Elijah Teague

Elijah Teague

• Father: Elijah Teague b. 1 May 1726, d. circa 1780
• Mother: Ailsey Davis b. circa 1726, d. circa 1791

• Elijah Teague was born on 2 September 1767 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
• He married Sarah Morgan say 1786.
• Elijah Teague and Sarah Morgan appeared in the US federal census of 2 August 1790 in Laurens, South Carolina, enumerated near his brother Joshua. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included Samuel Teague and Elias Teague. It appears that one of the sons was identified as a female.
• Elijah Teague and Sarah Morgan appeared in the US federal census of 4 August 1800 in Abbeville, South Carolina, enumerated next to Sarah's brother Benjamin Morgan.. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included Samuel Teague, Elias Teague, Joshua Teague, Benjamin Teague, Nancy Teague, Elizabeth Teague and Sarah Caldwell Teague.
• Elijah Teague and Sarah Morgan appeared in the US federal census of 6 August 1810 in Abbeville, South Carolina. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included Nancy Teague, Elizabeth Teague, Sarah Caldwell Teague, Lurannah Teague, Lydia Teague and Mary Teague.
• Elijah Teague and Sarah Morgan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1830 in Calvert, Abbeville District, South Carolina, apparently enumerated next to their son Joshua.
• Elijah Teague and Sarah Morgan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840 in Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama.
• Elijah Teague died on 11 February 1843 at age 75.
• He was interred at Davistown Cemetery, old Davisville, Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama.
• Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, 24 October 1844: Joshua Teague gives Bond for $1,000.00 as Administrator of the estate of Elijah Teague, deceased. Robert Thompson and Elias Teague as Securities.
• Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, 30 July 1850: Examined and ordered to be filed and recorded, Petition of Joshua Teague for Letters of Administration on the estate of Elijah Teague. Elijah Teague died intestate in 1843, then a citizen of Benton County, Alabama, leaving a widow, Sarah Teague, and eleven children, to wit: 1. Samuel Teague, 2. Elias Teague, 3. Joshua Teague, 4. Nancy Norred, widow of Preston Norred, 5. Elizabeth Davis, wife of Thomas Davis, 6. Benjamin Teague, 7. Sarah Smith, wife of John Smith, 8. Elijah Teague, 9. Lurenna Cobb, wife of Nathaniel Cobb, 10. Lydia Thompson, wife of Robert Thompson, 11. Mary Black, wife of James R. Black, All of lawful age at the time of the death of Elijah Teague, And, by agreement and consent of said children and heirs all the personal property and effects of said deceased Elijah Teague was advertised and sold at public outcry (except such part as was by the consent of all persons interested alloted to the said Sarah Teague, the widow of said deceased) and proceeds equally divided among said children. Sometime in the year 1848 and since said division Sarah Smith, wife of John Smith, died. Sarah Teague, widow of Elijah Teague, died in March of 1850. Elijah left some 620 acres and buildings. Division can only be made lawfully by the appointment of a legal Administrator. Joshua Teague is the oldest of the heirs except two: Samuel and Elias. Joshua Teague is the Administrator of Elijah Teague, even though that it states that Samuel and Elias are older. Each child received $371.47.
• Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, 12 August 1850: Joshua Teague gives Bond ( Amount not given) as Administrator of the estate of Elijah Teague (Senior), late of Benton County, Alabama, deceased. Elias Teague and W.C. McMahan as Securities.
• Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, 9 September 1850: Petition of Joshua Teague, Administrator, to sell land. Section 11 with the exception of the NE 80 acres and the NW 80 acres off of the same; W w/2 of SW 1/4 of Section 12; and the NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 13 all in Township 16, Range 9 East in the Coosa Land District. Heirs of Elijah Teague (Senior), deceased, given as: 1. Samuel Teague; 2. Joshua Teague; 3. Nancy (Teague) Norred, widow of Preston Norred; 4. Elizabeth (Teague) Davis and her husband Thomas Davis; 5. Benjamin Teague (listed twice); 6. Lurenna (Teague) Cobb and her husband Nathaniel Cobb; 7. Lydia (Teague) Thompson and her husband Robert Thompson; 8. Mary (Teague) Black and her husband James R. Black; 10. The children of Sarah (Teague) Smith (deceased) and her husband John Smith who are: Lurenna Smyth, James W. Smyth (in Mississippi), Elijah T. Smyth, Thomas V. Smyth (in Mississippi), Elias B. Smyth, Joshua J. Smith [sic], Sarah Margaret Smyth, Daniel Isaac Smyth, Josephine Smyth, James W. Smyth and Thomas V. Smyth are non-residents of the State of Alabama and reside in the State of Mississippi.
• Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, 26 November1857: Final settlement by John Smyth as Guardian of his minor children: Thomas V. Smyth, Elias B. Smyth and John B. Smyth. Annual settlement for Joshua J. Smyth, Sarah M. Smyth, Daniel I. Smyth and Josephine H. Smyth. Mentions $37.14 each received on June 12, 1854 from Joshua Teague, Administrator of the estate of Elijah Teague, deceased.

• Last Edited: 17 Apr 2015