherries,  when  suddenly  a 
member  of  his  regiment  was  seen  coming  up  from  Wilmington 
at  a  full  "  double  quick,"  calling  out  as  he  ran,  "  Come  on, 
George — come  on  !    We  are  ordered  out  !" 

The  patriotic  George  slid,  jumped  or  fell  down  the 
tree — no  one  at  this  day  seems  to  know  definitely  which. 
Over  across  fields  he  ran,  with  his  neighbor's  cherries  in 
his  hand.  These  he  uncon,sciously  threw  down  somewhere 
about  his  mother's  house  ;  and  in  less  than  one  hour  had 
joined  his  regiment  in  Wilmington,  three  miles  from  his 
home.  Putnam  left  his  plow  in  the  middle  of  the  field,  and 
has  been  immortalized  in  history  ever  since.  George  took  his 
neighbor's  cherries  to  his  own  home,  and  no  one,  not  even 
Mr.  Miller,  has  given  him  praise  for  it. 


1 86  Biography. 

Cherries  or  no  cherries,  he  went  to  do  his  duty  at  Fort 
Delaware,  and  assisted  in  guarding  ten  thousand  Confederate 
prisoners  ;  and  stood  readj^  to  perform  any  service  that  his 
country  might  place  upon  him.  George  W.  Weldin  never 
knew  anything  else  than  to  do  his  duty,  and  to  go  wherever 
it  called  him. 

JOHN  SMITH  TALLEY  (468),  is  the  first  son  of 
George  W.  and  I^avinia  (Beeson)  Talley.  He  was  born  in 
Brandywine  Hundred,  Del.,  near  what  is  now  known  as  Shell- 
pot  Park,  on  May  23,  ICS40.  He  married  Marj^  E.  Beeson, 
January  17,  1867.  She  was  reared  near  his  early  home,  and 
was  the  daughter  of  Edward  and  Eeah  (Weldin)  Beeson.  His 
father  being  a  man  of  great  energy  and  activity,  and  John 
being  the  eldest  son,  he  was  thrown,  at  an  early  age,  into  the 
work  about  the  farm,  often  filling  a  man's  place. 

His  early  education  was  obtained  at  the  Sliellpot  Dis- 
trict School,  but  mostly  during  the  winter  months.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  he  passed  a  four-months'  term  at  Barton's 
School,  at  Village  Green,  Delaware  County,  Pa.  The  next 
two  winters  he  .spent  at  the  Upland  Normal  School,  at  Upland, 
Pa.  The  following  winter  he  took  a  six-months'  term  at  the 
Fort  Edward  Institute,  on  the  Upper  Hudson.  He  was  accom- 
panied here  by  William  A.  Talley,  Daniel  S.  Ferguson  and 
George  L.  Cloud,  from  Delaware.  He  returned  from  school 
in  the  spring  of  i86r,  and  finished  Thomas  W.  Johnson's  last 
term  of  teaching  at  the  Sliellpot  School.  He  taught  the  same 
school  for  one  year  longer,  and  a  spring  term  at  Mt.  Pleasant 
School  in  1862. 

In  July,  1862,  he  made  due  preparation  for  another 
term  at  Fort  Edward,  with  a  view  of  entering  Yale  College 
possibly  a  little  later  on.  In  the  early  part  of  August  he  was 
arranging  his  trunk  preparatory  to  his  departure  for  the 
school  on  the  Hudson.  The  war  then  a.ssuming  such  vast 
proportions,  he  concluded  that  it  would  be  better  to  assist  in 
settling  the  war,  and  to  get  his  education  afterwards.  He,  with 
many  other  young  men  of  his  hundred,  joined  the  First  Dela- 
ware Battery,  a  select  company  of  150  men,  under  the  com- 
mand  of    Captain    Benjamin    Nields,    of    Wilmington.      He 


Biography.  187 

remained  in  the  army  until  the  close  of  the  war,  and  was  dis- 
charged in  Arkansas,  and  formally  mustered  out  early  in  July, 
1865,  at  Wilmington. 

He  entered  the  battery  as  a  private,  was  made  Ser- 
geant, and  .soon  was  promoted  to  Orderly  Sergeant.  During 
the  last  year  of  the  war  he  was  commissioned  Second  Lieu- 
tenant. Perhaps  no  soldier  served  more  faithfully  than  did 
he.  An  incident  may  be  cited  :  During  the  New  York  riots 
of  1863,  the  battery  was  ordered  there  to  assist  in  preserving 
peace.  Returning  to  Washington  by  the  P.  W.  &  B.  R.  R., 
they  made  a  short  stop  at  the  Wilmington  depot,  to  permit 
relatives  and  friends  to  have  a  short  vi.sit  with  them.  A  great 
temptation  was  thus  held  out  for  the  soldier  to  linger  awhile 
with  loved  ones.  But  John  Smith  Talley,  William  A.  Talley, 
and  scarcely  a  dozen  more,  were  on  hand  promptly  when  the 
train  arrived  in  Washington,  while  many  remained  over  until 
morning  at  Wilmington.  General  Barry,  in  command  at 
Washington,  gave  immediate  orders,  that  as  soon  as  sufficient 
men  arrived  in  camp  to  care  for  the  horses  and  guns,  that  the 
faithful  few  should  have  a  furlough  for  48  hours. 

After  the  war  John  Smith  Talley  took  a  prospecting 
trip  in  the  West,  and  located  at  Ivitchfield,  111.  He  engaged  in 
the  drug  business,  and  did  the  largest  trade  in  this  line  in  the 
town.  Being  progressive  he  did  not  permit  the  store  to  absorb 
all  his  time,  but  in  odd  moments  he  was  out  among  the  enter- 
prising men  devising  ways  and  means  to  extend  the  industries 
of  the  city.  In  this  way  he  engaged  with  many  others  in 
sinking  a  coal  shaft  near  the  city  line.  As  the  coal  business 
enlarged,  the  drug  business  was  crowded  out,  and  the  store 
was  sold.  He  was  fortunate  in  associating  with  men  of  busi- 
ness foresight,  for  the  company  soon  purchased  mines  and 
coal  lands  in  the  great  bituminous  coal  region,  between  Terre 
Haute  and  Greencastle,  Indiana. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  seeing  the  vast  prospects  of 
the  Indiana  fields,  decided  to  locate  at  Terre  Haute,  and  be  in 
the  "midst  of  the  fray."  He  moved  there  in  1877,  and 
assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  Coal  Bluff  Mining  Company 
of  Indiana,  with  headquarters  at  Terre  Haute.  He  soon 
became  the  leading  spirit  in  the  company,   and  through  his 


1 88  Biography. 

energy  its  business  has  extended  almost  all  over  the  Northern 
and  Northwestern  parts  of  the  United  States.  He  manages  coal 
mines  at  Perth  and  Pratt,  also  the  celebrated  Block  coal  mines 
at  Clay  City.  The  bituminous  mines  at  Fontanet,  and  Coal 
Bluff  in  Vigo  County,  are  of  vast  magnitude.  In  these  mines 
are  used  the  great  mining  machines  of  the  Jeffrey  and  the 
Whitcomb  Mining  Machine  Companies.  These  machines  are 
operated  hundreds  of  feet  under  ground  by  power  from  air 
compressors  on  the  surface.  The  annual  output  of  coal 
amounts  to  750,000  tons.  There  are  employed  about  these 
mines  1000  men.  The  companies  control  about  1500  acres  of 
land,  much  of  which  is  underlaid  with  coal. 

He  owns  100  acres  of  building  lots  at  Muncie,  Indiana, 
and  jointly  with  his  brother,  George  A.  Talley,  owns  two 
tracts  in  Delaware ;  one  being  107  acres  in  Cherry  Island 
Marsh,  Wilmington,  the  other  a  farm  on  the  Edgemoor  Road, 
Brandywine  Hundred. 

The  amount  of  his  railroad  travel  is  simply  enormous. 
No  distance  appears  too  great  when  business  or  duty  is  at  the 
far  end.  He  is  prompt  in  meeting  his  engagements,  having 
acquired  this  faculty  from  army  life,  and  from  meeting  trains. 

He  is  President  of  the  Mine  Operators'  Association  of 
the  State  of  Indiana,  and  always  advises  a  conciliatory  course 
towards  the  laborer.  He  is  a  Director  of  the  Terre  Haute 
Trust  Company  ;  a  Trustee  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  ;  a  member  of  the  Indiana  Division  of  the  Loyal 
Legion  ;  a  Master  Mason  ;  and  a  very  active  supporter  of  the 
Methodist  Church.  He  has  recently  been  appointed  a  lay 
delegate,  from  the  State  of  Indiana,  to  the  General  Confer- 
ence of  his  Church,  which  is  to  sit  in  Chicago  in  1900. 

His  energy  may  be  judged  of  when  we  find  him  Presi- 
dent of  the  following  named  corporations  :  The  Coal  Bluff 
Mining  Co.,  The  Western  Indiana  Mining  Co.,  The  Standard 
Block  Coal  Co.,  The  Chicago  and  Indiana  Block  Coal  Co., 
The  Surbaugh  Drill  and  Tool  Co.,  The  Indiana  Powder  Co., 
and  The  Independent  Powder  Co.  He  seems  to  be  as  profuse 
in  corporation  matters  as  was  William  Talley  of  old,  with  his 
many  farms  more  than  a  century  ago,  along  the  Foulk  Road. 

John  Smith  Talley  is  as  generous  as  he  has  been  pros- 


Biography.  189 

peroiis.  Thousands  of  dollars  are  donated  by  him  to  churches 
and  other  charitable  uses.  Whatever  he  is  to-day  he  has 
become  through  his  own  industry,  and  from  his  progressive 
ideas,  in  spite  of  his  education  having  been  curtailed  three 
years  by  the  war.  He  was  prompt  and  firm  as  a  soldier,  and 
since  has  been  prompt  and  firm  in  business.  He  sometimes 
filled  a  man's  place  in  boyhood,  but  in  later  years  he  has  filled 
it  a  hi' ays. 

HANNAH  TAI^LEY  ( 454  )  married  John  M.  C. 
Prince,  October  9,  1862.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Lewis  and 
Elizabeth  (Zebley)  Talley.  Hannah  was  born  March  12,  1841, 
on  her  father's  farm  along  the  Foulk  Road.  John  M.  C. 
Prince  is  the  son  of  Adam  and  Charlotte  (Hanby)  Prince. 
Adam  was  the  son  of  John  and  Sara  Prince,  and  was  born 
July  2,  1800.  Adam  had  a  brother  named  Isaiah,  born 
March  12,  1797.  John,  the  father  of  Adam,  was  the  son  of 
Adam,  and  was  born  November  5,  1760.  The  last  named 
Adam  was  the  first  settler  in  Brandy  wine  Hundred,  of  the 
Prince  (Prentz)  name.  Adam,  who  was  born  in  1800,  had 
two  half-brothers,  John  and  Abner.  It  is  stated  that  they 
were  both  doctors  and  died  in  early  manhood. 

The  Prince  family  is  an  old  and  respected  one.  They  ST*  C, 
have  continuously  resided  on  the  present  farm  of  100  acres, 
adjoining  Carpenter's  Station,  on  the  B.  and  O.  R.  R.,  since 
1762.  At  this  date  the  greater  portion  of  this  land  was  pur- 
chased from  Edward  Cloud,  the  son  of  John  Cloud,  John 
being  the  son  of  Jeremiah  Cloud.  This  is  a  fine  dairy  farm, 
but  has  other  and  greater  value  as  sites  for  country  homes,  it  ; 
being  elevated  and  decidedly  healthful.  (^,  '!^ 

The  present  Prince  family  have  always  been  considered      \JE 
as  having  a  large  account  at  bank,  in  addition  to  their  lands, 
and  there  is  no  doubt  but  what  they  realize  much  more  income 
from  the  money  at  interest  than  they  do  from  the  farm. 

Adam  Prince  (of  later  years)  died  on  July  7,  1878, 
leaving  his  farm  by  will  to  his  son  John  ;  also  leaving  to  the 
Trustees  of  Bethel  Church  the  sum  of  $500,  to  assist  in  pay- 
ing off  the  debts  of  the  church.  His  widow  still  survives,  at 
the  age  of  87  years. 


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Hannah  (Talleyj  Prince  was  musical  in  very  early 
girlhood,  being  one  of  the  "musical"  Lewis  Talley  family. 
Her  voice  was  contralto,  while  her  sister  Mary's  was  soprano. 
Lewis  Talley  and  his  family,  a  few  years  ago,  were  able  to 
give  a  fine  concert  without  other  assistance.  Hannah  still 
aids  in  the  choir  at  Bethel  Church  and  finds  great  enjoyment 
in  this  work.  She  has  been  a  member  of  this  church  since 
fourteen  3'ears  of  age,  and  her  purse  strings  are  easily  untied 
when  the  church  is  in  need  of  funds.  She  gives  liberally  and 
cheerfully,  and  is  broad-minded  and  hospitable. 

Rev.  JOHN  T.  SIMMONS  (  663  )  is  the  son  of 
Margaret  (Talley)  Simmons  and  John  vSimmons.  The}'  re- 
sided in  Delaware  until  1836,  when  they  moved  to  Ohio. 
John  T.  Simmons  entered  the  Methodist  ministr)^  in  Ohio.  In 
1855  he  went  to  reside  in  Iowa,  and  then  united  with  the  Iowa 
Conference.  He  joined  the  28th  Iowa  Regiment  during  the 
Civil  War,  became  its  Chaplain,  and  served  with  his  regi- 
ment the  full  three-years'  term.  He  was  in  the  siege  of  A'icks- 
burg,  in  the  Red  River  campaign,  and  with  vSheridan  in  the 
Shenandoah  Valley  ;  and  w^s.  in  thirteen  different  engage- 
ments. 

In  1852  he  married  Martha  Arganbright,  of  Ohio.  In 
1894  he  married  his  .second  wife,  Jennie  S.  Bryant,  of  Birming- 
ham, Iowa.  He  is  quite  an  able  minister,  having  filled  some 
of  the  be.st  appointments  in  the  Iowa  Conference.  He  has 
served  two  terms  as  Presiding  Elder,  and  was  a  delegate  to 
the  General  Conference  of  his  church,  in  1872.  On  his  pater- 
nal side  he  descends  from  the  Simmons  family,  who  lived  near 
the  Brandywine  many  years  ago.  On  the  maternal  .side  he 
comes  from  the  Talley  and  the  Grubb  lines.  Although  miles 
distant  from  the  old  Talley  haunts,  he  .still  has  a  lingering 
affection  for  the  sturdy  pioneers  who  centuries  ago  dwelt  here. 
He  is  willing  to  do  his  part  in  preserving  his  ancestry. 

4^\// 'Thomas  lea  talley  {167)  was  the  son  of 
Curtis  Talley,  and  also  a  grandson  of  William  Talley,  on  the 
Brandywine,  and  was  born  in  1812,  the  year  of  his  grand- 
father's death.      He  was  remarkably  strong  and  agile  in  his 


Biography.  191 

younger  days,  although  not  so  large  in  stature  as  was  his 
brother,  Eli  B.  Talley.  He  was  a  man  of  honor  and  of  excel- 
lent judgment,  and  was  many  times  selected  by  the  Courts  to 
fill  positions  requiring  both  ability  and  clear  judgment.  He 
held  many  local  offices,  and  discharged  the  duties  thereof 
faithfully,  and  never  avoided  the  performance  of  a  public 
duty,  although  not  in  any  sense  an  office  seeker.  He  was 
Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  after  the  Civil  War.  Thomas 
lyca  Talley  was  a  leader  in  his  party  without  being  offensivel}^ 
such.  His  leaning  was  towards  the  Methodist  Church.  He 
died  in  May,  1882,  and  was  interred  at  the  Bethel  M.  E.  Ceme- 
tery. Being  exceedingly  kind  to  his  family,  he  was  always 
ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand.  No  generation  is  likely  to  be 
overcrowded  with  men  of  the  ability  of  Thomas  lyca  Talley. 

SAMUEL  M.  TALLEY  (  132  )  was  born  December 
27,  1815,  and  married  Sarah  Aldred  Day,  the  daughter  of 
Joseph  Day,  in  1840.  Samuel  was  born  on  his  father's  home- 
stead, in  Brandywine  Hundred,  southeast  of  Perry's  Hotel, 
and  was  educated  partly  at  the  old  "Talley  School  House." 
He  was  very  apt  at  school  and  was  prompt  in  everything  he 
undertook.  He  studied  far  into  the  night  by  the  glow  of  the 
' '  tallow  dip. ' '  When  his  mother  concluded  that  he  needed 
sleep  more  than  he  did  to  solve  a  particularly  difficult  prob- 
lem, she  would  take  away  the  light.  Often  the  boy  was  so 
intent  on  his  study  that  he  would  linger  awhile,  stirring  the 
coals  on  the  hearth  for  })iore  light. 

Samuel,  being  a  good  mathematician,  studied  survey- 
ing with  Isaac  Grubb,  and  did  some  work  laying  out  lands. 
He  taught  school  three  winters  at  Forwood's  School  House. 
He  built  his  future  home  in  1841,  and  moved  to  it  in  the  fall 
of  that  year.  His  father  dying  in  1839,  the  loo-acre  farm 
was  divided,  50  acres  passing  to  each  of  the  sons,  Hezekiah 
and  Samuel  M.  Samuel  M.  Talley  held  many  small  offices. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  that  erected  the 
New  Bethel  M.  E.  Church,  and  gave  largely  to  the  building 
fund. 

Dr.  JAMES  ELY  TALLEY  {909)  was  born  July  22, 
1864,  near  Kennett  Square,  Chester  County,  Pa.     He  attended 


192  Biography, 


the  public  schools  of  Chester  and  Delaware  counties,  and 
spent  two  3-ears  at  the  Millersville  State  Normal  School.  In 
1883  he  entered  the  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  High  School,  and 
being  graduated  there  in  i.S,S5,  he  entered  the  University  of 
Michigan  in  tlie  fall  of  the  same  year.  He  pursued  the 
studies  required  for  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  elected 
biological  and  chemical  work  with  the  study  of  medicine  in 
view,  and  spent  the  summer  of  1888  in  European  study  and 
travel.  Receiving  his  A.  B.'in  1889,  in  the  .same  fall  he  en- 
tered the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsjd- 
vauia,  and  was  graduated  with  the  cla.ss  of  1892.  After 
serving  as  resident  physician  for  more  than  two  years  at  the 
Presbyterian,  Children's  and  Philadelphia  Ho.spitals  and  the 
Infirmary  for  Nervous  Diseases,  he  settled  in  Philadelphia, 
where  he  has  been  ever  since  in  active  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession. 

THOMAS  MILLER  TAELEY  (450),  son  of  Lewis 
Talley  the  singer,  was  a  remarkably  bright  lad  in  his  youth. 
His  ej'^es  were  weak  from  birth.  As  .soon  as  he  was  of  proper 
age  he  attended  school,  but  .soon  his  eyes  began  to  fail,  and 
when  about  fourteen  years  old  he  became  entirely  blind  ;  and 
ever  since  he  has  gone  through  life  in  darkness.  Although 
the  world  is  dark  to  him,  yet  is  his  intellect  bright  and  his 
feelings  most  buoyant. 

He  is  happy,  not  on  account  of  his  condition,  but  in 
his  good  feelings  for  the  world  about  him.  He  is  most  in- 
dustrious, and  can  pick  cherries  from  the  tree,  load  hay  in  the 
field,  and  work  with  carpenter  tools.  Being  decidedly  musical, 
he  can  play  almost  all  ordinary  musical  instruments.  He 
goes  where  necessary  upon  the  highways,  not  with  a  horse, 
but  on  foot,  and  mo.stly  unattended.  He  has  walked  miles  to 
church  after  night,  and  aeross  railroad  tracks,  with  nothing 
to  assist  him  but  his  staff,  and  his  implicit  confidence  that  the 
whole  world  about  him  is  his  friend,  and  will  not  harm  him. 
His  memory  is  his  daily  register  of  events,  and  rarely  fails 
him. 

NELSON  L.  TALLEY  (5^2),  the  son  of  John  R. 
and  Eliza  Talley,  was  born  April  7,  1852,     He  married  Lava- 


Biography.  193 


nia  Simons,  daughter  of  Charles  Simons,  Sr.,  November  13, 
1873.  His  father  died  in  1890,  and  was  buried  at  Mt.  Pleasant 
Cemetery.  He  left  his  farm,  by  will,  to  his  son  Nelson,  the 
latter  to  pay  certain  legacies  specified  therein.  In  1891 
Nelson  moved  to  this  farm,  the  home  of  his  birth,  and  at  once 
began  the  improvement  of  the  same.  He  spent  about  $2000  in 
the  rebuilding  of  the  house.  He  doubled  the  capacity  of  the 
barn  and  other  outbuildings,  and  had  an  artesian  well  bored  to 
the  depth  of  106  feet,  which  was  fitted  up  with  a  windmill. 

After  this  he  began  the  betterment  of  the  laud,  and  in 
a  short  time  he  had  30  acres  of  his  56-acre  farm  in  fine  condi- 
tion for  the  raising  of  garden  crops.  The  hay-fields  were  not 
neglected,  but  were  so  fertilized  that  often  a  crop  of  four  tons 
of  new-made  hay  have  been  cut  to  the  acre.  Figuratively 
speaking,  the  desert  was  made  to  blossom  as  the  rose.  Fine 
vegetables  from  these  gardens  are  wholesaled  at  Chester  and 
Wilmington ;  and  retailed  from  his  stand  in  the  Eighth  Street 
Market  at  Wilmington,  which  he  has  occupied  for  over  twelve 
years,  and  also  from  his  stand  at  Sixth  and  King  Streets, 
which  he  has  occupied  for  twent}^  3^ears. 

During  the  winter  and  spring  he  has  in  use  in  his  hot- 
bed gardens  about  one  thousand  sashes.  Water-pipes  have 
been  laid  from  the  water-supply  tank  through  these  gardens, 
and  lateral  pipes  have  at  intervals  been  branched  off  and  ad- 
justed with  hydrant  attachments,  much  the  same  as  a  water- 
works system  in  a  small  town.  The  hot-beds  are  thus  irri- 
gated, and  early  vegetables  are  raised  according  to  the  most 
modern  system.  About  ten  men  and  boys  are  engaged  in 
these  gardens  through  most  of  the  year.  Ten  head  of  horses 
are  in  use  on  this  farm.  Mr.  Talley,  being  up  to  date  in  his 
line  of  business,  uses  modern  machinery  and  appliances,  and 
his  work  is  done  by  system.  He  is  a  moral  as  well  as  a  work- 
ing man.  Six  days'  labor,  and  then  one  for  rest  and  religious 
devotion,  is  his  motto.  This  rule  is  religiously  adhered  to  by 
him,  and  never  violated  unless  on  account  of  some  overpower- 
ing necessity.  He  joined  the  Methodist  Society  at  the  Newark 
Union  Church  fourteen  years  ago.  He  is  a  steward  as  well  as 
a  local  preacher  in  that  church.  His  donations  to  the  church 
are  exceedingly  liberal. 


194  Biography. 


It  can  be  truthfully  said  that  Mr.  Talley  is  an  indus- 
trious, thrifty,  reli^^ious  and  progressive  man.  This  compre- 
hends all,  and  constitutes  complete  manhood. 

Rev.  JAMES  WALTER  TALLEY  (1236),  the  son 
of  James  Wilson  and  Margaret  E.  Talley,  was  born  August 
22,  1 87 1.  He  connected  himself  with  the  Methodist  Church 
when  fifteen  years  old,  and  first  felt  a  call  to  the  ministry  the 
following  year. 

He  attended  the  public  school  until  seventeen  years  old. 
During  the  last  four  years  of  this  period — having  had  such 
teachers  as  Harvey  Whiteman,  now  a  lawyer  in  Wilmington, 
Del.,  and  Miss  Lizzie  Bigger,  who  afterwards  taught  and 
studied  in  Germany — he  was  kept  in  advance  of  the  regular 
classes  and  pursued  some  studies  not  regularly  taught  in  the 
public  schools.  In  1890  he  attended  "  The  Select  School  "  in 
Wilmington  of  which  Miss  Rachel  Bigger  was  principal.  In 
the  school  year  of  1891-1892  he  was  a  student  in  the  Wil- 
mington Conference  Academy,  Dover,  Del.  Later,  he  spent 
one  year  in  Drew  Theological  Seminary,  Madison,  N.  J. 
After  this  he  took  up  a  Correspondence  Course  with  a  Uni- 
versity in  Chicago,  111.,  where  he  received  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts. 

James  Walter  Talley  was  received  on  trial  by  the  Wil- 
mington Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
March,  1897,  and  was  admitted  into  full  membership  in  that 
body,  March,  1899.  He  now  holds  an  appointment  under  this 
Conference  at  Bozman,  Maryland.  He  is  deserving  of  great 
credit  for  his  energy  in  preparing  himself  for  his  chosen 
work. 

ELI  BALDWIN  TALLEY  (  162  )  was  a  man  of 
magnificent  presence.  He  was  more  than  six  feet  tall,  and 
large  proportionatel}-  in  breadth  of  shoulders.  He  was  a  man 
of  marked  natural  ability  and  excellent  judgment,  and,  like 
his  body,  his  heart  was  large  and  generous,  as  is  so  often  the 
case  with  men  of  generous  ph3'sical  attributes.  Having  lived 
among  his  neighbors  of  Brandywine  Hundred  all  his  life,  he 
was  highly  respected  by  them,  and  his  counsel  and  advice 
were  freely  sought  and  as  freely  given. 


Biography.  195 


Mr.  Talley  was  always  interested  in  everything  per- 
taining to  his  native  hundred,  and  being  a  leader  in  his  party, 
was  ever  active  in  local  politics.  He  never  was  an  office 
holder,  in  the  ordinary  acceptance  of  the  term,  although  he 
held  many  small  offices  of  trust  within  the  gift  of  his  neigh- 
bors. His  domestic  relations  were  extremely  pleasant  and 
cordial.  In  fact,  through  his  whole  life  he  was  kind,  gener- 
ous and  true. 

HENRY  GRUBB  {777)  is  the  fourth  son  of  Joseph 
and  Ann  Grubb,  and  was  born  February  10,  1846.  He  was 
reared  on  a  farm  and  received  a  limited  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  Putnam  County,  Ind.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
he  enlisted  in  the  Twenty-third  Regiment  Indiana  Volunteers, 
or  better  known  as  the  First  Regiment  Indiana  Heavy  Artil- 
lery. He  was  under  the  command  of  Generals  Butler,  Banks 
and  Canby,  in  the  Department  of  the  Gulf.  It  is  claimed  that 
he  was  the  youngest  soldier  who  enlisted  in  Parke  County, 
Ind.  He  served  his  full  term  of  three  years,  and  returned 
home  in  1865. 

He  entered  the  Waveland  Academy  and  received  a  fair 
education,  and  afterwards  taught  school  for  nine  years  in 
Parke  County.  On  March  28,  1875,  he  married  Euphony  E. 
Harney,  the  daughter  of  John  M.  Harney.  To  this  union 
five  children  were  born.  The  eldest  daughter  died  in  infancy. 
The  remaining  children  are,  Miram  M.,  Carrie,  Marion  H. 
and  Clellie  A. 

In  1882  he  was  elected  County  Surveyor  of  Parke 
County,  and  has  served  as  Deputy  Surveyor  for  many  years 
since.  He  also  engaged  in  the  lumber  and  stave  business.  In 
1895  he  manufactured  the  staves  for  the  largest  oak  cask  in 
the  world.  It  is  thirty  feet  long,  and  was  manufactured  in 
Calhoun  County,  Miss.  This  cask  will  be  on  exhibition  at 
the  World's  Fair  at  Paris  in  1900. 

Mr.  Grubb  is  also  engaged  in  farming,  and  has  a  farm 
of  250  acres.  He  attended  the  Grand  Army  Reunion  at 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  1899,  and  while  visiting  among  his  rela- 
tives on  the  highlands  of  Delaware,  he  accidentally  came  in 
contact  with  the  Talley  History.     He  at  once  placed  himself 


196  Biography. 


in  the  way  to  secure  a  book,  and  in  other  ways  demonstrated 
his  kindness  and  generosity.  ,  Manly  ideas  and  principles  ac- 
company Mr.  Grubb  even  when  he  is  hundreds  of  miles  from 
home. 

ROBERT  TALLEY  (452)  was  born  August  29,  1837. 
His  parents  were^  Eewis  and  Elizabeth  ( Zebley  )  Talley. 
Robert  was  deformed  from  birth  in  one  limb,  and  although 
using  crutches,  he  worked  about  his  father's  farm  until  he 
was  fifteen  years  old.  Samuel  Hewes,  a  shoemaker  of  Chel- 
sea, was  coming  home  from  Wilmington,  by  way  of  the  Foulk 
Road,  with  a  load  of  leatlier,  and  found  the  Ivonkum  Run  so 
much  swollen  by  freshet  that  there  was  danger  in  cros.sing  it. 
He  remained  over  night  at  the  house  of  neighbor  Lewis 
Talley.  During  the  evening  Lewis  asked  Mr.  Hewes  how  he 
thought  Robert  would  do  for  a  shoemaker.  The  reply  was 
that  he  could  soon  tell  if  the  boy  would  come  to  his  place  and 
stay  awhile.  Robert  went  with  Mr.  Hewes,  and  ever  after  he 
has  "stuck  to  his  last."  He  served  four  years  in  learning 
his  trade. 

When  the  war  broke  out  in  1861,  Robert,  being  com- 
pelled to  shoulder  his  crutches,  could  not  shoulder  the  musket. 
He,  being  at  this  time  a  full-fledged  ".shoebuilder,"  served  his 
country  by  making  shoes.  While  his  brother  and  thousands 
of  other  young  men  were  serving  the  Nation  in  the  field, 
Robert  kept  ' '  pegging  away  ' '  at  home.  He  made  shoes  for 
Col.  Henry  McComb  and  other  government  contractors,  and 
turned  out  more  than  five  hundred  pairs  a  year  by  hand.  The 
government  furnished  the  upper  leather,  cut  out  ready  for 
use,  and  the  sole  leather  was  weighed  out  in  the  roll.  Robert's 
bu.siness  was  to  put  the  soles  on  these  shoes  at  sixty~cents  a 
pair.  Many  times  were  shoes  condemned  by  the  contractors, 
but  Robert  does  not  remember  that  any  were  turned  back  to 
him  bearing  the  big  letter  "  C  "  stamped  on  the  sole.  He 
continued  this  government  work  until  peace  was  declared. 

He  married  Emily  Beeson,  daughter  of  Robinson  and 
Rebecca  (Talley)  Beeson,  March  8,  1866,  and  ever  since  he 
has  resided  in  the  country.  There  he  has  found  peace, 
plenty  and  happiness.  Robert  does  whatever  his  hand  findeth 
to  do.     He,  in  addition  to  his  shoe  business,  repairs  clocks, 


Biography.  197 

having  learned  this  trade  from  Jesse  Kendall.  He  also  puts 
in  and  repairs  pumps  for  those  needing  such  work  in  his 
neighborhood.  He,  although  afflicted  with  lameness,  has 
"hoed  his  own  row"  in  life,  and  "  kept  the  wolf  from  the 
door,"  and  has  a  fund  "laid  away  for  a  rainy  day." 

He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Bethel  M.  E.  Church  for 
thirty-four  years,  on  the  official  board  for  twenty-six  years, 
and  has  acted  for  many  years  as  secretary  to  the  Board 
of  Stewards.  He  is  musical  and  plays  the  organ  at  the  church 
when  needed.  He  has  served  his  State  in  various  ways  in 
holding  elections.  He  has  been  clerk  and  voters'  assistant, 
and  now  holds  an  appointment  as  Assistant  Register  under 
the  Governor's  commission  for  two  years.  Robert  is  bright, 
industrious  and  thrifty.  Although  afflicted  and  not  possessed 
of  broad  acres,  it  is  difficult  to  find  one  with  a  broader  smile  of 
contentment,  or  one  who  meets  the  issues  of  life  more  cheer- 
fully and  philosophically  than  he. 

JAMES  WILSON  TALLEY  {^527).  son  of  Nelson 
Iv.  and  Rachel  Ann  (Wilson)  Talley,  resides  in  Brandy  wine 
Hundred,  about  one-half  a  mile  west  of  the  Newark  Union 
Church.  He  resides  on  and  owns  a  well-cultivated  farm  of 
about  50  acres.  He  is  engaged  in  general  farming,  but  prides 
himself  in  raising  fine  fruits  and  vegetables.  When  driving 
past  his  farm,  one  cannot  help  admiring  his  neat  home  and 
the  well-kept  grounds  surrounding  it.  Mr.  Talley  is  a  modest 
man,  not  caring  to  h'ave  his  many  virtues  brought  before  the 
public  in  a  sketch.  But  his  liberality  in  supporting  our  book, 
and  his  kindly  and  encouraging  manner,  entitle  him  to  a  word 
of  commendation  at  our  hands. 

It  is  proper  to  state  here  that  J.  Wilson  Talley  is  a 
prosperous  man,  a  kind  parent,  and  a  mo.st  excellent  neighbor. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  Bethel  M.  E.  Church  for  years, 
and  is  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Stewards  of  that  church. 
His  son,  James  Walter  Talley,  is  a  minister  in  the  Wilmington 
M.  E.  Conference.  Mr.  Talley  and  his  wife,  Margaret  (Cart- 
mell)  Talley,  conduct  affairs  very  smoothly  about  this  model 
home. 

LEWIS   F.  TALLEY    (  455  )  was  born   March   26, 


1 98  Biography. 

1843,  ^ii<i  married,  February  15,  1870,  Mary  Miller,  daughter 
of  George  L.  and  Jane  Miller.  He  lives  on  the  homestead, 
late  of  his  father,  Lewis  Talley.  This  land  was  purchased  b)^ 
William  Talley  of  old,  in  1760,  from  the  Pennsylvania  Land 
Company,  and  was  part  of  the  great  Rockland  Manor  owned 
by  William  Penn.  This  tract  has  never  been  out  of  the  Talley 
name,  but  has  been  continuously  occupied  by  the  Talleys  since 
1760.    Prior  to  this  last  date  they  were  known  as  vacant  lands. 

Associated  with  the  possession  of  these  lands  are  the 
records,  deeds  and  other  valuable  papers  which  established 
many  important  matters  connected  with  our  genealogy.  These 
papers  seem  to  have  been  transmitted  from  William  to 
Thomas,  and  from  Thomas  to  Adam,  and  from  Adam  to 
Lewis.  This  home  must  ever  remain  historic  on  account  of 
it  being  the  depository  of  these  all-important  papers. 

Lewis  F.  Talley  now  owns  this  tract  of  60  acres,  also 
the  house  and  a  few  acres  occupied  by  his  mother  along  the 
Grubb  Road.  These  lands  are  well  set  with  small  fruits,  and 
also  with  many  cherry,  pear  and  apple  trees.  As  this  fruit 
must  be  marketed,  he  raises  fine  vegetables  to  give  variety  to 
his  salable  products.  He  is  a  liberal  supporter  of  the  Bethel 
M.  E.  Church,  where  he  and  his  family  attend.  He  has  served 
his  School  District  in  an  official  way  for  six  3'ears.  The 
musical  talent  of  his  father  has  descended  to  the  son's  chil- 
dren. They  sing  and  play  without  apparent  effort,  it  being 
as  natural  for  them  to  be  musical  as  it  is  for  the  brook  to 
babble  over  its  pebbly  bed. 

Mr.  Talley  has  the  distinction  of  having  been  appointed 
by  the  Legislature  of  his  State  a  Road  Commissioner,  by  act 
passed  March  30,  1895.  This  act  overthrew  all  prior  modes 
of  caring  for  the  roads  of  his  hundred.  He  held  under  this 
appointment  until  1896.  In  this  year  he  was,  on  account  of 
good  and  faithful  services,  elected  by  the  people  for  the  term 
ending  1900. 

He  is  true  to  the  interests  of  his  hundred,  and  carries 
the  respect  of  all  about  him,  whether  they  be  merely  neigh- 
bors, or  those  interested  in  his  official  career.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  the  Forwood  School,  and  has  not  retrograded  since, 
but  is  of  the  kind  that  grows  and    improves  as  experience 


Biography.  199 


widens  and  opportunity  unfolds  itself.  lycwis  prefers  to  be 
known  only  as  a  plain  American  citizen.  What  a  depth  of 
meaning  in  these  few  simple  words  ! 

HENRY  C.  TAlvIvEY  {519)  was  born  February  i, 
1844,  and  married  Anna  Mary  Mousley,  the  daughter  of 
George  K.  and  Ann  Eliza  Mousley,  November  7,  1867. 
Henry  learned  the  mason  trade  at  an  early  age,  and  worked 
at  it,  by  times,  for  several  years.  Before  and  after  marriage 
he  followed  in  the  footsteps  of  his  father,  and  fished  for  shad 
in  the  Delaware  RiVer.  This  was  the  real  start  in  accumu- 
lating the  funds  to  buy  the  farm.  He  recollects  that  in  one 
year  one  thousand  dollars  was  the  result  of  three  months  on 
the  river.     It  was  not  always  thus,  however. 

He  purchased  of  Jacob  Jefferis  the  farm  of  40  acres  in 
Brandy  wine  Hundred  known  as  "The  Hezekiah  Talley 
Farm."  This  land  was  purchased  many  years  ago  by  William 
Talley,  father  of  Hezekiah.  At  the  death  of  the  latter,  his 
brother,  Samuel  M.  Talley,  purchased  this  land,  and  after- 
wards sold  it  to  Jefferis,  and  Jefferis  sold  it  to  Henry  C.  Talley. 
Henry  moved  to  this  farm  in  1872. 

In  the  great  storm  of  1878  Henry  had  the  misfortune 
of  having  his  barn  partly  blown  down.  This  was  discourag- 
ing to  one  who  was  struggling  to  pay  for  the  recently- 
purchased  home.  His  father  kindly  assisted  him,  and  soon 
the  barn  was  again  erected.  He  has  been  able  since  to  make 
many  substantial  improvements  and  to  clear  the  land  of  all 
debt.  He,  like  many  others,  raises  large  quantities  of  small 
fruits  and  fine  vegetables  for  the  Wilmington  market.  In 
this  line  he  is  greatly  aided  by  his  wife,  who  is  a  good 
marketer  and  exceedingly  kind  and  hospitable. 

He  has  served  on  the  official  board  at  the  Point  Breeze 
School  for  a  number  of  years.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
M,  E.  Church  for  thirty-five  years,  and  has  been  Treasurer  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Bethel  Church  for  about  sixteen 
years.  He  most  generously  aids  the  church  in  a  financial 
way,  and  even  borrowed  money  at  six  per  cent,  interest  a  few 
years  ago  to  help  discharge  the  debt  on  the  handsome  new 
Bethel  Church.     Things  have   changed   since,    and    perhaps 


200  Biography. 

Henry  could  be  the  lender  instead  of   the  borrower,   at   the 
present  time. 

He  is  most  prompt  in  the  payment  of  all  bills.  A 
second  demand  is  never  allowed  to  be  made.  He  is  not  an 
office  seeker,  but  votes  when  it  is  necessary  to  elect  good  and 
true  men  to  office.  He  is  exceedingly  temperate  in  all  things, 
excepting  in  work,  and  has  reared  a  prosperous  family,  and 
po.ssesses  a  fine  reputation  among  his  neighbors.  Correct  liv- 
ing and  prosperity  are  often  found  hand  in  hand.  This  is 
abundantly  shown  in  the  life  work  of  Henry  C.  Talley. 

THOMAS  SMITH  TALLEY  (4g5)  was  the  son  of 

,  Penrose  R.   and  Edith  (Smith)  Talley,  of  Brandywine  Hun- 

\dred,  Del.     He  was  born  before  daylight  of  the  morning  of 

^'November  13,  1833.     This  was  the  morning  of  the  "falling 

stars."     A  physician  was  procured  from  Wilmington  to  attend 

Mrs.  Talley,  and  as  he  drove  along  the  stars  were  falling  in 

-  all  directions.    It  was  so  alarming  that  the  physician  instructed 

the  family  to  say  nothing  of  the  event  to  his  patient,  who  had 

"^jno  knowledge  of  the  strange  phenomenon.     The  child  and  its 

'"mother  passed  through  this  pheno7ninal  period    without    any 

injurious  results  so  far  as  is  known.    This  child  became  a  very 

lively  lad,  and  a  man  of  great  activity  and  usefulness.     He 

married  Sarah  Elizabeth  Hanby,  March  13,  1862,  she  being  a 

daughter  of  William  and  Sarah  Ann  (Pierce)  Hanby.    William 

was  a  .son  of  William  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Webster)  Hanby, 

the  last  named  William  being  a  son  of  Richard.     This  family 

of  Hanby s  resided  on  the  farm  northeast  of  Hanby 's  School 

House  in  Brandywine  Hundred.     Camp  meeting  was  held  in 

the  woods  on  this  farm  for  three  different  sea.sons. 

William  Hanby,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Talley,  had  the 
following  brothers  and  sisters:  John,  George,  Richard, 
Clark,  Margaret,  Fannie,  Isabella,  Sarah  and  Susan.  The 
first  three  brothers  mentioned  moved  to  the  West,  possibly  to 
Ohio.  William  remained  on  the  home  farm  and  died  there, 
and  was  buried  at  the  Siloam  M.  E.  Cemetery,  he  being  con- 
nected with  that  church. 

Thomas  S.  Talley,  upon  his  marriage,  moved  to  one  of 
his  father's  farms  about  a  mile  west  of  Booth's  Corner,  Dela- 


Biography.  201 

ware  County,  Pa.  This  farm  consisted  of  52  acres,  and  was 
purchased  of  Joseph  I^arkin.  Thomas  and  his  wife  were  both 
exceedingly  industrious,  and  it  was  not  long  before  this  home 
became  one  of  prosperity,  as  well  as  of  happiness.  They 
raised  large  quantities  of  fine  apples  and  peaches,  and  realized 
handsome  sums  for  the  same  in  the  market.  The  consequence 
was,  that  new  outbuildings  and  additions  to  the  house  were 
erected,  and  money  was  also  in  bank  to  loan.  He  many  times 
requested  his  father  to  sell  him  the  farm,  but  the  answer  was 
that  it  was  time  enough  for  him  to  get  it  when  he,  the  father, 
was  done  with  it. 

Thomas  S.  Talley  died  in  1890,  and  survived  his  father 
eleven  years.  The  father  died  in  1879,  and  devised  the  farm 
mentioned  to  Thomas,  he  paying  some  small  sums  on  other 
accounts.  Thomas  now  became  the  full  owner  of  the  farm 
that  he  had  been  the  acting  owner  of  for  years.  His  industry 
did  not  abate  on  account  of  the  devise  to  him  of  the  farm. 
He  did  his  hauling  usually  in  the  winter,  and  it  is  said  that 
for  one  week  he  never  saw  his  home  in  daylight.  Overwork 
led  to  consumption,  which  caused  his  death. 

He  was  a  man  of  strict  integrity,  and  a  member  of 
Bethel  M.  E.  Church  for  thirty-five  years,  also  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Stewards.  He  rarely  missed  a  Sunday  at  church, 
unless  through  sickness.  He  gave  the  sum  of  $700  towards 
the  building  of  the  new  Bethel  Church,  and  aided  it  in  many 
other  ways.  Thomas  was  both  zealous  in  home  and  in  church 
work,  and  was  manly  in  all  things. 

WII.I.IAM  A.  TALI^EY  (451)  was  born  April  2, 
1836,  in  Brandywine  Hundred,  Del.  He  first  attended  the 
Forwood  District  School  in  1843,  Milton  S.  Barlow  being  his 
teacher.  He  went  to  school  here  during  the  winter  terms 
until  he  was  twenty  years  old.  His  school  days  ended  with  a 
term  at  Ft.  Edward,  dn  the  Hudson,  in  New  York.  On  March 
29,  1857,  he  engaged,  as  foreman,  with  Jacob  Zebley,  on  one 
of  the  DuPont  farms  near  the  Delaware  River,  and  remained 
there  until  August  7,  1862. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  latter  month  several  young  men 
from  Brandywine  Hundred  (including  Charles  W.  and  John 


202  Biography. 

Smith  Talley)  gave  their  names  as  members  of  the  First  Dela- 
ware Light  Artillery.  William  A.  concluded  that  duty  called 
as  loudly  for  him  as  it  did  for  the  others.  He  at  once  heeded 
the  call,  and  joined  this  battery,  as  he  says,  "  in  our  country's 
darkest  days."  The  companj'  took  quarters  in  George  W. 
Weldin's  woods  in  Brandywine  Hundred.  William  was  here 
promoted  to  Corporal.  The  company  moved  to  Camp  Barry, 
at  Washington,  D.  C,  December  21,  1862.  Here  they  drilled 
and  made  ready  for  service.  In  the  spring  they  moved  to 
Suffolk,  Va.,  and  while  there  had  two  engagements  with 
General  Longstreet's  forces,  and  made  a  raid  to  the  Black- 
water  River. 

In  the  summer  of  1863,  they  shipped  by  water  from 
Washington  to  New^  York  City,  to  assist  in  quelling  the  draft 
riots.  They  returned  to  Washington,  and  in  mid-winter  ship- 
ped from  Baltimore  on  the  "  Arago  "  for  New  Orleans.  They 
arrived  there  safely  and  camped  in  the  Tivola  Circle  in  the 
Crescent  City.  About  March  i,  1864,  they  were  ordered  to 
join  Franklin's  Division,  and  prepare  for  Banks'  Red  River 
Campaign.  The  Delaware  Battery  was  on  this  raid  engaged  in 
the  battles  of  Cane  River,  Sabine  Cross  Roads,  Monsuriaville, 
and  Pleasant  Hill.  At  the  latter  place  the  Union  Army  was  re- 
inforced by  A.  J.  Smith's  Corps  of  10,000  men,  and  the  enemy 
were  driven  back.  The  Union  Army  moved  down  to  Alexan- 
dria, and  remained  long  enough  to  permit  Colonel  Bailej'  to 
dam  the  river,  and  release  the  gunboats  which  were  above  the 
rapids.  The  enemy  getting  below  our  army  cut  off  the  sup- 
plies, and  the  men  were  compelled  to  subsist  on  boiled  field 
corn  for  several  daj'S. 

The  Union  Army  moved  on  down  the  river,  and  while 
cro.ssing  the  Atchafalaya  River  at  Simmesport  on  a  bridge  of 
boats  placed  side  by  side,  with  planks  extending  from  one  to 
the  other,  they  were  attacked  by  Marmaduke's  forces.  The 
Delaware  boys  had  some  very  active  and  exciting  fighting  at 
Yellow  Bayou,  a  place  close  by.  This  battery  did  very  effec- 
tive work  here,  and  soon  silenced  the  enemy's  guns.  At  this 
battle  Sergeant  Vernon's  horse  was  killed  by  a  shell.  The 
Union  Army  shortly  arrived  at  Morganzia,  on  the  Mississippi. 
Here  the  battery  remained  until   December   21,    1864,   when 


Biography.  203 

they  moved  to  Du  Vall's  Bluff,  Ark.  William  A.  was  here 
promoted  to  Sergeant  and  placed  in  command  of  a  gun.  Here 
the  company  was  discharged,  June  25,  and  were  mustered  out 
at  Wilmington,  Del.,  Jul)^  3,  1865. 

This  was  one  of  the  lucky  companies,  and  although  in 
fifteen  engagements,  not  a  man  received  a  scratch  from  the 
enemy's  guns.  Some  of  the  wheels  and  a  few  splinters  were 
knocked  off  some  of  the  caissons,  and  one  horse  was  killed. 
Another  remarkable  fact  is  that  this  company  traveled,  on 
railroads  and  on  vessels  at  sea,  almost  from  one  end  of  the 
country  to  the  other,  and  not  a  fatal  accident  occurred.  A 
terrible  catastrophe  was  averted,  however.  In  1863  the  bat- 
tery was  shipped  from  Washington  to  New  York  by  vessels. 
A  part  of  the  men  were  sent  on  a  dilapidated  river  ferry- 
boat. As  soon  as  she  struck  the  surf  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  the  whole  forward  deck  broke  loose  from 
the  bottom,  and  all  on  board  seemed  destined  to  a  watery 
grave.  Fortunately,  the  "  old  tub  "  struggled  back  to  land, 
and  the  soldiers  were  saved. 

On  March  27,  1866,  being  a  free  man  once  more, 
William  A.  Talley  began  farming  on  a  small  place  which  he 
had  purchased  from  William  1>.  Wilson.  After  a  few  years 
this  farm  was  sold,  and  a  larger  one  purchased,  upon  which 
he  now  resides.  He  is  grateful  for  his  success,  and  says,  ' '  by 
Divine  help  and  good  health  I  have  been  successful  enough  to 
procure  a  good  home."  He  has  held  a  few  offices,  such  as 
School  Director  for  many  years  and  Assessor  for  four  years. 
He  was  the  Census  Enumerator  in  East  Brandywine  Hundred 
for  1890,  was  Manager  for  the  Mill  Creek  Mutual  Fire  Insur- 
ance Company  for  his  hundred  for  a  number  of  years,  and  is 
also  Master  of  the  Pomona  Grange  of  New  Castle  County, 
Del.  He  joined  the  Bethel  M.  E.  Church,  under  the  ministry 
of  Henry  R.  Calloway,  in  1855,  and  aids  the  church  in  a  sub- 
stantial manner,  being  one  of  the  large  contributors  to 
the  fund  for  the  building  of  the  new  church.  He  leads  the 
choir,  and  engages  in  other  departments  of  church  work, 
and  has  been  a  part  of  the  official  board  of  this  church  for 
twenty  years.  He  feels  that  he  has  been  successful  in  his 
business  life,  and  attributes   this   result  to  a  wise  and  kind 


204  Biography. 


Providence  that  rules  over  all.  He  has  been  taught  this  doc- 
trine for  years  in  the  church,  and  this  is  his  faith  and  his 
hope. 

CHARLES  W.  TALLEY  (  469  )  was  born  on  his 
father's  farm,  one  mile  from  Wilmington,  in  Brandywine 
Hundred,  on  September  25,  1842.  He  was  educated  at  the 
District  School,  and  at  the  Normal  School  at  Millersville.  Pa. 
He  married  Sarah  Jane  Perkins,  daughter  of  Christine  and 
Julia  Ann  (Pierce)  Perkins,  of  Holly  Oak,  Del.  In  1862  he 
joined  the  First  Delaware  Light  Artillery,  in  company  with  his 
brother,  John  Smith  Talley,  and  William  A.  Talley.  He  be- 
came Corporal,  but  after  his  brother's  promotion  to  Orderly 
Sergeant  he  stepped  to  the  position  of  Sergeant,  in  charge  of 
a  gun.  He  went  with  his  company  through  to  the  finish  in 
June,  1865,  and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  was  in  every 
engagement  with  his  comrades,  and  did  his  duty  faithfully. 
The  ser\'ices  of  this  battery  are  fully  detailed  in  the  sketch  of 
William  A.  Talley's  life,  given  on  another  page. 

When  the  war  clo.sed  he  became  Superintendent  of  the 
Wilmington  City  Railway,  which  was  then  in  its  infancy  and 
under  the  management  of  Joshua  T.  Heald.  He  was  very 
successful  in  this  line,  and  voluntaril}'  resigned  his  position, 
and  engaged  in  the  saw-mill  business.  He  was  elected  to  the 
Wilmington  City  Council,  and  was  a  valuable  member  in  that 
body.  In  1883  he  became  Manager  of  the  Diamond  Match 
Company's  immen.se  lumbering  plant  at  Ontonagon,  on  the 
Upper  Michigan  Peninsula,  and  remained  there  for  several 
years.  In  1890  he  returned  to  Wilmington,  and  with  Alvin 
R.  Morrison  formed  the  Delaware  Construction  Company  ;  he 
and  Mr.  Morrison  owning  the  stock  of  the  company. 

The  Delaware  Construction  Company  at  this  time  did 
considerable  important  work,  including  the  erection  of  bridges, 
among  which  were  the  Seventh  Street  Bridge,  which  crosses 
the  Brandywine  Creek  near  its  mouth,  and  the  fine  Washing- 
ton Street  Iron  Bridge,  leading  from  Wilmington  into  Brandy- 
wine Hundred. 

Under  most  severe  affliction  of  himself  and  two  other 
members  of  his  family,  he  was  compelled  in  1898  to  retire 
from  business  and  spend  the  winter  in  Denver.    The  surviving 


Biography.  205 

children  of  the  family  are  Ella  M.,  Charles  P.  and  Herbert. 
Charles  W.  Talley  now  resides  at  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  leading 
a  quiet  life. 

WII.LIAM  TATNAI.L  TALIvEY  (180),  son  of  Har- 
man  and  Rebecca  (Grubb)  Talley,  was  born  May  7,  1808,  in 
Brandy  wine  Hundred,  Del.  He  was  married  December  23, 
1835,  at  Philadelphia,  to  Anna  Mary  Elliott,  the  daughter  of 
J.  Cloud  Elliott,  of  Elliott's  Hill,  in  the  same  hundred.  In 
May,  1836,  they,  with  others  of  his  father's  family,  moved  to 
Ohio.  William  Tatnall  Talley  and  his  young  wife  settled  on 
a  farm  eighteen  miles  south  of  Zanesville,  in  Muskingum 
County.  Here  they  lived  for  almost  fifty  years.  Five  children 
were  born  of  this  marriage,  four  sons  and  a  daughter.  Two 
sons  died  in  infancy,  and  on  March  4,  1857,  William  Cloud 
Talley,  a  son  18  years  of  age,  also  passed  away.  He  was  a 
youth  of  remarkable  literary  tendencies.  It  is  said  that  his 
writings,  when  a  mere  boy,  were  noted  for  their  depth  of 
thought  and  beauty  of  expression. 

In  1 86 1  the  only  remaining  and  eldest  son,  E.  Hillis 
Talley,  under  a  commission  from  the  Governor  of  Ohio,  raised 
a  company,  which  became  Company  "  D  "  of  the  78th  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry.  They  encamped  near  Zanesville  in  the 
fall  of  that  year,  and  in  February,  1862,  they  were  ordered  to 
active  service  in  the  direction  of  Fort  Donaldson.  It  is  said 
that  they  arrived,  not  in  time  for  the  battle,  but  to  take  part 
in  the  rejoicing  over  the  victory  just  won.  Young  Captain 
Talley  had  been  tenderly  reared,  and  the  hardships  of  soldier 
life  soon  made  inroads  on  his  delicate  constitution.  Just 
before  the  battle  of  Pittsburg  Eanding  he  was  stricken  with 
fever.  It  was  difficult  at  that  time  to  get  a  furlough,  and  his 
Colonel  advised  him  to  go  home  without  one ;  but  he  re- 
sponded that  he  would  sooner  stay  and  take  the  chance  of 
recovery  than  to  violate  a  law  to  insure  it.  He  remained,  and 
passed  away  in  the  hospital  at  Savannah,  Tenn.,  April  4, 
1862.  He  was  a  favorite  with  both  officers  and  men.  His 
remains  were  brought  North  and  laid  at  rest  beside  his  brother, 
William  Cloud  Talley,  in  the  county  of  his  birth,  and  within 
sight  of  his  once  happy  home.       The  only  surviving  child. 


2o6  Biography. 


E.  Jennie  E.  Talley,  was  married  October  ii,  1876,  to  Samuel 
M.  Rutledge,  and  moved  to  his  beautiful  home  on  the  Mus- 
kingum River,  nine  miles  from  Zanesville.  They  have  two 
children.  William  Cloud  and  George  Armstrong  Rutledge. 

William  Tatnall  Talley  was  a  remarkably  large  and  fine- 
looking  man.  He  was  successful  in  life,  and  not  only  acquired 
a  competency  in  w^orldly  effects,  but  had  some  to  spare  in 
entertainment  of  friends  and  prominent  men  of  his  vicinity. 
He  was  very  highly  respected,  and  exerted  considerable  influ- 
ence in  State  and  County  affairs.  He  was  hospitable  to  the 
itinerant  minister,  and  many  found  shelter  and  comfort  under 
his  roof.  He  and  his  wife  w^ere  life-long  members  of  the 
M.  E.  Church,  and  died  in  the  faith  ;  he  on  May  15,  1885, 
and  she  on  July  20,  1886.  After  her  decease  a  very  touching 
poem,  bearing  date  November  15,  1885,  was  discovered  in  her 
album.  It  was  in  her  handwriting,  and  was  supposed  to  have 
been  composed  b}-  her,  expressing  her  grief  at  the  .sad  loss  of 
her  husband.     A  few  stanzas  are  here  given  : — 

^^  ^*  ^^  ^J^  *tw 

"  Oh  1  how  he  soothed  my  saddened  heart, 
And  cahnly  lulled  my  fears ; 
Well  may  1  say  we  shared  our  joys, 

And  wept  each  other's  tears. 
Thus  do  1  sit  and  feed  my  grief 

With  memories  of  the  past, 
'Till  naught  in  earth  can  give  relief, 
And  tears  are  falling  fast. 

I  cannot  fully  understand 

Why  thus  my  tears  should  flow. 
But  what  1  know  not  here  on  earth, 

1  shall  hereafter  know. 
Oh,  what  is  all  this  world  to  me ! 

'Tis  filled  with  sin  and  care ; 
Now  all  my  treasures  are  in  heaven, 

O  !  I  would  fain  be  there. 


Yet,  would  I  wait  thy  bidding,  Lord, 
To  leave  this  house  of  clay. 

And  calmly  resting  on  thy  word, 
Pursue  my  lonely  way. 


Biography.  207 


Trusting  that  when  life's  worl<  is  done, 

With  him  I'll  join  to  swell 
That  glorious,  that  triumphant  song, 

Which  echoes  no  farewell." 

JACOB  ATWOOD  WELDIN  (486)  is  the  son  of 
Jacob  R.  and  Hannah  (Talley)  Weldin.  He  was  born  on  his 
father's  farm  in  Brandywine  Hundred,  Del.,  on  January  31, 
1855.  He  married  Clara  V.  Talley,  daughter  of  L,ewis  and 
Elizabeth  (Zebley)  Talley,  in  1879.  Clara  was  born  on  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1858,  and  died  August  3,  1895.  She  was  quite 
musical  and  was  an  excellent  singer. 

J.  Atwood  Weldin  attended  the  public  schools  in 
Brandywine  Hundred,  and  finished  his  education  at  Professor 
Reynolds'  Academy,  at  Wilmington,  Del.  He  remained  with 
his  father  on  the  extensive  farm  called  "  Chestnut  Hill,"  near 
the  Blue  Ball  Hotel,  on  the  Concord  Turnpike,  until  he  mar- 
ried, in  1879.  He  then  moved  to  the  smaller  farm  formerly 
the  homestead  of  his  father,  and  which  adjoined  the  larger 
place.  Here  he  was  convenient  to  aid  his  father  in  operating 
his  farm,  either  with  advice  or  labor,  as  circumstances  de- 
manded. 

Upon  the  death  of  his  parents,  about  seven  years  ago, 
he  moved  to  his  father's  late  residence.  Here  he  has  since 
resided,  as  successor  to  a  most  worthy  sire.  Upon  the  division 
of  his  father's  estate  he  procured  the  fine,  old  and  commo- 
dious mansion,  with  all  the  surrounding  barns  and  outbuild- 
ings, together  with  100  acres  of  the  land  adjoining.  These 
buildings  and  this  land  constitute  one  of  the  excellent  farming 
plants  of  Brandywine  Hundred.  Ever  since  this  farm  was 
purchased,  about  1861,  by  Jacob  R.  Weldin,  it  has  been  a 
home  of  thrift  and  prosperity. 

J.  Atwood  Weldin  has  inherited  a  large  and  finely  de- 
veloped physical  form,  the  natural  result  of  being  the  child  of 
Jacob  R.  and  Hannah  Weldin.  He  uses  his  powers  for  the 
good  of  himself  and  others  of  his  community,  and  belongs 
to  and  holds  official  position  in  all  such  beneficial  societies  as 
The  Grange,  the  Order  of  United  Workmen,  and  Knights 
of  Pythias.  He  has  been  for  years  a  Director  of  the 
Cherry  Island  Marsh  Company.     He  is  Treasurer  of  the  Board 


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of  Trustees  of  the  Mt.  Pleasant  M.  K.  Church  of  his  hun- 
dred, having  succeeded  his  father  in  this  position  of  trust.  He 
liberally  supports  the  church,  and  is  regular  in  his  attend- 
ance at  service.  Owning  a  tract  of  land  along  the  Dela- 
ware River,  in  Cherry  Island,  he  much  desires  to  see  the 
city  of  Wilmington  doing  business  on  its  true  and  natural 
"  River  Front."  He  has  imbibed  the  spirit  of  public  im- 
provement, and  is  proud  to  see  the  developments  around  and 
about  him  of  steam  and  trolley  railroads,  of  good  highways, 
and  similar  beneficial  institutions.  He  is  always  ready  and 
willing  to  perform  his  part  in  all  efforts  which  tend  to  the 
betterment  of  the  great  world  about  him,  and  is  a  good  and 
useful  citizen. 

CURTIS  M.  TAIvIvEY  (523)  was  born  February  17, 
1843,  near  Talley's  Corner,  on  the  Foulk  Road.  He  married 
Anna  Mary  Miller,  daughter  of  Martin  and  Ann  Miller,  on 
March  7,  1867. 

In  i860  Peter  Talley,  his  father,  then  owning  a  home- 
stead of  30  acres  near  Forwood's  School  House,  purchased  of 
Lewis  Weldin,  the  farm,  now  the  home  of  Curtis  M.,  consist- 
ing of  60  acres.  Mr.  Weldin  bought  this  place  at  Sheriff's 
sale,  it  being  sold  as  the  land  of  Henry  Frank.  The  fences 
and  buildings  thereon  were  in  a  ruinous  state.  Curtis  and  his 
father  built,  substantiallj^  all  of  the  buildings  now  on  the 
farm.  Curtis,  when  married,  moved  to  this  place.  Then  the 
uprooting  business  began  in  earnest.  Fields  were  cleared, 
orchards  and  small  fruit  were  set  out. 

He  is  an  expert  in  fruit  growing.  His  orchard  near 
his  home  is  a  leafy  bower,  an  overhanging  mass  of  plum,  pear 
and  apple  trees,  amidst  which  are  strawberries,  raspberries 
and  blackberries  ;  everything  in  luxuriance.  Here  are  also  to 
be  found  the  quince,  the  peach,  and  the  cherry. 

In  this  3'ear  of  1899,  his  row  of  smokehouse  apple  trees 
are  a  remarkable  sight.  Each  one  is  almost  a  perfect  dome 
in  shape,  with  the  fruit  as  evenly  and  regularl}'  set  on  the 
branches  as  if  placed  there  by  human  hands.  These  thrifty 
orchards  are  not  a  matter  of  mere  chance.  The  spraying 
machine  has  performed  an  important  part  here  ;  and  book- 


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learning  has  supplemented  active  experience.  Science  is 
important  even  in  farming. 

Fully  understanding  the  grafting  of  trees,  he  has 
successfully  grafted  an  apple  branch  into  a  pear  stock.  He 
failed  in  grafting  a  pear  branch  into  the  shade  maple,  as  the 
sap  of  the  maple  overflowed  and  drowned  the  graft. 

In  addition  to  fruit,  he  raises  general  crops  of  farm 
products  ;  and  old  corn  is  always  to  be  found  in  his  crib.  He 
has  occupied  a  stall  in  the  Eighth  Street  Market,  at  Wilming- 
ton, for  over  twenty  years,  and  raises  for  this  trade  the  finest 
and  newest  sorts  of  vegetables,  and  has  them  in  perfection. 
He  is  the  cider-maker  of  Brandy  wine  Hundred,  having  pur- 
chased a  very  modern  press,  which  has  a  capacity  of  thirty- 
five  bushels  of  apples  at  one  press.  He  has  made  as  many  as 
one  hundred  and  fifty  barrels  of  cider  in  one  year,  and  always 
has  vinegar  in  his  storehouse  ;  one  barrel  contains  vinegar 
twenty  years  old. 

He  supports  the  church,  and  has  served  fifteen  years  on 
the  official  board  of  the  Forwood  School  District.  It  is  said 
that  the  Tax  Collector  never  came  twice  for  his  tax.  He  in- 
herited a  strong  constitution,  and  uses  it  most  industriously. 
He  owns  90  acres  of  land  in  two  farms.  These  he  acquired 
and  holds  largely  through  his  progressive  industry,  his  integ- 
rity and  fair  dealing. 

ISAAC  N.  GRUBB  {634)  is  the  son  of  Adam  and 
Julian  (Talley)  Grubb.  His  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Har- 
man  and  Priscilla  (Foulk )  Talley.  Harman  married,  as  his 
second  wife,  Rebecca  Grubb,  a  sister  to  Adam  above  named. 
By  this  arrangement  Isaac  N.  Grubb' s  grandfather  became 
his  uncle  by  marrying  his  aunt  Rebecca,  and  Adam  Grubb' s 
father-in-law  (Harman  Talley)  became  his  brother-in-law. 

Samuel  Grubb,  Isaac  N.  Grubb' s*grandfather,  was  a 
first-cousin  to  Hannah  Grubb,  who  married  William  Talley, 
the  grandfather  of  Harman  Talley.  Hannah  (Grubb)  Talley 
then  was  the  great-grandmother  of  Julian  (Talley)  Grubb. 
From  this  we  deduce  the  fact  that  Adam  Grubb  and  his  wife 
Julian  were  third-cousins  once  removed ;  and  that  Harman 
Talley  and  his  wife  Rebecca  were  full  third-cousins.  We  need, 

*   Great 


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then,  no  apology  for  inserting  a  sketch  of  Isaac  N.  Grubb  in 
this  Talley  Record. 

Isaac  N.  Grubb' s  ancestry  in  America  runs  in  this 
way  :  John  first  was  the  father  of  John  second,  John  second 
was  the  father  of  Samuel,  Samuel  was  the  father  of  Isaaq, 
Isaac  was  the  father  of  Adam,  and  the  latter  was  the  father 
of  Isaac  N.  Grubb.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  resides  on  the 
farm  which  was  first  owned  by  his  great-great-grandfather, 
John  second.  His  great-grandfather  Samuel,  his  grandfather 
Isaac,  and  his  father  Adam,  were  all  born  on  this  spot.  On 
this  farm  he  was  also  born.  It  is  said  that  it  never  has 
passed  by  deed  since  the  patent  from  Penn,  but  has  continu- 
ously passed  from  father  to  son  by  will.  The  old  .stone  colo- 
nial mansion  (the  Grubb  home),  it  is  stated,  was  built  in 
1787,  and  is  finished  inside  with  fine  paneled  work.  This 
house  shows  very  little  injury  from  age  or  from  the  elements. 
Three  different  shingle  roofs  have  been  placed  upon  it.  The 
first  roof  was  put  on  with  nails  made  by  hand  at  the  smith- 
shop. 

His  grandfather  Isaac,  on  September  11,  1777,  the  day 
of  the  battle  of  Brandywine,  set  out  at  the  easterly  corner  of 
the  house  a  catalpa  tree.  It  is  still  living,  although  the  wind 
has  taken  away  its  top.  This  tree  measures  eighteen  and  a 
half  feet  in  girth,  two  feet  above  the  ground.  Another  tree, 
remarkable,  not  for  its  girth,  but  for  its  shapely  top  and  over- 
towering  and  beautifully  spreading  branches,  is  an  English 
walnut,  fully  seventy-five  years  old.  This  tree  in  one  year 
has  produced  thirteen  bushels' of  nuts. 

Mr.  Grubb  has  in  his  possession  two  heirlooms  which 
he  justly  prizes  highly.  One  is  his  "  grandfather's  clock,"  a 
tall  eight-day  clock,  purchased  b)^  Isaac  Grubb,  his  grand- 
father, in  1778.  It  cost  ^14,  as  is  shown  on  the  old  account 
book.  This  is  a  remarkable  clock.  It  tells  the  day  of  the 
month,  and  to  all  appearances  it  is  as  good  as  the  day  it  was 
made.  It  keeps  time  accurately  at  the  present  date.  The 
other  heirloom  is  a  very  old  Bible,  which  was  printed  in 
London  in  1738  by  John  Baskett,  Printer  to  the  King.  It  is 
stated  on  the  title  page  that  it  is  the  New  Testament  of  our 
lyord,    translated  from    the    Greek,    and  diligently  compared 


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with  former  translations,  and  commanded  to  be  read  in  the 
churches.  There  is  in  this  Bible  a  very  valuable  register  of 
deaths  and  important  events  happening  in  the  neighborhood 
about  one  hundred  years  ago. 

Mr.  Grubb  has  filled  many  important  offices.  He  was 
elected  to  the  Ivcvy  Court  of  his  county  in  1884.  He  was 
chosen  President  of  the  Board  in  1886,  and  acted  as  presiding 
officer  until  1890.  His  office  of  Commissioner  expired  1892. 
During  his  eight  years  of  service  in  the  court  many  import- 
ant bridges  were  constructed,  in  all  of  which  matters  he  took 
very  active  part.  The  Market  Street  Bridge  over  the  Brandy- 
wine  was  rebuilt ;  the  Third  Street  Bridge  over  the  Christiana 
was  rebuilt,  and  was  the  second  drawbridge  in  the  United 
States  to  be  operated  by  electricity.  Then  came,  in  regular 
order,  the  acceptance  of  the  donation  to  the  county  of  the 
Seventh  Street  Bridge  across  the  Brandy  wine,  and  lastly,  the 
procuring  of  the  erection  of  the  Washington  Street  Bridge, 
which  has  become  the  great  viaduct  leading  from  Wilming- 
ton into  Brandy  wine  Hundred.  Mr.  Grubb  was  quick  to 
perceive  what  his  constituents  needed,  and  took  most  ener- 
getic steps  to  procure  it  for  them. 

Isaac  N.  Grubb  is  living  a  quiet  life  on  his  farm  of  100 
acres  on  the  old  Grubb  Road.  He  is  genial  and  hospitable, 
and  enjoys  the  entertaining  of  his  friends  and  neighbors.  Like 
his  ancestors  of  old,  he  is  a  man  of  strong  character  and  of 
great  influence  in  his  neighborhood. 

WILIvIAM  W.  TAIvIvEY  (5^6)  is  the  son  of  Thomas 
Lea  and  Mary  Ann  (Hanby)  Talley.  He  was  born  in  Brandy- 
wine  Hundred,  not  far  from  the  "  Old  Talley  School  House," 
on  October  5,  1845.  He  married  R.  Emma  Baker,  daughter  of 
Dilworth  and  Hannah  Baker,  of  Chester  County,  Pa.,  on  April 
26,  1870.  In  the  spring  of  1871,  just  one  year  after  his  mar- 
riage, he  moved  to  his  father's  home  farm  of  135  acres,  along 
the  Naaman's  Creek  Road.  He  purchased  this  farm  in  1880, 
and  for  several  years  he  and  his  energetic  companion  carried 
on  business  here  with  industry,  economy  and  great  success. 
The  work  of  the  farm  becoming  too  severe  for  them,  they  con- 
cluded to  rent  it  and  to  take  life  more  easily.     He  purchased 


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the  very  nice,  new  home,  late  of  William  Talley,  son  of  Eli 
B.  Talley,  located  on  the  Concord  Turnpike  at  Talleyville, 
Brandj^wine  Hundred,  and  moved  there  a  few  years  ago. 

William's  industrious  habits  would  not  permit  him  to 
live  in  idleness,  so  he  continued  his  milk  business  in  the  city  * 
of  Wilmington,  which  he  had  carried  on  for  many  years  while 
on  the  farm.  He  is  strictly  a  business  man  and  a  koffie  man. 
These  qualities  usually  bring  success,  and  Mr.  Talley's  good 
judgment  led  him  to  adopt  this  course  in  life. 

He  is  of  a  genial  disposition  and  is  respected  by  those 
whom  he  meets  in  business  or  otherwise.  He  is  not  a  church 
member,  j^et  he  inclines  to  the  Methodist  Church.  Although 
now  fifty-four  years  old,  he  is  very  youthful  in  appearance. 
It  has  been  well  said  of  him  that  he  never  ' '  engages  in  any 
political  schemes."  He,  however,  votes  at  important  elec- 
tions, and  has  the  interests  of  his  country  at  heart.  He  has 
shown  a  kindl}^  interest  in  our  efforts  to  preserve  our  family's 
ancestry.     He  is,  all  in  all,  one  of  our  very  excellent  citizens. 

BENJAMIN  F.  TALLEY  (409),  son  of  Adam  G. 
and  Sarah  (i\ldred)  Talley,  was  born  in  Delaware,  and  now 
resides  at  Mt.  Ayr,  Ringgold  County,  Iowa.  He  taught 
school  for  sixteen  winters  in  Iowa,  working  on  his  farm  in 
summer.  In  1888  he  was  elected  Recorder  of  Deeds  for  his 
county,  and  served  in  this  capacity  for  three  terms.  Having 
gained  a  large  amount  of  valuable  information  while  Recorder, 
he  concluded  to  open  an  abstract  and  real  estate  office  at  Mt. 
Ayr,  the  place  of  his  residence.  In  1895  he  and  his  sons, 
Lloyd  and  Adam  C.  Talley,  purcha.sed  the  abstract  books  and 
business  of  an  old  firm  at  Mt.  Ayr,  and  put  out  the  sign, 
"  B.  F.  Talley  &  Sons."  They  do  a  general  Real  Estate  and 
Abstract  business,  and  stand  high  in  the  business  world  of 
Ringgold  County.  Their  abstract  work  is  w^ell  known  for  its 
neatness,  accuracy  and  completeness. 

Lloyd  Talley,  the  son,  is  County  Surveyor  of  his 
county,  while  his  brother,  Adam  C.  Talle}',  is  editor  of  T/ie 
South'tvest  Neivs,  at  Greenfield,  Mo.,  being  an  experienced 
newspaper  man.  Another  son,  Anibro.se  E.  Talley,  is  a  minis- 
ter of  the  Methodist  Church,  in  the  Des  Moines  Conference. 


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Still  another  son,   Gilbert  H.  Talley,  is  City  Editor  of   The 
Ringgold  Cou7ity  Record,  at  Mt.   Ayr. 

Many  of  the  descendants  of  Adam  G.  Talley  are  hold- 
ing positions  of  prominence  in  the  educational,  religious  and 
business  world.  In  addition  to  those  above  noticed  of  Benja- 
min F.  Talley's  family,  we  may  mention  :  Martha  A.  Stahl, 
Professor  of  Latin  and  History,  Simpson  College,  Indianola, 
Iowa  ;  W.  Sherman  Stahl,  Attorney-at-L,aw,  Chicago,  111.  ; 
and  Catharine  J.  Stahl,  a  Missionary  in  India.  The  latter  is 
the  -heroine,  who,  during  an  earthquake  at  Darjeeling,  India, 
in  October,  1899,  saved  many  of  the  Mission  children  by  her 
coolness  and  bravery,  announcement  of  the  fact  being  made 
at  the  time  through  the  public  press  of  our  country. 

Adam  G.  Talley  moved  with  his  family  from  Delaware 
to  Thornsville,  Perry  County,  Ohio,  April  1842  ;  from  Ohio  to 
Hamilton  County,  Indiana,  October,  1850;  and  from  Indiana 
to  Ringgold  County,  Iowa,  June,  1856.  He  took  with  him  to 
Iowa  all  of  his  children  except  Catharine  R.  Ford,  who  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  Indiana  with  her  family  until  her  decease. 
The  family,  with  the  exceptions  mentioned  above,  are  engaged 
in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  are  distinctively  religious,  almost 
all  being  members  of  the  Methodist  Church.  This  is  a 
remarkably  large  family,  and  have  furnished  the  only  repre- 
sentatives of  the  tenth  generation.  They  may  well  feel  proud 
of  their  numbers,  their  high  position  in  life,  and  their  influ- 
ence for  good. 

^  WIIvIvIAM  TWADDEIvIv  TAELEY  {^185)  was  born 
May  6,  181 7,  on  his  father's  farm,  and  on  which  he  has  ever 
since  resided.  This  spot  is  in  full  view  of  the  historic  Brandy- 
wine  Creek,  and  is  in  the  extreme  western  corner  of  Brandy- 
wine  Hundred,  close  against  the  Pennsylvania  line.  William 
Talley,  his  grandfather,  bought  this  land  in  1807,  ^tid  upon 
his  death  it  passed  to  Elihu  Talley,  father  of  William  T. 
Talley.  The  latter  inherited  this  and  other  lands  from  his 
father,  but  by  his  thrift  he  has  been  able  to  add  acres  to  his 
estate,  so  that  it  now  runs  well  up  to  300  acres. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  having  inherited  a  vigorous 
constitution,  has  been  one  of  the  workingmen  of  our  family. 


214  Biography. 


Now,  at  the  ripe  age  of  82  j^ears,  he  is  active,  and  moves 
about  ahiiost  as  in  youth.  He  aids  in  the  work,  and  advises 
about  all  matters  connected  with  the  management  of  the  farm. 
He  has  had  little  time  to  gossip  about  hotels  or  smith  shops, 
but  always  finds  something  useful  for  his  mind  and  hands  to 
engage  in. 

We  are  told  that  years  ago  he  made  a  large  amount  of 
money  in  the  timber  and  wood  trade,  selling  these  products  in 
Wilmington,  Chester  and  West  Chester.  He  has  even  hauled 
timber  and  lumber  with  team  to  Philadelphia.  For  years  he 
was  Manager  of  the  Mill  Creek  Fire  Insurance  Company  for 
his  hundred.  He  was  elected  Road  Commissioner  for  one 
term,  but  has  had  very  slight  ambition  to  occupy  places  of 
public  trust.  Although  generally  voting  at  elections,  he  does 
not  care  to  linger  about  the  polls. 

He  and  his  wife,  for  a  number  of  years,  have  been 
members  of  the  Brandywine  Baptist  Church,  and  are  very 
much  attached  to  the  church  of  their  choice.  In  order  to 
encourage  the  building  of  a  chapel  near  his  home,  he  donated 
an  acre  of  ground  for  this  worthy  purpose,  and  aided  in  other 
ways,  to  the  end  that  there  has  been  erected  on  the  edge  of 
his  farm,  close  by  the  State  line,  a  cozy  little  church,  with  a 
seating  capacity  for  about  two  hundred  persons.  This,  in 
honor  of  its  most  generous  benefactor,  has  been  named  the 
"Talley  Chapel." 

William  T.  Talley,  on  November  16,  1843,  married 
Elizabeth  Heyburn,  of  Birmingham  Township,  Delaware 
County,  Pa.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are,  Elihu  Dallas, 
Sarah  Ann,  John  Heyburn  and  Letitia  B.  They  all  reside  at 
home  except  John  Heyburn  Talley,  who  resides  near  Perry's 
Hotel,  on  the  Concord  Turnpike,  where  he  conducts  a  farm, 
keeps  a  store,  and  performs  the  duties  of  Postmaster. 

William  T.  Talley  received  his  education  at  the  Dis- 
trict School,  but  he  has  been  able  to  do  much  better  by  his 
children,  and  has  educated  them  at  the  Boarding  or  Select 
Schools  of  Chester  County,  Pa.  Elihu,  the  son,  has  been  for 
several  years  Treasurer  of  Pomona  Grange,  of  New  Castle 
County,  and  was  a  charter  member  of  the  West  Brandywine 
Grange.     The    whole    family   are   courteous,   intelligent   and 


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very  much  respected.  They  are  willing  to  devote  time  and 
money  to  religious  work,  or  to  any  commendable,  social  or 
charitable  enterprise.  They  therefore  stand  high  in  the  esti- 
mation of  those  residing  in  their  vicinity. 

SALUE  EDNA  DOWLIN  {1447),  a  grand-daughter 
of  J.  Henderson  Talley,  married  Rev.  Joseph  Eawton  Guern- 
sey, June  21,  1899.  He  is  the  only  son  of  Elizabeth  W.  and 
Prof.  A.  B.  Guernsey,  and  was  born  at  the  Fort  Edward  In- 
stitute, N.  Y.,  January  31,  1874.  He  joined  the  Methodist 
Church  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and  decided  to  enter  the 
ministry.  He  was  educated  at  the  public  schools  of  Bridge- 
port, Conn.,  and  at  Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  Pa.  The 
year  before  entering  college  he  was  pastor  of  the  M.  E. 
Church  at  South  Wilton,  Conn.  ;  and  at  the  present  time  is 
pastor  of  the  M.  E.  Church  at  Eong  Hill,  in  the  same  State. 

JOHN  BOOTH  {511)  was  born  on  the  original  Talley 
tract,  July  15,  1843.  He  married  Margaret  A.  Phillips,  De- 
cember 20,  1866.  This  family  has  preserved  .several  valu- 
able historic  deeds  and  other  important  data.  They  hold  in 
their  possession  the  oldest  Talley  deed  known  to  be  in  exist- 
ence. 

John  Booth,  on  August  31,  1864,  enlisted  in  Company 
B,  of  the  203d  Pa.  Vol.  Infantry.  The  regiment  was  organ- 
ized in  the  early  part  of  September,  1864,  and  on  the  22d  of 
that  month  started  for  the  front,  and  were  before  Petersburg 
on  September  27.  They  were  attached  to  the  Second  Division 
of  the  Tenth  Corps,  and  were  engaged  at  the  battle  of  Chapin's 
Farm  the  day  they  landed,  and  here  had  one  killed  and  six 
wounded.  On  December  7  they  shipped  under  General  Butler 
for  Fort  Fisher,  on  the  Cape  Fear  River,  in  North  Carolina. 
They  landed  on  December  25,  with  a  view  of  attacking  the 
fort.  The  attack  was  not  made,  and  the  troops  were  by  Gen- 
eral Butler  ordered  back  to  the  James  River,  in  Virginia. 

On  January  2,  1865,  General  Terry  was  placed  in  com- 
mand of  a  second  expedition.  It  was  only  a  few  days  until 
they  were  again  in  front  of  the  fort.  They  landed  January 
14,  and,  in  conjunction  with  the  fleet,  began  an  attack  upon 


2i6  Biography. 

the  stronghold.  The  203d  Pennsylvania  Regiment  was  at- 
tached to  Ames'  Division,  and  this  division  was  selected  to 
make  the  assault.  This  Regiment  made  the  attack  in  the 
face  of  bullets  and  grape-shot,  and  was  fearfully  cut  up. 
It  was  one  of  tlie  first  to  enter  the  fortification,  and  fought 
hand  to  hand  with  the  enemy,  nearly  all  of  its  officers  being 
either  killed  or  wounded.  In  this  fearful  struggle  the  regi- 
ment lost  forty-six  men  killed  and  one  hundred  and  forty-five 
wounded.  Inside  the  fort  were  nine  different  traverses  to  be 
taken.  The  fighting  continued  from  three  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon  until  midnight,  when  the  last  traverse  was  taken, 
and  the  Stars  and  Stripes  were  thrown  to  the  breeze. 

John  Booth  and  Theodore  Smith  (another  descendant 
of  the  Talley  family)  rushed  with  their  comrades  over  the 
numerous  breastworks,  and  aided  in  gaining  this  glorious 
victory.  The  action  of  this  raw  regiment,  recruited  in  Sep- 
tember, 1864,  and  in  January,  1865,  found  charging  with  all 
the  vigor  and  coolness  of  veterans,  is  a  glorious  record  for  the 
American  Volunteer.  The  regiment  rested  until  February  21, 
when  they  aided  in  taking  Wilmington,  N.  C.  They  then 
marched  to  the  interior,  and  made  a  junction  with  General 
Sherman's  Army.  They  were  afterwards  detailed  for  guard 
duty  at  Raleigh,  and  were  di.scharged  at  that  place,  June  22, 
1865. 

JOHN  THOMAS  TAI.LEY  {481)  is  the  son  of  John 
and  Sarah  A.  (Stidham)  Talley,  and  was  born  January  10, 
1862.  On  November  21,  1891,  he  married  Lillie  O.  Mayne,  a 
daughter  of  William  and  Rebecca  Ann  Mayne,  who  reside  in 
Wilmington,  Del.  Upon  his  marriage  he  built  a  comfortable 
brick  residence  in  East  Lake  Park,  Wilmington,  and  there 
began  housekeeping.  His  mother  dying  in  1893,  the  next 
year  he  .sold  his  home  in  Wilmington  and  moved  to  his 
father's  homestead  in  Brandy  wine  Hundred.  At  his  father's 
request  he  took  charge  of  the  farm,  and  managed  the  same  on 
his  own  account.  He  has  conducted  this  farm  in  a  very 
orderly  and  successful  manner  ever  since.  He  attends  strictly 
to  business,  and  is  verj^  honorable  in  his  dealings. 

For  about  five  years  he  has  been  Treasurer  of  the 
Cherry  Island  Marsh  Company,  and  performs  his  work  in  this 


Biography.  217 

line  with  satisfaction  to  all  concerned.  He  is  a  young  man, 
yet  he  is  painstaking,  conscientious,  genial,  and  of  excellent 
habits.  Having  made  a  proper  start  in  life,  he  may  well  hope 
for  success  and  prosperity  all  along  the  way. 

JOSEPH  M.  PIERCE  ( 513  )  married  Susanna  T. 
Barlow,  daughter  of  Malachi  Barlow.  Mr.  Pierce  is  the  .son 
of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Talley)  Pierce.  His  mother  was  born 
January  27,  1809,  and  was  twenty-seven  years  old  on  January 
27,  1836  ;  on  this  day  Joseph  M.,  her  son,  was  born.  Joseph, 
the  son,  was  not  only  born  on  January  27,  but  he  was  married 
on  January  27,  1863,  when  he  was  twenty-seven  years  old. 

He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  in  Wilmington.  The 
first  work  done  by  him  as  a  contracting  carpenter,  was  the 
building  of  a  barn  for  his  uncle,  Penrose  R.  Talley,  of  Talley' s 
Corner.  The  barn  now  stands  on  the  farm  of  the  late  Charles 
Talley,  son  of  Penrose.  Mr.  Pierce  being  accustomed  to  fine 
work  in  the  city,  worked  out  the  lumber  for  this  barn  almost 
as  smoothly  and  exactly  as  if  it  were  a  city  mansion.  Both 
he  and  his  uncle  were  proud  when  the  barn  was  raised  and 
everything  matched  so  nicely. 

Mr.  Pierce  served  as  Tax  Collector  of  his  hundred  for 
two  years,  also  for  a  like  term  as  Trustee  of  the  Poor,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  Grange.  He  has  been  a  member  of  Bethel 
M.  E.  Church  for  thirty-five  years,  and  w^as  a  Trustee  and  a 
member  of  the  building  committee  when  the  new  church  was 
erected,  and  was  the  contractor  for  the  carpenter  work  on  this 
fine  edifice.  He  has  been  a  class  leader  in  this  church,  and 
cheerfully  aids  it  in  a  financial  w'ay. 

ABNER  P.  TALLEY  (5^4)  married  first,  Sarah  J. 
Graves  ;  and  second,  Hannah  Mary  Harkins.  This  family  is 
remarkable  on  account  of  the  number  of  its  children.  There 
were  twenty-five  children  born  of  this  father  by  virtue  of  the 
two  marriages ;  eleven  by  the  first,  and  fourteen  by  the 
second.  We  often  read  in  the  newspapers  of  prolific  families, 
not  knowing  whether  it  be  truth  or  fiction.  Here  we  have 
the  facts,  and  anyone  may  read  the  name  of  each  child  in  its 
proper   place   in   the   list.     Two  of    the  first  eleven  died  in 


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infancy,  and  the  remaining  nine  all  married.  Abner  P.,  Jr., 
and  Hannah  B. ,  of  the  second  line,  have  followed  the  example 
set  by  their  older  brothers  and  sisters,  and  are  each  now  the 
head  of  a  family. 

The  descendants  of  this  father  are  not  only  numerous, 
but  active  and  pro.sperous.  Those  who  have  married  have 
made  a  good  start  in  life,  each  launching  into  business  with 
independence  and  a  determination  to  succeed.  This  family 
has  shown  its  loyalty  to  the  Talley  cause,  and  have  subscribed 
for  ten  books.  What  other  family  can  excel  this  one  in  the 
number  of  books  taken  ? 

If  there  is  strength  in  union,  there  surely  must  h^  great 
power  in  numbers  working  in  unison.  Who,  then,  can  forecast 
the  power  of  this  great  family  for  good  in  the  years  that  lie 
before  them  ?  W^e  no  doubt  speak  the  sentiment  of  all  of  the 
Talleys  when  we  wish  the  parents  and  this  extensive  family 
prosperity,  harmony  and  happiness  far  into  the  future. 

JOSEPH  BEESON  TALLEY  (  475  )  was  born  and 
reared  on  his  father's  farm  in  Brandy  wine  Hundred,  near 
Wilmington.  He  was  the  ninth  child  of  a  family  of  ten  chil- 
dren. After  attending  the  District  School,  he  completed  his 
education  at  Professor  Reynolds'  Academy  in  Wilmington. 
On  January  28,  1877,  he  married  Hannah  Mary  Blackwell, 
and  began  farming  on  one  of  his  father's  places,  and  resided 
in  the  old  mansion  on  the  Philadelphia  Turnpike  at  Maple- 
wood,  close  by  the  Riverview  Cemetery.  He  continued  farm- 
ing until  a  few  years  after  his  wife's  death,  in  1882.  His 
health  not  being  good,  he  visited  relatives  at  Chicago  and 
Terre  Haute.  After  his  return  from  the  West,  he  assisted  his 
father  in  managing  his  business  until  the  latter' s  decease,  in 
1888. 

He  married  as  his  .second  wife  Sarah  J.  Lodge,  April  4, 
1889.  She  is  the  daughter  and  only  child  of  Lsaac  W.  and 
Mary  Jane  (Hanby)  Lodge,  of  Holly  Oak,  Del.  In  1890  he 
moved  to  the  farm  of  his  father-in-law,  and  continued  there 
until  1894.  His  health  again  failing,  he  quit  farming,  and 
built  a  store  and  residence  on  the  Philadelphia  Turnpike,  at 
Holly  Oak.     Here  he  began  the  developing  of  the  business  of 


Biography.  219 

a  general  store,  being  greatly  aided  by  his  active  and  energetic 
wife.  He  at  once  became  Postmaster,  for  a  post  office  is  an 
inseparable  adjunct  to  the  rural  store.  Mr.  Talley  has  been 
very  obliging,  always  bringing  into  his  store  such  a  selected 
line  of  goods  as  is  demanded  by  his  many  customers. 

The  steam  railroad  accommodations  were  excellent  at 
Holly  Oak,  but  in  1899  the  great  Wilmington,  Chester  and 
Philadelphia  Trolley  line  was  put  into  operation,  and  gave 
fresh  impetus  to  the  already  very  thriving  suburban  river 
town.  The  building  of  many  handsome  residences  on  the 
beautiful  hill  slopes  all  reflect  rays  of  prosperity  in  the  di- 
rection of  the  store.  Joseph  B.  does  not  object  either  to  the 
building  up  of  the  town  or  the  extending  of  his  business. 

He  is  a  property  owner  with  others  of  his  name  in 
Cherry  Island  Marsh,  and  was  for  some  years  the  Treasurer 
of  the  corporation.  He  is  a  member  and  a  supporter  of  the 
Mt.  Pleasant  M.  E.  Church,  being  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  also  of  the  Board  of  Stewards.  He  is  conscientious 
and  prompt  in  his  dealings,  and  is  deserving  of  the  success  he 
has  attained. 

HENRY  IRVING  TALLEY  (  814  )  was  born  at 
Philadelphia  in  1854.  In  the  year  1869,  and  when  fifteen 
years  of  age,  he  entered  the  Railroad  and  Telegraph  service, 
and  has  been  connected  with  different  companies  in  the  East, 
West,  South,  Southwest  and  Northwest,  sometimes  as  operator 
and  at  other  times  as  manager  of  office,  until  the  year  1887. 
At  this  date  he  engaged  in  the  typewriter  business,  and  is 
still  occupied  in  this  line.  During  the  year  1896  he  traveled 
in  Europe,  visiting  the  following  countries  :  England,  Ireland, 
Wales,  Scotland,  Belgium,  Switzerland,  Austria,  Bavaria,  and 
Northern  and  Southern  Germany. 

In  June,  1898,  he  designed  a  six-turreted  Monitor  of 
twenty-two  guns — twelve  in  the  main  battery  and  ten  in  the 
secondary  battery.  The  Monitor  is  of  an  entirely  original 
pattern.  The  design  was  sent  to  the  Government  at  Wash- 
ington, he  receiving  in  reply  several  letters  of  acknowledg- 
ment, signed  by  the  highest  officials  in  the  Navy  Department. 
His  plans  have  been  filed  by  the  officials  for  future  reference. 


220  Biography. 

He  is  one  of  the  vigorous  helpers  in  getting  data  and  sub- 
scribers for  our  Talley  History,  and  is  solicitous  to  know  all 
about  the  Talley  family  of  old. 

CURTIS  TALLEY  {554),  son  of  Eli  Baldwin 
Talley,  died  September  18,  1851,  aged  22  years  and  10 
months.  He  was  a  member  of  Star  of  Bethel  Lodge  of  I.  O. 
of  O.  F.,  of  Delaware.  Upon  his  decease  a  beautiful  poem 
was  composed  by  Milton  S.  Barlow.  Two  stanzas  are  given 
below  : — 

Friendships  throne !  how  pure  and  fervent 

Was  tiiy  worship  at  her  slirine, 
Friend  of  man  !— of  God  the  servant, 

Love  and  truth  in  thee  did  shine: 
Loved  by  thee  our  faithful  Brother 

We  have  been  and  hope  to  be— 
Vain  the  wish,  for  soon  another 

Quenched  thy  light— 'tis  dark  with  thee, 

Dark  with  thee.?— no:  thy  Creator, 

All  whose  creatures  and  whose  laws 
Thou  didst  love,  will  give  thee  greater 

Light  than  earth's,  as  earth  withdraws 
To  thy  God  thy  immortal  spirit  ^. 

Back,  we  give  in  filial  trust 
Thy  cold  clay — we  grieve  to  bear  it 

To  its  chamber— "  dust  to  dust." 

THOMAS  TALLEY  WELDIN  {487).  son  of  Jacob 
R.  and  Hannah  (Talley)  Weldin,  married  Emma  M.  Naylor, 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Pliebe  Naylor,  late  of  Brandywine 
Hundred,  Del.  Thomas  T.  Weldin  attended  the  District 
School,  and  Reynolds'  Select  School  in  Wilmington,  and 
finished  his  education  with  a  six-months'  term  at  the  Millers- 
ville  State  Normal  School  in  Pennsylvania.  He  made  his 
home  with  his  parents  until  after  his  marriage.  Soon  after 
this  event  he  moved  to  his  new  home  at  the  intersection  of 
the  Foulk  Road  and  the  Concord  Turnpike.  He  thus  re- 
mained close  to  his  parents,  assisting  them  in  conducting 
matters  about  the  farm  until  their  decease,  about  seven  years 
ago. 


Biography.  221 

Upon  a  division  of  his  father's  estate  he  received  about 
100  acres  of  the  fine  Chestnut  Hill  farm,  and  several  acres  of 
the  River  Front  land  in  Cherry  Island  Marsh.  There  are  also 
included  in  his  property  list  several  brick  houses  in  Wilming- 
ton. After  acquiring  his  land,  he  immediately  erected  near 
his  house  an  excellent  barn,  with  all  necessary  appliances. 
He  thus  placed  himself  in  a  way  to  do  business,  and  has 
succeeded  finely  in  his  undertaking.  He  finds  some  spare 
time  to  devote  to  the  public  affairs  of  his  hundred,  and  has 
satisfactorily  filled  the  ofiice  of  Trustee  of  the  Poor  for  several 
years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Order  of  United  Workmen,  and 
a  member  of  Dupont  Lodge,  No.  29,  A.  F.  A.  M.  He,  like 
his  brother,  J.  Atwood  Weldin,  has  inherited  a  fine  physique, 
and  is  able  to  carry  out  what  he  undertakes.  He  is  liberal  in 
donations  to  worthy  objects,  and  does  not  fail  when  the  church 
calls  for  aid.  The  family  attends  the  Mt.  Pleasant  M.  K. 
Church,  Mrs.  Weldin  taking  an  active  part  in  the  singing. 

Thomas  T.  Weldin  favors  public  improvement,  and  is 
quick  to  see  the  value  of  his  land  for  farm  use  and  its  value 
for  building  purposes.  The  city  of  Wilmington  is  reaching 
out  in  his  direction,  and  he  needs  no  one  to  notify  him  of  the 
fact.     He  is  a  man  of  integrity  and  good  business  judgment. 

JULIA  L.  and  PAUL  TALLEY,  children  of  Charles 
W.  and  Sarah  Jane  Talley,  died  within  two  weeks  of  each 
other  at  Denver,  Colo. ,  and  as  a  small  tribute  to  their  memory 
this  sketch  is  prepared. 

The  daughter,  Julia  L.,  was  an  earnest  and  devoted 
member  of  Trinity  P.  E.  Church  in  Wilmington,  to  become 
later,  when  the  family  removed  to  Philadelphia,  a  member  of 
St.  Matthias'  Church.  Not  ever  strong,  she  was  debarred 
from  doing  as  much  charitable  and  church  work  as  was  always 
her  desire  ;  but  she  was  ever  a  faithful  attendant  at  both 
church  and  Sunday  school.  It  is  not  vouchsafed  to  every  one 
to  do  great  and  noble  deeds,  but  those  who  are  faithful  to  the 
little  duties  of  life,  who  make  the  world  brighter  for  their 
having  lived  in  it,  and  to  whom  can  be  applied  the  words, 
"  She  hath  done  what  she  could,"  have  neither  lived  nor  died 
in  vain. 


222  Biography. 


Paul  Talley  was  a  young  mau  of  brilliant  attainments 
and  of  much  promise.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Wilmington 
High  School,  class  of  1894,  and  on  this  occasion  received  the 
Latin  Prize.  Having  decided  artistic  talent,  he  turned  to 
architecture  as  being  a  most  congenial  occupation,  and  in  the 
fall  of  1894  he  entered  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  taking 
up  tlie  four-years'  course  in  Architecture.  At  the  end  of  two 
years  he  was,  on  account  of  ill-health,  advised  not  to  prosecute 
his  studies  longer.  In  the  autumn  of  1898  the  family  left 
Philadelphia  for  Denver,  in  search  of  health.  Paul  and  Julia 
did  not  long  survive,  both  dying  in  June,  1899.  Their  re- 
mains were  brought  from  Denver  to  Wilmington,  and  were, 
in  sadness,  buried  June  23rd  beside  their  brother,  Stillman  J. 
Talley,  in  the  family  lot  in  the  Wilmington  and  Brandywine 
Cemetery.  '  Gone  not  into  darkness,  but  into  a  clearer  day 
than  our  poor  twilight-dawn  on  earth.' 

NATHANIEL  BOOTH  (509)  is  the  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Charity  (Talley)  Booth.  In  August,  1855,  Nathaniel, 
Jr.,  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  his  brother,  Enoch,  twenty-four, 
shipped  from  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  on  a  full  rigged  ship 
called  the  "  Navy,"  on  a  whaling  voyage  around  the  world. 
They  sailed  across  the  Atlantic,  and  when  leaving  the  Cape 
Verde  Islands,  Enoch  was  stricken  with  yellow  fever  ;  and, 
within  a  few  days  he  died,  and  was  buried  at  .sea  off  the  west 
coast  of  Africa.  The  vessel  sailed  around  Good  Hope,  and 
turning  north  visited  New  Zealand,  Van  Dienian's  Land,  Aus- 
tralia, most  of  the  Polynesian  Islands,  the  Philippines,  and  the 
Japan  Islands.  In  June,  1856,  they  passed  through  Behring 
Strait  into  the  Arctic  Ocean,  and  spent  the  summer  in  whaling, 
north  of  Siberia.  Nathaniel  and  five  others  got  lost  in  a  fog 
while  away  from  the  ship.  They  had  to  spend  some  time  with 
the  Esquimaux  before  they  could  find  their  wa}^  back. 

At  the  farthest  point  reached  by  the  ship  there  were 
but  two  hours  of  night  in  sunnner.  Here,  for  the  first  time, 
Nathaniel  says,  he  saw  the  phenomenon  of  the  "  Mock  Sun." 
He  says  he  could  see  two  distinct  suns,  one  above  the  other. 
This  was  not  visible  below  the  68th  degree  of  north  latitude. 
The  vessel  could  not  remain  in  this  Northern  Ocean  longer 


Biography.  223 

than  the  first  of  October,  or  it  would  be  frozen  up  fast  until 
spring.  They  always  journeyed  southward  for  the  winter. 
Once,  as  they  sailed  south  through  the  straits,  the  wind  being 

I  ahead,  they  had  to  tack  ;  and  as  they  "  beat  "  to  the  westward 
they  could  hear  the  roaring  of  the  surf  on  the  Siberian  coast. 
When  they  "went  about"  and  sailed  to  the  eastward  they 
could  hear  the  dashing  of  the  waves  on  the  Alaskan  coast. 
They  thus  visited  both  continents  in  a  comparatively  short 
space  of  time. 

While  in  the  Esquimaux  country,  and  having  a  craving 
for  fresh  meat,  they  traded  a  piece  of  calico  to  the  natives 
for  a  scrub  bullock,  which  had  hair  on  it  several  inches 
long.  These  hardy  whalers  knew  well  how  to  prepare  it  for 
the  culinary  department.  It  made  an  exceedingly  palatable 
stew,  and  was  a  welcome  treat  to  those  who  had  so  long  sub- 
sisted on  fish  and  salt  provisions. 

Nathaniel  informs  us  that  the  largest  whales  inhabit 
the  Arctic  regions  ;  one  ver)'  large  species,  called  the  Bow  Head 
whale,  is  found  only  in  the  North.  The  latter  are  so  very 
large  that  one  will  often  produce  as  many  as  sixty  barrels  of 
oil.  Nathaniel  being  young  when  on  this  trip,  his  eyes  were 
wide  open  to  everything  new  and  exciting.  He  still  keeps  his 
whaling  voyage  fresh  in  memory.  He  changed  ships  at  Hono- 
lula,  and  returned  home  by  way  of  Cape  Horn,  and  landed  on 
lyOng  Island,  New  York,  in  1858,  having  experienced  three 
years  of  dangerous  and  exciting  life  on  all  of  the  oceans  of  the 

»       world.     Here  ends  the  first  important  period  of  Nathaniel's 

;>      life. 

The  second  period  began  when,  on  October  i,  1861,  he 

?'      enlisted  in  Company  "  F  "  of  the  97th  Reg.,  Pa.  Vol.,  Colonel 

^  ^Guss  commanding.     This  regiment  was  recruited  in  Chester 

^  and  Delaware  Counties.  They  camped  at  West  Chester 
November  12,  1861,  went  to  Washington,  and  passed  down  to 
Fortress  Monroe.  They  joined  the  Tenth  Corps,  and  went  to 
Port  Royal,  S.  C,  and  then  to  Florida.  They  afterward  moved 
to  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  joined  in  the  attack  there.  This 
expedition  did  not  succeed.     A  second  attempt  was  made  in 

si.  April,  1863,  with  Gillmore  commanding.  The  97th  Regiment 
landed  on  Folly  Island,  marched  up  and  passed  over  to  Morris 


224  Biography. 


Island.  This  regiment  had  plenty  of  fighting  about  Charles- 
ton, and  lost  several  men  there.  They  assisted  in  the  capture 
of  Fort  Wagner. 

A  large  Parrot  gun  was  placed  on  logs  in  a  marsh 
several  miles  from  Charleston,  for  the  purpose  of  shelling  the 
city.  This  gun  was  called  the  "Swamp  Angel,"  but  by  the 
men  it  was  dubbed  the  "  Mar.sh  Hen."  Nathaniel  was 
detailed  to  help  take  ammunition  to  this  monster  in  the 
swamp.  The  gunner  in  charge  was  a  German.  He  said  to 
Nathaniel  that,  "  ven  dish  old  hen  cackles,  she  vill  lay  an  egg 
in  Charleston."  She  did  not  stop  with  laying  one  egg,  but 
kept  on  until  several  were  laid  in  one  day. 

The  regiment,  after  some  other  work  in  the  South, 
returned  to  Virginia  and  rejoined  the  Tenth  Corps,  under 
General  Butler.  The}^  moved  up  to  Bermuda  Hundred,  and 
had  continuous  service  in  that  vicinity.  The  regiment  made 
a  da.shing  charge.  May  i8,  1864,  and  gained  some  lost  ground, 
but  lost  nineteen  killed  and  thirty-eight  wounded.  In  a 
desperate  charge  on  May  19th,  they  had  three  officers  and 
forty-four  men  killed,  and  eight  officers  and  one  hundred  and 
twenty-one  men  wounded.  They  were  present  before  Peters- 
burg at  the  time  of  the  famous  mine  explosion.  They  were 
engaged  about  Petersburg  from  May,  1864,  until  their  dis- 
charge in  October  following.  This  was  a  crack  regiment,  and 
went  into  service  fifteen  hundred  strong,  and  had  a  band  of 
twenty  pieces.  Only  a  few  stood  in  line  to  be  mustered  out  at 
the  end  of  their  three-years'  term. 

An  interesting  episode  occurred  as  the  men  lay  in 
trenches  about  Petersburg.  Men,  by  turns,  were  detailed  to 
carry  soup  from  camp  to  the  men  at  the  front.  Nathaniel  was 
detailed  for  this  work  on  September  3,  1864,  the  daj^  of  the 
celebration  of  the  fall  of  Atlanta.  As  he  came  acro.ss  the  open 
country  with  a  huge  bucket  of  .soup  in  each  hand,  cannonad- 
ing began  everywhere  along  the  Union  lines.  He,  having  no 
knowledge  of  the  order,  concluded  that  a  terrific  battle  was 
raging  along  the  whole  front.*  This  was  the  only  time  that 
Nathaniel  was  frightened  during  the  three  years  of  active  ser- 
vice. He  felt  strong  when  with  his  comrades  and  armed  with 
his  gun,  but  trembled  when  he  found  himself  a/o?ic  and  armed 


Biography.  225 

only  with  soup.  He  fully  realized  that  soup  might  be  a  fair 
diet  to  "  fight  on,"  yet  it  was  a  very  inferior  weapon  to  fight 
zvith.  Fortune  smiled  on  the  brave,  and  Nathaniel  passed 
through  the  whole  three-years'  term  of  continuous  conflict 
without  a  scar  and  with  only  one  fright. 

THOMAS  TAIvLEY  {152)  was  born  November  11, 
1810,  and  died  August  13,  1899,  in  his  89th  year.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Bird,  May  31,  1849,  she  being  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Rebecca  Bird.  Thomas  Talley  owned  at  his  death 
100  acres  of  land  at  Talley 's  Corner,  on  the  Foulk  Road,  in 
Brandywine  Hundred.  His  constitution  was  remarkably 
strong,  never  having  failed  him,  until  he  approached  the  four- 
score mile-stone  of  life.  When  a  young  man  he  visited  Ohio, 
but  did  not  remain  long,  concluding  to  settle  near  his  birth- 
place, in  Delaware. 

His  only  surviving  daughter,  lycah,  married  Thomas 
Booth,  of  Booth's  Corner,  Delaware  County,  Pa.  Their  two 
children  are  Thomas  A.  and  Laura  E.  The  latter  is  a  school 
teacher  in  her  home  county,  and  the  former  is  a  student  in 
the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Virginia, 

WESIvEY  TALLEY  (  174  )  was  born  January  12, 
1812.  He  taught  school  for  manj^  years  at  the  Rockland 
School  on  the  Brandywine.  In  later  life  he  removed  to 
Wilmington,  and  became  identified  with  the  business  men 
of  that  city.  Here  he  was  respected  for  his  promptness  and 
correct  business  habits.  He  held  many  positions  of  trust,  and 
at  his  decease  was  the  Treasurer  of  the  School  Board.  He 
was  most  abstemious  and  correct  in  his  daily  life,  and  was, 
above  all,  gentlemanly  and  urbane  to  those  with  whom  he  had 
intercourse.  It  is  said  of  him  that  in  whatever  position 
placed,  he  was  always  worthy  of  the  confidence  reposed  in 
him. 

Wesley  Talley  had  natural  mental  endowments,  which 
were  cultivated  by  study  and  application,  and  all  of  which 
were  ever  nourished  by  elevated  moral  principles.  He  passed 
from  life  with  the  respect  of  all,  and  will  be  kindly  remem- 
bered by  those  who  knew  him. 


226  Biography. 

MABEL  TALLEY  (1116)  is  the  daughter  of  George 
A.  and  Julia  Emma  (Perkins)  Talley,  and  was  born  in  Chi- 
cago, 111.,  June  20,  1879.  She  has  a  literary  turn  of  mind, 
and  has  written  many  short  stories,  some  of  which  have 
found  their  way  into  public  print.  She  has  aided  much  in 
collecting  material  for  the  Tallej^  Book,  and  for  this  purpose 
has  accompanied  her  father  in  almost  numberless  trips  with 
horse  and  buggy  through  Brandy  wine  Hundred,  and  many 
parts  of  Delaware  County,  Pa.  Page  after  page  of  manu- 
script has  been  copied  by  her  and  her  mother,  and  they  ha^•e 
acted  as  audience  when  the  copy  was  being  rehearsed,  before 
forwarding  it  to  the  printer.  All  of  the  members  of  this 
famil}^  of  three  have  performed  important  work  on  this  family 
book. 

ISAAC  JONES  TAlvEEY  (23T)  married  Eliza  Grubb, 
of  the  Grubb  family  of  Brandywine  Hundred.  He  was  born 
in  1814,  near  the  Foulk  Road,  in  Delaware,  his  parents  being 
Mary  and  Harman  Talle5^  He  went  West  many  years  ago, 
and  was  a  prominent  man  at  Madison,  Ind.  He  engaged  in 
"  steamboating  "  on  the  Ohio  and  other  Western  rivers,  and 
became  quite  wealthy,  in  one  instance  making  a  large  sum 
by  the  rise  in  the  price  of  wheat,  which  he  had  fortunately 
purchased.  His  business  being  largel}^  on  the  Ohio  and 
Mississippi  Rivers,  and  the  war  coming  on,  he  was  thrown 
into  the  midst  of  its  activities.  He  used  his  boats  in  the 
Government  service,  and  made  many  hairbreadth  escapes. 

During  the  Red  River  campaign  he  owned  one- third 
interest  in  the  City  Belle,  a  large  steamer,  and  was  her  cap- 
tain. The  boat  was  employed  as  a  transport  to  carry  troops 
and  supplies  up  the  Red  River  to  relieve  Banks'  Army. 
When  about  twenty-two  miles  below  Alexandria,  the  City 
Belle  was  fired  on  by  the  Confederates,  who  were  concealed 
on  the  shore.  Many  soldiers  and  officers  on  board  were 
killed,  being  at  the  time  unarmed  and  wdth  nothing  to  protect 
themselves.  The  vessel  was  burned,  and  Captain  Isaac  Jones 
Talley  was  made  prisoner,  and  carried  to  a  Texas  prison, 
where  he  was  held  until  the  close  of  the  war.  Here  he  suf- 
fered starvation  to  such  an  extent  that  he  was  reduced  to  a 
mere  skeleton,  although  a  very  robust  man  when  taken  pris- 


Biography.  227 

oner.  His  emaciated  condition  is  shown  by  a  photograph 
taken  after  his  release.  His  sister,  Mrs.  Mary  Jane  Pyle,  of 
Booth's  Corner,  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  is  in  possession  of 
letters  written  by  him  to  his  mother  in  1865,  which  very 
graphically  describe  the  destruction  of  the  City  Belle,  and  the 
hardships  in  the  Texas  prison. 

Although  everything  had  been  lost  by  the  war,  he,  at 
the  age  of  fifty-one  years,  with  true  Talley  courage  and 
energy,  was  soon  engaged  at  his  old  business  on  the  river  and 
nobly  battling  to  retrieve  his  fortune.  He  again  succeeded, 
and  left  at  his  death,  in  1873,  several  thousands  of  dollars  to 
his  family.  Very  few  of  the  numerous  Talley  family  were 
aware  of  the  existence  of  this  plucky  Delaware  Talley,  when 
he  was  steaming  his  boat  into  the  jaws  of  death  on  the  Red 
River,  or  when,  after  the  war,  he,  alone  and  single  handed, 
was  fighting  the  battles  of  life  all  over  again,  and  was  wooing 
Dame  Fortune,  up  and  down  and  over  the  shoals  of  the  wind- 
ing Western  rivers.  A  new  and  glorious  page  is  here  added 
to  the  Talley  History,  and  Isaac  Jones  Talley  is  the  hero. 


228  MiSCKLLANY, 


MISCELLANY. 


SOUTHERN  TALLEYS. 

We  have  been  able  to  get  a  few  discounected  names  of 
the  Talleys  in  Virginia.  They  are  here  given  for  the  assist- 
ance of  those  who  may  be  willing  to  take  up  the  task  of  con- 
necting the  two  families  of  the  North  and  the  South.  We  be- 
lieve that  the  Talley  family  of  the  South  have  had  persons  of 
decided  ability  in  their  ranks.  Several  of  the  older  members 
of  the  Virginia  line  resided  in  Hanover  County,  one  of  the 
great  battles  of  the  Civil  War  in  that  section  having  been 
fought  on  "  Talley 's  Farm."  Obadiah  Talley  was  one  of  the 
very  early  Talle3^s  in  Virginia,  although  he  may  not  have  been 
the  emigrant  Talley  in  that  State.  We  find  that  Alexander, 
Elkanah,  Thomas,  William  and  Ezekiel  Talley  lived  at  some 
period  in  this  county.  Alexander  Washington  Talley  and 
Herbert  Washington,  his  son,  reside  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  and 
are  dentists.  There  is  al.so  a  storekeeper  in  the  same  city 
named  Chestine  Talley. 

The  following  Talley  names  were  taken  from  the  Rich- 
mond Directory  for  1898,  by  Thomas  S.  Robinson,  in  the 
interest  of  the  Talley  Book,  viz:  Alvin,  a  driver;  Ann  P., 
widow  of  Zackariah  ;  Charles  H.,  a  policeman;  Daniel  D., 
secretary  to  the  Dean  of  the  Medical  College  ;  Edward,  a 
locomotive  engineer;  Elizabeth  M.,  widow  of  Nathaniel; 
Ezekiel  S.,  a  carpenter;  Frank,  a  hoseman  ;  Gatewood,  Jr., 
a  blacksmith;  George  S.,  a  stenographer;  George  T.,  a 
farmer:  James  A.,  a  salesman;  John  F.,  a  book-keeper; 
John  L.,  a  tipstave  for  the  Supreme  Court;  John  W.,  an 
engineer  ;  Malinda  ;  Mary  E.,  a  dressmaker  ;  Mollie  J.  ;  Na- 
thaniel ;  Nathaniel,  Jr.  ;  Richard  A.,  a  book-keeper;  Robert 
B.  ;  Robert  H.,  .stenographer;  Robert  W.  ;  Waddey  W.  ; 
Walker  R.  ;  William  T.  ;  and  Williamson,  an  insurance  agent. 


MlSCELIvANY.  229 


Sarah  Archer  Talley  published  a  book  of  poems.  She 
resided  at  Richmond,  and  died  there  about  1859.  Allen  W. 
Talley  is  cashier  of  a  bank  at  Lynchburg,  Va.  Rev.  Nicholas 
Talley  was  a  minister  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  South.  He  was 
born  in  Richmond,  Va.,  May  2,  1791,  and  died  May  10,  1873, 
at  the  age  of  82  years.  For  many  successive  sessions  he  was 
a  delegate  to  the  General  Conference  of  his  church. 

We  take  the  following  from  a  Genealogy  entitled  ' '  The 
Cabells  and  Their  Kindred  ' '  : 

Pauline  Preston  married  Dr.  William  Talley,  who  went 
from  Cumberland  County,  Va.,  to  Wentzville,  Mo.  He  was 
a  .son  of  William  Talley  by  his  wife  Fannie  Daniels,  a  sister 
of  Judge  William  Daniels  the  elder,  and  daughter  of  William 
Daniels,  an  ensign  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Dr.  William 
and  Pauline  Talley  had  two  sons — Dr.  WiUiani  Talley,  Jr., 
who  married  his  first-cousin,  Lucy  Talley  ;  and  Joseph 
Talley.  Aurinthia  Preston  married  Joseph  A.  Talley,  brother 
of  Dr.  William  Talley.  He  lived  at  Wentzville  also,  and  had 
one  child,  Lucy  Talley,  who  married  Dr.  William  Talley,  Jr. 

There  are,  it  is  stated,  a  great  number  of  Talleys  in 
Tennessee,  and  in  Mississippi.  South  Carolina  was  also,  in 
the  early  day,  a  home  of  the  Talleys.  It  has  been  stated  to 
us  that  recently  a  monument  was  unveiled  at  Columbia,  S.  C, 
which  had  been  erected  in  memory  of  a  Doctor  Talley,  a  man 
of  great  prominence. 

In  a  book  of  the  Grant  family,  just  issued,  it  is  stated 
that  William  Nathaniel  Talley,  born  at  Fredericks  Hall,  Va., 
August  4,  1857,  married,  on  January  20,  1880,  Caroline  H. 
Tompkins,  who  is  a  grand-daughter  of  Rachel  Maria  Grant, 
who  descended  with  General  U.  S.  Grant  from  Noah  Grant, 
their  common  ancestor.  It  is  said  that  Rachel  Maria  Grant 
taught  the  future  President  his  alphabet.  William  Nathaniel 
Talley  is  the  son  of  Samuel  Cole  Talley  and  Emma  Cole 
Talley,  of  Virginia.  He  is  Superintendent  of  the  K.  and  C. 
R.  R.  R.,  of  West  Virginia,  and  resides  at  Montrose,  in  that 
State. 

It  has  been  found  in  the  records  at  Washington,  that 
John  Talley  was  a  member  of  Washington's  Dragoons  in  the 
Revolutionary  War. 


230  MlSCELI^ANY. 


A  LETTER. 

The  following  is  an  extract  from  a  letter  written  by 
Isaac  Jones  Talley  to  his  mother,  dated  "  Madison,  (Ind.,) 
July  31,  1865"  : 

"DEAR  MOTHER: 

"  It  has  been  a  lonj;  time  since  you  heard  from  me.  I  liave  got 
home  again.  I  suppose  you  heard  of  my  capture  on  Red  River,  on  the 
3d  of  May,  1864.  I  was  a  prisoner  of  war  for  thirteen  months.  I  was 
at  Camp  Ford,  Texas,  Smith  County. 

"  Mother,  I  tell  you  what  we  had  to  eat :  One  pint  of  corn,  or  corn 
meal,  per  day,  three  quarters  of  a  pound  of  beef  per  day  and  salt,  and 
that  was  for  eight  long  months ;  and  in  winter  time  one  pint  of  corn  or 
meal  and  one  pound  of  bacon  for  six  of  us  a  day.  Only  think,  the  one- 
sixth  of  a  pound  of  bacon  and  a  pint  of  meal,  or  corn  in  its  place.  I 
lost  forty-three  pounds  of  flesh  while  in  prison.  When  captured  I  owned 
one-third  of  the  steamer  "  City  Belle,"  and  had  on  board  the  120th  Ohio 
Volunteers,  commanded  by  Colonel  Spegal.  He  was  killed.  Colonel 
Mudd,  of  the  3d  Illinois  Cavalry,  and  Colonel  Basnett,  of  the  colored 
regiment,  were  killed  ;  and  there  were  only  about  thirty-five  colored  troops 
on  board,  and  some  of  the  igth  Kentucky  Volunteers,  making  in  all  qoo. 
There  were  a  great  many  killed  on  board.  Mother,  1  was  captured 
twenty-two  miles  below  Alexandria,  Louisiana.  The  rebels  burned  the 
boat  and  all  we  had,  which  cost  us  nearly  5^24,000.  1  owned  one-third 
of  it."  *  ■•  *  *  "I  carried  the  musket  a  short  time,  and  then  took 
charge  of  the  steamer  "Caroline,"  which  1  built  in  1862,  and  sold  her  in 
1863,  and  bought  the  "  City  Belle,"  which  1  was  captured  on."     *    *    * 

"  Remember  me  to  Aunt  Hannah  and  her  family ;  also  excuse  me 
for  being  so  neglectful  and  disobedient.  May  health  be  your  lot  in  vour 
old  age  !  and  write  to  me  at  Madison,  Indiana." 

THE  FOURTH  STREET  BRIDGE. 

This  drawbridge  spans  the  Brandy  wine  River  near  its 
mouth,  at  the  westerly  end  of  Fourth  Street,  in  Cherry  Island 
Marsh,  Wilmington.  It  was  largely  through  the  instigation 
of  the  Talley  family  that  this  bridge  was  constructed.  They 
owned  land  in  Cherry  Island,  between  the  city  proper  and 
the  Delaware  River.  The  city  also,  through  the  generosity 
of  George  W.  Talley  and  Isaac  S.  Elliott,  was  the  owner  of 
Fourth  Street,  one  hundred  feet  wide,  extending  from  the 
Braudywine  River  eastward  to  the  Delaware.  The  citizens  of 
Wilmington  were  careless  as  to  whether  this  street  was 
brought  into  use  or  not  ;  also  as  to  whether  or  not  this  river 


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front  property  should  remain  an  undeveloped  and  foreign  dis- 
trict of  the  city.  The  marsh  owners  reasoned  thus  :  We  are 
in  the  city,  yet  not  in.  If  in,  let  us  prepare  a  way  to  go  in 
and  out  at  pleasure. 

An  act  authorizing  the  Directors  of  the  Cherry  Island 
Marsh  Company  to  erect  a  bridge  across  the  Brandywine 
River,  at  the  point  mentioned  above,  was  prepared  by  George 
A.  Talley,  and  its  passage  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of 
Delaware  was  secured  on  April  27,  1891.  The  act  authorized 
the  building  of  the  bridge  by  private  subscriptions.  It  pro- 
vided that  the  bridge,  when  it  was  completed  for  public  travel, 
should  be  conveyed  and  donated  to  the  County  of  New  Castle 
by  the  Marsh  Directors,  and  should  thereafter  be  taken  charge 
of  as  a  county  bridge  by  the  Levy  Court  of  the  county. 

The  Marsh  Directors  by  formal  power  of  attorney 
authorized  and  empowered  George  A.  Talley  to  procure  the 
donations  of  money  for  the  purpose  mentioned  in  the  act,  and 
to  contract  with  the  Delaware  Construction  Company  for  the 
erection  of  the  bridge.  Every  dollar  of  the  money  used  in 
the  erection  of  this  bridge  was  obtained  by  private  donations, 
the  public  having  no  part  in  the  matter  until  the  bridge  was 
turned  over  to  the  county  as  a  completed  structure.  The 
attorney  above  named  procured  all  of  the  subscriptions,  and 
the  Marsh  Directors,  viz  :  Jacob  R.  Weldin,  Charles  W.  Talley, 
William  Sellers,  Isaac  S.  Elliott  and  Thomas  J.  Talle)',  met 
and  adopted  the  plans  for  the  bridge,  and  approved  of  the  site 
selected  for  the  same. 

A  contract  was  made  by  the  attorney  with  Charles  W. 
Talley  and  Alvin  R.  Morrison  (the  members  of  the  Delaware 
Construction  Company)  for  the  building  of  the  bridge.  The 
bridge  was  completed,  according  to  contract,  on  April  23,  1892, 
and  was,  by  two  separate  deeds,  made  under  the  hands  and 
seals  of  the  Directors  of  the  Marsh  Company,  conveyed  and 
donated  to  the  County  of  New  Castle  as  and  for  a  public 
bridge  forever.  The  following  members  of  the  Talley  family 
were  .subscribers  to  the  fund,  viz  :  John  Smith  Talley,  Charles 
W.  Talley,  George  A.  Talley,  Thomas  J.  Talley,  Joseph  B. 
Talley,  Jacob  R.  Weldin  and  John  Talley,  Sr. 

The  bridge  was  thrown  open  to  public  travel  on  April 


232  Miscellany. 


26,  1892,  this  being  the  time  of  its  acceptance  by  the  Levy 
Court.  The  bridge  was  a  substantial  wooden  structure,  and 
has  served  its  purpose  from  1892  until  the  present  time.  It 
is  the  connecting  link  which  unites  the  Fourth  Street  of  the 
meadow  with  a  street  on  the  westerlj^  side  of  the  Brandy  wine. 
It  has  .served  a  dual  purpo.se  :  it  has  let  the  City  people  out, 
and,  at  the  same  time,  has  let  these  Marsh  people  in. 

A  most  terrific  onslaught  was  made  by  a  few  prominent 
citizens  of  Wilmington  against  the  acceptance  of  the  bridge 
by  the  Levy  Court.  The  battle  waged  furiou.sly,  both  outside 
and  inside  of  the  court  room.  The  right,  however,  at  last 
prevailed,  and  the  bridge  earned  its  well-de.served  victor)'. 
The  Talley  Marsh  owners  were  in  the  forefront  of  this  con- 
test, and  were  aided  by  the  influence  of  their  Talley  friends, 
and  many  others  in  the  "Old  Hundred,"  as  well  as  in  the 
city  of  Wilmington  :  petitions  by  the  j^ard  being  signed  by 
these  friends.  Many  men  of  prominence  gave  friendly  aid, 
among  them  being  Hon.  Thos.  F.  Bayard.  The  much-abused 
bridge  at  last  caught  the  popular  ear,  and  almost  every  one 
was  happy  to  join  the  River-Front  Army.  The  day  of  con- 
flict has  ended,  and  all  now  tread  in  harmony  the  great  road 
to  the  River. 

This  bridge  has  opened  up  the  vast  tract  of  one  thou- 
sand acres  of  land,  which  lies  within  the  city,  and  occupies, 
substantial!)',  the  whole  Delaware  River  frontage  of  the  city. 
Many  acres  of  this  meadow  have  been  filled  by  pumping  in 
mud  from  the  rivers.  A  project  is  now  on  foot  for  the  filling 
of  larger  tracts  with  mud  from  the  Delaware  channel.  This 
tract  is  destined,  in  the  near  future,  to  become  the  dock  yards 
and  wharfing  front  of  Wilmington. 


THE   CHURCH. 

The  Talley  family,  so  far  as  we  have  found,  have  been 
friendly  to  the  church,  and  largely  are  members  and  support- 
ers of  it.     We  find  the  early  ones  in  America  attending  the 


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St.  Martin's  P.  E.  Church  at  Marcus  Hook,  and  the  St. 
John's  at  Concord,  both  in  Delaware  County,  Pa.  Their 
church  affiliations  may  have  much  to  do  in  demonstrating 
their  nationality.  They  being  so  distinctively  Protestant,  one 
may  well  conclude  that  they  were  either  French  Huguenots, 
or  were  reared  in  the  free  and  Protestant  atmosphere  of  ro- 
mantic Wales.  The  family  of  the  present  day  (and  those 
before  us)  have  believed  in  a  church  free  from  the  restraints 
and  dominations  of  worldly  powers,  and  in  which  the  Divine 
power  alone  was  supposed  to  rule.  They,  in  colonial  days, 
worshiped  with  the  Episcopal  Church,  but  when  Methodism 
came  into  the  ' '  Old  Hundred  ' '  they  allied  themselves  with 
that  denomination.  The  Bethel  Church  was  the  first  Metho- 
dist Church  in  the  northern  part  of  Delaware,  and  was  estab- 
lished somewhere  near  the  site  of  the  present  church.  Robert 
Cloud  donated  the  land  in  1780,  and  his  sons,  Robert  and 
Adam,  became  the  first  Methodist  ministers  in  that  section. 
The  pioneer  church  was  built  of  logs  ;  the  second  was  of 
stone  ;  and  the  third,  and  last,  of  serpentine  stone  and  of 
brick. 

The  picture  on  another  page  represents  the  present  edi- 
fice, which  was  kindly  photographed  by  Leonard  C.  Talley  ; 
the  photo-engraved  plate  being  furnished  by  other  descend- 
ants of  Lewis  Talley,  the  singer.  The  picture  has  been 
inserted  not  as  a  claim  that  the  Church  belongs  to  the 
Talley  family,  but  merely  to  present  the  home  church  of  the 
upper  Brandywine  Hundred  Talleys,  to  the  view  of  others  of 
our  name  residing  in  distant  parts  of  the  country.  This 
church  to-day  stands  as  the  representative  of  the  early  log 
church,  and  thus  represents  the  birth-place  of  Talley  Metho- 
dism. Our  whole  family,  from  East  to  West,  should  ever 
remember  with  pride  and  affection  this  rural  sanctuary,  and 
the  sacred  home  of  the  departed  which  adjoins  it. 

AN  ANECDOTE. 

We  have  the  following,  reported  by  O.  B.  Talley,  of 
Sioux  City,  Iowa  :  His  uncle,  Henry  N.  Talley,  of  Batavia, 
Ohio,  was  in   1848  on  a  visit  to  his  relatives  at  Hagerstown, 


234  MISCELI.ANY. 


Md.,  he  then  being  a  young  man.  While  on  this  visit  he 
received  a  letter,  dated  June  8,  1848,  from  his  young  friend, 
P.  B.  Swing,  of  Batavia,  and  who  in  later  life  was  Judge  of 
the  United  States  Court  in  Ohio.  This  letter  is  now  in  the 
possession  of  Frank  F.  Talley,  of  New  Richmond,  Ohio,  who 
is  a  son  of  Henry  N.  Talley.  It  contains  the  following  : 
"  We  have  an  officer  of  the  arm}-  here  who  has  taken  a  fancy 
to  all  the  girls  in  town,  and  is  towing  them  on  all  occasions. 
I  think  if  you  were  here  you  might  clip  his  feathers,  but  the 
rest  of  us  boys  are  all  afraid  of  him  and  dare  not  interfere. ' ' 
The  officer  referred  to  was  Lieutenant  U.  S.  Grant,  who  was 
born  in  Cleremont  County,  Ohio,  not  many  miles  from  Bata- 
via. He  was  fresh  from  the  fields  of  glory  in  Mexico,  being 
home  on  a  leave  of  absence.  The  troubles  of  the  Batavia 
boys  were,  however,  but  for  a  moment,  for  Lieutenant  Grant 
married  Julia  B.  Dent,  on  August  22d  of  the  same  year. 

A  CORRECTION. 

Since  writing  Chapters  VHI  and  IX,  at  pages  36,  37, 
ante,  some  additional  information  has  been  obtained.  It 
appears  in  the  Swedes'  record  at  Wilmington,  that  a  William 
Talley  married  Judith  Fitzsimmons,  November  4,  1768,  one 
day  before  William  Talley,  on  the  Brandy  wine,  married  Dinah 
Stilley.  We  now,  by  a  deed  in  the  possession  of  Elihu  Talley, 
sou  of  Eli  B.  Talley,  find  that  William  and  Judith  Talley  con- 
veyed to  Eli  Baldwin  50  acres  of  the  175  acres  of  land  bought 
by  Samuel  Talley  first,  from  the  Pennsylvania  Land  Company  ; 
and  by  another  deed  it  is  shown  that  this  William  purchased 
these  50  acres  from  Samuel  Talley  first,  and  that  William  was 
the  nephew  of  Samuel.  William,  who  married  Dinah  Stilley, 
was  also  a  nephew.  Samuel  having  two  nephews  named 
William,  one  would  of  necessity  be  the  son  of  David  Talley. 
We  conclude  then  that  William,  who  married  Judith  Fitzsim- 
mons, was  the  son  of  David  Talley,  one  of  the  three  sons  of 
Thomas  of  old. 

THE  ISAAC  JONES  TALLEY  FAMILY. 

George  L.  Talley  (798)  married  Emma  Gertrude  Nor- 
man,  December    14,    1S72.      A    daughter   was   born   of    this 


Charles  Maurice  and  Norman  Donham,  children  of  George  L. 
and  Dora  Rebecca  Talley,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  grandchildren  of 
Isaac  Jones  Tallev. 


MiSCEIvLANY.  235 


marriage,  but  lived  only  a  short  time.  The  mother  only  sur- 
vived her  marriage  about  two  years.  George  L.  Talley 
married  as  his  second  wife,  Dora  Rebecca  Donham,  January 
17,  1883.  She  is  of  Scotch-Irish  lineage.  It  is  said  that  .some 
of  her  ancestors,  at  one  time,  were  usurpers  of  the  throne 
of  England.  They  fled  to  Spain  for  safety.  The  children  of 
this  marriage  are;  Lulu  Ethel,  born  Jan'y  15,  1884;  Clyde 
Edgar,  born  Sept.  12,  1885,  died  in  1887  ;  Charles  Maurice, 
born  July  9,  1891  ;  and  Norman  Donham,  born  Aug.  31, 
1893.  George  L.  Talley  is  a  member  of  various  secret  and 
other  societies,  is  an  ardent  Republican  in  politics,  and  has 
been  connected  with  the  Post  Office  Department  at  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  for  about  twelve  years.  He  was  born  June  6, 
1850  ;  his  brother,  Isaac  Elbie  Talley,  was  born  March  28, 
1856  ;  and  his  sister,  Emma  J.  Talley,  was  born  July  3,  1847. 
Emma  J.  Talley  (797)  married  Watson  N.  Brown, 
They  reside  at  Steubenville,  Ohio.  Their  children  were  :  A 
daughter  who  died  at  the  age  of  2  years,  and  George  E.,  a 
son,  died  at  the  age  of  13  years. 

TAEEEYS  WHO  HOED  FEDERAL  OFFICES. 

A.  B.  Talley,  Postmaster,  Wattacoo,  S.C. 

Chas.  E.  Talley,  Postmaster,  Brokenburg,  Spottsylvania,  Va. 

D.  N.  Talley,  Postmaster,  Trussville,  Jefferson  Co.,  Ala. 
George  R.  Talley,  Postal  Clerk,  New  York  to  Pittsburg. 
John  H.  Talley,  Postmaster,  Brandywine  Hundred,  Del. 
John  S.  Talley,  Postal  Clerk,  Macon,  Ga.,  to  Palatka,  Fla. 
Joseph  B.  Talley,  Postmaster,  Holly  Oak,  Del. 

Joshua  W.  Talley,  Postmaster,  loka,  Keokuk,  Iowa. 

E.  F.  Talley,  Postmaster,  New  Berlinville,  Pa. 
Mary  E.  Talley,  Postmaster,  Curlew,  Va. 

W.  D.  Talley,  Postmaster,  Grady,  Ala. 

Wm.  E.  Talley,  Clerk  in  Post  Office,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Wm.  R.  Talley,  Postmaster,  Crimora  Station,  Va. 

J.  N.  Talley,  Clerk  to  District  Attorney,  Macon,  Ga. 

John  G.  Talley,  Storekeeper  and  Ganger,  Int.  Rev.  Service, 
Clark's  Hill,  S.  C. 

William  Cooper  Talley,  Government  Printing  Office,  Wash- 
ington,  D.   C. 


236  Miscellany. 


GEOGRAPHICAL  NAMES. 

A  list  of  Geographical  names  formed  from  our  family 
name  : 

Talle}',  a  town  in  Carmarthen  County,  Wales. 
Talley  Road  Station,  in  the  same  county,  Wales. 
Talley  Post  Office,  Cumberland  County,  Va. 
Talley  Post  Office,  Jackson  County,  Ala. 
Talley  Post  Office,  Oconee  County,  S.  C, 
Talley  Post  Office,  Marshall  County,  Tenn. 
Talley  Covey  Post  Office,  Allegheny  County,  Pa. 
Talleysville  Post  Office,  New  Kent  County,  Va. 
Talleyville  Post  Office,  New  Castle  County,  Del. 
Talley' s   Point,   in   Maryland,   on  the  Chesapeake,   near 
Bay  Ridge. 

SOLDIERS  OF  1861. 

A  register  of  the  soldiers  of  the  Civil  War,  so  far  as 
information  has  been  received  : 

Col.  William  Cooper  Talley,  ist  Regiment  Pa.   Reserves, 

Brevet  Brigadier  General. 
Chaplain  John  T.  Simmons,  28th  Iowa  \'olunteers. 
Capt.  E.  Hillis  Talley,  Co.  "  D,"  78th  Ohio  Volunteers. 
Lieut.  John  Smith  Talley,  i.st  Delaware  Battery. 
Sergt.  Chas.  W.  Talley,  ist  Delaware  Batter>'. 
Sergt.  Wni.  A.  Talley,  ist  Delaware  Battery. 

Nathaniel  Booth,  97th  Pennsylvania  Vol. 

John  Booth,  203d  Penns3dvania  Vol. 

Theodore  vSmith,  203d  Pennsylvania  Vol. 

Nelson  T.  Himes,  4th  Pennsylvania  Reserves. 

Wm.  S.  Himes,  68th  Pennsylvania  Vol. 
Sergt.  Wellington  G.  Lloyd,  ist  Delaware  Reg. 

Geo.  L.  Lloj^d,  91st  Pennsylvania  Vol. 

Edward  Talley,  5th  Maryland  Reg. 

Adam  Clark  Talley,  Co.  "I,"  4th  Delaware  Reg. 

Chas.  A.  Thompson,  91st  Pennsylvania  Vol. 

Wm.  T.  Thompson,  Co.  "I,"  97th  Pa.  Vol. 

Gideon  G.  Thompson,  26th  Pa.,  ist  and  99th  Pa. 
Vol.,  afterwards. 


MlSCEIvLANY.  237 


John  C.  Talley,  3d  Delaware  Reg.,  Co.  "  F." 

John  Bullock. 

William  H.  Hanby,  Co.  "A,"  ist  Del.  Cavalry. 

Adam  Talley  Hanby. 

Robert  S.  Johnson,  8th  Pa.  Cavalry  ;  also  in  198th 

Pennsylvania  Vol. 
Jesse  Lf.  Talley,  in  a  Delaware  Reg. 
Benj.  Keller,  Iowa, 
Henry  Grubb,  23d  Indiana  Reg. 
Isaac  A.  Talley,  Iowa. 
James  K.  Polk  Bullock,  62d  Ohio  Vol. 
Isaac  Jones  Talley.     In  the  West. 
Nelson  S.  Talley,  197th  Pennsylvania  Vol. 

Captain  E.  Hillis  Talley  died  in  the  hospital  from 
typhoid  fever  at  Savannah,  Tenn.  Wellington  G.  Lloyd 
was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  July  2,  1863,  and 
lay  on  the  field  for  several  days  without  the  proper  attendance. 
He  was  removed  to  Tilton  Hospital  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  and 
there  expired  on  July  29,  1864,  and  was  buried  at  the  Mt. 
Pleasant  M.  E.  burying-ground  in  Brandywine  Hundred. 

Edward  Talley  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Peters- 
burg, on  July  II,  1864,  and  died  on  July  21  of  the  same  year. 
He  was  also  interred  at  the  Mt.  Plea.sant  burying-ground. 

Adam  Clark  Talley  died  from  fever  in  a  hospital  in 
Virginia. 

George  L.  Lloyd  served  in  several  battles  with  his  regi- 
ment, but  being  a  seaman  by  occupation,  he  was  transferred 
to  the  navy.  While  in  the  land  service,  it  is  said  that  he  had 
a  very  lucky  escape.  A  ball  passed  through  his  coat  sleeve, 
one  passed  through  his  canteen,  and  still  another  passed 
through  his  hat.  Escaping  the  dangers  of  the  war,  he  en- 
gaged as  captain  of  a  vessel  on  the  great  lakes,  and  was  lost 
in  a  storm,  with  his  crew,  on  Lake  Superior,  Nov.  19,  1886. 

INCIDENTS. 

It  may  be  that  William  Talley  the  emigrant  landed  at 
Upland  (Chester),  Pa.,  at  or  near  where  the  Penn  Landing 
Stone  is  now  located.     From  here  he  took  a  westward  course. 


238  Miscellany. 


stopping  for  a  tiinc  on  the  east  bank  of  Chichester  Creek, 
Delaware  County,  then  known  as  Chester  County,  Pa.  Here 
he  wooed  and  married  Mrs.  Elinor  Johnson  (Jansen),  the 
widow  of  Jan  Jansen,  who,  it  has  been  claimed,  was  \'ice- 
Governor  Jan  Jansen  of  the  Dutch  Colony  on  the  Delaware. 

William,  after  spending  his  honeymoon,  passed  on  to 
Foulk's  Corner,  in  Rockland  Manor,  and  there  located.  His 
descendants  moved  on  gradually  westward,  until  one,  William 
Talley,  a  great-grand.son,  met  the  Brandywine  torrents  ;  here 
he  stopped.  This  William  had  a  son.  Rev.  John  Tallej-,  and 
John  had  a  .son,  James  Zebley  Talley.  The  latter,  in  early 
manhood,  gravitated  back  to  Chester,  Pa.,  and  for  many  years 
resided  within  two  hundred  feet  of  this  hi.storic  landing-place, 
and  here  he  passed  away. 

William  Talley  the  Great  had  a  son  Thomas,  Thomas 
had  a  .son  Adam,  and  Adam  had  a  .son  William  D.  Talley. 
William  D.  resided,  after  marriage,  at  Talley 's  Corner,  in 
Brandywine  Hundred ;  later  he  moved  to  Maryland  ;  still 
later  he  moved  to  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  and  for  years  lived 
east  of  Chichester  Creek,  on  the  same  tract  that  Elinor  Jan- 
.sen  resided  on  at  the  time  of  her  marriage  to  William  Talley 
the  emigrant.     William  D.  Talley  died  at  this  place. 

William  Talley  the  Great  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Mar- 
tin's Church  at  Marcus  Hook,  in  Delaware  County,  Pa.  ;  so 
were  his  .sons  Thomas  and  William,  and  his  brother  Samuel, 
members  there.  The  only  discovered  record  that  shows  their 
relation  to  this  church  was  found  at  the  home  of  Benjamin 
Johnson,  who  now  occupies  almost  the  identical  spot  on  which 
stood  the  residence  of  Jan  Jansen'of  old. 

These  are  merely  incidents,  and  perhaps  of  some  inter- 
est as  matters  of  history. 

SCHOOLS. 

The  Talley  School  House  is  located  on  the  Naamau's 
Creek  Road,  a  .short  distance  east  of  Perry's  Hotel,  in  Brandy- 
wine Hundred.  The  land  on  which  it  stands  was  donated  by 
Curtis  Talley  by  deed  dated  in  1806,  and  recorded  in  Book  H^, 
page  81,  at  Wilmington.  The  deed  recites  that  Curtis  and 
Mar}-  Talley  his  wife,  '  In  consideration  of  the  esteem  which 


"■•   -,!«' 


••'•''*■»''■%    ■;«     1.     '\ 


THE   TALLEY   SCHOOL    HOUSE. 


Photographed />y  W.  Arthur  Green. 


MiSCEIvLANY. 


239 


they  bear  to  their  neighbors  and  in  regard  for  the  education  of 
children  and  also  in  consideration  of  fifty  cents,'  etc.,  sold  and 
convej^ed  (the  tract  of  land  on  which  the  school  house  was 
afterwards  erected)  to  Amer  Talley,  Jesse  Plankenton  and 
Joseph  Talley,  as  trustees,  for  school  purposes,  and  upon 
which  a  school  house  was  thereafter  to  be  erected.  This  deed 
provides  that  in  case  a  dispute  arises  as  to  the  use  of  the  prop- 
erty, it  shall  be  decided  by  the  IvCgislature  of  Delaware. 
Many  of  the  early  Talleys  were  educated  at  this  place.  Rev. 
John  Talley  and  Rev.  Curtis  Talley  both  taught  at  this  school. 
It  was  used  for  church  purposes  for  many  years  after  it  ceased 
to  be  used  as  a  school.  This  time-honored  building  is  almost 
a  total  wreck,  as  can  be  seen  by  the  cut  on  another  page. 

The  Talleys,  although  not  all  possessed  of  a  collegiate 
education,  are  and  have  been  much  interested  in  educational 
matters.  It  is  exceedingly  rare  to  find  a  family  with  a  list  of 
teachers  equal  to  the  one  here  given.  This  is  only  a  partial  list, 
as  no  doubt  many  belong  herein  of  whom  the  proper  informa- 
tion has  not  been  obtained.     The  known  list  is  as  follows  : — 


53 
165 
205 
409 
1004 
1003 
468 
470 

473 
1121 

777 
624 

613 

456 

132 

1161 


Rev.  John  Talley.  174. 

Rev.  Curtis  Talley.  971. 

J.  Henderson  Talley.  805. 

Benjamin  F.  Talley,  868. 

Martha  Stahl.  1181. 

Catharine  J.  Stahl.  1382. 

J.  Smith  Talley.  1376. 

George  A.  Talley.  1375. 

Ella  Talley.  1378. 

Mary  L.  Robinson.  1380. 

Henry  Grubb.  i377- 

William  W.  Johnson.  1383. 

Thos.  W.  Johnson.  761. 

Elizabeth  J.  Talley.  918. 

Samuel  M.  Talley.  1198. 

Penrose  R.  Talley.  370. 


Wesley  Talley. 
Ida  Green. 
J.  Jackson  Peirce. 
George  W.  Phillips. 
Winifred  F.  Weldin. 
Mattie  W.  Johnson. 
Harriet  E.  Johnson. 
Mary  Eva  Johnson. 
Maggie  A.  Johnson. 
Sal  lie  E.  Johnson. 
Eottie  T.  Johnson. 
Thos.  W.  Johnson,  Jr. 
Matilda  B.  Walter. 
Hanna  R.   Lenderman. 
Laura  E.  Booth. 
Harman  H.  Talley. 


We  gather  from  this  record  of  teachers  that  the  Talleys 
were  an  intelligent  class,  and  did  not  hide  their  light  under  a 
bushel,  but  were  willing  to  impart  what  information  they  had 


240  Conclusion. 


obtained,  to  others  of  their  neigh borliood.  The  Church  and 
the  Public  Scliool  are  all-important  factors  in  the  processes  of 
building  up  a  community  and  of  introducing  civilization.  In 
this  way  are  the  germs  of  morality  and  enlightenment 
implanted  in  the  home,  and  the  seeds  of  good  government 
sown  in  the  nation. 

CONCLUSION. 

The  allotted  space  having  been  more  than  filled,  our 
work  in  this  behalf  must  of  necessity  come  to  a  close.  The 
searching  for  our  ancestry  and  genealogy  at  the  early  stages 
brought  pleasure  and  created  enthusiasm.  As  the  months 
passed,  the  enthusiasm  increased  instead  of  diminishing.  In 
pursuing  our  labors  we  have  passed  over  all  of  the  hills  and 
through  all  of  the  valleys  that  were  along  the  way.  Our 
work  being  one  largel}'  of  friendship,  we  have  no  di.sposition 
to  indulge  in  odious  comparisons  of  the  merits  of  our  family 
with  others.  Some  may  believe  it  presumptuous  for  us  to 
issue  this  book  ;  but  after  months  of  careful  application  and 
study,  we  are  wholly  unable  to  find  in  ethical  culture  or  from 
the  Science  of  Propriety  the  true  line  of  greatness  at  which 
the  historian's  pen  ma}-  begin,  or  the  exact  point  below  at 
which  it  must  be  dried  and  laid  aside.  Must  a  subject  rise  to 
the  eminence  of  a  Napoleon,  a  Washington,  or  a  Lincoln, 
before  his  virtues  may  be  recorded  even  in  a  family  historj'  ? 
Should  not  this  delicate  question  be  left  to  the  decision  of 
those  who  choose  to  preserve  their  history  in  this  way? 

Having  begun  this  labor  with  nothing  but  the  best  of 
motives,  we  have  pursued  it  earnestly  and  faithfully  to  the 
end.  The  work  having  passed  our  scrutin}-  and  judgment,  it 
must  now  be  handed  ov^er  to  the  final  arbiters — our  many  kind 
and  indulgent  friends — and  later,  may  we  hope,  to  a  charitable 
and  generous  posterity. 


November  75,  /<?pp. 


Index. 


241 


INDEX. 


EARLY  HISTORY. 

CHAP.  PAGE 

I  Our  Name— Origin 4 

II  Our  Nationality 8 

III  Landing    in   America — 

Procuring  first  Land-  14 

IV  Deatli  of  ist  Wm.  Tal- 

ley— Cliildren — Lands  17 

V  First  Land— Location — 

Use-Saw-Mill 21 

VI  Thos.  Talley— Family— 

All-important  Deed.---  24 

Vli      Wm.  Talley  the  Great- 
Family — Lands 29 

VIII  Samuel  Talley— Lands 

— Family..'. 36 

IX  David  Talley 37 

X  Thomas  Talley 39 

XI  Wm.  Talley  on  Brandy- 

wine 41 

XII  Elihu  Tallev  on  Foulk 

Road ". 43 

XIII  Edward  Talley 45 

XIV  Rev.  John  Talley 46 

XV  Lewis  Talley  the  Singer  47 

XVI  A      Place     of     Sacred 

Memory 50 

XVII  Historic  Log  Hut 52 

Genealogical  Register-. ■  54 

Biography 1G6 

Miscellany 228 

Grubb  Ancestry 167 


BIOGRAPHY. 

PAGE 

General  William  C.  Talley 168 

Eliza  A.  Talley 172 

George  W.  Talley 173 

John  Talley 176 

Hannah  Talley  Weldin 177 

J.  Henderson  Talley 179 

William  D.  Talley 180 

Eliza  J.  Talley 184 

J.  Smith  Talley 186 

Thomas  Lea  Talley 190 

Samuel  M.  Talley 191 

James  Ely  Talley 191 

Thomas  M.  Tallev 192 

Nelson  L.  Talley..' 192 

James  Walter  Talley 194 

Eli  B.  Talley 194 

Robert  Talley 196 

James  Wilson  Talley  197 

Lewis  F.  Talley 197 

Henry  C.  Talley 199 

Thomas  Smith  Talley 2no 

William  A.  Talley 201 

Charles  W.  Talley 204 

William  Tatnall  Talley 205 

Curtis  M.  Talley 208 

William  W.  Talley 211 

Benjamin  F.  Tallev 212 

William  Twaddelf  Talley 213 

John  T.  Talley 216 

Abner  P.  Talley 217 

Joseph  B.  Talley 218 

Henry  1.  Talley 219 

Curtis  Tallev 220 

Julia  L.  Talley 221 

Paul  Talley 221 

Thomas  Talley 225 

Weslev  Talley 225 

MabefTalley 226 

Isaac  J.  Talley 226 

Thomas  G.  Rawson  181 

Thomas  W.  Johnson 182 

Hannah  Talley  Prince 189 

John  T.  Simmons •  190 

Henrv  Grubb 195 

J.  At'wood  Weldin 207 

Isaac  N.  Grubb 209 

Sallie  E.  Dowlin 215 

John  Booth ?15 

Joseph  M.  Pierce 217 

Thomas  T.  Weldin 220 

Nathaniel  Booth 222 


242 


Index. 


INDEX 

OK    THK 

Heads  of  Families  in  the  Genealogy. 


/K  PAGE 

Adams,  George loS 

Ahn,  Harriet 141 

Aldrad,  John 82 

"       Sarah 82 

Allmond,  Florence  V 138 

Ida   M 138 

Julia   E 138 

Letitia  A 137 

Lurana  C 136 

Piiebe  E 137 

Priscilla   T 137 

Reuben   J 97 

Anderson,  George 101 

George  H 142 

George  W 15(5 

JohnH 141 

Andrews,  Isabella  M 144 

Arganbright,   Martha 134 

B 

Babb,  William 82 

Baker,  R.  Emma 127 

Bailey,  Rachel 100 

Baird,  Preston  M 153 

Baldwin,  Clark  W 117 

Lillie  M 151 

Mary 66 

Barber,  George  W 149 

Barlow,  Marv 151 

Barnett,  Wiillam 142 

Barlow,  Susanna  T 162 

Baynard,  Ella 112 

Ba\lis,  Leonzo  E 134 

Beall,  Walter  H 148 

Beeson,  Amor 107 

W.   Calmer 163 

Charles 107 

Edward  L 107 

Eliza   120 

Emilv 116 

Hannah  A 103 

"        Lavinia 85 

Marv  Ellen 118 

"       Mary 107 


PAGE 

Beeson,  Robinson 77 

Thomas  T 107 

Wesley  G 107 

Bell,  Margaret  Ann ■•  81 

Bentlev,  Celia  S 147 

"   '     John   M 148 

Bevmer,  Alonzo 160 

Bird,   Elizabeth 87 

"      Henrv  C 117 

"      Julian SI 

"      Mary  W 151 

"      Robert 75 

Bispham,  Ann  Eliza 104 

Bishop,  Harriet  R 143 

"       William 107 

Blackwell,  Hannah  Mary 119 

Stephen 112 

Blackwood,  Milton 144 

Blest,  Thomas 139 

Bodley,  John 138 

Boise,  Sarah  J 98 

Boyler,  Mary 149 

Booth,  Charitv  Eva 152 

"      Elizabeth 122 

"     John 122 

"     Nathaniel 87 

"      Nathaniel  122 

"     Thomas 123 

"     Thomas  P 152 

"     Thomas  W 152 

Bower,  Emma 100 

Bradley,  Elizabeth 105 

Brennan,  Delia 153 

Brennen,  Sarah  E 163 

Bright,  Hannah  E 109 

Brown,  Benjamin 78 

Sarah 68 

Broomall,  Martha  S 106 

"         Nehemiah 75 

Broome,  Margaret 163 

Brvant,  Jennie  S 134 

Bullock,  Curtis 86 

Esther IKT 

Elizabeth  A 106 


Index. 


243 


PAGE 


PAGE 


Bui 


„ck,  E^abeth  H.............     |    Crawford,  E..^^.^;;;:::;;:;:;::;;  »^ 

^^l^-^^^z.  iS  g^^.  ^ffei::::;:::-:;:::::::::  | 

^"      Crum,  Andrew  J |?' 

"     Nellie  May l'->9 

Cullingworth,  Annie |32 

Cummings,  Alfred  G l-^l 

Cummins,  George JJ 


162 

76 

132 


129 


Moses ^2 

Moses 100 

Moses loO 

Priscilla  .••• 

Burke,  John  G 

Burns,  Mariana 

C 

Campbell,  Edith  S 

EUathera 112 

Peter 57 

Cartmell,   Jemima 75 

Margaret  E 1^5 

"  Sarah 66 

"  Thomas «1 

Thomas  B l'">8 

Carter,  Newton ;'y 

Phebe 108 

Carlton,  Sarah «8 

Carver,  J.  C.  Fremont 1^0 

Casey,  Robert 09 

Chalfant,  James  F 101 

Cheyney,  Howard  J 144 

L.Anna 1-^0 

Clark,  Caroline  L 142 

"      Anna  J ^-^y 

"      FrancesA 1*J0 

"      Priscilla 70 

"      Letitia 69 

Clayton,  Powell 63 

Clearwater,  Maria  E 118 

Cloud,  Abner »0 

"      Ann 80 

"      Ann  M 109 

"      Cassandra  P l-^l 

"     Charity 64 

"     George  Lodge 109 

"      Joseph 58 

"      Louisa 107 

"      Lot 80 

"      Margaretta 58 

"      Sarah  Jane 80  1 

"     William 80  j 

"      William 64 

Clyde,  William  Grey 132  ! 

Cochran,  John '» 

Coddington,  Melissa 148 

Colehower,  Lidie lof 

Corson,  David 13-) 

Council,  James. 60 

Craig,  William  Preston 14o 

Cramp,  John  F 
Crane,  Miss 


116 
90 


Dana,  Blanche 148 

Davenport,  J.  Wesley 154 

Davis,  Ann 64 

"      John  W 155 

"      Sara  B HO 

Day,  Ann 64 

"      Ann 67 

"      Anne  Agnes ^^-^ 

Lewis  Henry 151 

t'      Lewis  Roach 159 

"      Rebecca 64 

"      Sarah  Aldred 81 

"      Thomas  R 125 

"      William 90 

"      William  C 137- 

"     William  W 162 

Dean,  Emma > 1^5 

Dennv,  Anna  Maria 80 

Derrickson,  Sarah 80 

De  Vou,  Mary IJO 

Dick,  Christiann .60 

Dowlin,  Henderson  T 158 

Sallie  Edna 1-^8 

Francis  M 136 

Downs,  Annabel 158 

Drayton,  George 131 

Dunn,  Hannah 13^ 

Dutton,  Elizabeth 91 

Dye,  Benjamin  F l^i 


Eckard,  Eva  Lulu-.. 148 

Edwards,  George  W lo^ 

Joseph 157 

William  H 164 

Egan,  William 142 

Elliott,  Anna  Mary 94 

"      Charles  A 140 

Ely,  Howard 131 

Eno,  Paul...... 145 

Ervin,  Sarah  Ann jOo 

Evans,  Anderson I3rf 

Everson,  Albert »& 

Eynon,  Thomas  W 1^^ 


244 


Index. 


F  PAGE 

Farmer,  Sarah  S 165 

Farra,  Thomas 133 

Fesmire,  Josiah  K 161 

Fisher,  Elizabeth  R 96 

Fishback,  Martha  P 100 

Field,  Samuel  A 138 

Ford,  Alice  J 146 

Bettie  A 132 

Benjamin  W 112 

Emily  Vic 146 

Irenous  W 145 

John  B 146 

Mary  V 145 

Rebecca  M 133 

Forwood,  Charles 91 

Charles 157 

Emilv 116 

Lvdia (;0 

Marv Ill 

Miller 128 

Susanna 123 

William  Robinson...  129 

Foster,  William  T 115 

Foulk,  Esther 63 

"      Hannah 84 

"       Hannah 63 

"      Hannah  L 152 

"      James  K 132 

"       John 58 

"      John 63 

"       Priscilla 67 

"      Sarah 63 

"      William 63 

Frame,  Eliza  J 123 

"      Jeffrey 58 

Margaret 135 

Freeman,  Clara 136 

French,  Caroline 157 

Furey,  Ida 156 


Galbreath,  Robert 78 

Thomas  A 128 

.Wiliard  T 143 

Wallace  W 106 

Gallasher,  Francis  E 119 

Gardner,  Joseph  L 136 

Letitia  May 159 

Garton,  Margaret  K 98 

Gill,  James  Blanchard 149 

Goodley,  William  S 99 

Gordon,  Lottie 159 

Goudy,  Elizabeth. 84 

Granthom,  159 

Graves,  Sarah  J 126 

Green,  William  F Ill 

Grimmet,  J.  Huston 138 


PAGE 

Grimmet,  Ethel  M 159 

Griswold,   Edward 129 

Ellen  D 157 

Mary  P 157 

Grubb,  Adam 93 

"       Amor 99 

"       Anna  M  102 

"      Beulah  C 114 

"      CoUingwood  C 100 

"      Eliza 102 

"      George  W 161 

"       Hannah 57 

"       Hannah 59 

"      Hannah  E 161 

"       Henry 100 

Isaac 70 

"       Isaac  N 132 

"       Jennette  S 158 

"      Joseph 71 

"       Joseph 82 

"       Joseph 100 

"      Joseph  L 161 

"       Lvdia  Ann 82 

Lvdia  Ann 99 

"      Matilda  B 99 

"      Nelson 99 

"       Rachel  J 94 

Rebecca 67 

"      Rebecca 112 

Guernsey,  Joseph  E 158 

Guest,  Henrietta  M 76 

H 

Haddock,  Harry 145 

Hall,  William 133 

Hanby,  Anna  E 126 

"      Charity 96 

"      Mary  Ann 90 

"      Samuel  77 

"      S.Larkin 162 

"      S.  Elizabeth 121 

"      Wiliard  S 156 

"      William  C 83 

"       William  S 143 

Hance,  Andrew  J 158 

"      George  H  132 

"      John  Wesley 131 

"       Marv  Eliza' 158 

"      William  J.  W 158 

Hanna,  Abel 153 

Hannum,  James 92 

Sarah 10'8 

Thomas 132 

Hare,  Anna 136 

Harkins,  Hannah  M  126 

Hart,  Garrett  J 144 

Hartman,  Margaret 165 


Indkx. 


245 


PAGE 

Harvev,  Ann 99 

"   ^     Rachel   E 127 

William  1 162 

Hasher,  Leonard 164 

Heald,  Charles  H 130 

Henderson,  Ann  W 69 

Hendrickson,  Ellis 108 

Thomas 112 

Henry,  Belle 151 

Henvis,  Fannie  C 156 

Hevburn,  Elizabeth  95 

Hibberd,  Thomas  B 150 

WalterT 150 

Hickman,  Alfred  B 152 

Edith  G 158 

Edward  S 157 

Lewis 122 

Hicks,  Mamie 158 

Hill,  Anna  E 158 

"    Elizabeth  F 134 

Himes,  Daniel 79 

George  B 165 

"       Johns 165 

Mary  E 165 

Nelson  T 165 

"       Victorene 165 

"       William  S 165 

Hinkson,  Andrew  H 154 

G.  Albert  150 

Harriet  L 155 

Jennie 157 

Minshall 131 

Hippie,  John  K 131 

Hitch,  Amanda  E 101 

Hodges,  Louisa  Ann 133 

Hoffman,  Mary  E 136 

Hollingsworth,  Ann 69 

Holmes,  Thomas  D 152 

Hook,  Zachary  T 139 

Horner,  Blanche 144 

Houdysheldt,  Mabel 147 

Hughes,  Olive 148 

Hulbert,  H.  C 159 

Husbands,  Daniel 131 

John   C 141 

Hutton,  Lydia  M 164 


Jansen,  Elinor 56 

Jaquette,  William  James 149 

Jefferis,  William  L 158 

Johnson,  Anna  A 132 

Anna  D 131 

Harriet 80 

Harriet  J 132 

Harriet   E 131 

LottieT 131 


PAGE 

Johnson,  Lizzie  Day 132 

Maggie  B 132 

Maggie  A 131 

Margaret  W 131 

Mary  Jane 131 

Mary  Eva 131 

Mattie  W 131 

Robert 92 

Robert  S 132 

Thomas  W 131 

William 103 

William 92 

William  W 131 

William  W 132 

Johnston,  Campbell  M 159 

Elizabeth   C 159 

Roberta  A 160 

RobertA 140 

Jones,  Elizabeth 69 

K 

Kellam,  Evaline 161 

Jemima 62 

Keller,  Benjamin 114 

"     Ensign   K 148 

"      John  N 149 

"     Mary  V 148 

"     Nancy 113 

"     Sarah  C 113 

"     Sarah  E 149 

Kimber,  Mary  A 106 

King,  Charks 147 

Kirk,  Sarah  J 124 

Kizer,  Eliza  Ann 87 

Klee,  Benjamin  F 150 

Koopman,  Cora 151 

Krider,  John  J 80 

Kyle,  Amanda  J 101 

L 

Each,  John  E , 139 

Lamade,  Kate 135 

Lane,  Clemma Ill 

"      Jesse  M 86 

Langley,  Anna  Mary 125 

Sarah  Elizabeth 125 

Larkin,  Belle  D 157 

John 129 

Pennell 115 

Sarah 107 

Lawson,  William  E 160 

Lefferts,  Maggie 143 

Lenderman,  Abraham  L 144 

Margaret 124 

Samuel  M 108 

Eighty,  Helen  E 140 

Likens,  Pliney 125 


246 


Index. 


PAGE 

Little, 7St 

Llovd,    Elizabeth 73 

Geort^e   L  165 

Isaac 105 

"       Jereiniaii 74 

John    B 164 

"        Joseph 165 

Joseph 105 

Mary  V 164 

Orpah 105 

Orpah  P 164 

Rebecca (il 

Samuel 104 

Susan 105 

William    Henry 164 

Lodge,  Sarah  J 119 

"      George 80 

Long,  Eliza IHI 

Lukens,  Thomas  E 103 

Lye,  Walter 115 

Lyons,  Elizabeth  T 96 

Lynam,  Rebecca 161 

Lysinger,  Clara 156 

M 

Mancill,  Mary  J 89 

Marshall,  John (>] 

Mathues,  Richard  M 144 

Matthews,  Doctor 151 

Mayes,  David  G 159 

Mavne,  Lillie  0 120 

''       Edgar 112 

Naomi 112 

"       William.. 112 

MacDonald,  Josephine 135 

McAffee,  Emma  106 

McAllister,  Howard 144 

McBride,  Rebecca 110 

McCahan,  Nannie 147 

McClure,  Robert 78 

McCracken,  Hannah 139 

Letitia 138 

Marv 138 

Sidney 138 

William 97 

McCrea,  Lewis 120 

McDade,  John 75 

McDevitt,  Winifred 163 

McGarvev,  Anthonv. 154 

McKav,  Elizabeth...". 80 

James  88 

McKee,  Thomas 69 

McKeever,  John 77 

McMurchv,  Esther  F 139 

McNeil,  Mary  Edith 144 

Mearns,  Hugh  E 134 

Merion,  Frank  J 162 


PAGE 

Mervine,  George 141 

Miller,  Anna  M 124 

"     Mary 117 

Minshall,  Maggie 107 

Missimer,  Warren 152 

Moore,  Elizabeth  T 140 

"      Harrie  L 14u 

"     John Ill 

"      Lindsey 101 

Mondew,  A.  j". 133 

Morgan,  Lizzie 132 

Morrison,  Harley  J 160 

Morrow,  Eliza  E 143 

William  L 153 

Mousley,  Anna  M 123 

John  R l.-,5 

Alfred 107 

Mulford,  Charlotte 92 

Mull,  Ella  M 160 

Myers,  H.  E 147 

N 

NaN'lor,  Emma  M 121 

Nebeker,  Aquilla Ill 

"        Aquilina  A 145 

"        Emma  Talley 145 

Mary  Bovs 14.5 

Neimeyer,  Mary  A-' 163 

Newcomer,  Sarah 71 

Nickerson,  Eva 160 

Nicholson,  Barbara  A 154 

Joseph  W 155 

O 

Oliphant,  Alphonso 156 

P 

Padget,  Anna  G.  A 159 

"       Thomas  H 137 

Palmatary,  Elva 154 

Palmer,  George  J 131 

J.  Leedom 158 

Martin  V 126 

Paiste, 73 

Parry,  Oliver  H 164 

Paterson,  Mary  A 141 

Peirce,  George'M 160 

"      J.  Jackson 141 

"      J.  Frank  160 

"      John  Bail 160 

Pennell,  Beulah 105 

Pennington,  Jane 61 

Perkins,  Caleb 105 

Clifton  A 154 

Harrie  M 119 

James  A.  Bavard 109 


Index. 


247 


PAGE 

Perkins,  Julia  Emma 118 

Lydia  Jane 102 

Sarah  Jane 118 

Petitdemange,  Ella  J 143 

"            Joseph 151 

Phillips,  Emma 152 

"       George  W 142 

"       Margaret  A 122 

William 105 

Pierce,  Alfred  D 123 

"      Benjamin 78 

"      Ella  K 141 

"      Emma  Lurana 128 

"      Florence  E 163 

"      Frank  C 162 

"      Irwin  W 164 

"      Isabella 129 

"      James  Bayard 141 

"      Jennie  R 162 

"      Joseph 87 

"      Joseph  M 162 

"      Joel  C 155 

"      Louisa 123 

"      Mary 70 

Mary  Louie 162 

"      Nellie  V 162 

"      Philip 102 

"      Sarah  Emma 162 

"      Thomas  J 102 

"      William  H 123 

Pierson,  Sarah  A 134 

Poole,  Carrie  May 151 

"     Charles  Wesley 116 

"     Hattie  B 150 

"     Mary  Elizabeth 150 

"     Sallie 131 

Poulson,  Hannah 93 

Plummer,  Eugene  M 149 

Price,  Edgar 147 

"      John  L 157 

"      Susan 107 

Priest,  William  H 106 

Primrose,  Florence  R 151 

Prince,  John  M.  C 116 

"      Sallie  A 109 

"       Sarah  Ann 75 

Prizer,  John 165 

Pugh,  Mary  E 165 

PuUen,  William  D 158 

"      William  D 135 

Pyle,  Daniel 102 

"     Frank  D 152 

"     H.  Albin  Louis 136 

"     Humphrey 96 

"     IdaL .'. 155 

"    Mary 100 

"     Marv  151 


Q  PAGE 

Quigley,  Joseph 82 

Rebecca  A  112 

"       William  J 76 

R 

Rambo,  Margaret 104 

Susan 84 

Rawson,  Thomas  George 106 

Warren 75 

"       Warren  T 143 

Rea,  James 135 

Reed,  Bonam 133 

"     Joseph : 133 

Renner,  Hannah  M 115 

Reese,  William  T 162 

Reynolds,  Clinton  L 159 

Harriet 149 

Harry 149 

Rice,  Charles  W 138 

Ring,  Nathaniel 57 

Roberts,  Clara  R 150 

"       EmmaL 149 

Henry 114 

"       Martha  A 149 

Marv  E 149 

Margaret  M 149 

Robinson,  Rachel 60 

Thomas  S 119 

Valentine 64 

William  F 152 

Rogers,  Joseph 139 

Ross,  Howard  De  Haven 132 

Rothouse,  Pauline  A 162 

Rowland,  Priscilla 161 

Russell,  Mary 62 

Rutledge,  Samuel  M 134 

Rutter,  James  Blythe 103 

"      Mary 92 

S 

Samples,  Susan 130 

Sayres,  iVlaggie 164 

Schuster,  Mary 76 

Schwinn,  William  W 146 

Scudder,  Charles  W 139 

Scott,  S.  Harvey 108 

Sedgwick,  Charles  C 140 

Willis  T 162 

Seymour,  Harriet  B 141 

Shades,  Enos 98 

"       Frank 94 

"       Margaret 91 

"      William  Talley 135 

Shafer,  George  E 146 

"      Mary  E 160 

Sharpless,  Abbie 144 

Sharpley,  Jemima 63 


J48 


Index. 


PAGE 

Sharpley,  Katherine ]  Iti 

Sheldon,  Pembertoii  D lo{J 

Simmons,  John 94 

John 138 

John  T 134 

Lvdia 133 

Mary 1)4 

Simons,  Lavariia 124 

Siauter,  Charles 115 

Smith,  Aaron 71! 

'*      Ann 10-J 

"      Brinton  L 102 

"      Edith  G 86 

"      Elizabeth 78 

"      George  W 102 

"      George 99 

"      Hannah 77 

'•      Henrietta 142 

"      James 58 

"      John 106 

"      Julia  E 132 

"      Rachel  A 129 

"      Rebecca 107 

"      Susanna 62 

"      Thomas 61 

"      Thomas 72 

"      William 57 

"      William 89 

Snyder,  William  H 165 

Sparks,  Alice 164 

Matilda 165 

Springer,  George  W 130 

Lewis  R 126 

Margaret  T 158 

Sprinkel,  W.  B 138 

Staats,  Isaac  R 120 

Stahl,  Mary  J...... 147 

"      Melissa  E 146 

"      Michael 113 

"      Ulysses  G 147 

Standring,  Alice 136 

Stanford,  Eva 160 

William 146,145 

Stern,  Elizabeth  E 146 

Stevenson,  Stella 152 

Stewart,  Clarence 150 

Stidham,  Sarah  A 85 

Stillev,  Dinah 59 


Taggart,  Sarah  W 134 

'I'alley,  Abner  P.,  Sr 126 

"      Abner  P.,  Jr 156 

"      Adam.. (J4 

"      Adam  C 148 

Adam  G 82 

"      Amor  (William) 67 


PAGE 

'alley.  Amor,  Captain 70 

"      Amor  (Thomas) 76 

"      Amor  L 92 

"      Amor  L 130 

"      Amor  S 129 

"      Amor  (Samuel) 143 

"      Ambrose  E 148 

"      Ann  (Adam) 82 

"      Ann  (John  F.) 133 

"      Annie   Dutton 142 

"      Anne  E 130 

Ann  Glover 97 

"      Anna  Galena 157 

"      Anna  L 119 

"      Anna  M 120 

"      Arabella 136 

"      Arabella 135 

"      Bayard 78 

"      Benjamin 78 

"      Benjamin  F 113 

"      BeuJah   E 119 

"      Beulah  Z 117 

"      Bessie  G 142 

"      BlancheA 154 

"      Brinton  L 121 

"      Caleb,  1st 68 

"      Caleb,  2d 95 

"      Calver  G 153 

"      Caroline  E 126 

"      Caroline  S 155 

"      Carrie  Lizzie 150 

"      CatharineR 112 

"      Cena  A 153 

"      Charity,  1st 58 

"      Charity,  2d 66 

"      Charitv  (Booth) 87 

"      CharlesA 163 

"      Charles  B 143 

"     Charles  (Elihu) 72 

"      Charles  (Penrose) 121 

"      Charles  L 110 

"      Charles  M.  Y 142 

"      Charles  P 151 

"      Charles  T 161 

"  Charles  W  (Geo.  W.)     118 

"      Charles  Wesley 136 

"      Clara  A 153 

"      Clara  R 115 

"      Clara  V 120 

"      Clarissa 88 

"      Cora  B 147 

Curtis,  1st..  66 

"      Curtis,  Jr 90 

"      Curtis  B 127 

"      Curtis  M 124 

"      Cvrus 74 

"      Daniel   Bispham 164 


Index. 


249 


PAGE 

Talley,  David 57 

"  Diana 91 

"  Ebert  L 153 

"  EberY 154 

"  Edward 60 

"  Edward  C 136 

"  Edwin 110 

"  E.  Jennie  E 134 

"  Eleanor  (Jesse  L.) 152 

"  Eleanor  (Wm.  Cooper)  139 

"  Eli  Baldwin,  Sr 89 

"  Eli  Baldwin,  Jr 128 

"  Elihu  (Foulk  Road) 60 

"  Elihu  (John  F.) 101 

"  Elihu  (Eli  B.) 126 

"  Elihu  (William) 68 

"  Eliza  A.  (Thomas) 85 

"  Eliza  Ann  (Amor) 92 

"  Eliza  Ann  (Nelson) 153 

"  Eliza  J 122 

"  Eliza  Jane 120 

"  Elizabeth  (Adam) 85 

"  Elizabeth  (Curtis) 88 

.   "  Elizabeth  (Samuel) 58 

"  Elizabeth  (John  P.)....  101 

"  Elizabeth  G 164 

"  Elizabeth  J 117 

"  Elizabeth  M 102 

"  Elizabeth  M.  (Jehu)....  103 

"  Elizabeth  M.  (Abner)..  155 

"  Ella  1 147 

"  Ella  J.. 151 

"  Ella  L 153 

"  Ella  M 151 

"  Emma  J 235 

"  EmelineP 129 

"  Emma  L 115 

"  Esther 60 

"  Etta  Jane 152 

"  FrancisD Ill 

"  Frank  A 165 

"  Frank   F 139 

"  George  A 118 

"  George  E 151 

"  George  C 95 

"  George  L 234 

"  George  W.  (Thomas)  85 

"  George  W.  (Henry)...  164 

"  George  W.  (Chas.  A.)  163 

"  Gertrude  L 154 

"  Gideon  G 73 

"  Hannah  (Thomas) 57 

"  Hannah   (Samuel) 58 

"  Hannah  (Thomas) 77 

"  Hannah  (Caleb) 95 

"  Hannah  (Thomas) 86 

"  Hannah  (Prince) 116 


PAGE 

Talley,  Hannah  (Stott) 149 

Hannah  (Adam) 82 

Hannah  A 108 

Hannah  B 156 

Hannah  C 86 

Hannah  E 144 

Hannah  P.  (Ohio) 133 

Hannah  P.  (Lewis)....  141 

Hannah  R.  (Hiram)....  142 

Hannah  R.  (Elihu) 73 

Howard  D 157 

Harman  (William) 67 

Harman 72 

Harman  (Wm.&  Ann)  80 

Howard  F 149 

Harman  (Philada.) 110 

Harman  G 133 

Harman  H 94 

Harriet  Ellen 126 

Harriet  J Ill 

Harriet  L 139 

Hiram  G 103 

Hiram  W 91 

Henry  E 147 

Henry! 142 

Henry  C 123 

Henry  B 163,  104 

Henry  N 100 

Harry  M 165 

Harry  W 145 

Hezekiah 81 

Ida  Lottie 143 

Isabella 79 

Isaac  A 113 

Isaac  Grubb 94 

Isaac  Jones 102 

Isaac  S 120 

Jacob  Hailman 130 

James  Blythe 130 

James  Edgar 135 

James  Ely 144 

James  Srnith 108 

James  Smith 1C4 

James  Wilson 125 

James  Walter 154 

James  Zebley 96 

Jane  (John  F.) 133 

Jane  (Jehu) 108 

Jane(Samuel) 79 

Jehu  (Elam) 108 

Jehu,  1st 62 

Jehu  (dark) 73 

Jehu  (blonde) 77 

J.  Henderson 96 

Jemima 74,78 

Jessie  S 116 

Jesse  Lane 123 


250 


Index. 


Talley,  Joanna  D 

Joliii,  Rev 

John  (Thomas) 

John 

John  C.  (Nelson) 

John  C.  (George  C.)-- 

Jolin  Day 

Jolin  Forwood 

John  Foulk 

Jolm  G 

Jolm  Hanby 

John  Howard 


PAGE 
,.     129 
..       09 
S5 
.      Kia 
,.     125 
135 
110 
71 
93 


John  Hey burn. 


John  L 

John  P 

John  R 

John  Smith 

John  Simmons 

John  Thomas 

Jolin  William 

John  W.,  (Iowa) 

John  W 158, 

Joseph,  (Samuel) 

Joseph,  (William) 

Joseph  B 

Joseph  Beeson 

Joseph  Day 

Joseph  Harley 

Josephine  

Julian,  (Harman) 

Julian,  (John  P.) 

Julia  Ann 

Kate,  (Ohio) 

Kate,    (Philada.) 

Keziah,  (William) 

Keziah,  (Amor) 

Laura  V 

Leah 

Leonard  C 

Letitia  H 

Lewis 

Lewis  P. 

Lewis  Henry 

Lewis  Prince 

Lewis  Smith 

Lewis  S 

Lurana  A 

Lydia,  (Elihu) 

Lydia,  (Ohio) 

Lydia,  (Ohio) 

Lvdia,  A.,  (Eli  B.) 

Lydia  A.,  (William  A.) 
Margaret,  (Samuel).... 
Margaret,  (Samuel  2d) 
Margaret,  (Harman)... 

Margaret,  (Curtis) 

Margaret,  (Thomas)... 


155 

12S 

157 

135 

124 

133 

87 

118 

134 

120 

101 

147 

150 

(52 

80 

78 

119 

91 

112 

155 

93 

133 

103 

140 

164 

70 

92 

153 

123 

150 

96 

84 

117 

98 

151 

102 

70 

101 

76 

99 

101 

126 

150 

58 

79 

94 

90 

76 


Talley,  Margaret,  (Thos.  L.)... 

Margaretta 

Maria 

Martha,  (David) 

Martha,  (Samuel).  

Martha  A 

Mary,  (Thomas  L.).... 

Mary,  (Adam  G.) 

Mary,  (Lewis) 

Mary,  (Jemima  \ 

Mary,  (Curtis) 

Mary,  (Elihu) 

Mary,  i  Jehu) 

Mary,  (1st) 

Mary  (Thomas  1st).... 

Mary  (Adam) 

Mary  A 

Mary  Ann 

Mary  Anna 

Mary  Anna 

Mary  Caroline 

Mary  Day 

Marv  E..' 152, 

Mary  E.  (William  D.) 

Mary  Ella 

Mary  Elizabeth 

Mary  Elizabeth 

Mary  Elizabeth 

Mary  Emma 

Mary  Emma 

Mary  Emma 

Mary  Jane  (Bayard)... 

Mary  Jane  (Pyle) 

Mary  L ". 

Mary  M 

May  Anne 

Melissa 

Nelson  L 

Nelson  L 

Nelson  R 

Norris  W 

Orville  B 

Parthena 

Penrose  R.,  Sr 

Penrose  R 

Penrose  R 

Peter  (Richard) 

Peter  (William) 

Phebe 

Phebe  Jane 

Preston  Lea 

Priscilla  (David) 

Priscilla  (Adam) 

Priscilla  (Harman) 

Priscilla  (Lewis  S.) 

Priscilla  (Ohio) 

Priscilla  (William  C.) 


PAGE 

.  128 

.  133 

.   79 

.   61 

79 

.  114 

.  164 

.  113 

.   116 

.   106 

.   89 

.   72 

.   78 

57 

.   57 

.   82 

.  156 

,.   81 

.  154 

.  117 

99 

..   92 

155 

115 

156 

1  ;59 

130 

144 

111 

103 

145 

108 

102 

140 

148 

144 

135 

88 

124 

79 

124 

140 

78 

86 

152 

151 

88 

68 

58 

119 

144 

61 

83 

1()0 

97 

133 

139 


Index. 


251 


PAGE 

Tallev,  Priscilla  Clark 139 

"^  Rachel  A 73 

"  Rachel  Anna 125 

"  Reba  May 153 

"  Rebecca  (Ohio) 133 

"  Rebecca  (Thomas) 77 

"  Rebecca  (Adam) 85 

"  Rebecca  (William) 61 

"  Rebecca  J 134 

"  Richard 66 

"  Robert 116 

"  Rowena 140 

''  Ruthanna 144 

"  Sadie  H 154 

"  Sadie  lola 144 

"  Samuel,  2d 62 

"  Samuel,  1st 58 

"  Samuel,  of  Amor 106 

"  Samuel,  of  Edward....  74 

"  Samuel  A 150 

"  Samuel  H 136 

"  Samuel  Harlan 139 

"  Samuel  M.,  Jr 112 

"  Samuel   M.,  Sr 81 

"  Sallie  Ann,  (Amor) 98 

"  Sallie  Ann,  (Thos.  Lea)  128 

"  SallieJ 154 

"  Sally  Ann,  (Curtis)....  89 

"  Sarah,  (Richard) 87 

"  Sarah,  (Elihu) 71 

"  Sarah,  (McKee) 69 

"  Sarah,  (Foulk) 58 

"  Sarah  A 139 

"  Sarah  Anne 109 

"  Sarah   C 147 

"  Sarah  E 114 

"  Sarah   L 101 

"  Sarah  M.,  (Penrose)...  122 

"  Sarah  M.,  (Roberts)...  114 

"  S.    Louisa 120 

"  Stephen    B 149 

"  Susanna,   (Ring) 57 

"  Susanna,  (  David) 61 

"  Susanna,  (Frame) 58 

"  Susanna,  (Lloyd) 74 

"  Susanna,  (Joseph) 77 

"  Susanna  A 156 

"  Susan 78 

"  Susan  Jane 103 

"  Thomas,  1st 56 

"  Thomas,  2d 59 

"  Thomas,  (Samuel) 61 

"  Thomas,  (Thomas.)...  65 

"  Thomas,   (Richard)....  87 

"  Thomas,  C,  Sr 103 

"  Thomas,  C,  Jr 142 

"  Thomas  Lea,  Sr 90 


PAGE 

Talley,  Thomas  Lea,  Jr 129 

"      Thomas  Lea,  3d 155 

"      Thomas  Miller 84 

"      Thomas  J.,  Sr 118 

"      Thomas  J.,  Jr 151 

"      Thomas  S 121 

"      Timothy 99 

"      Wesley 92 

"      Weslev  H 115 

"      William,  1st 56 

"      William,  2d 57 

"      William,  3d 59 

"      William,  (Thomas) 64 

"      William,  (Curtis) 89 

"      William,  (of  Baldwin)  125 

"      William  A 116 

"      William  B 114 

"      William  C 98 

"      William  D 83 

"      William  E 144 

"      William  G 81 

"      William  H.  (Thomas)  151 

"      William  Henry 109 

"      William  Harry 156 

"      William  Lea 156 

"      William  Tatnall 94 

"      William  Twaddell 95 

"      William  W.  (Thos.  L.)  127 

"     William  W.  (Iowa)....  148 

"      William  Wesley 96 

"      Willie  Ann 135 

"      Wilhelmina Ill 

"      Wilmer 151 

"      WinfieldS Ill 

Taylor,  Ida  E 145 

Teat,  Benjamin  R 128 

Todd,  George  W 132 

"      Eleanor  A 132 

Thompson,  Charles  A 104 

Elizabeth 75 

Elizabeth  J 104 

Edward  T 76 

Catharine., 75 

Florence 112 

George 75 

Isaac 90 

John 73 

Mary  Ann 76 

Mary  F 76 

Stephen  H 76 

Thomas 61 

Sallie •    75 

Tomlin,  Mary 142 

Trainor,  Sarah 99 

Turner,  Lillie 149 

Twaddell,  Ann 68 

Charles 70 


252 


Index. 


V  PAGE 

Valentine,  Leiia  M 158 

Vanaman,  William 153 

Voikhardt,  William 145 

W 

Waller,  John  W 133 

Walter,  George 9i) 

Walter  Familv St9,  100 

Walton,  Charles  W 157 

Watkins,  Cornelia 131 

Way,  Alice 112 

Webb,  Charlotte... 100 

Emma 139 

Marv  J 98 

Webster,  Charles  E 154 

"        George 153 

West,  Mark  H 114 

"     Ethel  B 150 

Weldin,  Beulah  M 152 

Estella 152 

"        George  W 122 

J.  Atwood 120 

Jacob  R 86  i 


PAGE 

Weldin,  L.  Cass 131 

Mary (J5 

Rebecca  T 121 

Thomas  Tallev 121 

White,  Henry " 159 

Wickersham,  Amos  W 89 

Williams,  Kate 130 

Williamson,  Ida  A 143 

Wilson,  John 79 

Rachel  Ann 88 

"        Sarah  A 125 

William 88 

William  L.,  Jr 153 

Witsil,  Bertha 107 

Wolf,  Nellie  J 105 

Worrell,  George  W 147 

Worrough.  John 57 

Worth,  Emma 158 

Z 

Zebley,  Elizabeth 84 

Marv 121 

"       John 58