Col. John Williston Talbot, Rev. War Vet.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17214171/john_williston_talbot
In 1788, Sir John Talbot gave the two acres of land used for the Smyrna Presbyterian Church and burial ground. The acreage was taken from his vast estate. He was a descendant of the Earl of Shrewsbury and the father of Matthew Talbot, who later became the governor of Georgia. Sir John was also the ancestor of W. H. T. Walker, Confederate General killed in the Battle of Atlanta.

-- TALBOT, JOHN Ancestor #: A112498 [https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=ful...]

• Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, COLONEL
• Birth: 7-13-1735 AMELIA CO VIRGINIA
• Death: POST 8-15-1798 WILKES CO GEORGIA
• Service Source: JOURNALS OF COUNCIL OF STATE OF VA, VOL 2, P 448; SWEM & WILLIAMS, REGISTER OF GEN ASSEMBLY OF VA, P 434
• Service Description: 1) CONTINENTAL LINE; MEMBER OF CONVENTION 1776; MEMBER OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES 1776-1782
• RESIDENCE
• Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated:, By: Conversion 1) County: BEDFORD CO - State: VIRGINIA

SPOUSE Number Name

1) SARAH ANTHONY  

2) PHOEBE MOSELY   Colonial Statesman, American Patriot, Georgia Planter  By  Farris W. Womack  October 1999 Revised 2004       

Please Note: The find-a-grave has errors missing first documented wife 2nd wife had one child, daughter Phoebe.

Married two times  John Williston Talbot  July 13, 1735 - August 25, 1798

He died on August 25, 1798, in Wilkes, Georgia, USA, and was buried, in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America.

Biography

Col, John Williston Talbot was born on July 13, 1735, in Bedford County, Virginia, USA. His parents were Col. Matthew Talbot, Gent. and Mary Ann Talbot.

John married Sarah Banks Talbot (Anthony) on February 2, 1760, in Amelia, Bedford Co., Virginia. Together they had the following children:

• Thomas Anthony Talbot;
• Thomas Arundel Talbot;
• Matthew Talbot, Governor.

His first wife, Sarah Banks Talbot (Anthony) died March 03, 1767.

John married second wife Phoebe Talbot in 1769 in Bedford County, VA, United States. Together they had the following children:

• Phoebe Cresswell;
• Matthew Talbot, Governor.

He died on August 25, 1798, in Wilkes, Georgia, USA, and was buried, in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America.

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 28 2020, 8:35:29 UTC
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