Over 5500 marriages are listed in this volume compiled from over 25 different sources. This book would make an excellent starting point for your Talbot County research. Each entry lists the source, so you can find those land records, probate records, etc. with ease. A compilation of marriage references, actual and implied, from 1662-1800. In many instances, the reader will find births and deaths, names of parents, children and other relatives, places of residence and burial, and military service information. References were gleaned from licenses, land records, probate records (wills, administrations, inventories, distribution and testamentary proceedings), bibles, church records, tombstone inscriptions, newspapers, military records, and family histories. In some cases the dates of marriage are precise, some are approximate or undetermined. Henry C. Peden, Jr. and Veronica Clarke Peden 2010, 5.5" x 8.5", paper, index, 302 pp. ISBN: 9780788439964 101-P3996
