Bazel Talbert1

b. 1753 or 1765, d. 11 December 1818
FatherBasil Talbert2
MotherSarah Athey3
Birth1753 or 1765 Bazel Talbert was born in 1753 or 1765, probably in Maryland.4,1 
Name Other  Bazel's name was spelled numerous ways in the early records; I have not consistently used any particular variation. His headstone reportedly used Bazel. 
Marriage15 Dec 1788 He married Mary Logan, daughter of James Logan and Barbara (?), on 15 Dec 1788 in Washington County, Virginia.5 
LegateeDec 1792  In Dec. 1792 several deeds were recorded in Washington County in which Basil's father, also named Basil, divided his slaves among his sons and sons-in-law. The younger Basil received a 10 year old slave named Bob and all his father's "goods."6 
Land-Grant13 Jul 1796  On July 13th, 1796 Bazil Talbert Jr., by virtue of a military warrant dated 13 June 1780 and issued under the "Kings Proclamation of 1763", and by virtue of a Land Office Treasury Warrent, was granted 170 acres on both sides of Lee's Creek, a branch of the North Fork of the Holston River.7 
Land-Buy16 Sep 1800  In the fall of 1800 Bazil acquired several additional tracts of land in Washington County. On Sept. 16th he bought 160 acres from Thomas and Sarah Stewart. The tract sat on the waters of Little Holston Creek just northeast of the present site of Emory and Henry College. Years later, following Bazel's death, his heirs sold this land to William Byars.8,9 
Land-Grant  In addition, Basel Talbert Jr. received 5 grants in Washington Co. based on Treasury Warrants. Four were for relatively small amounts of land: 2 to 35 acres. These parcels all referenced Talbert's Mill Creek, described as a south branch of the North Fork of the Holston River. The 5th grant was to Bazel and Thomas Talbert for 200 acres on the south side of Piney Mtn (same area?). The grants were dated Sept. 26, 1800 through Oct. 2, 1800.10 
  It is likely the above grants were all for Basil Talbert, son of Basel and not for his father (who was alive at the time), however I have not traced the later disposition of this land. Bazel and Mary likely made their home on one of these tracts during the early days of their marriage. 
Land-Buy19 Oct 1807  However on Oct. 19th, 1807 Bazel purchased the land with which the family would long be associated. It consisted of 328 acres on the waters of the Middle Fork of the Holston River. Bazel bought the land from George and Ann Kincannon for $2,666.66.11 
  This tract first belonged to Francis Kincannon for whom it was surveyed on Oct. 28th, 1782. Francis left it to his son George who was living on the tract in 1795 when Francis wrote his will.12,13 
Land-BuyAug 1816  On 8 Aug. 1816, Bazel enlarged the tract when he purchased an adjacent 34.5 acres from Ezra Pierce and his wife wife, Rachel.14 
  Bazel and Mary's 1807 purchase sat on both sides of the "Great Rd." as it passed through Washington County. As travel (both by horse and stage coach) increased, homes along the road began to provide food and lodging for travelers. Bazel and Mary's home sat at the edge of the road and was ideally situated to serve as an inn. By 1818 (and probably earlier) Bazel Talbert was among those listed on the Washington County personal property lists as running a house of Private Entertainment [meaning he provided, for compensation, lodging or food to a person boarding in his house. It differered from an "ordinary" in that alcohol was not sold].

Bazel and Mary's great grandson wrote of the old log kitchen and slaves that served the travelers. The property also included stables, a granery, a spring house, a tanyard, outhouses and other buildings.

After Bazel's death Mary continued to run the inn. Her name appears on tax records for several years; sometimes she held a license for an ordinary, other times for a house of private entertainment. Some records noted that her establishment was on the "Great Road."15,16 
Death11 Dec 1818 Bazel died on 11 Dec 1818.1 
Burial He was buried next to Mary and several of their daughters (Margaret Talbert, Bethia Logan and Barbara Clark) at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 

Related Links and Images:

Bazel and Mary's home as it looked in the 1950s. Following Bazel and Mary's death the old stage coach inn was owned by their daughter Eliza and her husband Isaac Horne17
Visit the page showing the Glade Spring area on maps made in 1821 and 1890. Look for the home labeled "Widow Talbot" (Bazel's widow Mary) on the 1821 map and the corresponding marker on the 1890 map marked "Mrs. Horn" (the widow of Bazel's grandson William Talbert Horne). Additional detail is presented in a chart following the maps18
Also see Francis Kincannon Grants on the Old Stage Rd. for plats and a discussion of how Bazel Talbert's land was carved from the Francis Kincannon 1785 grants
Bazel's headstone
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery

Family

Mary Logan b. abt 1773, d. 14 Jul 1831
Children
Last Edited24 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 188. Stone reported to read: Bazel Talbert, d. 11 Dec. 1818, age 65y 9m 9d.
  2. [S1046] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 1: 302-5. In Dec. 1792 Basil [Sr.] executed a series of deeds whereby he gifted specific slaves to his sons Basil, Charles and Thomas, and to his sons-in-law Joseph Scott (marrried daughter Mary), and Charles Scott (married daughter Elizabeth).
  3. [S2290] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 10, 1829-1831, p. 135, citing Deed Book 10: 433.
  4. [S2273] Research of Jack Hockett, Montreal, Canada; Mr. Hockett cites the research of Mr. Lawrence F. Athey, Jr., of Houston, TX for Basil Talbert's date and place of birth (23 April 1765 in Prince Georges Co., Maryland).
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 60. Entry reported as: Bazil Talbot and Mary Logan 15 Dec. 1788 by Charles Cummings.
  6. [S1046] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 1: 302.
  7. [S2722] Virginia Land Office Grants No. 35: 436, Library of Virginia Online.
  8. [S1400] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 2: 371. The deed was dated 16 Sept 1800 and recorded 15 Sept. 1801.
  9. [S2714] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 12, 1834-1837, citing page 118-9 in Deed Book 12.
  10. [S2534] Virginia Land Office Grants No. 46: 314, 323, 327, 328, 407, Library of Virginia Online.
  11. [S1707] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 3: 615.
  12. [S1937] Washington Co., Virginia Surveyor's records Vol. 1, p. 22.
  13. [S616] Francis Kincannon will (1795), Washington Co., Virginia Will Bk 2: 65. The will was written 3 March 1795 and recorded 15 Sept. 1795. Witnesses were David Snodgrass, Daniel Perkins and William Beattie. James Kincannon and John Stewart were named executors.
  14. [S1988] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 6: 264.
  15. [S2273] Research of Jack Hockett, Montreal, Canada; personal property tax records (ordinary and private entertainment licenses) from Mr. Hockett's published volumes of Washington Co., VA Personal Property Tax Lists.
  16. [S952] "Historical Houses of Washington County, Virginia", Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia Bulletin Series II, #6 (Spring, 1968): 13. Article titled "Old Glade Stagecoach Inn" not specifically credited but probably written by Mrs. Phebe Fullerton Blevins around 1958 and first published in the Bristol Herald Courier and the Roanoke Times.
  17. [S1376] Photo courtesy of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (file 095-0102).
  18. [S1376] Image cropped from Washington County Surveyed and Drawn under the Direction of John Wood dated 1821; from the Lib. of VA Digital Collection (digital Board of Public Works Collection) and used with permission. The full map may be viewed online at: http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/…
  19. [S2206] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 7: 386. David Campbell, Washington Co. Commissioner, to John Clark 7 3/4 acres resulting from a Chancery Ct decision in which John Clark was the plaintiff and the heirs of Bazil Talbert, dec'd were the defendants. The heirs were named as Mary Talbert, widow, and Joseph Meek Jr. and Sally his wife, James, Bazil, Barbara, Eliza, Bethia, Peggy, Thomas and Polly Talbert. The deed was dated and recorded 3 Aug. 1821.
  20. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 17. Joseph Meek Jr. named guardian of Eliza and Bethia Talbert, orphans of Bazil Talbert, dec'd; bond: $1,000; Aug. 15, 1820.
  21. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 17. Bazil Talbert named guardian of Thomas Talbert, orphans of Bazil Talbert Sr., dec'd; bond: $500; Aug. 15, 1820.
  22. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 17. James Talbert named guardian of Peggy and Polly Talbert, orphans of Bazil Talbert, dec'd; bond: $1,000; Aug. 15, 1820.