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Edward Teague (abt. 1660 - abt. 1697)

Edward Teague aka Tegg
Born about in Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1685 in Cecil County, Province of Marylandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 37 in Teggs Delight, Cecil County, Province of Marylandmap
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Biography

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

Edward Teague is believed to have been born about 1660 based on his appearance before a court in the Province of Maryland in 1674: Thomas Jones brings his servant Edward Teage before the Court and prays the worshipful Court to judge his age. He, ye said Edward Teague, coming into this province without indentures. After a full review by the Justices setting in Court of the said servant Edward Teage, this Court does adjudge him the said Edward Teage fourteen years of age.[1]

His birth location is unknown and thus his parentage. See Research Notes for unsupported parentage which has been detached from this profile. The profile is Project Protected to prevent reintroduction of unsupported parentage and related issues. The commonly seen birth location of Bristol, England is undocumented and rests upon the fact the mariner Thomas Jones, paid Edward's headright, was from Bristol as shown in the following court record.

On June 8, 1675, Edward and Thomas Jones again appear before a court in Maryland, to claim a headright of land granted to Jones:

  • Eodem Die (this day) Thomas Jones proved his right to two hundred and fifty acres of land for transporting himself, Edward Teage, John Edmonds, Sr., Rebecca Edmonds, and John Edmonds, Jr. into this Province to inhabit.[2]

There is the nothing of Edward found in civil records until sometime in late 1686 or early 1687 when a warrant for Edward's arrest appears to have been issued for an unpaid debt, since the court in Somerset County, Maryland records that in January of 1687:

  • Entries returnable the Second Tuesday in Janry: Anno Dom 1687. n:est: Invts Caps agt Edward Teague to answer to Thomas Roberts of a plea of Debt John Robinson Subpd on; the part of y plte.[3]
"'n:est: Invts Caps" in the above citation is an abbreviation that suggests that the Sheriff was unable to locate Edward to answer the arrest warrant or the plea against him.

Pembroke and Teggs Delight in Cecil County

In 1695, Edward claimed his right to 300 acres of land: 160 acres he called "Pembroke" and 130 acres called "Tegg's Delight," both located along the Susquehanna River in Cecil County, Maryland. Pembroke was the first to be patented, on October 10, 1695:

  • "Charles, absolute, etc., to all persons, know ye that for and in consideration that Edward Tegg of Cecil County in our said province of Maryland hath due unto him 160 acres of land within our said province being due unto him the said Edward by assignment of 300 acres of land from Thomas Coursey out of a warrant for 919 acres of land granted the said Cousey 12 May 1695 as appears in the Land Office and upon such conditions and terms as are expressed in our Conditions of Plantations of our said province bearing date 5 April 1684 and remaining upon record in our said province of Maryland. We do therefore hereby grant unto him the said Edward Tegg all that tract or parcel of land called "Pembroke" lying in Cecil County and on the east side of the Susquehanna River. ... Containing and now laid out for 160 acres of land more or less according to the certificate of survey thereof taken and returned into our Land Office bearing date 26 August 1695 and there remaining together with all rights, profits, and benefits and priviledges thereunto belonging, (Royal mines excepted). To have and to hold the same unto him the said Edward Tegg, his heirs and assigns forever. To be holden of us and our heirs as of our Manor of Baltimore in free and common soccage by fealty only for all manner of services, yeilding and paying therefore yearly unto us and our heirs at our receipt at the City of St. Marys at the two most usual feast in the year, viz, the feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary and St. Michael the Archangel, by even and equal portions the rent of six shillings and five pence in silver or gold and for a fine upon every alienation of the said land, or any part thereof, one whole years rent in silver or gold or the full value thereof in such commondities as we and our heirs or such officer or officers as shall be appointed by us and our heirs from time to time to collect and receive the same shall accept in discharge thereof at the choice of us and our heirs, provided that if the said sum for a fine or alienation shall not have been paid unto us and our heirs before such alienation, the said alienation entered upon record either in the provincial court or in the county court where the same parcel of land lieth within one month next after such alienation the said alienation shall be void and of no effect. Given under our greater seal at arms this 10 October 1695. Witness our trusty and well beloved Colonel Henry Darnall, Keeper of Our Greater Seal, in our said Province of Maryland.[4]

The second of Edward's land patents was granted for Tegg's Delight on November 10, 1695:

  • We do hereby grant unto him, the said Edward Tegg all that tract or parcel of land called "Tegg's Delight" lying in Cecil County on the East Side of Susquehanna River on the side of a creek called Cunnuango ... containing and now laid out for 130 acres of land more or less.[5]

Death

Edward is known to have died on March 9, 1697 at Tegg's Delight. He is said to have drowned in the Hunango Creek of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. "Edward Teague died in the River that runs through Tegg's Delight." According to the Cecil County Historical Society his body was never recovered and the church records do not show him being buried at this location." [6]

Robert Barnes reports that "--- Teague had died by 19 April 1704 when his widow Susan married Emanuel Smith, and had issue: William, Catherine, Anne." [7]

Burial

There is no documentation of any burial. That he is said to be buried in the Saint Mary Annes Episcopal Church Cemetery, North East Cecil County, Maryland is without documentation[8] and is apparently contradicted by the Cecil County Historical Society (see Death above).

Estate & Legacy

His estate was appraised on September 20, 1697, and his possessions were listed as follows[9]:

  • 2 frying pans
  • 1 brass kettle
  • 2 old pots
  • 1 hammer
  • 1 drawing knife
  • A sickle
  • A pair of hinges
  • A parcel of old iron
  • A box of iron
  • A handsaw
  • A pair of stockings and gloves
  • A feather bed
  • A broad axe
  • A dutch wheel
  • Pillows
  • 7 pairs Indian stockings
  • 7 Bld. guns
  • 2 chests
  • A parcel of woodenware
  • An old horse
  • 2s 10p cash
  • 2 gal. Brandy
  • 400 lb Tobacco
  • Cow yearlings
  • 32 lbs lard
  • 25 gal cider
  • A grubbing hoe
  • 1 pack salt
  • A crosscut saw
  • Indian corn
  • 2 old cider casts
  • 10 gals Rumlot
  • A box of iron [again]
  • Abill of Thomas Whomsly for 1200 lbs. Tobacco
  • 1 stock lock

The estate was settled 4 May 1702: an appraisal of his estate, entered in court by Cornelius Comegy and George Almery of Cecil County.[10] It may be read that Emanuel Smith who was the administrator of the estate married Edward's widow Susannah, however, as noted in the Comments on the wife profile an examination of the related documents casts doubt upon this.

Tegg's Delight & Pembroke Today

The land originally granted to Edward in 1695 remains largely intact near the modern town of Conowingo, Maryland. Since 1955, 600 acres that include Pembroke and Tegg's Delight have operated as Camp Conowingo, owned by the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland. Indeed, portions of the chimney and traces of Edward's homestead continue to stand where the stones were set more than 300 years ago.

Children

Their children include:

  • Catherine, b. 10 Jun 1690, Cecil Manor, Cecil (now Harford) Co.[7]
  • Ann, b. abt. 1692, Worton Creek Hundred, Cecil Co.[7]
  • William, b. abt. 1695, Cecil Co.[7]

Note: specific years of birth are not documented.

Research Notes

Teague Origins

For current research on Teague origins and family, see Space:Teague_Name_Study

Disputed Parentage

He was previously listed as a son of John Teague Teague-10, though there are no sources to corroborate this.

Martha Bapp Bapp-4 and Betty Unknown Twigg Unknown Twigg-1 were both listed as mother of Edward Teague and spouse of John Teague. No data in either profile to support claim, no ancestors to compare. I completed the merge for Edward. (Bairfield-1 00:17, 21 May 2014 (EDT)) This is proven in court documents in Somerset County, MD, where it states that Edward "as the 6 year old child has 'no other relacon in this county'.

Further, "The question, where did Edward Teague come from? Was he transported direct from England, or was he brought into Maryland from the Eastern Shore of Virginia where some earlier Teagues had settled? The record doesn't say but in checking on Thomas Jones, the person who transported him into Maryland we find he, (Thomas Jones), was a mariner from Bristol, England, a trader and sheriff of Somerset County, Maryland. We believe Edward was 15 when transpored into Maryland; that his year of birth was in the neighborhood of 1660. As to the names of his parents, the Association hasn't let up on the research. We have several good leads, but nothing definite that we can prove by the records."[11]

The following opinion from a 1970s family association magazine has been removed from the top of this profile as not being factually supported: Edward Teague is the earliest known ancestor of the majority of North American Teague families in what is now the United States.

Unsourced Children

Note: This profile previously stated two (2) children, Joshua and Susanna, were named in The Teague Family Magazine Vol 1 No 2 (see link at See Also under Sources). They are not therein named, only the three (3) children under Children are found therein.

There is presently no known primary source for Joshua who is always seen to have died in infancy.
There is presently no known primary source for Susanna while a 1712 marriage record gives her as Susanna Treague with no parentage given. She often appears as Susanna "Ann" Teague, perhaps to attach her to Edward Teague who had a documented daughter Ann.

These two unsourced children have been detached and research notes added to each. Spratlin-29 16:18, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Sources

  1. “Somerset County Judicial Records, 1671-1675,” Archives of Maryland Online (https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000087/html/am87--405.html : accessed 29 July 2022), citing Volume 87, Page 405, County Court, 10 November 1674.
  2. Maryland State Archives, Patent Records, Film Reel SR 7548, SM215-13, 1673-1679, p 525. Download at this link.
  3. Archives of Maryland, Somerset Judicial Records (1687-1689)
  4. Maryland Land Office, Annapolis, MD. Book C, p. 483.
  5. Maryland Land Office, Annapolis, MD. Book C, p. 485.
  6. Michelle Wigrgins Teague, note from post to his Find-a-Grave Memorial.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Robert W. Barnes. Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co 1989. page 630.
  8. Find A Grave: Memorial #109777081 Edward Teague, Saint Mary Annes Episcopal Church Cemetery, North East, Cecil County, Maryland, USA. Note: this memorial is absent any documentation of burial or burial location.
  9. Inventories and Accounts of Cecil County. Annapolis, MD. Book 15, p. 295
  10. Estate Inventory, Cecil county Maryland, September 20, 1697
  11. The Descendants of John Teague, p.1, by John D. Anderson, Jr. [1] Note: File not accessible 14 Mar 2024.

See also:

  • The Teague Family Magazine, Vol 1 No 2 (March 1968) pp 62-64. Contains transcriptions of various deeds, wills, etc.
  • Maryland State Archive Records for Edward Teague:

Teage, Edward LL:425 Film No:
Transported 1675
Transcript: 15:319; 19:341
Original: WC:219
MSA SC 4341-.

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Teague-195 created through the import of hichris.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Chris Hamilton.
  • WikiTree profile Teague-224 created through the import of Pool.ged on Jun 8, 2011 by Herb Poole.
  • WikiTree profile Teague-437 created through the import of edd2a4e7-6f96-40c4-bc6e-fb0f4f3bcbd3.ged on Aug 20, 2012 by Michael Welborn.
  • Thank you to William Graham for creating WikiTree profile Teague-680 through the import of WLGraham.ged on May 24, 2013.
  • Thank you to Raymond Williams for creating Teague-709 on 14 Aug 13.




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Two of the children have been moved to Research Notes, the documentation originally cited for them contains no reference to them and they appear in no primary sources. "Daughter" Susanna (Teague) Cowen exists but there is no established connection and her marriage record contains the LNAB Treague. "Son" Joshua does not appear to have any basis in fact and is a candidate for disproven existence procedures. Both now have parentage marked Uncertain but whether to fully detach I leave to USSC leaders.
posted by T Stanton
Seems reasonable to detach the parents given the lack of reliable sources previously and your recent search for such. Detached.
I couldn't find a volume "Inventories and Accounts of Cecil County. Annapolis, MD. Book 15", which per the text is supposed to contain an inventory of Edward's estate. I did find an inventory of his estate, though, just in a different place.

Estate of Edward Teague. Inventory, ex. 20 September 1697. Maryland. Orphans' Court (Cecil County). "Inventories, 1675-1850. 1675-1727; 1679-1770, 1726-1730 (copied from the Prerogative Court), 1790 (with index at p. 103) 1784-1790; 1734-1754." FamilySearch, film # 4,092,964, pages 1:43-4 / images 23-4.

posted by Daphne Maddox
edited by Daphne Maddox
Isabella Loftin was not the wife of Edwrd Teague/Tegg, whose widow's name was Susanna.

Their son, William Teague, married an Isabella, whose maiden name was probably either Loftin or Pennington.

posted on Teague-1029 (merged) by Dave Teague
Under Disputed Parentage, referenced to Edward being 6 and no other relations, is a misquote of The John D. Anderson PDF which says Nineteenth day of October Ao Do one Thousand Six hundred seventy five. The same Day Commrs present as afore

To the worpfl Commrs of Sommersett County The humble Peticon of John Dorman Humbly Sheweth Whereas Yor Peticrs wife having a sister in this County formerly the wife of John Teague deceased Since the wife of Richard Turner, now yor Peticre wifes Sister is dead & left one Chilld behinde begatn by her former husband John Teague wch Chilld the aforesd : Turner brought to yor Peticr Therfore yor peticr Craves yt yor worppfl may be pleased to order that ye Said Chilld may remayne with yor peticr till She is of age She having no other relacon in this County & yor peticr Shall Pray for you as he is bound in duty ~ John Dorman: Whereas John Teague deceased had A Chilld by his wife Eliza Sister to Sarah the wife of Jno Dorman plantr The said Chilld name being Elizabeth Teague Six years of age next 20th day of December John Dorman Peticons this Cort that the Chilld might be ordered to Stay with him untill she Comes to age: This Cort orders that the said Eliza Teague remayne with the said John Dorman plantor as Long as the Cort thinks fitt or otherwise orders."

According to other court documents in 1674, Edward is declared to be 14 years of age, the year before Eliza a girl, is nearly 6. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Teague_Name_Study The Edward Teage/Tegg Conundrum

posted by Lynette Jester
Mags, Drew Teague-1413 is working on Space:Index_of_Teague_Families_in_the_British_Isles_before_1700. I'm sure its to try to find an Edward who fits this Edward, or possible parents. Drew and Dave Teague-1756 have found a John Teag in Pembrokeshire that we find interesting because before Tegg's Delight, Edward had a patent for land he called Pembroke.
posted by Lynette Jester
I have no idea how many of these children were twins. I was working on Whitaker family profiles when I came across Edward TEAGUE with no profile manager. I have not had a chance to peruse this family. Your comment was sort of blunt so if you would like to take over as profile manager, be my quest. I am going to back out. You might contact the following: UNDER Construction -- This Family/Line is currently being worked by a WikiTree Arborist M.Gaulden She can possibly answer all your questions.
posted by Janis (Joseph) Denison
how many of these children were twins? Edward and Susannah were only married 6 years before he died. Most children were born about 18 mo after the previous. Meaning... too many children born in too short a time. Susannah's 2nd husband Smith, mentions Teague children in his will.
posted by Lynette Jester

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