Elizabeth (Robbins) Talcott (1684 - 1761)

Born 29 Dec 1684 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Talcott — married about 18 Mar 1702 in Glastonbury, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1761 at age 76 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth: Dec. 29, 1684, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death: Aug. 26, 1761, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Maiden name: Robbins

Gravestone inscription "In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Talcott, / Wife of Deacon (Stone reads Deacan)/ Nathaniel (Stone reads Nathanal) Talcott, / who Died Augt / ye 26th A.D. 1761, / in ye 76th Year / of her Age". "Wethersfield, Connecticut Inscriptions" compiled by Edward Sweeter Tillotson; p. 317 William F. J. Boardman; Hartford, Connecticut 1899 (974.6 CT/Hartford SCGS)

Birth date recorded as 29 Dec 1688 in Wethersfield, CT, but this is illogical with the birth date of sister Hannah.^[1] The year 1684 is confirmed in the original record.^[2]

From Don Blauvelt "Confusion in printed genealogies exist regarding the identity of the wife of Capt. Nathaniel Talcott of Glastonbury, Conn. The Hollister Genealogy, by Lafayette W. Case, claims that Nathaniel Talcott's wife was Elizabeth Pitkin, whereas Stiles in his Ancient Wethersfield (2:570) claims she was Elizabeth Robbins, dau. of Capt. Joshua Robbins, Sr. of Wethersfield. The Robbins-Talcott marriage does not appear in the Wethersfield, Conn. vital records because the marriage took place at Glastonbury. Unfortunately, the marriage record does not include the maiden name of Nathaniel's wife Elizabeth. In addition, Stiles in his separate Ancient Wethersfield outline of the Nathaniel Talcott family at Glastonbury does not include the maiden name of wife Elizabeth. Adding to this confusion is an incorrect inscription of Elizabeth (Robbins) Talcott's gravestone. In part, this confusion is solved by the recorded will of Elizabeth's father Joshua Robbins dated Mar. 26, 1730 at Wethersfield: • Also, my will is that my five daughters, vizt., Elizabeth the wife of Nathaniel Talcott, Hannah the wife of Joseph Wells, Mary the wife of Joseph Treat, Abigail the wife of Silas Belden, and Comfort the wife of John Coleman, shall each of them have £150 of my personal estate with what each of them have already received,... There is no record that provides either Nathaniel Talcott or his wife Elizabeth Robbins with a prior marriage. On its face Elizabeth (Robbins) Talcott's gravestone understates her age at death by one year. According to Elizabeth's recorded date of birth (Dec. 27, 1684) in the Wethersfield vital records, on the day Elizabeth died she was then 76 years old, and Ætatis (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 77, not 76 as inscribed. Until the early 1800s, virtually all gravestones throughout North America used the Latin term Ætatis to state a person's age at death, which is one year greater than a person's chronological age." Thanks Don

Family links: Parents:

Joshua Robbins (1652 - 1738)

Elizabeth Rose Robbins (1665 - 1736)

Spouse: : Nathaniel Talcott (1678 - 1758), married 18 Mar 1702/03 in Glastonbury

Children: : Nathaniel Talcott (____ - 1803)*

Jonathan Talcott (____ - 1745)*

Joseph Talcott (____ - 1788)*

Rachel Talcott Hollister (6 Oct 1706 in Glastonbury - 1790)*

Joshua Talcott (15 Jul 1711 in Glastonbury - 1799)*

Comfort Talcott Coleman (1715 - 1786)*

Abigale Talcott Hollister (1717 - 1812)*

Siblings:

Joshua Robbins (1681 - 1733)*

Elizabeth Robbins Talcott (1684 - 1761)

Mary Robbins Treat (1692 - 1760)*

Abigail Robbins Belden (1697 - 1783)*

Comfort Robbins Coleman (1699 - 1744)*

**Calculated relationship

• Elizabeth Robbins Talcott died, age 75, on August 26, 1761, in Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut, and was buried in Green Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut. Find A Grave: Memorial #17317484 Headstone inscription reads: "In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Talcott Wife of Deacan Nathanal Talcott who Died Aug ye 26 AD 1761 in ye 76th year of her Age" ^[3] NOTE: Elizabeth's mother on Findagrave is Elizabeth Stedman Robbins, 1665-1736. Elizabeth's mother on Wikitree is Elizabeth Rose Butler Robbins, 1667-1736.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W2-MZS : 7 January 2020), Joshua Robins in entry for Elizabeth Robins, 1688.
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-C99B-Y?i=45&cc=2448940
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 July 2019), memorial page for Elizabeth Robbins Talcott (29 Dec 1684–26 Aug 1761), Find A Grave Memorial no. 17317484, citing Green Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by David Holcomb (contributor 46588765) .

• Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayerre Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1
• Tillotson, Edward Sweetser. Wethersfield Inscriptions (William F.J. Boardman, Hartford, Conn., 1899) Page 318
• Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7N5-ZMD : 9 February 2018), Nathaniel Talcott in entry for Elizabeth Talcott, 26 Aug 1761; citing , reference v16,p6; FHL microfilm 3,334