The Talley Family

Generation No. 1
NATHAN TALLEY was born before 1755 in Virginia, and died February 23, 1828 in Edgefield Co., South Carolina. He married NANCY ANN THURMOND November 13, 1781 in Albemarle Co., Virginia, daughter of JOHN THURMOND and ELIZABETH GOODE. Nathan was a sergeant in the Revolutionary War in Taylor's Virginia Regiment. He was in Edgefield County as early as 1785. See Land Warrant #178-34.

Children of NATHAN TALLEY and NANCY THURMOND are:

Generation No. 2
WILLIAM TALLEY (NATHAN) was born 1788 in Edgefield Co., South CArolina, and died June 13, 1865 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He married ELIZABETH BUSSEY about 1808 in South Carolina, daughter of ZADOCK BUSSEY and NANCY.

  Records on WILLIAM TALLEY:
March 6, 1815       Bought land (336 acres) in Edgefield County, SC.
1830                In Butler County, Alabama, census.
1831-1833           Member of Mt. Moriah Church, Wilcox County, Ala.
November 3, 1836    Bought land (240 acres) in Wilcox County.
1840                In Wilcox County census
1850                In Wilcox County census.
November 23, 1852   Sold land in Wilcox Co. while living in Wilcox Co. 
November 7, 1854    Sold land in Neshoba Co. while living in Neshoba 
1865                Will probated in Philadelphia, Neshoba Co., Miss.

Children of WILLIAM TALLEY and ELIZABETH BUSSEY are:

  • MARY CATHERINE TALLEY, b. about 1815, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1842, Butler Co., AL.
  • ZADOC TALLEY, b. January 1806.
  • NATHAN TALLEY, b. before 1810; d. before 1864; m. PERMINDA HILL, March 29, 1835, Wilcox Co., AL. Had daughter Polly Ann.
  • DORAH A. TALLEY, b. about 1812; d. about 1858. She married first a Mr. Strum and second D. T. Weatherford. She was in Florida around 1849-1852. Children were Hered, Eliza and Benjamin Strum; William, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, George and Charles Weatherford.
  • CALEB TALLEY, b. June 15, 1824.
  • NANCY TALLEY, b. about 1827; m. WILLIAM CHANCELLOR. Had children William, Thomas, Hezekiah, Jackson, Jefferson, and Martha Ann.
  • CHALSEY TALLEY, b. 1828.
  • THOMAS TALLEY, b. 1832.
  • MARTHA TALLEY, b. 1833.

Generation No. 3
MARY CATHERINE TALLEY (WILLIAM, NATHAN) was born about 1815 in South Carolina, and died about 1842 in Butler Co., AL. She married GEORGE CHANCELLOR January 05, 1836 in Wilcox Co., AL, son of GILBERT CHANCELLOR and CATHERINE HARRISON.


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