Ailsey (Davis) Teague (abt. 1728 - aft. 1776)

Born about 1728 in Milford Hundred, Cecil, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Elijah Teague — married 1743 in Cecil County, Maryland

Descendants

Died after 1776 after about age 48 in Black Jack, Newberry, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Ailsey (Davis) Teague performed Patriotic Service in South Carolina in the American Revolution.

Ailsey (Davis) Teague is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A113203.

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Ailsey Davis is believed to have been born about 1728 at Milford Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland, the third child of of William Davis and Anne Walker Davis. While birth records have not been located, property and court records in Virginia (see William Davis) confirm the family relationships.

She married Elijah Teague in 1743 in Fredericksburg, Virginia where her parents had moved the family by 1738. She is believed to have passed away 1791. Elijah was also born Maryland (Elk Hundred, Cecil County) about 1726 and had moved to Virginia. Elijah, a Captain in the Continental Army, was killed near Black Jack, Newberry County, South Carolina. Varying accounts of his demise are found in his profile.

Ailsey resided during the American Revolution at Black Jack, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, now Newberry, and acted in the capacity of patriot by rendering material aid to the Army. She furnished provisions and forage for militia use.

Ailsey is one of the Women Patriots recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution for her patriotic service of furnishing supplies during the U.S. Revolutionary War. ^[1]

Children

1. JOSHUA TEAGUE was born in 1746 in Frederick County, Virginia, British Colony. He died about 12 Mar 1816 in Newberry County, South Carolina. He married HANNAH ?. She was born about 1750.
2. JOHN TEAGUE was born in 1750 in Maryland. He died in 1805. He married SHARAH UNKNOWN. She was born in 1753.
3. SAMUEL TEAGUE SR. was born on 02 Mar 1754 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 26 Feb 1841 in Union, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. He married Rebecca Furnas in Mar 1783 in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina. She was born on 19 Apr 1764 in The Ridge, Newberry County, South Carolina. She died on 27 Jun 1842 in Union, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.
4. SUSANNAH TEAGUE was born on 11 Aug 1761 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA29. She died on 07 Oct 1829 in Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina29. She married William Summers, son of Joseph SUMMERS and Eleanor CLARY, in 1777 in Newberry District, South Carolina. He was born on 10 Aug 1756 in Prince George's County, Maryland, British Colony30. He died on 12 Oct 1823 in Newberry District, South Carolina30.
5. CHARITY TEAGUE was born in 1763 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA. She died in 1853 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA. She married JOHN BENTON. He was born in 1760.
6. ELIJAH ARNOLD TEAGUE JR. was born on 02 Sep 1767 in Orange County, North Carolina. He died on 11 Feb 1843 in Benton, Lowndes County, Alabama, USA. He married Sarah Morgan about 1786 in Ninety SixCounty, South Carolina, USA. She was born on 17 Dec 1768 in Orange County, North Carolina.

She is buried in the Teague Family Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. ^[2]

Research Notes

It has been stated several places that her maiden name has not been found and thus numerous maiden names have been suggested. However, her granddaughter Susannah Johnson in her book "Recollections of the Rev. John Johson" (Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1869) states on page 13, "My Grandmother Teague's maiden name was Ailsey Davis."^[3] Given that this source is a granddaughter and this record is published less than a hundred years after the death of Ailsey this should probably be given strong consideration. The book gives no indication as to Ailsey's parentage or even place of birth. It is unknown if this source has for some reason been discounted by other researchers or if it was not available to them.

Note that the marriage of William Davis and Anne Walker was about 1724. This would make the occasionally seen birth date of Anne as about 1726 much more likely than the sometimes seen 1719. That would also place the birth in Maryland.

Also noted is a discussion at the apparently no longer updated Teague Family Resource site regarding the name Ailsey. This states that the name is akin to Elsie and that "Alice" is a corruption by those unfamiliar with the name in context of the time.

A statement added to the profile which gave her place of death as Davistown, Benton County, Alabama in 1850 is without documentation and would place her age as 125 at death and so has been removed from the profile.

ELIJAH ARNOLD TEAGUE SR.14 was born on 01 May 1726 in Elk Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland. He died on 06 Oct 1787 in Black Jack, Newberry County, South Carolina. He married Alsey "Alice" Davis, daughter of James DAVIS, about 1745 in St. Alphonse Church, Frederick County, Virginia. She was born between 1726-1728 in Milford Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland. She died on 25 Mar 1789 in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina.

In George Pemberton's (1819-1878) Summary: "My grandmother on my mother's side was named Susan Teague. Her father was Elijah Teague, a Captain in the old Revolutionary War; was captured by a squad of 8 Tories, and hung. He had 3 sons who followed the 8 Tories, and killed all of these except (1) Ned Mitchuseson." The account of his murder by Tories is found in "Quakers in S. Carolina Backcountry, Part II-Bush River" by Williard C Heiss,1969.

Also listed in "Stub Entries to Indents issued in payment of Claims against South Carolina growing out of the Revolution, Books 157 #318 Book is Mrs Alee Teague. After the murder of her husband, she continued to supply the militia from her farm. (In this record the C was miscopied as an E.) The next entry in the book is to her son Samuel Teague. ^[4][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 16, 2018), "Record of Alice Davis Teague", Ancestor # A113203.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #173629877, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173629877/ailsey-teague : accessed 11 January 2022), memorial page for Ailsey “Alice” Davis Teague (1726–1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 173629877, citing Teague Family Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by JGW (contributor 46956442). Note: no image.
3. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/recollectionsofr00injohn#page/22/mode/2up
4. ↑ Alice is listed in the DAR Patriot Index p 2896 PS South Carolina

• In George Pemberton (1819-1878) summary: " My grandmother on my mother 's side was named Susan Teague. Her father was Elijah Teague, a Captain in the old Revolutionary War; was captured by a squad of 8 Tories, and hung. He had 3 sons who followed the 8 Tories, and killed all of these except(1) Ned Mitchuseson." From PDF compiled by John Anderson, from other Teague researchers, The Teague Family Magazine and Shepherd, Julie, "The Teague Family Resource Centre", https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.teagueonline.freeserve.co.uk/
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, database, compiled by Ancestry from a variety of undocumented family group sheets and electronic databases.
• Ancestors of *Louis Charles Teague
• Link, Family site with good data on husband

Acknowledgments

• Sandy Teeters created WikiTree profile Davis-18649 through the import of TEAGUE-COATE Family Tree.ged on Sep 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sandy and others.
• Ancestry Family Trees submitted by Ancestry members.
• WikiTree profile Davis-8160 created through the import of ChambersBarneshistory.ged on Oct 19, 2011 by Charlene Chambers. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Charlene and others.
• Campbell-29890
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