Biographical Sketch of the John TALBOT (1881); Chester County, PA

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from Futhey and Cope's THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY (1881);

John Talbot purchased land in Middletown twp in 1718, where he died in 1721, 
leaving a widow and children - Joseph, Mary, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Sarah, John 
and Hannah.  Joseph took the farm when he became of ate and built a mill 
thereon, now owned by Humphrey Yearsley.   His first wife was Hannah Baker, of 
Thornbury who left children - Margaret, Mary, Joseph, Martha, John, Rachel, 
Jacob, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Susanna.  Of these, Martha married Daniel 
Broomall, and was the grandmother of John M. Broomall, of Media.  Rachel married 
Francis Townsend, of East Bradford.
    Benjamin Talbot, son of the first John, was married 11-11-1734, by Rev. 
Richard Backhouse, to Elizabeth Ball, of Darby, and had children - John, Joseph, 
Mary, Elizabeth, Benjamin, and William.  They removed about or before 1759 to 
the NW part of the county, and among their descendants may be named Caleb P. 
Talbot, father of D. Smith and C. Wisley Talbot, Esqs, of the Chester county 
bar.