Hubbard Price Talley

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: shoemaker

Notes:

Henry Talley participated in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, at which time he was living in Troup County. At the time of the 1850 census, he was living in Murray County, Georgia. He was living in DeKalb County, Alabama, in 1856, and in Jackson County, Alabama, by the time of the 1860 census. The cemetery where he is buried is about 10 miles southeast of Scottsboro, Alabama.

Henry married Charlsey Amanda Southerland in 1857 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA. Charlsey was born on 12 Mar 1827 in Cherokee Territory, Alabama, USA; died on 12 Jan 1900 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Haigwood Cemetery, Jackson County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: carpenter

Notes:

Henry Talley served in the army during the Revolutionary War. He first served one month in Captain Elisha White's Company, under Colonel Stark. He then enlisted in the summer of 1780 as a private and served in the companies of Captains Crawford, Morgan, and Thomas Edwards, in the regiments of Colonels William Davis and Richard Campbell, First Virginia Detachment, and saw action at the Battle of Camden. He also served one month in the militia as a substitute for his uncle, Jeremiah Lindsey. He was described in his service record as a carpenter by trade, 5'6" tall, with black hair, hazel eyes, and a fair complexion. He served in General Nathaniel Greene's army. After the war, he lived near Richmond, Virginia, then moved to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and finally to Newton County, Georgia, where he became a large land-owner and planter. He participated in the Georgia Land Lotteries of 1827 and 1832. In 1827, he received land in Troup County, and in 1832, while living in Newton County, he received land in Cherokee County. He may be buried in the cemetery of Old Salem Baptist Church, Rockdale County, Georgia, where his wife Edith was a member. Henry may have been a grandson of John Talley (see ID# 17014).

According to Dr. Jim A. Talley (drtalley@drtalley.com), Henry Talley was married first to Judith (Talley?), by whom he had a son, Henry, born in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Henry married Edith Hubbard on 1 Dec 1795 in York District, South Carolina, USA. Edith was born on 3 Mar 1777 in South Carolina, USA; died on 30 Jun 1861 in Newton County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edith Hubbard was baptised at Old Salem Baptist Church, Rockdale County, Georgia. According to some sources, Edith was one-half Cherokee.