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William Teague (abt. 1695 - aft. 1762)

William Teague
Born about in Teggs Delight, Cecil County, Province of Marylandmap
Son of and
Brother of , , [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 1714 in Cecil County, Province of Marylandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , , and
Died after after about age 66 in Chatham, Rowan County, North Carolinamap
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Disambiguation

Information regarding the wife of William Teague is disputed. Until adequate documentation resolving the issues becomes available, these three profiles are being maintained separately:

  • Isabella Unknown. Information and documentation related to Isabella, wife of William Teague, who may or may not also be Isabella Loftin and/or Isabella Pennington.
  • Isabella Loftin Information and documentation related to Isabella Loftin, who may or may not also be Isabella Pennington and Isabella, wife of William Teague.
  • Isabella Pennington Information and documentation related to Isabella Pennington, who may or may not also be Isabella Loftin and Isabella, wife of William Teague.

Biography

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William Teague was a Maryland colonist.
This profile is part of the Teague Name Study.

1695 Birth and Parents

William Teague was the son of Edward Teague. Documents proving the relationship between William Teague and his father Edward Teague, are on file in the Clerk of Court in Elkton. Md. One is dated May 14 1714 relating to a Deed of Sale of 160 acres of land from William Teague to Abraham Pennington, and the other dated June 18, 1737 relating to a Deed of Sale of 130 acres from William Teague to John Graham.[1]

Edward Teague patented Tegg's Delight in Cecil County on 10 November 1695. [2]

The Find-a-Grave site, without further sourcing, states that William Teague's mother was Susannah Welch of Baltimore County, born about 1670 [3]

Birth Year Estimation

William's first recorded deed in Cecil County is 10 Sep 1716 with additional purchases in 1734. [2] Assuming that William had reached the age of 21 in 1716, he would have been born no later than 1695, at about the time his father patented the Tegg's Delight plantation where he may well have been born.

1714 Sells Land to Abraham Pennington in Baltimore County, Maryland

On 14 May 1714, Abraham Pennington obtained 160 acres from William Teague of Baltimore County, MD. The land had belonged to William's father Edward. It was located on Saw Branch, running into Hunago Creek, on the east side of Susquehana River. [4]

  • May 1714. William Teague of Baltimore County, planter to Abraham Pennington of Cecil County £10 for 100 acres at the head of Saw Branch on the east side of Susquehanna River, part of a tract purchased by Edward Teague, dec'd father of the said, William Teague
  • Witnesses: John Hans Steelman & Henry Hollingsworth JPs: Jno Jawert & Matt VanBebber [5]
  • Abraham Pennington, late of Cecil County, now of Virginia, yeoman to John Graham to John Graham of Cecil County £50 for 100 acres on the east side of Susquehanna River, which William Teague, son and heir of Edward Teague, late of Cecil County, by Deed dated 14 May 1714 conveyed to the said, Abraham Pennington.
  • Witnesses: John Black, Elizabeth Jackson & Jane Manyer JPs: Edward Jackson & Andrew Barry [6]

1715 Marriage to Isabella Unknown

William Teague married Isabella. The names of her parents or her name at birth remain to be identified. Various theories are discussed under Research Notes.

The marriage took place Sep 01, 1715 in Spesutie Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland [3]

St. Mary's Episcopal Church

While residing in Cecil County, Maryland there is evidence that William and his wife Isabella were associated with the old North Elk or Saint Mary's Parish (Church of England), whose first church was built about 1706 when the parish was laid out, later replaced by St. Mary's Church, in Northeast, Cecil County, built in 1743. [7]

1716 Acquires Teague's Endeavor

1716 William Teague acquired Teague's Endeavor (100 acres) [8]

1732 Witness in Baltimore County

Abstracts of Cecil County, Maryland Land Records 1673-1751 FHL book 28 Oct 1732 William Barne of Baltimore County, planter to John Hammond of Cecil County £20 for 200 acres called Barne's Forrest in Cecil Co on Octoraro River Witnesses: William Husbands & William Teague JPs: Edward Jackson & Jno Copson. [3]

1734 Lands Acquisitions in Baltimore County

1734 William Teague acquired

  • Teague's Choice (50 acres) [8]
  • Teague's Forrest (100 acres) [8]
  • Teague's Hopewell (50 acres) [8]

1742 Move to Frederick County, Virginia

William Teague moved to Frederick County, Virginia by 1742, probably earlier. The first recorded Frederick County deed is dated 20 Jun 1742 when Richard Pendall conveyed 88 acres to William Teague. He acquired additional acreage: 145 acres from Pendall, 121 from James Brown, and 145 acres granted by Thomas, Lord Fairfax, 11 Oct 1750. [9] While either he or son William appears on the Frederick County rent roll as late as 1759[10]

1744 Creditor in Frederick County, Virginia

Frederick County, Virginia Minutes of Court Records 1743-1745 FHL book 13 Jul 1744 William Teague, assignee of John Baldwin vs John Shearer & James Davis, debt. [3]

1750 Land Grant in Frederick County, Virginia (now Berkeley County, West Virginia)

The Library of Virginia https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma990008626160205756 11 Oct 1750 Grant to William Teague 145 acres on Cat Tail Run in Frederick County (land now in Berkeley County, West Virginia). [3]

1750 Neighbor in Frederick County, Virginia

Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys Frederick County, Virginia 1747-1780 FHL book 4 Apr 1750 Rubin Rutherford 444 acres on Shenandoah River about 1 mile from Vestal's, adjoining his own land, William Hall, John Sweim & William Teague. A survey by Guy Broadwater. Witnesses: John Vestal & Nathaniel Thomas. [3]

Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys Frederick County, Virginia 1747-1780 FHL book No Date Walter Shurly 472 acres adjoining Nathaniel Thomas, William Teague & Capt. Thomas Rutherford. A survey by Guy Broadwater Witnesses: George Holdbrrok & Francis Davis. [3]

1751 Purchases Land with Elijah Teague

Frederick County, Virginia Deed Books 1743-1758 FHL book 13 Jun 1751 William Teague & Elijah Teague of Parish and County of Frederick to Benjamin Sebastian of the County of Fairfax, gentleman. £18 for 88 acres formerly Granted to Richard Pendal. Pendal by Deed bearing date 3 Oct 1734 and by him sold to said William Teague on 20 & 21 Jun 1742. A survey by Mr. Guy Broadwater. Signed - William Teague & Elijah Teague Witnesses: Gerrard Alexander, Gersham Keys, John Swim, Ruth Keys & Thomas Speake Abstracts of the Deed Books of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1785 FHL book 26 May 1762 William Teague to Joshua Teague. For love, household goods and lands and all substance. Witnesses: John Swaim, Elijah Teague & William Swaim (John Swaim & William Swaim are brothers) [3]

1753 Move to Carolina

William began disposing of his Virginia property in preparation for the move to the Carolinas in 1751. The conveyances as recorded in Frederick County deed books are: 1751 88 acres to Benjamin Sebastian; 145 acres to son Elijah on 17 Aug 1751 as well as 145 acres to Robert Fulsham the same date; 145 acres to Abraham Teague. In 1753 William provided certificates of deeds of lease and release to Elijah for 192 acres transferred to William Crawford.[9]

The tracts above transferred to William Crawford were recorded 10 Oct 1753 with the bond of Edward Teague. Edward is described as the eldest son and heir-at-law of William Teague, late of Frederick County but lately removed to some part of Carolina. Thus we can reasonably establish that William moved to the Carolinas not later than sometime in 1753.[9]

1762 Death

William Teague conveyed all of his lands and household goods to Joshua Teague on 26 May 1762, an action often associated with impending death. [11]

Children

The St. Mary's parish records in Cecil County contain the exact dates of birth for five of William's known nine children: Abraham, Charity, Elijah, Susanna, William. [12] Another secondary source quotes slightly different information from these parish records. [13]. Until the actual records can be reviewed for what they do and do not contain, both references are being retained.

The Find A Grave site gives 12 children with detailed dates of birth, suggesting access to a good record, which, regrettably, is not named.


  1. Mary Teague (1714-1715). Not sourced anywhere, and birth may precede parents' marriage.
  2. Edward Teague, born Aug 30, 1716, in Cecil, Maryland; died Jun 10, 1807, in Burke, North Carolina. [3] Referred to as eldest son in 1753. [9] Edward Teague (1716-1807)[13]
  3. Moses Sr. Teague, born Mar 03, 1717/18 in Cecil, Maryland; died Aug 1799 in Chatham, North Carolina. [3] Not named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Moses Teague (1718-1799)
  4. Elijah Teague*, born Bet. 1719 - 1720 in Cecil, Maryland; died Sep 01, 1720, in Cecil, Maryland. [3] Died soon after birth. Named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12]
  5. Abraham Teague, born May 01, 1721, in Cecil, Maryland; died Aft. 1784 in Rowan, North Carolina. [3] Named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Abraham Teague (1720-1771)[13]
  6. Charity Teague, born Dec 14, 1722, in Cecil, Maryland; died Abt. 1799 in Surry, North Carolina. [3] Named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Charity Teague (1722-1801)[13]
  7. Elijah Teague, born May 01, 1726 in Cecil, Maryland; died Abt. 1780 in Black Jack, Ninety Six, South Carolina. [3] Witness in property transfer at time of death. This would be the second Elijah in the family. [11] Not named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Capt. Elijah Teague (1725-1780)[13]
  8. Susannah Teague, born Jan 03, 1729/30 in Cecil, Maryland; died Abt. 1812 in Greene, Georgia. [3] Named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Susannah Teague (1729-1812)[13]
  9. Joshua Teague, born Jan 30, 1730/31 in Cecil, Maryland; died Bet. 1804 - 1808 in Laurens, South Carolina. [3] Receives all property transfer at time of death. [11] Not named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Joshua Teague (1731-1804)[13]
  10. William Teague, born Jul 30, 1733 in Cecil, Maryland; died 1733 in Cecil, Maryland. [3] Named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12]
  11. William Teague or William Abel Teague, born May 16, 1734 in Cecil, Maryland; died Nov 01, 1803 in Iredell, North Carolina. [3] Not named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] William Teague (1733-1803)
  12. Rachael Teague, born Oct 01, 1735, in Cecil, Maryland or Mecklenburg, Frederick, Virginia; died 1798 in Ohio County, West Virginia; married Colonel David Shepherd Bet. 1752 - 1753. [3]Not named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Rachel Teague (1735-1795) [13]
  13. Isaac Teague, born Abt. 1737 in Cecil, Marlyand; died Aft. 1787 in Cumberland, North Carolina. [3] Not named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Isaac Teague (1741-1821)[13]
  14. Benjamin Teague, born Abt. 1739 in Frederick, Virginai; died in Cumberland, North Carolina. [3] Not named in St. Mary's Parish Records. [12] Benjamin Teague (1739-1829)[13]

Research Notes

Was William's middle name "Abel"?

Middle names were very rare during this time period and no documentation has been found that William had a middle name of "Abel" or any middle name. It has therefore been removed.

Find A Grave, without further attribution, identifies a son as William Abel, who was born and named a year after a brother William died in infancy. Could the source of the "Abel" have been the distinction that the second William, who survived, was "able"?

What was the birth name of his wife Isabella?

William Teague married Isabella.

Henry Peden reports that William Teague married Isabela (Loftin) Pennington, daughter of Thomas Loftin[14]

However, no reliable records have been found giving Isabella's maiden name or parents. Some sites show her birth name as Loftin or Pennington. Her identity is discussed in detail on her profile.

Was William ever a Miner in Cornwall?

The following have been removed from the Biography of William Teague as discredited, unproven, and or not this William Teague. These are left here so that they will not be reintroduced to the profile.

William Teague , who had started life as a working miner at the age of eleven, progressed to be an under-captain and eventually a mine captain. He made a fortune in Tincroft and Came Brea mines and subsequently became connected with the Penvoll Smelting Company, which was another profitable venture. According to R. Symons' "Gazetteer of Cornwall" published in 1884, "he exibited a singular tenacity for mining. He was a legitimate miner, no dealer." [Note: this information is NOT about this Williame Teague who was born in Maryland.]

Disputed Children

Differences with children between listed above and Isabella and William's linked children:

  • Mary Teague (1714-1715) is listed above and only to Isabella's profile. She is not listed in children list on Grave page
  • Elijah Teague (1719-1719), d Sep 1 1720 in Cecil Maryland is listed on Grave page, but not in profiles or linked to either profile
  • John Teague (1730-1762) is not listed in children list above and is linked only to William's profile. He is not listed in children list on Grave page
  • Children list previously had 2 lines for Isaac, but profiles were merged

Sources

  1. ↑ The Teague Family Magazine, Vol 1 No 2 (Oct 1968) p 63
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coldham, Peter Wilson. Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1783. Consolidated Edition. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. p 656 citing various Maryland deed books
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Jerry Scott, Contributor. Find A Grave: Memorial #109776879 Note: this memorial contains some references but no grave marker image.
  4. ↑ Cecil O'Dell. Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia. Walsworth Publishing Company, Marceline, Missouri, 1995
  5. ↑ Abstracts of Cecil County, Maryland Land Records 1673-1751 FHL book 14. Cited by Jerry Scott, Contributor. Find A Grave: Memorial #109776879
  6. ↑ Abstracts of Cecil County, Maryland Land Records 1673-1751 FHL book 29 Jan 1733. Cited by Jerry Scott, Contributor. Find A Grave: Memorial #109776879
  7. ↑ Percy C. Skirvin. The First Parishes of the Province of Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland Clearfield., First published, 1923. Page 158. The parish was renamed "St. Mary Anne's Parish after receipt of gifts from Queen Anne.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Inhabitants of Cecil County, Maryland 1649-1774 FHL book Land Patents & Certificates in Cecil Co 1649-1774 Cited by Jerry Scott, Contributor. Find A Grave: Memorial #109776879
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Smyth, Samuel Gordon,. A genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre family : from civil, military, church, and family records and documents. Lancaster, Pa.: New Era Print Co., 1909. p 189-90
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Abstracts of the Deed Books of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1785 FHL book 26 May 1762 William Teague to Joshua Teague. For love, household goods and lands and all substance. Witnesses: John Swaim, Elijah Teague & William Swaim (John Swaim & William Swaim are brothers). [need details]
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 St. Mary's parish records. Family Search has only a microform for the Index which shows Abraham, Charity, Elijah (that would be the first one who died soon after birth), Susannah and William
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Early Anglican Church Records of Cecil Co, MD, St. Mary Anne's Parish Register 1709-1799; North Elk
  14. ↑ Henry C. Peden, Jr., Marylanders to Carolina. Migration of Marylanders to North Carolina and South Carolina Prior to 1800 (1994).

Acknowledgements

Changes and Merges

*Merge Note Please don't remove*

  • Teague-223
  • Teague-313
  • Teague-326
  • Teague-169
  • Teague-436
  • Teague-296
  • Teague-708
  • Teague-436
  • Teague-296 into Teague-8
  • Teague-436 into Teague-8
  • Teague-169 into Teague-8 Father William (Teague-169) mother Isabella Loftin (Loftin-29)birth 1693 death 1775
  • Teague-326 into Teague-8
  • Teague-313 into Teague-8 Father William(Teague-313) Mother Isabella (Pennington-697)
  • Teague-223 into Teague-8
  • Teague-419 into Teague-8
  • Teague-486 into Teague-8




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Ken Spratlin
US Southern Colonies Project adding project management (PMP) and project protection (PPP)—disputed relationships.

Please continue to manage normally, and review US Southern Colonies Project Editing Guidance before editing.

posted by Ken Spratlin
Buckner-1530 Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
QQ #2 - Has anyone seen the christening records from the Parish Church for the "first five children"?

Edit: Family Search has only a microform for the Index which has: Abraham, Charity, Elijah (that would be the first one who died soon after birth), Susannah and William.

Edit#2: Someone had more luck finding it than I did; found it on Abraham's profile: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-S9Z5-7?cat=440778

Abraham, Charity, Elijah, Susannah and William do have birth dates documented in the Register for St Mary Ann's Parish, Cecil Co., MD, page 279. (Why not Joshua in btwn?) Also, there are two children (?), "buryed: William Teague buryed 1720, Mar 14 and Elijah Teague buryed 1720 Sep 1. Also, there is a William Teague born on Pg. 280 1734 May 16.

posted by Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
edited by Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
Day-1904 Jack Day
There were two separate citations for the records from St. Mary Anne's Parish church, both from secondary sources, and they don't exactly match, so for the moment I included citations to both quotes. The parish records should contain not only the child's name and baptismal dates, but also the names of both parents, which also will be helpful. It would be great if we find a way to replace the current citations to a direct citation linked to a view of the actual parish record.

I added in Mary as the oldest child, but she is completely unsourced; She's currently linked as the daughter of Isabella but not William. At this time, it's reasonable to assume that all children were children of BOTH William and Isabella, so if we find reason to de-link from one, the child should be de-linked from the other as well. And an explanation should be included in Research Notes so that a well-meaning person doesn't add the childs back in the future.

posted by Jack Day
Buckner-1530 Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
oops, sorry Jack, didn't see your post...
posted by Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
Buckner-1530 Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
Has anybody else realized that President Obama is a descendant of William Teague? His mother Stanley Ann Dunham (Dunham-4) was descended through William's son Moses, it seems. She was my 7th cousin (purportedly).
posted by Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
Jester-173 Lynette Jester
Has anyone found if William's middle name is actually Abel? I know his son was Wm Abel, but I don't think the elder is Abel. If he never used the middle name, maybe it should be removed.
posted by Lynette Jester
Day-1904 Jack Day
We're on the same page. I'm in the midst of editing this profile at the moment, and unless some document turns up with the middle name, it will be gone when I'm finished. In this time period people generally didn't use middle names, so when you see a middle name, it's a red flag.
posted by Jack Day
Jester-173 Lynette Jester
Thank you Jack (yep, I've been waiting to use that one).
posted by Lynette Jester
Gilbert-5219 Mel (Gilbert) Lambert
Great info with some source leads

The Seibel Family Stories

posted by Mel (Gilbert) Lambert
Gilbert-5219 Mel (Gilbert) Lambert
Notes on William Teague as found on FamilySearch FamilySearch
posted by Mel (Gilbert) Lambert
Gilbert-5219 Mel (Gilbert) Lambert
Info on William Teague via Ancestry.com. The Teague Family Magazine [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Original data: The Teague Family Magazine. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History.Ancestry Five of their children's birth records may be found in St Mary Anne's Episcopal Church in the town of Northeast MD

Info that William was the only son and the heir of Edward Teague Ancestry The Teague Family Magazine page 72

posted by Mel (Gilbert) Lambert
Paula (Teague) Marshall
Teague Family Magazine was published in the late 60s and early 70s. Much more documentation is now available for the earliest Teague generations in Maryland. Some of the information in this resource is now known to be erroneous, or, at best, incomplete. I no longer use it as a citation for the earliest three generations of the Edward Teague family.
posted by Paula (Teague) Marshall
edited by Paula (Teague) Marshall
Stanton-3574 T Stanton
The bio info about him being a miner from an 1884 publication in Cornwall is not this person. Moved that to False Information.
posted by T Stanton
Jester-173 Lynette Jester
Teague-2537 and Teague-8 appear to represent the same person because: appearant duplicate
posted by Lynette Jester
Wendy (Stout) Fleenor
Teague-8 and Teague-2528 appear to represent the same person because: Found the duplication after finding a link for his father Edward Teague-9.
posted by Wendy (Stout) Fleenor
Stanton-3574 T Stanton
Should one of the PMs remove the "biography" referring to a Cornish miner?
posted by T Stanton
Patricia (Charles) Stockley
Teague-1071 and Teague-8 are not ready to be merged because: Too many duplicates . Also father/son relationships need resolving.
posted by Patricia (Charles) Stockley
Jester-173 Lynette Jester
I don't believe the William in the biography is the Wm of the profile. Think!!! Why would he be sent back to Cornwall to be a miner when he had good farmland in the colonies? Also, the Gazette mentioned is from 1884. Wm was b. 1690s. This archived discussion gives a more complete story of William the miner. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CORNISH/1998-04/0893609836

If mining extended your life for 100 years, we'd never left the mines.

posted by Lynette Jester
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Teague-1163 and Teague-8 appear to represent the same person because: identical birth and death, same father
posted by Robin Lee

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