Display Patriot - P-302673 - William TEAGARDEN

William TEAGARDEN

SAR Patriot #: P-302673

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A113202

Birth: 17 Jan 1746 Philadelphia / Philadelphia / PA
Death: 1813 Richhill / Greene / / PA

Qualifying Service Description:

Captain James McLean, Pennsylvania Militia


Additional References:

PA Archives, 5th Series, Vol 4, pg 95


Spouse: Bethia/Bertha Craig
Children: Abraham; Jacob; William Jr; John Baud; Nancy; Agnes; Samuel; Susannah; Bethia;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1964-09-29 NM Unassigned Benjamin Frederick McGuire (91806) Abraham   
1965-02-19 KS Unassigned Earl Hicks Teagarden (91488) Jacob   
1967-09-27 IL Unassigned Clarence Claude Teagarden (96153) Jacob   
1977-08-18 FL Unassigned Robin Duane Teagarden Jr (113292) John   
1986-04-25 KY 227836 Robert Danford McAninch Jr (127583) William   
1986-04-25 WV 227837 Thomas Howard McAninch (127584) William   
1986-04-25 WV 227838 Robert Michael McAninch (127585) William   
1988-12-09 CA 221835 Alan Michael Streit (132131) Jacob   
2007-02-22 PA 27935 Robert H. Hallam III (168770) Jacob   
2007-03-27 MO 27034 Denis Ray Craft (161858) Abraham   
2009-08-04 CA 36242 Joseph Edwin Hallam (174818) Jacob   
2015-07-08 FL 64854 Charles Allen Bentley (195402) William   
2018-04-17 KS 80595 Caleb James Dill (207167) Jacob   
2018-10-26 NV 83480 Richard L. Dalton (209333) Jacob   
Location:
Richhill Township / Greene / PA / USA
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Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
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Marker Type:
Military / DAR
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Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

per findagrave.com: This location is near the intersection of Ackley Creek Road and Enon Church Road, Richhill Township, Greene County, PA




Author: Caleb James Dill

William Teagarden was born 17 January 1746 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania to Abraham and Mary (Parker) Teagarden. Some family researchers believed he may have been born at “Tecart’s Delight” near Hagerstown, Maryland. He married Bethia Craig. Their marriage was blessed with thirteen children. Teagarden served as a Private in Captain James McLean’s Company of the "Invalid Regiment," Pennsylvania Militia, in 1783, and saw action in the defense of Washington County. Such resistance on the part of the frontiersmen in the rear helped make possible the Continental Army's success on the front. He served also as a Frontier Ranger in the Pennsylvania Militia under Captain James Seals 1793-94, the unit responsible for the defense of Greene County against the Indians.

Family lore tells that William, intending to follow his friend John Hardin to new settlements opening in Kentucky after Independence, sold the Monongahela property and received payment in Continental currency, which soon thereafter became worthless. In a state of near-bankruptcy, he was forced to abandon his plans, and instead settled on land he claimed on Wheeling Creek in the West Finley Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, where he remained until his death. Teagarden passed circa 1813 at Rich Hill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Sources:

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62507080/william-teagarden


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