The English Ancestry of Peter Talbot of Dorchester, Mass (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: a b Margaret m. George=Anne fil. Roger Noell de Bob. Aspden ob. 4 Chas. I. I Mearley 1628] ae. 83 Doroth. fil. Edward Bradhull de Port- field, arm. Bich'd Aspden John Talbott: ob. 2 Chas. I. fil. et heir, act. m. fil. Worthing- 57,4 Chas. I. ton de Simile. 1628] Filia et heir Edward Talbot == Mabilla, filia Launce- habet terras ] lot Carleton in Todcaster George Talbot aet. 5,4 Chas. I. 1628] The above pedigree made in 1628 by Randle Holme, was evidently compiled from family statements and old family documents and is remarkably accurate. Every step in the descent and all the details have been proved correct by other sources; and this pedigree clearly was the basis of Dugdale's pedigree in the Visitation of 1664-5. As Stephen16 Talbot, besides his main seat at Carr Hall, also inherited and occupied property in Tadcaster, eight miles from the city of York, it is not surprising to find mentions of him near this cathedral city. On a deed made by Robert Sharpies to William Snawesell and others of lands in the City of York, dated 7 June 4 Edward IV. 1464], Stephen16 Talbot was one of the witnesses. (See York Memorandum Book, fol. 321 d.) The will of John Holme of Huntington (a wealthy merchant of the city of York), dated 20 Dec. 1490, mentions among his relatives his father-in-law William Snawsell and his cosyn Stephyn Talbot, Esq., and Margaret his wife. (Prerogative and Exchequer Court of York, vol. 5, fol. 389.) The pedigree by Randle Holme mentions Stephen Talbot as living 21 Edward IV. 1481]; so probably Holme was shown some document signed in that year by Stephen Talbot which was in the possession of his descendants in 1628. From probate records it appears that Stephen16 Talbot died in 1494, leaving the following will: The will of Stephe...