Capt Thomas TALMAGE

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• Birth: Abt 1609

Thomas married Elizabeth BANCROFT before 1643. Elizabeth died on 20 May 1704. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edward JONES, Sr.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Excerpt from "The Talmadge, Tallmadge and Talmage Genealogy": he was the oldest living son of Thomas, the first recorder of Easthampton, when that man made his will in 1687. He was born at Southampton, Long Island, 1643, removed when a boy with his father, who was one of the founders, to Easthampton, where he spent the rest of his life. In the early town records, the only records now extant, as the church rcords were lost by fire, Nathaniel T. Tallmage is a recorded witness 1668, Sept 27, Nathaniel Talmage sold a house 1676, Jun 28, and owned land south of Ben Conkling at Wainscott about 1678.
In 1687 Nathaniel was elected one of the two Constables. He was also a trustee of the town in 1689, 1692, 1701, 1703, and 1705.

Nathaniel married Rebecca OSBORN about 1677. Rebecca was born in 1658; died on 15 Apr 1743. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas HAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas BEE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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..........

Family/Spouse: Rebecca WHEELER. Rebecca died on 04 Jan 1751. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]