Mary Logan1

b. circa 1773, d. 14 July 1831
FatherJames Logan2 d. 1818 or 1819
MotherBarbara (?) d. bef 27 Dec 1818
BirthCircacirca 1773 Mary Logan was born circa 1773.3 
Marriage15 Dec 1788 She married Bazel Talbert, son of Basil Talbert and Sarah Athey, on 15 Dec 1788 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
  Bazel purchased several tracts of land on "Talbert's Mill Creek" in 1800. This may have been where the couple lived in the first years 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 $2,666.66.5 
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.6 
  Bazel and Mary's land sat on both sides of the Stage Rd. as it passed through Washington County. As travel increased, homes along the road began to serve the needs of travelers. By 1818 (and probably earlier) Bazel Talbert was among those listed in the Washington County records as the holder of a license for a home of Private Entertainment.7,8 [a person who for compensation furnished lodging or food to a person boarding in his house. It differered from an "ordinary" in that alcohol was not sold] 
Widowed11 Dec 1818  Bazel died in Dec. 1818. 
  After Bazel's death Mary continued to run the Inn. Her name appears on tax records as late as 1828 in which year Mary Talbutt held a license for a house of private entertainment on the Great Road.7 
Will4 Jun 1831  Mary wrote her will in early June, 1831. She left most of her personal and household items to the 3 children who lived with her: Thomas, Margaret and Polly (both women were stated to be unmarried). However she also mentioned son Basil and daughters Eliza Horn and Bethia Logan.9 
Death14 Jul 1831 Mary died on 14 Jul 1831.3 
Burial She was buried next to Bazel and several of their daughters (Margaret Talbert, Bethia Logan and Barbara Clark) at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

Related Links and Images:

Bazel and Mary's home as it looked in the 1950s. Following Bazel and Mary's death the farm and inn was owned by their daughter Eliza and her husband Isaac Horne.10
Visit the page showing the Glade Spring area on maps made in 1821 and 1890. Look for the home labeled "Widow Talbot" (Mary) on the 1821 map and the corresponding marker on the 1890 map marked "Mrs. Horn" (the widow of Bazel and Mary's grandson William Talbert Horne). Additional detail is presented in a chart following the maps11
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
Mary's will
Mary's headstone
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery

Family

Bazel Talbert b. 1753 or 1765, d. 11 Dec 1818
Children
Last Edited30 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S1771] Carol Lockas, "William Clark," e-mail to D. Powell, 23 Jul, 2007. Carol cites the research of Margaret H. Shutt of Fayettesville, TN (1916-?). Margaret is a descendant of William Clark and Barbara Talbert.
  2. [S131] James Logan will (1819), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 4: 285. The will did not specifically name Mary, but did refer to James's grandson, James Talbert [Mary's son].
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 188. Stone reported to read: Mary Talbert, d. 14 Jul 1834, age 58y, (?) mos, 12d. Mary's will was recorded on 25 July 1831 hence her year of death appears to have been misread.
  4. [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.
  5. [S1707] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 3: 615.
  6. [S1988] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 6: 264.
  7. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [S694] Mary Talbert will (recorded 1831), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 6: 192. Mary's will was dated 4 June 1831 and recorded 25 Jul, 1831. She named son Thomas as her executor.
  10. [S1376] Photo courtesy of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (file 095-0102).
  11. [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/…
  12. [S131] James Logan will (1819), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 4: 285. The will named James Talbot [Talbert] who was identified as James Logan's grandson.