TEAGUE Family Resource Centre         Family Record Sheet no: SC2001

Elijah Teague & Ailsey Davis

Elijah Teague was born 01 May 1726 in North Sassafras Parish, Cecil County, MD, the son of William Teague & Isabella E. (Pennington) and died 1780 in Black Jack, Newberry County, SC.

The Ancestral File Records say he was born at St. Mary Anne's Cecil, MD

Married: He married Ailsey Davis. She was born 1726. She died 1791.

Elijah Teague is listed in the Grand Jury List 1776-1778 in the 96th District, S. Carolina on the Little River between the Broad and Saluda Rivers.

He removed with his father from Frederick County, Virginia to Rowan County, North Carolina in 1756; removed with his brother, Joshua Teague (c 1732-1804) to South Carolina in 1767; Elijah settling in Newberry County.

Elijah was a Captain in the Continental Army and was killed by Torries near Black Jack, Newberry County, South Carolina.

In George Pemberton's (1819-1878) Summary: "My grandmother on my mother's side was named Susan Teague. Her father was Elijah Teague, a Captain in the old Revolutionary War; was captured by a squad of 8 Tories, and hung. He had 3 sons who followed the 8 Tories, and killed all of these except (1) Ned Mitchuseson."

The account of his murder by Tories is found in "Quakers in S. Carolina Backcountry, Part II-Bush River" by Williard C Heiss, 1969.

Alice resided during the American Rev. at Black Jack, 96th District, South Carolina, now Newberry, and acted in the capacity of patriot by rendering material aid to the Army. She furnished provisions and forage for militia use.

Also listed in "Stub Entries to Indents issued in payment of Claims against South Carolina growing out of the Revolution, Books 157 #318 Book s is Mrs Alee Teague. After the murder of her husband, she continued to supply the militia from her farm. ( In this record the C was miscopied as an E.) The next entry in the book is to her son Samuel Teague.

Alice is listed in the DAR Patriot Index p 2896 PS SC

Children:

Elijah Teague, born Abt 1744.

Joshua Teague, born Abt 1746 in Frederick County, VA;

John TEAGUE was born 1750 in MD. He died 1805. John married Sharah. Sharah was born 1753.

Samuel Teague, born 1759 in South Carolina; died 1841.

Susannah Teague, born 1761 in Rowan, NC. She died 7 Oct 1829 in Newberry, SC and was buried in Chapman-Summers, Grave Yard, Newberry, SC. Susannah married William SUMMERS. William was born 1756. He died 1823.

Charity TEAGUE was born 1763 and died 1853. Charity married John BENTON.

Elijah TEAGUE was born 2 Sep 1767 and died 11 Feb 1843.

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