Moses Teague Sr (abt. 1718 - bef. 1799)

Born about 3 Mar 1718 in St Mary Anne Parish, Cecil County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Loftin) Teague — married 1737 (to 1751) in Frederick County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Rachel (Taylor) Teague — married 1760 in Chatam County, Province of North Carolina

Descendants

Died before Aug 1799 before about age 81 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Moses Teague Sr performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Moses Teague Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A113207.

Moses Teague Sr is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: {{{sar-number}}}
Rank: Patriotic Service

This profile is part of the Teague Name Study.

Moses was born in 1718 in St Mary Anne Parish, Cecil County, Maryland.^{[citation needed]} He is the son of William Teague and Isabella (Unknown.

Moses moved from Frederick County, Virginia, to Orange County, North Carolina, to Rowan County, North Carolina, and then back to Orange County (the part that became Chatham County).^{[citation needed]}

He married Elizabeth Loftin^[1] in 1738 in Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

After the death of his first wife in 1757, he married Rachel Taylor before 2 November 1760^[1] in North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

Known children as listed in his Will:^[2]

1. Moses Teague Jr.
2. Isabella (Teague) Welborn
3. Abraham Teague
4. Isaac Teague
5. Jacob Teague
6. William Teague
7. Elizabeth (Teague) Johnston
8. Susanah (Teague) Marley
9. Hannah (Teague) Horniday
10. David Teague
11. Charity (Teague) Ray

On 5 November 1756, Moses was granted 350 acres of land in Rowan County, North Carolina, on Voucher #559 under Grant #202 Recorded in Book 6, page 221 with a location of ? Big at a sho.^[3]

On 1 February 1763 in Orange County, North Carolina, Moses Teague along with Abraham Teague and Jos McLester were witnesses to the Will of Timothy Terrell.^[4]

Patriotic Service: between 5 March 1782 to 20 September 1786, Moses received pay for providing supplies for the Revolutionary Army of the United States. See Military Service for information.

Moses is listed as the first of the Teague family on record in Chatham County, North Carolina, having come from Rowan County in 1762 to the area of the Rocky River Baptist Church.^[5]

1790 Census Listed in Rowan County, North Carolina, and Chatham County, North Carolina. See 1790 Census_Info. Moses is also listed on the "North Carolina Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790" He is listed on page 174 of the transcribed copy showing the below (noting son Moses Jr is also listed):^[6]

Name of Head of Family: Teague, Moses

Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 2

Free white males under 16 years: 1

Free white females including heads of families: 5

All other persons: 0

Slaves: 3

Military Service

On 5 March 1782, in Hillsborough, North Carolina, Moses Teague established his claim and received pay for supplies to Military on . He was paid ? one Pound , Seven Shillings and two Pince on Voucher No: 1091.^[7]

On 1 October 1783, in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, Moses proved his claim and received Twenty-two Pounds, Two Shillings and six Pince on Voucher No 5989 for Services / Supplies provide to the Military. ^[8][9]

On 23 August 1784, in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, Moses proved his claim and received Nineteen pounds and five shillings on Voucher No. 6796.^[10]

On 20 September 1786, in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, Moses proved his claim and was allowed Eleven pounds and Sixteen Shillings, paid on Voucher # 9217.^[11]

As Per DAR: His service was performed in North Carolina The type of service is listed as PATRIOTIC SERVICE. The source of his service is stated as:

NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS, #1091, 5989, 6739, 6796, ROLL #S.115.128.

The service description is listed as the following:

1) FURNISHED SUPPLIES FOR THE MILITIA,

2) HILLSBOROUGH DIST

Will & Death

Last Will and Testament of Moses Teague^[2][12]
Chatham County, North Carolina.
31 March 1786.
August Session 1799 (proved).

In his Will, Moses names the following persons, in the following order:

• my Loving wife Rachel Teague
• my son David Teague
• my children Moses Teague, Ezebell [Isabella] Wellborn, Abraham Teague, Isaac Teague, Jacob Teague, Wm. Teague, Elizabeth Jonson [Johnson], Susanah Marly [Marley], Hannah Hornidy [Horniday], David Teague, Charity Ray

Signed: Moses Teague.
Witnesses: Jacob Teague, [2nd name difficult to read].
Executors: my Wife Rachel Teague, my son David Teague.

He died before August 1799, presumably in Chatham County, North Carolina.^[2][12] His burial place is unknown but there is a memorial in Rocky River Cemetery, Rocky River, Chatham, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

The Will of Moses Teague was proved in August 1799 in the County Court of Chatham County, North Carolina.^[2][12]

On 25 November 1799, the Estate of Moses Teague was accounted by the Executor David Teague and recorded in the Court Records of Chatham County, North Carolina.^[13]

Research Notes

In her book The Free State of Jones, Movie Edition: Mississippi's Longest Civil War, Victoria E. Bynum states the following about Moses and his parents William and Isabel Teague. Isabel is referred to as Isabel Teague, her maiden name of Loftin is not stated.

"In 1751 Younger Welborn's Great-grandparents William and Isabel Teague arrived in North Carolina with their family, including several grown sons, from western Maryland. Their son Moses Teague moved to Rowan County in 1756 where his children intermarried with those of his neighbor William Welborn, also from Maryland. The Rowan County Welborns remained nonslaveholders, but Moses Teague eventually acquired "one negro man Abraham."^[14]

Children of Moses and Elizabeth:

1. Abraham Teague
2. Elizabeth Miriam Teague
3. Moses Teague, Jr., b. 1739
4. Jacob Teague, b. 1740
5. Abraham Teague, b. 1744
6. Isaac Teague; b. Abt. 1747; d. December 07, 1824; m. Mary Nall
7. Jacob Teague, b. 1749
8. William Able Teague, b. 1752
9. Elizabeth Teague, b.. Abt. 1755
10. Susanna Teague, b. Abt. 1757
11. Hannah Teague, b. Abt. 1759
12. Isabel Teague

Children of Moses and Rachel:

1. David Teague, b. April 16, 1763
2. Charity Teague, b. February 20, 1767
3. Michael Teague
4. Charlotte Teague, b. February 20, 1767^[15]

NOTE: Much detail about his life can be found at the Missouri-Texas Teague Tree at Personal Tree.^[16]

Mother's LNAB

The LNAB of his mother Isabella (Unknown) is purported to be Loftin or Pennington.

1790 Census Info

In the 1790 U.S. Census, Moses Teague Sr. and Moses Teague Jr are listed in two North Carolina Counties, Rowan and Chatham.

Moses enumerated in the 1790 Census as living in Salisbury District, Rowan County, North Carolina.^[17] The Census lists the following in the home : 2 Males over 16, 1 Male under 16 , 5 females and 3 Slaves.
Listed 7 lines above is Moses Teague Jr with 1 Male over 16 and 1 Female.

In addition, there is a Moses Teague Sr recorded in the 1790 U.S. Census as living in Chatham, North Carolina.^[18] Census lists the following in the home : Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1 , Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1, Free White Persons - Females: 1 Total Members 3
Listed just below this is Moses Teague Jr with a household of the same count.

Land Grants Issued in Virginia

Who is the Moses Teague from Frederick and Fauquier County, Virginia?

These land grants are after 5 November 1756 , the date on which Moses was granted land in Rowan County, North Carolina.

1761 : Land grant for a Moses Teague of Frederick County - 100 A. on Potomac R. in said County. Surv. Thom's Rutherford. Adj. Teague's land. Dated 24 Feb 1761. Listed in Vol II, Book K of Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants on page 123.^[19][20]

1773 - MOSES TEAGUE State: VA County: Fauquier County Township: Landholders Names Year: 1773 Record Type: Rent Role Database: VA Early Census Index ^[21]

1778 - Name: Moses Teague. Acres: 170. The Place Where Each Tract Lies: Abbits Creek^[22]

Family Tree

[This information below should be reviewed for reliable sources and possible leads, incorporated into their respective profiles, and this family tree subheading deleted from this profile.]

Generation 1

William Welch (1641-1704) marries Isabella Jones (1641-1761) who also marries James Innes (1636-1704).

Daughter of Isabella and William: Susannah Welch

Daughter of Isabella and James: Elizabeth Innes

Generation 2

Edward Teague (1658-1704) marries Susannah Welch (1663-1741; half sister to) Elizabeth Innes (1655-1697) who marries William Loftin (1660-1703)

Son of Edward and Susannah: William Able Teague

Of Elizabeth and William: Son Robert Loftin, daughter Isabella Loftin

William Able Teague, Robert Loftin, and Isabella Loftin are all cousins (mothers are half-sisters)

Generation 3

William Able Teague (1695-1762) marries cousin Isabella Loftin (1693-1762), And, Robert Loftin (1691-1751) marries non- cousin Eleanor

Son of William and Isabella: Moses Teague

Daughter of Robert and Eleanor: Elizabeth Loftin

Moses is a nephew of Robert Loftin and also a cousin to both of his parents, and his uncle.

Isabella Loftin is a cousin to her father, and also a cousin to both her aunt and uncle.

Generation 4

Moses Teague marries cousin Elizabeth Loftin

Moses is a cousin to his wife, both a son and cousin to his mother and father, and a cousin to his father-in-law who is also his uncle.

Isabella is a cousin to her husband, a daughter and cousin to her father only, and a cousin and niece to her father and mother-in-law.

Both are grandchildren of Isabella Jones

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Teague Family Magazine Vol. 1 No. 4 (April 1969): pp174-176; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/636435), Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9674/images/32569_1220706416_0270-00188).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Division of Archives and History, North Carolina, Wills and estate papers (Chatham County), 1663-1978, Original wills Patterson, Caroline - Williams, Benjamin J., database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9G4-99Q7-Q), images 1353-1356.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. [1]. Name: Moses Teague, Issue Date: 5 Nov 1756. Residence Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Certificate Number Range: 1-770. Description: Rowan 1-770. From Record Image (image 730 of 1379) # 559 , Rowan County, Teague Moses, Acers 350 from Grant #: 202 Issued: 5 November 1756. Book #: 6, Page #: 221. Location: "Big at a sho"
4. ↑ Section: Vol. I. Index to page 4 - "Grimes". Ancestry.com. Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Shields, Ruth Herndon,. Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 : and (202 marriages not shown in the Orange County marriage bonds) and Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1972.[2] On 1 February 1763 in Orange, North Carolina, Moses Teague along with Abraham Teague and Jos McLester were witness to Will of Timothy Terrell in Orange County, North Carolina.
5. ↑ Chatham County, 1771-1971. Durham, N.C.: Moore Pub. Co., 1971. Page 402.
6. ↑ Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790.. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print Off., 1908.
7. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GN5H : accessed 10 December 2019), Moses Teague, 05 Mar 1782; citing Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.. No: 1091 -- State of North Carolina Hillsborough District Auditons Office March 5th 1782 This may Certify that Moses Teague Established his claim and was allowed ?? one pound Seven Shellings and two Pince ??? John Nichols.
8. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GKSK : accessed 10 December 2019), Moses T*, 01 Oct 1783; citing Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh. No 5989 : State of North Carolina -- Hillsborough Auditons Office-- This is to certify that Moses Teague exited his claim & was allowed Twenty two Pounds Two Shillings & Six Pince ?Spuce?
9. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GV88 : accessed 10 December 2019), Moses Teague, 01 Oct 1783; citing Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
10. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5Z9B : accessed 10 December 2019), Moses Tague, 23 Aug 1784; citing Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh... No. 6796 State of North Carolina 23 Aug 1784 Hillsborough District Auditons Office -- This may Certify that Moses Tague established his claim and was allowed Nineteen pounds , five shillings ?Specu? A19.5 Watts -- John Nichols
11. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-R371 : accessed 10 December 2019), Moses Tague, 20 Sep 1786; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh. - State of North Carolina Salsbury District N 9217 Agreeable to an Act of the General Assembly passed in Walke County the 14 July 1781 Moses Tague was allowed Eleven pounds Sixteen Shillings ?Speeic? for A public Claim by the board of Auditions Sep 20, 1786 By Order: A Trotter CB ...... Harris Willcathey
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Wills and Estate Papers (Chatham County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Chatham, North Carolina. [3]. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.- Persons named in Will : Wife Rachel & Children: Moses Teague Jr., Isabella (Teague) Wellborn, Abraham Teague, Isaac Teague, Jacob B. Teague, William Teague, Elizabeth (Teague) Johnson, Susanah (Teague) Marley, Hannah (Teague) Horniday, David Teague, Charity (Teague) Ray. (image 1354 of 1956). Proved Aug 1799 (image 1355 of 1956) (typed copy 1356 of 1956).
13. ↑ Division of Archives and History, North Carolina, Wills and estate papers (Chatham County), 1663-1978, Estates records Teague, Moses R. (cont.) - Thompson, William; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRJT-H8K), images 1-5.
14. ↑ Victoria E. Bynum. The Free State of Jones, Movie Edition: Mississippi's Longest Civil War. page 20 CHAPEL HILL, NC: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS , 2016.
15. ↑ The Seibel Family Stories.
16. ↑ Entered by Ted Bergstrom, May 14, 2012
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with image s, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-YN1 : accessed 9 December 2019), Moses Tigue Sr, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 232, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
18. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-YN1 : accessed 9 December 2019), Moses Tigue Sr, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 232, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
19. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. [Vol. II]. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.- BOOK K -(image 133 of 297) Page 123. [4] K-233: Moses Teague of Frederick County - 100 A. on Potomac R. in said County. Surv. Thom's Rutherford. Adj. Teague's land. 24 Feb 1761. Image
20. ↑ Ancestry.com. Sims index to land grants in West Virginia [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. [5] Original data: Sims index to land grants in West Virginia. Charleston, W. Va.: unknown, 1952. Section: Sims index. Teague, Moses 100 Acres on Waters of the Potomac 1761 Book 1 Page 593 Image
21. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. [6] Name: Moses Teague. State: VA. County: Fauquier County. Township: Landholders Namesrr. Year: 1773 Record Type: Rent Role. Database: VA Early Census Index
22. ↑ Osborne, Adlai.. List of taxable property in the county of Rowan, North Carolina, anno 1778 : transcribed from several lists returned by the August term anno 1778 : (also see page 30 for tax lists of 1784). Washington: unknown, 1979. Page 31

See also:

• "Moses Teague and Elizabeth Loftin," The Seibel Family Stories (https://www.seibelfamily.net/teague-moses-sr.html).
• Rocky River Church Historical Marker, Chatham County, North Carolina.

See also - to do:

• FamilySearch Profile, Moses Teague Sr (1718–1799), Sources. [these should be reviewed and incorporated into this profile if reliable]
• John D. Anderson, Jr., "The Descendants of John Teague" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130126105136/http://megjohn.info/genealogy.html)(The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL). [is this document available elsewhere?]

See also - other family trees:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #111921969 for Moses Teague Sr. (1718–1799) (memorial only, no gravestone photo).
• Ancestry Profile for Moses Teague Sr. (1718–1799).
• MyHeritage Profile, Moses Teague (1718–1799). (unsourced)
• Title: Karon Sue Stephens Stone 2011 Text: MyHeritage.com family tree. Family site: Karon Sue Stephens Stone 2011. Family tree: 129293251-23 Type: Smart Matching Media: 129293251-23 Page: Moses Teague Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Date: 31 JUL 2012 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Event: Smart Matching Role: 23001212. [link?]
• Missouri - Texas Teague Tree. [link?]