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- The DNA from his descendants prove: Atlantic Modal Haplotype with some of the maps showing the heaviest concentration of the entire R1b group, at least in the British Isles, in the areas bordering the Irish Sea: the western coast of Wales, the eastern coast of Ireland, the Galloway peninsula in SW Scotland, the north coast of Cornwall, and the north coast of the West Country (including the area of Bristol -- which is where the Thomas Jones who brought our Edward Teague into Md. is supposed to have come from. (See below.)
From the Edward TEAGUE Website:
http://members.tripod.com/~jack0204/gen/teague/edward_teague.html
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Edward Tegg
Name: Edward Tegg
Arrival Year: 1695
Arrival Place: Maryland
Source Publication Code: 1243
Primary Immigrant: Tegg, Edward
Annotation: Date and place of mention in land survey. County and name of land purchased are provided. Original records are contained in Land Office Registers, indexed starting on page vii of the introduction.
Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. Settlers Of Maryland 1679 - 1783. Consolidated Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2002.
Page: 657
ARCHIVES OF MARYLAND, SOMERSET JUDICIAL RECORDS, November 10, 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.”
HALL OF RECORDS ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, INDEX TO EARLY SETTLERS (1630-1680), VOL. II
June 8, 1675
“Eodem Die (this day) Thomas Jones proved his right to two hundred and fifty acres of land for transporting himself, Edward Teage, John Edomnds, Sr., Rebecca Edmonds, and John Edmonds, Jr. into this Province to inhabil.”
"We consider Edward Teague to be the first known identifiable ancestor of a great majority of the Southern and Mid-Western Teague families, based on the records and published herewith.
The spelling of the name Teague as well as other names in the early days of this country varied considerably from time to time and place to place as such spelling was based on the pronunciation and the possible guess of the recorder of these documents. In some instances the person knew the correct spelling of the name, but as the educational level of the early settlers was considerably limited because of an almost non-existent schooling available; many of the settlers were not able to read or write.
Edward Tegg’s name was transcribed in the records in 1675 as Teage, in 1695 as Tegg, and was corrected by his son William Teague in 1714, even though William was unable to sign his own name, but it is evident he knew how to spell it.
Edward was likely a family member of the Edmonds, or possibly and indentured servent. A single man would not have had the finances for a passage.
MARYLAND ARCHIVES, SOMERSET COUNTY COURT JUSICIAL RECORDS: 9-30-1687 to 6-10-1689
“Entries returnable the Second Tuesday in Janry: Annoq 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.”
The abbreviation “caps” means capias ad respondendum which means “to arrest.” The sheriff had been directed to arrest Edward Teague and to bring him to court to answer a plea. The abbreviation “n:est” means “Non est inventus” meaning “he was not found.” The sheriff had reported back to the court that Edward could not be found. This order for his arrest may have prompted Edward to move to Cecil County to live. It was not easy to find a person in colonial times, and authorities would not have looked elsewhere for someone accused of a minor offense like a bad debt, so basically he could have beat the charge by simply moving.
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 possibly find him, (Thomas Jones), was a mariner from Bristol, England, a trader and sheriff of Somerset County, Md. In 1672 he was given exclusive rights to trade with the Indians in St. Mary’s County, Md.
The second record on Edward Tegg (as was spelled in these documents) relates to a Warrant Patent of 300 acres of land in Cecil County, Md., as laid out in two tracts by Thomas Coursey, Deputy Surveyor, - one for 130 acres dated August 25, 1695, and the other for 160 acres dated August 26, 1695. These were recorded in the Land Office in Annapolis, Md. Ten."
(The above is an excerpt from the Teague Family Magazine originally published in the 1970s.)
RECORDED IN LAND OFFICE, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
8-25-1695 130 Acres—Teague’s Delight
8-26-1695 160 Acres--Pembroke
Cecil County, Maryland was first explored in 1608 by Captain John Smith of Jamestown. In 1633, a trading post was opened. It was established as a county in 1674, being formed from Baltimore and Kent Counties. Cecil County is the most northeastern of all counties in Maryland and is bordered by the ocean to the east, by Harford County to the west, by Lancaster County, PA to the north, and by Chesapeake Bay to the south. The Susquehanna River flows south out of Pennsylvania along the western edge of Cecil County where it empties into Chesapeake Bay. Teagues Delight and Pembroke (Edward Teague’s properties) were located on the eastern banks of the Susquehanna and along the banks of the Conewingo Creek on the western edge of Cecil County. Today the Teague properties are located just south of state highway 273 near the town of Conwingo.
Hunago Creek ran through Edward’s property, emptying into Saw Branch of the Susquehanna River.
He was born in 1659. He died on 3 Sep 1697 MD. (1998 Bob Ballard)
Edward Teague 1655-1696 was from Bristol England and paid passage to America on the ship Thomas Jones in 1675. He settled in Cecil County Md where he bought 290 acres of land naming it Teagues Delight. His son William Teague 1693-1762 sold his fathers land in 1714 at age 21. He migrated to Frederick Co VA in 1737 and later to North Carolina in 1751 Ref is Internet (Kipp Teagues family Genealogy--US GENWEB FOR NORTH CAROLINA--BUNCOMBE CO.)
Could not find a marriage for these guys. I think that they also lived in New Castle Co DE. They may have married over there."
Edward Teague, b.1660 at Teague's Delight, Cecil, Maryland, d. 3-9-1695, Cecil, MD, m. before1695, Cecil, MD to Susan ___________, b. 1663, d. abt. 1704, Cecil, MD.
The Teague's lived on a farm, called Teague's Delight, located near Cecil, Maryland on the east side of Cunnuanscoe Creek and on the north side of the Susquehanna River. They lived at the head of the Susquehanna River which flows into Chesapeake Bay. They were members of St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church. Many Teagues are buried in the graveyard of St. Mary Anne's.
Edward was assigned 2 tracts of land on 8-25-1695 and on 8-26-1695. Deeds are on file in Elkton, MD. (Morman files, TEague Magazine, Vol. I, no.2.)
Edward Teague's estate was settled on 5-4-1702. Edward owned 300 acres. Emanuel SMITH was the administrator of Edward's estate. Emanuel's will lists Edward's children. Emanuel died 6-3-1704. Edward died 3-9-1697 At Cecil, MD and is buried there. His estate was settled 5-4-1702.: an “appraisement” of his estate, entered in court by Cornelius Comegy and George Almery of Cecil County. ESTATE INVENTORY, CECIL COUNTY 9-20-1697
Thirty-four separate items were listed in the appraisal. A partial list follows:7 old guns one old horse 2 gallons of brandy cash 2s/10p, 10 gallons of runlot a bill of Thomas Whormsly for 1200 pounds of tobacco, 25 gallons of cider 400 pounds of tobacco 32 pounds of lard, cows and yearlings a crosscut saw
5-4-1702 Final Settlement of Edward”s Estate:
“The account of Emanuel Smith of Baltimore county, administrator of the Estate of Edward Teague late of Cecil County, deceased March 9, 1697”
After Edward’s death, Susannah took her children and moved to Spesutie Hundred, St. George’s Parish, Baltimore County (later Harford County).
Emanuel Smith was appointed the administrator of Edward’s estate, and he married Edward’s widow, Susan. They had two daughters, Martha Smith, born 2-16-1698/99 and Mary Smith, born 6-1-1701
Emanuel Smith’s will stated, “To son-in-law William Teage, daughters-in-law Catherine and Ann Teage, brother Benjamin Smith,, personalty. Daughters Martha and Mary at age 16, all lands equally. To wife Susan, extra personalty.”
Emmanuel Smith, evidently in poor health, made his will on 4-19-1704. He died on 6-3-1704. In his will, he made reference to his stepchildren, Catherine, Ann, and William, calling them son-in-law and daughters-in-law, which was a common expression for stepchildren in those days. It is from Emamuel Smith’s will that we learned the names of Edward’s children since Edward died intestate (without a will).
From Index to Early Settlers in Maryland, Vo. II (1630-1680)
On 6-8-1675, Thomas Jones, a mariner from Bristol, England, a trader, and sheriff of Sommerset County, MD transported Edward Teage, among others, into the province. Edward was 15. I assume that means from Sommerset Co. where his father lived to Cecil County, MD. and Susan remarried Emanuel Smith of Baltimore, MD. He owned 300 acres.
The TEAGUE family is supposedly of Celtic Origin and lived in England, Scotland, and Ireland for many centuries. Some of their descendants still live there. The TEAGUE Coat of Arms was granted by the King of England probably 1200-150 A. D.
The Teague family migrated from England to Fredrick Co., VA about 1720-1728. They moved from VA to Orange Co., NC aobut 1740-1750. From there, they spread to other parts of NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, TN, MO, TX, CA, and other parts of the United States.
Conawingo Creek runs along the south/southeast border of Teagues Delight and empties into the Susquehanna River. It is a shallow, slow, meandering, muddy waterway with steep banks and overhanging trees. Pictures, taken in dry weather, show a creek that looks like a muddy drainage ditch. In wet weather, however, Conawingo Creek is popular with rafters because it drops significantly with class four and class five drops. Descriptions of the creek suggest the land is rugged instead of flat like most river bottom land. Conwingo Creek’s headwaters are in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and only two miles of creek lie in Cecil County.
Today, both Pembrooke and Teagues Delight are owned by the Girl Scouts of America. Their deeds give Edward Teague’s name , mention the words “Teague’s Delight” and “Pembrooke”, and the dimensions are identical to Edward’s deed. The land is used as a Girl Scout Camp and is called Conowingo Camp. The chimney of Edward Teague’s cabin is still standing.
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Abt 1660 - 1697 (37 years)
