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Early US Teagues

A great deal of work is currently being done on the earliest Teagues in America, so it seemed to make sense to collect all the available data together on one page.

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N.B. This page is intended for verifiable data and not family legend.

TEAGUES ON PASSENGER LISTS

Original Spellings (Tegg, Teag, Tegge) Have Been Changed to Teague

1636-UFN Teague to Virginia
1637-Katherine Teague to Virginia
1638-UFN Teague to Virginia
1652-John Teague, November 27, 1652 to Virginia
1654-George and Richard Teague to Virginia
1655-Dennis and Brian Teague to Virginia, to 600 acres on SW. side of York River, New Kent County
1663-George Teague to Virginia 9/25 Chawanoke River
1664-John Teague to Virginia (Rappahannock 9/26)
1665-Flanny Teague to Virginia
1668-Sherly Teague to Maryland
1670-Elizabeth Teague to Maryland
1675-Edward Teague to Maryland
1679-Gabriel and John Teague to Virginia
1706-James Teague to Virginia

Several of these people are listed in Patent Book No. 3, an outline of which is contained in a book "Cavaliers and Pioneers". Details given are:

November 27, 1652
John Teague, one of a party of ten persons transported by Edward Revell to 500 acres in Northampton County, Va., a neck of land parted by a branch of Pangotege Creek, from Land of Anthony Hoskins. Due by assignment from his father Randall Revell.

November 29, 1652
John Teagg, one of a party of 9 persons transported by Andrew Munrow (Monrow) to 440 acres in Northumberland County, Va., N.E. upon a Creek issuing out of the Potomack River and S.E. upon his own Plantation.
Dennis Teague, one of a party of 12 persons transported by Richard Price, son of Arthur Price deceased, to 600 acres on SW. side of York River, New Kent County.

March 16, 1657
John Teague and Edward Morgan, 150 acres on North side of Horne Harbour Creek, beginning on the riverside at a former development purchased by them of Lt. William Worlick. Transfer of three persons, - Jno. Peade, Richard Cherry, Wm. Smith.

September 25, 1663
George Teague, one of a party of 13 persons transported by Mr. John Lawrence to 625 acres on the West side of Chawanoke River, running S.W. along land of Mr. Robert Lawrence.

September 26, 1664
John Teague, one of a party of 20 persons transported by George Bryer and Richard Lawrence to 1,000 acres in Rappahanocke County on the North side of Rappahanocke River, upon the North side of Rappahanocke Town.

Several ideas have arisen as a result of findings in the Maryland State Archives.

Edward Teague

It has been suggested that Thomas Jones' ship may only have 'transported' its four passengers across the Chesapeake from Virginia in view (a) of the very small number of passengers and (b) the relatively low number of acres he received for the transportation.

Numerous passenger lists and land grants to ships' captains bringing immigrants both from England and Ireland have been checked and it appears that a 'grant' of 50 acres per head is the norm, which would suggest that Jones had brought his passengers across the Atlantic.

Could the following extract be a clue as to Edward Teague's whereabouts in the 20 years between his arrival in Maryland and his acquisition of land in Cecil County?

Maryland State Archives, Somerset County Court Judicial Record (Sept 30 1687-June 12 1689) :

n: est: Invts Caps agt Edward Teague to answer unto Thomas Roberts of a plea of Debt John Robinson Subpd on the part of y plte

Comments: This was in a section labelled: "Entries returnable the Second Tuesday in Janry: Annoq Dom: 1687 " (of course, this would be the old style calendar when the new year began in March. Therefore Janry 1687 was after Sept 1687).

Edward Teague does not appear on a list of signatories of the inhabitants of Somerset County to a loyalty oath to William & Mary dated 1689 (so could he have left Somerset County between 1687-9?), although Thomas Jones does.

John Teague

It is known that a John Teague was transported to Virginia, arriving November 27, 1652. He was brought to that colony by Edward Revell, who inherited 500 acres in that area from his father Randall, who witnessed the grant of Wachawampe. John Teague shows up in Northampton, Northumberland, and Westmoreland Counties of Virginia shortly after this transport was recorded.

Again from the Somerset County Court Archives (Maryland):

"The Same Cort: Commrs as afore The Deposicon of Roger Patrick aged 35 years or thereabouts taken in Cort ye 10th: novembr 1675.

This Deponent Saith yt about Six years agoe John Teague Senr: gave a Cowe with A Cowe Calfe by her Side to his Son John Teague Junr: before me & my wife Anne And Henry Bishop Junr: This Depont: further Saith that Robert Richardson of Pocentenorten hath in his Possession the Said Cattle & theire Increase & further saith not Roger Patrick ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "

Nineteenth day of October Ao Do one Thousand Six hundred seaventy 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./;~~~ "

Comments: It would appear that the John Teague who arrived in Virginia with Edward Revell (son of Randall) and the (elder?) John referred to above in Somerset Cty, MD are the same person. On the same day's Court records in Somerset County, Maryland, there is an entry of:

David Brown is the Securitie for ye appearance of Randall Revell next County Cort:Acknowledgeth himselfe to Stand indebted unto the Lord Propty:in the Sume of ten pounds of Lawfull money of England

It has been suggested that Edward Teague was the son of this John Teague of Maryland, however the above extracts seem to disprove this.

As the 6 year old child has "no other relacon in this County", it would appear that her father, John Teague, was the John Teague Jr referred to in the first extract and that the male family line died out.

 

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