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[edit] Records of John Teas in Augusta County, VAFrom Chalkley's:
[edit] Will of John Teas
[edit] Information on John Teashttp://www.teass.com/stories_family_heritage.htm On close questioning, my father supported a Teass northern entrance into America by a Pennsylvania or perhaps the port of New Castle, Delaware. Only when researching in the right area was it relatively easy to find John Teas, with his son Thomas. John's will is on file in Pennsylvania. His signing location is Hanover Township Lancaster. The wills date is of 1740. Accordingly, the name Teass (or as it was spelled Teas) is on the well-established Scotch-Irish westward path. Family history recalls Thomas Teass, our ancestor, being issued marriage bonds in Augusta and marrying the German Katherine Ley. The Thomas documented trail through the valley of Virginia and into New London looks ever more likely to be Scottish and less likely English. It is of interest to know that Thomas lived a long and very adventurous life. (There is a 19th century book where his travel companion Crawford's trials are recorded). More evidence has come to support the Scotch-Irish Teass family background. A good one is the revolutionary record of a Nelson County, Virginia, Teas, expressly stating that he came from Ireland and he called out his families' original location as county Donegal of Ulster where present Teasses are still found.
[edit] Citations[edit] Biography of John Teas John was Scotch-Irish from Ulster. For many of the Scots in Ulster a change in the land rate (99 year rental) terms and dry spells sent them over into America in the period 1714 through 1719. They entered by way of Philadelphia or nearby ports. They passed through south east Pennsylvania into settled into central Pennsylvania, and then shortly moved southward into Maryland and Virginia. John however did not get this far in that he died in Hanover Pennsylvania leaving his son Tom. There may have been two other comeover brothers, Robert and Moses, to continue the migration and personal struggle.
Our forefathers living code was physical courage, honesty, neighborliness, thrift and loyalty to the family. Until late in my life I honestly thought there were universal goals of individual but it is not so and the readers should be so warned.
There is Johan Teis arriving in America at Philadelphia, Pa 1740, from Palatine Germany, however John Teas had a recording receive the indentured servant in 1738. A Charles Donelly was assigned by George Karr to John Teas of Lancaster County on May 21st of 1746 as indentured servant for some 4 years. He, Charles, came over on the snow (a type of ship-boat), HAPPY RETURN, from Ireland. Teas was described as a Yeoman. John Teas shown as settlement 9 March 1738.
There is a 1740 record of a John Teas marring in Maryland, yet to be verified.
Towns that John might have entered America 1. Philadelphia 2. Ft. Beversrede, 3 Ft. Nassau (Gloucester), 4. Ft. Christina (Altena, Willington) 5. Ft. Casimir (Ft Trinity) 6. New Amstel(New Castle) Lancaster was known as Hickory Town in the 17th century. My father H.A.Teass Sr. at one time said to me that the come overs consisted of three brothers and they landed up north (Penn or Md) in sea port having two Words He could never quite remember the name unfortunately. New Castle would be a very good candidate. Visiting Teass families in Ulster, it was common family remembrance the Teass went into Philadelphia and continue to do so up until the 1920. Further they recall parts of the Teass going into Canada, and New Zealand. However they could not recall any tradition of pre 19th Century Teass going to America. In Lancaster County Deed book p 75 their is listed a deed into John Teass from William Bertrum agent for land in 1736. John was a lowlanders and during the Reformation the Lowlanders became Presbyterian. There is a John Teas listed in Lancaster County in Coltrain Penn in 1780 census. Richard Mcclure executor of the last will and Testament of John Teas, deceased.
INVENTORY - JOHN TEAS
May 15 1750 an invoice of the good and chattels of john Teass Deceased.
To Clothing................................... 8--18-0
To Servants boys time.........................10--00-0
To Rorend Catele..............................15--05-0
To Seep.......................................09--00-0
to Liqr.......................................07--10-0
To one young colt............................01--00-0
to one year old colt.........................05--00-0
To three horses...............................21--00-0
to me McClure in a colt......................18--00-0
to what belongs to gy th cleues...............05--03-0
to one gun....................................01--o5-0
To Linen and woolen years andwool.............02--02-0
klto bedes and cloother.......................04--16-0
klto junres...................................10--09-0
to little wheel...............................00--09-0
to the platation..............................90--00-0
to still and vegels...........................28--00-0
to fall and spring grain in ye ground.........10--00-0
to small things...............................01--10-0
to cash notes.................................80--00-0 debtWallace
John Harris
ADM ACCUT - JOHN TEAS
The account of Richard McClure Executor of the last Will and Teatain of John Teas Deceased.
Imprimis the said accountant charge them selves with all an d singular the goods and chattel, rights and duty of the saiddorod come to the hands of those accountant according to an inventory the of accounting to _______________________________________________323 7 0
Also with and additional inventory and by advance in Labor amounting to _____________________________________________________________89 8 8
Exhibited into the register office at Lancaster the 77th day of March 1759
/s/ Richard Mcclure
To cash paid John Stevenson & Receipt............2-10-0
To " pd the same as & .......................0- 5-6
To " pd Goo: Grafay & ".......................1-10-0
To " pd John Crawford & ".....................3-12-11
To " pd Timloy McCluroay & "..................1-16-0
To : pd Joseph Davis & "......................0- 5-0
To " pd Androw Marrison & "...................5- 9-0
To " pd Hugh Wilson & ".......................0- 7-5
To " pd John Mcluroay & ".....................0-14-8
To " pd Jauo Streauy & "......................1-15-10
To " pd Hans Noishaw & "......................0-12-6
To " pd Samual Hunter & ".....................4- 0-0
To " pd William Blackburn ....................0-16-6
To Davis Johnson & Receipt .....................0- 5-0
To " paid William Hainct ......................1-13-0
To " paid Rob Thees............................1-13-0
To " paid Tad Galbrath.........................0-12-6
To " paid John Miller..........................0- 9-6
To " paid David Black..........................0- 8-6
To " paid Ja WKillson..........................0- 5-8
To " paid John Steveson........................0-14-9
To " paid Robert Curry.........................0- 8-5
To " paid And. Miller..........................0- 7-6
To " paid William Leats........................1- 7-2
To " paid Ja. Harris for his troubles in the administration
3- 0-0
To " paid attorney for advice..................1-19-9
To " paid repairing this Accounting...........0-15-6
Allow this Accounting for his troubles.........24- 0-0
_______________
& 59..13..11
Allowed & Ballance in the Accounting hands
to be distributed & 357..1..9
& 412..15 8
Chester County created in 1682, Lancaster in 1729, York in 1749 from Lancaster, Delaware in 1789 from Lancaster(?) Philadelphia in 1682, In Md Cecil created in 1614, Delaware in 1703, and Hartford in 1773. Note that the State of Delaware came out of Md. I have ordered the come over CD record #170. 2-18-99. Further there may be a John Teas (s) marriage record from Md on CD 224.
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