Thomas Teackle Taylor (abt. 1734 - abt. 1826)

Born about 1734 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Celia (Little) Taylor — married 14 Jun 1763 in Edgecombe, Colony of North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 10 Oct 1826 at about age 92 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Thomas Taylor was a North Carolina colonist.

Captain Thomas Teagle Taylor was born in 1734, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, a son of William Taylor, born 1707 in New Kent County, Virginia, and his wife, Mary Teagle, born August 11, 1705, in New Kent County, Virginia. Mary was the daughter of John Tealbe, born 1680, in Talbot County, Maryland and his wife Mary Edwards, born 1681, in Abington Parrish, Gloucester County, Virginia. ^[1]

Marriage Record: Selia Little and Teagle Taylor Married June 14, 1763 Edgecombe, North Carolina (Record #02188) Bondsman William (x)Wom, Witness John Spendelow Bond #00004516

Thomas Teackle Taylor was the administrator of William Taylor's Will. See the transcribed Will under William's Profile.

Received on 19 Feb 1803: Excommunicated. There is a book in the Wilson NC Library about the Town Creek Primitive Baptist Church written by Hugh Johnson.

Thomas Teagle first appears in the reords of Halifax Co. when he witnessed in Dec 1760, when he sells 50 acres to Joseph Hancell, which places his date of birth at 1739 or earlier. (writer has heard someone as young as 14 could be a witness.) T. Teakle Taylor next witnessed a Wiggens deed in Sept 1761, which two instances of witnessing seem to indicate that his was a man and not a boy.

A CHRONOLOGY OF THOMAS TEACKLE(TEAGLE) TAYLOR OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY FROM PUBLIC RECORDS:

1757 June 24: Bertie Co, NC Deed: Wm Everitt of Edgecome Co to James Everitt of Edge. Co...26 pounds Virginia currency 320 acres more or less on the north side of Mill swamp on the branches of Conocohow Creek, joining Buxton all houses, ect. Wit. William Taylor, Henry Andrews, Thomas Teackle Taylor. (This is the 1st recorded appearance of Thomas Teackle Taylor of Edgecombe Co, NC.)

1776 Jan 9: Edge. Co, NC Deed Book 3 pg 129: Thomas (x) Laurence of Edge. Co. to Teagle Taylor of same, for 15 pounds proc. money a tract of 100 acres on the north side of Tar River and on Burket's Swamp near the Bath Road adjoin Joseph Morgan and Dawson, it being part of a tract taken up by Mary Haywood. Wit. Abraham Little, William Little, Junr. William Little, Senr, Benjamin Barret, Edw. Hall. (This deed to Teagle Taylor is witnessed by his wife Celia's father, Abraham Little, uncle William Little, Senr. and cousin William Little, Junr.

1777 Feb 27: Edge. Co., NC Deed Book 3 p 105: Jeremiah Drew of Southampton Co, VA to Teagle Taylor for 90 pounds Virginia money a tract of 160 acres on Tar River and Cheek's Mill Creek adjoining Sarah Allen and Thomas Sharp. The land was granted to Newit Drew by deed of conveyance from Amos Atkinson and descended to said Jeremiah Drew, executor of said Newit Drew, according to the Will of the said deceased. Wit. Jacob Little, John Ellis, Robert Gremmer, Jacob Atkinson.

1777 July 21: Edg. Co, NC Deed Book 3 p 194: Teagle Taylor and wife, Sele (x) Taylor of Edge. Co. to Joseph Morgan of same, for 30 pounds Proc. money a tract of 100 acres on the east side of Tar River in Bearskin Swash adjoin Irwin Tool, Alexander Cromwell, Junr and Joseph Morgan, it being part of a Granville grant to John Messew. Wit. James Taylor, William Skinner. (Who is James Taylor that witness this deed?)

1779 Mar 5: Edge. Co, NC Deed Book 3 p 509: Teagle Taylor of Edg. Co. to James Gardner of same, for 100 pounds a tract of 100 acres on the north side of Tar River on Burket's Swamp and the Bath Road adjoin Joseph Morgan and Dawson, it being part of a tract taken up by Mary Haywood. Wit. Daniel Walker, John Barber. (Land purchased 1776 Jan 9.

1785 Feb 3 Edg. Co, NC Deed Book 4 p 198: Teagle Taylor of Edge. Co. to Jacob Little of same, for divers good causes him thereto moving but more especially for the sum of 15 pounds specie a parcel of 10 acres on the south side of Tar River on Allen's Swamp and Cheek's Mill Creek adjoining said Little. Wit. Allen Atkinson, John Taylor, Drury Bullock. (Is John Taylor that witnessed this deed the brother of Teagle Taylor?)

1787 Oct 4: Edge. Co, NC Deed Book 4 p 668: Owen Cravey of Edgecombe Co, planter, to Teagle Taylor of same, for 180 pounds a tract of 300 acres of Jumping Run at the mouth of Cabin Branch adjoining Gabriel Allen, James Hearn and Bird Duprey. Wit. John Ellis, Joshua Sharp.

EDGE. CO ESTATE RECORDS 1748-1917 BOX TALLY-TAYLOR Taylor vs. Taylor (petition of Drury Taylor) To the Worshipful Court of Edgecombe Co, the petition of Drury Taylor by his guardian, John Walker, humbly sheweth to your Worships that a certain John Taylor, father to your petitioner departed this life intestate some fifteen years ago, possessed of divers pieces of personal property-that soon after the decease of the said John Taylor, a certain Teagle Taylor obtained letters of administration on the estate of the said John Taylor, and took unto his possession all the property appertaining to the said estate, that the said Teagle Taylor also collected all the debts due the estate and thought often requested has never paid the amount according to the Stature of Distribution in that case made and provided that your petitioner is the only heir and lawful representative of the said John Taylor. May it please y our Worships to grant a Writ of Supeona be and grant such further and other relief in the premises as may see equitable and just and your petitioner shall ever pray. Hall, (sol) for petitioner.

TAYLOR VS TAYLOR, SESSIONS IN CHANCERY: Staate of North Carolina, To the Sheriff of Edgecombe County, Greeting Your are hereby commanded to summon Teagle Taylor personally to appear before the Justies of the County Court of Pleas and Quarters Session to be held for said County at the Court House in Tarborough on the fourth Monday in May next, then and there to answer the Petition of Drury Taylor by his guardian, John Waler (regarding) the distribution of his father John Taylor deceased his personal estate and that the said Teagle Taylor file his answer at the next term of the said Court and have then and there this Writ. Witnesses: Edward Hall, Clerk of the said Court the 23 ay of February Anno Dom. 1807 and in the (???) year of our independence. E. Hall CC

WILL BOOK F pg 64 Have copy of Will dated 1826 Edgecombe Co, NC T-DW-4 THE WILL OF THOMAS TEACKLE TAYLOR OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (Transcribed from Original in the North Carolina State Archives) In the Name of God Amen, I, Teagle Taylor of the County of Edgecomb and State of North Carolina being of perfect mind and memory do this day make and ordain this my last will and testament in manor and form following (To Wit)-- First, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rebecca Taylor one feather bed and furniture to her heirs an assigns forever. Secondly-My Will and desire that all the residue of my estate after the death of myself and my wife Celia shall be Equally Divided among all my children that shall then be living at that time. Thirdly-do hereby Nominate appoint and ordain my son Stephen Taylor whole and sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and disannulling all other Wills & Testament by me at any time here before made declaring this and no other to be my last Will and Testament hath here unto set his hand and seal this 1st day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundrd and Twenty three- signed sealed and delivered. Teagle Taylor (seal). In witness of us: E. Bullock, Benjamin Lancaster, Britain Williford. --- Edgecombe County, North Carolina November court, 1826. Book F, p64: Edge Co Estate Records 1748-1917 Box Tally-Taylor Mathis Taylor vs Stephen Taylor to account To the Worshipful Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Session of Edgecombe County Feby. Term 1832: The petition of Mathis Taylor is humbly sheweth unto your worships that Teagle Taylor departed this life in the year 1826 having first made and published his Last Will and Testament, which has been admitted to probate, that Stephen Taylor was and is named in said will as the Executor thereof who duly qualified as such and has taken upon himself the burden of the execution thereof. That said Will after makin a bequest of one feather bed to Rebecca Taylor contains the following clause my (4 words ot legible) is that all divided among all my children that shall be living at that time." Your petitioner further sheweth that the said Celia Taylor is since dead-and that the following persons are the children of the said Teagle Taylor who were living at the death of said Celia-viz. James Taylor, William Taylor, SARAH WILLIAMS formerly SARAH TAYLOR who has since married JOHN TAYLOR, David Beeland in right of his wife Mary, Elizabeth Robbins, Stephen Taylor, Allen Taylor and your petitioner who are entitled to have said property divided among them-Your petitioner further sheweth that the said Stephen Taylor has reduced into his possession the said estate consisting of money, notes and accounts to the amount of five thousand dollars or some other large sum also considerable personal property consisting of house hold furniture, farming utensils, hogs and cattle, all of which the said Executor has sold and converted the same into money. Your petitioner prays that the said Executor and the other legatees may be made defendants to the petition and that the said Executor be required to answer an oath what amount of property he has, (received) and what (?) remains due to the said Legatees and in all things to render a just and (?) account of the said executorship and that said executor may be decreed to pay the same over to the said legatees and (??) that a decree may be made against him for one your petitioner's one eighth part thereof. (could not make out last line) J.R. Slay??, att. for petitioner.

MATHIS TAYLOR vs STEPHEN TAYLOR, EXEC. ANSWER TO PETITION State of North Carolina, Edgecombe County} To the Worshipful the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarters session for the County of Edgecombe at May term 1832. The answer of Stephen Taylor one of the Defendants to the petition of Mathis Taylor-this defendant now and hereafter saing and reserving to himself all manner of benefit and advantage of exception to the many errors and insufficiencies in the petition of sid petitioner answereth thereunto as much as he is advised is material and says tht it is true that Teagle Taylor departed this life as stated in said petition and left a Will wherein after giving one feather bed to Rebecca Taylor he devised all the reidue of his property to be di ided after the eath of his wife, eqully amongst his children then living -that th defendant qualified as Executor to said last Will and Testament an took upon himself the burden of its execution and (reduced) into his possession all the property of the Testator and converted it into money to make necessary division among the heirs and that after paying all the just debt and lawful charges against the estate of his Testator there remained in his hands as Executor the sum of one thousand four hundred and twenty one and twenty six cents, all of which will more fully appear by the return unto the clerks office of his inventory and account of sale of said Testator's property which he prays may be taken as apart of this answer and this defendant further answereth that there were nine children of the Testator living at the death of said Testator's wife to the best of his knowledge and belief and that in accordance with his duty as executor he has proceeded to distribute equally among them each one share of the alance in his hands and that he has paid one hundred and fifty dollars and ninety one cents being one ninth part of the alance in his hands to each of the follwoing heirs, James Taylor, William Taylor, Sarah William, formerly Sarah Taylor-David Beeland in the right of his wife, Mary, Elizabeth Robbins, Stephen Taylor, Allen Taylor and that the only remaining portion of one hundred and fifty seven dollars and seventy six cents due to Mathis Taylor the petitioner is still in his hands and he has held it ready to pay to the said petitioner whenever he demanded it an would indemnify him with a good and lawful receipt and protection for doing the same and that he is now ready to abide the judgment of the court of the said petition and to pay the aforesaid legacy as the court shall direct being indemnified therein and the things herein set forth, he avers and stand ready to maintain to the satisfaction of the court. Henry T. Clark, att. for the Defendant (note: Henry T. Clark was a lawyer and State Representative from Tarboro, Edgecombe Co. He was Governor of North Carolina at the beginning of the Civil War)ASSOCIATIONS OF THOMAS TEACKLE TAYLOR OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY WILLIAM TAYLOR of Coneho Creek, father of Thomas Teackle Taylor of Edgecombe County, was in Bertie (later Edgecombe) County as early as Nov 19, 1736, evidenced by a deed he witnessed. In his Will the land of which William Taylor of Coneho Creek lived at the time of his death (purchased from Robert Butler in 1739) was given to Thomas Teackle Taylor.

Thomas Teackle Taylor also used the names T. Teakle and Teagle during his life and signed his Will Teagle Taylor. Another man named Thomas Taylor is found in records of Edgecombe County during the same period which may account for his not using the name Thomas.

In "Edgecombe County Kinfolks" deeds; Deed Book 14-200 Teagle Taylor was brother of Joshua Taylor, Dec 6, 1808. In "Edgecombe County Kinfolks" Deeds: Deed Book 17-468 Stephen Taylor was the son of Teagle Taylor; Celah (Celia) Taylor was wife of said Teagle Taylor May 1822.

n.p. 31 Aug 1796, Teagle Taylor a road juror from Tarborough to Grreensville. Edgecombe County, NC County Court Minutes (from Bill's notes)

• • • • • OTHER MEN NAMED THOMAS TEACKLE TAYLOR*****

Thomas Teackle Taylor born 1707 in Accomack County, VA died 1774 in Newport in the County of Newport, in the Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, in New England. He was the son of William Taylor (III) of Accomack County and Elizabeth Teackle, daughter of Rev. Thomas Teackle. Will probate in Accomack County 27 Dec 1774. --- Thomas Teackle Taylor born Oct 19, 1775 in Accomack County, Virginia married Nancy Wharton December 27, 1802, died 1851 Accomack County. He was the son of Edward, son of Thomas Teackle Taylor born 1707.

From "Wills and Administrations of Acomack Co, VA 1663-1800," -compiled and edited by Stratton Nottingham, p336 lists another Thomas Teackle Taylor: Edwards, John-31 May 1781-27 Nov 1782...Will references "son-in-law Thomas Teackle Taylor." -- TEAGLE TAYLOR NOTES: Teagle Taylor was probably born in Martin County near Conoho Creek, Oak City area. He was living near Rocky Mount in the Tyancokey Swamp area of Edgecombe Co. at the time of his death. He owned land in the Cheek's Mill area of Edgecombe Co, which flows into the Tar River near the Pitt Co. line. For additional info on Teagle, see either the Edge. file or Martin Co. file.

Another Thomas Teackle Taylor bought land in Acomack County in 1889 --- SOURCE OF THE NAME "TEACKLE" The name "Teackle" is an unusual spelling, and according to the book "The Teagle Family" by Winton Teagle, 1992 (copy in the Dallas Public Library) there was only one family by that spelling in Virginia in Colonial time, and this family was unrelated to the "Teagle" families. This was the family of Rev. Thomas Teakle born 1624 in Gloucestershire, England, first minister of Hungers Parish, Accomack, Accomack County, VA

There wer many seemingly unrelated people in Accomack Co, VA with first or middle names of Teackle in the 1600s and 1700s. Parishioners probably named their children after Rev. Thomas Teackle. In the 1600's the only people I the Colonies with Teackle as any part of their name were in Accomack County. The name is found in NC and TN in the 1700, probably having migrated from Accomack County.

Based on family and given name William Taylor of Coneho Creek and/or his wife Mary, parents of Thomas Teackle Taylor of Edgecombe County, most proably are related in some way to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Whether William or Mary also descend from the Teackles of Accomack County is currently unknown. (See further references to the family of Rev. Thomas Teackle of Accomack County, Virginia, born 1624 in England and to Theophilus Pugh of Nansemond Co, VA

018,887, Edge. Co. Db 10, p381, 14 Aug 1799, Teagle Taylor, Edge. Co. to William Taylor, same on waters of Tyancokey Swamp for L100 200 acres (pt of tract same Teagle lives on), signed Teagle Taylor, wit. starling Waller, Abraham Taylor.

NOTES ON CELIA LITTLE: Received on 19 Feb 1803, dead by Aug 17, 1826. There is a book in the Wilson NC Library about the Town Creek Primitive Baptist Church written by Hugh Johnson. Received from Clyde Cobert 4-25-1998 in Tarboro, Edgecombe Co, NC. This was the same day Thomas Teagle Taylor was received. Celia Taylor DB 17-468 was the wife of said Teagle Taylor, May 1822 Kifolks of Edgecombe Co. NC 1788-1855 t-1-20

In the 1790 census Thomas (age about 56) was living in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.^[2]

In the 1800 census Thomas (age about 66) was living in Edgecombe, North Carolina.^[3]

Thomas died at the age of about 92 on 10 October 1826 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/mary-teagle-24-c03mqs
2. ↑ 1790 Census: Title: 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch,
   Page: Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 401; Image: 237; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
3. ↑ 1800 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1800 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Second Census of the United States, 1800. (NARA microfilm publication M32, 52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Grou,
   Page: Year: 1800; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 30; Page: 246; Image: 248; Family History Library Film: 337906.
4. ↑ Death: Author: Herrin, Cynthia, comp. Title: Edgecombe County, North Carolina Vital Records, 1720-1880 Date: 2000.

See also:

• Author: Ancestry.com Title: North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000

Acknowledgements

• Taylor-19641 was created by Thomas Etheridge through the import of Thomas Etheridge Ancestry.ged on Jun 1, 2014