Sarah TALMAGE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Between 17 Feb 1716 and 1717, Baptised as an adult

Notes:

Excerpt from "The Talmadge, Tallmadge and Talmage Genealogy": He was born in England and came to America with his father when a boy....
Thomas Jr., went to Southampton shortly after that town was founded in 1640, and was granted land there in 1642.
On Mar 7, 1644, by order of the court Southampton was divided into four wards. In the first ward lived Thomas, Sr., and in the second ward lived Thomas, Jr., and Robert Talmage
In 1649 Thomas, Jr., left Southampton with seven other men and founded the Town of Easthampton, where he lived the rest of his life. The new settlement seems to have prospered at once, for the next year there were thirty-six land holders. Thomas, Jr., was elected the first recorder or secretary, which position he held many years, alternating the exercise of the office with Benj. Price. In 1691 when he died he was the recorder.
This little colony organized a force of fighting men to protect themselves in case of emergency and Thomas Talmage the recorder was chosen leader, and in 1660, Feb. 5th, the Court of Election confirmed his election as Lieutenant. Later his position was raised to that of Captain.
He acted for the town on most occasions and the New Netherlands Register notes that Thomas Talmage in 1673 was Town Clerk. In 1674 Thomas Talmage and others, in the name of the town of Eashampton petitioned the King to allow them to remain under the government of Connecticut, and in 1682 a unanimous vote agreed that the Constable, the Overseers, the clergyman and Thomas Talmage, should sign a petition and transmit it to the Governor. In 1686 Governor Thomas Dongan granted a patent for the town of Easthampton to Captain Thomas Talmage and others.
Judge Hedges writes that the records show that at his death in 1691, Captain Thomas Talmage was the richest man in East Hampton. When he made his will, 1687, his wife Elizabeth, was living and it is probably she to whom Rev. Nathaniel Hunting refers when he records the death of Mrs. Talmage, May 20, 1704..........

Onesimuss married Rebecca WHEELER. Rebecca died on 04 Jan 1751. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]