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JONATHAN TALLENT

This information was generously shared by David Barnes.

JONATHAN TALLENT was born about 1770/1772 in Anson County, N.C. and died before Nov. 1839 in Knox County, TN. He married about 1792 to FANNY SOWARD, born 1770, daughter of William and Nancy Soward. William died sometime after the birth of their forth child and Nancy married second in 1789 to JOHN LILES and had children by this marriage. In 1802, Jonathan & Fanny purchased 25 acres of land in Rutherford County, NC from John Liles and sold it in 1810. They were listed on the Rutherford County, NC census in 1810. In 1812, they were on a tax list of Knox Co., TN in Campbell's Company, then on a Roane Co. tax list 1816-18 and in Knox Co., TN. in the 1830 census. Jonathan enlisted Nov. 13, 1814 in the East Tenn. Militia in Capt. John McKamey's Company, Col. Edwin Booth's Reg. (War of 1812). Fanny Tallent was residing with her daughter, Polly Black, in 1850. On an affidavit, on file in the Archives in Washington D.C., Fanny Tallent stated she married at the age of twenty-two in Anson County, NC. to Jonathan Tallent and that the following children were "born of her body": Nancy [1793], William [1794], Aaron [1796], Mark [1798], Sally [1799], Odum [1802], James [1804], Polly (Mary) [1807], Patsy (Martha) [1809], Jackson (Jonathan) [1815], and Moses.[1819]. The early census did not indicate this many children, nor were all of these found in later records. Perhaps some of these children died while in their youth.

Below is a written copy of Fanny Tallent’s affidavit, dated June 18, 1840

State of Tennessee, Knox County

On this the 18th day of June 1840 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace in and for said county, Fanny Talent an aged widow of Jonathan Talent whose statements are entitled to full credit and on her oath states that she was married in Anson County, North Carolina at twenty two years of age, that after the said marriage there was born of her body, the following children to wit:

  1. Nancy, born February 11, 1793,
  2. William, born September 25, 1794,
  3. Aron, born March 4, 1796,
  4. Mark, born April 1, 1798,
  5. Sally, born October 15, 1799,
  6. Odum, born January 28, 1802,
  7. James, born December 17, 1804,
  8. Polly, born March 22, 1807,
  9. Patsy, born July 3, 1809,
  10. Jackson, born March 5, 1815,
  11. Moses, born April 14, 1819.

Affiant has no record of her marriage nor her said children's ages, only the record of the age of the youngest is contained in a little book called, "The Life of the Reverend William Tenent," and is in the handwriting of said Moses who is not living in this vicinity, affiant will recall that when Nancy Liles and her deceased husband was married and positively states that they were married at least two years before affiant was married, and knows that they continued together husband and wife until his death and that she the said Nancy Liles is now the widow of said John Liles the deceased Pensioner from under stated calculation affiant was married in year seventeen hundred and ninety two, 1792, in Anson County, North Carolina, and her oldest child is 47 years old past, these matters affiant have a good recollection of distinctly recalling the difference of the ages of her children. Said record of the age of Moses Talent, marked (M. T. Record) and made a part of this affidavit. Affiant's son Moses is a large man and affiant knows his age to be positively what is contained in these statement, 21 years past and from a distinct recollection of the ages of her children as now calculated by the difference between births that this statement is correct.

Sworn and subscribed this 18th June 1840 before me.

her Fanny (X) Talent mark

 

State of Tennessee, Knox County

on this 18th day of June 1840 personally appeared before me Durnell Everett a justice of the peace for said county Jackson Talent whose statements are entitled to credit and on his oath states that the annexed record containing his younger brothers age, was the hand writing of him the said Moses Talent.

Sworn and subscribed the date above

witnessed before me/s/ Jackson Tallent

Note from Virginia Knight Nelson to Maxine Stidham:

"I went through the Revolutionary War Pension application file of John and Nancy Liles (W-151), seeking possible illustrations for your book. Fanny Talent's affidavit is especially interesting, I think. it's marvelous to have the birth dates of her children, as Fanny remembered them, and her other little bits of family history. I'm always delighted to find even scraps of data that far back and was so pleased to learn the name of a book Fanny owned."

You'll note that Fanny said she has no actual record of her marriage or of her children's ages, "only the record of the age of the youngest as contained in, a little book called the life of the Reverend William Tenennent [?] and in the handwriting of said Moses ... "Perhaps the writer meant William Tennent."

"Whether this would indicate that Jonathan and Fanny were Presbyterians I do not know. There was a Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the area of Knox County where they lived, but I have not been able to find any early records on it."

"It's quite interesting also, to find the signatures of Moses and Jackson Tallent. Notice that both of them used the spelling Tallent Fanny signed by mark but that is not surprising, of course, since very few women could write at that time."

"These copies are from microfilm so aren't the best quality. Hope you can read most of them"

Virginia Knight Nelson

 

Jonathan Tallent died in 1839 in Knox County, Tennessee. (Court record, Knox County, November 1839 session appointing administrator, George W. Akridge & Joseph French for Jonathan's estate). Fanny (Soward) Tallent was still alive in 1850 and residing with her daughter, Mary (Polly) Tallent Black, (wife of ISAAC BLACK, born circa 1805 in Tennessee).

The 1812 War records appear to fit Jonathan. He was the only Jonathan Tallent who was old enough to have been in that war. He applied for his pay of $48.00 from Roane County, Tennessee, on August 9, 1815. Jonathan's name is spelled with both an "e" and an "a" but he couldn't write, only making a mark on the application for his pay. You will also note the different spellings of William's name on the Militia record, but he signed the application for his pay (in his own handwriting) and used the "a." It is great to have his signature.

Documents furnished by Virginia Knight Nelson serve to prove that three of Jonathan's sons could write, Moses, Jackson and William (if this William was a son of Jonathan).

Some of the children born to Jon and Fanny have not been accounted for in other written accounts.

 

Patsy (Martha) Tallent : No known record of her.

2-1. NANCY TALLENT b. about 1793. m. Aug. 31, 1820 in Knox Co. to LEWIS BRYANT b. 179?. They resided Knox Co. 1830-40. They had possibly 3 sons & 5 daughters.

2-2. WILLIAM TALLENT - A William Tallent ran an ad in the Knoxville Register newspaper, dated February 6, 1821, which read, "I wish to forewarn all persons, that my wife, Mary, has left my bed and board without provocation. I am determined not to pay any of her contracts." - William Tallant, Roane County (Tennessee). And there is good reason to believe the William Tallent who served as a Private, 5th Regiment, in the War of 1812, is the son of Jonathan, 1770. One can see the logic of it when the records of these two are compared. Both were in the East Tennessee Militia under Captain John McKamy's Company of Colonel Edwin E. Booth's Regiment. Both commenced their service on the same day, November 13, 1814, and were drafted for a six months period which ended May 12, 1815. It was common for a father and son to serve together and Jonathan would have been only 44 years of age, William being 20 the previous September. However both these accounts of William Tallent can also be accredited to William Tallant (born June 16, 1791), son of Richard (1768), who was in Roane County, Tennessee in 1816.

2-3. Aaron Tallent ; No other record of an Aaron this age has been found.

2-4. MARCUS C. TALLENT, born about 1798 in N.C. married JANE __?__, born about 1803 in S.C. They resided Knox Co. 1830-50 and Roane Co. 1860. Children: Rachael b. 1823, Jonathan b. 1824, Fanny Ann b. 1826, Savery b. 1827, Elizabeth b. 1828, Richard b. 1831, Lucinda b. 1834, Nancy W. b. 1835, Margaret A. b. 1845, William H. b. 1848, Melinda b. 1851, and Sarah b. 1853. (The last 4 children listed were in Marcus & Jane's household in the 1860 census, and were probably grandchildren.)

3-1. RACHAEL TALLENT b. about 1823. (Margaret A. b. 1845, William H. b. 1848, Melinda b. 1851, & Sarah b. 1853 were probably grandchildren and not children of Marcus and Jane.) Rachel Tallent's name appears on two Knox County Court minutes (bk. 17, pg. 328 & bk. 18, pg. 329). Rachel Tallent had a child born Sept. 7, 1844, the father was JOHN FAUST (surname was hard to read) and he was ordered to support the child. On Mar. 5, 1849, WILLIAM BRETT was declared the father of another child born to Rachel and ordered to pay. These are probably the Margaret & William listed with Marcus & Jane Tallent in 1850 & 60 census.

4-1. MARGARET A. TALLENT b. Sept. 7, 1844. m. Aug. 8, 1864 in Roane Co. to J.P. RUSSELL b. They had 6 children & Margaret (widow) was residing in Blount Co. 1910. Known children:

4-2. WILLIAM H. TALLENT b. 1848. He married and had 2 children. His wife's name and what happened to him or her is not known but his 2 children were residing in Loudon Co. 1880 with William's sister, Melinda (Tallent) Williams. Children:

4-3. MELINDA TALLENT b. 1851. m. July 23, 1870 in Roane Co. to ALEXANDER WILLIAMS b. 1851 in TN. Resided Loudon 1880. Children:

 

3-2. JONATHAN TALLENT [ son of Marcus] was born circa 1824, in Tennessee. He married August 23, 1849 in Roane County, Tennessee to AMANDA ROBERTS, born [27 Apr 1831] daughter of JOHN AND ELIZABETH [Blackwell] ROBERTS of Roane County. She was one of several children. This couple had five children:

Jonathan served and died in the Civil War, according to "History of Dent County, Missouri".

Amanda married, after Jonathan's death, September 22nd, 1869 in Roane County, Tennessee to GEORGE W. BYRD. He was twice a widower, with nine children born to his first marriage and a son, George W., Jr. by his second wife. George and Amanda had two sons; Joseph and Robert Byrd.

Two of George's sons were already married and stayed in Tennessee when George and Amanda began the long trip west shortly after their marriage. They started October 7, 1869 and three of Amanda's brothers made the trip with them. There was a total of 16 children in the party.

They left in two covered wagons drawn by ox teams and had a large tent to set up for night shelter. Much of the country they passed through was little improved making travel hard and hazardous. Wild game was plentiful so food wasn't much problem. They killed it while traveling. They crossed the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on ferry boats and on November 17, 1869, arrived at the head of the Meramec Valley in Dent County, Missouri, during a sever snow-storm. They obtained permission to use the Gill school house, as no school was in session, and there, waiter out the storm. It was a comfortable place made of logs and had a huge, open fireplace at one end. The group was warm and comfortable while waiting for the snow to abate.

George and Amanda had planned to move their family further west but while camping in the school house they were visited by William O. Harrison who induced them to accept a four year lease for clearing the land on a farm in the valley belonging to his wife. There was no house on this land so the Byrds occupied a vacant house on the Abner Harrison farm until a house could be built on "Bill" Harrison's farm for them.

At the end of the lease, the Byrd and Tallent families decided that the Meramec Valley was a fine place to stay so they abandoned their plan to go further west and settled in the Stone Hill Community. Many of the family spent the rest of their life in this area.

George and Amanda Byrd bought a small farm (which was later the lower end of the M. L. Clark farm, and currently, the Ralph Arisman place). The children grew up here and later married and made their own life. George W. Byrd died in 1878.

3-3. FANNY ANN TALLENT b. 1826. m. Aug. 20, 1848 in Roane Co. to ANDREW M. LETSINGER b. 1825. Resided Knox Co. 1850-70. Children:

3-4. SAVERY (Sabra) TALLENT b. 1827 in TN. m. Apr. 9, 1846 in Knox Co. to ALLEN BROWN b. 1825 in TN. They resided Roane Co. 1850-60. Children:

4-1. GEORGE BROWN b. 1852

3-5. ELIZABETH TALLENT b. 1828 in TN. m. Aug. 4, 1845 in Roane Co. to JOHN BROWN b. 1823 in TN. They resided Roane 1850 & Loudon Co. 1880. Children:

3-6. RICHARD TALLENT b. 1831. m. May, 1851 in Roane Co. to MATILDA STINNETT b. 1832 daughter of PRESTON STINNETT and they resided with him in Roane 1860. Children:

3-7. LUCINDA TALLENT b. 1834. m. Dec. 19, 1855 in Knox Co. to JOHN R. STINNETT b. 1836 son of PRESTON STINNETT. Resided Roane Co. 1860. Children:

3-8. NANCY W. TALLENT b. 1835. m. Dec. 22, 1853 in Knox Co. to JAMES PITMAN b. 1831. Resided Knox 1860. Children:

2-5. SARAH (Sally) TALLENT born 1801. She married Sept. 29, 1826 in Roane County, TN to CHRISTIAN MOATS born 1805 in TN. They resided in Knox and Roane Counties. Children (there is some question on birth order): Andrew b. 1829, Malinda, Jonathan J. b. 1832, Elbert or Albert b. 1839, Barby (Barbara A.) b. 1841, and Lucinda b. 1842.

3-1. ANDREW MOATS b. 1827. He m. Aug. 6, 1852 in Roane County to ELIZA JANE TALLENT b. 1833, daughter of Odem Tallent and Andrew's 1st cousin. Andrew married 2nd to Sarah __?__ b. 1828. Resided Roane Co. 1860 and Loudon County 1880. Children:

3-2. MALINDA MOATS b. about 1830. She m. Feb. 28, 1849 in Roane County to FIELDING STOWERS.

3-3. JONATHAN J. MOATS b. 1832. He m. Oct. 17, 1853 in Roane Co. to POLLY ANN WILLIAMS.

3-4. ALBERT MOATS b. 1839. He m. to Mary Ellen __?__ b. 1842. They resided Knox County 1870 and Loudon Co. 1880. Children:

3-5 BARBARA ANN MOATS, born 14 Mar 1838, Louden, TN, died 18 Dec. 1907, Doyle, White, TN, and buried Old Union Cemetery, Doyle, White, TN.

Barbara married 20 Feb. 1858 at Knoxville, Knox, TN to ISAAC CANADA BLACK, born 14 Dec. 1831, Louden, TN, died 29 Jan 1904 Doyle, White, TN, and buried Old Union Cem, Doyle, White, TN, son of ISAAC BLACK & MARY MARGARET (POLLY) TALLENT

Isaac served in the Civil War as a Private in B. Co. 1st TN Inf., serving from 1 Aug. 1861 to 17 Sept. 1864. He was cut by a bayonet.

They were listed in White County, TN. 1870 and 1880. Resided at Coal Creek, TN in1890. Isaac was a Blacksmith by trade.

Barbara was part Indian and was some what of a doctoring person. She used to dig and gather herbs to make her medicines. She went to other peoples homes when they called for her an doctored them.

About 1900, three of Barbara's sons were widowed; George, William Nelson and James Warren. Together they had about 10 children and the task of helping take care of the children fell upon Barbara, who was quite old at this time. To keep them from running away, she would tie them to trees with ropes. Today she would be accused of child abuse!

Another tale told about Barbara took place about the same time. Seems some of the boys had gone hunting and came home late at night, and being very hungry, they looked for something to eat finding some meat on the back of the stove, which they consumed. The next morning Barbara inquired as to what happened to the meat, and the boys said they were really hungry when they came in, so they had eaten all of it. They told her that it was real tasty. It was then that Barbara informed them she needed some grease to mix with some of her herbs, so she had rendered out a Polecat (skunk), and that is what the boys had eaten. (These two stories were handed down through the years and recalled by Eliza Black.)

3-6. LUCINDA MOATS b. 1842. (no other information)

2-6. ODEM C. TALLENT b. Jan. 28, 1802. He married 4 times. 1st m. Apr. 19, l823 in Knox Co. to CHRISTINA HARNER b. ca. 1806. Resided in Knox & Roane Co. Children: (son, name unknown), William Thomas b. 1828, Amanda E. b. 1831, Eliza b. 1833, Mary b. 1835, Josiah b. 1841. Odem m. 2nd to NANCY PLATT b. Aug. 30, 1807 in N.C. - d. Aug. 3, 1884, buried Hickory Creek Cemetery, Knox Co. She had 2 daughters by a previous marriage: Sarah J. Platt b. 1829 & Rebecca Platt b. 1834. Odem & Nancy had one daughter: Hulda J. b. 1855. They were separated by 1860, Odem residing in Bledsoe Co. & Nancy & family were in Roane. Odom Talent married Sept. 14, 1862 in Grundy Co. to MARY WOOTEN. (Confed. Roster) O.C. Tallant - pvt. C Co. 4th TN. Cav. enlisting in Lincoln Co. 0.C. Talent married Feb. 25, 1865 in Lincoln Co. to JANE MARLEY. They had one son: John W. b. 1866.

3-1. (son) TALLENT b. about 1826. In the 1850 census of Roane County, TN. there is a Jemima Tallent b. 1827 listed in Odem C.'s household and since he didn't have a daughter this age in earlier censuses this must be a daughter-in-law. His name is not known, but Odem had 2 sons listed in 1830 and 1840 born between 1825 to 1830, one of those being William Thomas. Also listed with Odem in 1850 and 1860 are 3 children believed to be this son's children. Jemima Tallent m. 2nd Aug. 19, 1851 to Robert Black b. 1813. They resided Sevier County, TN.

3-2. WILLIAM THOMAS TALLENT born 1828, in either Roane or Knox County, Tennessee. He married DOROTHEA ROSA DAVIS, born October 3, 1831 and died Jan. 9, 1895, the daughter of JAMES AND ELIZABETH ANN (MCAFEE) DAVIS.

They were the parents of seven children, the last was born after the death of William who was killed in the Civil War, December 31, 1862 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, according to the Civil War Record. He served as Private, Company H, 16 Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. He was 34 years of age at the time of his death. He was buried in a common grave with all the other Stone River Battlefield casualties. There is a large stone and the men are buried around it in a circle, at Evergreen Cemetery, Confederate Plot, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His wife, Dorothea, was left a widow with the following children:

William's wife, Dorothea, was pregnant with their seventh child at the time of his death. The other six were all under the age of eleven. William's wife, Dorothea, remarried July 4, 1868 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, to GEORGE STUBBLEFIELD CAMPBELL, SR. George’s first wife was a sister of Dorothea Davis Tallent. George had children by his first marriage, 2 of which will be seen in a photo with William's 2 sons.

Dorothea (Davis-Tallent) Campbell is buried in Prospect Baptist Cemetery, Lincoln County, Tennessee, beside her second husband, George S. Campbell, Sr.

It seems as though William moved his family through Grundy and Lincoln Counties, Tennessee, as some of the children were born in Grundy Co., and most were married in Lincoln Co., but this was probably where the Campbell's lived after Dorothea married George S. Campbell, Sr. John Franklin was about 5 years of age when his mother remarried.

3-3. AMANDA E. TALLENT b. 1831 (no other information)

3-4. ELIZA JANE TALLENT b. 1833. She m. Aug. 6, 1852 in Roane Co. to ANDREW MOATS b. 1927, son of Sarah (Tallent) Moats. (see Andrew Moats listed under Sarah's children.)

3-5. MARY TALLENT b. 1835 (no other information)

3-6. JOSIAH TALLENT b. 1841 in TN. Christina, Josiah's mother, died shortly after his birth and he was raised by his Aunt Catharine (Harner) Pritchitt, wife of Edward Pritchett. The Pritchetts were neighbors to Odem Tallent in Roane Co. until 1844 moving to LeClede County, Mo. where Josiah was listed in 1850.

3-8. JOHN W. TALLENT b. Feb. 1866 in TN. He m. to SUSIE JONESON b. Feb. 1863 in TN. Resided Lincoln County, TN. 1900 and Lamar County, TX. 1910. Five children:

 

2-7. JAMES TALLENT was born December 17, 1804 in North Carolina, probably in Lincoln County, the 7th child of Jonathan and Fanny (Soward) Tallent. His birth was recorded on the record of, Nancy (Soward) Liles's pension claim for her husband, John Liles's Revolutionary War service.

James married Elizabeth _?_. I, amongst others, thought this was the James Tallent listed on the WPA transcription of Grainger County, Tennessee marriages, 1796-1837 (compiled in 1939) that stated James Tallent married Eliza Stone August 12, I822. This proved to be erroneous, as the letter, sent by Virginia Knight Nelson of Knoxville, Tennessee, states.

LETTER TO DAVID BARNES-- March 9, 1992

Dear David,

Seriously, there appears to be an error which I think needs to be corrected in your book update if it's not too late. It's about the marriage of James Tallent, (born 17 December 1804) (son of Jonathan) to Elizabeth (born circa 1802).

The WPA transcription of Grainger County Marriages, 1796-1837 (compiled in 1939) says that James Tallent married Eliza Stone 12 August 1822 and that Mitchel Stone was bondsman. So, thinking it would be nice to include a copy of the marriage bond in Maxine's book, I went looking for it. Fortunately, many of the old bonds and licenses in Grainger County have been preserved and are on microfilm. I found what I wanted, but it was quite a surprise. As you can see, the actual record (enclosed) says James Talbert married Eliza Stone on 12 August 1822 and Michael Stone was bondsman. I do not think that this pertains to my James Tallent and his Elizabeth.

Copies of the 1830 census for both Grainger and Knox counties are enclosed. James Tallent is in Knox County, while James Talbott is in Grainger County (p. 379) next to Robert Stone and close to Michael Stone (p. 378). In 1840, James Tallent and family are still in Knox County, page l6: 112001-110001. This is the same page on which Jackson and Mark Tallent are listed in 1840, Knox County.

By 1850 my James Tallent 46, and Elizabeth 48, were living in Polk County, Tennessee, with their children: Matilda 17, Catherine 15, Jonathan 13, Henry 11, and Fanny Ann 8

I could not find James Talbert/Talbot in the 1850 Tennessee census index, although Michael Stone was still in Grainger County.

An error was evidently made in the WPA transcription of the marriage bond in 1822, and I hope it can be corrected in Maxine's book. It would be good, I think, to include a bit of explanation about the transcription error for the benefit of researchers who might discover the transcription and think they had found James Tallent and his Elizabeth. Many thanks for your help.

Sincerely,/s/ Virginia Nelson

P.S. I just recently found the will of ELIZABETH TALLENT (born circa l801-1802, died 1891), wife of JAMES TALLENT (1804-1876), son of Jonathan Tallent (died 1839, Knox County, Tennessee).

Elizabeth Tallent died in 1891. Her will is recorded in Bradley County, Tennessee, Will Book 2, pages 128-129. The will was signed on March 9, 1891, in Bradley County and was probated at the November 1891 term of Bradley County Court.

Elizabeth said, "I desire to will and bequeath unto my daughter, FANNIE ANN MCALISTER, for her kind and affectionate care of me, both in sickness and in health, all my property, goods, moneys and chattels and I do hereby will and bequeath unto the said Fannie Ann McAllister and her heirs all the properly, moneys, goods and chattels that I may have at my death."

Elizabeth, who would have been about ninety years of age, signed the will by mark. Witnesses were T.L. Lasater and W.A. Moore.

Children of James and Elizabeth are thought to be:

 

2-8. MARY MARGARET (Polly) TALLENT, born Mar. 22, 1807 in NC, died after 1880 White, TN, and buried Old Union Cemetery, White, TN. She married 29 June 1825 Jefferson, TN to ISAAC BLACK, born about 1805 Knox, TN, died about 1865 White, TN, and buried Old Union Cemetery, White, TN.

They are listed in the Knox County, TN census 1830-50. Isaac is listed as a Blacksmith in 1850 and this family lived in the 15 subdivision of Knox and was family #1790, Household 1781. Mary is residing with her son, George, in White Co. 1870 and son Isaac C. in 1880. Eight children: Archibald b. 1828, Warren b. 1829, Nancy A. b. 1835, Isaac C. b. 1836, Robert b. 1837, William b. 1838, George W. b. 1840, and James b. 1843.

 

2-10. JONATHAN JACKSON TALLENT, according to Fanny (Soward) Tallent’s affidavit, was born March 5, 1815, but the gravestones of J.J. Tallent and his second wife, PRUDENCE ALICE WEST, who are buried at the Anderson Cemetery in White County, Tennessee, read: J.J. Tallent - Feb. 1810 - Feb. 1893 and Alice Tallent - May 1822 - July 1897. A third source gives Jonathan Jackson Tallent's dates as; born 10 Dec. 1810 in N.C. and died 5 Dec. 1893 in White County, TN. And Prudence Alice West Tallent as; born 5 May 1822 and died 21 July 1897, White County, TN.

The following material was supplied by: Laura Mae Simmons of Quebeck, Tennessee, a great-granddaughter of J.J. Tallent and grand-daughter of Alexander Tallent, and Selena Mayes DuLac of Lake Havasu City AZ. She is the granddaughter of Ora Mae Black Hoover.

I never knew very much about my Tallents, and family members didn’t know very much. I just learned my great-grandfather’s name about three years ago. I always knew where he was buried but on his tombstone was J.J. Tallent. I don’t know why my mother wouldn’t have known his name, but I never heard it mentioned. I asked some of the grandchildren a few years back if they knew his name, and they thought he was called Jackie. Some people thought his name was John. Maybe that was just short for Jonathan. They gave me a description of him, that he was stooped over and would put his arms behind his back and carry wood. (LMS)

Jackson Tallent married twice, first on May 2, 1844 in Knox County, TN to NANCY SOURD (SOWARD) DURHAM b. 1810 in N.C. She was perhaps a cousin to Jackson. Resided Knox Co. 1840-50. Two children:

Jonathan married second to PRUDENCE ALICE WEST. They resided Hamilton Co., TN 1860-70 & White Co. 1880. Jonathan and Prudence had ten children:

2-11. MOSES K. TALLENT, born Apr. 14, 1819 in TN. He married Oct. 31, 1840 in Roane Co. to MARY ANN RENTFROE, born Mar. 1824 in TN. They resided Knox Co. 1843-49, Jackson Co., Alabama 1850, Rutherford Co., TN. 1880 & later moved to Delta Co., TX. Mary was residing with her granddaughter, ANNIE (TALLENT) MCWHIRTEN in Delta Co., TX. 1900. Moses K. served in the Civil War (Confed. Roster) Pvt. F Co. 42nd TN. Inf.

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