Notes:

Carol Middleton's note: Elisha Tarvin's will was filed 5/1856, probated 6/9/1856.

Elisha married Susan DEAN in Sep 1848 in , Baldwin, Alabama. Susan was born in 1828. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Caroline Stafford Forbes lists the following children of Elisha Tarvin and Susan Dean:
James Tarvin,
Rebecca Tarvin,
Sam Sidney Tarvin,
Charles Tarvin,
Jesse Lee Tarvin,
Thomas Marion Tarvin,
Mamie Susan Tarvin,
Luther L. Tarvin
The later children, William and Hattie, were not fathered by Elisha, who had died in 1856. Their parentage remains unproven.
The 1870 Census of Choctaw Co., Alabama, shows Elisha Tarvin, 16, head of household, with Susan Tarvin, 45, and William, 10, and Hattie, 4.
The 1860 Census of Baldwin Co., Alabama, shows widow Susan Tarvin, age 36 and children Jeptha, 11, Elisha, 5, and male child 11 months old.

1. W2.6.10 Jeptha TARVIN
2. W2.6.9 Rebecca TARVIN
3. James TARVIN
4. W2.6.11 Elisha TARVIN
5. Sam Sidney TARVIN
6. Charles TARVIN
7. Jesse Lee TARVIN
8. Thomas Marion TARVIN
9. Mamie Susan TARVIN
10. Luther L TARVIN
11. W2.6.12 William Andrew TARVIN was born on 4 Aug 1859 in , Choctaw, Alabama.
12. W2.6.13 Hattie Clara TARVIN was born in 1865.

Elisha married Theresa Ann TATE on 28 Jul 1827. Theresa (daughter of David TATE and Mary Louisa RANDON) was born about 1805 in Creek Nation, Baldwin, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. W2.6.1 William TARVIN was born in , Baldwin, Alabama.
2. W2.6.2 Virginia TARVIN was born in , Baldwin, Alabama.
3. W2.6.3 Elizabeth V. TARVIN was born in , Baldwin, Alabama.
4. W2.6.4 Richard Maiben TARVIN was born in , Baldwin, Alabama.
5. W2.6.6 Victoria TARVIN was born in , Baldwin, Alabama.
6. W2.6.7 Miller Tate TARVIN was born in , Baldwin, Alabama.
7. W2.6.8 Edgar James TARVIN was born in , Baldwin, Alabama.
8. W2.6.5 Marion Elisha TARVIN was born on 15 Jan 1837 in , Baldwin, Alabama.

Notes:

Many descendants believe he died at Ft. Mims (30 Aug 1813).

Carol Middleton's comments: In the book, "Massacre at Ft. Mims", by David Pierce Mason, there is this: an early visitor after the killings noted "Old man Moses steadham, and old man Tarvin must have really put up a fight, considering how they looked". William left a will dated 1812. It should be noted that Dr. Marion Elisha Tarvin does NOT say William died at Ft. Mims.

He is often listed as having been born 1744 as the first son of William Tarvin who moved to Georgia.

William's children were born beginning in 1790, so he was probably married in 1789.

Because of this age difference, some researchers speculate there was another generation between him and William Tarvin of Charles Co., Maryland who moved to Georgia.

He died in 1813, possibly in the Ft. Mims Massacre. See Carol Middleton's website, Among the Creeks. In particular, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cmamcrk4/smfm15.html#anchor1033675 .

According to the "Reports from the Court of Claims", William Tarvin II died in 1810. This is based on the testimony of Diego McVoy that was provided to the House of Representatives by Justice of the Peace Basil Mesher (Mobile County, Alabama; 21 Apr 1834). The heirs of William Tarvin II presented their claim to 960 arpents of land, with the help of Neil Smith (Administrator of the estate). The claim was not confirmed by Congress until 7 Jun 1858.

Carol Middleton's note: William received land grants in 1787 from Spain in the Mississippi Territory (Baldwin Co.). He settled his family in Baldwin Co., AL in about 1789. Their family were some of the many who died in the terrible Ft. Mims Massacre during the Creek War.

15 April 1789: Guillermo Tarvin, 45, wife 35. (Guillermo is Spanish for William)
Carol Middleton's comments: In the book, "Massacre at Ft. Mims", by David Pierce Mason, there is this: an early visitor after the killings noted "Old man Moses steadham, and old man Tarvin must have really put up a fight, considering how they looked". William left a will dated 1812. It should be noted that Dr. Marion Elisha Tarvin does NOT say William died at Ft. Mims.
This is "William II." He is often listed as having been born 1744 as the first son of William Tarvin who moved to Georgia. See http://www.tarvinfamily.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I30627&tree=1

William's children were born beginning in 1790, so he was probably married in 1789.
Because of this age difference, some researchers speculate there was another generation between him and William Tarvin of Charles Co., Maryland who moved to Georgia.
He died in 1813, possibly in the Ft. Mims Massacre. See Carol Middleton's website, Among the Creeks. In particular, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cmamcrk4/smfm15.html#anchor1033675

William married Mary MILLER in 1789 in , Burke, Georgia. Mary was born about 1770 in , Richmond, Georgia; died on 30 Aug 1813 in Fort Mims, Baldwin, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Nancy UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Elizabeth DENT in 1719 in , Charles, Maryland. Elizabeth (daughter of Col. William DENT and Elizabeth FOWKE) was born in 1696 in , , Maryland; died on 13 Nov 1760 in , Charles, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]