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- In 1697, after Edward’s death, Susan took her children and moved to Spesutie Hundred, Baltimore County (now Harford County). Emanuel Smith lived in Spesutie Hundred -“bayside near the mouth of the Susquehanna River.” Here the family remained until William bought land in Elk’s Hundred where his father’s property was located. Edward’s children all married in Spesutie Hundred. When William sold his father’s tract of land called Teague’s Delight on 5-14-1714 for “10 pounds of lawful silver money of Great Brittaine”, the deed specifically states that William was of Baltimore County.
Teague's Delight: This area has a stone fireplace that is supposed to make the spot of the house that was built there at the time. Girlscouts utilize the area today as a meeting place. (2007)
When William became of age (21), he inherited his father’s property. Proof of this exists in the deed prepared 5-14-1714, when he sold 100 acres to Abraham Pennington for 5 pounds “located at the head of Saw Creek on the east side of the Susquehanna River laid out for one hundred sixty acres of land, being part of a tract of land purchased and taken up by Edward Teague, ye said William Teague’s father deceased”. The deed gives the exact dimensions as Edward Teague’s property.
About 1719/1720, William moved back to Cecil County to the land of his father’s that he kept: Pembroke (160 acres) and Teagues Delight (30 acres). To that acreage, he added the following tracts:
Cecil County Maryland Deeds:
1716 purchased Teagues Endeavor 100 Acres
6-13-1732 Teagues Chance 58 Acres Patented Certificate #979
1734 Teagues Choice 50 Acres
6-10-1734 Teagues Forrest 100 Acres Patented Certificate #981
6-10-1734 Hopewell 50 Acres
These tracts of land were located in Elk Hundred, Cecil County. William owned 548 acres in Cecil County, not counting the 100 acres he sold to Abraham Pennington..
William could not read and write and signed his name with an X, but he could correctly spell the name Teague. In 1714, he corrected the misspelled name on the land records of his father.
7-13-1744—William was assignee of John Baldwin.
8-17-1751---William Shepherd was a witness to the deed where William Teague sold
Land to Robert Flushes.
St. Mary Anne’s Parish records show that the first five children were christened at St. Mary Anne’s.
William son of Edward was in possession of his fathers land. One tract of land called "Tegg's Delight," after the death of his father, or when he became of age, father Edward died young. William in 1714 at the age of 21 sold his property the deed states he is planning to leave Cecil Co. In abt. 1737 he migrated to Frederick Co., Va. in 1751 on to the Carolinas (Rowen Co., NC). Source Mike Pulsipher
It has been documented that twenty-four individuals, families, and family groups (parents and adult children with their families) moved from Cecil County, Maryland to Frederick County, Virginia in that time period. William also began preparing to leave, by selling his land:
9-1-1736 Teagues Forest, 100 acres, to Joseph Frazier
of Lancaster County, PA.
6-18-1737 Teague’s Delight, 130 acres, to John Graham
“one hundred twenty pounds Current Lawful
money of the Colony of Pennsylvania”
William’s entire family moved to Frederick County, Virginia (then called Orange County) about 1737, where they lived for fourteen years, settling on Hite-Van Metre lands in the central part of Virginia in the area of Siler City.
A small stream, Teague’s Run, empties into the Potomac in the vicinity of Shepherdstown, and probably got its name from having its source, probably a spring, on the old Teague properties.
WILLIAM TEAGUE, SON OF EDWARD
6. William Teague m. Isabella
b. ca 1693, Elks Hundred, Cecil County, MD b.
*m. 9-1-1715, Spesutie Hundred, Baltimore County, MD d. 1737/1738
d. ca 1775, Rowan County, NC
buried on Abbots Creek
*There is a record of an Isabella E. Pennington being married on 9-1-1715 as posted on the Cecil County genealogy website. Unfortunately, it did not say who she married nor who her parents were. Most researchers think she married William Teague.
St. George’s was a Church of England (Anglican or Episcopal) Church.
Known Children: 1. Rev. Edward b. 8-16-1716 Spesutie Hundred, Baltimore County
m. 1st Luranna Van Swearingen
2nd Sarah Price (or Munday)
d. 6-10-1807, Burke County, N.C. (now Alexander)
2. Moses b. 3-3-1718 Spesutie Hundred, Baltimore County
m. !st Elizabeth Loftin
2nd Rachel Taylor
d. 8-1799, Chatham County, NC
3. Elijah b. 1719/1720, Cecil County, MD
d. 1720, Cecil county, MD***
4. Abraham b. 5-5-1720 Spesutie Hundred, Baltimore County
m. about 1771 Ann Brown
d. abt. 1784, Rowan County, NC
5. Charity b. 12-17-1722 Spesutie Hundred, Baltimore County
m. John Swaim, 1744, VA
d. abt. 1799, Surry County, NC
6. Elijah b. 5-1-1726 Spesutie Hundred, Baltimore County***
m. Alice Davis
d. 1780, Newberry County, S.C.
7. Susannah b. 1-30-1728, Cecil County, Maryland
m. Joseph William Boring, 3-13-1780, Duplin Co, NC
d. 1812, Greene County, Georgia
8. Joshua b. 1-30-1732, Cecil County, Maryland
m. Dorothy Gaunt
d. 5-12-1804, Laurens County, S.C.
9. William b. 7-30-1733, Cecil County, MD
d. 1733, Cecil County, MD***
10. William Abel b. 5-16-1734, Cecil County, MD***
m. Eleanore
d. 11-1-1803 Iredell County, N.C.
11. Rachel b. ca 1735
m. Col. David Shepherd, 1752
12. Isaac b. abt. 1737, Cecil County, Maryland
d. abt. 1787, Cumberland County, NC
13. Benjamin b. abt. 1739, Frederick County, VA
m. Rowan County, NC
d. Cumberland County, NC
14. Mary**
**One site on RootsWeb gave another child, Mary Teague, the youngest, whose birth was proved by a family Bible.
***Back at that time, it was common to name a later child the same name as an earlier child who died.
Isabella signed away her dower rights when William sold property until 1738, when she signed no more deeds. It is thought she had died by 1738.
Deeds in Frederick Co.,VA show the names of three of his sons.
William bought and sold so much land that it was difficult to determine exactly how much land he owned. Some of his land transactions follow:
Virginia
On 6-20-1742, William bought 88 acres from Richard Pendall. Then he bought 145 more acres from Richard Pendall, located on a branch of the Shenandoah River called Cattail Branch.
He bought 121 acres lying on the Upper Potomac River from James Brown “lying on southside of Cohongoluta River.” This was the name of the Potomac River above its confluence with the Shenandoah River.
On 10-11-1750, he was granted 145 acres from Thomas, Lord Fairfax.. In all, he owned at least 500 acres of river and creek bottom land.
William polled his vote for Major Blackborn for Burgess in the King and Queen County, Virginia election in 1741. (History of the Teague Name, p. 65)
William lived in Frederick County, Virginia for fourteen years where he operated a ferry. Proof of his ownership of the ferry came from court documents when a wagon road was ordered to be built leading from William Teague’s ferry. As his sons became of age, they acquired land in Frederick County also.
In 1751, William began to dispose of his properties in Frederick County:
Deed Book 2, page 409 sold 88 acres to Ben Sabastian 6-13-1751
Page 440, 445 sold 145 acres to son, Abraham 10-3-1751
Page 336 sold 145 acres to son, Elijah 10-3-1751
Page 375 sold 121 acres to Robert Fulsham 8-17-1751
deeded 192 acres to Elijah and Abraham
2-12-1752
William was the first in the family to move to Rowan County, North Carolina. Son, Edward was the last one to leave Frederick County, Virginia. In 1753, Elijah and his wife, Alice, and Abraham and his wife, Ann, sold their property in Frederick County.
The Teague family moved to Anson County, North Carolina from which in 1753, Rowan County was formed. The places the Teagues lived become quite confusing because the names of the counties change, sometimes several times. It does not necessarily mean the people moved, it just means the county in which their property lay changed.
Rowan County covered a vast area. In 1770, the eastern part of Rowan County and the western part of Orange County became Guiliford County. Then the northeastern part of Rowan County became Surry County. In 1788, the western part of Rowan County became Iredell County. In 1822, the eastern part of a shrinking Rowan County became Davidson County. In 1836, Rowan County north of the South Yadkin River became Davie County. Teagues lived in all of these counties. The Penningtons, Smiths, Corzines, and Loftons also moved to Rowan County. They were the same neighbors who lived in Cecil and Baltimore Counties together and then moved to Frederick County, Virginia together. Then they all moved to Rowan County together. They kept their neighbors and just changed locations. Indian uprisings may have prompted the moves to Frederick County and the move to Rowan County.
William came from Va. to N.C. and settled in the the central part of the state in area of Siler City. This is corraberated by records in Va. that in the earlier part of the 18th century there lived a William Teague who was father of these children living in Va. at that time. This William was said to have moved to N.C. It would appear likely that all his sons came with him or followed him into N.C. , and that they settled in the area of Siler City and Pittsboro, N.C. somewhere around 1750-60. We find most of these names appearing in this section of N.C. as shown by land grants and various real estate deals.
North Carolina
3-15-1747/48, 100 acres obtained on the south side of the Neuse River between George Roberts and Robert Hinds.
On 9-28-1754, Colonial Land Grants of North Carolina, he obtained 400 acres on the north side of the Naughunty, joining the swamp side of Mr. Hall. The land lay on both sides of the main road and both sides of Beal Branch.
4-11-1754, a patent of 400 acres was obtained.
3-17-1756, 300 acres on the south side of Neuse River joining his own land and the east side of Reedy Branch near the main road.
During 1756-1757,William bought land in Johnston County, North Carolina, created from Craven County in 1746, from William Hines and James Matthews.
In Rowan County, on 1-1-1761, William bought 310 acres from Earl of Granville.
On 5-26-1762, William made a Deed of Gift to son, Joshua Teague.
William Teague was a slave owner. Proof is in his will, proved November, 1762
Report of the Committee of Public Claims, Wilmington, North Carolina
Thursday, the 6th of December Anno Dom 1759
“William Teague was allowed his Claim of Eighty pounds proclamation money for a Negro man named Isaac who was executed in New Bern in 1758 for Felony as appears by a Copy of the Proceedings of the Court who tryd said Negro….Lodged with your Committee.”
New Burn was located on the coast in Craven County (formed 1712) and was for a time the capital of the colonial government of North Carolina.
In the Orange County Court of May, 1766, the court ordered that William Teague be appointed Overseer of the Road.
This may be Orange Co. N.C.
There were 9 or more children old St. Mary Ann's Episcopal Church; Cecil Co. Maryland, Parish Records gives names and dates of five children.
Births of Abraham, Charity, Elijah, Susannah, and William appear in
St. Mary Ann's Parish Register, Cecil County, Maryland. There are land deeds when William sold land Isabella co-signes each deed; when he sold his land in Cecil Co. 1736.
Mary, Isaac, and Benjamin may not be his children.
William sold his father's land in 1714 at the age of 21. A deed for William in Cecil Co., MD. states that he is planning to leave Cecil County. He migrated to Frederick Co., Va. Deeds in Frederick Co., Va show the names of three of his sons. In 1751 he left for the Carolinas.
William acquired other tracts of land in Cecil Co. after his marriage to Isabella and her name appears in a deed of sale dated September 1, 1736.
Ewing and Joshua Ewing of Cecil County Gent ~
Whereas William Teague of sd County planter by his humble petition to us the said Justices hath set forth that he is [not legible] in fee of a tract of land called Teagues Delight lying on the East side of Susquehana river in Cecil County afsd the bounds whereof depending on trees which are decayed and became obsolete and prayed us the said Justices to Grant a Commission and appoint Commissioners to Examine Evidences in relation to the bounds of the said tract of land pursuant to Act of Assembly of this practice.
We do upon the said Petition and by Virtue of the said Act impower you the said Randall Death Wm Husbands Nathaniel Ewing and Joshua Ewing or any three or two of you to be Commissioners you first taking an oath before this Court or some magistrate of this County duly and Impartially to Examine and certify such Evidence as shall be to you nominated by the petitioner or other person concerned upon their Corporal oaths by you the Commissioners as afsd to be administered and you are to issue Summons and give notice before your meeting on such land where all parties concerned live in the County or where they are not known by affixing publick notes at the parish Church where the above said land is [torn] days at the least before your meeting as afs intimating your intentions and the time you Shall appoint and you are ordered to [torn] the like notes to be set up in the most publick places in the County twenty days before Such meeting and that when all persons interested are kn own and any of them lives out of the County that then you must give notice by affixing a note at the Church Door of the parish in which the party resides forty days at the least before your meeting as afsd and that you then meet at [page torn] By you to be appointed and upon the place or places where the said bounds are said to be and what the Evidences that shall be brought before you shall upon their Corporall Oaths declare touching the premises that you carefully reduce the same into writing in the presence of the parties concerned that shall be there present and that you return the same together with a certificate of having given notice as the law requires to this County Court to be Recorded in perpetual memory given under the seal of the County aforesaid this Eleventh day of June Anno Domini 1736
By the Court Wm Knight
[page 270](pages 266 through 269 are not in this article)
October 28th 1736 The Deposition of James Porter aged about thirty years & Joshua Ewing aged about 32 and James Ewing aged about 24 & Samuel Ewing aged about 31 & Andrew Madow aged about 24 Saith being Solemly Sworn on the Holy Evanglest of Almighty God that a Certain Stoney Hill some Distance below the place where Abraham Colletts evidence was taken the fifth day of August last is the first Hill from the mouth of Conawingo Creek and the Descent of the Hill they understand to be the Brow thereof where we made a Small heap of Stones this day and further Swear that a certain Edward Mury told them this day that William Teague twenty one years ago showed him a white ash tree the which tree he said William Teague told him that it was one of his line trees and further Saith not
Taken and Reduced into writing and Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God this 28th day of October 1736 Before us
Nathanl Ewing
William Husband
Randall Death
Recorded 20th November 1737
Wm Knight
The Parish Records of St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church in Northeast, MD reveal the names of 5 of William's children.
1720 May 1st There was born Abraham Teaghe
1722 December 14 There was bron Charity Teague
1726 May 1st There was born Elijah Teague
1730 January 3 There was bron Susannah Teague
1733 Jul 30 There was bron William Teague
1720 Mar 14 There was buryed William Teague
1720 September 1 There was buryed Elijah Teague
1734 Mar 16 Thee was born William Teague
Isaac and Mary aren't in any records.
Frederick Co., Va deeds:
Book 2, pg 409 6/13/1751 William Teague to Benj. Sabastin
Book 2, pg 440, 445 10/3/1751 William Teague to Abraham Teague
Book 2, pg 436 10/3/1751 William Teague to Elijah Teague
Book 2, pg 375 11/14/1751 William Teague to Robert Fulsham
NC, Greene, Document Collections, WILLIAM BLOUNT RODMAN PAPERS
WILLIAM WILLIAMS VS BENJAMIN W. BEST FOLDER
A platt showing lands in dispute - WILLIAM WILLIAMS is the plan and BENJAMIN W.
BEST is the def.
The land was bounded by the Nahunty on the south, on west is CHAMBERS UMPRY patent of 350 acres on 12 Oct 1767 and is intersected by Sauls Creek - the north is bounded by JOHN MOORINGs patent of 405 acres on 26 Sept 1766 - below the land is WILLIAM FORT'S Deed to NATHAN HOLMES of 56 1/2 acres and below that is WILLIAM TEAGUE's patent of 400 acres on 11 April 1754 --- to the east of TEAGUE is
BOX ENTITLED LEGAL PAPERS - MISC 76.14
? WILLIAMS vs BENJ BEST - regarding a patent line of WILL TEAGUE for 400 acres
14 May 1714: Abraham Pennington obtains 160 acres from WilliamTeague of Baltimore County, MD. Land had belonged to William's father Edward. Located on Saw Branch, running into Hunago Creek, east side of Susquehana
On 15 Mar 1747/1748 William Teague entered 100 acres in Johnston County on the south side of the Neuse between George Roberts and Robert Hinds. This was apparently in modern Lenoir County. (Dobbs Co, NC Entries & Warrants 1741-1757 pg 175)
GRANTOR/GRANTEE INDEX OF JOHNSTON, DOBBS, AND LENOIR COUNTIES Transcribed
by Martha Mewborn Marble, 1377 Independence Ave, SE Washington, D. C. 20003
BOOK l - Nov l746 - April l750 FROM Teague, William TO William Rainey (Rainy) PAGE # 192
BOOK 2 - April 1750 - April 1754 FROM Rainey, William TO William Teague PAGE # 128
Sept. 28,1754, Colonial Land Grants of North Carolina: 400 acres in Johnston Co. on the north side of the Naughunty, joining the swamp side, Mr. Hall. Both sides of the main road and both sides of Beal's Branch.
1756-1757, Johnston Co., NC Deeds--William Teague from William Hines. William Teague from James Matthews.
Mar. 17, 1756, 300 acres in Johnston County on the south side of the Neuse River, joining his own land and the east side of Reedy Branch near the main road.
North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
Name William Teague Sr
Residence Place Stokes, North Carolina
Will Date Mar 1839
Probate Date 26 Nov 1838
Probate Place Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Inferred Death Year 1838
Inferred Death Place North Carolina, USA
Item Description Wills, Vol 1-4, 1790-1864
Others Listed (Name) Relationship
William Teague Sr
Elijah Teague Son
Elizabeth Teague Wife
William Teague Son
Will of Graham, John, Cecil Co... 21st Dec., 1739 ; 11th Feb.,, 1739.
To wife Mary, during widowhood entire estate.
At her death or remarriage, son William to have 160 A. "Penbrook" deeded to testator by Abram Penington, son Robert, 130 A. "Teagues Delight" deeded to testator by William Teague and dau. Cathrine, to have 70 A. "Hopewell" and "Teagues Endeavor."
Exs.: Wife Mary and bro.-in-law George Currey of Chester Co. Penn.
Test: Robert Kellton, Samuel Arbuckel, Isaac Sanders.
22.154.
1. Title: Pioneer Settlers of Alexander Co. N.C.
Media: Book
Page: p. 4-
Children:
Mary Teague b. 5 Mar 1713/14
Edward Rev. Teague b. 30 Aug 1716 in Cecil Co. Md.
Moses Teague b. 3 Mar 1717/18 in Cecil Co. Maryland
Abraham Teague b. 5 May 1720 in St. Mary Ann's Parish Register, Cecil County, Maryland
Charity Teague b. 11 Dec 1722 in St. Mary Ann's Parish Register, Cecil County, Maryland
Isaac Teague b. 1725
Elijah Teague b. 1 May 1726 in St. Mary Ann's Parish Register, Cecil County, Maryland
Susannah Teague b. 30 Jan 1729/30 in St. Mary Ann's Parish Register, Cecil County, Maryland
Joshua I.Teague b. 30 Jan 1731/32 in Cecil Co. Maryland
William Able Teague Jr. b. 30 Jul 1733 in St. Mary Ann's Parish- Cecil Co. Maryland
Rachel Teague b. 1 Oct 1735 in Mecklenburg Co. VA
Benjamin Teague b. 1739
"Pioneer Settlers of Alexander County, NC": Rev J. L. Teague gives this account from Sam & Jim Teague, two very old men living in the vicinity of Love's Creek Baptist Church a few miles out of Siler City in the year 1928: "When we were around 10 years old we talked with our grandfather, who was then 90 years old. He told us that his father was one of the seven brothers who came directly from England to American and settled in Orange Co., NC, and charged us to remember his words and hand them down to future generations. And the names of these seven brothers were: Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Isaac, William and Edward, and their father's name was William".
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